FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 2/1 



ing many men cannot do so, and some cannot do so 

 longer than a few moments at a time. Men who are 

 mentally indolent or incapable of concentration of 

 mind are not of the material for good judges. 



The field trial judge must keep his eye and mind 

 on the dog's work incessantly. Unless he sees the 

 work done, he knows nothing about it. If he sees 

 two dogs, one on point, the other on back, after they 

 are established, he does not know but what the point- 

 ing dog may have stolen the point from the dog 

 which is apparently backing. As for errors, if the 

 judge's eye is off the dogs, they may be made and the 

 negligent judge will never of his own knowledge 

 know that they ever happened. 



The good judge must constantly make mental 

 comparison of the industry, range, bird sense, judg- 

 ment, independence of action, accuracy, quickness, 

 honest work to the gun, etc., free from crafty coach- 

 ing by his handler and jealous rivalry of his competi- 

 tor ; therefore to master all the details of the competi- 

 tion he must have a good memory. All this, added 

 to planning the course for each heat and directing 

 the rendezvous for the wagons at the end of each 

 heat, is quite sufficient to keep^his mind occupied 



