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econJ:»ni«, without ft crow, of the original Carlisle dogs, and l ell brother* 
or (iftbm of Fuiry Mr. Laverock nowhere clnlm# that hlft dogs «ro 
bettor than the best land their record would appear t<> mark them ns 
wo.1 ns any); but he does say-llran which t,o better evidence of thotr 
high form of vitality and perfect nutrition need be nsken. It Is a fact 
that I have run dons of this breed for rArra weeks dally from n.no A. M 
to seven r. M.. nnd others possessing the same blood have done the 
same." When it Is that by •Tunning.' Is hero meant racing 
nt full gallop at wide ranges In the open, only stopping to point, and to 
drop while the .hooter reloads. « llh. U to be trusted an honr * rest at 
In neb time, of these dogs, .belt Whip cord anil 'vlo.ebone- 
llk. endurance at n killing pace, would Indicate any thing ^erthon 
constitutional deterioration, "low vitality and Imperfect nutrition, from 
mode of breeding or any other canse. . _ 
Settin g aside theories ns to what ought to lie expected, and accepting 
facts ns they exist, it Is respectfully submitted Hint the valuable qualities 
possessed by these dog., the Inheritance mid development of six genern- 
lons of highly educated setters, their subtle power of scent, the. r speed, 
stnuiiclineas. endurance, their affectionate gentleness and high courage, 
■d with wonderful beauty of form and feather, would scarcely In- 
kale that the truly "mrofnl consideration of the Laverock bUcl. Fairy s 
pedigree" entirely Mllsfle* the Inquiry u. to whether or not in this case 
Inbreeding 1ms been carried. I will not say. too fur. bn far 'enough 
wKbout nt least the experiment of testing, hero lu America, the results 
° f 8?c”rf!5I?ntion of Mr. Laverock's system ha-, under his personal 
advice, already been attempted, and Its consequences will, it la hoped 
b Smitied to the ordeal of public trial In due time. This carrying out 
of Laverock's method (I *. mating Futry with Pndc of the Border) Is a 
tribute honestly due to his own highly successful theory mid practice of 
brcedliv'. Nor need this hoped for preservation of the pure Laverock 
blood Interfere with the plan spoken of in “Doctor's" cominunlcatlon 
-to improve ourown stock, and by jutlicioi.s breeding establish a strati 
„ dogs suited for our own use." Fortunately it is to be expected that 
both theories will, at no verydistantday.be thoroughly tested Pride 
of tho Border bus also been muted with one of the purest bred, best broken, 
guest fielders, and most beautifully made orange and white setter bitches 
ever bred In the Slate of New Jersey. Fairy's progeny and Nellie s. 
both by Pride will receive impartially the best possible handling, and it 
Is earnestly hoped that the soon coming future may decide the question 
ns to which shall be the type-to again quote "Doctor”- of "dogstlmt 
could not be equalled In the world.” 
It I. not intended to again intrude this subject upon your valuable 
Him,,, until fair experiment shall have shown the practical value of 
the theories advanced by “Doctor.” to whose letter this loo lengthy ar- 
ticle is Intended rather us uu acknowledgment than a reply. 
Very respectfully, ^ . DoVKK Modhtain. 
— The Gordon pup Mono, imported directly from the 
estate of the Duke of Argylc, in England, by Mr. L. L. 
Head of Louisville, was caught in a coon-trap last week 
ftn d instantly killed. This is a great loss to Mr. Head, as 
lie valued the dog at $1,000. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
into its veins. Yet we do not believe it possible for any 
serious consequences to arise from accidentally wounding 
oneself, or from the bands heiug bruised or chapped while 
preparing the skius. In the human subject, in cases of 
amaurosis, it is sprinkled on the blistered surface near the 
temples in quantities of from i to * a grain, and sometimes 
even a grain, while the dose internally, it will ho remem- 
bered, is from l-16th to l-12th of a grain , nor is there 
danger from tho dead animal itself. In preparing the skin 
of an animal dying from the bite of a rattlesnake or a 
rabid dog, or the skin of a glandered horse, there is every 
danger of the poison, since either one is an animal poison, 
boiiux absorbed by the nearest lymphatic glands, and yet 
such a ease may not necessarily terminate fatally, since the 
poison may remain in the local parts surrounding tho lym- 
phatic glands. But wc should prefer not to run the risk. 
In regard to the death referred to from cutting the linger 
while whittling a cork, while we think such a thing pos- 
sible, owing to the absorbent powers of cork, yet we are 
disposed to take the statement cum grano soli*. Gangrene 
may have supervened from the cut, as it might have oc- 
curred from a wound under other circumstances. There 
are no things known ns phosphcresccnts. W c presume you 
mean phosphcrcsence, which is the property possessed by 
certain bodies of being luminous In obscurity under par- 
ticular circumstances. It has been occasionally witnessed 
in man when suffering from a wasting disease and near 
death. 
—Mr. Shirk, tho groat bookmaker of Melbourne, Aus- 
tralia. made the peculiar luit of £1.000 to live drinks again at 
Nltnbk'fool, for the Melbourne Cup, and lost it. Tho bet 
was paid. 
— Although not properly a “ horse note,’’ the recent 
velocipede match in England, between the Hon. Keith Fal- 
coner and Mr. II. 1*. Whiling, partook so much of tho 
nature of fast time as to warrant a registry under this head. 
The distance was twenty five miles, and the race was won 
by Mr. Whiling in the remarkable time of 1 hour, •! L min- 
utes and 16J seconds. 
* 1 > v — How Imvc Mr. Raymond and other gentlemen euccccdcd in 
Importing their dogs? 1 understand that the rleamcra will not carry 
^Ans— Rodigcr, Hietnan & Co., European and East In- 
dian Express°No. 48 Broadway, will carry dogs at mod- 
erate rales. 
DtAYMes, p (r u, Amboy —Can yon inform me whether dogs with their 
tails cut cun take prims at a bench show? Also if you think It advisable 
to cut setter pup V tails r 
Ans— They cannot. Do not cut your setter s tail until 
he is sufficiently grown for you to judge if it will be re- 
quired. 
IlUHKivr, Chester, Pa.-Wbnt is u springer spaniel? 
Ans— 'Hie springer is one of the many varieties of span- 
iel chiefly distinguished by his tender and discriminating 
nose and extreme tractability. They arc heavier and 
slower than the cockers, and not equal to the same amount 
of work. 
Sanciio - Your receipt to ‘‘Sunclio. Bergen Point, ” In lust week’s Is- 
‘ for ca ,,k. r in Better's curs, is undoubtedly a good one. but allow me 
to scud you a remedy I applied to u valuable Irish setierof mine, and 
that is two or three drops a day. for a few days, of Harlem oil. It will 
he rather painful fora short time, but I think in all coses will effect a 
i,o«ltivc cure This receipt, together with the one you give, if tried by 
sportsmen having their dogs thus alllicted, (and It seems to me they are 
the only ones) cannot but prove effectual. 
Ans— Wc believe our remedy lo be an infallible one, but 
our correspondent's is well worth a trial. 
F I, Y . Beverly, N. J —What lathe origin of the Oildersleeve set- 
ter who inis the pure stock, and where have they been worked In this 
country wlint bio their characteristics ns lo size and color? I observe 
vour notice of the proposed establishment of a gentlemens’ sporting 
kennel Tills is one of the needs of the age, nnd I am glad to see llio 
Idea conceived by gentlemen of such slauding as insure it to be a 
success 
Ans— In our issue of December 31, on page 323, Yol. 3, 
you will find an article on the Gildersleeves, which will 
supply the information you desire. They ale of full size, 
and generally orange and white in color. 
GMT Jn., Quebec.— Is there any danger to be apprehended from 
skinning or preparing the skins of wild animals poisoned by strychnine? 
There seems to he a general aversion to touching on auimal killed In 
this wav. and many valuable skins are lost from fear of the consequence 
of accidentally wounding oneself while performing the operation of 
aklnntn- or from the contact of bruised or chapped hands to the raw 
skin or flesh of the animal . I read lately of a man who. while whittling 
a cork cut the fleshy part of his thumb, and died from the effects, ex- 
hlbllln" all the sign* of poisoning, and it wus supposed that the cork he- 
lm impregnated with poison, sufficient was conveyed to the wound to 
cause dentb. Accepting this as the case there would seem to be some 
foundation for the very general opinion on the subject. Where are llie 
phosphorescent*? 
Ans— Prussic acid excepted, slrychnme is beyond doubt 
the most violeut poison among medicines- The regular 
dose for a human being is l-16tli to l-12th of a grain three 
times a day. It differs from other narcotics in (he fact that 
the system does not so soon become habituated to its im- 
pressions, so after its effects are experienced it is not neces- 
sary to go on increasing tbe dose. One grain, and some- 
times les«, U liable to produce fatal results. Pelletier A 
Cuventon, with l-6th of a gruin of the pure alkali, killed a 
dog in thirty seconds. The quantity required for killing 
animals, therefore, is small; and notwithstanding that it is 
vapidly absorbed, (as after having been swallowed it lias 
been found in tho urine, the blood and tissue of various 
organs,) and that the blood of an animal, under its in- 
fluence, produces similar effects in another if trunsfused 
g7; f §orsjjutd § on 
—The Hippodrome races continued up to the last night to 
be the great attraction, and those present were treated to 
the fastest time yet recorded on the sawdust. Messrs. 
Walton and Mace are entitled to credit for their skillful 
management, and Winter racing under cover will in future 
be looked upon as a legitimate sport. On baturdav night 
i lie hr g Pilot succeeded in eclipsing anything in the way 
of time vet made, beating Dan Costello in six beats, of 
which the last three were trotted in 2:39, 2:40, 2:42. On 
Monday trotting and racing gave way to pedestrmmsin, 
and the gay Lancashire lasses are followed by the irrepres- 
sible Weston and the persistent Judd. 
—There has been comparatively little betting on the 
leading Spring events during the week, and while the 
favorites have advanced to shorter odds, no new candidate 
for leading honors has succeeded in displacing thorn. 
—From Kentucky and Tennessee we hear of great pre- 
parations for the coming campaign, and the increase ;n Hie 
number of horses in training corresponds with the similar 
condition of affairs at the North. The meeting of the 
Nashville Blood-Horse Association is fixed for the hist 
week in April and first week in May, and promises to be 
very successful. 
The vacing stud of Count La Grange, the French turf 
man. includes 103 horses in training among which are 
sixty-eight two year olds. Vasco da Gama, a full brother 
to the St. Loire r winner, IVro Gomez, being by Bondsman 
out of Salamanca, was sold when a yearling for 1.300 
guineas. Two weeks ago, being a three-year old, he was 
sold by auction for seventeen guineas. 
— Disqualification by death is a question now agitating 
racing circles on both sides the water. Mi. Lonllard s 
three-year old colt Vassal was entcrod for bis engagements 
hv Mr Abner Turner, who, since the transfer of the colt 
has died The rule says: “All nominations in stakes are 
void by the death of llie subscriber, except where n horse 
is sold with his engagements, and a written acknowledg- 
ment from both purchaser and seller lias been delivered to 
llie Clerk of the Course previous to the death of the orig- 
inal subscriber.” As no written notice of the transfer was 
tiled the nomination is void. An unfortuualo fact, us \ ns- 
sal bad been backed for the Withers Stake and tho race is 
deprived of some of its interest. The English rale is even 
more pointed. 1 1 says : “All nominations are void by 1 lie 
death of the subscriber.” An effort is being made to have 
it changed to conform with our rule, but Admiral Itmis, 
who is a thorough bull dog where turf interests are con- 
cerned, claims that the rule as it stands is the only safe- 
guard against fraud. The Admiral has lately given a wri - 
ten opinion in the case of Mr. Belmonts horse Gray I lunet. 
and his race against lime. The horse was allowed a run- 
ning start, whereas it is customary to start running horses 
from a stand-still, and time them from the dropping of the 
Hag. The Admiral holds that it should be treated as a last 
mile in a race of greater length. Looking ot it as a time 
test and record, we disagree «« toto with the gallunt l bm or. 
The time necessary for a lmrso having a standing start to 
get under headway and fairly in hU sir de is all saved to 
the one passing the string or score at full speed and the 
difference must be one or two seconds at least. However, 
ns tbe time record in running races constitutes no bar, the 
matter is of but little consequence. 
Dkath of a Celf.bbated Hack IlqppK.— Lord Clifden. 
whose “access at tbe stud, as well as on the course, bad 
placed him in the very front rank of sires and racers, died 
7 ,i. 0 f February. The extent of Ins owner s (Mr. 
Gee toJlv be from the fact £11.000 «... 
r 1 a f«r the horse last Spring. Lord Clifden was foaled 
in I860 and w- go? by Newnifnstcr out of The Slave who 
survives her mmwncdson. He was favorite for the Derby 
of -63 and was only beaten by a short head by Mnecaroni, 
after one of the most memorable “ Darby's” on record. 
—King Tom, by Lexington, has 80,d Mr * Mc ' 
Peters to Sir. Jarvis, of Canada, for $2,000. 
Tbe sorrel trolling mare Jenny Lind who in 1850 won 
a Trotting 0 race on the Union Course in 2:37, died recently, 
?n the twenty-eighth year of her age. 
Mr S B. Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C., has pur- 
clioscd the thoroughbred stallion Abd el Ivoree from Col. 
McDaniel. 
At the Toronto Winter races two horses, Ohio Girl and 
„ w ,n collided, the shaft of the latter s sleigh pem iia- 
depth Of nine inches in the mare's cjeit. ld 
Dan wu also badly injured but will recover. Ohio Girl is 
Still living, but Will probably die. 
Jf/rsims &a (garnsifondentl . 
Anonymous Communications not'.Noileed. 
C. C. Cooawiu. w»l pleaao ftcnd hla address to tliU ofllco, find wo 
will forward him paper*. 
C. ii L , New York.— If that hound moans business ho can cateh hlft 
fox III 73 leap*, while tho fox will atop after UU 108th Jump.— A. I*. 
Dkstiiiax. 
Rirt-ft. Hnvcwtraw.-Is tho "Mcgantlc DUtrlct” a good trapping 
country ? What kind of largo game U found tboie? An* Very good lo- 
cality and quite wild. Boar*, door and nomo moose. 
K. N. Wiujams, 8avtn Hill. -Can you toll mo whethor tho plate* In 
Huerta' "Iim'CU Injurious to Vegetation" are colored ot not? An*. Not 
colored; a former edition had colored pinto*, but 1* now out of print. 
E B. 8. Syracuse How can 1 remove tho ru»t from my gun lock*, 
which have boconui covored with It through want of proper care? An*. 
Tako tliu lock* apait nnd rub with emery; If badly rutted, toko them 
to a gunsmith and have thorn polished. 
Rkuiu.au Ptmoiuain, Middletown, N . J. - Which would ho tho hoot 
pin,-,, for a party of hoy* to camp during August, on tho Hiidaon, near 
Kingston, or around Bworlawood, 8u»*cx county, N. J.? An*. aria - 
wood Lake would Iw a* good a plnco aa you could select. 
Malt**!.— Ono of your lady correspondent* asks whom to got * Mai 
tee dog- Toll tier to got a white poodle, send him lo Burrell's Dyo 
Iloii*c, Boston, with directions «* to shade, slid sho can have nay col- 
ored dog sliu wants. Wo linvo a magenta dog here - A. B., Boston. 
U. 8., Cluyolnnd, Ohio.— What fixed tout would ha host for two por- 
non* aiid what kind of canvas would he tho best? An*. An A lent of 
light cotton duck. Wlint kind of shot gun would ho tho het for nil 
kind* of shooting? An*. Ton gaugo gun. weight 81 pound*. Will dud 
thorn advertised on nnolhor pngo. 
Tiiami 1 Va.-Ieoo occasional allusions In your paper lo .now shoo 
tramps Tn Canada. 1 linvo never seen snow shoes used, lint should 
i„dgo from engravings that they would bo very niiivlcldly. < an you toll 
mo what rate of speed ran he obtained by an expert snow aimer? An*. 
A mile In seven minutes ha* been mado by tho Snow BhOo Clubs undor 
favorable conditions. 
0 H n Kansas.— Can any of your readers Inform me If oik ean ho 
found on tho "Loup" In *•>«< ImH number, to Insure at least ft sight «r 
them on a week's limit? Also how far up and on which fork I would ho 
in, ,,i nkoly to And them? 1 wish lo secure ono head for mounting An., 
North Fork. Send to J. II. Batty, taxidermist, now at Lung Twlrlo 
Minnesota, for excellent specimens of mountod elk heels. 
W S Y Commiinlpaw, N. J.— Which Is tho best kind of motoMnl for 
gun barrels? An-. Laminated steal. I want to purchase a good double 
barrel shot gun. ana would like your opinion hi relation lo Hu, ubovoT 
An* Sou shotgun, advertised In our columns. Cun 1 procure such a 
weapon n« a double barrel rifle? An- A lino double rlflo, mudo by 
Reilly, of London, I* now for mile nt this ofllco. 
T c B I'lalnvlllc, Conn.— Is ordinary furniture vnrnl.li (opal) 
nullable for a rod made of ash and Innouw.mdf An*. Yes; but shellac 
u most generally used. Dissolve gum shellac In olclioliol. Which of 
llnxnttl * brands of powder will glo tho best result. In a lSgirngn. gii 
Inch miixzlc loading gun. six pounds four ot.. weight? An*. The larger 
grolucd powders, say Hazard's No. 6, will give yon good results. 
F It Boston.— Will you plensu Inform mo of so mo good locality In 
New Hampshire or Vermont for trout and woodcock hi Summer, and for 
raffed grouse uml ducks later? Also, of somogood plnco on Ilia roast 
lor bay snipe, and oblige? An*. For the shooting Ural nn 
excellent place, little visited. Is the L'romptou and Megan lie Lake region. 
In Canada on the border of tho Stale, named; the starling point from 
Bhorbrook. For snipe, go lo the Marshpce or Qucshnei. Cu|iu Cod. 
,1 W I St Lonls. Doe* any ono kuow about the now powder ad- 
vcrtieedTnyoor columns? Would it do to loads Bemlnglon rentra lire 
earl ridge with, and would It give .« good peiiolntlon; and how as lo 
shot guns also? Ans. A cominlilcu of four competent goi.llu.nei. havo 
been iu, pointed by Fonnse and Stukam lo make cxperlmeulsl testa 
with thir exploslvo, tho It. of which will be g von to the pul .Ho 
through our column* n-xt week, or a* hooii as obtained Me/nmhllo 
we refer you to a letter on this subject which wo print elsewhere. 
11 A C Belmont— In loading a rlflo cartridge for n short distune®, 
would It he' sale to use a light charge of powder and n tmllel small enough 
in force down the cartridge case on to the powder? Would It Injure thn 
barrel? I)o you consider Beach's comblnaihm sight worth 
price asked for It above ordinary sights? I'Ica.n give terms and address 
f Chicago FUM. Ans. The use of a bullet will not Injure the barrel of 
vour gun Tho Bench sight I* a great Improvement, combining too globe 
sight with the common sight; cos. Vi flO. Chicago FiM 1. published by 
the Field Association. No. J61 Fifth avenue, Chicago; price |-l per 
" n'vKsTiirr Boston -Fred Mather thinks that all factories, mills, dyo 
hou.es .Vi .which are located on a river or stream Into which tin- refuse 
n,n* and kills flah. ought to atop, so ‘l>« Mr Mather can catch flsh. I 
hlnk there are two side, to this question. One the manufacturing 
iiite rent- Lowell, Lawrence, and a hundred other cities and town, thnv- 
ine hv manufactures, and employing hundred* of thoii-andeof opera 
rives and the other Is. the fl.hlng Interest*. Which I* the greats.. ? If 
WreclMothor wnntn to catch flail, why don't ho go whore thn fl.h ore? I 
do U I go every year to the Rongoley Lakes, nnd get all the 11.1. I want 
Why don't he? Ans. This question ha. tuxe 1 the w.-dora of many 
leglalatlvo bodies. Both Interests are of great magnitude It I. lo pro- 
“ wa that Mr Mather propose, to otlllze as rnanoro the refu.o and 
Wl ^ S. ?£ toil- Pollute, our fiver, and destroy* our fl.h food. If 
mlll. w“etohebulli at Hangeley. our caviling oorrespontUnt w.uldbo 
denied hi* Ashing there. 
<• v c Mnlrklrk Furnace. Md.-I* not the .carcliy of woodcock due 
In some measure to il.c.r propensity for flylng agai.i.t the telegraph 
Sr/t nlg.It? Three have been plck-d np wlthl.ia quarter ofu m.lc 
of Sto plai In tho past forty eight hours. One was dead, the other t wo 
L v Injured they could not live. Duck, have been seen flying 
SuS 10 <l»y In qnlte large flocks. Ans. It I* not uncommon to And tho 
V Ldlcs of swallow*, martens, sparrows, rail, and .mall migratory 
ml. that have been kilted by Hying against telegraph wire., and the In 
ire. ecs are «o numerous as to h od to the supposition that tbe flights 
mu "“be numerically greater than U generally Imagined. It I. supposed 
hv some that the electric current pus-lng along l ho wire, causes tho 
Z,th of many bird* During a violent thunder storm *uch might bo 
fhecc but at ordinary limes hundreds of swallow, and other blrda 
‘ ,,c „. C II perched OI. the wires Could a bird grasp a Separate wire 
mod. clsw.lt might, by forming tho "circuit." receive a -hock; or 
.bould a bird on one wire toad, (lie MU of a bird on another, they might 
both be affected. The probabllty 1*. however, that night fl^hlsOW U* 
enuw of to Hinny birds being destroyed. 
