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fact, she produced a winner in every litter while in Mr. 
Clarke's kennel. She herself was prick-eared, but this was 
never a fault in any of her progeny. 
Mr. W. Stewart Diffenderffer, of Baltimore, who is spend- 
ing a few weeks at Elberon, N. J., dropped in to see us on 
Tuesday. He is charmed with his new English setter Count 
Bea.ufort that he imported from Mr. Purcell-Llewellyn. The 
dog is rich in the blood of field producers and is himself 
superbly broken for the field, He will be placed at stud 
very shortly. 
Al Eberhart is booking a string of dogs for the Des Moines 
show. The Ohio Humane Society may have a show this fall. 
Mr. E. K. Austin, of New York, who has imported several 
bulldogs, has just bought another, Gold Mine, from Mr. Geo. 
Smartt, of England. She is in whelp to Smartt's Punch, 
and as she is the dam of Manalette, Lord George and Gold 
Link, the importation would seem to have been a wise one. 
Mr. Sam Woodiwiss is also becoming interested in smooth 
collies, having purchased champion Sly Widow. 
Mr. A. E. Foster has bought the field spaniel Midnight 
from the Hempstead Farm Kennels and it is now in Mr. 
Silver's charge at Tuxedo, N. Y., but is in anything but 
good condition. We hear of a good pup in the same kennel, 
a liver by champion Judex out of The Shrew, and owned by 
Dr. Bradbury, that gives promise of being an "extra.". Mr. 
Viti's field spaniel bitch Gossip missed to Warwick. 
Des Moines Show. 
The Des Moines Kennel Club have added the following 
classes: Class 7%, challenge smooth St. Bernards, dogs and 
bitches, prize §10; Vt)4< Russian wolfhounds, open, bitches, 
prizes $10 and §5; 43)i, challenge Gordon setter bitches, prize 
llQ; 79A and 79B, challenge Skye terriers, dogs and bitches, 
prizes $5; 84^'. novice pugs, dogs and bitches, prizes §5 and 
|3. Class 5. is for rough bt. Bernards, exclusively. The show 
will close Friday evening, Sept. 7, in time for exhibitors to 
get the evening trains East, so that those wishing to show at 
Toronto will have plenty of time to do so. Entries for this 
show close Aug. 25 with M. Bruce, Des Moines, la. 
When a woman undertakes to run a kennel of her own she 
somehow manages to make it pay or come very near it, and 
while the men lose their puppies and blame the hard times 
generally, our fair kennel owners don't grumble but show the 
results of the care and attention they give their stock in a 
string of sales "Kennel Notes." The Belle Isle Kennels of 
St. Bernards are owned by Miss A. M. Griffin of Detroit, 
Mich., and she is gradually getting together some of the 
right sort. From Mr. Wallbridge she has purchased Clovis, 
a smooth clog by Survivor out of Peggy, whelped May, 1S9S, 
that she expects to prove of service in her kennel. We are 
sorry to hear, however, that she has just lost her brood bitch 
Fernwood Urania, by champion Victor Joseph ex Fernwood 
Inez, This bitch died last Friday from blood poisoning 
after whelping seven large puppies to Earl Douglass, two 
days before. As she was the best St. Bernard in the kennel, 
only three years old and a family pet, the loss is a serious 
one, especially as it was impossible to save the litter. Urania 
was the dam of Little Dorritt and Belle Isle Napoleon I., 
winners at the late Detroit show. 
The Mere Kennels will soon have a representative team of 
fox-terriers, as Ripon Stormer is already in their kennel, and 
last Friday they received by the America from England two 
bitches. One is Ray of Light, by Ripon Thunderer ex Day 
Dawn. She has won a number of prizes on the other side, 
and is in whelp to Raby Bannister. The other bitch is Dudley 
Nettle by Kingcraft (by Starden's King) out of Relapse by 
Vesuvian, and besides being in whelp to champion Dominie, 
is also a winner at recent shows. These will no doubt prove 
valuable acquisitions. It will be remembered that we men- 
tioned some time since that a fox-terrier kennel was nibbling 
at a young, much lauded terrier on the other side. This was 
Pendennis, and the Mere Kennels was the kennel referred to. 
On June 4 Mr. Tinne wrote their agent: "I fear I cannot 
take less than £500 (§2,500) for Pendennis. I consider him the 
best fox-terrier in England and look forward to his lowering 
the colors of D'Orsay, Vice Regal & Co. before the year is 
out." In view of the following criticism, which we find in 
Stock-Keeper just arrived, on Pendennis at the Darlington 
show, where few, if any, of the cracks were present, it would 
seem as if the day was not altogether past when Englishmen 
suppose Americans to be guileless in the matter of dog buy- 
ing. Pendennis was vhc. reserve to Douglas Driver and 
Douglas Jostler in the limit class, and the critique runs: 
"In Pendennis we don't see much, if any, improvement; he 
is lathy in body, flat-sided and lacking in back rib; his head 
will just do if it thickens no more; his expression is good, as 
is his coat, while in front and shoulders he also scores, and he 
makes the most of himself, being very showy." Pendennis 
took vhc. in the open class, and the above is certainly not a 
$2,500 dog criticism. The Mere Kennels probably builded 
better than they knew when they refused to give such a 
price. The British Fancier also hnds fault with his body 
and also says: "Not high class in head," "quite a size too 
big," but praises his shoulders, bone, legs and feet. 
dennis is now about twelve months old. 
Pen- 
The Kent Elgin Entry in S. F. T. Club. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In your issue of July 28 is an article from Mr. T. T. Ash- 
ford through Mr. Waters. In this letter he makes some 
very broad assertions in which I am sure he- is not correct 
and the record of the field trials will prove his assertion is 
not in accordance with the record, of which proof can be 
given later if necessary. I do not pretend to know anything 
about the facts of Mr. Ashford's trouble with the Southern 
Club (except the entering of Kent Elgin), and will not try to 
take sides with either. Mr. Ashford has been a personal 
friend of mine since a boy, and if it was not in the defense 
of an honest and friendly act of the Southern Field Trials 
Club I would not have one word to say in this trouble. 
Mr. Ashford says "there is a combination between the 
large kennels and the field trial clubs," and says "the un- 
known man with one or two entries stands no chance." Mr 
Ashford's experience teaches him that the statement does 
not accord with facts, and I am surprised that he would 
make such a broad assertion against all clubs. Mr. Ashford 
had one entry in the different All-Age stakes last season- 
Kent Elgin. I handled him for Mr. Ashford. He started 
five times and was placed three times, and when he was not 
placed it was his own fault; he simply lost his head, chased 
and gave tongue after his birds like a hound. In his race at 
the Southern he bolted in the morning and was not caught 
until next morning, and of course he was justly thrown out. 
Now as a matter of fact, the large kennels have from fifty 
to sixty dogs to select from; they nave the best handlers in 
the country to handle their dogs; are willing to advance 
money for all expenses and of course have a better chance to 
win than the man who only has one or two entries, and who 
has some green man to handle them for him. If Mr. Ash- 
ford had not been an old friend of mine and one that I have 
always thought a great deal of, Kent Elgin would not be 
known to-day, as I should not have handled him at all. It 
was only through friendship that Kent had the great op- 
portunity to develop and prove himself to be a great dog. 
When Mr. Ashford turned Kent over to me in July, 1893, ha 
said that times were so hard he did not feel able to advance 
money to pay Kent's entrance in all the stakes, especially in 
the Eastern and Southern where he would have to meet the 
best of setters. I wrote Mr. Ashford that I would handle 
the dog just as I would one of my own and do what I 
thought best with him. After working him on chickens I 
thought, for the good of the dog, he should be entered in all 
the trials that my owu dogs were entered in, and I therefore 
entered him in Manitoba, U. S. (A and B) Eastern and 
Southern, advancing all entrance fees and expenses myself, 
thereby showing the interest I had in my friend's dog. The 
only entrance money that Mr. Ashford sent me was a note 
for §25, on some one at Atlanta, Ga., due Nov. 15. This note 
reached me Oct. 22, and when I entered my setters in the 
Southern Trials, Nov. 17, I also entered Kent Elgin in the 
Pointer Stake, sending Mr. Brumby the note that Mr. Ash- 
ford had sent me for $25, and I was informed by Mr. Brumby 
that the note was paid on the date it was due. 
When Kent was entered in the Southern trials his name 
was not published, and I really did not know whether or not 
he would be allowed to start in the Setter All- Age Stake, and 
wrote to Mr. Ashford that it was a shame that such a good 
dog as he was should be handicapped by his owner not 
wanting to go to the expense of paying entrance fees, and I 
really rubbed it in a little hard, as I wanted to make him 
feel bad for trying to handicap a high-class dog for the sake 
of a few dollars. The Pointer Stake of the Southern field 
trials did not fill, and when I asked if Kent Elgin would not 
be allowed to run in the Setter All-Age Stake, they very 
properly informed me he would. I did not know until I got 
to New Albany whether or not he would be allowed to run, 
but still I took him there, ready to start if allowed in. It is 
true enough Mr. Ashford did telegraph me not to start Kent, 
but the telegram was received after the drawing and stake 
had been started. I considered that Kent was in my hands 
for his best interests and I started him anyway. 
After Mr. Ashford wrote me that he was going to expose 
the Southern Club unless they returned him the $30, 1 then 
wrote him that the dog was entered all right; that they had 
not violated their rules. After Mr. Ashford still insisted for 
the 830 I wrote him, bpf ore he wrote his letter to Mr. Waters, 
that 1 would lose it. I have lost it. Under no consideration 
would I have the Southern Field Trials Club return that $30 
because it honestly belongs to them. I should have ex- 
plained things more fully to Mr. Ashford, but when I wrote 
him that they had not violated their rules in this transac- 
tion I thought that was stifficient and would be satisfactory, 
and I am sure that he will be satisfied about the entering of 
Kent Elgin after reading this. 
He has a great dog in Kent, and is mistaken in thinking 
"he disgraced himself at the Southern trials." What he did 
is what most all pointers are lacking in, enough go and stay 
out, and breeders are looking for just such qualities to 
breed to. 
The judges selected by the Southern Club for this year are 
a new lot, and if Mr. Ashford will only come to see the work 
himself I think he will not accuse them of "monkeying be- 
hind the curtain." 
I have not approved, and do not yet approve of some of the 
actions of the Southern Club members, but still I think they 
are improving and trying to stop making what we considered 
mistakes. Therefore I am again willing to risk my full 
string of entries with them, and have entered every Derby 
entry that I have except one, and he is in the hands of Mr. 
Johnson, and I would enter him if Mr. Johnson expected to 
visit these trials, and have written to Mr. Brumby to put 
him in if Mr. Johnson had other entries. J. M. Avenx. 
Hickory Valley, Term., Aug. 2. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
O. Ii., Brooklyn, N. Y. — The St. Bernard Kamehanieha I., is now 
known as Grand Master and is owned by Mrs. Lee, Alta Kennels, 
Toledo, O. 
W. H. M., Ogdensburg, N. Y.— The fox-terrier puppy Spin, Jr., 
was entered by Rivermount Kennels, 337 Hooper street, Brooklyn, in 
the W. K. C. show, 1893, and is by Prince out of Brokenhurst Spin, 
whelped June 22, 1892. 
H. L. R , Providence, R. I. — 1. You can easily provide shade for 
your puppies by placing a few boards over a framework 2ft. high in 
one corner of their run. A good plan is to cut some short branches of 
firs sufficient to form a dense shade and throw them over the skeleton 
frame. 2. A little sulphur in their food will often correct the objec- 
tionable habit. 
J. S. O, Lawrence, Mass.— I have a very fine bred pointer pup, 
18mos. old; he has a very offensive smell that comes from his ears. 
Will you please tell me the cause and what will cure him? He is in 
perfect health as far as I can see. Ans. Wash ears out well daily and 
All them with powdered boraic acid and bismuth card, equal parts of 
each. Treat for worms and give same mixture as for "M. S. G." 
W. H. L., Watertown, N. Y.— Which is best breed of dog to buy for the 
teaching tricks and for general intelligence, and as a good companion 
and watch dog? . Ans. A poodle will probably fill all the requirements 
named above better than any other breed, They have first claim on 
the trick-dog business, and as companions and sharp watchdogs tLey 
cannot be excelled. You will find them advertised in our business 
columns. 
M. S. G., LeRoy, N. Y.— My dog, a black cocker spaniel, 9mos. old, 
has red sore spots on his skin and scratches continually. I think it 
must be mange as I have used an eczema cure and it has done no 
good. Ans. Treat for worms. Wash dog in a solution of creolin (1 
to 60) twice a week. Give following mixture: 
R; Mag. sulph z vi. 
Acid sulph dil , 3 i. 
Ferri sulph gi. 
Aq. ad I vi. 
Give dessertspoonful twice a day. 
Subscriber. — I have a beagle pup, 9mos. old, and his dewlap is cov- 
ered with small lumps, and when you pull out a bunch of hair it is 
matted together next the skin. The hair will come out by rubbing 
with your hand, and the skin is very red. His nose is filled with pus, 
and his eyes run pus. He is very dull and his legs are weak. When 
he lies down he does not go down gently, but goes down with force. 
His appetite is good and he is quite thirsty. His breathing is noisy, 
and at times he will raise his back as though in pain. His mouth is 
hot and where he is sore the hair is white. Ans. The pup has dis- 
temper. Give a one-grain quinine pill three times a day, keep him 
quiet, etc. Feed well and give half teaspoonful of whisky twice a 
day. Apply tincture of iodine to chest. 
Quoting and (£otti,?niig. 
FIXTURES. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 23— New England Beagle Club, at Oxford, Mass. W. S. Clark, 
Linden, Mass., Sec'y. Nominations close Oct. 1. 
Oct. 29.— National Beagle Club. Geo. Laick, Tarrytown, N.Y.. SecV 
Nov. 5.— Brunswick Fur Club. Bradford S. Turpin, Dorchester 
Mass., Sec'y- 
Nov. 7.— Northwestern Beagle Club. Louis Steffen, Milwaukee, 
Wis., Sec'y. 
Dakota Coursing Notes. 
Mr. Zollars, of Sioux Falls, is in the city looking for Wm. 
Fox Kenny, who took his Sir Hugo— Fleet greyhound pup. 
He has been looking for Kenny for a week or more and 
tracked him to this place. It was getting too warm for 
Kenny so he left the dog here and skipped out. The writer 
saw him long enough to be told that "Nominator" would 
have to take back the way he reported the last spring meet- 
ing at Mitchell, and that he was going to expose one or two 
of the boys who tried to buy the race. In an hour or so 
later I understood that Mr, Zollars was looking for him. 
„ ^ Nominator. 
Mitchell, S. D, 
National Beagle Club Meeting. 
An adjourned «nd field trial committee meeting of the 
National Beagle Club of America was held on Aug. 9 at the 
A. K. C. rooms. Present, President Kreuder, Geo. Laick, J. 
W. Appleton, H. F. Schellhass, John Bateman, Geo. B. Post, 
Jr., A. D. Lewis, Geo.W. Rogers and H.W. Lacy. 
The committee on special prizes announced that the Bos- 
ton special won by Mollie Ii. had been forwarded to Mr. 
Mark Lewis, Jr. The secretary reported that he had com- 
municated with the secretary of the A. K. C. regarding the 
field trial committee of the A. K. C. 
Messrs. Geo. F. Reed, Barton, Vt., and N. J. Baldwin, East 
Orange, N. J., were elected as members. The committee, for 
selecting judges for the field trials recommended B. S. Tur- 
pin and he was accepted. Moved by Mr. Schellhass and sec- 
onded by Mr. Appleton that Mr. Joe Lewis be also asked to 
judge. Motion was carried and the committee was requested 
to communicate with Mr. Lewis. The committee for select- 
ing grounds for holding field trials recommended Hemp- 
stead, Long Island, as their choice, and on motion of Mr. 
Post and seconded by Mr. Rogers, it was decided to hold the 
next field trials at Hempstead. The committee for formu- 
lating classes made their report and -conditions and classes 
were, after thorough discussion, adopted. A special prize 
was also voted, conditions of which are given below. Meet- 
ing adjourned till 3 o'clock P. Mi, Sept. (i. 
Our fifth annual field trials promise to surpass any beagle 
field trials ever held in America, as we are making great 
efforts for success. 
The premium list will be ready in a few days and a copy of 
same will be forwarded to every beagle owner or breeder 
known to the secretary. Should any one not receive a pre- 
mium list the undersigned secretary will cheerfully forward 
same on receipt of name and address. 
Geo. W. Laick, Sec'y. 
The classes for which entries close Oct. 8 are: 
Open Class A — For dogs and bitches, all ages, 15in. and 
over 13in., that have not been placed first in any class at 
field trials held in America. Fee to start, §10, of which 
amount S3 forfeit must accompany entry, and balance to be 
paid prior to starting the class. First prize $60, second §10, 
third $20. 
Open Class B — For dogs and bitches, all ages, 13in. and 
under, that have not been placed first in any class at field 
trials held in America. Fee to start, $7, of which $3 forfeit 
must accompany entry, and balance must be paid before 
starting class. First prize §30, second $20, third $10. 
Derby, Class C — For dogs and bitches, loin, and under, 
whelped on or after Jan. 1. 1893. Fee to start, $5, of which 
$2 forfeit must accompany entry, and balance to be paid 
prior to starting in class. First prize §20, second §10. 
Champion Class D — For dogs and bitches, all ages, loin, 
and over 13in., having been placed first in any class, except 
Derby, at field trials held in America. 
Champion Class E — For dogs and bitches, all ages, 13in. 
and under, same conditions. Entries close immediately 
before starting of class. Fee §10 in each champion stake, 
which must be paid in full before class is started. First 
prize 60$, second 30$. 
Brace Stakes— For dogs and bitches 15in. and under. Fee 
to start, $10, which must be paid before starting class. First 
prize 60$, second 30$. Entries close during trials. 
Pack Stakes— For four dogs and bitches 15in. and under. 
Fee to start, $15, which must be paid before starting class. 
First prize 60$, second 30$. Entries close during trials. 
Special prizes: The National Beagle Club of America 
offers a piece of silver plate valued at §30 for the best beagle, 
the get of a dog or bitch that has been placed at any field 
trial held in America. Other specials will be announced 
later. Entries must be made with George W. Laick, Tarry- 
town, N. Y. 
Higher Entry Fees. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I see in your issue of Aug. 4 the programme for the fall 
meet of the Altcar Coursing Club, of Colorado. I am well 
pleased with the main features of it, but I hope the members 
will not consider me presumptions (because they all^know 
that I am of an exceedingly modest and retiring nature) if I 
make a few suggestions for the good of the greyhound and 
this club. Why not make the entrance fee higher in the 
puppy stakes? The thing nearest to every courser's heart is 
the puppy which he has bred and reared with all possible 
care, and then trained it with the utmost vigilance and study 
to have it perform in the most creditable manner. Now, 
after all these trials and tribulations this good strong young 
club asks the breeder to come and run his puppy, provided 
the stake fills, for a paltry §56, and the $50 added money, 
$106 in all. This is presumiug that the whole of §50 added 
money will go to the winner. Why not make the entrance 
fee $20 for members, and §25 for non-members? I am not a 
member, but will gladly put up my extra $5 on each nomin- 
ation. 
I am also delighted to see this club starting a Produce 
Stake, but here comes this same blunder of the executive 
committee. Who cares to go to the expense of breeding, 
rearing and training a lot of puppies and then run them for 
a §5 entry fee? By the time a breeder gets a puppy to the 
slips in fit condition, that puppy has cost him §100 at the 
lowest calculation. This does not include traveling expenses 
to the place of meeting nor the expense while attending a 
meet. My idea of a Produce Stake is as follows, and which 
I hope the executive committee of the Kenmore Club will 
adopt, and announce such a stake for 1895. Nominations to 
close Jan. 1, 1895, at §2.50 each and §20 on the night of the 
draw of the Kenmore meet at Goodland on third Tuesday m 
October, 1895, giving the privilege of disposing of the nom- 
inations, and the nominator to be held responsible only for 
the §2.50 in case of declaring out at the draw. If the Altcar 
Club will so alter its stake I will promise from four to six 
nominations for 1895. 
The bane of American coursing is that as soon as an ex- 
ecutive committee is elected, they try to see how low and 
cheap a stake they can possibly get up. It is very certain 
that any courser with a good string of dogs would rather 
run for $25 entrance fee than §5. It is true the number of 
entries might be less the first year or two, but it would 
crowd out all the old cunning and worthless dogs, which 
are always to be despised at any meeting. It is these latter 
that are the ruination to a good and true greyhound. I hope 
our judge will watch closely this year and let no dog who 
fails to do his work, for even a moment, win a course. 
Q. VAN HUMMELL, M.D 
Indian atolis, Ind. 
HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 
We sympathize sincerely with Mr. Pottinger Dorsey, of 
Newmarket, Md., the well-known beagle breeder, in the loss 
he has sustained through the death of his wife, which sad 
event occurred July 27. The late Mrs. Dorsey was known 
to many of her husband's sportsman friends, and like him 
was* a lover of a good beagle and was well versed in the 
pedigrees of all the leading strains. 
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