Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

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devote this surplus toward giving a bet
ter show each succeeding year. 1t is said
that the two last shows held did little
more than pay expenses. Washington is
becoming a center for about everything.
and sports should be encouraged. The
membership of the Kennel Club comprises
men of the highest standing in our city
and the public should encourage them in
their efforts. II everybody who loves
dog will visit the show it will be howl
ing success.
The show is held under a permit OF the
American Kennel Club, which at it's last
professional handler of dogs could Off
ciate as a judge in any class. 1t is a
wise provision and will do away with
much friction at shows. Judging and
handling do not go well together. nor does
judging a dog in the ring and imme
diately afterward making financial deals
in connection with the same dog inspire
confidence in the impartiality of the
judging.
At least six Of the leading hunt clubs
will have packs of fox hounds entered to
compete for the handsome trophies Of
fered. and this does not include our own
ICY Cummings, who is a hunt club I'm
himself. and usually carries off his share
Of prizes in the ''houn' dog class.
Mrs A. P. Gardner wife of Representa-
tive Gardner Of Massachusetts,, is an
active member of the Kennel Club and
is taking great interest In the coming
show.
It was stated through a mistake in this
column that entries would close March
Is. The entry list will be open until
Tuesday. March %, at the office in the
Evans building.
The show will be open from 10 am. to
10 pm. The rules read, mo dogs will
be received after am, Thursday, April
TO-" Last year the superintendent made
would do we'll to consider it as in force
At any rate it is the rule Of the club.
Howe Totten will show the complete
and it comprises some Of the greatest
dogs of that breed In the country.
How many breeds of dogs are there?
Well, the American Kennel Club recog-
nizes seventy-seven breeds that are eligi-
Bile to registration in the Kennel Club
stud book. In addition to this there are
fourteen breeds of foreign dogs CLASH
fled. or total of ninety-one breeds.
is detected. No mention is made Of the
very large and ever increasing. breeds of
''mongrels.' BY all means this should be
rectif1ed. There are few men who have
not at some period of their lives owned
one of this breed and who will not bear
testimony to the fact that .'he was the
best dog I ever saw" Secretary Watson
will do well to include In his prize list
one for the 'best thoroughbred mongrel''
In the show. Lots Of boys will break
open their banks to enter. their favorites.
In a recent note mention was made OF
large bags of game made In foreign coun-
tries. The bag of snfpes made by Mr..
Pringle in the Attakapas section of
Louisiana were cited and this is one of
the few instances in this country where
q careful record was preserved. In look
ing over the files of the American Field
some figures were found that established
very clearly the fact already well known
that nothing to equal the slaughter of
buffalo In this country has ever been
known in the worlds history Writing
in 1856. reliable correspondent states
that in one year the shipments of buff
falo bones from Minnewaukon, station
on the Northern Pacific railroad, aver
aged seventy-five- cars a day for an en-
tire year. 1t was estimated that this
represented the carcasSes Of 100000
buffalo. which had been slaughtered for
their hides in the country adjacent to
that station.
Another correspondent. writing from
Little Mo, Dakota, records that dur
ing the fall and winter 1000 deer had
been killed for the markets around Can
torment Little Mo. One hunter killed
800, and two others 364 between them.
Other varieties of game, such as elk and
buffalo, were killed in large numbers.
This was in 1881.
Coming down to wing shooting, while
shooting on the mississippi river near
ILL.,. in 1881, Fred Allen and
Charles W. Scott killed and shipped
$500 mallard ducks in twenty days
shooting. They killed 1.289 in five days
Shooting alone. Allen killed 125 In two and
one-half hours. During this time he re-
trieved by hand ninety-eight OF his ducks.
the time required for this he
must have killed a duck every minute, |
Near where they were shooting Ed Hea-
ton bagged 178 mallards and one teal
In a days shooting. These records were
doubtless been greatly exceeded, but |
they serve to illustrate how game was
before the bag limits were es-
tablished. With a few exceptions the
the various states at this time, and this |
is all that any sportsman should desire |
to kill.
The unusually mild winter will proba-f
bIy start jacksnipe on their northern
flight earlier than usual this year, and |
in favorable grounds in this section there
should soon be some good shooting. 1t is |
said that they have not made their ap-
pearance on the Potomac marshes yet.
The premium list Of the Maryland Ken
mel Club dog show is out. The show will |
be held in the North Avenue Casino,
Baltimore, April 3, and g. and is for |
the benefit of the Animal Refuge Asso-
citation. Entries close March IS.
The shooting season in all the southern /
states has ended and large numbers of fine 1
bird dogs are passing through the Union
station en- route to their northern homes.
a few DAYS since there were at least !.