FOREST AND STREAM. 
Feb. 9, 1895. 
a bird near where the dogs pointed. Tick pointed a single, then 
he roaded on, pointed and roaded quite a distance. Some horse- 
men flushed a single near where his last point was made. Sent on. 
lick pointed a hevy and was steady to shot. Good work. Delhi 
was not near to back. Moved on Tick pointed sparrows. In a 
strip of plum hushes, Tick made a point. Delhi pointed close by a 
moment afterward; Tick moved on and flushed the bird. Delhi 
made a good point on a bevy in open sedge, and Tick backed, and 
both were steady to shot. Good work. The hew lit on a wet 
corn-field, bare and a bad place for point work. The dogs wore 
worked on it. Tick passed close to a bird, caught scent, and was 
wheeling to a point when the bird flushed. It was entirely excus- 
Each then pegged a good point, on separate birds! Up at 
10:10. lick severely injured a toe-nail on the frozen ground during 
the heat. The heat was excellent, and Delhi had very little mar- 
gin to spare in it. It was an exceptionally srood exhibition of intel- 
ligent and workmanlike performance on birds. 
Jingo-Strideaway. — They were started at 10:28. Strideaway 
pointed a bevy in woods, and was backed by Jingo. The birds were 
followed into a scattered growth of small oaks. .Tingo pointed a 
bevy and afterward pointed a single bird well. The dogs sepa- 
rated in their work for a few moments. Jmgo was found pointing 
a bevy. Sent on. Jingo soon found and pointed another bevy. 
Strideaway was not near at the time. Jingo outworked Stride- 
away in every detail of the competition. He ran in high-class 
form, better than m any other part of his competition . Up at 11 :1B. 
Lulu K. — Selah . — At 11:26 they were cast off. Lula flushed a 
single. Worked on a marked bevy, both got a point on it. On 
scattered birds, Selah flushed a single The heat was ordinary. 
Selah was much the better ranger. Lulu, being in season, was 
changed, from the order in which she was first announced to run 
with Jingo, on account of being in season. 
did— Verge.— They were cast off at 11:56. Verge flushed a bevv. 
Next ho pointed a bevy, and Cid, coming in, flushed it. Up at 
13:38. Their performance was ordinary. 
The running was suspended till after lunch. 
Delhi — Jingo. — They began at 1:29, Delhi pointed a bevy in a 
thicket. Jingo, coming in, flushed it. In the same thicket, about 
fifty yards further on. Jingo pointed a hew- Both were steady to 
shot. In the open field, both pointed and nothing was found. Sent 
on, Jingo pointed and Delhi backed well; nothing was found, but 
about thirty yards further Delhi pointed some" birds. Next he 
pointed a single bird well. Up at 1:11. Delhi had bv far the best 
of the heat. 
The judges then announced the witness, First, Delhi; second, 
Jingo; third, Tick Boy; fourth, Strideaway; fifth. Tamarack, Jr. 
THE ALL AGE SETTER STAKE. 
This stake had 18 starters, most of them well known, for at least 
12 of the IS had competed before, and of the 12 several had won 
something in nublic competition. 
The purse and its subdivisions were the same as in the All A ge 
Pointer Stakes, namely, $500, divided into $150, $135. $75 and $50. 
The stake was for all setters which had never won first in an All 
Aee Stake in any recognized field trial in America. 
The order of running was as follows: 
Dudley Schofield's black, white and ta,n dog, Joe Bowers (De 
Soto — Ruth Gates), Capt. R. P. McCargo, handler, with J. H. 
Winslow's black, white and tan dog. Breeze Belton (Breeze Glad- 
stone — Nellie Belton), John . Lewis, handler. 
Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan bitch, Bessie houpe 
Gath's Hope — Countess Rush), D. E. Rose, handler, with Man- 
chester Kennel Co. 's Gleam's Pink (Van Guard — Georgia Belle), 
A. P. Gilliam, handler. 
P. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch, Tory Topaz (Count 
Gladstone IV. — Tory Diamond), J. M. Avent, handler, with W. 
W. Titus' black, white and tan bitch, Minnie T. (Dick Boudhu — 
Bettie B.), owner, handler. 
C. W. De Pauw's black, white and tan dog, Auld Clootie (Dick 
Boudhu— Sheena Van), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with Blue Ridge 
Kennels' black, white and tan bitch, Allene (Gath's Mark- 
Ruby's Girl), D. E. B,ose. handler. 
Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan dog. Blue Ridge Mark 
(Gath's Mark— Ollie T.), D. E. Rose, handler, with Dr. C. W. 
Duke's black, white and tan dog, Acolyte (Toledo Blade — Sue 11.), 
Thos. Bond, handler. 
Jackson and Denmark Kennels' black, white and tan bitch, 
Lillian Russell (Phillip Gladstone— Lou G.), T. Bond, handler, 
with P. T. Madison's black, white and tan dog, Rodfield (Antonio 
— Nellie Hope!. John T. Mayfield, handler. 
Nat. B. Nesbitt's black and white bitch. Flirt C. (Czar— Zoe L.), 
owner, handler, with D. G. Rowland's black, white and tan bitch, 
Camille II. (Roderigo — Topsy Avent), Horace Smith, handler. 
Nat. B. Nesbitt's black, white and tan bitch. Blue Kate (Blue 
Mark — Collie B.), owner, handler, with Manchester Kennel Co.'s 
dog. Gleam's Sport (Van Guard — Georgia Belle), A. P. Gilliam 
handler. 
Theo. Goodman's black, white and tan bitch, Dan's Lady (Dan 
Gladstone — Lilly Burgess), J. H.Johnson, handler, with Avent 
and Thayer's black, white and tan dog, Topsy's Rod (Roderigo — 
Topsy Avent) , J. M. Avent, handler. 
SECOND ROUND. 
Minnie T. — Auld Clootie. 
Allene— Gleam's Pink. 
Rodfield — Blue Ridge Mark. 
Dan's Lady — Lillian Russell. 
Joe Bowers — Tory Topaz. 
1. Rodfield. 
2. Blue Ridge Mark. 
3. Minnie T. 
4. Gleam's Pink. 
" 5. Dan's Lady. 
The judges handled the competition skillfully, and, as injthe 
other stakes, their decisions, as a whole, were well received. 
The quality of the competition was inferior to that of the 
Pointer Stake, and the best of it was no better than that shown 
by the host pointers. 
Rodfield, the winner, needs no lengthy introduction. His win at 
Bicknell is still fresh in memory. He gathered new honors at 
West Point, under the disadvantages of having an injured jaw 
and tongue. How the injury was inflicted, no one knows." Rod- 
field, as a performer, is in the first flight. He has an easy stride, 
runs swiftly, carries himself gracefully and points in ail animated 
and stylish manner. He has good judgment in boating out his 
ground, and is wise in his bird work. He works most pleasingly 
to the gun. 
Blue Ridge Mark is also well known as a successful competitor. 
He, too, has a stylish action, beats out his ground with judgment, 
and. is successful at finding and pointing. He works well to the 
gun. 
Minnie T., winner of third, is an excellent performer. She 
shows great skill and diligence in beating out her ground to ad- 
vantage, and she has a most complete knowledge of the best man- 
ner to work on her birds after she has found them. She handles 
easily, works perfectly to the gun, and has a most sweet and cheer- 
ful disposition. 
Gleam's Pink, fourth, is an honest worker, and showed skill in 
locating, pointing and finding. He was lacking somewhat in en- 
thusiasm and cheerful action. He worked nicely to the gun. 
Dan's Lady ran one great heat with Tonsy's Rod. Had she 
maintained the same class of work throughout, she would have 
been well to the front in the winners. It was not entirely a fall 
down in her work— the chances worked against her somewhat. 
She is a most diligent worker, beats out her ground with judg- 
ment, and works on her birds with skill. She works.'prettily to. the 
gun. 
It seems that the handwriting is on the wall for .the heady dog 
which works to please himself, which does not work to the gun, 
which requires a lot of furious riding to keep trace of his where- 
abouts; in short, which does not work as a properly trained and 
good-intentioned dog should work. 1 
SATURDAY. 
First Round. 
Joe Bowers — Breeze Belton, — They were cast off about. 2 o'clock. 
Each made a point to which nothiug was found. Sent on, Joe 
pointed a bew well, and Breeze backed; Joe moved on a few yards 
to locate, then Breeze moved on and pointed the same bevy. Sent 
on ranging, Joe pointed a bevy nicely, and was steady up to back, 
The heat ended at 3:29. Joe worked intelligently and correctly to 
the gun. His range was medium. Breeze made, an indifferent 
showing. , . 
^■"Bessie Shoupe — Gleam's Pink.— They were cast oft at 2:36. Bes- 
sie was first to point; Pink backed. A single bird was flushed, 
but the point apparently was on foot-scent. Next Bessie pointed ; 
nothing found. Sent on. Pink roaded and pointed alternately, 
Bessie 'joining, They pointed at the same time about 40 yards 
apart; Pink had a single bird. He then roaded to a point on the 
bevy. At the same time, about 30 yards to one side, Bessie pointed. 
The birds had run about 200 yards, all told. Next, on top of a hill, 
Bessie ma.de a true point on a bevy, and was steady to shot. She 
secured a good point on one of the scattered birds, and Pink 
backed. Pink was the wider and better ranger. Bessie had but 
irregular middling range. Up at 3:3.5. ' *l 
Tory Topaz— Minnie T.-- They started at 3:30. Tory dropped to 
a point m the open, Minnie backed; nothing found. 'Sent on. Tory 
pointed and Minnie, coming in, also pointed; then both roaded to 
a point on the scattered birds, which flushed wild in a cotton- 
field. Tory pointed on a, side hill; nothing found. In woods, Min- 
nie made six single points and one point on a bevy which flushed 
wild. The dogs separated during the latter part of the heat, 
working then on different ground. * Mr. Avent, to the judges, 
raised an objection to the manner in which the heat was fun- 
Tory pottered betimes during the latter part of the heat. Up at 
4:08. Minnie was the better worker in every way. 
Auld Clootie— Allene. — They started at 4:11. Allene roaded 
nicely to a point on a bevy, from woods to open sedge. Clootie 
pointed a bevy in woods and was steady to shot. The~birds were 
followed. Clootie pointed; Allene backed; Nesbitt failed to flush 
the bird; the dogs were sent on, and Allene flushed the bird: 
Clootie pointed; no bird. Allene pointed a bird. Clootie made 
two points on single birds. Allene roaded to a point ou a single 
bird; Clootie backed. Neither ranged wide, and their point work 
was average. 
Acolyte— Blue Ridge Mark.— They started at 5 o'clock, rather 
an unfavorable hour, as the temperature was getting colder and 
night, was approaching. Mark pointed a bevy in sedge. Part of 
the bevy was a few yards away, and Acolyte pointed it indepen- 
dently. Each pointed a single bird. Sent on. Soon each pointed, 
about 40 yards apart: nothing found. It might have been where a 
bevy flushed, as it was about the hour when the birds flew to roost. 
Acolyte, flushed a bevy, and then made two flushes on singles. 
Mark pointed a single arid Acolyte backed. Mark ranged wide, 
beat. out. his ground with judgment, and his point work was good. 
He took a cast, found and pointed another hevy. They ran 30 
minutes. 
This ended the day's work. 
MONDAY. 
The'forenoon was most disagreeably stormy. ' Rain mixed with 
sleet fell from early morning till near midday. The ground was 
covered with slush. Although the afternoon ' cleared up, no at- 
tempt was made to start. The ground s were totally unfit for work. 
TUESDAY. 
The morning was dark, slightly foggy, densely cloudy, slushy, 
raw and uncomfortable. There was a cold dampness, most pene- 
trating and chilling. Heaw wraps were in use. Tiny patches of 
snow^thickly dotted the grounds till near noonday. Softmud was 
everywhere. The sun peeped out through rifts in the clouds about 
midday, but this hopeful sign of pleasanter weather soon disap- 
peared. Though the sky remained darkly and ominously overcast, 
the temperature grew perceptibly warmer, still not warm enough 
for comfort. Birds, nevertheless, were found in abundance. 
Rodfield— Lillian Russell,— Tbey started at 8:28. Rodfield, not- 
withstanding that be was .suffering from an unaccountable injury 
to his jaw and tongue, speed over the ground merrily and indus- 
triously. Both roaded and Rodfield pointed the bevy. Lillian 
backing. Both were steady when the gun was fired. The birds 
were followed, and Rodfield made a stylish point on a single. 
Lillian backing or pointing, a single bird being flushed close to her 
by the flush of the dog's bird. Lillian next got a point on one of 
the birds, and Rodfield backed. Lillian pointed; nothing found. 
Rodfield at the same time pointed a sparrow. Lillian in open 
sedge dropped to a point or flush on a hew: Rodfield , 40 yards 
away, backed. Sent on, Lill pointed a bevy and Rodfleid backed 
nicely; then Lill moved on down wind and flushed the bevy ex- 
cusably. In the open, Rodfield pointed, and nothing was found. 
Lill pointed a single well. Rodfield was quicker and sharper in 
his Tpoi nt work, and beat out his ground with better judgment 
than Lillian. His style on point and on gallop was excellent. Up 
at, 9:06. 
Flirt C— Camille II.— They began at 9-08, a poor heat. Flirt 
made a point on three birds, and was steady to shot. She made 
two points on singles afterward. Up at 9:39. B'lirt had an irregu- 
lar range, narrower than was desirable. Her pointing was fairly 
good. Camille was erratic in beating out her ground, pottered 
occasionally, and was disobedient- 
Blue Kate — Gleam's Sport. — They began at 9:48. Sport roaded 
to a point ou a bew. Kate crossed in ahead and roaded to a point; 
then both roaded to point, moved on. and a single bird flushed 
wild close by. Kate dropped instantly to a flush on two birds. A 
hevy flushed by the judges was followed. Sport pointed the scat- 
tered birds and Ka te backed. Sent on, Kate dropped to a point on 
a bird. Sport pointed a rabbit. Next he roaded to a good point 
on a, bew. Both were steady. Up at 10:41. Sport did not put 
much enthusiasm in his work, though he was industrious, and his 
locating and pointing were fairly accurate His action M as lack- 
ing in dash, and his style on point, was poor 
" Dan's Lady — Topsy's Rod — They began an exceptionally one- 
sided heat at 10:45. which lasted 55 minutes. Rod pointed in open 
sedge; nothing found. Rod flushed a bevy. The heat can be easily 
summed up. Lady found and pointed four bevies, by good work 
in searching, locating and exercising good judgment. She worked 
nicely to the gun. She made one point on scattered birds. Rod 
flushed a single and made a point on one. He was disobedient 
and refused to work to the gun properly. It required constant 
whistling and loud orders to handle him at all, and he worked 
out Ms ground with little judgment or reference to the success of 
the gun. The loud whistling balked Lady at first, but toward 
the latter part of the heat she did not seem to mind it much. 
. „ The party then went to luncheon, 
SECOND ROUND. 
Eight dogs were kept in the second round. 
Minnie T. — Auld Clootie. — They were cast off at 1:08. Minnie 
pointed a bew in open sedge. She showed excellent skill and 
juPgment in locating, besting out her ground and working to the 
gun. Clootie pointed three or four times to where nothing was 
found. They backed each other in woods. Minnie had a decided 
superiority in every respect Up at 1:41. 
Allene — Gleam's Pink.— At 1:45 they were cast off Pink pointed 
a bevy in sedge. On scattered birds, Allene flushed two single 
birds.' Both pointed in woods: nothing found. Allene pointed a, 
bird and a number of others then flushed wild. Allene. pointed a 
sparrow and Pink backed. Pink pointed in woods; Allene backed; 
notliine found. Pink pointed in the open; Allene dropped to a 
back; then Pink moved on to a point on the bow— a good piece of 
work. Pink pointed a single and dropped to wing. Allene 
pointed scattered birds. She next pointed at the same time the 
bird flushed. Her work was quite faulty. Pink had much the 
better of the heat. Allene's range and bird work showed poor 
judgment. Pink's style was poor. 
Rodfield— Blue Ridge Mark.— They started at 2:43. Mark 
pointed larks. A few yards further, Rodfield pointed and Mark 
backed; nothing found; foot-scent, presumably of larks. Both 
pointed a bevv in onen 'sedge. Sent on. Rod pointed a single and 
Mark backed; both were steady to shot. Rodfield found and 
pointed a bevv. Mark sent on, soon pointed; nothing found. 
Rodfield was very stylish, running easily with pleasing action, and 
he showed a different stvle of point almost every time he pointed. 
Though ranging well and with graceful action, Mark seemed a bit 
heaw in his stride. Up at 3:14. 
Daii's Lad v— Lillian Russell.— Off at 3:21. Lillian pointed: Lady 
backed; nothing found. Lillian roaded and pointed a rabbit. 
Lady at the same time roaded along the edge of woods and pointed 
after a single had flushed. Lillian pointed a rabbit, in cotton- 
field. Lillian in a pasture which was almost bare, pointed a bevy 
and Lady backed nicely. The hevy flushed wild. Sentou. While 
searching for the scattered birds, both pointed a bevv. Lillian 
pointed in a thicket: nothing found; but about 15 yards further 
on, Bond flushed a single bird. Still when sent on. Lillian should 
have roaded to it and pointed it. Lady pointed in woods near a 
cabin; nothing found. On scattered birds of bevy flusbc bv the 
handlers. Lillian pointed one just an instant before it flushed. 
Nest she. dropped to a point on scattered birds. Lady backed. 
Sent on. Lillian pointed; Lady backed. Up at 4:10. The heat was 
a sloppy one. Lillian showed a tendency to false point and was 
lacking in oreeision in her point work. She still showed a good 
deal oP field' quality. Lady ran far below her performance with 
Topsv's Rod. ' . 
This concluded the second round. But the judges called m two 
m Tory Topaz — Joe Bowers. — They were started at 4:22. Their 
work was far below the numerous opportunities offered. Topaz 
pointed a bew, and next pointed a single in a thicket. Topaz next 
flushed twice. She next pointed and roaded in woods; nothing 
found. Joe made a good point on two birds and was steady to 
shot. Topaz made a point on two outlying birds of a bevv. Both 
dogs were up in front and a bevv was seen to flush. Next Joe 
pointed a bevv. Next both pointed; nothing found. I'p at 4:39 
Birds were in abundance, and many were flushed on ground when 
the dogs passed over. There was a good deal of scrambling. 
Neither ranged wide. 
Ttds ended the running. The judges announced, in the evening, 
the winners as follows: First, Rodfield: second. Blue Ridge Mark; 
Third, Minnie T.; fourth, Gleam's Pink: fifth, Dan's Lady. 
Southern Field Trials. 
New Albany, Miss., Feb. 4. (Special to Forest and Stream).— 
Fourteen starters in the Derby, namely: Cynosure, Palerma, 
Joe Cummings, Tom Beggs, Delhi, Ida B., Tony's Gale, Shad, 
Clementina, Lady Clare, Tony Boy. Mars, TyphOo and Lady 
Mildred. Of these Joe Cummings, Delhi, Tony's Gale, Tony 
Boy, and Lady Mildred ran fairly good heats," though none 
of the work was noticeably meritorious. The rest of the com- 
petition was decidedly poor. Birds were difficult to find, and 
not plentiful enough to give a thorough test in point work. 
Judges are Dr. M. F. Rogers, T. M. Brumby and J. King. 
Grounds wet and heavy from recent rains. There will be 
about fourteen starters in the All Age. Few visitors present. 
New Albany, Miss., Feb. 5.— (Special to Forest and" Stream) : 
Eight in second series, namely: Palerma, Joe Cummings, 
Cynosure, Tony Boy, Delhi, Tony's Gale, Lady Clare, Lady 
Mildred. All Age stake has seventeen starters: Acolyte and 
Tremont, Tick Boy and Gleam's Sport, Tory Topaz and Ight- 
field Rosalie, Lillian Russell and Lady Margaret, Minnie T. 
and Topsy's Rod. Cid and Allene, Gleam's Pink and Blue 
Ridge, Cid and Allene, Gleam's Piuk and Blue Ridge Mark, 
St. Blaise and Tony Boy, Joe Bowers a bye. B. WATERS. 
Detroit Sh«w. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
The outlook for the annual bench show of the City of the 
Straits Kennel Club, is most encouraging, and unless all signs 
fail, and many untoward circumstances intervene, it is expected 
to be the largest, and best exhibition yet held, The secretary, 
Mr. J. Wm. Garrison, reports an unusual interest on the part 
of breeders ana owners of the best kennels in the country, every 
mail bringing letters of inquiry and requests for entry blanks, 
from every part of the United States and Canada, The final 
arrangement for dates for Detroit, Chicago and Denver ap- 
pears to give general satisfaction, and is really the most nat- 
ural and logical that could have been fixed upon. 
The building in which the show will be held is th3 same as 
last year, the Auditorium, which is well adapted to the occa- 
sion, large, roomy, w r ell heated and ventilated; easy of access 
in the heart of the business portion of the city, with convenient 
offices and other necessary rooms, for the use of the officers 
and exhibitors. Tbe local iuterest in the coming event is 
shown by the application for ptemium lists, and the great num- 
ber of special prizes offered for Michigan or Detroit dogs, which 
will doubtless result i n a much larger exhibition than has ever 
been seen in this city. KENKA . 
The Worcester Fur Co.'s Hunt. 
Those Worcester fox hunters who had such an exciting time 
at the B. F. C. hunt at Barre, Mass., must have felt disgusted 
at the result of their own meet, held Jan. 23-24. The weather 
conditions were unfavorable. The mild weather melted the 
snow, and a cold snap setting in on Tuesday, Jan. 22, soon 
f rozo a crust on the snow that would bear a man, in some parts. 
There was no moisture in the snow and consequently scent lay 
badly and the hounds could do little with the foxes that were 
started; added to this the clean misses which some of the vete- 
ran hunters made when they did get a chance to pot a fox, 
while they served for general amusement, did not improve the 
hunters' temper. No fox was shot during the two days' hunt- 
ing. Most of the besthunting was in the Merriam district, 
which lies between Westboro and the Upton road about 
five miles from Millbury. Foxes were plentiful, signs abundant 
and the country open and welJ adapted to this style of fox hunt- 
ing. Those who were out are as follows: F. E Garvey, Boston ; 
W. N. Walling, Auburndale; E. L. Walling, Auburndale; and 
L. W. Ballou. of Brown University, Providence; R. D. Perry, 
Portland, Me.; W. S. Perry, Allie II. Perry, Princeton; E. S. 
Knowles, George W. Roraback, President of the Massachusetts 
Fox Club. Westfield; A. B. F. Kinney, J. B. Stuart, of Mil- 
bury; A. W. Walls, C. W. Walls, C. A. Barber, Spencer; Brad- 
ford S. Turpin, Boston; John R. Thayer, F. Lenoir, Fitchburg; 
C. H. Steele, L. E. Conant, Waltham, and Charles ITealey, Lynn. 
There were a number of dogs in the party. The W hiteand 
Kinney pack contained Logan, Aggie, Fly, Ben, Ring, Diamond 
K. Slick and Ned. The Waitings had Hunter and two beagles 
named Dime and Little Drive. Mr. Stuart had Peter, a dog 
that knows the country thoroughly and never quits. C. W. 
Walls had Trip. President Thayer had Duff and Dick. W. R. 
Deau was out with W. R. Hager. of Soufchbridge, and was try- 
ing a new dog, named Ragen. Dean also had Dime with him, 
and the old fellow, who is known throughout the State, made a 
good showing for himself, as he usually does. Dean followed 
the hunt in his carriage, and he was in all of the drives. Harry 
W. Smith, Will Smith and H. Winfield Wyman, were on the 
lookout early for Reynard. They came in two teams, and Mr. 
Smith drove his high stepper Duster. 
DOG CHAT 
The American Keunel Club will remove its offices to the Bry- 
ant Building, 55 Liberty street, corner of Nassau street, about, 
April 1. The Stud Book for 1894 will be issued about March 1 . 
In the December issue of the Kennel Gazette, just received, 
the financial statement for 1894 is anything but a rosy one. 
There is a nominal balance of two thousand and three dollars 
and ninety four cents. We say nominal because there are bills 
payable amounting to $1,896.98 to offset which is a problemati- 
cal amount of $807.47 of bills receivable, which amount is made 
up of back advertising accounts, petty accounts, and dues from 
active members. Against the balance is also to be placed $465 
which is included in the balance on hand though it really be- 
longs to the 1895 account as it represents dues of Associates for 
this year. A little addition and subtraction will show that the 
A. K. C., far from preserving its balance, will have to sail close 
hauled for a while until it reaches smooth water again. The 
anxiety about the A. K. C. balance in regard to specials for the 
improvement of dogs in general, is evidently unnecessary, on 
the other band the dog men must rally to the support of the 
American Kennel Club. 
Mr. George F. Moouey, the secretary, tells us that the Colum- 
bus Fanciers' Club Co., have not been able to procure a hall 
tliat would bench more than 150 dogs, therefore, they will not 
be able to hold an A. K. C. sho w this season, but instead will 
have a local show for the benefit of the "Humane Soceity." 
Exhibitors at the coming shows should bear in mind that some- 
thing more is due to their dogs than merely to enter them and 
then throw down an extra meal by way of preparation. Mam- 
brino King was acknowledged to be one of the handsomest trot- 
ters that ever stepped into a show ring. But this fact did not 
prevent his owner from turning him out in the most perfect 
condition that it was possible for hands to make him. His coat 
shone like satin, How many of our best dogs are put down, 
especially long haired dogs, in a manner that they should be. 
With a conscientious judge this very lack of grooming and 
preparation is responsibe for many hard words and sore feelings 
between j udges and exhibitors. In the field we expect to see 
dogs in the rough, or as the term goes— working condition— but 
at a dog show, dogs are supposed, to be placed on the bench for 
the admiration of the public and how can . anyone admire a dog, 
however good the dog may be in regard to standard points, if to 
pat huu is to carry away an odorous memory that clings to one's 
hands for hours after. It is not necessary to be continually 
