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FOREST AND STREAM. 
LMat 1, 1897. 
Ijangfuage Used in Addressing^ Dogs. 
Mditor Forest and Stream • 
I'm on'y a poor little crooked-legrged dachsliunde, but I 
hope you will hear my complaint aud print it. As I lay by 
I he fire lasr "week I heard my new master read all ihe poetry 
Which you printed in your article on the language used to 
dogs. Much of it i could not understand, "for it was in 
foreign tongues or in old English. My late master was a 
man of good education and never told me to "Go lay down," 
as my neW one does. At first I wondered what it was he 
wanted me to lay down, for I had nothing. I looked up in- 
quiringly. He laid his book on tbe table and picked up a 
whip from the shelf where it had lain idle for a long timp» 
and shouted; ' Go lay down !" I crawled under the lounge 
and kept quiet, and now 1 begin to think he meant to order 
rne to lie down. As you understand English better than I, 
please print this so that my new master may see it, and use 
language which I understand. Daxy. 
Continetal field Trials Club, 
Pittsburg, April 15. — Editor Forest and Strearn: Customs 
arrangements for 1897. Extract: All dogs that have been 
duly entered in any of the Manitoba Field Trials Club's 
events for 1897 are allowed to enter Manitoba and remain 
for ninety days free of all duty. Those who contemplate 
entering dogs in the Continental Field Trials Club's events, 
the Blue Ribon or Excelsior Stake, should note that it is also 
necessary to enter said dogs in the Manitoba Club's events, 
in order to benefit by the Bhove arrangement and pass the" 
ports of entry without delay or anoyance. The Manitoba 
Club have reduced their entry fee in both events to 15, 
Dogs entered only in the Continental Club's events will be 
subject lo customs regulations and duly. 
W. S. "Beli,, Sec'y-Treas. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
The following, from the New York Times, indicates the 
need of breeding a new quality in dogs, one which will re- 
sist "hypnotism." It is a most humiliating and inglorious 
ending to a chase after criminals when Ihey steal the 
pursuing dogs and evade their pursuers Tbe story is as 
follows: "Albert Winger, George Gififord and John Barber, 
three prisoners in the Stark County Workhouse, escaped from 
that place. They were with others in line going from a meal. 
The Superintendent of the institution called a man from the 
rank of prisoners to speak to him. This act distracted the 
attention of the guards momentarily, and the prisoners made 
a dash for liberty. 
They got a good start before the guards could dispose of 
the other prisoners and start in pursuit. Bloodhounds are 
kept at the workhouse to trail escaped prisoners, and these 
were at once put on the track. The animals were hot in the 
pursuit and followed the trail. Sev( ral miles away the three 
convicts separated. Barber was traced to a farm barn and 
finally captured. The otber iwo men continued their run. 
When about ten miles from this city they were sigbted. 
The dogs got close to them, when the prisoners in some way 
hypnotized the canines and took the brutes with them. 
The convicts up to this evening had not been heard from, 
although every effort has been used during the day to locate 
them. Winger was sent up for larceny and Gifl'ord for as- 
sault. Both are long-term prisoners of a desperate quality." 
Mr. Bori=i D. Wostriakoff. of Moscow, Rus«ia, sailed for 
his home on Saturday of last week. He attended the fieli 
trials at West Point, Miss., where, he made many warm 
friends by his intelligent enthusiasm in matters pertaining to 
the dog and gun, and his sterling worth as a gentleman. He 
recently bought a Rip Rap— Queen III. pointer of the Char- 
lottesville Field Trial Kennels, and a setter by Tony Boy of 
Mr. D. E. Rose, which he will have shipped to Russia: where 
he will have them prepared for competition in the Russian 
field trials. The competition Ibere is mostly on snipe. He 
Las also commissioned the eminent arlist, Prof. Edm. H. 
Osthaup, to paint two pictures for him ; so that the Profes- 
sor's fame, already wide, is gaining a footing across the 
ocean. We hope that Mr. Wostriakoft's deparuire is but the 
beginning of his return to the United States. 
Entry blanks for the tbird annual field trials of the Con- 
tinental Field Trials (^'lub, can be obtained of the secretary, 
Mr. W. S. Bell, 431 Wood street, Pittsburg. A departure 
has been made in naming the Derby, it being called the 
Blue Ribbon Stake. 
The meeting of the Executive Committee of the Canadian 
Kennel Club at the Toronto Show last week, was productive 
of more tangible results in respect to joint A. K. C. and Can- 
adian matters than any meeting previously held. Mr A. P. 
Vredenburgh, the secretary of the A. K. C, was present as 
the representative of that club. After a lengthy session, a 
memorandum was agreed upon to be submitted to the May 
meeting of the A, K. C, for ratification. 
Communications for this department are requested. Anything on 
the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable 
SKETCHES AWHEEL 
IBERIA. 
IN MODERN 
The modern tourist as like as not used tlie bicycle as bis 
means of conveyance from place to place, and his unpre- 
tentious mode of travel has the advantage of putting him 
in touch with people and places that have not been worn 
threadbare by predecessors with pen and pencil. 
In explaining their purpose, the authors of " Sketches 
Awheel in jModern Iberia " say: " The tour was made on 
bicycle, not to satisfy the spirit of adventure commonly 
ascribed to Americans, though something of adventure 
must be expected in a country like Spain, nor because 
there was anything novel to us in this mode of travel — the 
novelty had long since worn off — but as being the means 
of conveyance best adapted to our purpose, enabling us in 
entire independence of the usual hindrances of the trav- 
eler to pass through the country at leisure, stopiping where 
and when he pleased." 
The tour, which iiicluded the length and breadth of 
Spain and a bit of Africa, was made by Mr. and Mrs. D. 
H. Workman, who in company have wheeled over most 
of the countries of Europe, as well as Sicily and north 
Africa, and who an foot have climbed the mountains of 
Norway, the Alps, Apennines, Pyrenees and Atlas. 
The}'' are tourists of experience, and evidently not with- 
out that characteristic sx)irit which they say is commonly 
ascribed to Americans. On the way they carried from 12 
to 20lbs. of luggage. Their daily runs averaged seventy- 
five kilometers, or about thirty miles, though they some- 
times attained a maximum of fifty miles. A good portion 
of the route lay among mountains, the numerous passes of 
which necessitated walking and pushing often for hours at 
a time, As they traveled over 1,800 miles, they are well 
qualified to give an opinion on the Spanish roads, and tbe 
introduction to their book is devoted to this pertinent sub- 
ject. 
To quote: 
"Spain is a large country, and no one term is descriptive 
of its roads as a whole. It has some that may be called 
excellent, and many that are good, being macadamized 
and well constructed with a hard, fairly smooth surface. 
Many more, tirough ridable, are rough, badly made and 
poorly kept up. Still others, and these a not inconsider- 
able portion in some sections, can only be spoken of as 
abominable, being now, if they ever were tolerable, thor- 
oughly worn out, or merely tracks in the sand or clay soil." 
A typical road of the latter class is thus described: 
"Our route lay over long reaches of road with wide, 
well-laid-out roadway of sand or clay entirely innocent of 
the macadamizing or other constructive process. Through 
the center of this ran a single track formed by three ruts 
from 6in. to 1ft, deep, the side ruts being made by the nar- 
row tires of the high-wheeled carts u.sed in that section, 
and the center one by the animals, harnessed one before 
the other. The sides of the roadwaj'' were occupied either 
bj^ heaps of stones or large stones placed at short intervals 
so as to prevent the use of any part except the center. 
The only available path for us was th^ center mule track, 
which, always narrow and never smooth, demanded the 
greatest skill and attention in riding," 
Passing teams in such roads was no easy feat, and punc- 
tures, as may be imagined, were of frequent occurrence. 
The country people, our authors tell us, were full of curi- 
osity and old-fashioned in their lack of appreciation of the 
value of time. 
Here is an incident which illustrates these characteris- 
tics: 
"At 6 o'clock in the evening, after thirteen hours of hard 
work, in passing through a town we saw on the side of the 
street a little shop, where 'Varias Bebidas,' or drinks, were 
advertised. We were still twenty-eight kilometers from 
Cordova, -with some long, sharp hills to climb, but we 
thought we would spare a few minutes to assuage the thirst 
from which we were suffering. 
"We stepped in and asked for sarza, sidra and other bev- 
erages, which, notwithstanding the comprehensive list 
outside the door, were not to be had, and we were obliged 
to content ourselves with the only one, except the never- 
failing uguardtsnie, represented at this bar, viz., gaseosa, an 
elfervescing concoction of limes. After considerable fum- 
bling under the counter, during which bis attention was 
chiefly occupied in satisfying his curiosity in regard to us, 
the proprietor procured two bottles stopped with glass 
balls, which he proceeded leisurely- to wash in a tub of 
water, rubbing them vigorously in every part and resting 
between the rubs to ply us with questions. 
"After washing them till it seemed as if he would never 
stop, he dried them carefully and handed them to us. We 
asked him where the wooden opener was. He replied he 
had none: so, in the absence of any more convenient in- 
strument, we hammered away with a small pocket shoe- 
buttoner and at last succeeded in dislodging one of the 
glass balls, but the other resisted all efforts. He then 
brought forth two more bottles, which he washed in the 
same thorough manner, with ever unsatisfied curiosity, 
after which we tried our hand upon them with the shoe- 
buttoner, with the result of opening one more bottle. 
"We now told htm that our time was limited, and sug- 
gested that he give us some glasses. Accordingly, still ask- 
ing questions, he took down two glasses with great delib- 
eration from a shelf and subjected them to the same 
cleansing process. After the loss of some ten minutes we 
obtained the gaseosa minus the gas," 
Though slow in most ways, the Spaniards appear to be 
abreast of the times in the matter of news gathering. The 
newspapers everywhere heralded the advance of the tour- 
ists, and though they refused to tell their plans and tried 
to escape by a pretended ignorance of the language, the 
ubiquitous interviewer generally managed to get a note 
from them. 
Here is a sample. 
"The Englishman, Seflor Workman, and his sposa dis- 
tinguida, who are making the tour of Spain, arrived in 
Cuenca from Tarancon yesterday afternoon. They rode 
two hicicietas magnijicas, which they understand perfectly 
how to manage. It cannot be stated positively, but they 
will probably appear on the track at the velodrome to- 
morrow before the races," etc. 
It is needless to say that Mr, and Mrs. Workman did not 
give an exhibition of their skill on the track, but the state- 
ment is interesting as showing how the reporter endeavors 
to give a sensational turn to an occurrence that in no way 
merits such treatment, thus proving that the methods of 
the "new journalism" are not confined to the United States 
alone, 
"Sketclies Awheel in Modern Iberia" is from the press 
of G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, and is illustrated with 
half-tones from photographs. 
The Wiieel as a Game Carrier. 
South Poetsmouth, R. I. — Editor Fo^'est and Stream: 
Having handled a gun since I was twelve years old, and 
having reached the age of forty -five, it is but natural that 
I am much interested in the shdoting notes contained in 
your valuable paper. During the years that have passed 
since my first attempts with the gun, I have, I think, killed 
my share of both ducks and game birds of various, kinds, 
but, being an ardent lover of duck shooting in particular, 
any notes regarding this particular branch of sport are 
read by me with the most interest. Many times I have 
been led to regard tlie authors of some of your notes with 
great admiration, and possibly some awe and wonder. 
I am no infant when it comes to size, at least — I weigh 
2301bs.— and I also possess, I am told by my friends, a lit- 
tle more than my share of physical strength. Now, after 
this long preamble, I will say that when I read of anyone 
that packs on his back twenty to fifty ducks, mallards or 
other birds, and trudges off with them, it does excite 
both awe and wonder at the strength and bodily 
endurance displayed. I know that a mile walk with 
twenty ducks over one shoulder is a task few in our 
section care to undertake, and but few can accom- 
plish the task. For myself, a load of twelve good 
fat ducks, with gun and shells, is about all I care to pack 
any distance. My partner and I use a strongly built 
buckboard for shooting trips, We oftfen kill from twenty- 
five to fifty birds a day, and with our traps and ourselves 
we find that fifty birds make a very respectable load for a 
buckboard. On one of our trips three years ago we killed 
eighty-four in one morning's shooting, and what to do 
with them and where to put them on our team was a 
puzzle for some time. At last, by tying them to the axles 
and to the back of the seat in bunches we managed to get 
them all on. What prompted me to write this article was 
a question asked by my son, who is my partner on my 
shooting trips. The question was this: "How in thunde'-, 
dad, did that Wing Shot ever tote forty-three bluebills, 
eight mallards and three canvasbacks on his wteel?" My 
son is an ardent wheelman, and while this querj' is not 
written to express any doubts of Wing Shot's veracitjs we 
would both of us be greatly indebted to your correspondent 
if he .will tell us through the columns of Forest and 
Steeam how he managed the load as to fastening them on 
his wheel, etc., etc, for if one can do it another can 
if they only know how, and I shall be tempted to discard 
the buckboard for the wheel as a game carrier if it is as 
practical as the sketch referred to would indicate, 
William M. Hughes. 
lilinois Wheels. 
Chicago, 111., April 17.— There is good chance that the 
bicycle-as-baggage bill now before the Illinois Legislature 
will be passed. Prominent bicycle men are at Springfield 
now working hard in the interest of this bill, which is of 
concern to every wheelman who travels. 
Wheels are out in force in Cliicago at this date, and their 
ride7's are thinking of getting beyond the bou'evards into 
the country as soon as possible. The roads over the 
Wheeling course are reported in fair shape, and it is 
thought they will be all right by the time of the road race. 
They ought to be good, since two strong associations, the 
Cook County Cyclists and the Associated Cycling Clubs, 
are both claiming that course for the same date— Decor- 
ation Day. 
The Alley L road, of Chicago, has announced that here- 
after it will carry bicycles free of charge on the rear plat- 
forms of trains going north and the front platforms of 
trains going south. No bicycle cars will be put on. It is 
thought that six wheels can be put on a platform without 
difficulty, and although this is not an extended accommo- 
dation, it is far better than nothing, and establishes a 
welcome precedent. E. Hounir, 
1^06 BoYOE BtriLDiNG, Cliicago. 
WHEELING NOTES. 
The following advertisement appears to come nearer 
the truth than was intended: 
FOR SALE.-A few $100 Bl'ink wheels, IS96 
model, fully guaranteed, for $:5 while they last. 
How perilously near that advertisement came to read- 
ing "fully guaranteed while they last." As a matter of 
fact, guarantees on many bicycles whose sole selling point 
is their cheapness, are deceiving, and have no N-alue 
whatever. 
A recent decision in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is 
of interest to bicycle riders who may have occasion to 
cross railroad tracks. It is the case of Robertson against 
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and is reported in 1 
American Negligence Reports, 
It appeal's that damages were claimed for the death of a 
person while crossing a railroad track, but the plain tifi" 
was nonsuited in the Common Pleas. The deceased was 
riding a bicycle, and when he came to the railroad, at a 
point having four tracks, a freight train was passing, for 
which he had to wait. He did not dismount, but made 
what was called a " bicycler's stop," by circling on his 
wheel round and round, at a distance of from five to ten 
yards from the track, and when the train passed he 
started across without dismounting, and was struck and 
killed by a train coming in the opposite direction on an- 
other track. 
On appeal to the Supreme Court the judgment of non- 
suit was affirmed, Justice Mitchell holding that it was the 
duty of the deceased to stop and dismount, and refusing to 
entertain the proposition that the circling round and round 
constituted a legal stop, "Riding round and round in large 
or small circles, waiting for a chance to shoot across, is not 
a stop at all, either in form or substance. Considering the 
ease of dismounting and the control of the rider over his 
instrument," _ continues the decision, "a bicycler must, 
under all ordinary circumstances, be treated as subject to 
the same rules as a pedestrian." The judge says further 
that "the rule to be applied requires that a bicycler must 
dismount, or, at least, bring his wheel to such a stop as 
will enable him to look up and down the track and listen, 
in the manner required of a pedestrian." 
It would be well for bicycle riders to memorize the legal 
rule, "Stop, look and listen," and not forget it when ap- 
proaching railroad crossings. — Wew York Svn. 
A Stray Siiieplaster 
Comes to us otifce iti a ^tiile for a copy 
of "Game Jjiws iiri^Briei;" but shin- 
plasters no ivadnys are stzarcer than Moose 
in New Yorfc; and 21; cects in postage 
stamps yvM Ac ]mt as wrfl. 
