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such action as may be taken by the A. K. C. at its next meet- 
ing regarding any amendments that may be recommended 
by the committee on rules, to which the matter is hereby re- 
ferred. 
The following kennel names were granted: Cairnmuir, to 
6. M. Carnochan; Franklin, to Summers & Zelt; Sunny- 
croft, to Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff Sutton; Hempstead 
Beagles, to Kernochan & Stevenson, conditional upon ob- 
taining consent of Thomas H. Terry. 
The champion classes at Baltimore were ruled upon as fol- 
lows: That the title champion can only be acquired in the 
manner provided for in the American Kennel Club rules, 
and that the title of champion classes at Baltimore be ordered 
changed to special classes. That the medal be in accordance 
therewith, and that the winners be notified of the change of 
title. 
It was resolved that the secretary of the Bull Terrier Club 
be directed to show cause why the club should not be ex- 
pelled for causes prejudicial to the welfare of the American 
Kennel Club. 
Concerning the Scottish Terrier Club's specials at New 
York, there having been no public notice given in regard to 
these specials, it was ordered that the awards made be can- 
celled. 
The Stockton Kennel Club, Stockton, Cal.-, Northwestern 
Kennel Club, Minneapolis, Minn.; Oakland Kennel Club, 
OaklatKl, Cal., were admitted to membership. 
It was ordered that the action of the officers of the A. K. 
C. in suspending the St. B. C. of C, and subsequent proceed- 
ings leading to reinstatement were indorsed and approved. 
Comrmmications for thie department are requested. Anything on 
the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable. 
Winnipeg Bencli Show. 
Winnipeg, April 2.— Editor Forest and Stream: I inclose 
you herewith a list of the prize-winners of our local bench 
show held last week and trust you will find room in your 
valued paper for its publication. Our secretary was to have 
attended to this, but I have just found out he neglected to 
do so. It was the first attempt of our young Association and 
was a decided success, both financially and otherwise. The 
object of the Association is to promote the purely amateur 
element, and so far we have been most successful, both in 
field trials held last summer and the present bench show, 
where our entries numbered over 200— no cash prizes being 
given. Our setters and pointers were very good, but some 
of the other classes, noticeably the St. Bernards, would stand 
improvement. 
P0INTERS.-i)0£f.9 (over .^•51bs): 1st, N. di Marco's Portia; 2d, B. 
Gordon's Buster; cd, E R, T. Rowan's Croxteth Ole. Bitches (over 
50lbs.): 1st, J. Howden's Dutchess; 2d, W. Van Vliet's Lena. D&gs 
{mbs. and under); 1st, W. Wbyte'a Hal;2d, Dr. M. Clarke's Brownie; 
ad, F. U. J. McArthur's Flingo Stray-deway. Bitches (501bs. and 
wnder;: 1st. F. G. .J. McArthur'a Ming:oKtnc; id, K. E, Green's Fan; 
3d, F. Collier's FI7. Puppies: 1st, W. McMillan's Shot; 2d, A. C. 
Patterson's Jim; 3d, F. E. Green's Fan. Best kennel, A. C. Patter- 
son's three pointers. Best dog or bitch owned by a member of the 
Manitoba Dog Owners' Association— Ist, W. Whyte's Hal; 2d, B. Gor- 
don's Buster. 
ENGLISH SETTERS.— X>0!?s (over 551bs.): 1st, Ch'mo Kennels' 
Pi ince Rupert; Sd, O.Graham's Gladiator; .^id, W. Plaxton's Nero. 
Bitches (over 451bs ); 1st, F. W. Weir's Kan; M. Collier & Taggert's 
Gray Lass; 3d, O. A. Boxer's Qu'Appelle Belle. Dogs (iSSlbs. and un- 
der): 1st and bd, Ciimo Kennels' Larrican and Doc York; 2d, J. O'Don- 
ohue's Manitoba Tosi. Bitches (4ait)s. and under): 1st, Cbimo Kennels' 
Ortolan ; 2d, Titania; 3d, Winnipeg Kennels' Lady Bell. Pupines: 1st, 
H. R. Garwood's Master Mark; ;id, H. S. Eolston's Count Cambria; 3d, 
F. W. Scott's Mark. Best kennel— 1st, Chlmo Kennels; 2d. Winnipeg 
Kennels; .W, George Carle. Best dog or bitch belonging to a mem- 
ber of the Manitoba Dog Ownero' Associatiun, Chimo Kennels' Lar- 
rican. 
GORDON SWtT^B&.-Puppies: 1st. 1\L W. Canniff's Lady; 2d. Joe; 
3d, Hugh. Best kennel, M W. Canniff 
W. C. Lee. 
Some Results of Ear-Croppingr. 
Ant one who has heard the "megaphone" must have won- 
dered at the extraordinary power of increasing sound that 
is produced by form; and I would like to call attention to 
one point in connection with cutting dogs' ears that I do 
not remember to have seen mentioned anywhere — that is, 
from an acoustic standpoint. 
I have lately purchased a small Yorkshire terrier, imported 
from England only a few months ago. Its ears were clipped 
in England, after what the seller of the dog declared to be 
"the very latest style." 
The ears were first clipped and then stiffened up, witt 
three effects on the dog: 
First, that the buzz of a bee or fly causes him to retreat 
under cover of safety. 
Second, that he ducks his head when about to be patted, a, 
sure sign of the length of time the pain of the operation 
must have lasted. 
Third (an effect I had not expected), that he has absolutely 
no idea of the direction of sound. 
In the ears of a mastiff dog, any one who observes the 
shell-like, form of the ear-opening may easily imagine the 
immense power of such a trumpet-like instrument to in- 
crease the volume of sound. A change in the acoustical ar- 
rangement of the flap of the ear would necessarily entirely 
puzzle and bewilder the owner as to the direction of sound, 
and this one point on ear-cutting would seem of itself tO' 
condemn the practice.— A, M. P. in Our Animal Friends. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
Under date of March 29. Mr, Frank Richards writes us as; 
follows: "Del Monte dogs are in the pink of condition 
Minnie T. was recently bred to Tony Boy, and Betty 13. to 
Count Gladstone IV. With this breeding of such noted in- 
dividuals the very best stock should be produced. I have 
finished my work here for the present, and shall soon depart 
for Stewart, Minn., where I will remain until July, when I 
shall move to Manitoba to begin work on chickens, and pre- 
pare for the Manitoba and Continental chicken trials. All 
of the other trainers have gone North except myself. George 
Gray went on the loth; George, my brother, and Johnson, 
Buckle and Rose have all given the high water the slip. If 
it continues to rise I will have to engage a flat-boat." 
Three judges and a professional Eastern superintendent, 
Spratts Patent wire benching, $10, $5 and §2 for cash prizes 
dozens of great big silver cups, hundreds of gold medals' 
and $3,000 for a guarantee fund, are some of the indications 
of the tidal wave in San Francisco dogdom.— Field Sports. 
A printed report of the governors' meeting .of the Amer- 
ican Fox Terrier Club, held Feb. 22, can be obtained of the 
chib's secretary, Mr. H. H. Hunnewell, Jr., Boston, Mass 
The treasurer's report shows a credit of $803 31. The club 
has also issued a circular letter setting forth the purposes of 
the club, the advantages of membership in it, etc. All who 
are interested in fox terriers should avail themselves of the 
opportunity to learn of the benefits to be gained by member- 
ship and of the good work accomplished by the club. 
It is gratifying to know that the St. Bernai-d Club at last 
did a sensible and just action, even though said action was 
brought about under great pressure. Nevertheless, that is 
no bar now to think freely over matters at last which it- 
should have thought over freely at first. 
Mr. J. J. Lynn, secretary of the International Fox Terrier 
Club, Port Huron, Mich., writes that the dates of the club 
show have been changed and will be given later. This 
action has been taken to avoid conflicting with Toronto and 
Minueapolia, 
DEER, DUCKS AND A BICYCLE. 
Loco, I. T.— Editor Forest and Stream: On Oct. 15 I de- 
cided to spend a day among the bluebilis on Mud Creek. I 
arose early the following morning, and taking' my little 
hammerless and a lunch mounted my wheel and fctarted for 
the creek, ten miles distant. 
It was dark at the time, and I lit my lamp and pedaled 
along quietly till the first streak of dawn appeared, when I 
dismounted and blew out my lamp. Daylight found me 
speeding along a smooth road "treading the wind" to the 
music of the familiar click of the chain and the songs of 
many birds, and wondering why there were not more 
bicycle cranks. The real unalloyed pleasure of a country 
spin in the early morning hours must be felt to be under- 
stood, 
I soon reached the lake, and found the ducks in countless 
numbers. Selecting a good position, I awaited my chance, 
which was not long coming. Almost at once a nice bunch 
came swinging by. I took careful aim and pulled, the old 
American wood popped, and I distinctly saw my duck double 
up in mid air. Quickly covering another, I pulled again, with 
the same result. For two hours or more I kept up a fusil- 
lade, after which the ducks seemed to draw off, and the 
best of the morning shooting having passed I got on my 
wheel again and started down the creek, hoping to find 
some squirrels. 
I had only gone a short distance when I heard some 
hounds running oif to my right. I happened to think that 
Uncle Pomp was out that" day after deer, and I knew the 
game was heading for a crossing about a mile down stream, 
so at once I started at a lively gait, hoping to intercept it. 
The land was a soit of overflow, and was rough and hard 
riding. 1 could hear the hounds coming at full cry, and for- 
got all about my wheel and the road and put forth my every 
effort in trying to reach the crossing first. It was a nip and 
tuck race, and I knew it would take the hardest kind of rid- 
ing to intercept the deer. On T sped, not looking where I 
went, through bushes, briers and mud holes, over limbs, 
chunks and logs. Coming in sight of the crossing, I 
checked my wheel as quickly as possible, and jumped off 
and stood behind a tree. I had hardly time" to get my 
breath when I saw the deer come dashing down the bank. 
The next instant I raised my gun and pulled both triggers 
together, sending S^-oz. of No. 4 shot into his side. He 
dropped his tail and went dashing on, and the dogs swept by 
like an avalanche. 
■ Their cry soon after ceased, and I knew the deer was 
down. Uncle Pomp and three other men rode up just then. 
Uncle Pomp sung out; "Hello, Whit, did you shoot that 
deer?" "I shot at him," I replied, "but I'm not sure whether 
I hit him." "We'll soon see." said he, as he forded the 
creek and disappeared in the direction the deer had gone. 
He soon returned with a nice four-prong buck behind him on 
his horse. "How in thunder did you ever get here?" he 
asked, "I thought you were up at the lake." 
1 explained to his satisfaction my quick ride, and his won- 
der then changed to surprise that 1 had been able to make it 
without breaking my neck. 
The men took the deer, promising to leave a good part at 
my house. After they left 1 ate my lunch and then returned 
to the lake, where I had good shooting for several hours. 
Upon counting my bag I found I had forty-three bluebilis, 
eight mallards and three canvasbacks. I tied them on to my 
wheel, and, though heavily loaded, sped along homeward 
without diflSculty. Wing Shot. 
To be Taken with a Grain of Salt. 
TxME flies and the world moves. In the spring of 1892 
one of our largest bicycle manutaclurers spent thousands of 
dollars publishing an advertisement, that read as follows: 
"Before selecting your bicycle for the coming season be 
sure that you are right on the lire question. * * * Rg. 
member that makers who failed last year with their cushion 
tires are trying to divert attention by offering so called pneu- 
matics, which are mostly inflated hose pipes. * * * Re- 
member that nothing can be devised to compare with the — 
cushion tire." 
That was only five years ago, and yet to-day this very 
manufacturer is one of the strongest advocates of the "in- 
flated hose pipes " Though no prophet, he was shrewd 
enough to find out in time his mistake, and he dropped 
cushion tires as if they had been hot potatoes. 
The thousands of people who bought wheels fitted with 
cushion tires, as a result of their confidence in his statement, 
when they might have had the vastly better pneumatics, suf- 
fered, of course. 
They had taken the word of a man who ought to have 
known, but who did not, and bumped along on the old hard 
tires when they might have been comfortable on the newer 
invention. 
There is a moral in this. Unobtrusive excellence suffers 
by contrast with blatant mediocrity. Many of the best 
bicycles to day are not widely known, while others of only 
moderate merit enjoy a large sale. Last year, for example, 
a manufacturer of world-wide reputation turned out a large 
number of poor wheels. 
The fact leaked out early in the season, and people who ■ 
keep posted in such matters advised their friends to have 
nothing to do with this particular wheel. The bicycle was 
lavishly advertised, however, and despite its known faulty 
construction had a wide sale. 
Frames came to pieces, spokes broke and bearings wore 
away on the slightest pretest, yet the wheel continued to 
sell, and many of the deluded buyers actually believed that 
all bicycles were built that way, and were content to lose 
the use of their wheels for weeks at a time while being re- 
paired because of their faith that the was the best 
wheel made— a faith, be it noted, implanted and fostered by 
the remarkably clever advertisements of the manufacturers. 
The people who advertise most will sell the most wheels^ 
but they do not always sell the best. Also, the best wheel 
made will never sell unless advertised. Also, it is not always 
wise to be influenced by the statement of one manufacturer. 
The majority are much less apt to make mistakes than indi- 
viduals, as is illustrated by the case of the man who had the 
cushion tire and advertised that nothing could be devised to 
compare with it. 
WHEELING NOTES. 
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad has begun c<lrrying 
bicycles on certain trains in New York city. At present the 
service is limited to the S xth avenue line and to half hourly 
special trains running morning and evening on Sundays 
only. A small additional charge is made for carrying the 
wheels, but the service is bound to be popular, as it opens 
up the fine systems of good roads on Staten Island and parts 
of New Jersey that have heretofore been practically inac- 
cessible to many riders living in the upper part of the city. 
Ladies especially have objected to the long ride through 
the city necessitated in going to and from the down town 
ferries, and as Ihe distanre for the round trip often foots up 
to twenty miles the objection is not to be wondered at. 
Previous" to this action, the Manhattan Company has per- 
mitted the carriage of wheels on their trains on the same 
terms as other merchandise. New wheels or parts have been 
carried in rear cars, and sometimes sharp-witted riders in 
distress have taken advantage of this fact, and by taking 
apart their wheels gotten them admitted to the trains. 
Screws and nuts sometimes contract a habit of working 
loose even in the best regulated bicycles. A cure for this ill 
is to sprinkle a little powdered rosin over the thrpad or else 
to dip the threaded part in melted tire cement. Sometimes 
a loose pedal may be held in place by screwing on with a 
small piece of soft wire laid across the thread. This is not 
successful, however, when the thread is badly stripped. 
Smoking lamps and lamps that will not stay lighted are 
one of the banes of the city wheelman's life. The lamp must 
be clean and the air passages unchoked to insure a steady 
flame. Another point to remember is to kerp the wick 
trimmed with a hollow in the center, as smoking always 
results when the flame runs to a point. 
A correspondent in Montreal asks for the address of a 
manufacturer of bicycle boats either in America or England. 
Cyclometers this year are being made to register not only 
the total mileage for the season, but also the distance covered 
in single trips. They are so arranged that the trip figures 
can be set back each day to zero without interfering with 
the regular register. 
As a result of the protest made by the associated cycling clubs 
through their spokesman, Police Magistrate Simms, it seems 
reasonably certain that the asphalted streets of New York 
will be in better condition this summer for riding than ever 
before. General Collis, Commissioner of Public Works, has 
noiified the Street Sprinkling Association that hereafter all 
sprinkling of streets, roads and avenues and public places 
paved with asphalt must be done before 8 o'clock in the fore- 
noon of each day. 
Wheelmen who have suffered from the slimy, dangerous 
pavements in time past will appreciate tiiis action. 
One of the many improvements to be credited to the bi- 
cycle is the modern road book, which is a dis-tinct advance 
in the art of map making. 
In the best of the forthcoming books for 1897 detailed in- 
formation is given as to the condition and character of roads, 
height and grade of hills, points of interest along the com- 
moner routes, etc., as well as directions for crossing cities 
that lie in the way of the wheelman. Such information is 
invaluable to toiu-ists, and horse owners and pedestrians 
alike profit along with the cyclists. 
Wheel insurance companies assert that more than 17,000 
bicycles were stolen during 1896. 
Women cyclists more than men need to learn a good ankle 
action in riding. 
Women like to appeaf Well on bicycles as elsewhere, and it 
is an absolute impossibility for them to do so if they ride 
flat-footed. Nothing is more ungraceful than the up and 
down motion of the lower limbs of such riders, and the un- 
gallant comments often made regarding women on the bi' 
cycle are the result. 
The fair rider, if she wishes to fill her mission in the 
world, and add her natural quota of brightness and beauty 
to life, should have her saddle adjusted so that she can just 
reach the pedal at its lowest point with the ball of her foot. 
Then, if she is of the right metal, she will soon learn to rise 
in her toes as she would in dauciog, and her knees will no 
longer be thrown out in front like cats fighting in a bag. 
Beauty awheel is dependent upon rhythmic motion with 
the least perceptible indication of muscular effort. 
It would be a good thing if some of the dancing masters 
who find the times dull on account of the bicycle crazs would 
turn their attention to instructing ladies in wheeling. 
Bicycles are baggage now In Oalifornia and Arizona. The 
number of other States that have recently adopted similar 
legislation is large, and it looks very much as if there would 
be no States without bicycle baggage laws in another year or 
two. 
At the recent conference in Boston of the representatives 
of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. and the Long Island Sound 
y. R. U., it was decided to call a conference of representa- 
tives of tJxe vVa^rious associations at the end of the racing sea- 
son, on Oct. 1, with a view to the organization of a national 
association. Since this decision was reached a change has 
been made in the plans, and it is now announced that the 
conference will be held at the beginning of the season at the 
Fifth Avenue Hotel, on May 1. Invitations have been 
extended to the different associations, and also to some cluba 
not connected with any association. It is uncertain as yet 
just what action may be taken, but the meeting is likely to 
lead to the formation of a national association either at once 
or after the close of the racing season. 
A VERT interesting experiment has lately been made by 
some members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. in the 
racing of a 15-footer in Bermuda waters against the local 
boats, considered invincible by the natives. Messrs D 
Le Roy Dresser, Irving Cox and F. M. Hoyt visited Bermuda 
last month, taking with them the fast 15-footer Paprika, de- 
signed and built last season by L. D. Huntington. At Ber- 
muda they discovered another member of the club, William 
Whitlock, who had been spending the winter there. During 
their short stay Paprika was sailed against the local 15ft, 
boats of much greater sail area with marked success. The 
boat was left in Mr. Whitloek's hands for a final race, which 
she won, and has since been shipped back to New York, 
