(Sporting Life, Philadelphia, Pa., May 20, 1899.) 

 Fred Erb, of LaFayette, Ind., handled the dogs in the live-bird 

 shooting. Fred is an old timer on the traps and has shot some great 

 matches in his day, some of them being imnsiially exciting, 



(The Peoria Herald, May 9, 1899.) 

 Happy Fred Erb is here again this year with his trained dogs — a 

 sight well worth seeing. ^Mike Hurley, the well known base ball um- 

 pire and correspondent of Sporting Neivs, will referee all live-bird 

 events. 



{American Field, Chicago, 111., at Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 3 to 4.) 

 Before closing this report it is but justice to speak of the retriev- 

 ing. It was all done by three dogs (two setters and one pointer) from 

 Fred Erb, Jr.'s kennels, of LaFayette, Ind. The dogs did their work 

 in a quick, snappy way that frequently won the applause of the spec- 

 tators. During their work for two days they made no mistakes, nor 

 allowed a bird to escape them. 



(Nashville Paper.) 

 One of the most attractive features of the tournament has been the 

 retrieving done by the dogs trained by Fred Erb, Jr., of LaFayette, 

 ind. The faultless work of these dogs has been a source of pleasure 

 to every person who attended the shoot, the marksmen included. Mr. 

 Erb brought seven dogs with him and has opportunity to sell several of 

 them since he came, but as they are dogs that he is training for other 

 parties, he has been compelled to refuse all oflfers. Mr. Erb is a trainer 

 of gentlemen's shooting dogs, and is also a breeder of fine pointers 

 and setters. His best advertisement is the work done by the dogs he 

 trains. 



{Indianapolis Xezcs, Dec. 22, 1898.) 

 Fred Erb, of LaFayette, was doing the retrieving today with his 

 dogs. Erb was formerly a crack shot, but in the last few years has 

 devoted his time to training dogs for the field. He has been in big 

 demand this fall to furnish retrievers for live-bird shoots, and has 

 broken in a number of good dogs. He will have charge of the retric\- 

 ing in the big handicap tomorrow. 



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