The daily gazette., 1875-07-30
EIGH PRICED DOGS.
WHAT THEY SELL FOR IN LONDON,
From Col. Fornsy's Letter to the Press.

| A4O@tDO.'7 July L. uC apHoIcH
scar city of wandering dogs in the
streetsofLondon is one of the thousand
curiosities to an American. Constan-
tinople is said to be the dog heaven
and there is no feature in The towns OF
the United States more unpleasant
than the multitudinous canine popu-
iation and the consequent hydropho.
bic panic every summer. Here how
ever, there is systematic effort to i'm
prove the canine species; and the re.
suit Is their marked absence from the
highways. There is not quite as much
care taken, perhaps, in the rearing of
dogs as in the breeding of horses, cows,
sheep and other valuable animals, but
when you are told that the exhibition
of dogs at the Crystal Palace Is one of
the most attractive of the attractions
OF that brilliant resort, you will under.
stand that the System has become q sort
of commerce, and that large GUMS Of
money are paid for the different varie.
ties. The published report Of the grand
national exhibition Of sporting and
other dogs at the Crystal Palace on the
nrst four days of June of this year Is a
singular document, some features of
which Will be strange reading to my
American friends, Among the blood.
hounds which belong to the first class
the price of the dog called "Rival,"
three years and nine months old, was
$500 ($2, 500, and that of "Rolla, ;" one
year and eleven months old, FIVE hun
; dred guineas. Among the mastiffs,
the price of the champion Turk, !"
owned by Rev. J. W. Mellor, seven
years and three months old, the dog
that has won more than thirty first
prizes and cups and 10 of immense size,
is 95,0U0 1926, 1000, while that of the
mastifr named "Granby," owned by
Mr.. A. s. D. Fivas, which won the first
medals for 1874, at the Crystal Palace,
Tor the same year at Northampton and
| for the years 1s73-'74, at Portsmouth,
an animal nearly as large as lion, is
e10 600 sterling or 800, 600. The price
o. the mastif known as "Dutchess" is
.9l 900 sterling, while in list of one
hundred and seventy-one of the same
breel there are four 81 ,000, six at $500,
two at G300, six at ESQ lbs, nine at 100
lbs, ten at 90 lbs. and the remainder
OF them varying il price from 20 lbs.
to 8 los.
Some of the mastiff puppies com
manded prices ranging from e100 to
&25. Several cf the 81. Bernard rough
coat dogs were held at 1900 apiece,
one at 81 ,000,and number more from
$500 to ESQ, The St. Bernard puppies
brought from 20 guineas down to 10.
One Newfoundland dog brought G100U,
one G500, and some el00, and several
as low as ESQ. The prices of the deer.
hounds ranged from G500 to &100. OIL
the greyhounds, "St. Patrick" and
Warwick" were each held at e6, 900,
and "Lauderdale," "Queen Bertha, !"
and "Bit of Fun" at 81 900 each Il
"Black Beauty" at G50O. Ten of the |
pointers brought 81, 600 each, NUN
ber $500, and others e100 and ESQ.,
Among the settlers l counted large
number held at 81 1000 each, and one,
the property of Mr.. P. B. Stone, MD,
aged five years, was labelled 81 900 |
sterling. l counted six retrievers at |
81, 900 each, and very many from $500 |
to R150, Among the Irish water spa |
niels Mr.. N. 1Iorton's "Shamrock"
was held at R1 900, the others at prices
ranging from 2100 to ESQ. Six Of the 4
spaniels were labelled Ell 600 each, two |
or three $500, and large variety from /
$500 to 2200. Ten pounds were re.
garded ss q very reasonable charge.
There were two hounds at $500 each. 1
The beagles, not exceeding 16 inches
high, ranged from R1O0 to R2e. There
were nearly 200 fox-terriers, held at ex.
traordinary rates, at least half dozen
at 81 900, and about twenty at R60o,
the others ranging from R100 to R6o, |
220, a1o, and SO. The sheep dogs
were also very high, a dozen command.
ing 81 900 each, and others 25OO, very
few running as low as 220.. A DalnAs
tian, belonging to Mr.. r. ]. L. Price,l
known as Crib" nino years old, was
held at e100, 600 sterling.
Another, owned by Miss Julia Bur-
ney, called "Sancho," three years and
i've months old, price 600 lbs. The
BULLDOGS ranged from 250 lbs to rs lbs.
One bull terrier, "Young Puss," was
held at 1000 pounds sterling; another,
belonging to the same owner, W. Grant
Lawes, at the same price. This seemed
o be favorite breed. Many comman.
led 100 lbs. each, and few Ian asiow
Is pounds. One of the drop.eared
las SKYE terriers, named "San1," be.
onging to J. W. Berry, sogs hfd at
70, 600 pounds sterling. There was a I
oan6y Dinmontterrier, ,called"Toper,"I
,rice 1000 pounds and another called
Macbeth" price 500 pounds-general }
'ates from 80 pounds to pounds. A
Iorkshire terrier called Mozart" .
,elonging to Miss II. Anderson, price 9
900 pounds. The Bedlington ter
iers commanded from 100 pounds to q
ounds; of one specie called "Dach. Z
hund," black and tan, three com. y
handed 1000 pounds, and the rest ran =
rom 100 pounds down to pounds. I
here was white Ponersnian, six n
,onths old, named "Tory," price,
600 pounds, The pug, dogs were o
eld at from 1000 pounds; "Toma- d
awk," belonging to Mrs. Gilpin, at e
90 pounds; several at 100pounds, and v
number at from 60 lbs. to 10 pounds. n
me of these pugs, belonging to Mr.A. {,
)oveton Clarke, named Chung" six n
ears and eight months old, was held Ii
t 1000 pounds sterling. Maltese dogs, n
eyerel at 100 pounds, two at so lbs., II