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FOREST 'AND • STREAM. 
[Am 4, 1894, 
ing the sheriff of each parish in that state to procure four 
"bloodhounds" for the purpose of tracing and pursuing fugi- 
tives from justice, and allowing $4 a head per month for 
their maintenance, savors a good deal of a political jump. 
Such an order would be a godsend to our bloodhound breed- 
ers if by "bloodhound" the dog that we know as such, and 
as bred by Messrs. Winchell, Lougest, Inness, Glazier, &c, 
was meant. But the dogs used, and 240 of thetn will be re- 
quired to fill the conditions of the bill, there being 60 par- 
ishes, will probably be the deep-fiewed, heavy-eared Southern 
foxhound. Our real bloodhound breeders should look into 
the matter, and introduce their hounds to the sheriffs' 
notice. 
Mr. A. C.Wilmerding returned from his brief visit to Eng- 
land on the Britannic last Friday. Contrary to the experi- 
ences of his friends, Messrs. Moore, Post and others who 
went over to try conclusions with English trap-shooters, Mr. 
Wilmerding returns delighted with his reception among the 
dogmen he met. Messrs. Cowell, secretary of the Spaniel 
Club; Woolland, the field and Sussex 'spaniel breeder: Far- 
row, the cocker breeder and G. R. Krehl, editor of Stocli- 
Keeper, are all mentioned in terms of admiration for their 
courtesies to the visitor. After looking over several of the 
principal kennels, a trip to Paris and a run through Ireland, 
not forgetting a kiss from the Blarney stone, filled up the 
rest of the time at his disposal. 
In regard to the peculiar ailment from which the Chester- 
ford Park Kennels lost two valuable dogs recently, ihe 
symptoms of which we gave in our issue of July 21, Dr. 
Sherwood says that from Mr. Elliott's description the symp- 
toms are those of ulcerative and gangrenous stomatitis. 
Local or internal treatment is necessary. 
We were startled last Thursday when Mr. Richard Mer- 
rill of Milwaukee, Wis., dropped into our sanctum. He is 
making a visit to Southampton, and can talk of little else 
but surf-bathing and tennis just now. He reports Paul Bo 
in good shape, and his prospects for running something in 
the trials next year are good. He has a young pointer, Hops 
XL (King of Kent-Hops), that promises well, and an English 
setter by his Paul Bo. out of Tube Rose. Mr. Merrill, our 
readers may remember, is "Dick," so often spoken of in Mr. 
Hough's articles on "Dixie's Land," published in Forest 
and Stream during the spring. He will probably exhibit 
Paul Bo at Toronto. 
The noted pointer bitch Sally Brass II,, that Mr. Heber 
had sent out to California and is now owned by Mr. Vernon, 
has not contributed much to the welfare of pointers on the 
Coast. Her last litter of eight to Glenbigh, the English im- 
ported dog, all died, and she has only raised three out of the 
last four litters. 
Mr. Roberts writes us that he has at last succeeded in get- 
ting his judges' list for the Rhode Island show approved, 
the Fair "managers being at first under the impression that 
it would do just as well if this important announcement was 
deferred till the show week. To quote Mr, Roberts: "I think 
you will find the list of judges quite satisfactory to the ma- 
jority of the exhibitors, but it is somewhat different than I 
should have arranged had I had the matter in hand before. 
The specialty clubs are arranging several specials for us 
and I think the fox terrier classes will be especially warm." 
Mr, Harry Smith has taken hold, and when this is the case a 
good entry is sure to result from his hustling tactics The 
club will have two fox terrier stakes at least judged there, 
aud he expects to arrange for a number of specials, and as 
there is a club judge up the best of feeling should prevail on 
all sides. The Boston terrier men do not mean to let this 
chance escape them either, so they have off ered many specials 
and furnished a club judge, andagood entry is certain. Mr. 
Roberts has power to add to the premium list and he is now 
busy on a revision of some of the classes and the changes 
will be announced next week. The judges selected are: 
James Mortimer, New York: Mastiffs, St. Bernards, great 
Danes, bull dogs, Irish, bull, black and tan, Scottish, Dandie 
Dinmont, Bedlington and Yorkshire terriers; pugs, Japan- 
ese, King Charles and toy spaniels and poodles. John Da- 
vidson, Monroe, Mich.: Newfoundlands, English blood- 
hounds, pointers, Dachshunds, Chesapeake Bay dogs, schip- 
perkes, Skye terriers and miscellaneous. William Tallman, 
Plainfield.'N. J.: English, Irish and Gordon setters. Harry 
W. Smith, Worcester, Mass.: Greyhounds, wolfhounds and 
deerhounds. J. Otis Fellows. Hornellsville, N. Y.: Fox- 
hounds, field, cocker, Clumber and Irish water spaniels. 
Joseph Lewis, Moodus, Conn.: Beagles. T. S. Bellin, 
Albany, N. Y.: Fox terriers. W. C. Hook, Boston, Mass.: 
Boston terriers. Entries will close Sept. 3, and the fee is 
$1.50, and should be sent to W. W. Dexter, Sec'y, Provi- 
dence, R. I. 
We have heard a good deal lately about the formation of a 
ladies' kennel club in England, and a meeting was held July 
3, at which the club was fairly started. It was intended at 
first to call it the Ladies' Dog Club, but the English Kennel 
Club suggested that the "Ladies' Kennel Association" would 
be better, and this was adopted. The association is not merely 
a representation of the pet clog fanciers, but all varieties of 
dogs will be represented, and it is expected that the associa- 
tion will become a power in the land. The Founders will 
number 75, and the fee is $10.50. A general meeting will be 
held Sept. 3, and the association will make its debut at the 
Kennel Club show in October. The main objects of the club 
are to assist ladies to temporary accommodations during dog 
shows and insure respectable accommodations for them in 
strange towns, and generally help them in the many disabil- 
ities under which they labor in showing their dogs. Aperma- 
nent club room in London with an exercising ground for 
dogs attached will, it is thought, be particularly acceptable 
to the country cousins of the association when in town, and 
is to be a gensral meeting place for lady fanciers. Challenge 
trophies in the shape of bracelets and other jewelry dear to 
the heart of woman will be put up by the association. There 
may come a time when America will need such an associa- 
tion, but the present indications do not point that way. The 
actual exhibitors of the fair sex in America may almost be 
counted on the fingers of one hand. Some of the highest 
ladies in the land, from the Queen down, exhibit dogs in 
England. 
Hounds which go by the name of bloodhounds have been 
used extensively in Louisiana recently in tracking criminals, 
and with such success that the Legislature passed a bill on 
July 6 authorizing the sheriff of each county to buy a pack 
of these "bloodhounds," the State to pay for them and sup- 
port them at an expense of $4 a month. Our real bloodhound 
breeders and the new club should make an effort to introduce 
their dogs among these people. The bloodhounds spoken of 
are doubtless the large, heavily-eared and flewed foxhounds 
so often seen in the South. 
At the annual meeting of the Midland Association for the 
Promotion of Kindness to Animals, held recently in Bir- 
mingham, England, among the speakers whs Dr. Lawson 
Tait, who remarked in the course of his motion against vivi- 
section, that the society was doing a great and humane work 
in freeing the streets from diseased and starving dogs. He 
was certainly the last person to minimize the row that was 
being made about hydrophobia, but what the row was about 
was all moonshine. The cleaning of the streets of diseased 
dogs was doing more to prevent hydrophobia than all M, 
Pasteur was doing or would ever do. He had made inquiries 
in this neighborhood and could ouly hear of one case of 
hydrophobia, and that occurred in the practice of Mr. Oliver 
Pemberton in the year 1834. The percentage was in fact 0.2 
in one million. The talk, therefore, about making a Pasteur 
institute for the treatment of diseases like that was most 
grotesque nonsense. 
"Stepping Stone" in Scottish Fancier, gives some advice 
that may be of benefit to our Scottish terrier breeders. In 
regard to mating he says: ' As a lot of bitches are now com- 
ing in season perhaps it might not be out of place to advise 
breeders while selecting the most suitable mate most likely 
to remedy the weak points of the brood bitch not to be 
tempted to use light-boned, narrow-chested, leggy dogs, even 
although they have abnormally straight legs. Stick to a 
sturdy, short-legged type with powerful quarters, dark eyes, 
right at shoulder, and as good in front as possible." And 
the following referring to color may be worth knowing: "A 
lot of people have a fad for black dogs, which I think is a 
mistake. A good hardy warm red brindle, or a well-barred 
gray dog is, in my opinion, preferable, and certainly does not 
require to be tampered with like the dark dogs, which, as a 
rule, grow too much coat, and unless m exceptional cases of 
softer texture." 
The Bell-Martin Case. 
A perusal of Mr. Bell's letter in another column will sug- 
gest to any unbiased mind that had he done in the first in- 
stance that which he has done in the last he would have been 
saved the annoyance of an A. K. C. disqualification ; much 
ill feeling would have been dispensed with, and we should 
not still have to wonder upon what charge Mr. Bell really was 
disciplined. Mr. Martin under the circumstances had a per- 
fect right to advertise the fact that he owned Consequence, 
as he paid $100 for that bitch, and this money had nob been 
returned to Mr. Martin when Mr. Bell advertised Conse- 
quence and Rejoice for sale. To our mind the whole thing 
resolves itself into this : While Mr. Martin has been the 
victim of mistaken identity, Mr. Bell has been the victim 
of overweaning reliance on legal advice. 
Dog shows in England seem to be more of a weary grind 
than anything else. English exchanges indicate eight shows 
for the past week, and no wonder club secretaries are con- 
tinually crying "Wolf," in the shape of no entries. So 
many of the English shows nowadays are day and half-day 
events that an exhibitor with a money- earning team can 
skip from one to the other during the week and afford to 
give the two and three-day shows the go-by; and that is one 
reason for the paucity of entries at closing time. Then, for 
fear the show r s reputation will suffer from the lack of a 
hundred or two entries, the closing date is extended. This 
demoralizes everyone— exhibitor, secretary and handler — and 
the Kennel Club will find it necessary to adopt some such 
rule as obtains in the American Kennel Club. This reads: 
that entries shall close no less than seven days prior to the 
first day of the show, and any club accepting any entry after 
date (unless postmarked on the date of closing entries) shall 
be subject to a fine of not less than $10 for each entry so 
accepted. No alteration of the date of closing shall be 
allowed. If English clubs will adhere strictly to such a 
rule, exhibitors will know just what to expect, and while it 
may not work well in a few instances at first there will soon 
be a healthier feeling all around, and shows that are worth 
supporting will be placed on a firmer basis. Dog shows, 
like other ventures, to command respect and be a benefit to 
all concerned, must be run on business methods. At present 
in England there is a great outcry about the cancelling of 
classes at shows, and this cancellation is often not known 
until the show opens. This in itself is wrong. Show com- 
mittees should stand by their premium lists and the classes 
be so arranged in the first instance, with a view to the best 
results, and, come what may, the clubs should be compelled 
to abide by their classification, either by Kennel Klub rules 
or, where this is not feasible, by the exhibitors themselves, 
which they can do by ignoring such shows. The fear that 
certain classes may be cancelled has no doubt much to do 
with the no-entry cry, for English exhibitors, having such a 
number of shows to choose from, will naturally foster those 
which they know will stand by their guns. 
There is little sentiment in English showing these days, it 
is all a question of pounds and pence, and this we gather 
from the writings of Mr. Freeman Lloyd on the subject. 
From them we learn that the American custom of handlers 
taking teams to the shows is largely in evidence, and when 
this is the case money and not glory will be the basis on 
which the success of dog showing revolves. A three or four 
days' show is a tedious affair after the first day, when judg- 
ing is practically over, and some other attraction must be 
afforded the public to draw a decent gate. Here our princi- 
pal shows being held in halls and other buildings, there is no 
other attraction feasible but the trick dog circus, which has 
become such a recognized feature at all our kennel club 
shows. When shows are held in connection with the agricul- 
tural fairs this feature is not necessary, as few of these asso- 
ciations charge an admission fee, and the dog show simply 
becomes a feature of the whole. Still these shows might be 
made vastly more interesting to both exhibitors and visitors 
if whippet racing was instituted. It is an honest,;clean sport 
when conducted properly, and there are few kennels that 
would not enter into the sport with enthusiasm, and as there 
are always facilities for carrying out such races on the tracks 
of the Fair grounds, the subject is worthy of careful atten- 
tion on the part of our Fair managers that give dog shows. 
In England this sport is fast gaining ground, and as so many 
of the shows are held in the open in connection with agricul- 
tural and flower shows, a whippet handicap will no doubt soon 
become a recognized feature of the majority of such events, 
several of them having lately taken place. This is an age of 
progression, and something new and exciting must be pro- 
vided to keep the game alive. 
Toronto Show. 
The list of judges for the Toronto show was received just 
too late for last week's issue. We would again remind club 
secretaries and our correspondents generally that copy to in- 
sure insertion the current week must be mailed so that it 
reaches this office not later than Monday. 
There is, however, no fault to be found with the list, al- 
though two familiar names are absent for the first time in 
several years. We allude to Messrs. Davidson and Mason, 
Mr. James Mortimer, fresh from his English refresher and 
primed with thelatest fashions in type and fancy, will have 
some heavy classes no doubt in mastiffs, St. Bernards, grea*" 
Danes, Newfoundlands, bloodhounds, Russian wolfhounds, 
greyhounds, bulldogs, poodles, Scotch terriers, black and tan 
terriers, Irish, Dandie Dinmont, Bedlington, Skye and York- 
shire terriers, pugs, toy terriers and Italian greyhounds, and 
the miscellaneous classes. 
Mr. T. S. Bellin, of Albany, N. Y. (late of England, please, 
Mr. Superintendent), will tackle his favorite breeds, fox- 
terriers and bull -terriers, and we do hope for the good of dog- 
dom that he will be careful when the bull-terrier pups come 
in. This is not a reflection on this gentleman's judging 
powers, but merely a reminder of the awful consequences 
that may happen from "Uncle Dick's" recklessness. 
Maj. Taylor will have a big day's work before him with 
the large entries generally made at this show in pointers, 
English, Irish and Gordon setters, beagles, English and 
American foxhounds and dachshunds. He will find consid- 
erably more bench show type and not so much of the reck- 
less field imitations as he did at Louisville, and therefore be 
better able to do himself justice. Mr. E. M, Oldham, of 
New York city, with Iri^h water, Clumber, field and cocker 
spaniels, will be at home and among those who appreciate 
his judging, but how he will fare with the short-nosed 
brigade — King Charles, Prince Charles, ruby, Blenheim and 
Japanese spaniels is yet to be seen, but hi<* task wil 1 not he 
a difficult one. Mr. Robert McE'wen, of Byron, Ont , is the 
only Canadian judge, and in fact the only only one outside 
of New York State, but he will probably find his office much 
easier to fill than he did at the specialty show in May last, 
when, added to the natural nervousness of a first appear- 
ance, such a hot lot of dogs were put down before him. The 
show so far seems to promise a succcessful issue. 
The heat in England at present is having almost the same 
effect at their summer shows as would be the case were such 
shows held here during the heated term, although with 
shorter distances to travel the danger is not so great as with 
us. Dockleaf no doubt wes affected by the heat at Cardiff, 
although there is now a report that there was foul play in 
connection with his sudden death. Another crack bulldog, 
Monkey Brand, is said to have almost succumbed at Read- 
ing show on July 12, but happily he has recovered. Bull- 
dogs and pugs and all such peculiarly headed dogs are 
always more liable to succumb to heat in traveling and at 
shows. Their short thick necks and obstructed formation of 
nose and muzzle precluding in a more or less degree a free 
passage of air as in a setter or pointer or other straight- 
muzzled dog, and exhibitors should bear this fact in mind 
when shipping to our fall and early summer shows when 
the temperature is so liable to sudden changes. As we have 
previously stated, it is better to run a little risk from draughts 
than to expose your dog, be it bulldog or collie, to suffoca- 
tion. Such a loss is nearly always indefensible and heart- 
less. While upon this subject we may allude to the mis- 
taken idea some exhibitors entertain that an open slat crate 
is the best for shipping dogs in hot weatner. This we 
have repeatedly proved to be erroneous, and no later than 
the Louisville show this fact was brought prominently to 
our notice. On the way down, the heat was simply — well, 
fiendish, and we noticed in one baggage car several dogs 
crated in open slat boxes. These had no protection from 
the hot air; it was all around them, back and front, and 
with tongues lolling out and panting for dear life their situa- 
tion was truly pitiful. Other dogs were sensibly crated, that 
is, the crates had solid roofs, sides and bottom, but under the 
eaves of the roof there were open spaces through which a 
current of air was continually attracted, and the dogs, al- 
though there were often two or more in a crate, were com- 
paratively comfortable, and while the open-slat-crated dogs 
were continually craving for water and could scarcely be 
satisfied, the others did not even open their mouths, and often 
refused water when offered to them, Exhibitors who know 
their business use such crates as were introduced to this 
country when the Belmont and Rutherford and Thayer crack 
fox-terriers were imported some years ago. These, w e be- 
lieve, are known as the "Turner" crates, at least they ema- 
nated from that kennel, and are in general use in England, 
and many of the terrier and collie men have had boxes built 
on their lines. They are as comfortable for winter traveling 
as in summer, forthe baggage cars on our railroads are often 
uncomfortably heated in winter, and when dogs are piled 
on the platform to wait for another train, or when being 
transferred to the show building in express wagons they are 
often exposed to a change in temperature of anywhere from 
20 to 40° and sometimes more; thus a crate such as we men- 
tion becomes indispensable, as it allows no direct draught to 
play upon the dogs; a tin or zinc shield on the inside of the 
aperture, and sloping toward the center of the roof, prevents 
this even if the dog is standing up, the air thus being forced 
to the top of the crate, and then equally distributed through 
ont the box. 
Our exhibitors should pay more attention to this subject, 
and if they do they will be saved many anxious moments 
spent in curing tbeir dogs of pneumonia and rheumatism 
incurred while traveling. An ounce of prevention is better 
than a pound of cure. 
In its report of the Collie Club show, held lately in London, 
the Field has this to say in regard to the modern collie as 
seen on English benches: "Generally, there does not appear 
to be any improvement in the form and character of the col- 
lie as he is known to-day. A year or two ago we fancied that 
the long, greyhound-headed type of dog was going out of 
fashion, but, after seeing the kind of animal which numeri- 
cally predominated on Tuesday, we are afraid such is scarcely 
the case. Many of the winners were handsome enough, 
especially in color, but there appeared to be a lack of expres- 
sion throughout — a narrowness in the skull and an absence 
of bright intelligence which ought to be prevailing feature.-* 
in animals of this variety. A long head, small, semi erect 
ears, and a profuse fluffy coat are evidently here obtained at 
the sacrifice of more useful properties; lightness of bone, too, 
appears to be a modern characteristic. Those who are in the 
habit of seeing collies doing their proper work are no doubt 
disappointed with the stamp of dog that wins in the show 
ring nowadays. On many occasions it has been our duty to 
draw attention to the lack of attention judges give to the 
action and movement of dogs when in the ring. This was 
particularly marked on Tuesday, and until some of the 
bitches were placed before Mr. Rae, the judge, he did not 
even have the competitors paraded round the ring in the 
usual fashion; and what use is a collie unless he can move 
and gallop ? A wild fell sheep requires a lot of turning; some 
we have seen which could actually run away from almost 
any sheepdog. However, let us hope that the prize winners 
could move freely, although no opportunity was afforded 
them to show what they could do in this particular." 
The well known spaniel judge Mr. E. M. Oldham, sailed 
for England July 18. He has merely taken a run over on 
private business and will return in the course of a week or 
two. 
Special prizes at the Des Moines show are numerous, the 
most valuable being a silver cup, value $25, for the best ken- 
nel of St. Bernards, and from $10 cash prizes the others range 
from a set of underwear to a violin. The judge of all classes 
will be John Davidson. 
A show was held July 18, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, which is 
interesting from the fact that it was held in the same build- 
ing, the Corn Exchange, in which the first dog show took place 
arranged by Mr. John Shorthose and Mr. W. R. Pape, at 
the suggestion of Mr. R. Brailsford, father of the well known 
field trjal man. In that show, held in 1859, there were 60 en- 
tries, confined to pointers and setters. An interesting fea- 
ture of the show was the appearance of Mr. Shorthose who, 
despite the long lapse of years since his first show, has not 
allowed his love for dogs to languish. Another old face was 
that of Mr. John Douglas, who we well remember as an ac- 
tive judge and promoter of dog and horse shows in the early 
seventies. 
Mr, James Mortimer, who has not yet been able to tear 
himself away from his English friends, is still buying dogs. 
His last investment has been in schipperkes, and they are 
good ones, too. Black Peter, that he claimed at Barking 
show, is one, and three others come from Mr. Lullam's ken- 
nel. Schipperkes have not taken very well over here, and 
are confined to a couple of kennels, but if a more earnest 
effort is made to bring them to the front they may take 
