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tAtia. 11, 1894. 
r Little Dorrit. St. Bernard bitch, whelped March 28, 1894, by Earl 
Douglass out of Fernwood TJrania, by Belle Isle Kennls, Detroit, 
Mich., to J. M. Butler, Youngstown, O. 
Captain Jack. Cocker spaniel dog, whelped March 31. 1894, by 
champion Bendigo out of Lady Gay, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, 
Mich., to Mrs. H. M. Duffield, same place. 
Snoivdrop. St. Bernard bitch.whelped Jan. 2, 1894, by Earl Douglass 
out of Lady Martin, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., to Wm. Liv- 
ingston, Jr., same pla^e. 
Caesar Don II. St. Bernard dog, whelped March 27, 1894, by Earl 
Douglass out of Lady Martin, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., to 
Wm. Livingston, Jr.. same place. 
Belle Me Guard. St. Bernard dog, whelped March 28, 1894. by Earl 
Douglass out of Fernwood Urania, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, 
Mich., to A. Armstrong, same place. 
Swiss. St. Bernard bitch, whelped April 20, 1894, by Sancho out of 
Russet, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., to B. L. Short, Argo, 
Col. 
General. St. Bernard dog, whelped Oct. 20, 1898, by Lidgerwood 
Bute out of Princess Nina, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich , to H. 
G. Sherrard, Grosse Point, Mich. 
Kent III— Countess Addie whelps. White and black ticked English 
setters, whelped March 26, 1894, by A. D. Fiske, Worcester, Mass., two 
dogs to F. E. Hall, Brunswick, Me., and a dog and bitch to O. England, 
Worcester, Mass. 
Sari Douglass — Lady Martin whelp. St. Bernard dog, whelped 
March 27, 1894, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., to P. C. Heald, 
Midland, Mich. 
King Vera. St. Bernard dog, whelped March 4, 1894, by Earl Doug- 
lass out of Artilla, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., toF. A. Rose, 
Waterbury, Conn. 
Tyrass. Same litter, to B. Stroh, Detroit, Mich. 
Dog Puppy. Same Utter, to Rufli & Kehl, Sutton's Bay, Mich. 
Bruce of Orange. Same litter, to O. E. Hinz, Detroit, Mich. 
Lord Clive. St. Bernard dog, whelped Jan. 1, 18f4, by Earl Douglass 
out of Dudley Juno, by Belle Isle Kennels, Detroit, Mich., to A. Robin- 
son, Detroit, Mich. 
Lady Bet. Same litter, to L. Saur, Detroit, Mich. 
Lady Clive. Same litter, to J Taylor, Detroit, Mich. 
Don Carlos. Same litter, to T. Pitts, Detroit, Mich. 
Blaz. Same litter, to Miss Mary Gorman, Detroit, Mich. 
Don Cmsar II. Same litter, to Wm. Livingstone, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
There is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 
qxiestions relating to ailments of aogs will be answered by Dr. T. Q. 
Sherwood, a member of_ the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 
Management and dogs wiu also receive careful attention. 
J. G., Newark, N. J.— Yes, the prescription is good; of course, you 
can reduce the quantities, but keep the same ratio. 
P. A. H., West Medford, Mass.— We cannot give you the pedigree of 
Sancho. There is a black cocker bitch called Topsey S., owned by 
Swiss Mountain Kennels. 
N. S. P., New Brunswick, N. J. — You will find reliable cocker ken- 
nels advertised in our kennel business columns. Why not state your 
requirements in a "Kennel Special?" 
Tim, Petralia, Ont.— You should certainly cure your setter of the 
chicken killing habit. If whipping will not cure him, after he has 
killed a chicken, tie the whole or what is left to the dog's collar under 
his jaws in such manner that it is impossible for him to get rid of it. 
Allow it to stay there as long as possible, and the setter will probably 
have such a surfeit of chicken that he will be unwilling to try another. 
F. W., Yankton, S. D.— The black on your Irish setter would indi- 
cate a Gordon setter cross, and is a disqualification for show purposes. 
An Irish setter should be of a uniform rich red mahogany color; a 
little white will often appear on the chest and muzzle, but this is no 
sign of impurity, simply a throw back to original color, most of the 
original breed being red and white. Richardson, who wrote on the 
breed fifty years ago. said the Irish setter was "the genuine descend- 
ant of the original land spaniel." The origin of the Irish setter is so 
uncertain that we can give you no definite explanation further than it 
is considered by many to be the purest and oldest of the setter 
family. You will find much interesting information on this breed in 
Lee's "Modern Dogs," (Sporting) for sale at this office. Price, 36. 
J. C. McP., Sunshine, Washington. — My seven-months-old Irish set- 
ter bitch appears to be always lively when playing with another dog 
and appears to be in good health to a casual observer, but her coat 
is harsh and staring, and looks ragged; the hair came off under her 
lower jaw, also a patch came off of one of her forelegs and another 
patch about four inches square from her side. I am house-breaking 
her, but she does not appear to take any interest in the proceedings, 
and appears listless and seems timid, although I know that she is not 
the least bit backward. Ans. Treat for worms. Wash once a week 
in a solution of creolin (1 to 100). Give the following powders: 
Mag. sulph ii 
Sulph. precip 
Pot. bitart aa3i 
Mix and divide in twelve powders. Give one morning and even- 
ing mixed with the food. 
By what right does the president withhold a motion prop 
erly made and seconded for more than two months, and 
when he finally puts it, by what right does he put an amend- 
ment with it, which has not been properly offered? 
As to whether or not any change is desirable, is not the 
question. The members can decide that by voting on the 
motion. The questions before us are: "Is the American 
Coursing Board beingconducted in a proper way," and "Are 
the members of the Board possessed of any rights which 
the president of the board respects?" 
If the board is to be "run" in the future as it has been in 
the past, you can depend upon it that its usefulness will never 
be made apparent. Clubs that are now represented on the 
board will decline to be governed thereby, and will with- 
draw their allegiance. Let the matters coming before the 
board be treated in a straightforward and prompt manner 
and every courser east of the Rockies will lend his support 
to the board; otherwise not. L. F. Babtels. 
Dbnvkr, Col., Aug. 3. 
• • • • 
Worthwestern Beagle Club's Trials. 
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 3. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The Northwestern Beagle Club's field trials promise to be the 
greatest event of its kind ever held in America. Last year's 
entries will be more than doubled, and about 6200 in cash 
and about the same amount in other valuables will be dis- 
tributed among the winners. Louis Steffen, Sec'y. 
• • • • 
HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 
vanquished on the score of light winds, tides, local conditions, climatic 
influence and strange surroundings. Now that the odds are reversed 
and defeat has come, they are so blinded by it that they not only deny 
that it is a defeat, in withholding from Britannia all credit for her vic- 
tories, but they have fallen upon their old idols, the designer of Glori- 
ana and Vigilant, and the skipper of Volunteer and Titania, and most 
illogically blame them for being beaten. 
FIXTURES. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 23.— New England Beagle Club, at Oxford, Mass. W. S. Clark, 
Linden, Mass., Sec'y. Nominations close Oct. I . 
Oct. 29.— National Beagle Club. Geo. Laick, Tarrytown, N.Y., Sec'y. 
Nov. 5.— Brunswick Fur Club. Bradford S. Turpin, Dorchester, 
Nov! 7.— Northwestern Beagle Club. Louis Steffen, Milwaukee, 
Wis., Sec'y. 
The American Coursing Board. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
There were some who contended that the American Cours- 
ing Board, when organized last fall, would founder. They 
contended that certain members would "run the thing" to 
suit themselves. Were they right? At the present writing 
I should be compelled to say that they were. Certain it is 
that matters are not conducted in an open-handed, fair way. 
For example, to illustrate how the certain members are try- 
ing to suit things to their own convenience I would cite the 
following and go back a little. 
Shortly after the organization of the board, the rules gov- 
erning coursing were changed to some extent, the principal 
change being that made to'Hule 18. No provision was made 
for the holding of meetings of the board. Several other mat- 
ters were acted upon, such as the election of officers, etc. 
All voting had been done by mail. 
On May 9 T. W. Bartels, one of the members from the 
Altcar Club, made a motion in writing, which was duly 
seconded by J. Herbert Watson, and sent on to the president, 
Mr. Lowe. This motion instead of being submittedjto the 
members for action or for their votes, was pigeon-holed until 
some method could be devised by the members who persist 
in "running theboard"to counteract it. The method finally 
decided upon was then made known, after two months of 
study. It came in the form of an amendment offered by Dr. 
Q. Van Hummell of Indianapolis, which has just been sub- 
mitted to the members for their decision. The amendment 
bears date July 10, two months after the original motion was 
made by Mr. Bartels. Strange to say, the original motion 
was also submitted to the members with the amendment. 
Now, why was the original motion withheld for over two 
months? Why was Dr. Van Hummell allowed to make an 
amendment to theoriginal motion before the original motion 
had been submitted or put? Is it not contrary to all parlia- ( 
mentary proceedings? Why offer the amendment at all, 
when a negative vote on the original will leave the question 
of rules, constitution, etc., just as they were adopted last fall, 
and just as the amendment would leave them ii carried. It 
is apparent to any one that the motion was amended without! 
any right, simply for the purpose of securing a "delay."! 
They know the change in Rule 18 (and this seems to be Mr. t 
Lowe's pet rule), will come sooner or later. They want,bo/; 
stave it off as long as possible, until after the fall meets, a i 
least, and longer if possible. This is their whole purpose. J 
The argument as to whether our beagle men are breeding 
dogs that are good both for bench and field, is an interesting 
one, and the defenders of the pure article have come to the 
aid of their "merrie houndes" in gallant order. But many 
men make many experiences, and the beagle men should not 
rest here, for the "rabbit dog" hunters have fenced them- 
selves round with some pretty strong opinions, the out- 
growth of practical experiments. A personal letter from a 
prominent field trial judge probably discloses a widely spread 
feeling when he says: "I amused myself yesterday by writ- 
ing a reply to Messrs. Ellis and Robinson, who have been at- 
tacking the beagles, and amused myself this morning by 
tearing it up. What is the use of defending the beagle 
against an attack from a man who owned one and who con- 
demns the whole breed because he frightened the pup in its 
youth and made it gun-shy; or against a man who appears 
to hunt only for count? If he gets a lot of rabbits the dog 
is good, few rabbits the dog is bad. He ought to get a ferret 
and a net and give up hunting with dogs altogether. The 
trouble is neither Ellis nor Robinson have seen any good 
beagles. 'Agamak's' letter was right to the point, and 
makes an excellent reply to Mr. Ellis." 
It is for the very purpose of overcoming this feeling of 
"what is the use" that Forest and Stream affords space 
for discussion on this subject. Beagle breeders should use 
every endeaver to overcome this feeling that the pure bred 
or show beagle is worthless in the field, a sentiment that 
evidently largely obtains in some localities, ana especially 
among those hunters who can only keep one or two hounds. 
• • • • 
It is unfortunate, in a sense, that the three beagle trials 
this year follow each other so closely, as we know of some 
kennel owners in the East who had an idea of running at the 
Northwestern Club's trials, but the home trials will proba- 
bly afford them all the running they can spare time for this 
year. There are, however, lots of good beagles in the South 
and West and beagles, too, owned by hunters who are not 
affected by a striving for fancy stock/therefore we can quite 
sympathize with Mr. Steffen in his rosy anticipations. 
• ■ • • 
Messrs. Appleton and Schellhass went down to Hempstead 
last, week, and with Mr. A. D. Lewis, who lives in that 
neighborhood, looked over the country where it is expected 
the N. B. C. trials will be held. The committee is reported 
to be satisfied with the outlook, especially as they had 
scarcely walked off Mr. Lewis's lawn when they spied a hare 
in its form, and as Mr. Lewis earnestly denies having "sal- 
ted" the ground, we must take it for granted that there will 
be no lack of game; and from what we know of the country, 
no better place could be chosen round New York. The meet- 
ing on Aug. 9 will settle the question. 
heating. 
FIXTURES. 
AUGUST. 
9. Rochester, Club Sail.Charlotte, 18. 
Lake Ontario. 18. 
9. Lnterlake Y. A., Cruise, Lake 
Erie. 18. 
10. Manchester, Ch. Pen., Mass. B. 
10- 11-13. Atlantic City Cor., Special 18. 
Midsummer Races, Atlantic 20. 
City. 
11. Cape Cod, Club, Orleans. 21. 
11. Cleveland, Ladies' Day. 25. 
11. N. Y. Bay, Club, N. Y. Harbor. 
11. Hempstead Bay, Club, Hemp- 25. 
stead Bay. 25. 
11. Sea Cliff, An., L. I. Sound. 
11- 12. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 25. 
Petaluma Bridge. 
11. Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor 25. 
13. Schoodic, Open, St. Andrews. 
16. Rochester, Ladies' Day, Char- 25. 
lotte, Lake Ontario. 25. 
16-17-18. Corinthian, Midsummer 25. 
Series, Marblehead. 
17. Manchester, Ch. Pen., Mass. B. 25. 
18. Fox Lakr, Club, Fox Lake, 111. 25 
18. American, Seaver Cup New- 
burypoit. 27. 
18. Beverly, Sweeps, West Fal- 30. 
mouth. 
Cape Cod, Club, Orleans. 
Indian Harbor, Ladies' Day 
Race, L. I. Sound. 
Sea. Cor., 21ft., Roosevelt Mem- 
orial Cup, Oyster Bay. 
Douglaston, Open, L. I. Sound. 
Rhode Island, Open, Narra- 
gansett Bay. 
Fall River, Open. 
Atlantic City Cor., Open 
Muckle Cup, Atlantic City. 
Quincy, Open, Dorchester Bay 
Squantum, Club Squantum, 
Mass. 
Indian Harbor, 22ft., Naphtha 
Launches, L. I. Sound. 
Cor. Mus. Fleet, Ann., New 
Rochelle. 
N. Y. Bay, Club, N. V. Harbor. 
Knickerbocker, Club, L. I. S'd. 
Columbia, Open, Chicago.Lake 
Michigan. 
Cor. Phila., Sweeps, Del. River. 
26. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 
California City. 
Schoodic, 3d Cup, St. Andrews. 
Rochester, Club Sail,Charlotte, 
Lake Ontario. 
As the contests become closer each year, the interest in interna- 
;ional yacht racing becomes keener and more widespread, and even 
the tremendous enthusiasm that followed the victories of Puritan, 
Mayflower and Volunteer is exceeded by the intense interest with 
which the races of Vigilant and Britannia are followed on both sides 
of the water. We quote this week a number of extracts from Amer- 
ican journals, which, we fear, are fairly true expressions of current 
American opinion. A few of them echo something of the manly tone 
of the letter which we print elsewhere; but the great majority con- 
Htihue to deny a fair meed of praise to the British yacht, and seek com- 
i if ort in more or less flimsy excuses, or in abuse of all connected with 
.lithe American craft; the Goulds are called snobs, Mr. Herreshoff is an 
•[ignorant meddler, Captain Haft is too old and the crew are lubbers. 
jWe publish these excuses and complaints (and we might easily treble 
atheir number), not because they are true or pleasant to read; but be- 
'ijljause, we are sorry to say, they show very clearly the spirit of the 
lAmerican press, large and small, in all parts of the country. It is 
'(these .same, journals which were responsible for the extravagant 
'claims of universal snpremacy for the various Cup defenders; which 
have dilated at length on victories won over the inside course on New 
York Bay, and which have ridiculed the excuses then made by the 
The tone of the British papers, on the other hand, is not only more 
dignified but more generous, the good points of Vigilant's work being 
freely conceded. We have not space to quote from the many Scotch 
and English papers which are now following all the races closely, but 
the whole spirit of the British press is eminently fair to the American 
yacht and to all connected with her. 
We are heartily in sympathy with the letter of our correspondent 
Mr. Connolly, as a fair, manly and American view of the whole mat- 
ter. An American who undertakes such a task as that assumed by 
Mr. Carroll last year and Mr. Gould this season, who does it in good 
faith and at his personal expense, is certainly entitled to the sympa- 
thy and good will of Americans, whether he win or lose. Had the 
owners of the old America acted according to modern ideas in staying 
safely at home awaiting a challenge in which all the odds should be on 
their side, what has become famous as the America's Cup would have 
been forgotten years ago among the other shapeless pots of some old- 
time British racing man. 
We do not wish to depreciate the spirit shown in the many success- 
ful races in defense of the Cup, but we would not for a moment place 
it beside the spirit of Mr. Carroll and Mr. Gould in taking Navahoe 
and Vigilant across to-day as America was taken nearly fifty years 
ago. 
There is no denying that, being able, through the possession of the 
premier yachting trophy of the world, to have all races at their own 
doors and with the odds on their side, American yachtsmen have 
developed a disposition to make the most of these advantages, to let 
others do the challenging and ocean voyaging, and after claiming the 
championship of the world on each occasion on the strength of two or 
three victories in home waters, to lock up the champion in as much 
security as that which attends the Cup itself. 
The whole trouble with Mr. Gould is not that he is the son of his 
father, that he has too much or too litl le money, or that he has or 
covets this or that social position, but that he alone, of American 
yachtsmen, has dared to take the latest "world's champion" out of 
the glass case and cotton wool in which she was practically packed 
after defeating Valkyrie, and has put her to a test which will 
show whether she is really the champion of the world, or merely of 
New York. 
It may be urged that American yachtsmen were, by right of many 
successive victories, in a position where they might with propri- 
ety rest on the defensive alone, and this we are willing to admit 
for the sake of argument; but when a man of more than common 
spirit comes forward and is willing to assume the great expense, 
responsibility and risk of failure that accompany an offensive expedi- 
tion, the least that he can expect from his countrymen is fair play. 
The opening race of the New York Y. C. cruise, for the semi-cen- 
tennial cups, on Monday, off Glen Cove, was marred by a sad mis- 
hap. Unmindful of all that has lately been said in its praise, that 
strong American breeze which makes yacht races so decisive and ex- 
citing in our waters, was absent on Sunday and Monday, and those 
yachts which reached the rendezvous, either by good luck or a friend- 
ly tow, laid all day motionless. The committee could not muster up 
such a paltry 6 or 8-knot breeze as plays about the Clyde, and not 
until 4:15 P. M. was a start attempted; just before the club steamer 
was obliged to leave for New York. The race was a drift, finished late 
at night. On : Tuesday the fleet started in a light air for Morris Cove. 
Vigilant. 
The following report, from the London Times, gives in detail one of 
the most interesting races sailed between Vigilant and Britannia, in 
which the American yacht acquitted herself well, though in hard luck 
at the last. The performances and maneuvers of the yachts' are 
noted more fully than in the first cable dispatches, and the story gives 
a far better idea of the relative merits of each. The race is that of 
the Royal Munster, on July 23: 
The Britannia and Vigilant, as well as the Carina, had to be towed 
from Kingstown to Queenstown by Mr. Gould's steam yacht Atalanta 
in order to be in time for the Royal Munster match yesterday. The 
two big cutters had really their first deep water match yesterday, as 
the course, except in coming home to finish, was outside Roche's 
Point and quite open to the North Atlantic. The wind was strong in 
the morning, but off shore, and the water was smooth. Vigilant 
started with a jib-headed topsail, but Britannia was hardy enough to 
set a jackyardtopsail. There was a piping breeze and a very fast dis- 
play of sailing on the two first rounds, and Vigilant gave an unmis- 
takable display of her quality. The race, in fact, looked like a very 
decisive win for the American, but the wind fell light when she was 
holding a lead of about 8m., and she was passed and beaten, as shown 
in the appended detailed account of the race. In an exceptionally 
heavy squall Britannia tore away from her opponent, and those who 
have seen the vessels in all their races were hardly prepared for this 
display. It was another exciting race, and Vigilant's traditional ill- 
fortune stuck to her. Britannia had good luck, but did some grand 
sailing after getting the lead. The Royal Munster Club organized 
what proved to be one of the finest matches that the two vessels have 
sailed, and everything was managed in a thoroughly practical way. 
Match, open to all yachts over 40-rating. First prize, cup, value £60 
guineas; second, £26. Course from off Roche's Point, round flagboat 
off Poor Head, Daunt's Rock Lightship, and flagboat off Roche's 
1 oint; three times round. Y. R, A. allowance for 50-mile course: 
Yacht. Rig. Rating. Owner. 
Vigilant , Cutter 165 Mr. G. J. Gould. 
Britannia Cutter .152 The Prince of Wales. 
A fine smooth-water breeze from the north-northeast was blowing 
off the land when the match began at 11 o'clock, with a broad reach 
to the Poor Head flagboat (5)& miles), and at gun Are the Prince of 
Wales's cutter was reaching along on the weather bow of Vigilant 
and crossed the line with a lead of 16s. Vigilant was carrying a larger 
flying jib than Britannia, and off Lord Fermoy's mansion she had 
closed up. Vigilant showed the higher speed as the wind came harder 
by drawing clear through to leeward when two miles from the eastern 
limit of their course, and with a staggering breeze, she went roaring 
on, the breeze at last laying on too stiffly for the big jibtopsail. 
Britannia carried hers, but was being outfooted, and the times at 
vhich they gybed round at Poor Head mark were: Vigilant 11:29:50, 
3ritannia 11:30:30. Sheets were well flowing when they set 
jn their course for Daunts Rock Lightship, which bore west half 
south (Seniles). Vigilant going thus free reset her big topsail, but 
Britannia kept hers unaltered. It was a plain sail and a fast one in 
the hard wind and fair stream and tide, and the lightship was luffed 
round thus: Vigilant 11:55:12, Britannia 11:56:39. The wind was 
straight on end going in for the flagboat off Roche's Point, and Vigi- 
lant cast round to the port tack, while Britannia held on toward Cork 
Head on the starboard. This was perhaps the wrong way, but she 
was compelled to cross tack with her adversary. It was evident that 
Vigilant bad made a little when she tacked ahead of her rival, and 
Britannia took another trip in shore, but was yet further astern when 
she came off. Vigilant kept making something on every board, as she 
always went further to the eastward and had the ebb each time help- 
ing her under the lee bow, Britannia in all her shore casts having the 
stream setting on the weather beam. Both made a nice clean letch 
for weathering distance, and bore away round the flagboat with jib- 
topsails going up. The timing of the first round was: 
Vigilant 12 35 40 Britannia 12 39 28 
They went ploughing away again for the Poor Head markboat fair 
along the wind. The water kept smooth, but a neutral tint showed an 
increase of wind, and Vigilant's big jibtopsail had to be handed when 
she was two miles from the eastern mark. The 2J£ miles were cov- 
ered in 25m., the timing when they gybed round the flagboat being: 
Vigilant 1:00:38, Britannia 1:04. The wind was fair on the starboard 
quarter and not so fresh as on the first round, and Britannia prepared 
for its following further aft by dropping her spinnaker boom. The 
running sail was not wanted, however, and when they hauled up and 
came on a wind at Daunt's Rock Lightship the timing was; Vigilant 
