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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. iS, iqn 
Derby dogs and bitches: First, C. F. and A. 
H. Morse (Miss Black); second, Chetwood Smith 
(Sister Iseault); third, and R., Newell Bent 
(Bentwood Countess and Bentwood Comrade). 
Fifteen-inch all-age dogs: First, second and 
third, Chetwood Smith (Sir Novel, Sir Spry, 
Sir Hans). 
Fifteen-inch all-age bitches: First and sec¬ 
ond, Chetwood Smith (Sister Frantic and Sister 
Iseault); third, C. F. and A. H. Morse (Lutty). 
Thirteen-inch all-age dogs: First, Newell 
Bent (Bentwood Chancellor). 
Thirteen-inch all-age bitches: First and third, 
Chetwood Smith (Sister Flash, Sister Tuck); 
second, C. Oliver Iselin, Jr. (Pride). 
Tree Dogs for Grouse. 
BY TODD RUSSELL. 
The moose and deer hunter, off for a two 
weeks’ trip with a high power rifle, sometimes, 
and frequently finds dry days bad for still- 
lnmting. There is a period of twenty-one days 
that we remember when, with one of the best 
guides in the Adirondacks, we hunted deer 
without a shot and, it may be mentioned in 
passing, the guide was not guiding but hunting, 
and between him and us it was a case of “who 
will and who shall.” 
And so that sport grew tiresome, and while 
we waited for a rain we went down out of the 
mountains in the buckboard to a farmhouse and 
found us a “bird-dog.” In that country this is 
a dog that puts grouse into a tree and barks at 
them. 
It was somewhat of a drive; about eleven 
miles down a sand hill with the brakes off and 
eleven miles back with us off and the horses 
working to get home, but we brought back with 
us a fairly good looking cocker spaniel, by some 
chance of fortune drifted into that part of the 
big woods. 
The next day we took him out into the beech 
flats, where the mast was heavy, and he prompt¬ 
ly began to perform wonders in producing re¬ 
sults. It is to be admitted that this was no 
quail shooting proposition, but we were carry¬ 
ing only .22-caliber rifles and depending on the 
dog. He went out of sight about his work in a 
most businesslike way, nose to ground, stump 
of tail wagging and plowed into briers, brakes 
and spruce thickets all alike. 
In a few minutes there was a sharp “yip! yip!” 
from a little in front, and we hunted our 
friend out. He was sitting calmly contemplative 
beneath a small beech, on a conspicuous limb of 
which perched a grouse cock equally calm and 
contemplative, his head in the air. We both 
tried offhand shots, and we both missed; but 
to the discredit of that bird’s intelligence, be it 
said, he took a third chance, for he was rapt 
in that contemplation of the yapping dog. We 
got him; clean through the head. And in the 
course of that day we got seven others, which 
is about the limit in those woods with any kind 
of a gun or dog. 
The point is this: In rough country and on 
wily birds the cocker is more thorough than 
other bird dogs. He does not go far and he 
does not go fast, but neither does he greatly 
alarm the birds. They tree for him, making no 
noise when they rise. The dog makes that. And 
then they sit and study this new variety of fox, 
affording the man with the .22 an opportunity 
and an experience. 
Use the little rifle and shoot at their heads; 
a shotgun is a crime. And then try to think 
what fun you could have with those “fool-birds” 
or “fool-partridge” of the Maine or Canada pine 
woods if you had a cocker along to always tell 
you where they were “at.” 
Try the cocker and the .22 in the rough coun¬ 
try for between-whiles. You can carry both of 
them in your pockets, pretty nearly. 
All the game laws of the United States and 
Canada, revised to date and now in force, are 
given in the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
Seventh American Field Futurity. 
Huntsville, Ill., Nov. 2.— Judges: Chas. E. 
Sisson and Louis McGrew. Pointers and setters 
from bitches whelped after Oct. 30, 1909. 
Entered: Twenty-five English setters, four 
pointers: 
First, La Beseta, orange and white setter 
bitch, owned by Fred M. Stephenson. Second, 
Gwynta, lemon and white pointer bitch, owned 
by Col. E. D. Waters. Third, Choice Belle, 
black and white setter, owned by A. G. W. 
Smith. Fourth, Ramona’s Destiny, setter, 
owned by A. H. Nelson. 
Best Single Hound. 
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 13. —The cham¬ 
pion silver cup for the best single hound ex¬ 
hibited at the annual bench show of the National 
Beagle Club of America, now being held at 
Shadwell, was to-day awarded to Juno, owned 
by Eugene S. Reynal, of White Plains, N. Y. 
Governor and Adula and Bashful and Countess, 
shown by Raymond Belmont, of New York, 
captured the prize for the best couples of 
hounds. 
Dr. Toney Buys Lake-Dell. 
Dr. L. C. Toney, of Prescott, Ariz., has pur¬ 
chased Champion Lake-Dell Damsel from 
Seattle Lake Dell Kennels. She has a fine 
litter of nine pups by Champion Illustrator. 
Lake-Dell Damsel has swept the western field 
among Airedales, beating everything shown, in¬ 
cluding her sire. 
DYING HICKORY TREES. 
E. P. Felt, State Entomologist, says that 
numerous magnificent hickories have been 
killed by the pernicious hickory bark borer in 
the vicinity of New York city. It has destroyed 
thousands of trees in the central part of the 
State, while recent investigations show that it 
is at work in the Hudson valley near Tivoli and 
probably is injurious in numerous other places. 
The severe drouths of the last two or three 
years have undoubtedly been favorable to the 
development of this pest, since the vitality of 
many trees has been lowered and they have thus 
been rendered more susceptible to attack by in¬ 
sect enemies. 
The preliminary signs of injury, such as wilt¬ 
ing leaves and dead twigs in midsummer are 
exceedingly important because they indicate 
serious trouble before it has passed the remedial 
stage. Examination of injured trees at the present 
time may show particles of brown or white 
sawdust in the crevices of the bark, and in the 
case of some a few to many circular holes ap¬ 
pearing as though they had been made by No. 8 
buckshot. This external evidence should be 
supplemented by cutting down to the sapwood. 
The exposure there of the longitudinal galleries 
1 to 1(4 inches long, about l /& of an inch in 
diameter and with numerous fine, transverse 
galleries arising therefrom and gradually spread¬ 
ing out somewhat fan-shaped, is conclusive evi¬ 
dence as to the identity of this pest. Only a 
little experience is necessary before one can 
recognize the work of this borer. 
The insect passes the winter in oval cells as 
stout, whitish, brown-headed grubs about one- 
quarter of an inch long, the beetles appearing 
from the last of June to the last of July. Badly 
injured trees are beyond hope and should be 
cut some time during the winter and the bark 
burned before the beetles can emerge; otherwise 
many will mature and attack other trees next 
spring. It is particularly important to locate the 
trees which have died wholly or in part the past 
summer, because they contain grubs likely to 
mature and then be the source of trouble an¬ 
other year. General co-operation in the cutting 
out of infested trees and burning of the bark as 
indicated above will do much to check this 
enemy of our hickories. 
Kennel. 
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Send for “Dos Culture” which con¬ 
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Factory and Chief Offices at Newark. N. J. Depots at San Francisco, Cal.- 
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The only thing that has met and mastered the trouble. 
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Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. 
Book on Dog Diseases. 
H. CLAY GLOVER. V. S. 
113 West 31st Street. New York City. 
For Sale—Pointers and Setters 
We offer for sale some of the handsomest, best bred and 
best trained dogs in the United States. All dogs and 
bitches are bred, raised and trained on a large farm and 
game preserve. If you want a good quail dog or a fine 
snipe and duck retriever, we have them. Also dogs that 
are trained on grouse, woodcock, etc. Pointer Doss 
and Bitches from 950.00 to 9150.00. Setter Dos* 
and Bitches from 975.00 to 9200.00. Better bred 
dogs nor better trained ones cannot be had at any price. 
EEL RIVER FARM KENNELS, 
WORTHINGTON, IND. 
Setters, Pointers, Hounds 
Puppies, Yearlings and Fully Trained Dogs. 
GEO. W. LOVELL, Middleboro, Mass. 
DOGS FOR SALE. 
Do you want to buy a dog or pup of any kind? If so, 
send for list and prices of all varieties. Always on hand. 
OXFORD KENNELS, 
35 North Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
AIREDALES—Puppies of all ages and grades. From 
champion stock and from the best blood in the world. 
Endcliffe Briarwood and Champion Lake Dell Damsel are 
in my kennels. The latter has a litter of 9 beautiful pups, 
whelped Nov. 2, by champion Illuminator, winner of over 
200 firsts. Grown bitches and puppies to sell. Write to Dr. 
L. C. Toney, Mesa, Ariz.; or Toney-Aire-Zone-Kennels. 
Extra trained Rabbit Hounds, Fox Hounds, Coon 
Dogs, Bird Dogs, Bull Terriers. Every dog home-raised 
and field and brush broken. Twenty-seven years’ experi¬ 
ence in the business. 
J. I. KURTZ, Vintage, Pa. 
Fmr SaU. 
Small-Mouth Black Bass 
We have the only establishment dealing in young small- 
mouth black bass commercially in the United States. Vig¬ 
orous young bass in various sizes, ranging from advanced 
fry to 3 and 4 inch fingerlings for stocking purposes. 
Waramaus Small-Mouth Black Bass Hatchery. 
Correspondence invited Send for Circulars. Address 
HENRY W. BEEMAN - - New Prestsa, Co—. 
RAINBOW TROUT 
are well adapted to Eastern waters. Try stock¬ 
ing with some of the nice yearlings or fry from 
our hatchery, and you will be pleased with the 
results. PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT COM¬ 
PANY, Colburn C. Wood, Supt, Plymouth, 
Mass. 
RDffcnif TDBIIT of all ages for stocking brooks 
UIVUUR I RUU 1 and ] akes Brook trout eggs 
in any quantity. Warranted delivered anywhere in fine 
condition. Correspondence solicited. 
THE PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT CO., 
Plymouth, Mass. 
Spearville Deer Park, Theo. M. Bargar, Prop.—Jack 
rabbits, $2.50 to $5.00 per pair. Coyotes, Badgers, Deer, 
Swans. Tame, wild and ornamental water fowl. Poultry. 
Pigeons and pet stock. Write your wants. Spearville, Kas. 
