172 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 28, 1889 



once to order Bessie then pointed where a bird had sot up, 



and vvn.iM mil moveunlil urd-r-d ,,„. The flojp WBTI .ha, 



pMto the -wagon and driven -in j.ut down. Sue 



in the grass ran imo a eovey ana Bushed one of them. She 

 turned partly around and ..-a-ehing rli-s— nt instantly pointed, 

 Short flushed to order and kUlad a bird which Sue retrieved 

 good form Bessie then made a nice point, bu1 soon moved 



en and 

 lii I'd 

 Bessi 



aded like a i 

 toe Btyie Cap] 



through the 



■Mn 



Bii 



hour-: and . I. ill. 



Then 



start was rhadi 



FRANK AND MAXIM. 



This brace was put down on the open prairie, five miles 

 OOrih Bl town, mi Friday afternoon, under Judires Morford, 



Brown and Dew. Frank we have alr-a.b >l ril-.-il. Maxim 



OOd-lOOkihg pointer, weighing about -.ixti pounds. 

 II- is nol SO irim-buiU as ],.. |„--,,-,. ms .te, M-t-ir. H" is quiti 

 last, and a wide ranger, qnmt rim.: his .round very well. He 

 i- very stylish on point, and an ■%<•, ■!,;,; backer. Indeed, lie 

 is too much inclined to baek. wiu.-h. w._ presum- 

 hy working with Meteor, who is much faster. We could but 

 believe that it war this propcnail j> that lost him tb 

 he did capital work, and had hi been inpre in.;. 



would undoubtedly ii:m- made a better - -.-. Wh-n t:..- 



word was given both were oil' at a ah 



bird, win 



knoll, where he flusheda stogie 

 set and dropped in ih ■ grass?; 

 omained still until w ica an. 



Me. 



Iltil 



inn 



Ma 



IXdS : 



id 



well. 



flushed wild, 

 se and would 

 . aud then at 



wliic.ii he held until Judge De 



W iters lushed and kill.. I on.-, whii 



This was a capital send off and the i 



warm:-, pr.-.i-ci. ' >i -.l-ivd on. Max 



bird Bushed wild in front of him. I 

 moving a few steps another one g 

 order. As his handler came up a 

 ti birds v. •!.• evidently alarmed 



not. lit. Frank roiniii ; up both dog 

 agreatpaeeSWUUi.-0.ath. birds. Maxim ran t!n 



w Is into the gr 



pointed, as he had th'- wind, i autioned by bis 

 Was more careful and alt. a ■ b-utiii ; ..at a .-, iibl.!- 

 soeni in the grass beyond and mad.- a tnamtO 



When Wat. as came up he mailed a short ■li-.in 



bird flushed nearly behind lnui. Thedogt were ■■'. 



at a lake Sear i.e. Sent on Bgato we ClOSE 



challenged and Maxim backed, but they ooill 1 mi 



of it and soon went on. Then over a knoll ■ wi ■ i i 



win- flushed by tie- handli rs and judges. Frank 



the valley and'pointed on a in. .win .-, Maxim on 



backing him grandly, Frank drew iid on the 



two hundred yards." Max: 



Nothing was found, and 



that il was caution in 



Frank. the d 



round back again 



sone- pretty work < 



bage-d the name ve 



Then wonting tliroug'h th 



prairie to another stubbh 



road big unite a distance 



a Ion- distance in : 



..n and then left it. II, i- we ileal ht a badcaSeOl lalse point- 

 ing. Then beating the erase atone thestnbble-WB i 

 north aadgavetuedogsa plunge in the lake which thi 

 needed as ft was very hot. rhonon again Prank pointed a 

 single bird, lull soon moved on a little and located in good 

 shape, Maxim backing him. Short flushed to order and killed 

 it. I' rauk retrieving fairly. The judges now consulted a while 



ross the slough, wht 

 turtle, locating hiln 

 i-ally and turned it ov 

 we tu 



a to a point i 



challenc 



and then ordered th. 

 without result the dogs w 

 south to an oat stubble 

 st\ le. Maxim backing nil 

 land here came up, and s 

 there which Hew out a si 

 that, direction both point 

 a second or two first on l 

 right was evidently pointing 

 up and Frank If. 

 and a half. We then 



P ! 



aoafter 



isidorablo work 



■ id 



dr. i 





on the 



ight to birds and pi 



ili-d- l.,..v 

 up. Short 



I tlien challenged 

 eft. Couut swung 

 dropped to wing, 



prder just as due 

 1 to kill. Then on 

 iOthing was found, 

 Him! between the 

 .■..mil. dropped as 



before Count, who dropped and looked 



soon moved on and flushe 



nothing. He was not disappointed, as 

 iste of the whip. Hanger then pointed 



wild. Don then came up 



s, .on moved on ; then casti 



not tell which, as tier'' was nut time 



thou through high grass 



a to decide. A little further on and 



r.ia l.d in the short grass 



m- experience, but we thought 



lie and Bushed wild; then 



the best or it. 



flushed and killed vcrv lie 



ark. and tie- ,i., is w.-iv ordered up t.n 





noruing. .Mr. Sierliug. who wasalruost 



but the si-ass was so high 



venule;, and Mr. B. F. tt ilson, of Fitts- 



Then working toward the 



tntill his place as judge. Col. Hughes, 



the high grass put one u 



,1S would close by Saturday, seeing uo 



Nonce, Con then swung » 



iv.v Maxim and Meteor, in order to get 



stant and moved on- turn 



ad an appointment with some friends. 





flushed one thirty y 

 to the right and R;i 

 around him and fins 

 Hanger took a st3p c 



Tic-' birds were flush 

 which Hanger retries 

 took one jump, but d 

 the birds, one -.of up 

 as it he expected soi 

 Sanborn gave him a t 

 or Mushed, we could 



sick, resigned in the 

 burgh, Fa. , was chosen 

 who expected tb. 



fm Satuidai :,,,.•• 



the sane- 111 IgeB, v. 

 sooth of I OS Iowa, 

 yards and again p. 

 well ahead, he uga 

 point, dropping as 

 pointed to tie- rig] 

 got up wild Th> 

 Orth, v,. 



barrel, t he first ha 

 cast on the stubbb 

 >•... king south, Hz 

 but was not .piit ■ 

 .|.,-.i- followed 

 but soon moved 

 bare ground, \ 

 Ranger flushed a 1 



cane- up. Bat n, the ;.ass. but notliing was found and he 

 scored a fidae pone. Then in a stubble a cove v flushed wild. 



i ...in'. ling up dropped on point toa remaining bird, wh eh 



at t.ncc llii-hcl Tie dogs were then put in the wagon and 

 driveu to another stubble, when both dogs i un past a braoe of 

 birds that was flushed by the teams, that thby should have 



pointed. The judge; 

 wit , i .eat. held tort 

 concluded to go on a 

 of blackbirds with a 

 was let go in somexoi 

 out in the crass and 



'tan a-r w ■ 



Working south tin-on 



Thev were put down 

 Judges Bergimthua, Ste 

 about live mile.s north 



after consulting ordered the dogs up 

 riovo, and called for the next brace, but 

 1 finish the heat. We hew saw a floek 

 now-white one among them. Count 



av Cast a short distance, ha 

 aid them until we eauie up, 

 'oaiii.md the birds, making ao 

 ild. W.iddinuton shooting but 

 were then ordered up and the 

 Down nearly two hours. The 



She. U.piitc stvlish on poir 



over the prairie. V 



let 1 1 , nl . which lie held a m 



lated a single bird in capit 



bloik. a 

 stubble, 

 to And. 



eked. 

 and located t 

 sailed it, both 



Frank 



backing nearly all the while. 

 ■■•ui appearances we thought 

 id of scent that influenced 



.aadi.a- ih i, bed two in. a- birds, II. a. 

 through tie stubbie, which was drawn 

 slough through a cornfield to another 

 cd and drew on and pointed, but laded 

 :k, Biz pointed to the right. aDd Gerty 



Hi/, moved a little and Sertv went 

 tie bird, which at once flushed. 



dogs _&*>J£>-B I- ■'■- urJ p;v-ral 



:, who had held 



Is had now got 



His handler 



her bird got up. 



much distressed. Biz havm- koiic at a rattliiu pa.ee was 

 ncarlv blown and needed water sadly, He could not hunt, 

 and (teriv was bur little better-off, as the best that s e oould 

 do was to move at a slow trot. It was a long time between 

 drink- 1-,r them, and when they finally reached the wagons 

 about used up. After giving them wa1 :r and a 



fierty goiug thi-ough a stubble pointed a single bird near the 

 ed^e in some weeds. Biz backing her nicely. The judges con- 

 ..ult.ed and ordered up the dogs, giving the heat to Ucrtnide. 

 Down nearly two hours. 



BOOK AND UOXNER'S KI'SsIl. 



were at once put down in the stubble. Roek challenged, but 

 soon moved on. IVssic swung round and pointed nicely. 

 -•1 to baek, but went "ahead and stole point. Lewis, 

 to or.l.i-. flushed and killed. Bessie, ordered to retrieve. 

 Rock rushed in and picked up the bird, but dropped it to 

 old a. and Bessie brou-ht it in e.ood shape; she then ran 

 Over a knoll and again pointed, drew on and located the bird 

 in tin- stvle. DewiB,tO order. Unshed it, but did not shoot. 

 This was very good work. The stubble was then drawn 

 blank and tne dogs ordered up. to ^o down in the morning. 



i at 1 



flush i 



dogs, 



I t( 



trd them, both 



and a half. 



r just beyond flat. Then 

 •oaded sonic turkeys a long 

 and the heat was awarded 

 ills; altogether, four horn's 



DOM ANI> DASHING NOVIOB. 



This brace were put down at !' A. St on Saturday under 

 iudgesMorfoi-i. Brow h and Dew, on the. nrairic. Both ranged 

 .vi.-l--. Crossing a slough Novice swunga long way ahead, and 



' lushed one: she dropped but 



lot 



t.la 



ished, 



rthat Novice flushed, Don in 

 more flushed near 

 othe south, and pointed au iu- 

 tck he pointed a single bird, 

 pod to wing; he then swung to 

 ..ot up. When we arrivedho 

 urn to the north an I Novice 

 ashed 



SUMMA.BT, 



Sue beat Bessie. 



Frank H. beat Maxim (-withdrawn). 



Count EToble b-.-.t Prairie Ranger. 



(fertrude boat Biy„ 



Rock beat Bessie. 



Don beat Dashing Novice. 



Meteor withdrawn. 



Third Series. 

 srr. ,\xn corNT xont.F: 

 were put dowu on prairie four miles south of town at 4:10 

 Saturday afternoon, under judges Morford and Duw. Sue 

 let out a link,, apparently realising the situation, and fairly 

 outpaced Count. Considerable ground was gone over with- 

 out result. Couut was the lirst to find, pointing a bevy o£ 

 quail, but as this did not couut, he then found a covey of 



on. KujXipvenV'nAiel''^ 



Short flushed to order a'li killed a l.r. tilth, who was 



shooting forSa, ,'„„,,. also killmgou-. itothd.g-v, 



and both to order retrieved well. W e were now jomed by the 



other party, who had run out their heat. Casting off the 



( lount w,-i 

 back, whe 



of the km, 











Ished a 











f sight, 











hi'ther 



•d the birds 





. 



down near a 



d: .In. 



some corn an 



,1 \\ 



e. 1 



ost but soon l 



rought. 



0_rad ■ flush . 



i th 





.ugh. and then 



on top 



i'. .a -ti :;ef 



n'e'l 



, 



ud dropped to 

 dered her on ; 

 apital point to 



wing. 

 Hid she 

 i single 



luahed. She 



tie-: 



v.-, 



nt on and soon 



.oinled 



ch Count iiu 



shed 



T 



lis was capita 



. work 



r poor for Ct 



eial 



T 



i.'ii working n 



orth to 



.'•vstylisl 



! .... 



it. which Stic. 



Ijackcd 



I da, for the 



m° U J 



a: 



f V 



'the bird bad v 

 ctory, fo, th,- 



Ulished 



judges 



and a-.v.:.rde, 



1 ih 



i It. 



at to Sue. Down an 







HAM 



K 11. 





down. 1-Ya 





am 



tl at race-horse speod 







■Iv 



Fairly got agnin 



g, The 





.in, 



dr. 



/en north to anot 





. .1 



s.-v, 



ral time.s, but 



found 





■ -i ; 



ilae; 



then in stubble 



(Jerty, 



a pointed 



Frank th 

 e should hi 



■t flushed to order and 'Frank dropped 

 the odge, Sue backing, Short 

 an over a brace of birds close 



settled the t 

 high hopes ( 

 wore put dc 

 That was di 



had (lis; 



vn in stubble one i 

 awn blank and we i 

 over a knoll and 

 but we could 

 ;k Cierty dropped 

 1 of her; then at the i 

 IS to wing Bach i 



irttude 



e thenor- 

 finishetl the 

 ither was de- 

 g which had 

 •ted out with 

 ..ed Frank H. 

 at 8t80. 



irk a 



nothing. Then c 



pointed, as they 

 Frank pointed at 

 she caught the sc 



nile south • 



vorked on south, when both 



a bird Hushed in their 

 not see what was done. 



on point j ist as a bird 

 oiilh edge she flushed il not her 

 inie. Frank in the meantime 

 uno out of some corn. Then 

 both challenged but found 

 east, toa small stubble, both 

 :ovey that they should have 



Then at the edge of st lie 



rty backing an instant, when 

 anted, both of them locating 

 flnshed and probably would 

 sided. Then around a slough 

 urds had been flushed. 



rde, 



nk left ols in 



flushed it. A little further 

 to a single bird which Gerty flushed a 

 bird settled in some weeds a short dist 

 seut Gerty there, where she made a poii 

 kili;.-(lt.h..l,ird. Frank than swim .,,.■■■ 

 on point to a single bird, which Short 

 killed. Gerty meantime was dropped 

 now ordored up aud Mertrudc given 

 gether an hour and a half. 



Hi IN AXD K0CK. 

 This heat was run Saturday afternoon, 

 gunthal and Wilson. They were put dow 

 miles south of town at 4jSU. Don soon po 

 a mowing aud held his bird a long time ft 

 and back, which he refused to do, but 

 and flushed the bird. This was an excolle: 

 Don, but very bad for Rock, who was e 

 long heat with Bessie having been too mm 

 further on Hon again pointed, Roek won 

 order, but went ahead: hut he could not 

 Don, moving on, swung for it. and catchir 

 he anally got it straight and located il m 



ad 



. (icily drop- 



..:: • ■.. 



med on point 



me up. This 

 ay, and Orth 

 ic flushed and 

 the knoli and dropped 

 t flushed to order and 

 ;o tho left. They were 

 the. heat, Down alto- 



1 . 1 . . , ... 



There were now 



e.viug on a little 



bogan to get quite 



stubble Don scored 





but nothing found 



This braoe was i 



v greatly needed. 



Morford. Bergunt 



ls a covey flnshed 



mile south of whei 



a bird flushed near 



SuQismueh the f; 



to find the covey 



iiwl i o eled very p 



o..-t ost and wide, 



• . ; 



phh-kiiv kept on, 



flushed the bird. 



||. High a flax stub- 





iji. backed her. She 

 Don swung to the. 



driiin 1 to anot! 





stantlv fumed and 



where Sue point. 



i, probably kuo- 

 id grassed it u 



.ill struck then 



sided awhile, bt 



under Judges Ber- 

 u on the prairie live 

 nted at the edge of 

 .r Rock to come up 

 walked around Don 

 .it piece, of work for 

 I'identlv all oil', his 

 •hiorh'im. A little. 

 Id not back even to 

 manage the trail. 

 git once to a while, 



good shape. \au- 

 a short grass, which 

 hat to ex.. 

 Don retrivi.,... it in 

 irunmug bird and 

 i thr 



;. He then 

 head high in the air and swung for it. He found the 

 bird but got too close and scored a flush. Rock had not done 

 much, and he now flushed a bird, and thev were ordered up 

 and the heat awarded to Don. Down for forty minutes. Tins 

 ended the third series. Following is the 



SUM1IABT. 

 Third Series. 

 Sue boat Count Noble. 



. all ot I hem good ones, and it 



•d 



lip 



jr..,' 



111-, 



' 



ilu 



-nil 



■ -\ 





till 









Wind end was now gone- all rigid Th- jud- ■.consulted and 

 order, d up the dogs aud Don was awarded the heat. Down 



..nd 





noi 



otog 



b 



der 



fudges 



1 ' ,h 



ik 

 ■1 



il. 



and ' 



l 



'he, 



ch .; 



an. 



ng 1 

 tag; 



.out a 

 - heat. 

 cngc.,1 



ohal- 



and 



.ward 



then 



both 







goi 



ig 



at 



speed 



teads 





■1 







ir a 



knoll, 

 good 



1 Ge 



ti 



ba 



eked 



!. 





as 



tl 



!■ 1 



in Hi 





cat 



le up. 



flush 



■d 



a 



., ,--. 





ad 



is she 





1 



p 

 Mli 



! P 



1 



ind 



ubl, 



. 



11" e 





Ih ■ 



■the 



i. 



..,. 



ho l 





le d 



a bird 



and 



1, 



un 



pom 



<• 



1 a 



lovey, 



put up a single bird. Tl, 

 and stopped. Gai-ty cs 



which tilth flushed ami missed; then in high grass the hand- 

 lers flushed and soon after Sue dropped just as another got 

 up which (Jrth shot and Sue ret li.-ved. but flushed a bird as 

 she wascomint; in. Betty :!,.■.. pointed, lie bud was flushed 



