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merit seemed fair enough. The abandonment of the negoti- 
ation^ means that the awards made at Toronto and Ottawa 
in 1893, and the Toronto awards this year will not be 
recognized by the A. K. C. In future Canadian exhibitors 
will have to "list" with the A. K. C. to exhibit in this 
country under A. K. C. rules, and Americans must "list" 
or register with theC. K. C. in order to exhibit at Canadian 
shows under their rules. Toronto show this year felt the 
effects of the uncertainty as to whether the agreement 
would be ratified, and will surely suffer to a greater extent 
next year unless other inducements are offered to exhibitors 
from this side. The principle hitch will be if a rule is made 
by the A. K. C, as was hinted at in a motion made at the 
meeting of Dec. 6, debarring exhibitors from exhibiting at 
shows, not held under A. K. C. rules, where disqualified 
members are allowed to exhibit. We fancy, however, that 
this is such an arbitrary measure that it will find few sup- 
porters. 
The bull bitch Bromley Lass; sister to King Orry, now in 
this country, was worried to death by a kennel companion 
recently. 
Mr. Vero Shaw and Mr. Geo. R. Krehl have been invited to 
judge at the W. K. C. show, but business engagements pre- 
clude either from accepting. A hearty welcome would await 
them could they come. 
Mr. Starr, of Toronto, has sold his St. Bernard dog Ken- 
more to Mr. Langworth, of Truro, N. S., after repeated offers 
had been made for the dog. He still owns Queenie Starr and 
the well known Monk. 
The dogs of the Seminole Kennels, of Chestnut Hill, Pa., 
were to be sold at auction on Tuesday, Dec. 18. We 
understand the kennel made an assignment some time since. 
The Seminole Kennels have been prominent in the Irish 
setter, collie and pug breeds for some years, and if this means 
the breaking up of the kennel, fanciers will regret to hear of 
the fact. The sale took place at the American Horse Ex- 
change, New York. 
Visitors to Netley Abbey, the home of Lord Byron, are 
struck by the beautiful monument erected on his lawn by 
the poet, to the memory of his faithful dog— the truest 
friend, he says on the inscription, he ever had. 
The Pacific Kennel Club does not intend to let 1895 pass 
away without having a bench show in San Francisco. At an 
enthusiastic meeting held in that city Dec. 5, it was decided 
to hold a show May 1 to 4, and they expect it to excel all 
previous shows held on the Slope. The treasury shows a 
balance of over $1,000. so that the club will not have to ask 
for a guarantee fund. Messrs. C. A. Haight, H, Bier, T. 
Higgs, Howard Vernon and T. J. Watson were elected a 
bench show committee, and the selection of these gentlemen 
is said to be a guarantee of success, as far as arrangements 
go. 
Cocker spaniels seem to be a favorite breed in Omaha, 
Neb., and fanciers have in late years been good customers of 
the Eastern and Canadian kennels. Ko Ko, Black Gyp, 
Brantford Bonita and others are among the most important 
purchases, and have done well out there. Some of the span- 
iel men think that the Omaha Kennel Club should give some 
evidence of its being and hold another show. Among the 
field sportsmen there seems to be a feeling that a field trail 
club should be formed and trials held at no distant date. 
The Frenchman, or more particularly the Parisian, is evi- 
dently a great dog lover, for that lively city is said to have 
80,000 registered dogs— one dog to every twenty eight inhab- 
itants. Of course, the poorer the quarters the greater the 
number of dogs. The estimated cost of feeding this army of 
canines is $2,000,000 per annum, and their care and feeding 
affords a living for twenty-five manufacturers of dog collars 
and muzzles, four bakers of dog bread, and there are five 
factories for making biscuits of meat fiber, etc., three special 
dog pharmacies, a dozen infirmaries and two hospitals. 
An "A, K. C, Member" draws attention to the paragraph 
in last week's Dog Chat, referring to what the A K. C. 
should do with its balance which we said dog breeders hoped 
to see given as special prizes. He says: "I think you must 
have overlooked the financial statement of the club, which 
appears in the same issue. If you look at that you will find 
that the balance of $2,815 on Jan 1, has been reduced to one 
of $1,108. The receipts since Jan. 1 have been $5,765, and the 
disbursements $7,473. The fact is the A. K. C. has suffered 
severely from the business depression which existed for so 
long, and has had to contract its running expenses very 
much. The type-writer has been dispensed with, and to keep 
up the work of the office, both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Day have 
to work extra hours." We have verified this statement and 
find that in this and other ways a reduction of expenses has 
been made in keeping with the current receipts. 
Mr. J. M. White, of Brooksville, Pa., has formed a part- 
nership with Mr. C. W. Espy of the same place, in the breed- 
ing of pugs, their kennel to be known as the Oak Ridge Pug 
Kennels. Mr. White turns in the pugs he recently pur- 
chased from Al. Eberhart, Young Douglas, Peggy Pride and 
Tootsey Davenport and Mr. Epsy's Queen Tracey completes 
the team. 
Dropping into Dr. Sherwood's hospital the other day we 
saw a rather peculiar manifestation of chorea. Instead of a 
twitching of the limbs or facial movements, the general 
form of this annoying complaint, this dog, a St.. Bernard, 
every now and then would contract the stomach until the 
body was arched, the action being very like that of a dog with 
colic. The dog was in good health otherwise and seemed 
lively and free from pain. 
The next meeting of the National Beagle Club will beheld 
at the A. K. C. rooms Jan. 4, 1895, at 4 P. M. The success- 
ful trials held last month at Hempstead, L. I., have infused 
renewed interest in the club, and though the efforts of the 
secretary to draw a good entry scarcely met with the encour- 
agement they deserved, it is thought that another year, now 
that the club is assured of such good grounds, the entries 
will greatly increase. 
Mr. Geo. Laick's Laick's Roy developed a bad case of dis- 
temper after the National Beagle Club trials. At Oxford he 
caught cold and had dysentery, and this accounts for his poor 
showing. He did better at Hempstead, but, as his recent 
illness shows, he was in anything but proper form for a field 
trial. He will be shown on the bench and will probably win 
ribbons. 
Two notable absentees from the Birmingham show this 
year were Mr. Shirley, president of the English Kennel Club, 
who has not missed a show for thirty years, and Mr. John 
Shorthose, one of the originators of the show, who missed 
the show for the first time this year. 
Among the oddities and funny incidents of the show were 
a dachshund and a rough St. Bernard with blankets on. 
Metchley Wonder sustained what might have been a 
serious accident the other day. A bitch had been sent to be 
mated, and while in the crate Metchley Wonder came up. 
The bitch made a jump for him and in throwing his head 
back a projecting nail on the crate struck his eye. The 
injury happily did not turn as seriously as was at first 
suspected. 
pect, so must "shut up shop" for a while. I hope to be able to con- 
tinue with you at no distant date, for I should not attempt to do busi- 
ness without the aid of Forest and Stream. H, S. Pitkin. 
The following alterations have been made in regard to 
membership in the Canadian Kennel Club and fees for regis- 
tering dogs in the Stud Book. 1. Membership fee is $2 
payable in advance each year. The year ends Aug. 31. 2. 
T his entitles to one free registration, any in excess of this 
may be registered at 50c each. A coupon is issued for the 
free registration, which if lost cannot be replaced. A cou- 
pon must be attached to each application sent in for free 
registration. A copy of the annual Stud Book, containing 
all registrations for the year extended in full and published 
at $1.50, will be supplied each member free. 3. The fee to 
non-members for registration is $1 for each dog. For listing 
the fee is 25c. 4. To members the fee for listing is 25e. 5. 
No dog can be registered unless pedigree for three genera- 
tions on both sides is given in full, or it has won not less 
than two first prizes at shows recognized by the C K. O, or 
is the product of parents already registered in the C. K. C. 
S. B. 6. Any dog not eligible under above rule may be 
listed." 7. For each certificate of registration after the 
first, and for each copy of pedigree, a fee of 25 cents is 
charged. 
There will be a dog show held in- connection with the Cin- 
cinnati Poultry Club Jan. 11 to 15, 1895. in the Music Hall, 
Cincinnati, O. Entries close Jan. 7, and fees are $2 for first 
entry, $1 for others. Prizes, 50 per cent, of fees to first and 
30 per cent, to second. Premium lists will be issued this 
week, and it is expected that there will be an entry of 200 to 
300 dogs. Geo. H. Hill judges setters and pointers; J. W. 
Mack pugs, Italian greyhounds and all terriers except fox; 
J . T. Ronkwell Irish water spaniels; R. I. Carter poodles and 
bulldogs; Dr. H. Heywood heagles; John Hawkes collies; 
Roger Williams greyhounds, barzois, bloodhounds and fox- 
hounds; Al G. Eberhart mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfound- 
lands, great Danes and non-sporting dogs not already classi- 
fied. Austin's Dog Bread will be fed and Little's Soluble 
Phenyle will disinfect the show. Many specials have been 
donated and handlers' prizes will be given. Al Eberhart is 
superintendent and to him applications should be made f or 
premium lists. 
Mr. Al G. Eberhart's pug dog Happy Toby, while out 
exercising on Thanksgiving Day, was instantly killed by a 
kick from a horse attached to a milk wagon. 
The great Birmingham show held Dec. 1 to 5, seems to 
attract dogmen on the other side, chiefly on account of past 
glories, for it has long since been passed in the race for first 
honors by such shows as the kennel club at Crystal Palace 
and Craft's big ventures. The benching and management 
seemed antiquated in some respects and though there was 
no falling off in numbers a decided lack of quality was ap- 
parent in many of the breeds — notably fox-terriers and mas- 
tiffs. The Sunday interregnun seems to come in for much 
Dust criticism. Lord Fitzroy judged the fox-terriers and in 
the language of the ring "made a regular 'ash it"— that is 
according to present fancier ideas, going for a working type 
of terrier. One critic describes the judging as a farce and that 
it must be where non-fanciers are selected to judge. The 
small entries proved that fanciers appreciated the situation. 
In pointers Old Saddleback still held his own, looking very fit 
and eventually winning the championship. Mr. Chapman's 
kennel took the corresponding championship under "Scotch" 
Bailey's pilotage, and he seems to have taken a number of 
prizes in other breeds. Setters were a representative lot as 
they always are at this show. St. Bernards mustered in 
greater force than usual, Lord Douglas winning the cham- 
pionship in rough dogs and Abbess in bitches, Frandley 
Stephanie being absent. 
In smooths Marquis of Bede Burn took the championship 
prize over Kenil worth II., but the decision is not endorsed. 
In mastiffs the judging seems to have upset the talent some- 
what, especially when the well known Coombe Baroness 
could do no better than commended. Collies had a bumper 
entry, of good quality and bobtails were the best ever shown 
at one show. Bulldogs were fairly represented but the ter- 
riers do not seem to have come up to former years, with the 
exception of Welsh terriers, which came out in force. In all 
there were 1,517 entries. A coincidence of the show was the 
fact that on the first day the same number of persons (6,058) 
passed the turnstiles as in the show of 1893. 
Letters on Speed or Nose in Beagles; The Foxhound, &c, 
are unavoidably left over this week. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
There is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 
Questions relating to ailments of dogs urill be answered by J>r. T. Gh 
Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 
Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 
J. M. H , Ridgway, Pa.— There is no distinct breed called Gordon 
pointers. 
C. A. S., Toronto, Canada.— The Gordon setter Guy is not registered 
in the A. K. C. 8. B. 
- S. A., New York.— We do not know the record on setter pups in one 
litter. A litter of fifteen is a largo one, but it does not constitute a 
record litter. 
F. E. K., Philadelphia, Pa — Irish setter Eockwood Dandy is by 
Desmond II. (8409) out of Fly, by Grafton out o£ Maine, by Eleho II 
out of Dell. Shamrock Belle is by Henmore Shamrock (16743) out of 
Daisy (3927). 
W. S., Germantown, Pa. — The field spaniel or cocker spaniel would 
be best for your purpose and you would be more likely to get trained 
dogs of those breeds. Either could be trained to tree. A "Kennel 
special" in our business columns would bring you the dog you re- 
quire. 
A. W. J., New York.— Will you please let me know through your 
correspondence column, the pedigree of the collie bitch Flurry, the 
dam of The.Squire and Flurry II. ? Ans. Champion Flurry, E. K C 
S. B. 10736, by Trevor out of Hasty, by Carlyle out of Glen: Trevor bv 
Trefoil out of Maude. * 
G. S., Paterson,N. J.— The early service will not retard your bitche's 
growth; if anything, the contrary. Letting her pass two seasons will 
not make any difference; if bred to a pure mastiff the next time she 
comes in there may be a trace of the mesalliance, though the weight 
of evidence is against such a supposition. You need have no fear on 
this score. 
Mot, Birmingham, Ala.— 1. Did the pointer bitch Climax (E., 20,817) 
ever win a place in a field trial, and was she a bench winner? 2. Were 
the pointers Cotta, sira of Miranda II., and Gen. Prim, sire of Pride 
(E., 1,265), field trial winners? 3. Give pedigree of the pointer bitch 
Fleet (7,988). Ans. 1. Climax (E., 20,217) won second at the Kennel 
Club show of 1887. We can find no record of field trial winnings. 2 
No. 3. By Dash out of Sport; Dash by Hindoo (2,896) out of Flight 
(3,057). 
Business. 
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4.— Forest and Stream Fub. Co.: Gentle- 
men— With the end of this quarter you may discontinue my ad., keep- 
ing my electrotype in your possession as I hope to put it in use again 
'ere long. I think I have advertised with you continuously about as 
long as any of your kennel patrons and I am sorry to interrupt our 
relations now, but I have no pups on hand nor none in immediate proa- 
"Forest and Stream" Fan Pedigree Blank. 
For some time past breeders of dogs have demanded a pedigree 
form that would afford spaces for a more extended pedigree than 
those hitherto published. The difficulty has been in arranging a form 
that, while admitting the required extension, would be compact and 
not too large for mailing. This difficulty has been solved in the 
"Forest and Stream Fan Pedigree Blank" which is so arranged that 
a dog's pedigree can be recorded for eight generations, and the spaces 
radiating from a center, the reader is enabled to trace at a glance the 
different strains which lead from sire and dam, Spaces are also pro- 
vided for recording the name of dog, its breed, color, sex, breeder and 
address, dates of birth and purchase, from whom purchased, E, K. O. 
and A. K. C. Stud Book numbers and certification. These blanks are 
for sale at S2 per hundred, 30 cents per dozen, by the Forest and 
Stream Pub. Co., 318 Broadway, New York. 
Brunswick Fur Club. 
Rosbtjky, Mass., Dec. 13.— The sixth annual winter meet 
of the Brunswick Fur Club will be held at Barre, Mass., 
during the week of Jan. 7, 1895. Club headquarters will be 
at the Hotel Barre. The hotel is heated by steam and has 
all modern conveniences. The rates will be $1.50 per day. 
Good accommodations for the hounds will be provided in 
the hotel stables. 
The annual meeting of the club, for the election of officers 
for 1895 and for transaction of other business will be held at 
8 P. M. in the hotel parlors, i 
This is to be a hunting meet, and it is hoped to make it 
one of the most successful in the history of the club. All 
fox hunters will receive a hearty welcome and are cordially 
invited to be present and bring their hounds. 
Bradford S. Turpin, Sec'y. 
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HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 
We have had several queries lately in regard to a good 
trail for drag hunting. Oil of anise is the usual recipe, but 
if a good breast-high scent is required the following mixture 
will give it: oil of anise, loz. castor oil and oz. valer- 
ian. A well matured red herring is by no means to be de- 
spised at a pinch. ; 
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Coursing men will be pleased to hear that Mr. Sam Vidler, 
secretary of the Altcar Coursing Club, who met with a 
severe accident reoently, is on a fair way to complete re 
covery. 
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The noted greyhound Simonian, at one time owned by Col. 
North, who sold him to the Grand Duke Nicholas for $1,500, 
and that won the Russian Waterloo cup and other stakes, is 
again an inmate of the Elsham Kennels, having been repur 
chased for $3,625. He is royally bred, by Greentick out of Bit 
of Fashion, and has a number of stakes to his credit, the 
Waterloo Purse and Plate among them. 
heating. 
Some Plain Facts. 
In view of the man3- points involved and the conflicting statements 
of the different parties, it is hardly surprising that the average reader 
even though well posted in yachting, should be more or less at sea in 
forming a satisfactory opinion. It would be almost impossible to 
touch on the many important points at issue, to say nothing of the 
secondary ones; but by way of clearing up somewhat the present 
misunderstanding, we offer the following propositions, in as concise 
a form as possible, believing that they cannot successfully be contro- 
verted by those who uphold the new deed of gift: 
1 . The Americans Cup has never been the property of the New York 
Yacht Club; but was entrusted to it, to be held under certain definite 
terms, xvntil won from it. 
2. The New York Yacht Club had no legal right whatever to alter 
the terms laid down by the ovmers of the Cup. 
3. Tfie new deed of gift was not made by the members of the New 
York Yacht Club, but by a small clique of officers and members, 
4. The new deed of gift has never been submitted to the members of 
the New York Yacht Club; and has never been ratified by them. 
5. The delegating of the supreme power of the club to a special com- 
mittee, even granting that the club had such power to alter the deed of 
gift, was irregular and illegal. 
6. All action on the America's Cup at the special meeting of 
October, 1S87, was irregular and illegal, notice of such proposed action 
not having been given three days in advance to all members. 
7. As long as the new deed of gift is upheld, no challenge can be 
recognized and accepted by the liolder unless it contains the four 
dimensions specified in clause 6. 
8. The* challenge under tvhich the Valkyrie-Vigilant races were 
sailed was not legal, in that it did not contain the beam at waterline-, 
extreme beam and draft, as demanded in clause 6. 
If the defenders of the new deed are honest in their professions, 
they will perhaps lay aside for a time some of the many confusing 
side issues and disprove the vital points here recounted. 
[From the Forest and Stream, Jan. 26, 1893] . 
We have not yet seen a clear and direct statement of the exact terms 
on which Lord Dunraven's challenge has been accepted, and we doubt 
very much whether any one of the five members of the Cup Commit- 
tee could draw up such a statement; or whether, if each of them tried 
it independently, the five statements would agree. Even if they did. 
we feel very certain that even Lord Dunraven, much less the Royal 
Yacht Squadron, would not for a moment assent to the views of the 
committee. 
The simple fact is that the "blue ribbon" of the sea is still tangled up 
with the red tape woven about it by Com. Gerry and ex-Sec'y Bird; If 
Valkyrie should be defeated, the next challenger must fight the new 
deed just as Lord Dunraven has fought, we hope with better judgment 
and proportionate success. If Valkyrie should win, there will in all 
probability be a renewal of the long and tedious negotiations of the 
past six months before the Royal Yacht Squadron will sign such a 
paper as the lawyers of the New York Y. C. will draw up, and she is 
allowed to sail away with the coveted trophy. 
Our comments, this week and last, on Cup matters are written with 
a full realization of the facts that the New York Y. C. is now desirous 
of a race, and also that the immediate conditions agreed to by the 
club in the Valkyrie— Vigilant match and in the present case are per- 
fectly fair and liberal. All this, however, has nothing whatever to do 
with the matter of rescinding or indorsing the illegal and unfair ia- 
Btrument.fastened on the club by its Cup committee of 1887. 
