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ber 26, 1875, the same association also held extensive trials 

 in the field, at which first prize for Pointers was won by 

 Maj. J. M. Taylor's Duke, by Captain Day's Mac, out 

 of Ida; second, by Captain Lightburne's Sandy, by Bang, 

 out of Queen. In the bitch class, first went to Gr. Muller' s 

 Fanny, by Ben, out of Hoffman's imported bitch; second, 

 to Doctor Sanders' May, by Sam, out of Gibson's Nelly. 



One of the earliest prominent field-trial organizations, and 

 one to which Pointer breeders are chiefly indebted for early 

 encouragement, was the Eastern Field Trials Club, organized 

 in 1878, and still in active existence. During the first few 

 years, the club furnished but one all-aged stake annually to 

 which both Setters and Pointers were eligible. While the 

 latter won a fair share of the competitive honors, they were 

 so heavily handicapped by the greater numbers of the Set- 

 ters, affording a larger field for selection, that Pointer 

 breeders were dissatisfied; and it was not until the club 

 established separate all-aged stakes for the two breeds, that 

 the excellent field qualities of the Pointer were clearly 

 demonstrated, and his improvement became rapid. The 

 two breeds still contend together in the Derby for dogs 

 born on or after January 1st of the year of, or year preced- 

 ing the contest and also contend together for the champion 

 stake, to which winners of a first prize in an all-aged stake 

 are eligible. 



The Robin's Island Club, organized in 1881, is still in 

 existence; while later organizations that are engaged in the 

 commendable work of developing the field qualities of the 

 Pointer and Setter are the Central Field Trial Club, Southern 

 Field Trial Club, Indiana Kennel Club, Texas Field Trial 

 Club, Pacific Coast Field Trial Club, Philadelphia Kennel 

 Club, Southern Sportsmen's Association, Canadian Kennel 

 Club, and Manitoba Field Trial Club. 



The following is a fairly correct list of the winning 

 Pointers at the leading field-trial contests held in America, 

 down to 1890: 



Croxteth (Lowe's Young Bang-Macdona' s Jane); Sensa- 

 tion (Price's Jim-Nell); Count Fauster (Mainspring-Dolly 



