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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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MR. R. T. VANDEVORT'S LIVER AND WHITE POINTER DOG "DON.' 



Divided Second and Third with "Grouse Dale," AII-As-d Stake. Eastern Field Trials. 1883. 



by the spectators dud marked «: 

 dogs soon made game on the bj 

 the birds would notlie, fbutnn 

 ranging 



r the opposite hillside. Both 

 try and roaded cautiously, but 

 below pari of the covey, and 



tin: 



Butte E 



l-'.:i. 



iut at : 

 drew 



flushed the bird: 



be 





and 



idvj 



up. 



whe 



liBld the pr 



t!i 



eg dr 



was ordered to Hush, bt 

 were, then taken up and 

 Butte Bow. Down two 



until Mr. 

 w to back 

 . Chipuian 



The dogs 

 warded to 



-ell held 

 not put out a bird 

 t and first money 

 nd thirty-one minute: 



SUMMARY. 



PUPPY STAKES. 



First trials Pacific Coast Field Trials Club, open to all set- 

 ters and pointers on the Pacific slope, whelped on or before 

 April 1. 18s-.'. .<•_'.", to lit si, sir, to second, 810 to third, Entrance 

 $5, Judge, F. "W. Dunn, Esq., Battle Mountain. Nevada. 

 First Series. 

 r bitel: 



11. C. Chapman's c 

 whelped April 5, 188S 



GK B. CoBby'8 fiver 

 Boy— Josie Bow] win 



fi. A. BaBsford's lb 

 Bow (Ranger Boy— J 



iutrieo (Shakoe— Nellie) 

 • dog Bow, Jr. (Ranger 



and white ticked pointer dog Butte 

 »»Bowl whelped Aug. 15, iSSH. beat 

 G. W. Ellery's orange belton setter bitch Beautiful Snow 

 (Dan— Sybil) whelped April iss:-l. 



C. V. ' B. Ivaeding's red setter dog Duke (Colgate s Pat- 

 Howe's Gypseyi whelped July HI, lSSii, a bye. 

 SeCOnA Series. 

 Beatrice beat Duke. 

 Butte Bow, a bye. 

 Beautiful Snow and Duke withdrawn. 



FINAL TEE FOR FIRST TRUE. 

 Ifcltte Bow beat Beatrice and won first prii 

 second and Bow, Jr. third. 



Beatrice won 



ALB-AGED STAKE. 

 Monday evening, altera pleasant dinner, was spent about 

 the lire. ' .Manv were the tales that were told— most of them 

 highly adorned, manv pointed— but the "morals" that they 

 pointed were certainly not inculcated at anv very religious 

 shrine. Before retiring the dogs were drawn for places in the 

 All- Aged Stake, and at. » A. M. on Tuesday. Nov. 27, the first 



brace was caili-ii : n.i Hie parts moved toward the gr id 



selected for the first heat. Judge Dunn having resigned his 

 thoroughbred and taken an old work horse, a very wilting, but 

 quite unable, animal, that drev. to a point a- soon a-t he •' udgv 

 mounted. That is, he hunched his backbone to a point upon 

 which the judge sat. while the old thing bucked like 

 bronco. The judge, was reset 

 not moving on after failing t 



isiderable blank cover, Dash found and pointed In a thicket 

 on a hilltop overlooking the creek, but the bird would not 

 lie long enouah to bring Dido up to back. Swinging toward 

 the creek Dido pointed, but instantly moved on, and circling 

 down to the creek found and pointed a turd, which flushed a 

 moment after, the bitch steady to wing. At 12.10 the next 

 brace was called for, and decision reserved as to Dash and 

 Dido. Down two hours. 



DORR AND BELLE. 



Mr. Taft, handling Dorr, took the right hand, and Mr. Briggs, 

 handling his Belle, the left. The brace did the first regular 

 quartering of the trials, working out all cover and under good 

 command. Dorr in breezy style. Belle more slowly, evidently 

 hindered by her condition. The dogs covered a little slope 

 and in walking- alter them the. spectators flushed, from one 

 side, a bevy of perhaps ten birds. Mr. Briggs shot but missed. 

 Beaching the hill top Doit drew to point but discovering- his 

 error went on. Ranging down in a gulch Dorr chased a hare, 

 giving tongue, but instantly returned at command. As he 

 was coming in he commenced to feather toward a densely- 

 overgrown gullv,butthe birds flushed very wild. Dorr steady to 

 wing. Belle chased fur. and stop] ied onl y a ft er repeated order. 

 On a little rocky point bv the waterside each dog drev.- twice 

 on birds, but could nothola" their points. Coming tip from the 

 water. Doit made birds, and pointed staunchly until the birds 

 Hush,.!. Stea.lv to wing. The dogs were then worked to re- 

 trieve concealed birds. Both found readily and retrieved per- 

 fectly. Starting on, Belle was sent to a marked bird and 

 poinud staunchly. Dorr being sent in. baek-d in nice style. 

 while old Don. in the rear, happening to see the pointing dogs, 

 drew to back, and the three were held for a half minute, 

 when the bird moved and then flushed. Mr. Briggs shot and 

 missed. Dorr steady to gun. Belle breaking shot. The dogs 

 were ordered up at 1:35, aud Dorr given the heat. Down one 

 hour and fifteen minutes. 



After the preceding heat the judge directed Messrs. Bennett 

 and Post to hide birds and let Dash and Dido retrieve. 

 Both found dead, aud brought the birds without mouthing. 

 TTuder the gun Dash stood. Dido breaking, but stopping to 

 order. They were then sent back and I ha heat was awarded 

 to Dido. This ended tin- lii-i -eri.~<. Hon having; a bye. 

 SeeOWl Series. 



DORR AND DON. 



At 2 P. M. Dorr and Don were thrown off in tJhe open. Mr. 

 . Taft, and Mr. J. M. Bassford 

 )orr ran yelping after a rabbit, 



k Beautiful Queen drew to 

 it was put out by Mr, Bass 

 • and three minutes, Judge 



Then 

 shot 

 wind, 



r. . handli 

 tit stoppe 



i In- 



01 li- 



id the horse pennl" 

 ■w his rider. 

 PIFUJJ iifEEX. 



■ owner, Mr. Thos. Bennett. 



I J. M. Bassford, Jr., owner, 



camp. Sybil II, 



rppj 



red off 



epc 



■ell 



bend to the right ai 

 is a sturdy little bii 

 Queen. Both bite* 

 long a>cent on wh* 

 the dogs drew blai 

 moved a hare aud 



nil Queen Incessant 



losing about half In 

 and Sybil IT. did 



work. B. 



She. ha 



carriage of her sire-a sharp 

 uuohility when ranging. She 



her heat opponent, Beautiful 

 tot scent. Quartering up the 



Started, through good eover. 



•eoohhig the hilltop Sybil II. 

 rldng along the ridge Beauti- 



.jui behind Mr. Bassford. thus 

 til bitches 



of sight. Both dogs 



ning up, stopped an instant, 

 side. Mr. Bennett kicked thi 

 neady towing. Each dog soot 

 lg to order, but Don rnimin: 

 ed hidden birds well, and wen 

 warded to Dorr. Down oni 



aud just before cros 



point on a rabbit, st; 



ford. After being d 



Dunn ordered the dogs on chain for retrin 



The brace was cast oT at « :45 on Weduest 



to a finish. Queen soon pointed. Dido refu 



Mr. Bassford flushed and killed, Beautiful 



and retrieved. Dido standing to gun. St 



Dido drew to point, but the bird flushed, t 



towing. After being down thirty-five minutes tuey were 



sent back, and Beautiful Queen given the heat. This ended 



the second series. 



Third Series. 

 IJEAUTIFUL QUEEN AND DORR. 



At s : -.'s this brace was put down to decide first place. Mr. 

 Thomas Bennett guuuing over Dorr, whose handler, Mr. Taft, 

 was barely able to follow his dug. Mr. Bassford over Queen, 

 in this heat Dorr justified all (lie praise which Forest antj 

 Stbeam has heretofore given him. He quartered oyer an ex- 

 traordinary iae.ee in good style and better pace than before, 

 lenvim no' possible covert undrawn and vet working with 

 care. After covering a good-sized farm without making 

 name. Dorr ran to a hilltop, up wind, and stood body scent 

 hear a fence. Beautiful Queen soon discovered him and 

 backed Mi-. Bennett killed the quail, and Dorr showed a 

 little unsteady to shot, but retrieved to order well. Crossing 

 the fence Dorr chased fur, yelping-, but stopped at Mr. Taft's 

 whistle, and on coming in received a dressing down from his 

 handier. Moving on.' a rabbit ran from a bunch of weeds, 

 Dorr dropping and Beautiful Queen breaking in, for which 

 she was thrashed on her return. A bird being put up by the 

 crowd near Queen the bitch stood to wing and a moment 

 after Dorr dropped to wing, after which the heat was declared 

 ended and Dorr given first place in the All-Aged Stakes. 

 Down twenty-five minutes, 



BEAUTIFUL QtUEKS AND BELLE. 

 Twenty minutes' breathing time wa3 spent, and then Beau- 

 tiful Queen and Belle were started to decide second prize, 

 Beautiful Queen under her owner, Mr. J. M. Bassford, and 

 the red bitch under Mr. Briggs. A long ridge was quartered 

 without finding birds. Belie chasing fur twice and not stop- 

 ping to order. At the upper end of the ridge in briers Belle 

 poinud. Beautiful Queen backing. Belle made out her error 

 and ran on. when Beautiful Queen chased a hare out of sights 

 returning at will. A great deal of cover was then drawn 

 with ait success, when Queen, on a warm side hill upwind, 

 drew to point on a bev\ . Her handler put the birds up, but 



the i.'ll and foil-. wiiu part }<£ the bevy/Beautiful nu.-en down 



v.,' -■ I* ,e,rie',-e,':-u.-?f t rli :■':'■' ' . -a f a „1 I i-iu ..d;.. "the 



ground for a 

 ,t was ended, 

 heat and see- 

 md forty- Ave 



Judge Dunn pi 



HEAUTIKt'L QUEEN AND DIDO. 



After twenty minutes' rest this brace was put down, eal 

 dog handled by owner. Dido did some good quartering l 



od si v le. 



»pt that her head \ 

 ked out without lo 



o hundred and rtfty 



standii 



uln- 



SYBIL II. AND DIDO. 



u-red that the dogs should work out their 

 e their owners feared and trembled. So. 

 it.- the doe of iliis brace which should itm 

 third place, he ordered a test heat, and 

 Mr. Bennett and Mr. Post put down their 

 Uv led by Mr. J. B. Martin, false pointed, 

 U58 were called to back, lint, both refused. 

 [do ' a ted to the left aud po 



itii 



•at In 



dra 



ng to 



id 



rdered 



did, Mr. 



cry fine work within gunshot all the 

 time. Coming down over a rough point Sybil II. began to 

 draw, but her bird would not lie, and the little bitch broke 

 wing and chased. The brace being sent down to water in the 

 creek, Sybil Ii„ on the water side, pointed in some cockle 

 burs and' was staunchly backed by Beautiful Queen. Sybil 

 II, growing unsteady, both bitches ran in and worked "the 

 cockle patch without 'finding. Judge Dunn then ordered them 

 up and gave Beautiful Queen the heat. Down thirty-five 

 minutes, 



DASH AND DIDO. 



At 10:10 Mr. J. U. Edwards's Belton II.— Belle dog; Dash 

 handled by Mr. Thsmas Bennett, and Mr. C. N. Post's red set- 



hilltop overlooking camp. Mr. Post full 



a quad, shot and missed. Dido steady, Beau 



ping to gun. Passing on along the ridge to\ 



had been found on the evening before. Did 



a bird aud was called in and whipped bv Mr. 



the wire edge from her mid made her more I 



ing together along the ridge, the dogs pul u 



rocky patch, which Mr. Post failed to kill. 



ing shot, but coming in to order. Walking 



the ridge, both dogs drew on genie. Did 



little oaks, across wind, and Beautiful 



toward a similar clump. Mr. Post walki 



end started a rabbit, Dido steady to fur. 



Iirought to back Beautiful Queen, but stood, to order only, 



unsteadily at both ends. A start was again made for camp 



rat flu 



ed thn 



quail 

 ushed 



i took 



ueeu up wind 



I up his point 



Dido was then 



lil from a weed 

 •h she was well 

 etrieved hidden 

 •ed ended. Dido 



d flushed . 

 bit.'-lu-s ..landing to shot. Moving on, Mr. 

 Mi, is. -.not and missed. Dido standing n: 

 order. Sybil II. then flushed and eha.-ed a 

 patch, not returning at command, for w 

 thrashed by Mr. Bennett. Each bitch the 

 quails iu good stvle, and the heat was del 

 winning. Dowii fifty minutes, 



BELLE AND DIDO, 

 At 1:1s these dogs were called for the final heat of the trials 

 and for third place, Mr. Post permitting Dido to run free, 

 while Mr. Briggs kept his Belle quartering immediately before 

 him. Dido showed great gauieiiess. her feet being raw and 

 bleeding, but she ran as well as at first. Soon Belle drew on 

 a bird in some brush, and held it staunchly. Mr. Briggs 

 Husked the bird but did not fire, Belle standing to wing. 



