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FOREST AND « STREAM. 
[April 27, 1895. 
ground and the absence of the flapping sign board shoulders 
which are an exaggeration. There is uo doubt King Orry 
has grand bulldog head qualities and is a dog that should do 
a great deal of good to the breed. This extreme "outness" 
at shoulders may be carried to excess, as it is merely a fancy 
point. Woodlawn Park Kennels took the kennel prize. 
Although there was only one entry in challenge bull terriers 
this year against four last year, the winner was the same— 
Cordona. Competition was keener in bitches and Castle's 
Kit, though not in very good form, being just off puppies, 
scored in cleanness of head over Starlight, who begins to 
show her age. There were three absent in open heavy dogs 
and the Pittsburg winner, Dutch Bill, had an easy win over 
Yale Jim, who should be darker iu eye and flatter in cheek. 
That grand bodied bitch. Queen Lily (P. F. Dole's) scored 
well in her class; H, P. Church's Newmarket Siren coming 
second, light in eye, body ticked but of good foundation; 
Edgewood Flossie was third. Light weight dogs was a good 
class of three and the well-known dogs Little Flyer, Tarquiu 
and Little Billie were placed as named, the latter losing iu 
body chiefly. An excellent eared bitch in H. F. Church's 
Sabatiawou over his LaToscain the next class, beating in 
cleanness of front and skull. F. P. Dole took the kennel 
prize. 
The Boston terrier exhibit was a most interesting one, 
especially to those who have followed the fortunes of the 
breed with a jealous eye. These must admit, on looking 
through the benches, that the type is asserting itself in no 
uncertain manner, for where three years ago one could find 
here and there a terrier that would seem to conform more or 
less to the club standard, there were dozens on the bench 
this year, and the full round skull and uneven mouth aud 
bully attributes of former years were few and far between. 
The competition was principally notable for the success of 
Hollander's Peter over Bayonne Kennel's Prince Walnut, 
though behind the head he cannot be called superior. Nankin, 
and the trim little Nancy were also winners in their class. 
Spider, the New York winner, again took the ribbon for light 
w-eight dogs, followed by Bayonne Kennel's Tom and Phelps 
& Davis' Commissioner II., as at New York. The puppy 
Monte, owned by Alex. L. Goode, seems to be the acme of 
Boston terrier breeding so far, for he is certainly about the 
best I ever saw, with deep square muzzle, flat skull, good 
bony front, and has a particularly neat body, and is a well 
marked brindle and white. He had a field day among the 
specials. 
Fox-terriers were a lively lot, and the best we can show 
were on hand. The competition was not exciting in the 
regular classes, as many of the winners have been placed by 
the same judge at several shows this season, but the down- 
ing of Blenton Victor IT. by the wire Cribbage, who was 
shown exceedingly well, afforded a little excitement. Victor 
must needs pull himself together if he wishes to retain his 
laurels. He looked listless and distrait and fine drawn, ne 
beat Warren Safeguard, however, in the challenge dog class, 
and Warren Captious was alone in the corresponding divi- 
sion. The open dog class was a hot one, not a bad one in it, 
and for quality was one of the best classes in the show; the 
puppy Warren Daybreak, however, held his own with 
Hillside Domino, second, an excellently fronted dog that 
should be flatter in skull ; the well-known Blemton Stickler 
came next ; he is a bit long cast. Beverwyck Royalist 
was reserve, and such dogs as Hillside Royal, Sentinel, 
Warren Romper, Beverly Rally, Seacroft King and Result 
were among the mentioned ones. The bitch class was not 
so good on the whole and the order as before was Warren 
Capture, Ewald's Cowthorpe Gem, and that capital puppy 
Warren Sentence; Paper's Richmond Pearl came in for 
reserve, and an old winner, Blemton Vindex, could do no 
better than V. H. C. this time. The Rutherfurd Kennel 
captured the money in the puppy classes with the usual 
team. 
In wires the order of course was Cribbage and Oakleigh 
Bruiser in challenge dogs, and Surrey Janet alone in bitches. 
They all looked exceedingly well. Endcliffe Banker con- 
tinued his winning career in open dogs, followed by a nice 
headed one in Rochelle Kennel's Brittle Boy, who had the 
undisguised pleasure of beating Mr. Richie's Mister Great 
Snap ; Hill Hurst Trick, reserve, has not come on in body 
as one could wish. Toon and Thomas with Endcliffe Fidget 
and Endcliffe Witch were well into the money, Brittle Buzz, 
a rather nice headed one with big ears getting third. Brit- 
tle Boy scored nicely over the big eared H. H. Piquet, and 
Brittle Buzz took care of the Hill Hurst entries in puppy 
bitches, beating Bud in length and strength of muzzle. 
The Rutherfurds took the smooth kennel prize and Hill 
Hurst Kennels that for wires. 
Most of the Dandie Dinmonts were owned by Mr. Ed. 
Brooks, the president, and pursuing his usual commendable 
policy his dogs were N. F. C. Lothian Judy, that has been 
round the circuit was the only prize winner. 
In Bedlingtons, C. Walter Lougest showed his new dogs 
Mount Vernon Wonder and Mount Vernon Rose, both 
superior to anything we have seen lately, though Rose's 
coat might have a little more "crisp" in it. Wonder uearly 
killed the well-known Professor before the show, so that the 
latter could not fulfill his engagement. 
There was lots of fun around the Scottish terrier benches 
and Messrs. Brooks and Ames and the Newcastle Kennels 
made a brave showing. This time Tiree was put at the head 
of affairs in challenge dogs with Kilroy second, and in 
Culblean's absence Wankie Diana had a walkover. New- 
castle Kennel's Bellingham Bailiff had revenge on the Wan- 
kies by defeating Wankie Tarn in open dogs. In bitches the 
capital headed Janet, recovered from maternal duties, 
scored nicely over Radix, a very good fronted bitch with a 
nice coat; Wankie Cambria, third, is one of the old lot, and 
so are Vorda, .Miss Ted, Wankie Daisy. Wankie Tarn and 
Janet took care of the American breds and they are a hard 
pair of youngsters to beat. The winning pup Dunbartonis 
short of coat and elbows are not true. 
Irish terriers were a smart lot, but some of the judging 
could not be followed. Jack Briggs won in challenge dogs, 
but although Merle Grady was broken in coat he is so 
superior to the coarse-headed, comparatively, Boxer IV. that 
he should have done better. Duntnurry was alone in his 
class. In open dogs the clean- headed youngster Brigg's Best 
turned the tables on Brian O'K., his former conqueror. His 
Honor claimed third for that good fancier W. J. Comstock. 
Milton Droleen, a bitch we spoke well of at New York, was 
first in bitches, easily beating the strong-headed Brick Dust 
and the moderate Gessela III., who was short of coat. The 
dog pup Shaun Rhue could be improved in front aud ear, 
while Milton Droleen was the winning bitch, but " Shure, 
more power to yer jaw would plaze me betther, Droleen ! " 
Black and tail terriers were chiefly noticeable for the de- 
feat of Broomfield Sultan by Glenwood, who is better in 
front though a trifle coarse compared to the other. One of 
the best in the open classes was Surrey Glen, a nicely 
marked neat little bitch. The Skye terriers were nearly all 
from C. A. Shinn's kennel, and with D. Kerr's Roderick 
Dhue are familiar to us all. The well-known Minnie 
Yorke and Pinky Yorke were the only two Yorkshires 
worth considering. Toy terriers were remarkable for the 
presence of one Nellie, that was wuthout a suspicion of 
appleheadedness, though in other parts her tan was faulty. 
The pugs were a poor lot. Boby Ivy and Otterburn Treas- 
ure, winners respectively in challenge class and open dogs, 
were the best. Toy spaniels had few entries, Loris, with a 
curly coat, winning in King Charles dogs, and Bonnie Bess 
and Nada, the latter not short enough in face, winning in 
bitches. Princess Nevia was the winning Ruby Spaniel, Mrs. 
Tuck's Rena following in the same order as last year, losiug 
in muzzle, skull and shortness of face. Two very fine Japs 
were shown in Mrs. Monroe's Oota and R. Russell's Princess 
Janet, too long in body, good skull, but muzzle should be 
shorter. , _ . 
The Italian greyhounds were the old winners, Spring, 
Sprite and Tinnie II., from Jos. Lewis's kennel. 
The Woodlawn Park Kennels' Welsh terrier Dewr won 
from a nondescript called a " Jaegersprits breed " in heavy 
miscellaneous, and Ben Lewis's terrier Frank took the prize 
in the other division. Both seconds were rather harshly 
withheld in the smaller class, at any rate. 
In this class was also entered the French toy bulldog 
J' Fros, who was exhibited to demonstrate the fact that the 
Boston terrier is not a French bulldog— anyhow, the Hn de 
sideic B. T, is not like J' Fros. H. W. Lacy. 
Brunswick Fur Club. 
A SFEdAL meeting of the Brunswick Fur Club was 
held in Mechanic's Building, Boston, Mass., on April 16. 
President Heffenger presided. Twenty-four members were 
present. 
The report of the committee on the revision of the consti- 
tution and running rules was accepted. 
The proposition to allow the shooting of foxes at the field 
trials was defeated after _an animated discussion, those in 
favor being unable to secure the necessary two-thirds vote. 
Mr. Nathan W. Pratt, North Middleboro, Mass., and Mr. 
J. Wm. Jones, Needham, Mass., were elected members of the 
club, 
Bradford S. Turpin, Sec'y. 
Meeting of the N. E. F. C. 
On April 18 the New England Field Trial Club held a 
meeting in Mechanic's Hall. Following is a list of officers 
elected: President, J. W. Hay ward; Vice-Presidents, D. A. 
Goodwin, Jr., Geo. W. Lovell, Ed Brooks and H. Dutton; 
Secretary, A. R, Sharp; Treasurer, Walter C. Baylies; Board 
of Governors, E. Knight Sperry, J. L. Wells, Chas. P. Cur- 
tis, Jr., Geo W. Amory. Hobart Ames, Herbert Merriam. 
and H. W. Smith. It was voted to open a sweepstakes to be 
run commencing Oct. 29, $100 added. Messrs. Sharp, Bay- 
lies and Ames were appointed a field trial committee of 
three to have charge of all matters concerning the trials. 
The trials will be run on the club's grounds at Assonet. Mr. 
N. Wallace was elected an honorary member and was tend- 
ered a vote of thanks for past services. 
The Death of Sir Bedivere. 
At the Boston dog show on Friday a telegram pinned on 
the bulletin board told the story of the passing away of one 
of the greatest St. Bernards. It was dated April 19, and ad- 
dressed to Mr. D. E. Loveland. It read as follows: "Sir Bed- 
ivere died last night of gastritis." Sir Bedivere is so well 
known t o our readers that no extended mention of his history 
or record is necessary. He was one of the greatest stars of 
the American St. Bernard world since his importation in 
1890, and he added greatly to the fame of the breed in this 
country. 
DOG CHAT. 
At the Boston show, Mr. D. W. Glazier sold the mastiff 
Ingleside Minting to Dr. Lougest, and the latter sold Maggie 
Murphy, winner of seceod in the mastiff bitch class, to Mr. 
Glazier. The Seacroft Kennels sold the collie Sefton Snow 
to Mr. Geo. P. Ronton. Mr. Nelson Mcintosh sold the Irish 
setter bitch puppy Borstal Norna to Joe Lewis. Prof, Edm. 
Hi Osthaus bought the pointer dog Shady way of Mr. Frank 
S. Eaton. 
In our report of the Pittsburgh show there were some 
errors in regard to the awards in the English setter bitch 
class. Dr. John A. Hartman's Rita H. won second, his 
Count Howard's Pride was third, and his Roderigo's Queen 
was reserve. 
The Kennel Club's trials at Levington Heath (England) 
resulted as follows: Derby, first, Bonny Bell of Cold Hill; 
second, Venus of Thyrimont; third, Squire of Kippen; 
fourth, Whist; fifth, Sandford Reveller; sixth, Sarah Pedro. 
All- Aged Stakes: first, BenSullivan; second, Jes-ieWind'em; 
third, Rose Wind'em; fourth, Polly Pedro. There were 22 
starters in the Derby, 16 in All-Age Stake. Setters and 
pointers ran together in the Derby instead of separately, as 
heretofore. 
In our business columns is the advertisement of the East- 
ern Field Trials Club's Derby, giving all the conditions, etc., 
of that stake. The judges so far selected are Messrs. W. S. 
Bell, N. Wallace and S. C. Bradley. 
Takiner, for example, three boats of 20ft. 1. w. 1., a modern craft 
with 30ft. length over all, an ordinary "Caper," with slightly rounding 
stern and short counter, say 24ft. over all, and a New York open boat 
with plumb stem and stern, their "mean lengths'" by the New York 
Y. R, A. rule would be respectively 25, 22 and 20 ft. By the proposed 
method the measurement of the first would be 20ft, her true water- 
line; of the second, 17ft., and of the third, 15ft. These figures would, 
of course, give too great an advantage to the older boat, as would the 
measurement of y% instead of }4 the total overhang; but there would 
belno great , difficulty in arriving at fairly equitable figures, which 
would still give a fighting chance to the older boats. 
Under the present system, the rules are made for the old boats and 
a prohibitive tax is placed on the new ones. Under this proposed sys- 
tem, the new ones would be freely admitted to their proper classes, 
while the old ones would still receive certain concessions for their re- 
cognized inferiority. Such concessions should, of course, not be suf- 
ficiently high to induce men to build square-ended boats for the sake 
of the reduction, but only high enough to give a give a fighting chance 
to boats which must certainly disappear in a few years through infe- 
riority of build alone, apart from model. 
If the New Y^rk Y. R. A. desires to uphold and encourage the o id 
type of square-ended boat against all modern types, then it is per" 
fectly consistent and reasonable in adhering as long as possible to the 
crudest form of "mean length 11 measurement, and only abandoning it 
in favor of a silghtly better form when forced to do so. If, on the 
other hand, the Association is desirous of recognizing aud encourag- 
ing improvements in design, while at the same time seekiner to give 
fair and reasonable protection to vested interests, as represented in 
the older boatf that still race, then it cannot abandon too quickly the 
rule that it has upheld for so long, replacing it by some such measure 
as we have roughly outlined. As long as it continues in its present 
policy it must recognize in every new boat built an additional proof 
that it is wrong. 
The change of rule just made by the New York .Yacht Racing Asso* 
ciation by which one-third instead of one-half of the total overhang is 
measured, is a step in advance, it is true, but it still leaves the Asso- 
ciation just about twenty years astern of modern yachting, a rate of 
progress that will bring it really up to date some time within the 
first half of the next century. In our opinion, the more the ques- 
tion of taxing overhangs iB considered by yachtsmen, the less ground 
will be found for it, and the fewer will favor it; but, even if we should 
be proved wrong in this, and in the future it should be determined to 
place some tax on the long ends, the method followed by the New 
York Y, R. A. is wrong in principle and thoroughly bad in prac- 
tice. 
With the waterline once measured, as it should be, with crew and 
all racing weights aboard, the opportunities for the unlawful gain Of 
length largely disappe r. If it still be desired to attempt to measure 
the waterline when under way as distinguished from the waterline 
when at rest in smooth water, then two ways are open, the measure- 
ment originated by the Atlantic Y. C, of a line parallel to the water 
and some fixed distance above it, or the imposition of some penalty 
for an angle of say not less than 15 degrees between the water and the 
line of stem aud counter. 
As far as new boats are concerned, built to a waterline measure- 
ment, if this measurement be taken with crew aboard, the opportuni- 
ties for gain through unmeasured immersion when under way are 
free to all, and certainly none can complain. It is only in the ease of 
old boats against new, as in the New York Y. R, A., that any fair ex- 
cuse can be made for the taxation of overhang, and for this a remedy 
may be found that will be fair to the old boats and yet will not pro- 
hibit all improvement of the fleet. 
This may be done by the measurement of the waterline of all boats 
with the crew on board and in racing trim, the true measurement of all 
new boats with long fore and after overhangs to be taken as their 
racing length, either alone or in conjunction with the sail area. In 
the case of old boats with both ends plumb, a certain deduction from 
the measured waterline will be mad", and in the case of boats of the 
older Cape type, with slightly overhanging stems and short but effect- 
ive counters, a smaller deduction will be made. 
Thk Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, established in New York in 1K89, has 
just made a very important change in the abandonment of the one 
distinctive word in its title. The club was started in the interests of 
the sms Her boats, which at the time had^nojrecognition from the yacht, 
clubs on the one hand or the canoe clubs on the other. While many 
changes have since occurred both in the local yachting and within the 
Fleet,it8 main strength.throughout all these years has been in the fact 
that it did not compete actively with older and larger clubs, but that 
it catered almost exclusively to small craft. Now that these latter 
have suddenly come into general favor, the Mosquito Fleet, has de- 
cided to abandon its distinctive policy and special field, and to enter 
ioto competition with the many established yacht clubs within a gun- 
shot of Execution Light. The reason for this course, as we under, 
stand it, is that the word Mosquito is felt to be derogatory to a yacht 
club, and to imply that its members can boast only of some sort of in- 
significant small boats. 
Ia this we feel that the club is entirely wrong, and we doubt whether 
it is any nearer right in voluntarily entering into what may prove a 
struggle for existence among the too numerous clubs of the locality 
where it has at last permanently settled. 
As the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, with a clear fiald of its own to 
work in through the encouragement of a type of boat that is likely to 
become generally popular, it was secure from all danger of competi. 
tion on the part of the established yacht clubs; while at the same time 
ic was free to extend its influence and enlarge its fleet by enrolling and 
admitting to its races any sizes of yacht. As The Corinthian Fleet, 
devoted openly to what maybe classed as yachts, and repudiating the 
" mosquito " boats, it must make its way in active competion with a 
number of rival clubs, with the possibility that all may not succeed, 
and that it may be among those that fail. 
We look confidently for a most prosperous future for the clubs of 
Long Island Sound: not merely through the new Union, but because 
yachting has of late been made more popular and more easily possible 
on the Sound by the growth of such places as Larchmont, New 
Rochelle, and Greenwich, and the improvement of transportation 
facilities. At the same time it is most essential that the establishment 
of too many clubs and the inauguration of a close and unhealthy com- 
petition should be avoided. From its first organization, we have 
taken a special interest in the Corinthian Musquito Fleet, and were 
gard with regret the ambitious but venturesome step which it has just 
taken. 
The Yachtsmaji, in its issue of April 11th, says: "We have a bone 
to pick with the Forest and Stream in that in giving an excellent 
illustration of Ailsa, it has failed, whilst acknowledging its immediate 
source Le Yacht, to point out that the French journal copied it from 
The Yachtsman. Le yacht, to be sure, may claim exemption from 
the charge of piracy by pointing out that in their excellent illustra. 
sion, a marvel of pen-and-ink copying, there exists an up-to-date one 
rater in the foreground and an impossible schooner mercifully far 
away." 
In reproducing the picture, with credit from Le Yacht, we only 
recognized the excellent handiwork of its artist, Mr. A. Brun, with no 
thought of the original source of the picture save as a photo common 
to all. Had we known that part of the credit was due to our English 
contemporary, we certainly should have mentioned it. 
iiobert Center. 
The New York morning papers of April 18 brought a shock to 
yachtsmen in the news which they told with a business-like abrupt- 
ness and frankness that seemed almost brutal, of the sudden and 
violent death of one who has long ranked as the ideal American 
sportsman, Robert Center, of New York. The transactions of the 
special meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, which 
follow, leave little to be Eaid by way of memorial or tribute; but, lov- 
ing him, as did all who knew him intimately.it is but fitting that we 
should speak from our personal knowledge. As a gentleman sports- 
man, the character in which he was most widely known, he stood 
alone in his thorough and enthusiastic devotion to all manly sports 
for sport's sake; the gambling side had no charm for him. nor was he 
even willing to take the passive part of an interested on-looker. but 
his enjoyment of sport was purely personal; beloved it and desired 
to excel in all branches, and above all, he desired that others should 
love it and enjoy it as he did. The letter below, a voluntary tribute 
from a comparative stranger, tells of but one instance in hundreds in 
which his aid was freely given. Tbe young Corinthian who wanted 
to buy a boat, or who, having one, wanted to learn to sail her, found 
him always ready to give aid, at whatever personal inconvenience. 
In the same way his time was always at the service of yachtsmen and 
yacht clubs, even those little known to him; he was ready with a talk 
or a lecture, or substantial aid of some kind. 
On the turf his influence was of the very best; he had no conception 
himself of anything but the fairest of fair play, and he was an uncom- 
promising enemy of all underhand practices. In yachting he was one 
of the first to brush away prejudices and old ideas, and to strive for a 
higher standard both in technical matters and in the methods of the 
sport His advocacy of those features of design and construction 
which are now universally accepted by American yachtsmen began at 
a time when it made for him many enemies among the owners of the 
existing boats; but his bold crusade 25 years ago— a young man and 
almost single-handed— laid the foundation for the progress since made 
in this country, 
His kindness of heart, his courtesy, his graceful and easy hospital- 
ity charmed all who came in contact with him, but not the least, in 
our estimation, was the fact that no one had to ask twice where Rob- 
ert Center stood on any question. He bad opinions, and when the 
necessity arose he was always ready to declare and stand by them, 
regardless of the result. While sometimes wrong, these opinions were 
always based on thatpn'rcii-lc) of fair play which was an integral part 
of his nature, and on a thorough technical knowledge and a range of 
experience thai tew could equfcl. ir a thing appealed to him as good, 
