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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 31, 1883. 



her long exposure brought on a decline, ami, in spite of all the 

 eare (hat was taken of her. she died on tile night of the day 

 when the model was finished. A Greek would have said, 

 with the utmost confidence, that the goddess had sent her, 

 and when her work was done had taken her away again.'' 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB. 

 [COHCMTTJED FROM PAGE SSL] 



Rule 1.— The management of meetings for the Annual Field 

 Trials shall he entrusted lothe Executive Committee of the 

 Club, and they shall enforce the rales of the Club under which 

 the dogs are run. 



Rule 3.— The judge, or judges, shall be selected by the Execu- 

 tive Committee, and their names shall be publicly announced 

 , , , ■ possible after their selection and before the closing 

 of the entries. When a judge, from ill health or other satis- 

 factory cause, is prevented from attending; a meeting or fin- 

 ishing It, the Executive Committee shall have the power of 

 deciding 'what is in be done. 



Hide :;.— Every subscriber must name his dog at the time of 

 entry, describing bis color, markings, and giving the names of 

 his sire and dam. 



PoraD -takes the names, pedigrees, ages, colors 



and di-tin-uishiug marks of the d.,gs shall be detailed in writ- 

 ing f> the s.-cr.Uary of the club, to be filed at time of making 

 entry OX entries. Any dog's age. markings or pedigree which 

 shall be proved not to correspond with the entry tiled shall be 

 disqualified, and all such dog's stakes or winnings shall be 



forfeited. 



Hole ."..—Pi >gs t" be eligible to the Eastern Field Trial Derby 

 must lie whelped on or after the first of January of the year 

 prei i ii t ''"' trial '"'' which the dogs are nominated, bogs 

 are required to retrieve. 



Rule Ii.— The forfeit monev inns* accompany every nomina- 

 tion, and the balance of entrance fee mast be paid before thi 

 draw. 



Rule 7. — The Executive Committee may reserve to themselves 

 the right, of refusing any entry they may think proper to ex- 

 elude, and no person wdio has been found, to the. satisfaction 

 of the Executive Committee, to have misconducted himself in 

 any manner in connection with dogs, dog shows or uog trials 

 will be allowed to compete in any trials that may be held 

 under the auspices of the Eastern Field Trials Club. 



Rules.— Immecliately before the dogs are drawn atanv meet- 

 ing, the time and place of putting down the first braceof dogs 

 on the following morning shall lie declared and posted in a 

 conspicuous place the evening previous. 



Rule fl.— All Stakes shall be run in the order of the pro- 

 gramme, unless the whole of the competitors or their repre- 

 sentatives in the various stakes may agree otherwise, in 

 which case the order may. with consent of the Executive 

 Committee, be changed. 



Rule 10.r-.Yhen two dogs, owned or handled by the ,anio 

 person, are drawn together, one of rl,,- dogs' nam- ■-• shall lie 

 returned to the undrawn numbers, which shall thai be well 

 shaken and another name drawn in its place. If at the latter 

 end of a trial it is found impossible to avoid running two dogs 

 together, it then may be permitted. 



Rule 11.— A nature.' , -Va - given to the lowest ftvail- 

 a each row. .So dog shall run a secoud bye in any 

 stake unless it is unavoidable. When a dog is entitled toa 

 bye. either natural or accidental, his owner or nominator may 

 select any available dog to run oil' the bye-from tie- beaten 

 entries in his st aki — if required so to do by the judges. If 

 there is a natural b\ e ne: a dog drawn to run in. a brace is 

 withdrawn without miming, then the remaining ,],,. ,,i i ,,■ 

 In ace shall run as a brace with the by 



its 



• tun 



3d to the 



:■ judges. 

 ify both 

 nouni of 



without delay 

 opponent shall be adjudge* 

 heat, and shall in that cat 

 eleven 111). Ifbothdogsbe 

 miaul - from the time of <•; 

 -aid judge or judges shall 1 

 dogs or line the owner-. an\ 

 ten dollars. 



Rule bi-An owner, bis handler or his deputy may hunt a 

 dog, but it must be one or Cue other, and Alien dogs are down 

 au owner n ere with his dog; if he has deputed 



another person to handle and hunt him. In member's stakes 

 a dog must be handled entirely by his owner. 



Rule 1 1. —The parson handling and hunting a dog may 

 speak, whistle and work him by hand as he may deem proper, 

 but he can be called to order bv the judgos for making 

 any unnecessary noi-e. and, if after being cautioned he 

 persist in doner -'■. ihev can order the dog to be taken 

 up and adjudged out of the stake. An opponent's dog 



can be made to Hi judges. I fan opponent's dog points game, 

 the other dog is not to be drawn across him to take the point, 

 but if not backing of his own accord he must be brought 

 aaorad behind the po'tit in- dog. Pogs uiust be hunted to- 

 gether, and their handlers must walk within a reasonable dis- 

 tance of one another. 



Rule 16.— If a doe be withdrawn fn.mastake on the held 

 or at any time during tic holding of a triul. its owner or his 

 deputy havmg authority shall notify in writing, with his 

 name at fa'-hed. the Seeretarv or <>m- of the Executive Com 



mil of the Club. If tin? dog belong to either or any of 



these officials, the notice must be handed to one of tie- others. 

 When a winner of one or more h.-at> i- drawn for anj reason 

 other than defeat, the dog or dogs previously beaten by him 

 shall not be deprived of competing for second or third prize, 

 if. in the opinion of the judges, they hove a chance to win. 



Rule 16.— If any subscriber, Ids deputy or handler, openly 

 impugns the actions or decisions of the judge or judges dur- 

 ing the progress of a trial, he shall forfeit not more than 

 &2() nor less than .<., at tiie discretion of the majority of the 

 kx ■■an ive Committee of the Club. 



Rule IT.— When two dogs, the property of 



of c 



sin! 



of a: 



shall 



the 



heats, the beaten dogs to be retired (e: 

 mentioned), and the winners to be rim 

 which they ran their successive heals, 

 the winner of the first prize shall CO 



prize with the best of those dog- f re 



winner of the first prize. The winner C 

 flared the winner of the second prize, 

 heat shall compete with the best of thus 

 the second prizewinner, and the whine 

 race. The discretion is given the judg.. 

 the best of these beaten dogs in the, c. 

 and third place-, bv selection, or by ft 

 twecn them. 



The following diagrams will illustrate 

 ning: 



Order of A 



lininiug. 



is in hereafter 

 in the order in 



t dog beaten by 



1 I 



Wills. 

 .. 1 j 



to r 



ii / 



v- 1 1 



181 



H i 



IS 



16 J 



Thissho 

 and either 

 leot the bi 



■-. ii i. .inch would leave .a and the best of 13, II, 

 ontest for third money. 



B 

 The same as in first instance, but with a bye. 



del, a ,.1' 



Drawipg. WIus. Wins. Wins. 



l] - " 11 



V: 3 I 



til 



ug to 



this 



a 

 bye 



15 h 



*b"ye 



[tubers 2, ■ and 5, as mentioned in A, to compete with 

 tber 8 for second. If 5 wins he takes it, and captures 

 I. It '.i wins betakes second, and "i and 15 run off for 

 1 money. 

 ... the Ali-Aged Stakes, there being a special pointer prize, 

 the order would be as follows: 



it:::; , 



^...,n ' 



it:---! ,, 



the same owner, these lattershall be held tote 

 or the total amount won by their 01 

 the terms of any arrangement to divide wi 

 amount of any money gi'. en to indies- the ow 

 draw him. must lie dc-iar-d to the Secretary. 



Rule is. — Any obj icttons to ai 

 writing, addressed to the Secretary oi the CJ 

 act id on by the Executiy i Committee, whose 

 final. 



i;u!e in.— No person shall i.e. allowed t„ enter or run a dog 

 m his own or any other person's name who i- ^defaulter for 

 either Btakes or forfeits in connection with field trials or dog 

 shows, or for any money due under an arrangement for divis- 

 ion of winnings, or for penalties re; ul.irly imposed lor the in- 

 fraction of rules, i.. sent at am 

 meeting, or fur any paym nf inquired by a decision ol the 

 Eastern Field Trials Club. 



Rule glr — Uogs -lia!! be drawn in brace- by lot and run in 



hade in 



will be 



i will be 



As will be seen, tl 

 where the special pc 



ner compete- with sucn se 

 heats, viz.. Nos. Hand SI. 

 own class. 



Jf No. 1 wins first, as ski 

 9 and 21 run lor second pr 

 Nos. I. 17. 23 and 83 oomp 

 ', in the tirst case, la. 



uldbeplaeela „■■,, 

 plain the |iositions taken: 



; ' 21 



urth series in pointer class decide 

 r prize is to go, after which the win 

 setters as have also won their fourt 



fense; breaking shot, 5 tor each offense: chasing, or breaking 

 shot and chasing, 10; the second offense of a willful chase loses 

 the heat. 



False Pointing.— The judges shall give a dog ample oppor- 

 tunity to discover if he is on a true point, and the penalty- 

 .-hall range from 1 to 7 for his acts throughout the heat. 



Breaking Iu-Is where a. dog, thro 



31, bye, 



tin 



Breaking She 



iired or not, wi 

 not stop proinp 



jijji 



dog runs in, whether a shot is 

 i of getting to the bird, and does 



Rule 2*.— No persons oilier that the 

 dants or reporters, will be permitted t 

 lers of dogs competing in any heat, ex, 

 dogs running in charge of a handler or 

 be. permitted to accompany the stew 

 such heat, when they shall retire until 

 iu competition. Two persons are st 

 workinir one dog. If from any CI 

 disabled to such an ( 



he 



shoot, 



d it shulllie required 

 in all cases of 'handlers running dogs to go through minutely 

 the evolution of shooting either a blank or shotted cartridge 

 over every established point, at the option of the judge or 

 judges, upon being ordered to flush and raising a bird. The 

 handlers of the two dogs shall go together, as if it were a 

 brace of dogs, so that the dogs shall be upon an equality ; 

 to ground, opportunities for finding, etc. No spectators w 

 be allowed nearer the handle].-.!. I dogs running than sevent 

 five yards to the rear. No p-reon shall make any remari 

 about the judges o.- dogs in Hearing of the ie.dge- : 'such pt 

 son so offending shall be expelled from t he grounds. Shou 

 any handler of dogs annov the judges after havmg be< 

 ordered to desist, the judges shall order such dog as he 

 handling up and out, ot the stake, unless his owner can co 

 tinue running such dog, which may be allowed at the d 

 cretion of the Club. The privilege is granted handlers to a: 

 the judges for information or explanation that has a dire 

 bearing upon auy r point at issue; pending such questions t 

 id! not be under judgment. Pogs afflicted with ai 

 contagious disease, or bitches in season, will not; be p.-rmirt 

 on the grounds. 



Following is a list of officers for 1883: President. Elli 

 Smith: Vice-Presidents. Henry J. At. u. James H. Qoodse 

 Treasurer and Secretary, Washington A. Coster: Hoard 

 Governors, S. Fleet Bpetr, Robert C. Cornell. Justus V< 

 Leugerke. J. Otto Drainer. H. E. Hamilton. A. £. Godeffro 

 Georgo T. Leach, Charles If. Raymond. John G. Heekseh. 

 .1, !•;. 1. ("iraiie it, C „ irge li.'F. Cram. lieorgeR. Watkia- 



II 



BIG LITTERS. — Fast Saginaw, Mich.— Mv Gordon setter 

 bitch Betty had thirteen pup., last Sunday night. Did you 

 eyorh.-aroi ...,;] , l,i, li ter.'-o' B. M e. l^iom [By eonsnlt 

 ing Kennel Notes in Forest ash Stream our correspondent 

 will of ten find accounts of litter- a, la :■■_■ or larger. Bridget 

 Plunket, had seventy-nine in six litters. In our issue of De- 

 cember 8 will be found an account of forty iu two litters. In 

 our "Kennel Notes" this week is a report of the Detroit Ken- 

 nel Club's Bell whelping fourteen.] 



SCARLET II. -Editor Forest and Stream : It modifies the 

 value, to the public, of the account of the judging in the re- 

 cent show when, as in the bull-terrier class. Scarlet is criti- 

 cised as a dog, when she is a bitch.— Clarence Murphy. 

 [The mistake is inexcusable. Everyone should know that 

 Scarlet could not be a male, although the catalogue, as well as 

 our notes, are silent upon the subject.] 



MOORFLELD KENNEL.— Philadelphia, Pa., May A").— 

 Editor Forest and Stream! On and after June 1, IH88, Capt. 

 Hoot. H. Jcx Blake will cease to be manager of the Moorfield 

 Kennel, and will be no longer in my employ. —A, H. Mooue. 



BEWARE THE POG CATCHER.— The New York dog 

 pound will be opened to-morrow, and the dog catchers' carts 

 will go about the streets gathering up the dogs to be drowned. 

 Verbum sap. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.. 



Kennel notes are inserted in tins colum-i free of charge. To insure 

 piiDlieatioiiot u t s .u p indent Ml -T OIVE the following par- 

 ticulars of eucli uititnul: 



j, color. B. Name and residence el owner, 



s! Breed. 

 3. Sex. 

 •1. Age. or 



Date of birth, of bri 

 ' death. 



..... they 



scale of 

 >rit 



Rule 21.- The, judges shall order up the dogs as soon as 

 hive del-; mined which is the best according to the se 

 pants in Kule $:,. Unless a dog shows such a lack o, ... ... 



Unit in the opinion of the judges he cannot tie placed, all dog. 

 shall, if time permit, have at, least, two chances to show their 

 behavii ir i in birds. Both dogs of a brace may be ordered up 

 bv the judges for want of merit. 



Rule '.':.'. — Pointing fur. feather or reptile, if the judges deem 

 the -ame. excusable, shall not be considered falsa points. A 

 dog making a false noiut and discovering it to be such, with- 

 out any oncou agement from his handler, shall not be penal 

 ized. . 



Kule :;:;. Maximum points of merit: !'. en ,ng eu-e .-..■ 



-taunehu.-.- ill; pace, quartering and stylo, lid; retrieving. 10, 



backing I": obedience and disposition, 10; total. 109. Pomtsol 



False pointing, 1 to 7; breaking In, o for each Ofr 



ads 



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i Lis sire ami dam. 



« w a. 



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h her sire and dam. 

 anicatiou on one side of 



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AIMED. 





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KAS1ES CbAi: 



rgr--' See Instructions at fteod of this column* 



\ T ed By Mr den N K«nt., baucaster, N. 11.. tor ret Irish setter 

 log uli-lped Dee. 12, lS.s-.>. l,y Bounce (Pick dalteraiek -Bridget 

 Plunket) out of ais Kelt , ia,b- fopsi II.). 



Rr.,i Bran Uv Mr. II. VC Sinita. Wnreesi er. Mas-a. tor fawn red 

 greyhound dog.'whelpcd March 1-1, 1SK3 (Donlilesliot— Dooithera. 

 NAMES ci;as:i-:eh. 



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mtn 



7 > I'll 



Red Ii-i 



fth, 



jt'lo- hilch tali ,.r,a 



8 'u - Hatch. Mr. L. f. t'Mrk's tNe!i Sort) no. a),.- bitch Belle 

 , flake-Lilly^ to Mr, R. C. Cornell's Match (Sensatton-Wiiie B 



'^"'moei-lisit's. Mr. Oca. T Wells's red Irish fe tei 



Romaaie lEleho-Rosei to Mr. Tedbatt's Watts iBeikley-R.se.. 



X.jiie 



villi 



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Mr. 



Caii.idn 

 liver and 



eh In 



Hazel- Biz. Mr.E 



hitch Hazel I F.lclio-Ros. 



Veil— Tin*. Mr. A. be 



setter hii.-h Nell (E.K.C 



Turk, April 41. 



W. Nuttnr- .". ,s,„i. SEasa.1 i, :.a ..nid blleh 



..'.-.■ „i, ilass.) tosh .and hitch 



Dstroll Madia English setter 

 oi; , .1 ,!"■ ■ b their Royal 



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