414 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[NoY. go, 1897. 
George W. Roraback. The Judge lost his right arm twenty- 
eight years ago throiagh the accidental discharge of his gun. 
He, however, is able to handle iiis e;un with his left arm in a 
manner calculated to surprise the best of shots. He is 
greatly interested in hunting and fishing, and is one of the 
directors who have recently leased several thousands of 
acres of land in Tolland with the idea of making it into a 
game preserve. 
Mr. W. H. H. Murray, of Guilford, Conn., was one of the 
most popular speakers at the annual banquet, his remarks 
being eloquently put and especially timely. 
Ben Chadwick sang some of his original songs at the an- 
nual banquet, and met with well-deserved applause for his 
efforts. 
Mr. A. B. F Kinney, of Worcester, Mass., not only owns 
some great hounds, but also knows how to get in the way of 
a fox and double him up. Last year he secured two out of 
the seven that were killed; this year he scored one to his 
credit on the first day. His hound Logan has something like 
a thoroughly national reputation. 
On the second day, while returning from the hunt, Judge 
Huber Clark, of Willimantic, Conn., W. Stiles Bush, of 
Westfleld. Mass., and several others, witnessed a peculiar 
sight. While passing a house in Pochassic, they saw a fox 
chasing a black and white cat. The cat was badly frightened 
and soon treed. The fox did not seem to mind the presence 
of the spectators, whose guns were all unloaded, but as soon 
as he had treed the cat he took his way to the woods and dis- 
appeared. 
President Way, of the Fox Club, was presented by Mr. 
Kinney with the handsome fox he shot on the first day. The 
presentation was made at the annual banquet. 
Union Field Trials Club's Trials. 
The Union Field Trials Club's trials, run at Carlisle last 
week, were but poorly patronized, and ended in dissolution. 
There were five starters in the Derby. The winners are as 
follows: First, C. P. Mingst's setter Trixie (Antonio— Co- 
lumbia); second, W. H. Dje's setter Golden Rod (Rodfleld— 
Kate N.); third, W. G. Graham's setter Dick Bland (Sam 
Gross— Maida Rogers); fourth, G. G. Williamson's setter 
Lady's Count (Count Gladstone IV.— Dan's Lady). 
All-Age Stake, seven starters: First, Theodore Goodman's 
setter Albert Lang (Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady); sec- 
ond, J. T. Mayfield's setter Rod Gladstone (Rodfield— Sue 
Gladstone); third, Phil M. Essig's setter Sarago.ssa Belle 
(Gleam's Piiik— Maud E ); fourth, P. J. Madison's setter Rod- 
field's Boy. 
Amateur Stake, four starters; First. Albert Lang; second, 
Fishback & Bond's Vim Gladstone; third, L. Rausch's Tory 
Davis; fourth, Horace Comstock's Tony. 
Judges— C. Churchill, Louisville; S. H. Socwell, Indian- 
apolis. Mr. Ifigrigg was the third judge in the Amateur 
Stake. This club's winter trials at Tupelo declared off, 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
Sallle and Maudle. 
Sallie is a colored girl, and Maudie is her dog, Maudie 
has flpas. She always has bad fl as and probably always 
will, in fpite of all efforts to the contrary. Maudie and the 
fleas are like liberty and union, one and inseparable, sink or 
swim, survive or perish. Not that Sillie has not attempted 
to bring to an end tbe combined ins' parable union and 
irrepressible conflict bf tween Maudie and the flea?, for Sallie 
thinks as much ot Alaudie as she does of herself, and the 
two eat together, sleep together, go walking together and 
•attend church together, such is their mutual friendship. 
One day Sallie said to her employer, "I 'clare to goodness, 
I don' know whut to do wif this sheh dawg, she jess eat up 
'ith them fleas." 
"Oh, try some Persian insect powder for her, this yellow 
powder, get it at a drug store. That's a good thing for her." 
Sallie said ''Tesseh," and nothing more was heard about 
it till tbe next day, when she was on hand again. 
"Well, seh, 1 'clare I don' b'lieye that there insec powdeh 
is any good 'tall, seh " 
"What's the matter about it?" was asked, 
"Well, seh, it shohly does seem to kin' o' make Maudie 
sick like. Yesseh, she wouldn't; eat hahdly no'e of hit, an' 
whut she do eat seem like it make her kin' o' sick like." 
It was then all explained to Sallie that the powder was 
not intended for internal revenue purposes, and she went 
away somewhat cast down. It seems that she then sought 
expert advice, and went to a drug cleik. Now, of course, 
a (irug clerk knows all about everything, or he couldn't hold 
his job. This one v/&h fully competent. In a few days 
Salhe came around again. 
"I 'clare, I don' know whut ken be the matter wif Maudie's 
back, seh," she said, pulling Maudie out from under her 
skirt for inspection, "It shohly seem like her hair wus 
comin' loosened, I don' know how come that, seh." 
It transpired that Mai^die had had, on the advice of the 
drug clerk, a good treatment of carbolic acid, being well 
rubbed with it, and then covered tightly with a blanket, 
which had had holes cut through for her legs and was 
tightly strapped on her for a couple of days. The drug clerk 
said this would kill the fleas, and it did, over quite a large 
area, where it could be plainly seen that the hair was 
"loosened/' until the skin was bare. 
"How much carbolic acid did you use, Sallie?" was asked 
of her. 
"Oh, only a little bit," she said, "only about this sher 
much." And she measured off about two fingers on a 
bottle. 
"And how much water did you put that into?" 
"Oh, 1 don' know, eiuite a bit o' water, I speck more 'n a 
little tea cup full, anyways." 
It was explained to Sallie that only a special dispensation 
of Providence had saved her dog's life that time, and she was 
very sorry that she had hurt Maudie. "Whut ken I do I'er 
her then, seh?" she asked. 
"Well, don't do anything for her yet a while, and I'll 
bring you a bottle of liquid flea medicine for you to put on 
her, sometime." 
"Oh, all right, seh," said Sallie, much pleased. 
Now it happened that the b jttle of flea medicine came to 
hand and got into Sallie's hands without further directions, 
and at the first opportunity she fell joyfully upon the bottle 
and forthwith proceeded to give Maudie the benefit of it. 
This was in the early mc-ning, and she could not wait till 
after breakfast before she was around, with much trouble in 
her voice. 
"I 'clare, I elon' know whut's the matter wif Maudie again, 
seh," she said, "she shohly is actin' mighty funny, seems like 
tome." 
"What's wrong with the dog this tinie, Sallie?" 
"Well, seh, hit's that new flea 4tuff you all give to put on 
Maudie. I taken Maudie down in the basement this mawnln', 
en I put some o' that new medercine on to her, an' I 'clare, 
slie jiss drawed her laigs up and went plum intoe a fit, an' 
then she run away from me an' I shohly thought I never 
would ketch her ag'in " 
This time, it seemed, Sallie had put a bath of this strong 
■and undiluted fleawash on the d(^g's back, which was still 
raw from the carbolic acid treatment of tbe drug clerk. It 
was no wonder the jroor dog "drawed her hind legs up." 
(Maudie is a fox terrier, and only about a foot or so long). 
An edict was issued that Sallie should not undertake any 
more medication for Maudie without assi tance, and she was 
told to t'y the use of vaseline on the poor little back. The 
next morning .she was on band again. 
"1 'clare. I don' know whut to do about Maudie yet," she 
said. "Pears like she kaint never get shut o' them fleas, 
nohow. Her hair is still a-loosenin. 1' mighty sorry, I am, 
fer Maudie aint never had had no veh'y long hair, and she 
always wus a cole kin" o' dawg, and now winteh is comin', 
an' I don' know whut to do about Maudie." 
"Did you put the vaseane on her back?" 
"Yesseh, T put plenty on her back. But my sakes, ef you 
want to cure Maudie's back, you got to put somethin' on hit 
whut aint good to eat. She j ss likes that there vaserline." 
It was dimly suggested to Sallie that it might be well for 
her to get a new dog and begin all over again, but over this 
she was dubious, though polite. "1 think a heap o' Mnudie," 
said she, loyally. "Kaint you think o' nothin' that's good 
fer her, that aint pood to eat?" 
This latter question might, it seems to me, be referred to a 
veterinary. But there was the name of a veterinary, by the 
way, OQ the bottle of flea wash. What I want to know is, 
can anyone suggest a remedy which will eradicate these fleas 
without eradicating the dog, and can the remedy, or the 
remedy for the remedy, be classified as "not good to eat?" 
I should very much regret to see the friendship between 
Sallie ard Maudie cut short by death, but I don't believe 
Maudie will last much longer, "her hair is still "a-loosenin"' 
so E. HOOGH. 
1206 BoycE Building, Chicago. 
Death of Lester A. Pearle. 
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 13— Editor Forest and Stream: 
Lester A. Peaile, of the Hampton Kennels, is dead. An 
honest man ! Can an5 thing more noble be said? A capable 
and successlul man— can anything better be written of any? 
He went to bed last week Thursday a sick man, and this 
week Wednesday I strewed rosebuds on his cisiiet, and he 
was cf)vered with the cold, damp earth. He was not a 
Christian man according to the general acceptation of the 
term, and yet be lived, it seemed to me, a godly life. He 
was a great admirer and observer of nature, and none enjoyed 
the ever changing scenes of forest and mountain, plain and 
valley, more than he, espc ially when with dog and gun. He 
was one of the best shots in the country. 
He was an artist, and the house now bears evidence by the 
many pictures th^t bang on the walls, of birds painted in 
true colors, in natural position, and crayon portraits. He 
was a taxidermist, and leaves on exhibition over fifty native 
birds that he shot and set up. 
He placed many musical instruments, and when he last 
sang betore an audience in the Town Hall the words "I hear 
the angels' voices calling," he made quite a hit, and many 
have recalled it with gieat emotion. 
Last winter he went before the legislative committee in the 
interests of the kennel men and presented their case in con- 
nection wi'h five lawyers and others. It was said that he 
interested the committee ncore than any, and at the close of 
the hearing Mr. Pearle was the only one that they questioned 
for information desired. It was considered at ttie time a 
great compliment. He was naturally so reticent and retiring 
that none realized bis ability and charactir, and yet on ac- 
count of his n puta'ion many have bought dogs of him only 
upon lepresentaiion, ano their reply has been that the dogs 
were better than descii bed. E. Knight Sperry. 
[Mr. Pearle will be remembered by those who attended the 
New England Add tiials as the one who won first in Derby, 
■IS'Jl, with Kit Carson; first in Derby, 1893, with Daisy A.; 
first in All-Aae, I89;i, with Joby G , and second in Ail- Age 
1894, with Jolly G.j 
Hoosier Beagle Club. 
The date of the trials has been changed from Nov. 3 to 
Dec. 8 on account of dry weather. 
At the fit Id trials of the Hoosier Beagle Club, the follow- 
ing stakes will be run. 
AH Age— Entry fee, f5, entries to close immediately 
before starling the class. First prize, $80; second prize, 
$'20; third prize, $iO. 
Derby, one year old and under two. — Entry fee $5, entries 
close immediately before starting the class. First prize, 
$80; second piize, $'^0; third pr.ze, $10. 
"Futurity," puppy under one year old — Entry fee, $5; 
entries close immediately before staitiog the class. First 
prize $30; second prize, $20 ; third pr'ze, $10. 
Pack Slakes, dogs and bitches, bona fide property of the 
parly making the entry.— Entry fee, $5 p- r p^ck; entries 
close same as in preceding trials. First priz-^, 40 per cent.; 
second piize, 25 percent.; third prize, 15 per cent., and 10 
per cent, to go to tbe breeder of winner in this class. 
Rules same as Naticnal Beagle C ub, excepting Sec. 4, 
Rule No. 3, which is omitted. These rules can be had on 
application. In event of any class being decided off, money 
will be refunded. Special prizes will be given in each class. 
Trials will be held near Danville, Ind. Arrangements have 
been made with the express companies, whereby dogs will 
be returned free. Good grounds have been secured tor the 
trials, and there is plenty of game; very reasonable hotel 
rates; saddle hoises can be procured cheap for those wishing 
them. The trials will wind up with a genuine fox chase 
given by Danville parties. 
The Horse Show. 
The annual show of the National Horse Show Associa- 
tion of America in Madison Square Gttrden has grown into 
a stupendous affair. Society has made it a fad; and it is 
therefore a financial success, notwithstanding the enormous 
expense attendant upon getting up and carrying on an affair 
of this kind, in the manner in which it is handled by the 
National Horse Sliow Association. 
The Garden itself i<» transformed, and its general coldness 
removed for the occasion by the artistic handling of the 
orange and black bunting and flags, the colors of the Asso- 
ciation. The immense ring, with its tanbark covering 
affords an excellent place in which to view the specimens of 
horseflesh paraded for the benefit of the judges, and of the 
public generally. 
The horse show, too, ia spectacular. There is the bugler, 
an expert in his art. There's the "ring master"; we would 
call him by that name if this were a circus (which it Isn't). 
Then there are the ushers stationed at different points in the 
ring, neatly attired in the uniform of the Association. And 
the attendants also; their orange and black jockey caps and 
natty appearance generally, adding much to the spectacular 
part of the show. They may not all keep perfect step to the 
bugler's music as they march down the ring, but they line 
up well and give a capital idea of the magnitude of the 
und( rtaking gotten up and carried out by the National Horse 
Show Association. 
Many of the horses now on exhibition have been in the 
show ring dozens of times. It is interesting to notice how 
well they seem to realize why they were. They arch their 
necks and step delicately; many of them almost mincingly, 
and everyone of them trying to look his or her very prettiest. 
Vanity is not confined to human beings alone. Visit the 
horse show and you'll see what me mean. 
The Liate Pottinger Dorsey. 
Linden, Mass., Nov. 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: At a 
special meeting of the New England Beagle Club, held at 
Oxford, Mass,, Nov. 5, H S. Joslin, Geo. F Reed, Wm. 
Saxby, A Parry, Thomas Shallcross and W. S. Clark pres- 
ent, it was unanimously voted that the president and secre- 
tary draw bp resolutions of regret on the death of Mr. Pot- 
tinger Dors(y and they were drawn up as follows: 
Whereas. In the providence of the Almighty and Supreme 
God, our fiiend, Pottinger Dorsey, has been taken from the 
midst of us by sudden death; 
Resolved, That we, the New England Beagle Club, express 
our sincere and heartfelt sorrow at the loss of a gentleman of 
such sterling worth, true nobility of character, and a typical 
sportsman in the hi^'hest sense; and be it further 
• Resolved, That these resolutions be included in the minutes 
of tbis meeting, and that copies thereof be sent 1o the be- 
reaved family and to the sporting papers throughout the 
country. 
(Signed) H. 8 Jo?i-tn. President, 
W. S. Clark, Secretary, 
New England Beagle Club. 
International F. T. C. All-Aged Entries. 
FoEKST Gladstone— W. W. McCain's English setter dog 
(Dan — Kelsey's Blue Jess). 
Maud W,— Leamington Pointer Kenne,s' pointer bitch 
(Plain Sam — Beppo's Mollie). 
Dash Antonio— R. Baugham's setter dog (Antonio — Lady 
Lucifer). 
Luck — R. Baugham's setter dog (Locksley — Liddesdale). 
Count Vassar — J. Kline's setter dog (Dash Antonio — 
Queen Bess 11.). 
Maud S. — F. 0. Stegman's b. and w. bitch setter (Banker 
—Bed). 
Cleopatra — W. B, Wells's setter bitch (Mingo II. — Cam- 
brian a). 
Selkirk Whtte— W. B. Wells's setter dog (Whyte B— 
Luna). 
Selkirk Tana— W. B. Wells's setter bitch (Theirs— 
Cambriana). 
The Eastern Trials. 
Newton, N. C, Nov. 16. — \_Speeial to Forest and Stream']: 
There are ten starters in the Eastern Derby: Maiden Mod- 
esty, Sam's Bow, Hope Zeb, Pearl R., Lena Belle. Ghoorka, 
Why Not, Fairview Belle and Sjmrt McA. Three will 
compete to day — Pearl, Zeb and Why Not. 
The All-Age has sixteen starters: Pinmoney, Tony's 
Gale, Eliiin'd Da^h, Winkee, Hurstbonrne Zip, Ann of Ab- 
bottsford, Cristina Young, Rip Rap, Kent of Grace, Sars- 
field Shadow, Radfield's Boy, Count Gloster, Saragosa 
Belle, Cincinnatus, Pride, Dave Earl. B. Waters. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
The field trials of the Champion Stake Association which, 
as stated elsewhere, are to be held at Tuptlo, Miss , will im- 
mediately follow the Union Field Trial Club's trials, to be 
held at the same place, beginning .Ian. '24. The judges are 
Messrs Bradley, Titus and Osthaus. The occasion seems 
likely to prove'one of great interest. 
Rumor hath it that the Union Field Trials Club's trials 
ended unphasantly in consi quence of which the winter 
. event, fixed to be run at Tupelo, Miss., was abandoned. 
Mr. Frank D. Norveil, Sec'y-Treas. of the Hoosier Reagle 
Club, writes us that the club has enccuraging prospects and 
has fcund a eood beagle support within the State of Indiana. 
The club will endeavor to make the competiiion apermanent 
feature. He lurther writes: "We did not expect other than 
local dogs in this tiial, but we are getting a good many 
letters from Ea«tern parties, and will probably have several 
dogs from the Eastern Stales. We suppose we will be easy 
prey, so let them come and we will try to treat them as 
nicely as we know how and give everybody all the fun we 
can, and Larn to run the trials right for the next year. 
There is no red tape business. We didn't know how, so 
just tell those having the dogs to pay their entry fee before 
the race. Owners can write and tell us what dogs they will 
enter, with names, etc , so we can tell what to expect." 
Our report of the Eastern Field Trials Members' Stake 
this week is the only first hand report of the occasion, as 
Mr, Waters, of Forest and Stream, was the only represen- 
tative of the press on the grounds to see the events and re- 
port them as they were run. 
Prof. Osthaus will give a painting to the winner of second 
in the E. P. T. Members' Stake, and besides the cup, a paint- 
ing by Earl, donated by Dr. J. Spencer Brown, was also for 
first. 
Division Representation. 
Brooklyn, Nov. 11— Editor Forest and Stream: Intone 
subjoined statement to Mr. R. J. Wilkin's letter in the issue 
of Forest and Stream of Nov. 13, there is evidently some 
