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Fixtures. 
FIELD TIUALS. 
Nov. 27.— Glasgow, Iv^ .- a.v>..iLu..n.j x-icid Trials Club's annual 
Aov. .su. — AcwluU, A. — Cuiitiucni.al i'le.d irials Club's sixth 
aiiiiuai IiciU iiidis — xVicUiOcla £3luk.c. jL)ec. H, iJcruy. 'lUco. 
Jj.ci;. AU. — i aiib, iviu. — x'uuiiii aiiuual field trials of the Missouri 
Ficia Iriaib ^BoociaLiuu. X.. S. iiuuiils, aec'y, Scdalia, Aio. 
190L 
Jan. 14. — Greenville, Ala. — l?iini auntial field trials oi the Alabama 
Fjt.u inais CiUO. Jolin ii. l<.oaeusUUl, Secy. 
Jiiu. Zi. — jLiciiLou 1-uum.y, jiiiso. — jiciiLn aiijiual field trials ot the 
LiulcOi aiaics jeie.a liima Ciuo. VV. H. btaiturd, S>t3c y, ireiilon, 
Tenn. , _ 
BENCH SHUWS. 
Nov. 28-30.— Philadelphia, i'a.— bcconU annual bench show of the 
Pliiiaai..i<u<a JJog sifjn jAs^ocihIiuh. ivl. A. V'lti, aec'y. 
ijec. .0-j.o. — ciucUiUHLi, (j. — Aujtiuai bencli show oi the Cincinnati 
Fox Jlcirier CiUu. J. C lroliin;t:r, Secy. 
1901. 
Feb. 26-.March l.—Qev eland, Cleveland Kennel Club's annual 
beucli allow. C M. iViuniiau, bcc'y. 
Aiarcu b-a, — I'liiauuig, i u.— juuquesne Kennel Club's annual 
bencti allow, i;. b. iJicaraau, Secy. 
Training the Hunting Dog. 
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By B. Waters, Author ot ' a tivn and Carry: A Treatise 
Ou K<sir.cviug," 
IX.— Pointing, Backing, Kd^s'^g' Quartering, Dropping to] 
Pointxug v^auunucd). 
The gun should be kept in abeyance during the lirst 
hunting .essons which have lor a purpose the pertection 
01 ihe point. J. he uauier should eimeavor to anord am- 
ple opportunities to tne pupn, and lo this end an old, 
level titacltd dog i:3 a great assistant both as to nnding 
the b.rds and as to example. When the dog makes his 
points, tne trainer seeks to prolong them as much as 
possible. He walks calmly up to the dog's side, strokes 
hini gently aiong the bacK. ana restrains n.m from break- 
ing in. 'this is repeated time after tmre, gentleness and 
approval being exhibited when he does right and dis- 
approval when he does wrong. , 
If he is particularly obstma.e or self-willed, a check 
cord or a .spike collar and check cord may be used to 
advantage. The cord should have a snap, such as is 
used on harness, attached to one end of it. This enables 
the trainer to quickly snap it in the ring of the dog's 
collar without fuss or delay. With the check cord the 
dog can be easily kept under control when on point, so 
far as breaking in is under consideration. 
The sp.ke collar should be used with careful modera- 
tion. 1 he average amateur does more harm in the use 
of it than he does good, although the same may be as- 
serted equally of the whip or an_v other instrument of 
punishment. At all events, the use of it should be 
eschewed in all buL the most obstinate, self-willed cases, 
and in all cases if the trainer loses his temper when 
using it. A great deal of care is sometimes necessary 
to avo d such faults as blinking, trainer shyness, etc., 
when schooling the dog to stanchness on point. 
In these early experiences the gun may be obstructive 
to the pupil's advancemenc. It is not essential in teach- 
ing th£ pupil a proper degree of stanchness. He quickly 
learns its use, and when it is fired he has such an un- 
controllable eagerness to secure possession of the bird 
that for a time he is lawless. On the other hand the 
average amateur is himself so over eager to kill birds 
that the iraining of the dog is a remote matter when 
the opportunity to kill is presented, so that what should 
as much as possible be an orderly matter of schooling is 
then a disorganized scramble between man and dog. 
However, as to the use of the gun, there are cases 
which will be benefited by it. There are slothful, in- 
dolent dogs which renuire the stimulus of successful 
capture, and others again which, after working a time 
without material result, lose interest and cease eflort. 
The trainer's own judgment must be his guide under 
such circumstances. 
When >he dog is pointing or attempting to point, he 
should be permitted to do so in his own natural manner. 
The trainer should not give any caution or orders till 
the dog either points or flushes. If he is the one trainer 
out of a hundred he can do so, but if he is one of the 
other ninety-nine he must ei her bawd out orders or 
perish. Orders and multiplication of orders, however, 
no more assist a dog in learning to use his nose than 
they would to assist a man who was guiding him- 
self by the sense of feeling in the dark — less so, in fact, 
for the dog does not comprehend the meaning of many 
words. 
Vv hen the dog flushes, then the trainer may caution 
him or punish him according to the requirements of the 
case, and he then associates the displeasure with some 
definite event which, being painful, he seeks to avoid. 
Unintentional Pttshes .should never be considered a 
cause for rnmis'iTT>pnt ai^d this should hold good in 
respect to all o her mistake;?. 
By leavire- the doe- to h=s own judgment he learns to 
tn his birds without hesitation or apprehension of ■ 
trouble, and points them at an intelligent estimate of 
di''anre. neither too near nor too close. In the case of 
timid doors, .nctral encouragement may be necessarj' and 
even willful flushes mav need to be encouraged. 
Unless a steadv, well trained doe can be used tor a 
brace ma^p for ^ho green nupnv, it is best to work him 
alone till he is fftirlv starch. If the trainer cannot work 
one minnv acnrding to rule, it renuires no argument lo 
df^onstrritp that hp canrot work two or more. 
TV-e nnin'inq- of hqrnvard f-^wls bv siffht shou'd bo 
d'.«rotira<Tpd ?s inttrh as ^los.'^ib'p. Tt does not in the 
l^nct- pqsjoi- ttip tfjil'-pr vher" srhooIinEf the door afield, 
'pi-ip HofT vTViori \»rorV-r>cr *n the piiti faints in thp p^^at 
jTiamr'*""' of iT's*'n«f"Pc h^f t'hf; SP"'5P of sme^l. afl '^e 
thPTi B^>(*Vs tn nr>i""f bv sifht, as hp doei? when daHving 
vn^h +he bnr^-.rar'l^ fowls, he would flush much oftener 
than he would point 
the fuQctional powers of dogs' noma vary greatly. 
Of two Qogs of equal intelligence, pace and stamina^ one 
inay lar excel tac oUicr in nuuiug aua puuiaug, and 
th.s aione fiom the greater keenness ol his nose. iViany 
umnteiit.onal errors are made by dogs whose' 
nose IS dull. An intelligent dog, with such miirmity, will 
many umes develop imo a useuil pertormer, his superior 
knowledge enabling him to use his nose to the best 
advantage. 
^vs to aie length of time required to establish the point 
stanchly, nothing can be said dehnitely. It all depends 
on the pupil and the trainer's ability to permit hira to 
iearn. After a short schooling, some dogs of a gentle 
deferential nature learn to point quickly in the interests 
of the gun, and even defer to a bracemate, preferring 
the back to the point. Someames, when they obsei-ve 
their fellow roading, they p.ay to take the back, thus 
anacipating the act of pointing. Others again play to 
get to the front at the earliest possible moment when 
a point is impending. However, as a general proposi- 
tion, several weeks are required in which to properly 
school the dog to stanch point work, and sometimes this 
degree of proficiency is not reached till wjell inuO the 
second season, and in rare instances into the third. 
Occasionally the trainer will come across a dog which 
cannot be taught to point reliably. 
While the point when exercised naturally is for the 
dog's individual advantage, by experience and the exer- 
cise of intelligence he learns to apply it conjointly with 
the efforts of the shooter in the common purpose to cap- 
ture. It is an amplification of the teain work which he 
displays when a member of a pack or of a brace. He 
learns that the capture is effected by joint effort, even 
though such effort at first was a matter of disagreeable 
compulsion. After practical application has demon- 
strated the, -uses of the scooling, he applies his efforts 
with great skill, and becomes original in manipulating 
the variable circumstances in a manner best calculated 
to serve the interests of the gun. At that, there is much 
left which appeals to his selfishness. To him a subordi- 
nate, part is infinitely preferable to no part at all. This 
alone is sufficient to appeal to his self interest. It is 
analogous to the self interest of the little boy who be- 
seeches the privilege of accompanying his big brother 
afield that he may carry the game which is killed. The 
self interest and consequently the efforts of the dog are 
easily maintained, if he is not excessively mistreated 
under a mistaken practice of training, or mistreated from 
a mistaken play of ill temper. 
The style of a point is considered a matter of first 
importance by .soine sportsmen, so much so that they 
assert that they would rather kill one bird over a mag- 
nificently spectacular point than many over a common- 
place oiie. Nevertheless there is a distinction between 
looking for pictures and looking for birds. A flashy hit- 
or-miss dog, with high pres.sure legs, running across 
birds might make a point of incomparably greater 
beauty than that of a dog which worked out his points 
methodically and intelligently. 
The dog with a high grade of bird sense rarely makes 
spectacular points. His work is of an all-day character, 
and he conducts it after the manner of an all-day w^ork- 
nian. It is judgment and method as compared to snap 
work'. Not that beautiful point work of the spectacular 
kind is objectionable, nor that good dogs now and then 
do not possess it, but it has not the exaggerated im- 
portance bestowed on it by the sportsman who values 
manner over matter. 
The first requisite of the setter and pointer is to find 
birds: the manner of it is incidental. Very few shooters 
who in the parlor declaim in ecstacy over the thrills 
and tremors of a sensational point live up to the ideal 
when in the field. Then a point is a point. If beautiful 
so much the better, if it is a true point; if false so much 
the worse. At all events, when a shooter goes afield 
with a gun and dog it is safe to assume that the spectac- 
ular po-nt is beautiful as an incident, though it is not 
the main purpose. • ll 
Some doffS from extreme caution learn to drop to 
.shot. Others again from getting lost on point, and 
becoming weary of waiting, lie down to rest and learn 
it therefrom, while others again which have been taught 
to drop to shot learn to drop in anticipation of the 
flush, which is gradually evolved into dropping to point. 
Irish Terrier Club. 
The Irish Terrier Club of America has issued the fol- 
lowing circular to its members: 
The committee on specials of the Irish Terrier Club 
of America offer, on behalf of the club, the following 
stakes and cuns. to be comoeted for at the coming bench 
show of the Westminster Kennel Club, to be held in New- 
York city in February, 1901: 
Stakes. — The grand challenge cup for dogs, value $100; 
the ?r?ind challenge cup for bitches, value $100; the 
breeders' stake. 
Cups. — Five-dollar cup for best dog or bitch in puppy 
classes; $5 cup for best dog or bitch in novice classes; 
$5 cup for best doe: or bitch in limit classes: $5 cup for 
best dog in open class; $5 cup for best bitch in open class 
— each of the aforementioned to be American bred; $5 
CUD for best veteran dog. five years old or over; $3 cup 
for best veteran bitch, five vears old or over; $5 cup for 
stud dog, to be shown with two of his get. the latter 
Am.prican bred, but not necessarily the property of the 
pxh'bitor— p-pt alone to be considered; $5 cup for brood 
bitch, to be shown with two of her produce, the latter Amer- 
ican bred, but not necessarily the oronertv of the exhib- 
■'tor — produce a'one to be considered: ^■^ cup for the 
breeder, who must be a member of the Irish Terrier Club 
f f Amer'ca. of the best American-bred dog in the show; 
cvtn for the breeder,! who must be a member of the 
Tneli Terrier Club of America, of the best American- 
bred bitch in the show: nm fnr bp.'^t three. American 
bred anv sex owned bv exhib'''or; run for best two. 
American brpd. any sex. owned bv ex'^ibitor: cun for 
stud rlocr hrf'-r,cr <-h» p-r°a*'"':t nnmhpr of get to win a fi''st. 
5'^ro'^rl or t'-ird '-r'ze ft '■a'd s't^w. In ca«e of reServ&bpi"g 
c^Jvpn inctpsd of fVi'Vri i^'-i7P th^" r.eservp to count as third. 
Get to be American bred. Five dollar cup for brood 
bitch havinor the freatest number of nroduce to win a 
first, second or third prize at said show. In case of 
resem being given instead of thjjtd prize, then reserve to 
count as t-hird. Ir'roduce to be Auicrican brttl, 
'lUe above stakes anu cups are opcu to iuv-iumU'S of the 
Irish 'ierrier Club ol America oniy. 
Every dog and bitch compuuig must be registered in 
the American iS-ennel Club bcud ipook. 
The term "American bred" is to be construed as mean- 
ing a dog or bitch wheiped m the uuucu :3i.aLi_s or 
Canada, and in the case of a biich served out 01 the 
United States or Canada, she must have been owntd and 
in the United States or Canada prior to such scrvice 
to make her produce eligible to compete. 
The interpretation of the above shall be left to the 
committee on specials, Chas. W. Rodman, Jr., and O. 
W. Donner, whose award shall be final. 
Appears to Have Discovered a Canir.e Klcndite. 
Rye, N. Y., Oct. 29.— Editor Forest and Stream: i 
went hunting on Saturday, Oct. 27, in a wuod.->. Vv^'lun 
I was in the center of the woods 1 heard soineuiing ho^l 
and I went toward where I heard the noise, and when I 
got by the swamp there came a red dog. 1 thought it 
was a fox. She came right for me. 1 hit her on the 
head with my gun barrel. I whistled for my djg but in- 
stead of my dog there came two boys. She went then 
for them. She bit one in the leg and the other fellow 
hit the dog with the butt of his gun. Then my dog 
came. Then she ran away. Then we three went to the 
cave and we found seven little puppies. Their ears were 
sharp and their claws were sharp. The-r co'or was of 
mud color. The mother was a red color. She was about 
jj4 feet high. She was long. When they get three weeks 
old I am going to get them. 
Raymond Hendricks, 
Yachting. 
The selection of a manager for the new Cup defender 
IS no longer a matter of delicacy in naming the man be^t 
adapted for the position, but it ha, become a d.fficult 
question to find a competent man who will undertake the 
responsibilities of the position. To carry the races 
through to a stxccessful issue the man must devote his 
entire time and attention to the work, and those who 
were first mentioned as avajlabk have found hat their 
business affairs would not permit this. For this rea-xn no 
announcement has yet been made by the N. Y. Y. C. It 
has become known, however that the contract for the new 
defender has been closed with the Herreshoffs and the 
work on the boat is already under way. 
The yacht Senta is said to have been bought by an 
American yachtsman, and rumor has it that Mr. C. C. 
Bragg, the owner of the schooner Alsacienne. is the pur- 
chaser. Senta would prove a valuable addition o t'le 65 ft. 
class, and together with Hester. Isolde, Astrild and Quetn 
Mab. the racing ought to be very keen next season. The 
boats are of an excellent type, being easily handled and 
having good accommodations, and should be encouraged. 
It is to be hoped that there is some truth in the rumor 
that Mr. Robert P. Doremus will also import a boat for 
this class. 
The Yacht men's C lub. 
We take pleasure in submitting the following pros- 
pectus of the Yachtsmen's Club which has been k ndly 
forwarded to us by one of the trustees, Mr. Edward M. 
MacLellan. The hearty eo-operation of the members of 
the allied clubs is not only essential but necessary for 
the promotion of the objects for which the club ha^ been 
established. The club has already a membership of 100. 
but this number should be greatly increased without de ay. 
There is no initiation fee at present, and the annual dues 
are within the reach of everybody. The enterta"nmrnt 
committee of the club is preparing a programme for the 
winter that will be attractive and instructive to the mem- 
bers of the club. It has been suggested that a scri -s of 
lectures on navigation, designing, handling sails, tide' and 
so forth be given at the club rooms. Th- lecture- w"ll be 
announced shortly. At a meeting of the Board of Tru tees 
held on Nov. 14, the following were elected to m-^mher- 
ship : Edmund Kelly. Larchmont Y. C. ; W. W- Kelly. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. ; Henrv W. Merrill. Bav Bi xayane 
Y. C, and Clendenin Eckert, Cliff Haven Y. C. Lake 
Champlain. 
No. 47 West Forty-third Street, New Yo'-k Ma-'-h 15 — 
The Yachtsmen's Club is a social organization t'-e luem- 
bership in which is restricted to person': who are at the 
time of their election, members of regularly oro-ani/od 
yacht clubs. It has been organized to crea^^e a cn'er of 
yacht-ng interest in New York city. Its exact purposes, as 
stated in the Constitution, are : 
Sec. 2.— The object of this club shall be the estab'ishnipnt of a 
central meeting place for yachtsmen in New York city, with .a v'pw 
of promoting \'achting and a closer socia' relationship among the 
members of the various American organizations devoted to this 
sport. 
QUALIl-ICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP. CHAPTER II., SECTION I., 
BY-LAWS. 
A candidate for membership, to be eliRib'e. must be a rti"^ber 
in good standing of a regularly organized yacht club and must be 
proposed and seconded in writing. 
_A preliminary organizaMon wa= effected and a C'-n- 
stitution and By-Laws were adooted r.n Feb. i. 1900. T'-e 
fir=t annual m.eeting wa<: he'H on F-^b. 13.. 7900, at w'^i'-h 
the organization wa= perfected and officers to serve for the 
ensuing year were elected. 
At present there is no initiation fee. The annual dues 
of resident members — those kvinsr wi hm thiny-fivp m'les 
of the club house— are $20. The anmnl dup'; of n'^n- 
resident members — those living '^pvond th'r'-y--fiv nii'es 
from the club house — are $10. The d"es arp'nnvbl- rn 
election or within thirty days therpafter and rt\ th" an- 
niversaries thereof — that is to '^av the navmpn" '^f a wpir's 
dues secures for a member all rights and privileges for a 
full' year. 
The Constitution and Bv-Law= are similsr to t^nqo gov- 
erning all first-class social clubs, and the duties and 
