38 
TnonsDAY Evening. — State ■Association Championship 
Badge for 1875, five double and five single birds; first prize, 
.handsome gold medal, val JC, $100; properly of the winner; 
Second prize, handsome leallicr medal for lowest score; en- 
trance. $5. To be contested for only by members of State 
Association, residents of Kentucky. 
* IUii.noAD Farm ron I)oo*.— Wo have a letter from 
* Mr. Theodore Gray, conductor on the Pittsburg, Fort 
Wayne and Chicago Ruilroad, on this subject, which pre- 
eents tho employees’ side of the question in a forcible 
light. He says that our proposition of a tariff of one cent 
per mile on all dogs is much more than biiRgago masters, to j 
whom tho perquisites go, expect, and that they are very j 
glad to get it. “Those same baggage masters,” he says. I 
"are a whole soulcd class of men who arc sportsmen at j 
heart, and would take care of a good dog for no eompunsa J 
lion; but there arc many would-be sportsmen who burden j 
them with instructions as to inferior dogs, nnd are not i 
. willing to pay anything. The baggageman appreciates the j 
\lruc spoilsman as his best, friend, (financially,) and is will- | 
ing to do all he cau for the comfort of himself und dog.” 
We shall be glad to hear from Mr. Gray again. 
Mn* Hope's Challenge.— Mr. E. W Hope, of La 
Grange, Mo., docs not wish to be Included among those 
to whom some recent strictures of ours might apply as to 
insincerity in issuing challenges for field trials. lie is 
ready at any suitable time to make good his offers of last 
November, which we printed. He sent us the subjoined 
letter u fortnight ago: 
Riverside, La Grange. Mo., February 2d, 1875. 
Editor Foiikst and Stiikasi:— 
I offered to back a certain matched pair of dogs in my 
possession against any matched pair in the I'nited States, 
allowing any dogs tried against mine a mouth's advantage 
in age, and expre ssed myself willing to go wherever game 
was plentiful enough to make the affair a success. My 
own idea of the nature of the match was about this: that 
- some gentleman accepting the challenge would also, with 
ltis friends, accept an invitation to visit me, nnd ending the 
trial, a week or so of good shooting would he tho result. 
J have no thorough belief that the pair of dogs that 1 own 
are the best, for that would be foolish, though I may thiuk 
they are hard to heat. 
Cumberland stands as high, if not higher, than any 
county in England for setters, and being a native of that 
county, on one of my visits to England almost entirely for 
the purpose of buying setters, I naturally took advantage of 
an extended acquaintance among sportsmen gamekeepers, 
and breakers there to get what 1 desired, and without lim- 
iting myself as to price, raked the neighborhood over nnd 
procured, with others, the. father and mother of the dogs 
in question, being the best dogs that I could get or bear of. 
From this pair of dogs I have raised not less than forty, 
and I consider that Dash and Rung arc the likeliest pups 
that have come to hand, and living in the country, on the 
Mississippi, where game is plentiful, 1 think that in bieak- 
ing and practice I should have some advantages over most 
Eastern men, at least. 
Now, in order to prove that I am not full of a new 
hobby. I will say that for years, long ere dogs here at- 
tracted the amount of attention they appeur to now, I was 
devoted to the kennel. At tho age o'f fifteen I commenced 
shooting game on the Scotch moors, and shortly afterward 
became a subscriber to the Cumberland fox hounds nnd 
the Carlisle otter hounds, following them steadily for 
years, and have bred nearly every variety of sporting dog; 
and in return for tho present of an Irish water spaniel, 
hied by Bernal Osborne, Esq,, late M. I*, foi Nottingham, 
I sent from here an American Bred deer hound of my own 
strain who took prizes at Birmingham, Ediuborough, Dar- 
lington, Lancaster, Carlisle, etc , as a Southern hound, (see 
Stonehenge,) and was drafted into the Dumfricsliire fox 
hounds to improve the breed aud tongue of the puck, the 
8ime being done with the Carlisle otter hounds, through J. 
C. Garrick, Esq., the muster to whom I sent him. I con- 
sidered him t he finest hound I ever saw, (in appearance,) 
and hij career in England verified my bulief. 
I will end by saying that should any American propose 
importing a setter or setters from England lie should avoid 
the dog shows, und ulso those impudent presumers who 
dare ask such sum as £50 for a setter bitch on the score of 
her being a certain strain or sister to a field-trial winner; 
but go, rather, to such a kennel as the Earl of Carlisle’s, at 
Naworth Castle, or Sir Frederick Graham’s, of Netherby 
Hall, and from the head gamekeeper he cau get what he 
desires at a fair and honest price. 
I should bo glad to know if I stnnd alone as a prize 
winner in Engluud with an American dog; aud here cuds 
my challenging. Edward W. lions. 
—Speaking of Mr. Hope’s dogs, a correspondent writes 
as follows : — 
RocxroiU), 111., February 12, 1873. 
EnrroR Forest and Stream:— 
I have Just received from the well known Kennel of Mr. Ed W. Hope, 
of Htvcrvli'w, LuGraunc. Mu, a handsome half grown setter I made 
the arrangement for securing It through the kindness ond useletauce of 
your special corn -pondent, Mr. Barker, 1 have heard so much of Mr. 
11 . 's celebrated dogs that I am more (ban pleased to procure litis flue 
young setter. Sportsman. 
— William Jarvis, of Cluremont, N. II., has sold his 
imported setter slut to a geutloman iu Keutucky for $173. 
She lias had a litter of nine since Mr. Jurvis imported 
her. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Belle.— I noticed In your paper u sport time ago a statement from 
tome party to Detroit that the black und tan Gordon setter Belle, which 
was on exhibition at the talc dog show In Detroit, was purchased by Mr. 
Brooks, of Stamford, Conn. 1 beg to stale that 1 was the purchaser of 
Belle, and that I have her in my possession at present, and am glad to 
stale l» gelling on a6 well a» cun be expected at her now home — Jas. 
Glen, Jr., London. Ontario. 
Our Detroit informaut was probably in ctTor, und we 
are glad to know that the famous Belle has fallen into the 
hands of Mr. Glea. 
FOREST AND STREAM- 
J. K. D ., Wnvorly. — As a porcharcrnnd render of your volunblc pnpor, 
I wish to give a hint to nny one raising » P«P. *° ,he dl«ciw catted do* 
distemper. My method is to give, say at six weeks old, a ride charge of 
powder (common nun powder) every six day* tintil six months old. I 
never had a dog diseusol; all perfeedy healthy, and believe the above to 
be a panacea for the III of which so many valuable dogs either lose nose 
or die. 
Ana— Your remedy is certainly worth n trial. 3 on may 
find a purchaser for your dog by advertising in our 
columns. 
J. K, V., Philadelphia— 1 have a young pot Dior bitch about two yearn 
old, very much troubled with a fhaking of tho head and the lower part 
of each of bur ears. She has a litllu sore, which is constantly kept bro- 
ken by this motion. Shu bus bill lately recovered from the distemper, 
hut ns she hud this habit of shaking her head several months 
before the distemper came on, 1 do not attribute It to that. It might 
have come from ucoid. What do you think is the trouble, and What 
treatment would you prescribe! 
Ans— 1 The shaking arises from the itching of the healing 
sore. To stop this, lake common adhesive piaster or 
shoemaker’s wax, and keep it over the wound until healed. 
Hut, Troy — Not long ago, In looking at nn old hook of Hawker's, I 
suw that he *ays he linn lined vaccination for the- prevention of distemper 
in dogs, and sny» that he used it with sucvCM from 1818 to 1838 — 
twenty years— nnd never lost any dog by that disease. 
Ans — This remedy, although not in common use, is well 
worthy of attention and experiment on tho part of breed- 
ers of fine dogs. See previous numbers of Forest and 
Stream. 
S. S., Shnkopee.— Setter pnp six mouth* old; had supposed distemper, 
and utter dosing with an admixture of sulphur nnd gunpowder, became 
apparently well, but in about ten days after showed signs of slckne?* 
again. Tlwro was naught perceivable tho mutter with the eyes, although 
occA-limlly blew a little matter from the nose; soon began to aw eat all 
over, and hands full of water were scooped up from buck nud sides, 
while a oonsUuil dripping followed from the body und legs, und during 
uil thl> time hud a voracious appetite, nud yet would look thin and poor- 
ly; was kept III a warm place und had passages regular. ulMiungh its uri- 
nating was continual almost. I gave n receipt from Dinks, May hew & 
Hutchinson— some pills, composed of one grain calomel, two grains nut- 
meg, live uruliiM nitre, followed up in three boors by leaspoonful of "No 
2. ' This was repouted ul time*, and for a short period seemed to pro- 
duce a more happy ellect, hilt soon after the pup grew worse fast, smell- 
ing awfully nud scratching and clawing out liuir from Its body, gradually 
growing weaker, until the poor thing sunk groaning to the ground, when 
owner had to kill It. The stencil was so strung us to become perfectly 
unbearable. 
Ann — We presume the above is a severe case of distem- . 
per. We shall print next week a tabic of the symptoms of 
distemper, as prepared by a member of the British Medi- 
cal Association. 
Constant Reader, Codar Rapids, Iowa.— Dan you refer ine to aoinc 
responsible dog Importer from whom I could purchase a Lavernek or 
GHdcrsleevo bitch, from eight to thirteen in on ills old! Would like , 
orange und white, or pore ornngo for color. If you shonld know of any 
such for sulu please slate price. 
Ans— The Gildersleeves arc nn American strain of set- 
ters. You will receive a communication on the subject. 
■V M. M , Philadelphia.— I haves small spaniel bitch three year* old, 
which, up to within the last three weeks, wus remarkably fat, so much 
so that ah ' could not stand any fatigue, frequently giving out after a few 
square's walk, although she was very active nnd eager at the outset. At 
the time named she began to show symptoms of suffering, wus very res- 
tive, walking about the house with her tongue bunging out, breathing 
heavily, and occoslonally giving vent to sharp cries as if suffering from 
ucute puln. Her qeck was swollen near the bend. 
Ans — Feed lightly, aud&iveas much exercise as possible. 
ghc gorsq at\d gourde. 
Among the stakes to close on the 1st prox. are. at. ,T.. r 
Pnrk the Fordham Handicap, Westchester Cup, (j r ,ril> 
National Handicap Steeplechase. Juvenile Stakes I 
Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstake*. For tho Fall me,.," 1 ' ■ 
the Post Stakes, a four mile dash with $2,000 added mon ." 8 M 
and the annual sweepstakes for three year olds t 0 be run'' 
the Fall meeting of 1870. At Monmouth Park there a P 
eight events, ami at Saratoga seven, to close on the >a„' I 
day. The entries for Jerome Park should bo addressed <'■ I 
Wheat ly, Secretary American Jockey Club, Madison avm,. 
und Twenty seventh street, Now York. Those for n h 
Monmouth Park Association to W. E. Raynor, 1 
Branch, N. J., and those for the Saratoga Association to < ° f 
Whently, Fordham, N. Y. 
For strength, both as regards home bleeding nnd careful 
importation, Mr. Belmont's stable, although having ) IU( | 
perhaps, more than its share of the vicissitudes of racin ’ 
baa generally led the van in the Northern division. \ 
present there are in training at Babylon seventeen liors.- 
of which no less than eight are the get of Kentucky' 
Count d'Orsay and Silk Stockings, as five year olds lend Uq. i 
ring, while of the rest, Rhadamanthus appears to stand 1 
most prominent as a public performer, ami is at the simp 
odds of 8 to 1 in the Withers stake. The two year n|,| 
have yet to give nn account of themselves, but tlicitnpor(,,| 
Daunt less by Macaroni, and Patience by Parmeson, ,, 
breeding goes for aught, should be heard from. 
Our imported colts, however, have not as yet di- 
tinguislied themselves on their first appearances, ami :i 
lilllc study into tho doings of fashionably bred youngsiu, 
on their arrival here, might furnish useful hints to breeder, { 
and trainers. 'Flic produce of imported stallions thruiigi, , 
our Kentucky mutes have, as yet, been invincible on their 
own ground, in meeting imported stock, nnd it is a well n 
ecived axiom on the other side, that, racers do not always 
beget racers. Witness Gladiateur, called the best horse of | 
the century, who has not yet produced a respectable win 
ner, and whose fee originally 130 guineas has been reduced 
to 50 guineas. It is a recognized fact among breeders Dial 
however successful ahorse lias been on the course, lie inn i 
produce winners to be popular at the stud. 
Mr. Sanford has divided his stable this year, training pm' 
of his horses in New Jersey, and part at his breeding farm 
in Kentucky. The ever green Preukncss lias not yet re- 
tired on his laurels, anil will be heartf from in the ail-ngid 
division. The invincible Col McDaniel lias fully twenh 
five head in training, u majority of whom are two year old 
It is doubtful as yet whether Harry Bassett will run 
Springbok and Abdel Koree are the best of the oldsler 
but Madge and Willie Burke are expected to repeal tin 
victories of last year. 
Mr. Lorillard. although comparatively young on the turf, 
has the largest stable of horses in training in the couniiv 
at this or any former period. Among them are half n 
dozen fusliionably bred importations, but no prominent 
winner, if we except Stanford. Barbee will ride for Air. 
Lorillard this season. 
Mr. D. D. Withers has but six horses in training, of 
whom four are imported. Mr Francis Morris and the 
‘‘Barbarous Battalion,” always dangerous, has nine auimuK 
in training, mostly the get of his own favorite Eclipse. A 
usual, however, with this stable, they are mostly unnamed, 
one only, Swcctlips, having appeared on the course. 
Mr. John Iluuler lias sold bis filly Olitipa to Mr. Bel 
mout, and rumor says that the rest of the stable, includin’.' 
King Pin, nnd four or five others, are for sale. Mi 
Chamberlain lias eleven head in eliurge of A. D. Pryor. In 
the public stables of Prior Walden and others, some fifty 
odd head are training. 
The favorites iu the various stakes, on which public book, 
are open, are: — McGrath’s Aristides and Chesapeake in the 
Wilber’s Stake at U to 1. Belmont Slakes— Ilyder Ali at j 
to 1. Travers’ Stake— Hyder Ali at 7 to 1. 
N otwithstanding the severity of the weather the 
note of preparation has been sounded in the racing 
world, aud owners of thoroughbreds are makiug calcula- 
tion? for the coining season. 
The ball opened at Suvaunah on the 2d inst., where a 
number of old favorites, and others as yet unknown to 
fame, made their first appearance in public. Survivor was 
probably the best public performer present, and carried off 
bis two races handily. The weather, however, was unpro- 
pitious for fast time, and wo see nothing in the reports 
which have reached us to throw light upon future events, 
The next meeting of importance “eventuates," as Mr. 
Dun Bryant would say, at Baltimore on the 25th, 26th, 27th, 
und 28th of May, aud the Maryland Jockey Club ure to be 
congratulated upon the very respectable number of entries 
received for the stakes to be run for in the closed events of 
this and the Fall meetings. The Baltimore Cup being a new 
event, us well as a larger spiu than owners of the present 
day appear iucliued to indulge their horses in, lias but six- 
teen nominations, but the Dixie Stake, the most popular 
as well as the most important event of the meeting, bus the 
large number of sevcniy-tliree entries. Upon the running 
of the three year olds in this stake the usual prognoslica 
lions will be formed with regard to similar slakes at 
Jerome Park, but it is probable that some of our more 
prominent stables, while sending a representative to Pimlico 
may still have a "dark oue" iu tho reserve for the home 
meetings. 
On the 1st of March the entries for the majority of the 
events to be run for at Jerjmc Park, Long Branch and 
Saratoga, during the Summer, will close, and owners aud 
traiuers are called upon to make their selections. 
Probably at no previous period have the same number of 
horses been in trainiug in this vicinity, and the advent of 
two or three more gentlemen of wealth and leisure upon 
the turf will give to our racing the eclat uud popularity it 
uow enjoys in Grout Brituin aud the Continent. We ques- 
tion, however, whether it will ever he accompanied by the 
baneful und pernicious influences which there surround it. 
Our people, particularly among the working classes, are 
essentially non-betting, and the introduction of beltiug lists 
and all the paraphernalia of small wagering will never reach 
that point as to require the legislation which has been found 
necessary acros8 the water,* ~ ■ . . 
— The famous four miler Tliad Stevens, has been sold at 
auction in San Francisco for the moderate sum of $1,100, 
At one time Thud could have been sold for $12,000 or $15,- 
000, but since his defeat by Katie Pease last year it wus 
plain to be seen his running days were over, and conse- 
quently bis value lias decreased. He will probably uow be 
kept exclusively for breeding purposes. 
Jr, i and giver fishing. 
FISH IN SEASON IN FEBRUARY. 
BOUTUKHN WATERS. 
Pompano. Trout (hluck l)a«8). Sheepshond. 
Snapper. Drum (two species). TullorflsU. 
Grouper. Kinglish. Sea bass. 
Kockllsh. Striped lias*. 
Fisn in Market. — The break in the severe weather that 
has prevailed of late has resulted in a better supply of fish, 
although it is yet too soon for us to experience the full ben- 
efit of the change. Codfish arc still only in moderute sup- 
ply, and sell for ten cents per pound; (refrigernted) blue- 
fish fifteen cents; do. salmon forty-five ; halibut twenty 
cents; white smelts from Maine, twenty-live cents; black 
smelts from Mirimicbi fifteen cents; whitefish twenty 
cents; haddock twenty cents; turbot twenty cents. Savan- 
nah shad forty-five cents each; North Carolina shad $1 25 
each; black bass twenty cents per pound; striped bass 
twenty-five cenl6; blackfish fifteen cents; salmon trout 
twenty cents; pickerel twenty cents. 
— Sbud fishing on the North Curolina sounds will be in 
full blast by 1st March. 
—From Watertown, N. Y. we learn that on February 
22, some young men living near Muscaluugc creek, a small 
stream flowing into Black River Bay, near Dexter, N. Y.. 
went to the creek on Saturday uud cut holes in the ice for 
the purpose of fishiiig with hooks and lines. The instant 
that the holes were cut they become literally tilled with 
bullheads uud the men began scooping them out by the 
dozen. At noon there were about odc hundred uud fifty 
persons on the ice, und others coming. It is estimated 
that about four tous of fish have already been taken. Two 
men in three hours took ten hundred pounds of fish from 
two holes twelve inches iu diameter. .There seems to be 
an exhaustible school of them. 
—The accumulation of ice in the Great South Bay bn* 
interfered seriously with tho oyster fisheries. The 
