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for the same stakes." - Mr. Merrill has secured the services 
of Thos. Richards, of "Wheatland, N. D., to take charge of 
his kennel, and he will prepare and run his dogs at the trials 
next year. While at Wheatland he purchased a young 
pointer by Rip Rap ex Lady Peg from Mr. W. F. Hunter. 
After a few days at the United States Trials next month. 
Mr. Merrill will go down to "Dixie Land," where he and 
Mr. Hough had such fun last winter. He will locate among 
the canvasbacks and redheads, and later will hustle the 
quail about around San Autonio, as reports from that section 
this year are very favorable. 
The cable car juggernaut has claimed another victim, Mr. 
J. B. Martin's (of San Francisco) noted fox-terrier champion 
Blemton Brilliant having been run over near her home. 
This bitch, who earned her title before being sent out to Cali- 
fornia, under the colors of the Blemton Kennels was by 
Moonstone out of Media, and at the time of her death was 
over seven years old. as she was whelped April 8, 1887. Be- 
sides her bench show honors she could look back with pride 
upon her career as a matron, having produced such dogs as 
Blemton Shiner, Blemton Stormer, Regent Risk and others. 
The bitch had reached a ripe age, but her sudden taking off 
will insure Mr. Martin the sympathy of his fellow fanciers. 
A new kennel club was formed last week at Sherbrooke, 
Quebec, Can., with Mr. L. A. Klein, the well known Cana- 
dian dachshund breeder, as president, and another well 
known exhibitor, F. S. Wetherall, as secretary. The club 
has already twenty-two members. Constitution and by-laws 
have been adopted and the annual meetings are set for the 
third Thursday in October. The secretary's address is 
Compton, Quebec. 
KENNEL NOTES. 
Kennel Notes are inserted without charge ; and blanks 
(furnished free) will be sent to any address. 
NAMES CLAIMED. 
"S^" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 
Stridemore. By R. Merrill, Milwaukee, Wis., for liver and white 
pointer dog, whelped Jan. 11, 1894, by Strideaway (King of Kent — 
Pearl's Dot) out of Hops II. (King of Keht^Hops). 
Rudge Bo, Nellie Bo and Pauline Bo. By R. Merrill. Milwaukee, 
Wis., for black, white and tan English setters, one dog and two 
bitches, whelped April 17, 1894, by Paul Bo (Paul Gladstone— Bohe- 
mian Girl) out of Tube Rose (Count Noble -Lit). 
WHELPS. 
Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 
Breeze. F. Pidgeon's (Saugerties, N. Y.) beaple bitch Bree;e 
(Stormy — Myrtle th« Mouse), June 30, one bitch, by Hornell-Harmony 
Kennele' champion Sherrv (Little Prince — champion Elf). 
Bell B. C. T. Brownell's (New Bedford, Mass.) Gordon eetter bitch 
Bell B. (Gordon Tyrus— Nellie), Sept. 27. sixteen (eleven dogs), by his 
Murkland Ranger (imported Murkland Ranger— Beaulah.). 
Blossom. C. T. Brownell's (New Bedford, Mass.) Gordon setter bitch 
Blossom (Sam B.- -Nellie P.), Sept. 29, six (one dog), by his Murkland 
Ranger (Murkland Ranger — Beaulah). 
Brittle Broom. H. T. Poote's (New Rochelle, N. Y.) wire fox- 
terrier bitch Brittle Broom (Brittle - Vie Broom), Aug. 31, four (two 
does), by his Brittle Brant (Brittle— Whittle). 
Meersbrook Maiden. H. T. Foote's (New Rochelle, N. Y.) black and 
tan terrier bitch champion Meersbrook Maiden (Meersbrook Chance — 
Meersbrook Empress), Aug. 17, five (three dogs'), by his champion 
Broorofield Sultan rBroomfield Turk— Broomfield Belle). 
Whittle. H. T. Foote's (New Rochelle, N. Y.) fox-terrier bitch 
Whittle (Warren Rattler — Warren Dry time). Sept. 1, seven (two dogs), 
by H. W. Smith's Brittle (Brick— Yamp). 
Fannie Noble III. Jacob Schroth's (Philadelphia, Pa.) English set- 
ter bitch Fannie Noble in., Sept. 13, eight (four dogs), by F. G. Tay- 
lor's Breeze Gladstone. 
Mabel E. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) pug bitch Mabel 
E. (champion Kash — Lady Thurman, Oct. 5, four (two dogs), by their 
Happy Toby (Spokane— Nelly T). 
Lady Verne. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O ) pug bitch 
Lady Verne (Joe II,— Maudie), Oct. 9, seven (five dogs), by their Brad- 
ford Ruby 11. (champion Bradford Ruby — Puss B.). 
SALES. 
Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 
White Lady. English setter bitch, whelped July 9, 1893, by Si?. 
Gladstone out of Nellie H.. by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., 
to A. E. Davis. Worcester, Mass. 
Daisy Rip Rap. Black and white pointer bitch, whelped May 17, 
1893, by Rip Rap out of Lady Peg, by W. T. Hunter, Wheatland, N. D., 
to R. Merrill, Milwaukee, Wis. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
There is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 
questions relating to ailments of dogs will be answered by Dr. T. 6. 
Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 
Management and dogs vrill also receive careful attention. 
W. N. L, New York city.— The dog has not sired any winners that we 
know of, but his breeding is good. 
W. R. B., Orange, N. J.— Yes, the great Dane is also known as the 
German mastiff, but the term boarhound, we believe, is erroneous. 
T. C. T., Durand, Wis.— If you will peruse our business columns yon 
will And a number of reliable fox-terrier kennels advertised. We can- 
not tell you which is the best. 
m(Ung mid (^ouv L m\$. 
FIXTURES. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 29.— National Beagle Club, Hempsteat, L I. Geo. Laick, Tarry- 
town, N.Y., Sec'y. 
Nov. 5 —Brunswick Fur Club, North Acton, Mass. Bradford S. 
Turpin, Dorchester, Mass., Secy. 
Nov. 7.— Northwestern Beagle Club, at Columbus, Wis. Louis 
Steffen, Milwaukee, Wis., Sec'y. 
COURSING. 
Oct. SO. —Cheyenne Coursing Club, at Great Bend, Kan. Ira D. 
Brougher, Sec'y. 
Oct. 30. — Altcar Coursing Club's autumn meeting at Holyoke, Col. 
S. W, Vidler, secretary. Basil Hayman, judge. R, Taylor, slipper. 
Nov. 14.— California State meeting at Merced, Cal. J. R .Dickson, 
Secretary. 
The Dixie Red Fox Club's Hunt. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The hunters who assembled in Limestone county, Ala- 
bama, Sept. 8, to participate in the fourth annual camp hunt 
in that county were: W. I. Speairs, Ingram Mills, Miss.; 
Capt. Wm. Bankhead and Hon. M. J. Gilchrist, Courtland, 
Ala.; Capt. John A. Turner, Athens, Ala.; Dr. I. F. DeLong 
and C. W. Speairs, Rowland, Ala.; John H. Wallace, Jr., 
Tower Creek, Ala.; Hon. J. L. Hennigan, Leighton, Ala.; J. 
Iverton Ewen, Florence, Ala.; Capt. Wm. Richardson, Quid- 
nunc, Ala.; Frank Clay and Peter Fletcher, Greenbriar, 
Ala. 
Our eamp was beautifully situated in a large grove of' 
spreading oaks. A glade near by furnished splendid pastur- 
age for our horses, and best of all was a spring a hundred 
yards to the north, from which flowed delightful, cool, free- 
stone water. The hunting grounds were only a mile away, 
and have almost a national reputation for the abundance of 
long-winded red foxes 
Mr. Speairs had eight hounds in camp— six half Avent black 
and tans, Willis the July hound and a Whitlock- Walker 
Haggy. Walla ce& Hennigan had seven hounds — four Albe- 
marle county, Virginia, foxhounds, two Goodman bitches 
and a Goodman — Virginia cross Mr. C. W. Speairs had a 
very fast son of Mack and Prompter and four natives. The 
other gentlemen also had hounds, making altogether twenty 
couple in camp. We hunted six days, caught three red foxes 
and holed three. 
Two runs were had which severely tested the speed and 
stamina of the hounds. In those races a hound lackiner in 
speed was easily dropped, so rapid was the pace set by W. I. 
Speairs's Dexter, Hennigan's unbeaten Mack and C. W. 
Speairs's Prompter. 
Limestone county abounds in large plantations and few 
fences, and all the hunters unanimously agreed that it was 
the best place to hunt that they had ever seen. 
The people are hospitable and cordial, and when a hound 
gets lost some one always brings it to camp. Mr. W. J. 
Spears's July hound was mistaken several times for a shep- 
herd and a coon dog. 
"Willis, in my estimation, is as good as Julys get to be, 
but he canuot hold his own long with a pack that will lead 
him from the jump. 
I am confident that the Virginia hounds were superior in 
every way to any hounds in camp. I have never seen so 
many hounds of equal speed at one time in a race in my life. 
Our amicable contest ended very pleasantly, as there was 
no prejudice shown in favor of or against any hunter's 
hounds or any particular strain of foxhounds. So elated 
were the hunters with the great success which met them on 
every side, they decided to organize a club for the purpose of 
holding annual meets aud by careful judging ascertain what 
qualities constitute the typical American foxhound. 
The officers of the club are: Dr. J. F. DeLong, Rowland, 
Ala , President; W. I. Speairs, Ingram Mills, Miss., First Vice- 
President; J. Overton Evvin, Florence, Ala., Second Vice- 
President; John A. Turner, Athens, Ala., Master of Hounds; 
John H. Wallace, Jr., Tower Creek, Ala., Secretary and 
Treasurer. 
. This club has twenty charter members, and not desiring to 
confine its membership to Alabama or the South, respect- 
fully request all hunters who have the best interest of the 
foxhound at heart to send their names to the secretary and 
they will be sent a copy of the constitution and programme. 
The club proposes to hold its first annual meeting in 
Limestone county in October, 1895. Two stakes are offered 
— an All-Age pack stake and a puppy stake for hounds 
under 20mos. 
We would be glad to hear from all hunters in the United 
States and Canada. J. H. Wallace, Jr., Sec.-Treas. 
Tower Creek, Ala., Oct. 18. 
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Possum and Fox Hunting in Tennessee. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
On the night of Sept. 20 Mr. J. E. Mask came over to ac- 
company me in my first oppossum hunt for this season. As 
I am not much of a possum hunter, I proposed starting with 
my dogs and hunting five miles from home, where we often 
camp when fox hunting, and have my kennel man br-ng the 
fox pack out next morning. This was satisfactory, and as 
soon as we had supper we mounted. We took a lunch along 
and a sack a corn for our horses, and the latter looked rather 
"bundlesum" to get through the woods with. I was mounted 
on my thoroughbred racer Roderigo, and as he has had but 
little training, except on the track, he did not like the sack 
of corn, and for a half mile kicked and pranced, affording 
great amusement to Mr. Mask and Tom Powell. We took 
four hounds that are all first-class possum and coon dogs 
(not fox dogs). We reached the woods, about one mile from 
home, and before we hardly thought the dogs had time to 
get out of the road they had a hot trail, and in a few min- 
utes had "Mr. Possum" up a tree and every dog talking to 
him. He was up a small bush, and we soon had him in 
a sack. 
The horn was sounded, another start was made and 
away the hounds went scattering in different directions. 
Before going a quarter of a mile they had the second trail 
and this also proved a hot one and they soon had the pos- 
sum up a small tree and Tom had him on the ground and 
into the sack in a very few minutes We had scarcely 
mounted our horses when Drive found the third trail which 
gave us quite a good race before taking a tree, and this 
possum proved to be quite a large one that made, a terrible 
fight in the sack with his two smaller companions. 
We then changed our course and while crossing an old 
field we heard two of the dogs strike a quarter of a mile 
away, and before the other two could get to them they were 
talking to "Mr. Possum" up a small grape vine tree. He 
was soon caught and sacked, which caused quite a lot of 
trouble in there, and a severe fight was anticipated and 
caused Mr. Mask's quiet mount to get very unruly in the 
thick woods. After a short hunt of fifteen minutes we had 
another trail that proved to be a very cold track. After 
about fifteen minutes hard work on an old fence, the hounds 
decided that the possum was up a grape vine that went to a 
large oak, but we decided not to cut it. We then rode nearly 
a mile across a farm to a piece of woods, when we soon had. 
the sixth possum up a small tree and caught him. We had 
to get another sack for this one. 
We then hunted near a small creek bottom, and two of oUr 
dogs left us and went to the bottom for a coon chase. I blew 
the horn and tried to get them back, but they were bent on 
a coon before leaving the bottom, and soon had oue going in 
full cry, making the mud and water slash. The race was 
soon ended, but they were well in the swamp, and as I am 
not much of a. coon hunter I soon blew two of them out, and 
they had hardly reached us when they struck a trail that led 
almost straight away for a mile across fields and a small 
piece of wood. We had just decided that our possum dogs 
had gone back on us and had struck a fox, but about the 
time we were going to stop them they commenced giving 
tongue freely, up a tree, and at the same time the two dogs 
that did not come out of the creek bottom were trailing 
another coon nearly a mile below us, and before we had cut 
this tree they had treed their coon. This possum proved to 
be a large one, but rather poor for good eating. However, 
she gave us one of the longest races that I ever saw for a 
possum. The two dogs that had the coon treed were across 
a thick, swampy bottom, and so far away that we made no 
attempt to get, to them, and blew for nearly a half-hour 
before we could persuade them to leave the game. 
We then rode about a mile and a half down a lane between 
two farms near the place where we expected to camp. As it 
was hardly midnight I told Mr. Mask and Tom if they would 
get over in the field and go to a piece of woods about 100yds. 
from the road that I would take the horses on to camp and 
build a fire while they were catching another possum. As 
Mr. Mask and Tom are thoroughbred possum hunters, they 
were soon over the fence and in the wood. They had scarcely 
reached the cover before the hounds had a good trail, and in 
a very few minutes they had him up a tree. I could not stand 
the temptation, and, hitching the horses, was over the fence 
with one sack of the possums. By the time I reached the 
tree, Tom, a first-class hand with an axe, especially at a pos- 
sum tree, had the small sapling ready to fall, and I was just 
in time to help sack the game. The two possum hunters 
were still unsatisfied and made a round of the woods whilel 
returned with the sack of possums to the road, and soon 
reached the place where we were to camp. By the time I 
had hitched the horse and started a fire they had another 
possum up a tree about a half mile away, and the sound of 
the axe told me that they had this time treed up a large tree. 
I did not care to go to them, as I am not fond of cuttiug 
when I can get around it. I soon had a good fire by the side 
of a large log, the horses unsaddled, the possums hung up in 
a tree and our quilts spread for a nap before my most wel- 
come camp fire. I waited some time to hear the tree fall, and 
finally it came down with a crash like a tree that had fallen 
from some timberman 's axe. Then there seemed to be quite 
a lively run for about 75 vds. and the dogs treed again, and 
the axe was soon started on what sounded like a still lareer 
tree. I went to sleep before Mr. Mask and Tom cut this one 
down. After a good nap I was aroused by Mr. Mask veiling 
at me to get up and see the largest pbssum that we had 
caught. This ended our first possum hunt.with eight in the 
sacks, one treed that we did not go after, and two coons that 
we did not want to catch. By this time it was nearly oue 
o'clock and we were all ready for a few hours' rest to get 
ready for my part of the sport — a fox chase. 
About 4 o'clock I heard my kemelman coming with 
twelve and a half couple of my best red foxhounds. It was 
hard to get Mr. Mask and Tom up, but before any of the 
hounds reached camp I succeeded in getting them out and 
our four possum hounds only stopped and barked around 
us a few moments, and before we could get our horses 
saddled old Hunt could be heard trailing half a mile away, 
and the pack all soon joined in. This trail proved to be on a 
cunning old red fox that has been run many hard races, and 
when he heard our possum pack about midnight, he left his 
range and we had a good trail through woods, fields and 
creek bottoms for eighteen miles; the trail was just good 
enough for every dog we had to give tongue freely on, and 
a better one could not* be asked for. 
It took good, hard riding to stay with the hounds; in fact, 
Mr. Mask aud myself were the only ones that kept in hear- 
ing, and Mr. Mask would not have ridden fast enough to 
stay with me, but I had him in a strange country and it was 
keep up or get lost. Finally the fox was jumped, and a 
sharp, hard run of about one and a half hours was had. when 
the old fox decided the pace was too great for him to stand, 
and he went to earth. By the time the race was over several 
hunters joined. 
As I had to go through a fox range before getting home I 
decided to give them the second race After crossing the 
creek the hounds soon had a trail. It was now about 10 
o'clock and rather hot for good work, but the pack was soon 
hard at it and after trailing about one mile the second fns 
was jumped. He made for the creek bottom and crossed; 
we were bothered some time before crossing and did not 
hear the pack for nearly an hour, when we met them coming 
back in full cry. Their tongues were out and they were 
apparently suffering from heat and fatigue but they never 
checked a moment. They were well packed and going at a 
good speed for the time they had been at work and consider- 
ing the heat. The excitement was now more intense than 
the possum hunt and away I went with them to stay to the 
finish. They made one more good circle and when the fox 
(a red) crossed the road about one hundred yards ahead of 
the pack with his tail down and tongue out it was seen that 
they would soon make short work of him, in fact in a few 
minutes they had him holed. 
We returned bv the camp to get our sack of possums, and * 
when we reached home we could hardly wait for dinner 
before going to bed. To-day we had three of the largest pos- 
sums for dinner. They were nicely baked, with potatoes, 
and none but Southerners and colored people know how we 
enjoyed our first possum dinner. 
Next week I am to take a three days' camp hunt after a lot 
of large timber gray wolves that are in a large river bottom 
about twenty miles from here. I am a little afraid of getting 
some of my hounds hurt; but as we will have about sixty 
good hounds in the pack, they should hold their own with 
the wolves if they don't get scattered, J. M. AVENT. 
Hickory Valley, Tenn., Sept. 20. 
• • • • 
An Unexpected Catamount Hunt. 
One morning together with our hounds and other hunting 
accoutrements, we boarded aY.& M. V. train for Sauve, a 
small station five and one-half miles from New Orleans, bent 
on a Southern rabbit drive. After alighting from the train 
and walking up the track for about a mile we arrived at the 
spot to start in. We, means four others besides your humble 
servant. 
Leaving one man to drive the pack, the rest kept a sharp 
lookout. Suddenly one of the dogs gave tongue and the rest 
followed. As the well trained pack settled down to work a 
shot rang out in the crisp morning air. "Did you get him?" 
"Nein, vas make monkey business and he vas go too fast 
already," answered the shootist, who was a Teuton. The 
hounds were put on the trail and once more music reigned 
supreme. The quarry, which was a cottontail, took a course 
the shape of a long S and was lost in a ditch. The dogs 
broke off and separated, each one going a different way,- and 
trying to work up the lost trail, when a second shot was 
heard; this time the huntsman nailed the rabbit sneaking 
back to his nest, in fact, but ten feet from it. 
After this it seemed as if the rabbit was an alien to that 
part, of the country — the Big Cane — for not a trail was found, 
not a dog opened. This monotonous state of affairs weut on 
for about two hours and a half. Just as we were sitting 
down to partake of lunch; Boy, a half hound and half pointer, 
let out a "sight yell," that caused everybody to drop his half 
opened lunch and snatch gun in an instant. Away they 
went, round and roiiod, up and down, now on the bank of the 
bayou, now in the cane, in fact, everywhere except where a 
shot, could be gotten. It is said that if a pursued "cat" hap- 
pens to come to a road or path it cautiously looks up and 
down before crossing. One of the party was advised by the 
driver to go down to a dry ditch where the "cat" had'been 
circling, and take a stand there. He had hardly reached 
there when coming straight towards him, he beheld some- 
thing big and spotted. At first glance he took it for a stray 
dog, but he soon found out his mistake. The minute the 
"cat" caught sight of the huntsman, whose hair now stood 
perpendicular, it stopped still and began to snarl and lash its 
tail, as if ready for a spring. At this juncture the huntsman 
fired. The shot took effect in its front and broke one of its 
forelegs. By this time "Boy," the same dog who started it, 
was close at hand and went in to finish "puss," but the ta*k 
was not so easy. In the spasmodic movement of an optic, 
the dog was lying on his back, with the "cat" on top. But 
the balance of the pack coming up by this time, they made 
short work of poor "Tom." As we desired the skin as a 
trophy, we beat the exulting pack off, which, with the ex- 
ception of Boy, whose right ear was torn in strips, were safe 
and sound. Although having lost con.siderable blood. Boy 
persisted in hunting the balance of the day, the same as if he 
had never engaged in a paw to claw conflict with a bobcat in 
his life. 
In gutting the cat, we found the remains of three young 
rabbits. Since killing the cat, rabbits are beginning to be 
fairly plentiful around Sauve once more, and the huntsmen 
are anticipating with pleasure the coming season's hunt. 
One of Them. 
• • ■ • 
A. C. C.'s Waterloo Cup. 
The action of the American Coursing Cluh at its recent 
meeting, in establishing an American Waterloo cup, may 
justly be considered the most important event of the season, 
so far as it relates to the progress, value and permanency or 
the sport. 
The American Field Cup Stake this year had but twelve 
starters, a serious dwindling away from its narrrow im- 
portance of previous years. It is true that hard times and 
the misfortune of kenn el sickness undoubtedly contributed 
to the number of absentees, still, under the most favorable 
conditions of a larger number of entries, it is nob at all prob- 
able that the stake would have had any greater importance 
ande from the greater revenue to the club, which would 
come from a larger number of entries, The old stake was 
too narrow in its scope. 
