40 FIELD TRIALS. 



ST. LOUIS KENNEL CLUB STAKE. 

 Open to Setter and Pointer Puppies under 12 months. First prize, Silver Cup, value $50. Entrance $5. 



4 entries— all English Setters. 



BREAKERS' PRIZES. 

 H. C. Prkhitt $25 in gold to trainer of best broken puppy under 18 months, won by J. H. Dew, with Gladstone. 

 Van L. Kirkman $2S in gold to trainer of best broken dog or bitch in the Champion Stake, won by D. C. Sanborn 

 with Nellie. J.F.Nicholson $25 in gold to trainer of best broken brace in Brace Stake, won by J. H. Dew with 

 Gladstone and Dog-Whip. 



SCALE OF POINTS USED IN ABOVE STAKES. 



Each point 5, with 5 opportunities ; backing, 0-5 ; stanchness, 0-7 ; retrieving, 0-5 ; ranging and quartering, 

 0-7 • Pace, 1-12 ; style, 0-5. Possible points, 66. Demerits. Each flush a lost opportunity out of five. False point, 

 3 ; chase, 3 ; breaking shot, 3. 



To arrive at decisions the scores of the three judges were added together and divided by three. 



1878. 



MINNESOTA FIELD TRIALS. 



At Sauk Centre, September, 1878. On Prairie Chickens and Sharp-Tail Grouse. 



NURSERY STAKE. 



Open to Puppies under 12 months. First prize, $20 ; second, $10. Entrance, $5. 6 starters, all English Setters. 



Owner. 



Dog. 



R. B. Morgan 

 Geo. Waddington 



Prairie 

 Belle 

 Tempest 



Sire 



Rake 



Charm 



Dam. 



Pearl 

 Gipsie. 



Color. 



Or & white 

 Or & white 



Breed 



Prize. 



Handler. 



Eng. Setter ist,45>ipts.|R. B. Morgan 

 Eng. SetteAd, 43M " Geo. Waddington 



MINNESOTA KENNEL CLUB STAKE. 

 Open to Puppies under 18 months. First prize, $50; second, $30; third, $20. Entrance, $5. 7 entries and starters, 



all English Setters. 



AGE STAKE. 

 Open to all. First prize, $50 ; second, $30; third, $20. Entrance, $5. 13 entries and starters— 9 English Setters, 



Brace Stake not run. Possible points in above stakes, 65. Same scale as used in Tennessee Trials, 1877. 



TENNESSEE STATE SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Fifth Annual Field Trials at Belle Meade, near Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 1, 1878. Judges— Gen. Jackson, Gen. 



Churchill and Dr. Rawlings Young. 



PUPPY STAKE. 



For Setters and Pointers under 18 months. First prize, $150; second, $100; third, $50. Entrance, $15. it entries 



and starters — 9 English Setters, 1 Irish, 1 Pointer. 



Geo. W. Campbell 

 D. C. Sanborn 



Dam. 



Color. 



Daisy Dean 



Buck, Jr. 

 Fanny 



Blk& wht 



White 



B, w 4 tan 



Breed. 



Eng. Setter 



Native Set. 

 Eng. Setter 



Prize. 



Handler. 



u<, 62 pts. J. H. Dew 



2d, 59 " IGeo. W. Campbell 

 3d, 55 " iD. C. Sanborn 



