Class 219 



sharp point on a bevy. A few minutes later he 

 took a course ahnost touching the fence, on the 

 other side of which was a corn-field. He jumped 

 again into a quick point, evidently locating the 

 birds on the other side of the fence. His handler 

 rushed up and threw him over the fence. The 

 birds proved to be running. He followed them 

 accurately and cautiously, finally bringing them 

 to a flush to order two hundred yards from where 

 they were first located. The class of the perform- 

 ance appears in the fact that the dog evidently 

 knew exactly what he was about at all times and 

 managed his actions to suit the conditions. High 

 speed did not interfere with the accuracy of his 

 work. 



In the same trial the Derby dogs, Marse Ben 

 and Prince Rodney, gave an attractive exhibition 

 of class. Both of these dogs subsequently dis- 

 tinguished themselves as worthy of the highest 

 consideration. In their Derby year each had a 

 fine turn of speed, Rodney the faster. As they 

 looked very much alike, they made an attractive 

 race. Just after the start Marse Ben swung 

 around to the right into a corn-field. I was rid- 

 ing on the right and the other judges followed 

 Rodney, leaving me to look after Ben. It was 

 the year of the great drouth and the field, except 

 for the standing corn, was almost as bare as a 

 floor. I heard a shout a little behind me to the 



