Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-01
TENNEssgE's DOG KENNELS.
The Great Winterin9 State of America
for Sporting Dogs.


Tennessee is the great wintering
state OF America for the finest bred
of sporting dogs of the world Missis-
sippi stands second in the number Of
kennels and value OF dogs. There ore
dogs in Tennessee worth kings ran
som, and some of them could not be
purchased for any amount of money
from their millionaire owners. Tho
value of the 700 kennels in Tennessee, I
the dogs and land belonging 10 them,
has recently been estimated AT Sl,400,-
600 by Charles Sturdiyant of Stanton,
who is the trainer and keeper OF the
George Gould and Lorillard dogs. Tn
der the laws of Tennessee dog has no
property value, and no license is nee
essary. Nor can damages be enforced
for the accidental death of fine dog
though his value in the fields runs rs
high as $4,000 The owners and
trainers are now at work to secure the
passage of a. bill to tax all dogs in Ten
. nessee, thereby giving them a proper
ty value in the courts.
The greatest kennel in the world is
located at Hickory Valley, under the
personal management of J. NJ, Avent,
who is recognized rs the foremost
trainer and authority in the sporting
world. There are more quail to be
found in the marsh lands of this see
! tion than elsewhere and game is very
plenty. necessary to dog training. The
/ head trainers of these big kennel pre-
serves receive as much money for
their work as college presidents. The
/ dogs are pointers and settlers of the
/ bluest blood, and range in value from
I $500 to 10000 though but few of
them reach the maximum value. There
I are hundreds of bird hunters in Ten
Inessee who own their dogs, and these
private animals range in value from
/ $50 to $500 II is impossible to buy
I bird pup in Tennessee of the common
est origin for less than $50, and the
/ prices at the stud kennels are far be
yond this.
Next in Importance to the big Hick-
DRY Valley kennels is the Del Monte
/ kennel at Wayerley, owned by the
George Crocker estate of California.
James c. Waddell, the original dog OK
pert Of the United States, is in charge
of the 4,000-acre preserve, Mr.. Wad-
dell established the first sporting dog
kennel at Newton, n. j., in 1874, hay
| ing borrowed the idea from England,
where dog kennels have long been q
part OF every large establishment.
From the Newton kennels sprang all
other American sporting kennels.
Dogs have a fixed standard value,
said Mr.. Waddell, "as firmly estab-
lished as that placed upon horses or
! cattle In Del Monte we have some Of
the finest dogs in the world. For Min
ME l., an English setter, we paid $3.50,
and 81 900 each for Bette b and Sam
r. For Dick Bay, a pointer, we paid
81 900 and for Dicks Kid $4,000. Dick
Kid is now the head of our stud, and is
valued at 100000 because we have
won some valuable prizes with him at
/ field trials. We have in our kennels
today 500 600 worth of sporting dogs
that is, they viii bring that much
money in the worst kind of market. II
costs $4,000 a year TO run the kennel,
which explains why it is that only
rich men can afford such a luxury.
People who indulge in dogs have the
money to spare and they get their re-
turns from the pleasures of the chase.
! The leading financiers and jurists of
this country are great lovers Of the
sport, and find relaxation in it.
4 From dogs worth $4,000 and
$4,000 there are thousands that are
worth anywhere from $3.50 to $500
each. The trainers fee is 500, so any
trained dog has to lie started off in adj