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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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learnea was mostly what lie could pick up from Ws own ob- 
servation, compromising as well as lie could witli the unfa- 
virable conditions and obstructions set up by his trainer. If 
bis ardent perseverance was so great as to withstand his 
trainer's i.srnorance, ill temper and harsh treatment, he in 
time might develop into a fairly eflicient assistant to the gun, 
though in most instances there was a lack of hnish in the 
different details, such as mouthing the bird when retrieving 
it, or retrieving it but part way, or backing imperfectly, or 
breaking shot, eljC. 
The pursuit of prey is the dog's greatest pleasure. He will 
steal away from home to self hunt, or hnnt with boys, or 
with vagrant dngs, the duration of his absence being at times 
limited by the degree of fatigue he sutlers; at others, by the 
degree of hunger; at others again, by the degree of physical 
endurance and hunger combined. Sometimes he may be ab- 
sent a few hours; sometimes several days, returning much 
reduced in flesh, and worn, wearied and famished. He will 
leave his master to go with a stranger who carries a gun, and 
if he be the rare exception which will not do so at once, he 
readily strikes up a friendship and can soon be in(?uced to go 
with the stranger. The report of a gun in the distance will 
of U n cause him to bolt from his master to the gun, that he may 
join in the sport. In the pursuit itself he will plod cheer- 
fully through mud or snow; swim in cold water; work 
through brush and briars; gallop bravely in the open, eager 
to find and capture, never satiated with success; and desist- 
ing only because physical exhaustion intervenes. When 
from hard work he is too footsore and stiff in the morning to 
take an interest in his breakfast, his spirits rise at sight of 
the gun and the start for the fields, and he works away till 
the stiffness and soreness disappear or force him to quit. 
There are exceptions to this, for there are dogs which are 
indolent, or too weak to accomplish what they endeavor to, 
or dogs in which the hunting instinct is absent. They, how- 
ever, are so few l,hat they are not worth considering in the 
matter or education, and when one comes across them they 
are not worth the trouble of training. 
Thus there is in the dog all the hunting propensity that is 
necessary for the trainer to work upon, sometimes more than 
is necessary. All the natural qualities are born in the dog. 
He, on opportunity, develops them himself to a higher de- 
gree of practical usefulness through his own experience and 
^effort than he could from the efforts of any trainer. He 
learns to follow the trail quickly and with precision, to recog- 
nize the foot scent and body scent, and the near proximity of 
the birds and the best method of capturing them. He distin- 
guishes the likely places which serve as their haunts from the 
places which they avoid. When they are flushed he learns 
to mark theii' flight, the probable length of it, and how to 
find them again. 
To learn all these, the dog must have the opportunities to 
do so. Given the opportunities, he learns the different de- 
tails with more or less quickness, according to his capacity 
to learn, for dogs vary in their ability to learn quite as much 
as men do. The teacher can do but little more in the dog's 
natural development than to provide the opportunities afield. 
The dog cannot take advantage of his opportunities afield if 
he is constantly balked, punished, called lo, or kept in check. 
He must have his fling for awhile in order to learu methods 
of pursuit, and to develop his ardor. 
Dogs which are permitted to self-hunt, acquire great skill 
in the application of methods, and exhibit intelligence to an 
astonishing degree To develop the dog's hunting powers 
to the utmost should be the purpose of the trainer, and next 
to so school him that he applies his powers in the interest of 
the gun. The puppy will make many mistakes, but they 
are inseparable from his education. When committed, they 
serve to point out what is right as well as what is wrong. 
Too often the amateur begins the subjugation first and 
makes it paramount to all other considerations. Every effort 
of the dog is governed rigidly by what the trainer considers 
ihe correct form of work to the gun. Instead of permitting 
the puppy's powers to develop and then schooling him to de- 
vote them to the gun, he is schooled to the gun and then per- 
mitted to develop as he best can, often a disastrous method, 
as many times itie teacher then so dominates his pupil that 
the latter from habit looks to him for orders on every occa- 
sion, and is without self-confidence or independence. Many 
good dogs are spoiled by such hasty and severe training be- 
lore they are is given any liberty afield. Without the ability 
and inclination to hunt, the dog is worthless for field pur- 
poses. If restrained too much the result may be that he 
loses all inchnation to search for birds. If the dog will not 
hunt, the teacher is powerless in the matter. He is passive 
so far as the dog's hunting inclinations are concerned; he can 
be active only in shaping up and schooling such efforts as the 
I log will put forth. 
It is now clear that if the teacher checks the dog's efforts 
or intimidates him so all his effort ceases, the training is 
accordingly either marred or ended. 
But the dog's natural fondness for the pursuit of birds and 
his enlhusiasmin his-efforts to capture them are so great that 
he generally submits to much punishment associated with 
them and his teacher before he desists from hunting. If he 
becomes afraid of his trainer, he then is so intimidated that 
he dare not venture on any independent act on of his own. 
But let him have opportunity to go afield with someone else 
— the cause of his fears then being absent — he resumes hunt- 
ing with his native enthusiasm and diligence. 
The loud and incessant ordering and blowing- of the 
whistle, with or without cause, are faults also quite common 
to the amateur and latter-day trainer. Nearly all trainers 
are self-taught, or at least have no one to point out 
their faults to them, so that bad habits of method 
and manner acquired in the beginning often stay with 
them throughout life. Under such circumstances they 
are quite unconscious of their unpleasant manner, one very 
annoying when shooting with one or more companions, and 
at all times a great handicap to the dog in his work, since 
the voice or whistle often flushes birds, and if in proximity 
to the dog at the time, he is blamed for it when he is really 
blameless. The trainer, however, is so intent on securing 
obedience and is so habituated to associating his loud orders 
with the control of the dog that he seldom considers them in 
any other connection. 
It is easy to train a dog to obedience to quiet tones of the 
voice and gentle signals, and infinitely better to handle him 
afield in that manner than in one of noise and violence, 
apart from all considerations of ease and elegance. 
B. Waters. 
Mr. .]. B. Stoddard, of Thomasville, K C, will take a' 
flight northward shorily. first visiting New York, thence go- 
ing to Manitoba where he will prepare some dogs for the 
trials to be held there. He has room for a few more pupils 
in his string. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
The official organ of the Collie Club has a suggestion that 
it would be well to have cards for hanging over members' 
dogs at shows as do the members of the Bulldog Club, etc., 
and the editor of the Chrovide -Ask^: "How would a square 
blue card with the cross of St. Andrew do?— flag of Scofand, 
in fact." That flag has been shorn of a little of its national 
glory for many years, but, notwithstanding, it is hardly 
fair for anyone to suggest that it go to the dogs. 
Mr. W. W. Titus, Wbittemore, Iowa, has decided to 
return to the vocation of training and breeding dogs, and to 
that end he will shortly close out his present business. Mr. 
Titus will accept dogs to train, and this is an opportunity to 
secure the services of an excellent trainer which owners 
should not fail to consider. 
Mr. Chas. D. Purroy, 128 West Twenty- ninth street, New 
York, writes us as follow under date of May 28: "Last Feb- 
ruary my fox terrier dog Patrol strayed from home and I 
have just traced him to a dog dealer in this city, who tells me 
he sold him to a German farmer of Long Island, who is a 
breeder of pigecns, but whose further address he does not 
know. The dog's color is white, black head with white 
mark down center, black mark on neck, two large black 
marks on back, weight about 191bs. Should you favor me 
by giving this publicity it may be that one of your many 
readers could aid me in his recovery." 
Following is part of text of the order issued by the 
Board of Agriculture (England) of which cognizance was 
taken by the A. K. C. at its recent meeting: 
The Board of Agriculture, by virtue and in exercise of 
the powers in them vested under the Diseases of Animals 
Acts, 1894 and 1896, and of every other power enabling 
them in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby ordered, as 
follows: 
Pbohibitiox of Impoetation of Dogs. — 1. Dogs brought to 
Great Britain from any other country (except Ireland or 
the Isle of Man), shall not be landed in Great Britain 
otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this 
order. 
LiCExsEs FOE Importation in Particular Cases. — 2. The 
board may in any particular case grant a license author- 
izing the landing of a dog, and duch dog may thereupon 
be landed subject to and in accordance with the conditions 
of such license. 
Applications for Licenses. — 3. Any application for a 
license under the preceding article is to be made in writ- 
ing to the secretary, Board of Agriculture, 4 Whitehall 
place, London, S.W., and is to be accompanied by a state- 
ment signed by the owner of the dog to which the ap- 
plication relates, or by his agent, authorized in writing 
for this purpose, containing the following information, 
namely: 
(i.) the description of the dog, stating so far as possible 
for purposes of identification the particulars of its breed, 
sex, age and color; 
(ii.) the country from which it is proposed to be brought; 
(iii.) the port at which it is proposed to be landed; and 
(iv.) the place to which it is proposed after being landed 
to be moved for the purposes of such detention and isola- 
tion as may be required by the Board, and also the route 
by which it is proposed to be moved to such place of de- 
tention. 
Conditions of License. — 4 — (1). The Board may insert 
in any license granted under this order, authorizing the 
landing of a dog, such conditions as they think necessary 
or desirable for the following purposes: 
{a) for prescribing and regulating the detention and iso- 
lation of the dog by and at the expense of its owner for 
any period not exceeding six months at a place to be pro- 
vided for that purpose by such owner and to be described 
in the license; or 
{l>) for regulating the movement of the dog to such place 
of detention and its movement during the period of deten- 
tion prescribed by the license. 
(2) A dog landed under the authority of a license granted 
under this order shall be detained and isolated in accord- 
ance with the conditions of such license, and shall not be 
moved in contravention of any such condition. 
Restriction on Granting op License. — 5. An applicant 
for a license to be granted under this order for the landing 
of a dog will be required to satisfy the Board that proper 
and suitable arrangements can be made for such detention 
and isolation of the dog as appears to the Board to be 
necessary or desirable. ■ 
Proceedings under Customs Acts for Unlawful Land- 
ing. — 6. — (1) If any person lands or attempts to land a dog 
in contravention of this order, he shall be liable to the 
penalties imposed on persons importing or attempting to 
import goods, the importation whereof is prohibited by or 
under the Customs Acts. 
(2) The dog in respect whereof the offense is committed 
shall be forfeited. 
'heeling. 
Oommunicatimia for this department are requested. Anything on 
the hioycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirab le 
FOUR DAYS AWHEEL IN ENGLAND. 
New Yore, May 8. — Editor Forest and Stream: One hot . 
morning at Petersham 1 awoke, reaiiziogthat there were but 
six days left before the sailing of my steamer in which to see 
rural Eogland an 1 try bicycling on her far-famed roads. 
Petersham is a part of Richmond, some twelve miles from 
London, on the Surrey side of the river. It "would be quite 
as simple to ride fromLondon down Piccadilly, on the direct 
road to Windsor, as to take this detour and start from 
Petersham; in fact, 1 think one might find even belter going 
to Windsor by that route. Be that as it may, we were at 
Petersham, and havin^g previously seen Richmond very thor- 
oughly, we had no desire to retrace our way; and, therefore, 
about 11 o'clock in the morning, with a very indefinite idea 
of the route, we swung into our saddles and started south on 
the main road for Windsor. 
At Kingston, some tliree miles from Petersham, we turned 
sharply to the west, crossed the Thames and found ourselves 
in Hampton. A very pretty stretch of level, shady road 
leads through Hampton and past Hampton Court, running 
for several miles along the north bank of the Thames. On 
this Sunday morning the river was covered with every im- 
aginable pleasure craft— launch, shell, punt and canoe — the; 
bright gleam of bunting and awning and the shimmer of 
white canvas in the sunlight making a charming picture of 
light and color. 
"The road from Kingston to Windsor (sixteen miles) runs 
through Egham and strikes diagonally across the Long 
Walk half a mile from the Castle Gates. I need not warn 
you that half a day is all too sboit a time to give to Windsor. 
We had, however, spent a day in the castle and park only a 
short time before, and although I should have liked to again 
seen St. George's, where so many of England's monarchs are 
buried, and to have another glimpse of the Memorial Chapel, 
we realizeil that forty miles lay between us and the change 
of clothes which awaited us at Oxford, and allowed ourselves- 
but a short hour for an excellent lunch and quiet pipe at the 
White Hart. 
From Windsor, down Peascod lane to the Oxford road, 
and straight through Maidenhead to Henley, is sixteen miles, 
easily ridden in an hour and a quarter. There is nothing 
particularly interesting in this stretch, but the time shows 
that it is good level wheeling. 
No more delightful place could be found for a couple of 
hours rest than the Red Lion at Henley. Such was my 
thought as we drank our tea by the open windows, watching 
the boats on the river and chatting with a group of "oars" 
on Yale's chances for the cup— now a matter of ancient his- 
tory. The long coff'ee room was filled with parties who, 
having spent the day on the river, had stopped for a cup of 
tea before returning to London, and were ready to make 
strangers welcome. 
Leaving Henley shortly before 6 o'clock, we took the 
straight road to Oxford— twenty-three miles. Here one 
leaves the Thames valley to ride across the glorious rolling 
country, which, to me, is rural England's greatest charm. 
I shall not attempt to picture the beauties of that ride. 
The brilliant green and gold of the fields stretched away on 
either hand as far as the eye could reach, lined by the darker 
hue of the dividing hedges. Here and there the deep red of 
the low brick cottages, in charming contrast of color, might 
be detected beneath the trees, whi'e bright on the hills and 
-soft io the valleys shone the varying hues of the long 
twilight. 
The road was hard and fast all the way with easy ascents 
and descents. At Wallingford, a charming little village with 
a picturesque inn at the cross roads, I punctured my front 
tire with a blackthorn, and owing to the delay caused by 
this accident it was 8 o'clock when we dismounted at Ran- 
dolph's Hotel in Oxford. 
We had tea the following afternoon in the rooms of Mr. 
, a professor at New . Sitting in his windows with 
a party of "Summer ville girls," we could look out on the 
garden surrounded by the old city wall, and then in the cool 
of the early evening we strolled through Magdalene, watched 
the crews work on the river and came back by Addison's 
walk. 
It was late when we started for Leamington, and I doubt 
not we lost many of the beauties of the ride. The road, 
which runs through Banbury, is level and good. If there 
was anything of interest in Leamington we failed to discover 
it, so after a good breakfast at the Mansion House on Tues- 
day morning we sent our luggage to Stratford, took a turn 
through the town and started for Kenilworth 
It is, if my memory is correct, seven miles from Leaming- 
ton to Kenilworth, The road was the poorest that we had 
seen, being very hard and stony, and. suggesting the New 
York Boulevard above 125th street, but it is level and tc'er- 
ably shady. The road leads straight through Kenilworth, 
but at the cross-roads at the northern end of the town, turn 
to the left and ride right up on to the sidewalk, which alone 
bridges a brook at the bottom of the hill. 
It is not more than half a mile from the town to Kenil- 
worth Castle. We spent an hour wandering about the splen- 
did old ruin, picturing to ourselves the castle as it appeared 
in the days of that "valiant warrior, who never drew a 
sword," and recalling the time when we nearly broke our 
hearts over Scott's charming story. At the top of the hill, 
on leaving the Castle, we were well repaid for dismounting 
by a beautiful view, and 1 strongly advise any one coming 
here to follow our example. 
We arrived at Coventry in plenty of time to lunch at the 
King's Head. . Coventry — a busy, dirly. little town — is the 
headquarters for the bicycle manufacturing industry of 
England. Having seen many of theu- wneel?, we did not 
care to investigate their factories and process of construction, 
but confined our attention to Sr. Michael's Church and St. 
Mary's Hall. The latter is an old mayor's hall, where, in a 
room that has recently been added, all the charters of the 
town are preserved and exhibited. I was sui prised to read, 
with comparative ease, a charter sign d bv Edward I. 
Leaving Coventry, our way as far as Kenilwo th lay di- 
rectly back over the road we had traveled during the morn- 
ing. One is repaid in this case for doubhog by the pictur- 
esque approach to the old town from this direction, with the 
rums ot Ihe castle towering above the trees. At the cross- 
roads at the southern end of the town we turned to the left, 
takingtheroad to Warwick. IE I am notmistaken we rode from 
Coventry to WarwicR in about an hour. Besides that grand 
old feudal castle, with its magnificent galleries and splendid 
hall, whose modern furnishings and air of real comfort gave 
but an additional charm to a background of armor and wea- 
pons of every description, we visited St. Mary's Church and 
Beauchamp Chapel. The latter is a perfect gem, and, with 
the possible exception of the Chapel of [Henry VII. at West- 
minster, is the most exquisite piece of architecture in all 
England. By the way, before going to the church, ride 
down to the bridge and take a last look at the castle from 
there; the five minutes so spent will well repay one. 
From Warwick we had nine miles of good road, including 
a long, fast coast, in, I think, the last couple of miles, and 
before we realized it we had crossed the Avon and were in 
Stratford. 
The average Englishman wonders why all Americans wish 
to see Stratford-on-Avon. He tells you that it is a flat, un- 
interesting country, and a stupid little town, and he is per- 
fectly right. There is little in Stratford to please the eye, 
and nothing which seems to throw new ii.sht on that mar- 
velous life which began and ended there; but the lover of 
Shakespeare will never forget the hour when he first knelt 
by the altar rail of the old church and with his eyes fixed on 
the lowly grave with its strange inscription, thanked God 
that he, too, had been privileged to add his tribute to the 
mighty heart and mind that lies below. 
It was a few minutes before 6 that we arrived at the.. 
Shakespeare Hotel, which stands right on the street. It is a 
delightlul, rambling old house, wilh five gables, whose 
rooms, instead of numbers, bear the names of Shakespeare's 
