Sbptember 15, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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cedents mark a period of twentv-flve rears existence in Omaha, 

 his great-grandfather being Hon. E. B. Chandler's Pouto, an aU 

 liver-colored pointer imported from England in 1856 or D57, and 

 brought to Omaha the Ham.- year. Dick is past ton rears old and, 

 u- mention tins fact here that hie performances in the trials noted 

 further on may be the hotter appreciated. 



There were also other yen th men sportsmen present accompanied 

 with their favorite bine bloods, natives and droppers whose names 

 we were unable to ascertain by reason of their failure, to come to 

 the scratch, but departed from the field before the trialB vfere 

 finiahed, excebt Mr. William PreBton'a Lncv, a superb Irish setter 

 bitch from Bicrbower'Hlie.nucl, but being in season eould not entel 

 the trials. 



The second tray August 31, brought out the following named 

 dogs for second stakes", who were drawn to run in the following 



Dr. f'eaiiudv'H Quean against Johnston's Jet. 

 Peabodv's Fun against Brook's Jet, 

 Johnston's Fleet II, against Mathewson's Mack. 

 Kennedy's Dick a bye. 



THE TltlALS. 



At A. jr., Queen and Johnston's Jet were cast off in a stubble 

 field of forty acres, and after good work bv both dogs with buds 

 abundant th'er were ordered up by the. judges, and the heat gf 

 to Queen. The del aits of each race, we are l " 

 give, for the, obvious reason that your corre 

 to handle Dick instead of the pencil, bnt \ 

 thug of old Dick's performances out of ret 



long-time Bcrvle.es in the field in his younger 

 is to (he manor born, bnt. for the past two ye 



bis sheaves- r.ud been tenderly cared for i'n 

 only entered in these races to take the place of N 

 come foot-sore 



Peabodv's Fan and Brook's Jet were next put down in the same 

 field at ten a. m. Both dogs went to work with great zeal, Fan 

 showing more tractability, but not as fast on the foot as Jet ; she 

 worked her ground thoroughly and fouud and pointed her earae 

 finely. Jet worked more at random, was less obedient to the eom- 

 u , i of bis handler. He is much the younger of his competitor 

 and has the capabilities of becoming a good field dog. But Fan 

 is too much for him and wins the heat by a good margin, and it 

 is awarded to her by the judges. 



i to el, ,cn Fleet It. and Mathewson's Mack were put 

 same field parti v hunted by Pan and Jet. The pace of 



inable a 



t 'this time to 



ponden 



t was obliged 



e shall 



record some- 



ard for 



his age. and 



and better days. He 



ara has 



' rested from 



ttis old 



a°"e and was 



of Nora 



who had be- 



down 

 these 



much 



condit 



Fleet l 



older than Mack and hai 



tct he dis 



handled, but seems to be a little out of 

 , i a good nose, hut appeared to lack a keen 

 discriminating power between the trail scent and body scent of the 

 birds aud consequently makes many false points where birds may 

 have been, but unfortunately none are found at this time. Mack 

 behaves badly, refuses to hack, but points staunchly aud does not 

 retrieve his bird when killed. Both make Hushes and neither hare 

 made a decisive score. At half-past eleven the dogs were ordered 

 up bv the judges, to be put down again after dinner, and all hands 

 made for camp, a half a mile away. At this time the clouds that 

 covered the sun since inornmg had cleared away, the hot rays 

 shoot down upon men and dogs with great severity, aud all hands 

 seem content to remain in the genial shade of tho tents until i 

 P. M. 



Many citizens of Norfolk had driven out with their families to 

 witness tho trials, and with their presence the midday houra in 

 camp passed pleasantly aud agie-abiv with all present. 



At -1 v. U, Fleet and Mack were ae-ain cast off to finish their un- 

 decided heat in I he same field hunted in the morning, and after 

 a half-hour run Fleet was declared winner of the heat, having 

 Hon it by fair odds 



Kennedy's Dick, the bye, aud Peabodv's Queen came together. 

 In this beat occurred the prettiest work of the trials thus far. 

 Old Dick seemed to become inspirited, and struck out with an ap- 

 parent purpose to win. He forgot hiu rheumatisms, spavins and 

 windfalls, quartered the field systematically and with a pace that 

 ymee , a .logs might well seek to emulate. He carries his head 

 "well up on the wind. Hi> steady leap takes him through a patch 

 of high weeds, over a swell in the ground aud out of sight of the 

 judges and spectators, fifty yards in front of his handler, and 

 drops upon a staunch point just bey 



statues ; 



sight of Dick pointing, 

 judges some up. The picturi 

 called up to witness the 

 Monicas a 



of Dick's 

 bird, whi 

 the bird: 

 dler. Tt 

 the right. 



slowly ad. an:-! 

 staunch point, 

 sight of Dick's 

 Of Dick, at whi, 

 the birds being 

 handler to ad 

 began to make 



ntly backs him in tine style. The 

 iB magnificent. The spectators are 

 I both dogs remain fixed aud mo- 

 de moves, except the slight tremor 

 idler i- ordered to (lush and kill the 

 ,!,,,'. Queen, footfall dog: broke shot, ran to 

 eved it against the positive protests of Her han- 

 ire again cast off, Dick to the left and Queen to 

 ering lack they arose each other. Dick passes 

 . yards, begins i" draw upon a covey of birds and, 

 i-thirde the distance, settles upon a 

 > a-.- i, j ;.: eng back from the left quarter, eanght 

 ointing, but failed to back, and passed in front 

 Dick advanced aud the birds flushed. One of 

 larked down by the judges, they ordered Queen's 

 nee her to the spot, which he did. She soon 



jame. Dick, seeing it, ran to her and both dogs 



moved forward and flushed the bird without pointing it. From 

 this point Dick quartered the ground finely, working to the whis- 

 tle and wave of the hand to the edge of the field, at which place 

 he commenced to draw on a brace in the prairie and, passing on 

 a hundred yards or more, came to a staunch point ou the birds. 

 Queen again refused to back aud passed forward of Dick, at 

 which lie broke his point and both dogs Hushed the birds. A 

 jerlousy seemed to spring up between these dogs and after run- 

 ning a 'little further the judges ordered them up and gave the 

 h at to Dick. 



Fleet II. aud Fan were put down in the prairie, being the two 

 remaining winners of first heats, Fan to the right and Fleet II. 

 to the. left. Fan drew to an old bird in light cover, which flushed 

 twentv yards ahead of her. Fleet pointed in the prairie, and 

 his handler, advancing, fouud no bird. Moving on Borne dis- 

 tance Fleet again pointed, but no bird was found— probably a 

 (rail whero some bird had recently been. Passing from 

 the prairie into a stubble field Fleet flushed a single 

 bird up wind and passed on, Fan entering the same 

 stubble about thirty yards to the leeward, also passed into the 

 field, and both dogs commenced to work to the wind. A spectator 

 passing into the field near the point where Fleet flushed ran up 

 two more birds. About the middle of the. field Fan going partly 

 down wiud flushed a bird in good coyer. Passing into the prairie 

 Fleet false pointed again ; Fan quartered to tho right, and came 

 to a staunch aud handsome point in th" prairie, Fleet being called 

 up backed at "toho" of his handler, Pan's handler being ordered 

 by the judges flushed and killod the bird: Fan did not retrieve, 

 but Fleet did retrieve same bird to order. Passing on Fleet point- 

 ed in tho edge of the field, then passed on a few yards, and again 

 pointed a bird flushed ten yards ahead of bim which Irwin shot, aud 

 Fleet retrieved it in fair style, but slowly. Passing on in the field 

 Pau made game, and finally pointed, the bud was flushed aud not 

 shots*, A covey af half-grown buds was flushed by the teams, and 

 marked down a short distance away in the prairie. The dogs were 

 worked to the spot, and both pointed. Dr. Peabody asked the 



judges if he should Rhoot the 

 first one" it, was taken for gra 

 Others, The first bird that r 



The reply being "Not the 

 ted as a permit to shoot all the 

 permitted to fly 



ty, but as the others rose the doctor made a handsome donbl, 

 shot, and Irwin took tho third bird and fourth that rose immedi- 

 ately after it. Tho fifth also dropped to the Doctor's gun at which 

 Irwin also shot as the bird was lalliug. The judges immediately 

 fined both six bottles of FDug's beer each. The Dootor for ''break- 

 ing to wing" and scoring a double, aud Irwin for shooting at a dead 

 bird. Suffice it to say no appeal waa taken by either, hut Irwin 

 seems to think the fault wasin the trigger of his gun--" it wouldn't 

 stop after he pressed it." At this point the judgesordered thedogs 

 up, and gave the heat to Fleet II. And all bauds started for camp 

 night coming ou, and it, being too near dark to run another heat. 

 This left the contest for iiret money betwen Dick and Fleet II,, 



ed at 



; field 



and Fan for first, second and third money, or rather between Dick 

 and Fleet for first money, and in case Fleet won first, tbeu be- 

 tween Dick and Fan for second and third, unless tho judges should 

 Belect a dog to run with the loser of second money for third 

 money. 



The best of feoUng prevailed between all contestant-., and no 

 kicking against tho decision of the judges by any ono was hoard, 

 and 1 have no doubt each contestant felt entirely satisfied that, the 

 decisions were just. The judges announced that unless breakfast 

 was ready by 5 o'clock the next rooming the beats for first, second 

 and third' money must be run before breakfast, and all reti 

 10 o'clock with the expectation of being called out befoi 

 liiiht, but, morning came with a heavy dew, the grass and 

 being literally loaded with water. Breakfast was ready 

 o'clock, and at seven a start was made for the nearest stnbbl 

 eighty rods away, and the same in which the first start was made. 

 Fleet II. and Dick were put, down in this field. A score of birds 

 had flushed from this field before the dogs were put down. The 

 dogs being cast off toward the spot from which tho birds had 

 flown Upon approaching it Fleet, came to a stand as if pointing a 

 bird, Dick winded up to the spot and passed on- no bird there. 

 Passing ou, the dogs working to the wiud, Dick quartered the field 

 to the right or left as indicated by the wave of the hand some- 

 what in advance of Feet, and covering twice the gronnd ho did 

 Dick found aud pointed some forty yards to tho front of Fleet, who 

 was working near his handler. Fleet was advanced to hack and 

 did so fairly, but within ten yards of his handler who had also ad- 

 vanced. The judges ordered the bird to be flushed and killed, 

 which was done by Dick's handler. Dick was ordered to retrieve, 

 but refused. Has handler stated to the judges that he had never 

 been taught to retrieve, aud moreover that ho disclaimed any 

 points for retrieving or backiug, which would be 1 G points in 100 

 against, him with a dog that did both well. Passing, Dick came to 

 another point, which Fleet hacked to order also within ten yards 

 of his handler. 



The bird was flushed aud killed by Irwiu, and Fleet was ordered 

 to retrieve it. He went to the bird, took it in his mouth, and laid 

 it down again, aud being again ordered to retrieve it, refused. 

 While the judges were consulting together Irwin worked Fleet to 

 the right, where he trailed a bird a short distance down wind. 

 The bird flushed and was shot by Irwin. Fleet again refused to 

 retrieve, but, being several times commanded, finally brought the 

 bird toiis handler, The judges ordered the dogs up and gave the 

 heat and race to Fleet II. Dick and Fau were then cast off to run 

 for second money, and, after a short but, spirited contest, the 

 judges gave the heat and the race for second money to Dick. 

 there being no other dog in the field eligible to ruii with Fan, she 

 was given third money, and she fairly earned it too. Thus ended 

 the Nebraska Stakes. 



The dogs having been previously drawn in the Free-for-all, the 

 contests were immediately entered upon, the first drawn being 

 Peabody's Fau aud Irwin's Rock, pointer against pointer. The 

 dogs were put down at 9 o'clock. Your correspondent was not 

 able to give the details of the running off these stakes, as he was 



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for the forenoon. There being but four dogs out of the eighteen 

 ot twenty on the ground entered for these slakes the judges re- 

 ported the following results, viz, : Irwin's Rock heat Peabody's 

 Fan, Johnston's Fleet II. beat Irwiu's Major, which resulted in 

 Fleet II. winning first money and Irwin's Major and Itoek winning 

 second and third. Thus ended the second field trials of Nebraska, 

 which, all things considered, must, be conceded to be a success 

 compared to that of last year held at Mil ford, south of the Platte 

 River. Aud wo can justly claim to have redeemed the Association 

 from the miserable failure of last year, so far as Ihe management 

 and Nebraska sportsmen are concerned. The total absence of both 

 sportsmen and dogs from south of the Flatte River is seriously re- 

 gretted and open to the severest censure. Whero, oh, where is 

 the Kockwood Kennel, with all its Wooded dogs in training- the 

 Lincoln Club, the Osceola Club, the Brown ville (Hub, the Nebraska. 

 City Club, the Syracuse Ciub and the Plattsmouth Club 



i alone, 



'No 



•ack sportsmen aud crack dogs '? Echo 

 sand." 



One thing is fully demonstrated : Nebraska, has soi 

 in the field, as all who witnessed the parformanc 

 vouug and clumsily-handled dogs will admit, aji 

 is needed to enable ihoni to successfully compete with th 

 dogs in America is training. They possess all the capacities 

 safv, and if their owners -will give them a little careful ti 

 th-'y need not fear the result in ruuuiug them against tho 

 dogs from anywhere. 



It is noteworthy to remark that the contostauts in all tho races 

 observed the strictest courtesy toward each other, as well as be- 

 tween contestants aud the jndges, and the decisions of the, judges 

 in every instance were accepted without a word of complaint from 

 any one. Indeed, there waB no ground for complaint or criticism. 



Bon White. 



e good dogs 

 is of those. 

 that 



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PENNSYLVANIA FIELD TRIALS. 



Of the amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws we quote : 

 Section 1. The annual meeting of the association shall be held ou 

 the evening of the first day of the trials, and shall be called to 

 order at 8 o'clock p. a. ' 



Section 2. The officers shall be elected by a majority vote at the 

 annual meeting of the association, aud tho vote shall he by ballot. 



Section 5. The Executive Committee shall have full power, during 

 the interregnum of the association, to transact all necessary business, 

 and shall be called together by the President, who shall be chair- 

 man of the committee, or upon the written request of three of its 

 members. All officers ot the association shall be ex, officio mom- 

 berg of the committee. The committee shall compose the Boaru 

 of Appeals, to whom all appeals Bhail be referred. They shall 

 conduct the (rial of members of the association against whom 

 charges have been preferred. 



Section 1. All petitions for membership shall bo made iu writ- 

 ing and recommended by a member, and said applicant shall state 

 his occupation aud residence. Professional breakers shall uot he 

 eligible to membership. Section 4, " No persons not residents, of 

 the State of Pennsylvania shall be eligible to active membership." 



Article X.— Section 1. A dog to be eligible to run in the field 

 trials of the association must be owned by a member of the asso- 

 tion at the time of making the entry and at the time of run- 

 ning the trials. In all cases dogs must be handled by their own- 

 ers. Nothing in this shall be construed so as to prevent a mem- 

 ber from purchasing a dog previously entered and handling him 

 in the trials. 



Seotiou 2. The stakes to be run shall he a Derby aud an All- 

 Aged stake, both to be open to pointers and sellers only. 



Sect on 3. There shall be uo cash prizes offered iu either stake, 

 but all prizes shall be of tho nature of trophies. There shall be 

 a first, second and third prize offered in each stake. The entry 

 fees, forfeit, value and nature of prizes, time of closing entries 

 for All-Aged stakes, time and place of holding trials, as well as 

 all details pertaining thereto, shall be determined by the Execu- 

 tive Committee. 



The Derby stake shall be opeu to dogs whelped on and after 

 the first day of January of the previous year. Entries for the 

 Derby stake of the year 1881 shall close on the first day of Sep- 

 tember, 1881,* and entries for the Derby stake of any subsequent 

 year shall close on the first day of April of the year the stake is 

 to be run for. 



The ATI-Aged stake shall be open to dogs of any age. 



Rule l. The Executive Committee shall notify the members of 

 the time and place where the meeting will be held, Die date of 

 closing entries, the scale of points and the names of judges, at 

 least thirty days before the trial takes place. Iu the event, any 

 judge or judges fail to act the Executive Committee shall fill all 

 vacancies. 



The following are the roles to govern tho running of the field 

 trials : 



•Changed to October is. 



Bule 2. Dogs shall he drawn in braces by lot, and run in heats, 

 the beaten dogs to be retired (except as hereinafter provided), and 

 the winners to be run agaiu iu the order in -which they won I 

 successive heats. If there should be a bye, the dog getting the 

 benefit of tho bye shall bo run in the first heat of the next series 

 of heats. If two dogs, owned or exhibited by the same person, 

 should be drawn to run together, or come together in any succes- 

 sive hoat, the second dot; shall change place with the next dog in 

 the order of running. This shall be continued until only two dogs 

 remain, and the winner of these two shall be the winner of first 

 prize. The dogs beaten by the winner of the first prize shall then 

 be drawn bv lot, and run against each other as in the first series of 

 heats. The winner of the final heat shall he the winner of the 

 second prize. The dogB beaten by the secoud prize winner shall 

 be treated as the ouus beaten by the first prizo winner, and the 

 winner of the final boat shall he tho third prize winner. 



The judges shall select the fourth dog in order of merit, with- 

 out, running. 



Should a dog that has won a heat be withdrawn, or for some 

 reason fail to appear, the judges shall have power to consider his 

 opponent as a dog beaten by a prize winner (provided that his work 

 in their judgment was such as to warrant this ). 



Rule 3. When two dogs, owned or trained by the same person, 

 shall be drawn together, one shall ran only in that heat, and he 

 with the next dog in the order of running, not so owned, unless 

 at the latter end of a trial it be found impossible to avoid running 

 two sueb dogs together, when it may be permitted. A withdrawal 

 from any heat is a, withdrawal from the race. If in drawing there 

 be a bye', and a dog be withdrawn in this heat, the dog with the 

 bye, and the other dog in the hoat withdrawn from, shall be com 

 polled to inn against each other, as if bo drawn. 



Rule i. The judges shall order up the dogs as soon as they have 

 determined which is the best, according to the scale of points in 

 Rule 5. The privilege is granted the judges of ordering up any 

 dog or brace of dogs, that have not sufficient merit, in their opin- 

 ion - , to got placT-d ; but these may be put down again if there is a 

 pos-ik'le chance for them to win. 



Rule 5. Positive points for merit i Pointing. 35 ; pace, 15 : ba ek- 

 ing, 7; style, 6; staunchness, 8; ranging, 5; quartering. 8: 

 obedience, and disposition, 6 ; retrieving, 10— total, 100. Negative 

 points for demerit: False pointing. 1 to 5; breaking in (each 

 offense), fi; breaking shot (each offense), 10 ; chasing or break- 

 ing shot and chasing (each offense). IS, 



Rule 6. No person, except the judges, marshals and reporters, 



.'.•ill be | erilld ,"d P.: JC.'iUlflii; 'J e Li 3 IKlb-1 ■, Ij f dugs, X ,,-,_, ;„_;■. 



sons will not be permitted to work one dog or a brace of dogs. 

 If from any cause the handler of a dog or a brace of dogs is dis- 

 abled to such extent that he cannot shoot, the judges shall ap- 

 point a person to shoot for him. The handlers of the two dogs 

 shall go together as if it were a brace of dogs, so that tie; 1^ 

 shall be upon an equality as to ground, opportunities for pointing, 

 etc. No spectators will be allowed nearer the handler al dogt 

 than seventy-five yards to the rear, and marshals shah be ap- 

 pointed to enforce ibis law. No person shall make any remark 

 about the judges or dogs iu hearing of the judges. Such person 

 so offending shall bo expelled from the grounds. Should any 

 handler of dogs annoy the judges after having been ordered to 

 desist, the jndges shall oider such dog as he is handling up and 

 out of the i-ace. The privilege is granted the handlers to ack the 

 jndges for information or explanation that has a direct bearing 

 upon any point at issue ; pending such question the dog shall not 

 be, under judgment. Dogs afflicted with any contagious disease, 

 or bitches in season, will not he permitted on the grounds. 



Rule 7. Pointing fur, feather or reptiles shall not be considered 

 making a false point. A dog making a false point and discovering 

 it to bo such, without any encouragement from his handler, shall 

 not bo penalized. 



Pointing — The judges will allow only those doge the maximum 

 i that point all the birds possible for them to point under existing 

 cirenmstances. A dog to earn the maximum number of points 

 under this head must display a first-class nose and exhibit great 

 judgment in finding and pointing his birds, and ruake no flushes 

 id Kit a dog with the above qualities would avoid in ordinary hunt- 

 ing. The dogs are to ho hunted in all respects as in an ordinary 

 day's shooting. Inexcusable or willful flushes will detract from a ' 

 dog's score uuder this head, but the character of the flush must 

 be always taken into accouul in estimating the penalty, if any. 

 The judges must .uot ask the handlers if their dogs are pointing 1 , 

 but must decide for themselves. They shall always consider the 

 nature of tho ground, the wind aud tho birds, and uot ] onaliz • a 

 dog for flushing a bird it would be impossible to point, 'ihe pen- 

 alty for flushes to be graded by tho character of the offense. , he 

 judges shall not require the handlers to work their Bogs down 

 wind. Judges are allowed the discretion of declaring dogs out of 

 the beat if absent when called. 



Pace — The dog that maintains the fastest gait throughout the 

 trial, except when cover or on game, to receive the full number of 

 points, all others to be graded by him. 



Backing— Adogtoget maximum for backing must stop at the sight 

 of. another dog pointing, without being cautioned by his haudlfr. 

 A dog shall not be said to refuse to back, unless the doe pointing 

 stands upon his feet and is motionless. Should a dog be spoken 

 to or cautioned while backing, the judges shall grade his score ac- 

 cordingly. Judges shall hare power to gire dogs more than one 

 opportunity to back. 



Style — The judges shall consider the dog's grace iu rauging and 

 drawing, and attitudes in pointing aud backing. 



Staunchness— The maximum allowed such dogs only as do not 

 advance from their point when they are on game, until ordered 



Ranging — The maximum only allowed the dogs that maintain 

 the most killing range throughout, viz., wide or close, as the 

 necessity of Ihe case may require. 



Quartering— The maximum only allowed Euch dogs as woik at 

 right augles with the handler, unless the nature of the ground 

 renders tmeb work impracticable. 



Obedience and disposition— The maximum only allowed to a dog 

 that works promptly to the gun, v-ithout noise or severity, and is 

 obedient, prompt, cheerful, and easily haudled. A dog to receive 

 credit for pace, ranging, quartering, obedience and disposition, 

 must earn something under the bead of pointing. 



Retrieving— To receive the maximum under this bead a dog 

 shall go promptly and cheerfully for the bird, aud deliver it to 

 the handler without mouthing or 'mutilation. 



False Pointing — The judge shall give a dog ample opportunity 

 to discover whether or not he is on ;-. tp e i joint, a] d fc] : aall 

 shall range from 1 to 5 for his acts throughout tho heat 



Breaking In— Is when a dog, through imperfect breaking or 

 from excitement, leaves his position when the birds rise, whether 

 the gun is fired or not. aud starts to break shot or chase, hut stops 

 within a few feet of the point from which he started, of his own 

 accord, or by command. 



Breaking Shot— Is when a dog runs in when a shot, is find with 

 the intention of getting the bird, aud does not stop promptly at 

 command. 



Chasing— la when a dog follows the birds, either when the gun 

 iG m : i nrnot, to an extent to be beyond thecoutrol of the handler 

 for the time being. 



Nursery Stakes— Rule.— There will be no points allowed for re- 

 trieving in this stake. Rules otherwise as above. 



Brace Stake.— The, rules governing the Brace stakes shall bo the 

 some as those used iu the All-Aged stakes, with the following ex- 

 ceptions: The maximum for ranging shall be ten instead of six. 

 the maximum for quartering shall be ten instead of six. aud the 

 total 110 instead 100. The brace to earn the maximum for quar- 

 tering must cross each other systematically, and » ork independ- 

 edtly of each other, or one dog must quarter the ground on oue 

 side' of the handler while the other dog quarters the opposite 

 side, the dogs meeting at or near the centre. Each brace will be 

 run separately instead of running iu heats, sud be judged by the 

 scale of points as laid down and explained. In ease only one dog 

 retrieves the brace Bhall only be entitled to half tie number of points 

 lor retrieving. 



