The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-25
From the Troy Press.l
CANICULTURE.

A First-cass Dog Boarding schocl-Tho
Famous English Prize Dog "Plunkett'
at bennington Also "Carrio" his Mate
and other Remarkable Dogs-The Best
Kennel Of Dogs in tho United States
Dogs Worth $1,000 Each-Dr. Gold
smiths Pets in Good Hands Mr.. Mel
win Wadsworth the Best Trainer in
New England-F Fitting up Nice Quar-
tiers -Etc., Etc.
1t is well known 10 the sporting world
that DIR. Middleton Goldsmith of Rutland,
Vt while IN England some months ago
bought and brought home with him the
most famous dog in Europe, the winner of
the highest prizes of the sporting associa
tons and named "Plunkett." He was
owned by an English nobleman end was
raised with the utmost care from stock
which had been in the nobleman's family
upwards of a hundred years. This dog is
now in Bennington, having been sent by
DR.. Goldsmith to Mr.. Melvin Wadsworth
who is declared by sportsmen to be the
best and most reliable dog trainer in all
New York. 1t is said DR.. Goldsmith paiG
1000 for this dog and is placed under
certain restrictions, among them that the
dog shall never return to Europe and that
his progeny shall be carefully looked after
so that the breed be kept pure.
MIR. Wadsworth has built six large ken
nels and is building twelve more, intending
to devote his attention to the training and
raising of thoroughbred dogs. Talking
with Col. Mason Morrison on Saturday,
one of the most intelligent authorities in
such matters, he confidently expressed his
belief that Melvin Wadsworth is the best
trainer of dogs in New England. Senator
M $. Colburn of Manchester, VT, is of the
same opinion and it was on their recon-
mendation that DR.. Goldsmith entrusted
his valuable dogs to Mr.. Wadsworth's care.
The DIR. had engaged man near CsstetoD,
VT, to take care of them, but he proved
incompetent. He has received twenty
applications but rejected them all to
secure Mr. Wadsworth, who is Il
thoroughly honest man and will keep
both the letter and the spirit of his obliga-
tious. Wadsworth has now the best ken
mel of dogs in the United States. Besides
"Plunkett" he has Carrie" his mate,
bought IN England at the same time.
"Punkott" aud "Carrie" are both red
dogs. This if sufficient description for
sportsmcn, but others may like to be in
formed that they are Irish settlers. He has
also Rap" and ''Nell', pair of pure
Gordon stock-a,so settlers. They are the
purest Gordons that ever came to this
country. He has likewise three very fine
pups from .'Nell' and "Plunkett''; said to
be most desirable cross. Two of these
belongs to DR.. Goldsmith and the other is
Wadsworth's.
In about month he will have a pair of
pure cocker spaniels which he has bought
in England and will soon be shipped. Mr..
Wadsworth has dogs sent from all parts of
the country for breeding and training. He
has now fine setter belong to Hon. E. j.
Phelps of Burlington two others owned
by Senator Colburn of Manchester, Que of
them out of the Nell-Plunkett litter. He
has one from Lancaster, Penn, and four
more are on the way here one from New
Bedford, Mass, one from Bangor, Name,
one from. Hartford, Conn, and two are now
on shipboard, coming from Europe. One
from Cleveland, Ohio, owned by Mr.. Frear
of that city, went home last week. A care
full record is to be kept of the stock of all
these dogs. Wadsworth has on file fifty sp-
plications for admission of dogs, to obtain
the stock. He is going to attend the dog fair
to be held at Trenton, N. j., sometime in
February, and will take his dogs with him.
The authenticated written pedigree of Plum
kett and Carrie is ponderous document,
running back as we have said more than Il
century. Mr.. Wadsworth is about fitting
up drawing room for gentlemen, where
will be found library of books on sport
ing, and all the sporting papers. This will
furnish a pleasant retreat in which sport
ing men can pass the dog days, in double
sense, and witness the training of their
| dogs, which will be well worth seeing as
practised by Mr.. Wadsworth. 1t is esti-
mated that he can make an income of at
least $4,000 by training and breeding
Thoroughbred dogs. He has a genius for
this business, and can not fail of success,
| for he will soon have the full confidence of
all dog-fanciers both as to his skill and
honor in his profession.