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terest lie seemed to have at heart, and to herald my approach 
to each single bird and covey, as long as his wind would 
last, was a plot he must have been thinking over from the 
start. Comeback! ob, no. My ! what sport it might have 
been, and such a day for it; and birds! why, every clump of 
brush, had given one or more shelter, until Sport urged them 
to wing to a place of safety. This was hardly fun for me, 
when I noticed Sport pause and look my way, and. sure 
enough, he was coming back. When about in hearing of the 
words of praise he looked for, some thought must have come 
(surely he could think, being out of imp. by imp.) to him 
lb at he had left his work unfinished, and again he paused 
and evidently contemplated looking up some stragglers, to 
notify them that a change of location would be desirable for 
their health. 
I wondered which ancestor he resembled most at this su- 
preme moment. To be brief, 1 anchored him there and then 
in a secluded spot to a stout sapling, and picked up a few 
birds, unaided by his inherited valued instincts, on the out- 
I skirts of the country he had traversed, and not bad sport it 
' was, yet supreme it might have been with a good, trained 
worker to share in the lun, and give evidence of his delight 
and appreciation of it as a good dog will. 
The first train back took Sport, and I went with him and 
promptly interviewed his owner as to the working capabili- 
ties of imp. — , and as to a few of the practical excellencies 
of others of the strain. 
And now for a climb to where the game fellow cnce lived, 
whose owner never knew his sire or dam, nor bad he ever 
heard of them. A jump it will be, from the plains to moun- 
tains, and a journey along pack train to where it ends at a 
miner's cabin. 'Tis the Kockies, and the trip will repay if 
just for a glance at the wild country. Lash the pack to me, 
just taut enough; there'll be a stiffish lean upward to the 
tiail now and again, and the feet need grip well at the heel 
OB the down turn when we make for the valley below. Tou 
want to look at the rock now and again. Well, you can do 
that when we get through some of this timber country, 
and steady along we go, my friend and I, he to 
hunt a bit after quartz leads, and I to join my 
partner in the mine we had drifted in, in a search for bed 
rock of the creek covered many a year ago by landslides. 
Dark through the timber )t is, and but seldom a slant of sun- 
light; on the level now, and the Douglas fir rears up aloft, 
chary of spreading a branch till a dizzy height is reached. 
The cedar shows his bulk much nearer ground, and witli 
spruce and hemlock and white pine, a perfume greets one of 
the forest, sweet indeed. Up now leads the trail, and steep 
the climb, with a turn or two, and to an opening on the left 
where shows the river— the Columbia— rolling along. Steady 
now, there where the bank shelves down sheer to 500ft. be- 
low. Halt for a breathing space and a look opposite, where 
the mountains strive, by a climb heavenward, to contrast 
with the blue their snow- covered tops. But a mile across, 
yet this bounds not the view ; to the right stretch the range of 
peaks till they merge into bluish haze. Kough masses of 
rock some have to the tops, while others show timber on the 
sides close growing to where the snow covers the peak. 
What shades of color greet the eye ! Bright where the sun 
touches a patch, and dark to black where the sunlight has no 
play ; now a turn to the right and into the wood again ; ups 
and downs for some few miles, then straight runs the trail 
and level the wood on either side. Silent all, but for the 
mountain streams lending a voice; and so deceiving in tone 
some are, from distance and changing currents of air, as to 
call for many a look backward to see if some cunning old 
leader of a pack train is not jogging along with his' bell 
ringing. 
Not far oflf an opening in the timber and fair-sized clear- 
ing, and a little cabin comes in view. Here now at last; so 
sit a while on this fallen fir and hear of the dog, and a game 
one you'll call him, when all is told. Jim's dog we called 
him, for that was my partner's name, who owned him, and 
in the mining town a record the dog had made, and had 
thrashed every dog but a bull terrier there living, and with 
the latter he had a fight whenever they met, until some 
friend of theirs (and they had many) thought fit to interfere. 
An Irish terrier was Jim's; no pedigree came along with 
him, and no particular sti-ain; a rough, wiry coat, reddish; 
good head and long, punishing jaw. 
Well, Jim and I had made a start from the mining town, 
and were coming along the trail— this same one— a year ago! 
A stray grizzly wandered about at odd times there. Don't 
start, they never come this way now, and the dog was 
following, gaily enough at first. He had looked back as if 
sad to leave the town where the bull terrier lived, but soon 
cheered up as the thick timber gave a prospect of bigger 
game, and he found it, alas! too big for him, and that's 
why he is not here. Dead! Yes, but we're coming to that. 
The three had tramped but half the day, and were coming 
along where the limber crowded close to the path, when a 
sharp turn to the right showed a clearing, and a narrow 
mountain stream rushed foaming along. Just before start- 
ing to ford the stream, we had lost track of doggie, who was 
on a hunt of his own. We both at once got a startler and 
no mistaiie, for on the far side, where some bushes lined a 
stream, loomed up the long yellowish brown back of a 
grizzly, and with fier a cub, a bit of a one only. The old 
one caught sight of us and gave a growl or two, but swayed 
her head back and forward once or twice. A sniff of the 
air told her some strange enemy was hovei-ing near in a 
diirection opposite to us, and her ear caught a sound which 
the stream in its rush could not deaden— a keen savage bark 
—and I— well, I thought of several things in a short space of 
time, sundry happenings of long years ago. As for Jim, no 
such reasoning tor him. A pace or two and he was in the 
middle of the stream, and, rifle unslung, and a steady hand, 
once so familiar with such sport, near tue trigger. 
One shot rang out and bruia got it, just back of the 
shoulder, as he had moved his long body for his eye to ranee 
in search of the cub, that had started to hunt up the Irish 
fellow lost to view, so thick was the growth. The shot had 
told. Savage growls made the fact known, and a lurch for- 
ward and then more like a rush our way, but not quite 
straight for us, and down went Jim in midstream, for his 
foot had slipped on a pebble. 
Now each second counted; a few lost and it would have 
Ijeen all up with us, or one of us. As Jim gained his foot- 
ing, the bear caught sight of our exact location, and as the 
keen old hunter brought his rifle agam to sight— he had never 
lost grip of it— Bruin was almost on top of us, or rather of 
Jim. 1 had helped him in midstream, but was not armed, so 
useless. One more peal rang out to gi-eet the echoes of the 
cliffs around. The rifle almost touched the beast in his last 
rush forward, and rearing on its hind feet one paw was making 
asweep for Jim, a killing blow, when a long keen jaw met in 
tbe shaggy neck behind. The good old dog had sprung from 
a fallen timber near and the swaying body met the blow. 
T'was Bruin's last effort, and he lay where he fell. And 
Jim's dog ! one look from the eyes so keen in fight, and faith- 
ful, but blurred, Jim said as he bent over him, and soft-like 
and sad his own eyes were, I know, as 1 helped him to bury 
his comrade from puppyhood up, till he died, where he 
tackled to such big odds. 
Here comes Jim. We will not talk of it now. He never 
does; in fact, he's not much of a talker, and thinks silence is 
gold, and that is what he is after. F. E. James. 
A. K. C— C. K. C. 
The following is now in force: 
Articles of agreement entered into this 17th day of July, 
1897, between the American Kennel Club and the Canadian 
Kennel Club. 
AKTICLE I. 
The Executive Committee of the Canadian Kennel Club 
shall be the Canadian Advisory Board of the American Ken- 
nel Club, and shall conduct all business in the territory 
under its jurisdiction, as hereinafter provided for in Article 
VII. 
ARTICLE n. 
The Canadian Advisory Board, which will represent the 
Dominion of Canada, to be entitled to three duly accredited 
delegates as its representatives in the American Kennel Club, 
the chairman of said board to be one of such delegates, and 
by virtue of his office as said chairman to be a member of 
the American Kennel Club Executive Board. 
ARTICLE m. 
All cases of discipline and other matters relating to the 
Dominion of Canada shall be dealt with by the said Cana- 
dian Advisory Board, subject to confirmation or otherwise 
by the American Kennel Club. In all cases acted upon by 
said board an appeal may be taken to said American Kennel 
Club. 
ARTICLE IV. 
Dog shows held in the Dominion of Canada can only be 
held under American Kennel Club rules upon the recommen- 
dation of the said Canadian Advisory Board, and for every 
show recommended the Canadian Advisory Board shall, on 
behalf of said show, pay to the American Kennel Club the 
sum of $10. The secretary of the Canadian Advisory Board 
shall file with the American Kennel Club a certified marked 
catalogue of each thow so held, and awards made at such 
shows shall become recognized awards of record. The Can- 
adian Kennel Club to be held responsible for the fulfillment 
of all requirements of the American Kennel Club by clubs 
holding shows under its recommendations. 
ARTICLE v. 
A complete roll of membership of the Canadian Kennel 
Club must be kept on file with the American Kennel Club, 
ARTICLE VI. 
The Canadian Kennel Club agrees to transfer all its right, 
title and interest in what is now known as the Canadian 
Kennel Club Stud Book to the American Kennel Club dur- 
ing the continuance of this agreement, and in return for said 
transfer the American Kennel Club agrees to register in its 
Stud Book, each year, without cost, two dogs, the bona fide 
property of any member of the said Canadian Kennel 
Club, in good standing, at its annual meeting, or who 
may have been subsequently elected and duly quali- 
fied as such member, upon the filing of an apphca- 
tion for same, with his standing as a member duly 
certified thereon by the secretary of said Canadian Ken- 
nel Club. Also to register all dogs, now registered with 
the Canadian Kennel Club, at one-half the regular fee 
charged by said American Kennel Club, upon application 
for such registration. To register all kennel names, prefixes 
and affixes now registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, 
provided same do not conflict with names already registered 
with the American Kennel Club, upon receipt of application, 
and two-thirds of the regular fee charged by said American 
Kennel Club. To supply the Canadian Advisory Board 
with a copy each year of its Annual Stud Book, and a copy 
each month of its Kennel Gazette. Also, to allow it a special 
discount of 33^ per cent, on ihe regular price for all Stud 
Books it may purchase. As a further consideration, the 
American Kennel Club agrees not to accept any kennel club 
in Canada as an" active member unless recommended by the 
Canadian Advisory Board. 
ARTICLE VII. 
The following shall be the By-Laws of the Canadian Ad- 
visory Board, until the same shall have been amended by / 
the American Kennel Club : >' 
Section 1, This organization shall be known as the Cana- 
dian Advisory Board of the American Kennel Club, from 
which it derives its powers. 
Sec. 3. It shall consist of the Executive Committee of the 
Canadian Kennel Club. 
Sec. 3. The ofinicers of the board shall consist of a Chair- 
man, a Vice-Chairman and a Secretary. They shall be 
elected at the annual meeting of each year, and hold oflice 
until their successors are duly elected. 
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to preside at 
all the meetings, enforce a compliance with the rules, and per- 
form such other duties as usually devolve upon a presiding . 
officer. 
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to pre- 
side in the absence of the Chairman, and to perform in such 
case all the duties of the chairman. 
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a true 
and correct record of all proceedings of the meetings of the 
board ; to transmit by registered letter within three days a 
full and complete copy of the same to the American Kennel 
Club; to conduct all its correspondence; to take charge of all 
books, papers, moneys or other property of the board; to 
pay out such money only by the order of the board, and' to 
turn over all books, papers, moneys or other property be- 
longing to the Canadian Advisory Board, and in his custody 
as secretary, to his successor in ofllce. 
Sec. 7. Five (5) members of the board shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business The yeas and nays 
of all votes shall be recorded on the minutes. 
Seo. 8. This board shall be advisory to the American 
Kennel Club, and shall have jurisdiction in all questions 
arising in the Dominion of Canada between clubs, and be- 
tween show committees and exhibitors, and in all such mat- 
ters as would otherwise be proper subjects for consideration 
by the American Kennel Club, and its decisions shall be 
binding upon all parties concerned until reversed by the said 
American Kennel Club or its Executive Board. 
Sec. 9. It shall hear all appeals from the decisiont of the 
clubs or their committees in the Dominion of Canada, under 
the same rules as govern in an appeal to the American Ken- 
nel Club, and report its decisions to the said club, and its 
decisions shall be binding on all parties concerned until re- 
versed by the said American Kennel Club or its Executive 
Board. 
Sec. 10. It shall receive and consider all suggestions from 
the several clubs under its jurisdiction regarding American 
Kennel Club legislation affecting the Dominion of Canada, 
and recommend such action as it may deem proper and for 
the best interests of breeders, owners and exhibitors of said 
Dominion to the American Kennel Club for its final action 
in the premises. 
Sec. 11. It shall exert a general advisory supervision over 
the kennel interests of the Dominion ; encourage the organiz- 
ation of new clubs, and the holding of bench shows wher- 
ever expedient; counsel harmony of action, good will, and 
promote a friendly feehng and unity of action between all 
. sections. 
Sec 12. It shall adopt from time to time such rules and 
regulations not in conflict with the law of the American 
Kennel Club, and which shall be approved by said club as 
may appear from the condition of the section under its 
jurisdiction to be necessary to promote and develop the best 
interests of the owners, breeders and exhibitors of the Do- 
minion, and perform such other acts as it may be directed to 
perform by the American Kennel Club. 
Sec. 13. The regular meetings of the board shall be held 
- in the City of Toronto, Canada, and special meetings may 
be called at any time by the chairman, provided ten full days' 
notice thereof shall have been given to each delegate, either 
in person or by notice mailed to his last known address. 
ARTICLE Viri. 
This agreenjent if ratified by both clubs, to be duly attest- 
ed by the secretary of each club, and true copies thereof 
must be filed with each club, and at any time upon six 
months' notice in writing given by either club to the other, 
this agreement may be canceled and become null and void. 
Chesapeake Bay Dog^s and Others. 
Stockton. MA.— Editor Forest and Utream: Away back 
in the early 703 I flrst introduced through the medium of the 
old Bad and Gun, the Cbesapeake Bay ducking dog. After- 
ward at the Centennial Exposition the first exhibit of them 
was made from my stock, and while speaking of these dogs, 
the specimens I see now are very little like the old stock I re- 
member. They are much smaller, and in many ways differ 
from the first types. If I were breeding them now, I would 
secure a good red Labrador Newfoundland and cross him 
with the smoothest-haired bitches of the pld stock I could 
find. This, I think, would bring back the old type, for in 
my opinion they are nothing more than cross-bred red New- 
foundlands. 
Again I propose to benefit (?) my brother sportsmen, and 
shall introduce to your notice a strain of dogs not down in 
the Standard. I am not breeding these dogs, neither have I 
any to sell; in fact, I do not even own one, but I have a 
friend, a captain at our life-saving station, who has one of 
these fine, retroactive animals, and with all its make-up so 
plain that, like the noble coon dog, its fine breeding can be 
toM at a glance. This dog does not range the fields and 
point his game like a setter, neither does he fuss around and 
bark it up like a spaniel, nor does he follow it up like akeen- 
ncsed hound. No, he does not even have to retrieve, and 
what is more, he does not even find the birds. What is he 
called? He is the soon to be-famous Willet dog. 
Imagine daylight is just breaking, and you are nicely fixed 
beside an old piece of wreck just at the edge of the surf, the 
roar of the waves in your eais, and the cool breeze from old 
ocean wafting back the clouds of gnats, mosquitoes and green 
flies. You have a friend, he is nicely -fixed, say half a mile 
below you, and close at your side sits your wonderful willet 
dog. Suddenly a shrill whistle sounds. Your dog looks up 
at you, and then far away down the beach to a dark figure 
silhouetted against the morning sky. You speak to him: 
"Go on" — ^he looks. "Get out," and up goes your hand to 
him in a moving way. He is off now for your friend and 
his whistle. A hundred yards is passed, now two hundred, 
when far out over the surf you see a bunch of willets. 
Now they are down close to the waves; now they rise high 
again. Ah! they see your dog, and with wide open bills 
and piercing squalls they head straight for him. Your dog 
sees them; he glances at your distant friend, then back to 
you. You are his nearest friend, so with tail well tucked 
under he starts for the shelter of your legs. Nearer they 
come shrieking and darting; wilder leaps the dog as he 
glances first over one shoulder then the other, and straight 
as an arrow heads for your protecting limbs.. If you are 
alone there is no troublejn making a beautiful double, but if 
a fiiend is with you the chances are you both will miss from 
laughing, and afterward glance at each other in an unpleas- 
ant way. 
If the dog reaches the other party without being attacked 
by these fierce birds, a whistle from you and a hand or foot 
movement from your friend sends him back. This is kept 
up while the birds are flying. If the birds see the dog, 
there is no danger but what you will get a shot. It is a sure 
thing, a regular cinch, as a Western man would say. The 
whole attention and also voice of these birds is taken up by 
the dog; and such a voice, why, an old blue crane's note is 
a warble compared to the - shriil squak that comes from the 
wide open throat of a willet in pursuit of a receding dog. 
We are now having some splendid rains, this will put 
plenty of fresh water on the marshes and make better shoot- 
ing. A few birds are now coming in, mostly curlew. 
p. D. FOULKS. 
As the time draws near for the field trial competitors to 
cross the Canadian boundary, Mr. W. S. Bell, secretary of 
the Continental Field Trial Club, desires to call attention to 
the fact that 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, 
and that those who contemplate entering their doss in the 
Continental Field Trials Club's events— the Blue Ribbon or 
Excelsior stake— must enter said dogs in the Manitoba Club's 
events in order to benefit by the above arrangement and pass 
the ports of entry without delay or annoyance. The Mani- 
toba Club have reduced their entry fee in both events to $5. 
Dogs entered only in the Continental Club's events will be 
subject to customs regulations and duty. 
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