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MR. BAYARD THAYER'S LEMON AND WHITE POINTER BITCH "RUE." 

 Winner of Memb&rg' Stakes, E. F. T., November 30, 1883. 



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FIXTURES. 



BFNCH SHOWS, 

 i! 21. -New Orleans Bench Show 



December 19, 90 am] 21. _ New Orleans Bench Show. Entries close 

 Dec. 10. Charles Lincoln, Superintendent. New Orleans. La 



Jan. 2. 3, 4.1 U M - U< ird i I'mim v i mi Be m h Show. yb-ri- 

 den. Conn. Joshua Shuts, Seci etary, Meriden, Conn. 

 FIELD TRIALS. 



December 3, 1883.— National American Kennel Club, Fifth Annual 

 Trials, at Grand Junction, Tenn. D. bryson, Secretary, it 

 Tenn. 



December 3.— Gilroy Rod and Gun Club's Third Annual Field Trials 

 at Gilroy, Onl.. for dogs owned in California, Arizona, Oregon and 

 Nevada. Entres close I>ec. 2. E. Leavesley, Secretary. Gihvy. i 'al 



December 10.— Now Orleans Gun Club's Southern ' State:,' t-vid 

 Trials at Canton, Miss. Entries close Dec. 9. J. K. Renau.l, Scere- 

 tary, New Orleans, La. 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. IS, 



THE fifth annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club commence this morning. The weather is delight- 

 ful, although the residents complain of the cold, but to a 

 Northern man it seems all that one could desire. There was 

 a slight shower last evening, but not enough to do much goi id 

 We need at least a day of rain to make the ground all that it 

 should be to show off the dogs to best advantage. 



High Point is very pleasantly situated in the midst of a roll- 

 ing country that is well wooded and watered. It is uearlv in 

 the center of the State, on the line of the Piedmont Ah- Line 

 Railroad, sixty-three miles south of Danville, Va., and ninety- 

 five miles west of Raleigh. It is located on the highest point 

 in this section, being one thousand feat above the sea. There 

 are about two thousand inhabitants, and the village is improv- 

 ing eaeh year. Many new buildings have been built since we 

 were here before, and the town has quite a thrifty appearance. 

 There are two large hotels that are well patronized by both 

 the invalid and the sportsman. 



Birds are more plenty this year than they have been for 

 some time, fully three times as many as were here last year 

 are reported by the resident sportsmen, and the trials will un- 

 doubtedly be run through much more rapidly, notwithstand- 

 ing the greatly increased number of entries. Nearly all of 

 the dogs are here, and, judging from their appearance, there 

 will be one of the grandest exhibitions of field work that the 

 world has ever seen. The long-continued drought has made 

 it very bad for the dogs, many of them having become foot- 

 sore on the hard ground. The scent in the middle of the day 

 has been very pool-, and there is a general complaint among 

 the handlers that the work has not been so satisfactory as 

 they could wish. 



A"t a meeting of the club on the evening of the ISth the re- 

 striction as to running the dogs within eight rniles of High 

 Point was removed, and all ground upon the north side of the 

 railroad was thrown ooen for the handlers to work their dogs 

 upon. This was an arrangement that was greatly needed, as 

 it saves much valuable time and the expense of pi 

 teams. The annual dinner of the club, given in honor of the 

 gentlemen residing in this vicinity, came off on Saturday even- 

 ing, and was a most enjoyable affair. The visiting sportsmen 

 were warmly welcomed by the gentlemen present, who fre-4v 

 offered the sporting privileges of their lands to aU. There has 

 been a great change m this respect since last year, and many 

 l arms that could not be shot over then are'now free to the 

 visitors. Quite a number of gentlemen have been here the 

 past week enjoying excellent sport. 



The entries for the Members' Stake and the order of running 



Corinne.— Geo. T. Leach, New York, red Irish setter bitch 

 (Peter— Countess) , 



against 



Flash. — J. Heron Crosman, New York, orange and white 

 English setter bitch (Lincoln— Daisy Dean) . 



Rab.'— Elliot Smith, New York, lemon and white pointer 

 dog (Rush— Romp), 



against 



Gertrude.— J. W. Orth. Pittsburgh. Pa., black, white and 

 tan English setter bitch (Gladstone— Nellie). 



Rite.— Bayard Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., lemon and 

 white pointer bitch (Snapshot— Ruby), 

 against 



Brock.— George T. Leach, New York, red Irish setter dog 

 (Count Bosco— My Dutchess). 



MONDAY'S RUNNING. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 19, 1883. 



The fifth annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Club 

 opened here to-day with the running of the Members' Stakes. 

 During the whole day the weather has been very warm, and 

 it has been impossible for the dogs to do themselves full jus- 

 tice. The work, therefore, has not been first-class, although 

 some of it has been very good. Birds are very plenty, and 

 there has been no trouble about finding them. 



The heats for the Members' Stakes were ma outside the 

 club grounds, and the result at the close of the da3 r completed 

 this contest, except as to the deciding heat, which will be run 

 to-morrow. 



FIRST SERIES. 



In the first heat Mr. Coster's Buckellew beat Mr. Elliott 

 Smith's Don Juan. 

 Mr. Leach's Corinne beat Mr. Crosmau's Flash. 

 Mr. Orth's Gertrude beat Mr. Leach's Rab. 

 Mr. Thayer's Rue beat Mr. Leach's Brock. 



In the second 

 Gertrude. 



This ended the running for the day, leaving the concluding 

 heat between Buckellew and Rue to be r«n in the morning. 



SECOND DAY. 



[Special to Forest and Stream.} 



High Point, N. C. Nov. 20.— The weather this morning was 

 beautiful, but it soon clouded up, and at half past ten began 

 raining. There have been occasional showers through the 

 day. This has very materially changed the condition of the 

 grounds, and it is now more favorable for the running 



A large number of spectators were on hand to see the finish 

 of the Buckellew— Rue contest for honors in the Members' 

 Stake. Both dogs did excellent work; they were down one 

 hour and twenty minutes, when Rue was declared the ' 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 



ire as follows. 



Buckellew.— W. A. Coster, Flatbush 

 white English setter dog (Druid— Ruby), 

 against 

 Don Juan.— Elliot Smith, New York, lemon and white 

 pomter.dog (Sensation— Psyche H.). 



Gus Bondhc— D. C. Sanborn, Dowling, Mich., black and 



white setter dog (Dashing Bondhu— Novel) , 



against 



Carrie J.— W. B. Gates, Memphis, Tenn., blacK and white 

 setter bitch (Count Noble — Peep o' Day). 



Lord Sefton.— Neversink Lodge KeDnels, Guymard, N. Y., 

 liver and white pointer dog (Croxteth— Vinuie), 

 against 



Don.— R. T. Vandevort, Pittsburgh, Pa., liver and white 

 pointer dog (Price's Bang— Peg). 



St. Elmo IV.— Dr. S. Fleet Speir, Brooklyn, N. Y., black, 

 white and tan setter dog (St. Elmo— Cho), 

 against 



Smut II.— Bayard Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., black setter 

 bitch (Pratt's Trim— Earl's Smut). 



■range and I Fuda. -Frank D. Lewis, Indianapolis, Ind., liver and white 

 pointer bitch (Bow— Flight). 



against 

 Ruby.— J. H. Phelan, Jersey City, N. J., liver and white 

 pointer bitch (Woodruff's Diok— Fawn). 



Ladie Fayre.— Dr. S. Fleet Speir, Brooklyn, N. Y., blue 

 belton setter bitch (Emperor Fred— Wanda) , 

 against 



London.— H. Bailey Harrison, London, Ont.. blue belton set- 

 ter dog (Paris— Lill). 



Rue.— Bayard Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., lemon and white 

 pointer bitch (Snapshot— Ruby). 



against 



Croxteth. — Neversink Lodge Kennels, Guvmard, N. Y., liver 

 and white pointer dog (Young Bang— Macdona's Jane). 



Grouse Dale.— Wm. A. Buckingham, Norwich, Conn., 

 orange and white setter dog (Water's Grouse— Daisy Dale), 

 against 



Gath.— W. J. Crawford, Memphis, Tenn., blue and tan set- 

 ter dog (Count Noble— Peep o' Day). 



Vision.— Francis R. Hitchcock, New York, liver and white 

 pointer bitch (Croxteth— Vinnie), 

 against 



Marguerite II.— H. W. Fawcett, New Albany, Ind., liver 

 and white pointer bitch (Faust— Devonshire Lass). 



Sue.— P. H. & D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., black, white 

 and tan setter bitch (Druid— Ruby), 

 against 



Doctor Duer.— W. A. Strother, Lynchburg, Va., blue bel- 

 ton setter dog (Gladstone— Frost). 



Don Juan.— Elliot Smith, New York, lemon and white 

 pointer dog (Sensation— Psyche II.), 

 against 



Bang Bang.— Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon. L. I., 

 orange and white pointer dog (Price's Bang— Princess Kate). 



Gladstone, Jr.— I. T. Perkins, Brooklyn, N. Y., lemon and 



white setter dog (Gladstone— Frost), 

 against 

 Maiden.— E. S. Wanmaker, Elmwood, N. C, blue belton 

 setter bitch (Darkie— Rosy Morn). 



Scout.— D. G. Elliot, New Brighton, S. I., N. Y., liver and 

 white pointer dog (Croxteth— Beile), 

 against 



Trim.— Forked River Kennels, Forked River, N. J., liver 

 pointer dog (Strong's Pete— Nellie). 



Prince Al.— Moorfield Kennel, Elmwood, N. O, lemon and 

 white setter dog (Leicester — Dodge's Rose), 

 against 



Rock.— Fred E. Lewis, Tarrytown, N. Y., orangeand white 

 setter dog (Water's Grouse— French's ). 



Lalla Rookh— G. J. Gould, New York, lemon and white 

 pointer bitch (Sensation— Grace), 

 against 



Christmas Bill.— R. T. Vandevort, Pittsburgh. Pa., lemon 

 and white pointer dog (Ready Money— Luck of Eden Hall) 



Victor.— J. M. A vent, Hickory Village, Tenn., orange" bel- 

 ton setter dog (Gladstone— Frost)", 



ihia, Tenn. , black and white 



fiNK a.— W . B. jYlallory, Memphis, 

 setter dog (Gladstone— Countess Key). 



Rab.— Elliot Smith. New York, lemon and white pointer dog 

 (Rush— Romp), 



against 



Donner J.— Forked River Kennels, Forked River, N. J., 

 liver and white pointer dog (Dan— Psyche). 



Princess Warwick.— Forked River Kennel, Forked River, 

 N. J., black, white and tan setter bitch (Warwick— Ollie), 

 against 



Lit.— J. M. Tavlor, Lexington, Ky.. black, white and tan 

 setter hitch (Gladstone— Juno). 



Lady Romp II.— Moorfield Kennels, Elmwood, H, C.,' liver 

 and white pointer bitch (Prince— Romp II.), 

 against 



Pride.— C. Fred Crawford, Pa wtucket, R. I,, liver and 

 white pointer dog (Croxteth— Royal Fan). ' 



