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FOREST AND STREAM. 



CDbc. 37. 1888. 



ljortance of good legs and feet has been fully demonstrated in 

 Ehelate field trials. It'is "smart" in Mr. Fellowsto 09 u i ii 

 thai though short of bone, his bitch is a "coniWnatiCHi of oat- 

 oat, sinew and steel springs," very useful articles, nodoubb, in 



their place, and probnl.lv as good a substitute for bone as 

 could he round. 1 indorse Mr. F.'s statement thai, "a good 

 ,i,r: f.n I,,,,: , a bad color, "but I generally Qud that, "a, good- 

 ool ingdog"i9aiairly good color. espeeiaUj in thecssoof 

 Gordon and Irish setters, black and tan terriers, and even 

 spaniels. King Charlies included. l ' alai-ticus, 



New Turk, Dee. SSI. 



THE SOUTHERN STATES FIELD TRIALS. 

 THE Southern States Field Trials, under the auspices of the 



I New Orleans (inn Club, were, commenced on Monday, 

 the 10th December, at Canton, Miss. The w .-.. I 1TOI I 



out the time has been miusually fine, and the running good. 

 The trials were run on the grounds preserved by the Madi-on 

 < 'ountv (tun Club of Cantmi. Miss. They are the tmest m the 

 world 'for such work, being an open prairie-like country, with 

 few places in which a bird could hide. uwa.v. and affording a line 

 view of ihe dogs when running. The birds were plentiful, 



,.:. i -lentlv the heats were short. The members of the 



club have kepfu pen house all the week with true Southern 

 i: ospil alii v. and vied with each other to see who could do 

 most to make the week a, pleasant one to all panics— handlers, 



judges, n p riere and - leotators. STke judging has no1 beeu 

 '.,uestioned. and ha- given • -nt ire satisfaction. Dr. Young was 



prevented irom being present, and C. p„ Whitiord wa- , le- i. 

 referee in his place a.s to.piestions . .f ruling, but was not often 

 called upon to give hi- opinion. On Tuesday, the second day 



of the trials; Mr. Doughtfy, • mnu-i r Canton, treated 



the club and spectators to a magnificent banquet of barba- 

 bue'd mutton, which wa- enjoy. -d i.. the ttth-st extent, One 

 of the very prominent feature- ol the trials was l J ony, the 

 body servant of Captain Key tone of r.he judges), who Has 

 always on hand, close behind the judge, with his h.aversaek 

 tjlled with refreshments, and ready to be useful and obliging 

 to every oue. 



In addition to the regular advertised -takes, there was an 

 impromptu Derby gotten up, judged bvMessr.-. \V , Tallmau and 

 Col. Trevesant; an admission tee of sin was charged. It was 

 run on the .first dav at the same time at which the Members 

 Stake was run. Mr. J. M. A vent carried oil all the prizes and 

 honors. The trials were concluded at U o'clock on Friday 

 morning, and tints ended one of tie- most delightful meetings 

 of sportsmen ever held in this country. The running was as 

 follows: 



In the Members' Stake, the pi izes being a .-olid silver cup 

 and a silver collar, donated by the Madison County Gun 

 Club, there were eight entries, six setters and two pointers, 

 which were drawn to nra as follows: 



M. S. Huuiphries's (I. I rand Gulf, Miss.) lemon and wliite 

 native pointer Tyler, 



ayuinst 



E. W. Condon's fllouma. La.) black and tan English setter 

 dog Dick Condon (Gladstone— Juno). 



H. M. Coleman's black, white and tan dog London (Glad- 

 stone— Clip). 



against 

 1. A. Scannel's (Shreveport, La.) Eiddie. not present. 



H. C. Cm-dona's (New Orleans. La.) lemon and whitepointer 



ayainut 

 E. W. f'oudon's (Homna. La.) black, white and tan dog 

 BravO V., withdrawn. 



1. K. Eauard's black and white English setter bitch Flossy. 

 against 



.1, A. Scanners entry, not present 



T\LER AND DICK CONDON. 



At 9:30 Tyler and Dick Condon w-ere put down in the 

 sc.lgc. Uiek' Condon was at a great di-advautage in the r 



to whig, Moving on, Flossy again pointed at the edge of a 



ditch, but no bird 

 Loudon flushed a bird and d: 

 a ditch. London again seo 

 up for lunch at 13:30, Tin 

 •ked towai 



idf 



•ed ,- 



We then 

 :1 to wing. 

 sh ; they w 



the 



•st, 1 



ged ;. 



\\r 



udi 



■ved 



when 

 king along 

 en ordered 

 liter lunch 

 I improved 



liort dist 



passed him and flushed the bevy. .Moving on toward the 



birds which had beeu worked down, London dropped to the. 



rise of n single bird, and FlossV coming up pointed the rest of 



the bevy. London then flushed a single bird near by. The 



dogs were ordered on into a piece, of woods, where London 



pointed and moved on mailing, but got too close to the. birds 



nd thev Hushed. Moving on. Flossy scored a flush. Taken 



at into the open again. Flossy scored a false point, but the 



bird was Hushed afterward l.v tin spectators where she had 



pointed. London then pointed a bevy, which Flossy Hushed 



i she came up. Thev were uh< n ordered no and the heat was 



warded to London." Down in all one hour and forty-seven 



dilutes. This finished the second scries, with the following 



result: 



Second Series. 



Tyler beat Ledhes. 

 London heat, Flossy. 



Ki.nal Tib. 



london and tylek 



ere put down at \>:'if> to run the deciding heat. London had 



ecidedlv the best of it in style and pace, running much better 



lan in his previous heats. They were worked toward birds 



rked down in the open, when Loudon 



i on the side of a ditch, and across the 



jc and was steady towing. Moving on, 



backed: both moved 



Hushed a single bii 

 ditch Tyler flushed u 

 pointed. 



id Ty 



t pc 



Of the thicket,, 

 awarded to London. 

 Down six 



On Tu, 

 The purs 



to third. 

 setters i 

 and til- 



Carrie 



Mil 



■ed a Hush. We then worked 



on when Lon- 







lg staunch to another bird wl 



i.-h was flushed 





d on. and Lon- 



mi.,,,-,. ,..) ,. point, and ^tdei 



moved up and 

 b wher.' Tyler 



The birds took to a thick.- 



itside, and Loudon scored tw 



. pionts inside 



They were then ordered up 



and the heat 



Ion, who was declared the win 

 inutes. 



tier of tile cup. 



THE ALL AGED STAKE. 





writing the All-Aged Stake v. 



as commenced, 



.mi— with 4250 to first, $J50 to s 



econd, aud $100 



•ee were pointers. Following are th 

 t which they were drawn to run: 

 list Harrison's London, 



:T\ 



Foreman against, Flossy. 

 Dick Gordon asrainst, Countess C. 

 Oath against Grouse Dale. 

 Elide against Fink B. 

 Rush Glad-tone against Count A. Rapier. 

 " 'email's London. 



Jac 



:arbiso.n's London 



handled by Short and 



ast off at 8i35 in a cornfield 



evv. Moving on. both do: 

 lie advantage in style at 



were the first brace. Car. 



London by Tallmau. They 



Very sooh Carrie J. flush. 



doing nice work, London ha 



speed, Carrie commenced loading and soon 



"We then moved on into a thick swale, where London scored a 



false point. Ordered on into the corn, while Carrie was 



roading nicely, a bevy was Hushed by the horses of the judges. 



They were marked down, and the dogs were then worked 



toward them, when London pointed, backed by Carrie J. 



to a ditch whe: 

 were Hushed h 

 dogs moved v 

 bhoughhe did 



i birds had been nn 

 the handlers. Movii 

 •■11, but. Oath had th 

 at. move as well as w 

 .ed a, lark, backed b 

 ! ditch, aud up a rav 

 a little further on 



rked down, and several 

 i, Gath pointed; both 



advai 



Gath. Wet; 

 ne where Grc 



ip the ditch 



id. pc 



jtm. 



eotto 



the 



Talltnan killed to 

 'Ouse. Moving on down the guDv GrOUSe pointer 

 ished a single bird, and dropped "to wing, and ...... 



tired a false point. They were then taken up to 

 , aud were put down again at 'J in the cotton 

 .rked across a cornfield, where Gath dr.s ,,,. ,1 , . 

 int, backed bv Grotl-e. 'I he bin!- eiv In,,,, 

 d one killed, ' 



speed, al- 

 Moving 

 l swung 

 e scored 

 6" again 



• lunch at, 

 field, ajid 

 beautiful 



i the 



flit 



,-d his • 



B l'ur- 

 ■oved 

 u-ded 



hen Gath i 



her side of the ditch where Oat! 

 er on he again pointed, but disci 

 i. They were then ordered up aud the 

 to Gath. Down forty -five minutes. 



PINK B. AMD PRIDE 

 were cast off at 8:85 in a field of cotton, and worked down 

 to a ditch, where Pink Hushed and soon after pointed; 

 the bird was flushed, shot at and missed. We then swum 

 '1» the ditch where the birds were marked down, when 

 Pride Hushed. Moving on up the ditch both dogs secured a. 

 We then crossed the ditch and « orked on down 

 on the other side, when Fink pointed, but moved on and 

 noshed the bird; then ki the ta LI grass Fink pointed, and a 

 little further on he again pointed, and sunn after he again 

 pointed on the side of the ditch. They were then ordered up 

 and the beat was awarded to Fink Ft. Down twenty-five 

 rotes. * 



ItrsH GLADSTONE AND COUNT RAPIER 



oil at 3:05 in the sedge field. In speed and style 



flush was 

 pointed nice! 

 dropped on a 

 Rush Gladst 

 roaded and p 

 sedge field wl 

 and marked 

 to the: 



ish 



the slope Rush 

 i Count Kapier 



ted, Mo 



mig ( 



lsb.es 



Rush pc 

 ward Rapier pom 



secured thr 

 another point out in the 

 aud the heat was award 

 th e minutes. 



DOVER A 

 were the next brace. 

 Davidson's Dover, blacl 

 Flosst. handled by his , 

 Held of sedge. For -pi 

 much advantage for eitl 

 gait, and London flus' 

 pointed, a- ' 

 Moving ac 



M 



ditch 



being fresh from the hands of his breaker and unacquainted 

 with his owner. In pace and style there was very little to 

 Choose between them. A short time, after being put down 

 Dick Condon flushed a single bird: at the some time some of 



th,- spectators Hushed a. b. vy. . wlu'.-h w .narked down. The 



'single bird and "stopped to wing. We then worked on into a 

 swale, where Tyler pointed, feel:, coming u\>. went 1:1 ahead oi 

 him and Hushed a, single bird. Tyler held his point and Hum- 

 phi its flushed a number of birds in front of him: both dogs 

 dropped In -vying. Ordered on, Tyler pointed and a bird was 

 flushed and killed by Humphries. Tylci broke shot, but 

 stopped to order; he then retrieved the bird. Moving ..a. 

 Tvler again pointed, and the bird was put up ami. no- ,-,i. 

 Moving on. Dick Condon pointed and Tyler was brought up to 

 back. Both dogs roaded on, Dick Condon in a cotton patch 

 and Tyler in the swale, where lie pointed. The bud was 

 flushed to order and missed. They were then ordered up 

 and the heat was awarded to Tyler. Down thirty-torn 

 minutes. 



U5HDEK AND Mil. riL'AN.NKI .'s KNTIIV. 



The next brace drawn to run together was Lehdes and Hi - . 

 Scanners Kiddie, who was absent and the heat wad given to 

 Lehdes. 



COLEMAN'S I.I.1NDUK AND mtAVO. 



Coleman's London was drawn to run with Bravo V., but as 

 he was just from his trainer's bands, he would not work for 

 ids owner aud was withdrawn, and London given the heat. 

 FLOSSV AND MR. SCANNEL's ENTRV. 



Flossy was drawn to run with the other entry of Mr. Scan- 

 nel which being absent, gave, the heat to Flossy. This finished 

 the first series, With the following result: 



First Series, 



Tvler beat Dick Condon. 



Lehdes beat Hiddie (absent). 



Coleman's London beat. .Bravo (withdrawn). 



Flos-.', beat, Mr. Scanners entry (withdrawn). 



Second Series, 



TYLER AND LEHDES. 



In pace the two do; 



Tallmau flushed and killed a bird. Mo _ 

 We then swung round, when London, after a bt 

 of roading. pointed beautifully in the edge of som 

 man, to order, flushed the hew and kflled two. 

 retrieved them both. Moving on, Carrie drew to 

 moved on and roaded on up wind and located the 

 flushed by Short, and one killed, 



don Hushed, 

 itiful pi 



both dogs di i 



thir 



r to shot. Mo 



i heat ' 



■ed a flush. London tin 

 rie flushed. Thev \ 

 awarded to Londo: 



.rieved, 



pointed 



re then 



Down 



AND ROE. 



The owner of Rue having telegraphed that she would be 

 there, the heat was postponed until the close of the second 

 series, when she not being on hand, Mingo was awarded the 

 heat and given a bye in the second series. 



SUE AND TYLER. 

 Sue aud Mr. S. Humphries's 

 Tyler were, cast off at 9:25 in 

 ditch, Ty' 



.diite native pointer 

 , and worked to and 

 y gait, but not with 

 a lull of sedg 



:. Wht 



ditch 



led by Short and 

 up aud the heat was 



ulv fai 



t this 



r hail t 



espect, Tyler beiuj 

 down a short, time 

 . Moving on, Tvle 



field. 



ilk-,] 



the speed or style of Sue. We moved ove 

 to a gully, where Tyler pointed and was 

 had been reading th" same birds. Movu 

 both dogs pointed. The birds were llushe 

 killed one. which was retrieved by Tylei 

 and the bird was Hushed to order and kt 

 l.vieved bv Sue. They were then orderei 

 awarded to Sue. Down thirty-two mini 

 FOREMAN AND FLOSS 

 were cast off at 10 aud worked over a In 

 Foreman taking the lead aud showing u 

 st vie and speed. Flossy pointed where a 

 Working on. Foreman pointed in a. nnv 

 cotton Held, aud was bucked by Floss 

 then broke in and lushed the birds, on 

 wounded, which -he chased and retrie 

 to break in. We then worked into i 

 flushed. Moving on up the ditch Fore 

 covered his error, and moved on up the brush aud agaii 

 pointed. Flossy refused to back, but moved in and took pom 

 ahead of him; the birds were flushed and were killed by Tail- 

 man and retrieved by Foreman. They were then ordered up, 

 and the heat was awarded to Foreman. Down thirty 

 minutes. 



DICK CONDON AND COUNTESS C, 



Countess C , handled by Aveuf. and Dick Condon, handled by 

 Ellison were put down m a cotton Held at 10:35. Dick would 

 In- taken f..r a full-blooded Gordon. He. is a nice dog and 

 1, and ran a very close and exciting race wnth 

 Countess. Working on in the cotton Countess pointed, and 

 a little further on Dick pointed backed, by Countess. The birds 



the 



,' for a moment ; she 

 s of which had been 

 ed, causing Foreman 

 ditch, where Flossy 

 nan pointed, but dis- 



lar 



2 be 



ud a little furth 

 was then drawn 



,oint on a large bevy. Th" 

 led by Davidson and ret 

 ntcil-jicafine through the: 

 iree Lew. To order, th" 



hen both 

 f larks. We then beat out a 

 a bevy, which wer.' flushed 

 road. Working on down the 

 -as backed by Rapier. A little 

 c tall grass, and soon after- 

 then Hushed a single bird, and 

 ,'ing on in the bushes Rapier 

 ",'. i ession, and Rush got in 

 They were then ordered up. 

 ush Gladstone, Down thjrty- 



audled by Nesbit, and 

 n setter dog (Maxk- 

 I off at 3:40 in a large 

 angiug there was not 

 , oif at a good, easy 

 rd, aud soon after he 

 Dover scored a point. 

 ■dge. Dover Hushed a, 

 .... ,,.:,, 



dot 



eto 



i-,..-, 'i in- 



i dogs, that Nesbit declined to let 



I was then thrown into the 

 London, and they were ordered up, 

 led to London. Down, one hour and 

 ed the first scries with the following 



i beat Cai 



Harrison's I<Qi 



Sue baat Tylei 



Foreman bear Flossy. 



Countess C. beat Dick Condon. 



Gath beat Grouse Dale. 



Pink B. bear Frule. 



Hush Gladstone, beat Count Rapier. 



Coleman's London beat Dover. 



Mingo beat Rue (absent). 



Jack, a bye (withdrawn). 



Second Series. 

 II AP-RISON'S LONDON AND SUE 

 ■, , i , , ; i ,:!':,! .etnina patch of cotton and worked on into 

 finely and doing t 



and ■* 



• Londo 

 '. Wot 



killed 



ihc 



king 



. , both flushed 

 pointed and the. 1 



then moved on over the hill, when Lond 

 coming up refused to back, bur, swung rot 

 some hundred feet in front of hi 

 hill, London pointed, and then 

 siude bhd. and soon afterward scored a, ni. 

 on Sue pointed: we then worked on over 

 pointed a bevy. One of them was killed to c 

 !„, tier. Thev were then taken up aud the 

 to Sue. Down twenty-three minutes. 



FOREMAN AND COl'NTESS C 

 were cast off at 9:35 in the sedge; both went off 



r and moved on, 

 s up and pointed, and 

 n up the ditch, Sue 

 •trieved by Sue, We 



Foreman scored a nice point, 

 flushed the bevy in the ditch. 

 Countess U. flushed, aud Foi 



ted, and Sue 

 itind him and pointed 

 ,'ing on arouud the 

 branch he Hushed a 

 nice point. "U orking 

 er the hill, when Sue 

 rder and retrieved 

 heat was awarded 



yell, and 



Co 



ss C. per 



ed 



bird au. : 

 They we 



Down si: 



t.irely on suipe, t 



rdei 



id l 



which a 



LONDON AND FLO£ 



were cast off at. 10:88 in a field of sedg, 

 drawn blank. Moving o 



.ell 



Flo: 



and weeds which was 

 dou dropped and coin- 

 in ahead of hini and 



flu 



led and Flossy broke shot. London dropping 



7 Di 



icd to 



,rde; 





•ved 



Moving on to where the birds had beeu marked 



both dogs secured a point. Avent, to order, flushed and 



a bird which was retrieved by Countess. Working on 



a road of sedge. Countess pointed, and soon after Dick 



■ored a point.' Countess then pointed and Hick backed 



Muviti" on. Dick commenced loading, and just, as he 



bout to establish his point a rabbit ran within a few feet 



nd flushed the bird. A 



1 birds seen running on 



o, wdiich was retrieved 



n on without flushing. 



ired a point ea,ch. They 



s awarded to Countess 



Countess pointed ai 

 vent shot and lolled c 

 e rest of the bevyi 



the hill both dogs sei 

 ed up and the heat w 

 five, minutes. 



OATH AND (illOUSE DALE 

 ? then put, down at, 11:35 in the cotton held and worked ou 



nd Countess C, coming up 

 Moving on up the branch, 

 .ii pointed a single bird Mov- 

 i a held of cotton. We then 

 ome beautiful roading in the 

 ,s C. pointed. Running down 

 irked down, Countess scored 

 ;. Moving on, Countess again 

 up and put down on the other 

 lointed in the cotton. Mov- 

 1 a hare. Working on over 

 nice bevy was Hushed by the 

 i Countess Unshed in rapid 

 •re then taken up aud the heat 

 n fifteen minutes. 



...•ked on uphill, 



cotton on running birds, Cotin 

 the hill where birds had been 

 two flushes and Foreman a pc 

 flushed. They were then tak 

 side of a ditch, where Counte 

 ing on into the sedge, sbe poh 

 the hill, Foreman pointed ant 

 ..ii,- aear by; Ordered 

 succession three birds. 1 hey 

 was a warded to Foreman. D 



OATO AND Kl'sH (il.ADSTO 



were put down at 11 in a sedge field, and (" 

 bird, which was flushed to order and kille. 

 Gath. Moving oil, Gath again pointed, an 

 flushed a single bird. Rnih roaded » crigl 

 bailee down a path and caught and retrii 

 flushed one and Gath scored ., false point. 

 Hushed by the spectators and marked 

 Hushed. Thev were then taken up and the 

 to Gath. Down forty minutes. 



PTNK B. AND COLEMAN'S LONDON" 

 were cast off b.1 11:45. This was a very tedious heat, aud 



th soon pointed a 

 and retrieved by 

 in a l.-w moments 

 .1 bad a long (Us- 

 ed it. Rush soon 



a. bevy was then 

 )WB where Rush 



mat, wa- awarded 



:clh 



A larf 



un 



.ch, 



ldth 



put do 



found ou point, nut □ 



tent of ground had been drawn 

 the ground where they had wo 

 birds were flushed by spectators a 

 on. Rink B. flushed and then 



or' ground was 

 on the" edge of a 

 lunch. They were 

 a branch Fink was 

 After a large ex- 

 ile v were-.- 

 ore lunch, and five 

 . 



