-g MODERN TRAINING. 



acts have neither terms to denote them nor the dog which 

 performs them. For instance, the act of circling birds, 

 heading them off and pointing them when they are running 

 down wind; the habitual quartering or ranging entirely to 

 the right or left of the shooter; the habitual turning in to- 

 ward the handler at the end of each cast or irregularly rang- 

 ing before or behind the handler; the habit of coming di- 

 rectly to the handler after each cast; the act of leaving the 

 birds when found out of sight of the shooter, and returning 

 to him to give notice of the find; the act of marking the 

 flight of birds, bevies or single birds, and going directly to 

 them or so near to them that by the clog's sense of smell 

 he readily finds them; the act of flushing, whether done 

 excusably, carelessly or willfully in an effort to capture the 

 birds, or from jealousy, to prevent another dog from point- 

 ing; the dog which is proficient only in a special part or 

 parts of field work as distinguished from the dog which is 

 proficient in other or all parts; the dog which hunts intelli- 

 gently, taking every advantage of cover, wind and ground, 

 from the dog which ranges equally wide and fast, but with- 

 out any intelligent plan, all these have no technical dis- 

 tinction, although they are known to all sportsmen. 



When a clog's actions denote that he has uncertainly 

 caught a scent, or begins to road, it is commonly said that 

 he " feathers," the term being derived from the display of 

 feather a setter usually makes when he is conscious of game 

 being near. This term is plainly inappropriate to express 

 like acts of the pointer. The term " challenge " is used, by 

 excellent authority, to denote this act, and it is much 

 more expressive, accurate in meaning, and admits of 

 comprehensive application. 



It would seem that, there being so many large associations 

 of sportsmen, some organized effort would be made to sup- 

 plement and amend field nomenclature; but there appears 

 to be no interest whatever with respect to it. 



