;pt. 2S, 1882.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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MR. R. T. VANDEVORT'S POINTER DOG "DON," WINNER OF THE ALL-AGED STAKE AT FAIRMONT, MINN. 



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again, Pride backing nicely. 

 noise of the teams, and Meteor 

 it,, but at once dropped to orde 

 running bird, and roaded very 

 a long way ahead of hini. He 

 dropped to order. Both then 

 on. The dogs were then put i 

 nearly a mile and again put do 

 a beautiful point on a covey wn 

 of trim. He dropped to wing, a 

 him in good form. Ordered on 

 and made a capital point in sr 

 ai'tei' a short consultation, orde: 

 the heat to Meteor. This was a 

 keenly enjoyed by those 

 nessit. Down altoget.be: 



Ha then painted again a 



•etullv, but the bird flushed : 

 loke.d longingly at it, but 

 lalleuged, but soon moved 

 he wagon and driven west 

 on the prairie. Pride got 

 flushed fifty yards in front 

 Meteor corning up, backed 

 teteor swung to the right 

 ! tall weeds. The judges, 

 the dogs up and awarded 

 and heat all through, and 

 e fortunate enough to wit- 

 aud forty minutes. 



tred to have a g 

 light to the birds, 

 nder good control 

 will undoubtedly 



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GERTRUDE ANT) MAY 1,AVKRACK. 

 Tins was a short heat, being finished before any estimate of 

 the. cpiality of the dogs could be made. Both started off well, 

 but Stay was suffering from an Injury to her jaw that she had 

 received some days befon- and was unfit, to run. Mr. Snellen- 

 biii-g wisely- withdrew her and the heat was .awarded to Ger- 

 trude. Down ten minutes. This was a disappointment, as 

 May is well known as a rattling good one, and it Was expected 

 that she would give a good account of herself. At the con- 

 clusion of this heat the first heat of the second series was 

 run, an account of which will be found in its proper place. 



CLEMASTINE D, AND BIZ. 



This was the first heat r;n on Thursday afternoon, under 

 Judges Morford and Capt, Brown. Clem had no business in 

 this race, as the red dog could easily run all around her; 

 nevertheless, she is a nice little aninia!, fairly speedy, and 

 showed that she is capable of good work and is undoubtedly 

 a capital dog for a day's shoot. Biz was In very fair bench 

 show condition and showed that he had not had work enough 

 to harden liim. This was owing to the state of his owner's 

 health, which would permit, of only a limited amount of ex- 

 ercise. He is wonderfully fast and has lots of style, and 

 possesses a capital nose. He ran in good form at the National 

 Trials last year, beating Count Noble, and a few days later, in 

 the Pennsylvania Trials, heating King Dash. Had'hebeen in 

 condition he would undoubtedly have secured a better place. 

 They were cast off at 4:15 in a stubble field about two and a 

 half miles north of the town. Both started at the word, 

 Clem at a good pace, Biz like, a whirlwind. He soon 

 beat the stubble and swung into the grass at the fat- 

 Catching scent he whirled around and carefully 

 feeling for them he drew on twenty or thirty yards 

 and located his birds in grand style. ' Cleinantine work- 

 ing 



bird which flushed as we came up, both dot's dropping towing, 

 Biz then rose up and taking a step or two resumed his point. 

 Clem swinging round ran over a bird; just then she saw Biz, 

 and backed him , and the rest of the covey got up. Taking the 

 dogs in the wagon we drove to another stubble and the dogs 

 ■were put down in the grass alongside. Clem challenged but 

 soon gave it up. Biz, who was going at speed, suddenly turned 



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first-class 

 rove a short distance 

 forking through the grass 

 flushed a siugle bird and 

 ey got up all around him. 

 at had been marked down 

 Hers, both dogs dropping 

 d Biz soon followed suit. 



and made a magnificent point 

 came. up. ClenT backed indiffi 

 work. Then in the wagon agaii 

 and put them down on the prairie. \ 

 and a, piece of corn into stubble Biz 

 dropped to wing, when a large eov 

 Then working toward some birds l,h 

 in grass, one was flushed by the ham 

 to wing. Then Clem flushed one, an 



Biz then pointed, Clem backing him in good form. He moved 

 on, however, and on the sidehill made a capital point, which 

 Clem backed. He then drew on a little and a single bird was 

 flushed and shot at but missed. Then Clem challenged, but 

 flushed before she established her point. Both dogs manifested 

 a little uneasiness, and as Schuster shot tho bird they were 

 quite unsteady but dropped to oi der. They were then ordered 

 up and the heat was awarded to Biz. Down an hour and a 

 quarter. Although frequent resting spells had been taken and 

 water had been freely given him, Biz was much distressed 

 and plainly showed that he was uot in proper condition to 

 maintain his tremendous speed for a lengthened period. Pridi 

 and Meteor were then put, down but " ' 



heat until the next. any. 



This heat was comnfe 

 Sterling and Dew, buts 

 soon ordered up withou 

 morning they warn aga 

 three miles northeast 01 

 wonderful killi ng dog - 

 food speed and ra nged 



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 il ability. Hi-, -showed 

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rattling pace, much better than they had shown the previous 

 day. On tup of a knoll a sinale bird'/lushed down wind before 

 Maida, who dropped to wing. Then at the far side, of the 

 stubble Bock ran into one. also dowTi wind. He then made a 

 good point, which Maida, crouehinglv. backed very pret- 

 tily. Shoemaker flushed to order and missed. Both dogs 

 were steady to wing and shot. Rock, a little further 

 on mad.- a capital point which Maida backed grandly fifty 

 yards awav. Shoemaker flushed the birds and killed one. In 

 the rueautime Maida. in drawing toward Rock, who had moved 

 on a few ^teps, wiuded a bird and changed her back to a point. 

 her bird flushed when Rocks did, and llaight shot but failed 

 to kill. Rock, sent tj retrieve, didso, but rather slovenly. Then 

 to another stubble; Maida pointed but the birds got up wild, 

 die dropping to wing. Hock, brought up to back, refused, and 

 drew past her and pointed, she backing him. Sho thou moved 

 on and pointed where birds had been flushed from. The dogs 

 were then put in the wagon and driven north to a llax stubble. 

 where both pointed a covey. Maida struck the scent a second 

 or two before Rock. The' birds were ordered flushed, but be- 

 fore the handlers got there the covey flushed wild. Then in 

 the wagon again to another flax stubble. Maida made a stylish 

 point. Ruck refusing to back; she soon discovered error' and 

 moved on. Swinging- iatb'an qat stubble adjoining this field 

 Rock drew to an elegant point to a siugle bird which flushed 

 wild, Maida hacking him nicely. A little further on Maida 

 challenged once or twice, dropping flat once, whonwo thought 

 she had them, but she soon mover! on. The dogs were then 

 taken in the wagon and driven toward a stubble and put down 

 in the grass. Rock swung ahead and flushed a bird but paid 

 no attention to it. Then through a strip of grass and weeds to 

 another stubble. Rock dropped on point to a single bird, 

 Maida backing him; he. roaded out the bird very well. Shoe- 

 maker flushing it. After a short consultation the judges ordered 

 up the. dogs and awarded the heat to Rock. Down altogether 

 an hour and twenty minutes. 



DASH AND BESSIE (DONNEu'S) 



were at once cast off. Dash is a siow-moving dog with not 

 much style or range. Bessie goes like a streak and ranges 

 wide, quartering hei -ground in good shape. She is also vavf 

 stylisb and gamy on her points. Working back over the 

 ground that had just been hunted, Bessie weut at a great 

 pace Dash pottered a longtime w-here the last covey were 

 flushed, but finally gave it up. Bessie, in a strip of wheat 

 stubble, flushed a single bird, which got up wild. She beat 

 out tho field in a workmanlike manner, but nothing else was 

 found. The dogs were then put in the wagon and driven to 

 an oat stubble, which Bessie worked out in quick order; then 

 to a large stubble, where Bessie dropped very nicely on point 

 to a siugle bird, which flushed wild as her handler' came up. 

 Dash was brought round and at odco challenged and half 

 pointed; then moving on he flushed a bird, which was killed 

 by his handler and retrieved by him in good form Dash 

 then pointed, but moved on just as his handler claimed n 

 point. Bessie then challenged and roaded some distance, but 

 it was hot and dry and she lost it. The dogs Were then put in 

 the wagon and driven to a flax stubble, where both poiuted, 

 but the. birds flushed wild. Dash then dropped on a nice 

 point, but. nothing was found and he scored false. The dogs 

 were then ordered up and the heat awarded to Bessie, Down 

 an hour and a quarter. This ended the forenoon', work of 

 this party, who then returned to the hoteL Meantime the 

 last brace in tfaa Bret series were running their heat in one 

 direction, and the. first brace of the second series in another. 

 PRAIRIE PUTSCH AND DON. 



This was the last brace of the first series, and was run under 

 judges Borgunthal and Wilson, who ordered them down a l 

 1 ll:(i.-, Friday morning in the grass alongside ...me ,-orii. where 

 Dashing Novice and Foreman finished their h.-at Punch is a 

 stunh looking dog. and i- -aid !■■ I- a very I ,.,,... !..,, I„. 



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and wide ranger, and quarters his ground very well He also 

 La.ss capital hose and a l"ve| head' and d'^-.l-.V- . ; ..',.,, ,, ','; ;,'.'. 

 of style. Both dogs started oil' in good form and Z„\ u .-led 

 lenged. A little further on Don pointed Panel, lack-in'. 

 Then with his bead high in air, Don drew on a piece and I, Pi- 

 it. Evidently the-seeni. »:., from bird.: t b ct had -a.! •' ]'<■ 



way ahead a/few moments before. Beater, had be,.,, , |, ,,',„.. V, 

 the corn and flushed a large roe..., and the racket had iin 

 doubtedly made these birds Wild, Both dogs alternately 

 pointed and backed and roaded a short distance, then 

 Don swung for them, ranging wide, a. straggler got up 

 wild ahead of him. and" .soon another o-,,- i,,^-. L ,,'f 

 He then turned to the left and swung back to the 

 corner of the corn and pointed where a bird had been 

 flushed. He soon moved on a few steps and a am pointed 

 Punch backing him finely. He then roaded very carefully a 

 few yards in the corn mid brought up all standing Van'de- 

 vort ordered to flush, failed to raise the bud and 'is~f)on -.Hick 

 to it that there was one there he examined the "round -rider 



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off in a valley and worked towards them. Mormin Mushed 

 the first bird and killed it, Punch retrieving it in' good style 

 Don then made a cast up the hill and flushed a -amie bird in- 

 stantly stopping anil remaining stearlv. Punch i'i .,.,,: 



just as a bird flushed, which Morgan missed; mQanthne Hon 

 challenged across the valley and drew to a point, but thebird 



to the right, when Punch, who had been backing, "worked 

 ahead and put up the. bird. Don then pointed raise, then 

 working south he again pointed aud Punch backed: he soon 

 moved on, but could uot trace them on the dry side hill. 

 Swinging round some corn into a stubble, where nothing was 

 found, the dogs were, put in the wagon and driven north to 

 a stubble, where Don made several points but soon moved on. 

 Birds had evidently been feeding there, but it was so hot and 

 dry that he could not follow them. Punch was now about 

 used up, and Morgan wisely withdrew him and the judges 

 awarded the heat to Don. Down nearly two hours. Tin's 

 ended the first series of heats, and as it was about noou a 

 stampede was made for the hotel. The following is the sum- 

 mary: 



Sue beat Countoss Druid. 



Prank H. beat Broker. 



Bessie beat Kinnikiuuick. 



Maxim beatBodino (w.thdrawn). 



Jess and Christmas Bill (decision reserved). 



Prairie Ranger beat Shadow. 



Count Noble beat London. 



Dashing Novice beat Foreman. 



Meteor beat Pride. 



Gertrude beat May Laverock (withdrawn). 



Biz beat Clemantine D. 



Rock beat Maida. 



Bessie beat Dash. 



Doo beat Prairie Punch. 



The first heat of the second series was retain the morning, 

 in the afternoon we divided into two parties instead of three, 

 thusgiving each party three judges. The first heat b. a.v. o.ai 



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ordered tb flush but : 

 false point. She thei 

 quite a distance. Sue 

 although shortly afle 

 then challenged and 

 pointed, Sue backing 

 pointed, but soon mo' 

 elegant point to a sin 

 up to go further on ; t 

 was soon found on 

 not under judgment 



1 to order but faded to kill.' ilessie then cha 

 rd flushed before she established a point 

 I a flush and appeared inclined to go on. but 



