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PEDIGREE OF THE PURE LAVERACK SETTER DOG, "PRIDE OF THE 
BORDER.” 
A8 CAIXKF(Tl.LT CORRECTED DT MU. LAVEBAOK, UNDER DATE Of MARCO 31, 1£7j, 
Pride’s PnnionF.il. — In a letter from Mr. Edward Laver- 
ack. datod Broughull Cottage, Whitchurch, Shropshire, 
England, March 31st, 187.5, ho requests us to make a cor- 
rection in the pedigree of Prido of the Border, which ap- 
peared in our issuo of March 11th. Wo quote his words: 
"I made a great error, through defect of memory, in say- 
ing Fred II. was the sire, instead of Dash. As I have 
committed an error I wish it publicly rectified. I send two 
pedigrees, ouo o! Bello, dam of Pride, the other of Dash, 
tLe sire." 
It to be regretted that tills error ever occurred, as it 
has "Won rise to some confusion both hero and in England; 
but Mr. Lavcrack’s amend* seti the matter right again. 
The Dash shown in the pudlpre* sent is “Old Dash," by 
tiling, out of Cora, a far pro f « able siro to Fred II. A crit- 
ical wilier on "The Breeding of Sporting Dogs," in a re- 
cent number of JiS.'a Life , says: "The most successful set- 
ter nirc ever known has been Mr. Lavcrack’s Old Dash.” 
Wo append the true pedigree, as certified to by Mr. Lav- 
crack, to take the place of the one published on pago 70, 
No. 0, Vol. IV. 
Tit: SrnrNuKmi.n Bench Show, — A s we go to press, the 
Rod -.nd Qua Club of Springfield, Mass., arc holding their 
first bench show of dogs. From all we can learn the num- 
ber of dogs presont, as well as gentlemen interested therein, 
will he very large. The Club have made some errors in 
the formation of their programme and prize list, and in- 
congruities in classification have subjected them to some 
criticism, but the gentlemen interested in the success of the 
meeting have acted according to their host judgment with 
the material at their disposal, and we have no doubt that 
from the experience gained on this occasion, another year 
will class the Springfield Show as among the first events of 
this description held in tho country. Not the least interest- 
ing featuro of this show will be the presence of the veteran, 
Mr. Ethan Allin, of Pomfrot Centre, Ct., who will exhibit 
his fine old setter "Fan." Mr. Allin has bred his own dogs 
for n period of forty years, and most of them carry their 
pedigrees hack for that space of time to first class dogs. 
They aro bred and broken more particularly for rulTcd 
grouso shooting, und in that particular line are probably 
without superiors. 
Tin: Foiikrt and Stream Piuzk Cop.— I t Is rarely one 
sees a piece of work of this description in which the < e- 
signer and engraver have so faithfully and adMiraljly exe- 
cuted tho Idea convoyed to them, as in the iustunce under 
discu-ision. Tho Meriden Brittania Co., who manufactured 
tile Silver Ice Pitcher presented by this paper to the best 
dog at the Springfield Bench Show now in progress, has 
our boat thanks for tho admirable success of the work, and 
Mr Ilirschfleld, the Company's Superintendent at West 
Meriden, is entitled to every praise for tho very excellent 
engravings with which the pitcher is embellished, the entire 
oost uf which amouuted to $30; making the vuluc of the 
cup $75. 
Tiir OLA600W Bench Snow — The Scotch National 
Bcuch Show, which was held in Burbank Drill Hall, Glas- 
gow, on March 30th, was a great success, tho number of 
dogs being larger, and tho quality of them superior to that 
of any previous exhibition. In tho setter class especially 
waa this tho case. Mr. Mucdona’s rod Irish setter Mozart, 
by Plunkot out of Twin, took the second prizo, Mr. Fletch- 
er’s Race taking first. Mozart is tho sire of Mohawk’s 
Banshee, Imported last year. 
"Doo on It.”— I n twenty-one counties In Georgia very 
Careful agricultural statistics were collected last year in 
compliance with a State law. In these counties the whites 
had 35.097 sheep; the negroes barely 205. They owned 
4,211 dogs, or about twenty times us many dogs as sheep 
to Mipuly them with wool for clothing and mutton It is 
dillleult to discover anyway in which Southern agriculture 
nmy prosper while a savage taste for dog, an ,| g,j MS aro R0 
powerful, not only with persons of oolor, but with some 
millions of the white race. In the twenty-one counties re- 
lerred to, the whiles keep seventeen thousand six hundred 
ond ninety seven dogs. — Southern Watchman. 
"MOHAWK” ON DOG’S TAILS. 
_ „ New Yon*, April M, 1875 
toiron I OREST AND Stream:— 
1 lie point token by Mr Fltctiot In regard K> debar lug dogi wbocc tn 
linve been cut. from exhibition In a bench »bo*v, I* a gu„<l „„ 0 . \\ mi, 
am in favor of folio via/ tho Kngllah In ina ly or lliolr practice 
regard to dogn, K hexing that we will bo bonoflttoU by no doh 
vot I certainly am In favor of cropping tho dog'- tall*. If nothing m. 
than taking oil tho two hut Joint* Ocoulonall, there I. a dog wlu 
tu 1 doe* not need it. but with tho majority It u»t only louds to th 
comfort In hunting, but In iny opinion lmproic* tho animal's uppouran 
A long (all, CUillDg up at tho Up end. lo my funoy detracts from ai.po 
arid- ijulto na much a* n atuhby fall. Mrhor oxtr.me I* ohjocilunati 
At an) rote, bench shown, or no bench -bow., I -hull always do It, a 
on acconnt of it will nevar liar a dog In any show that I have nni thl 
to do with. Thi idea atoms to mo perfectly absurd that a dog, belli ' > 
perior In every other respect, ihu fact of hit tall having been dock 
ste led count aguliut him. ayd give 'lie pilzo to an inferior animal win 
to 1 1 nd not bc«o cot. If the owner apoUa hi. dog > appearance by »li< 
etleg hi. tall, he doe. so at bis own risk, and of course the dog rx h 
lied show* for him* If. To enforcs such n rule at tho present tli 
vouW narrow a bench show to a competition between Imported do 
whkh will not dw All that have read my utricle-, know my prefer. ii. 
lor the Imported dog. bnt f u ,r play I, B Jewel, and the unlive dog. mi 
inrh T,a2',' a L ana '*• d ‘ *>«""' from competition on n 
such unjo.t and frivolou. pretext as thl.. Therefore, Mr. Fltchet a 
- ,h I 0 " <,0R * 8 l ‘* V0 b ** n can oorno lo Wnl.-rto- 
wllh the posit vo as.urranco that the best dog will get the prize, whett 
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Chirloa II Raymond. Tilde of the Bonier Is a white dog, with liver marking., and I* -Ire of Mr. Lavorark'a celebrated slock and fl.-l-I 
dog. Blue Prince; Mr. Dalnlry Ilollln'. Silk and Tory; Mr. Langston's bluo Peter, prize winners at Birmingham aud Mane host or; Mr. 
Dickons, blue Dash, and many oitiar highly valued setters. 
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Philadelphia, Pa., April 24, 1875. 
Editor Koiie.t and Stream: — 
I would claim Iho name Pride of tho Border, Jr. for my black, while 
and tan dog, sent to me this day by Charles II . Raymond, Morristow n, 
N. J.. -aid whelp bolog out of Luvcrnck Fairy by Laverock Pride of the 
Border. Homo. 
—Our frequent correspondent "Teal," saya he lias been 
using Moore’s Dog Biscuit, and can recommend them. 
§mn e @*3 1,1,11 §»»■ 
MAY IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME. 
Game in Market. — To-morrow finishes Ihu ducking sea- 
son, and there remains nothing for us to quote in the way of 
game between now and July 4th but English suipe and 
hay birds. Some of the dealers declare that brant are now 
in their finest condition, and that 11 s so little is known- of 
the habits uf these birds, their breeding places etc., that 
tho existing law ought to he so modified as to not apply to 
them. We saw at the Messrs. Robbins’ a few yellow legs 
and some fine fat Canada bunting in bunches; they sell for 
$1. per dozen. English snipe are worth $3. to $3 50 per 
dozen, a great reduction from last week’s prices, accounted 
for by the fact that the market is largely supplied with 
birds from the West. Wild pigeons aro worth $2. pet- 
dozen. 
— We are in receipt of a communication from a gentle- 
man, who was induced by a representation made through 
our columns, by a correspondent, to visit a place some four 
hours journey from this city, for the purpose of duck and 
goose shooting. lie spent two days on the ground and in 
that time saw one flock of geese in the distance and three 
ducks. If correspondents who furnish us with information 
regarding shooting and fishing localities, which we publish 
solely for tho benefit of sportsmen, would confine them- 
selves closely to facts, they would save us annoyance and 
do themselves more ciedit. Wo shall bo most cautious 
hereafter in recommending any particular place for either 
shooting or fishing, unless the information comes from 
sources that we know to bo unimpeachable. A gentleman 
who can but occasionally steal a day from his business, and 
relying upon statements coming direct from the ground, 
finds himself gulled as regards sport and swindled out of a 
considerable sum of money, is naturally indignant. Wc 
refrain from publishing the letter in question, as tho late- 
ness of tho season may have had something to do with the 
want of game, but on tho recurrence of a similar case of 
deceit we shall give the matter free publicity. 
—We have received from Messenger Bros., of Boston, a 
photograph, en grand tenue, of tho Winter hunting party 
whose experiences in Maine were printed a few weeks since 
in Foiucst and Stream. No "hearth rug knights" are tho 
members of this group, with their blankets, snow shoes, 
coon-skin caps, Canadian moccasins, and woodman’s axes 
slung over their backs, surrounded by pelts and deer skins, 
strings of trout caught through tho ice, and such like tro’- 
phios. Now that we are snugly quartered in our cosy sanc- 
tum with the genial warmth of Spring filling the atmos- 
phere, it makes us long to bo back to the wind swept 
shanty with tho snow four feet deep in the woods, the ther- 
mometer 40’ below zero, out of meat, the fire dead, and no 
matches to be had. The pleasures of picking a flint can be 
only appreciated then, when the fingers are blue and help- 
less, and the latent spark refuses to conic forth to kiss the 
Jightwood into n warmthful blazo. When the realities of 
camp life fade away, then the reminiscences kindle brightly. 
Tho Messenger Brother’s arc among the most successful 
caterers of Boston, but though good hunters, we arc not 
awaro lliut they kill all of the game they serve to their 
customers. 
— Wc have received from Mr. John B. Sage, Recording 
Secretary of the New York Statu Sportsman’s Association, 
a twelve page pamphlet, containing the names of the win- 
ners of prizes at the conventions from 18(35 lo 1874, inclu- 
sive, which wo shall find very useful for reference. 
The Williams’ and Powell Gun — Mr. John H. Wil- 
liams, of Messts. Williams it Powell, of Liverpool, is now 
in this country with a view of introducing their guns to the 
sportsmen of America. The average charge for their 
twelve bore guns is three and a half drachms powder and 
one and an eighth ounce of shot. We have inspected a 
number of their guns and were much pleased with the 
finish and the targets made by them, say 231 pellets in a 
thirty inch circle at forty yards, with a seven pound gun, 
and others varying in weight and bore, of equal pattern. 
—A gentleman in Wilimington, North Carolina, while 
hunting snipe last Thursday, killed a largo white crane 
ninety yards by actual measurement, with a double barrel 
breech loader, ten gauge, made by J. & W. Tolley, and the 
charge was three and a half drachms powder and one and a 
quarter ounces No. 4 shot. It is not claimed that this was 
anything more than a chance shot; for no shot gun can ho 
relied on to kill birds at ninety yards; but it shows what a 
good gun, properly charged, can sometimes accomplish. 
—We have received from Mr. Holabird, well known a 9 
the maker of shooting suits, a new cartridge belt of his own 
patent and manufacture, intended more particularly for 
brass cartridges and to prevent tho loosening of the shot 
wad. Mr. Holabird is also now making a fishing suit, 
said to be as excellent for its purpose as bis shooting suit. 
New Camp Baker. — Everything new and useful 
to sportsmen naturally finds its way to their notice through 
Forest and Stream, for advertisers who have used its 
columns unanimously agree that no other medium gives 
them such good returns for their investment. One article 
which has interested ns more than most others is a Camp 
Baker, manufactured by Messrs. Scovill & Johnson, of 
Marquette, Michigan. This baker is in general use among 
the lumbermen, trappers, prospecters and sportsmen of the 
Lake Superior country, and no camp is without one. Its 
utility is as apparent as its ingenious construction. It 
bakes better than a Dutch oven, because its radiators con- 
centrate the heat of tho fire upon the viands to be cooked; 
at the same time it can be folded into a space scarcely 
larger than the iron pan which receives the meat. It oc- 
cupies no more space when closed than the folded elioss- 
bourd which purports to be two volumes of Macaulcy’s 
History of England, and is of the same shape. For com- 
pactness it is a marvel. To the ordinary traveler it would 
be an acquisition merely as a case for drees shirts which lie 
can put into the truy of his trunk and thus preserve them 
from being crushed. So much is tho food which wc obtain 
in the woods— both game and fish— improved by baking, 
that wc cannot imagine how any person who lias ever seen 
one of these utensils could ever remain in the woods three 
day 9 without one. Its weight adds almost nothing to tho 
pack, and its bulk and shape do not make it cumbersome. 
It can be seen at our offleo. 
Pigeon Shooting.— Irn Paine and Capt. Bogardus have 
agreed to shoot at 100 single pigeons each for $1,000 aside 
nnd the championship of America, on May 15, near New 
York, bnt not on Paine’s grounds. Paine agrees to furnish 
the birds free, and allow Bogardus $30 for expenses. 
-1 11c iiiicrnniionui snooting Association for the enforce- 
ment of game laws of the State of Vermont and British 
Provinces, was organized at Derby Line Vt April 10 
Officers for 1875: President, I). Mcllhincy; Vice President 
A II Joues; Secretary, J. T. Flint; Treasurer, C. W. But- 
terfield; Executive Committee, R. C. Parsons, W M. 
Pike, II. S. Taylor, T. Iliimmn, E. L. Nelson. L. A. 
1 oung. 
Massachusetts. — Salem, April 2(3 th . — Two snipe shot 
Saturday; so they are coming. Saw one “winter yellowleg’ 
