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also well known a* a good one. Entered by Wm. Tallman, Provi- 

 deuce, H. I, Jeuuie will be remembered as winner of the first 

 prize in all aged stakes at Roblnus' Island in 1879. She has also 

 won on the bench as follows) : First in puppy clasB, Providence, 

 • Bound m native class, Boston, 1878; first at Worcester; 

 1878; second at Brockton, Mass., and second in native class, New 

 York, 1880. She is a grand field performer and we shall look for 

 BOine good work from bur. 



WM. TALLMAN's JESSIE II. 



Jennie II.— Black and white setter bitch, whelped March 3, 1880, 

 by Sorautou's Patch, who is by a brother of Copelaud's Pete, out 

 of Jeuoie, winner of all aged stakes the first meeting ou Bobbins' 

 Island. She won second in the nursery stakes last vear, when but 

 nine mouths old and ei.k with distemper. She only weighs twenty- 

 seven pounds, but in this eu.se size is uo indication of merit, as she 

 showed last year wonderful qualities lor so young an animal, and 

 if she fulfills the promise then made she will make it warm for her 

 competitors. Entered by Wm. Tallman, Providence, B. I. 



VINXIE. 



Vinnie— Liver and white pointer bitch, two and a half years old, 

 by Dilley's Ranger out of Corcorau's Bess. Entered by 8. T. 

 Hammond, Springfield, Mass, Withdrawn. 



G. 11. WATK1S8' TOM. 



Tom— White, with orange ears, setter dog. Whelped Novem- 

 ber, 1878. Winner oi v.h.c. Now York, 1880, and e, 1881. 

 By Royal Duke, whose many winnings on the bench are too well 

 know to b recapitulated here. His dam, Bessie, we believe, waa 

 never shown. Entered by G. B. Watkius, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



D. 6. SASBORs's NELLIE. 



Nellie— Black and white English setter bitch, five years old. 

 Winner of pappy stakes, Hampton, Pa.. 1877, and the free-for-all 

 at same meeting. She divided third with Countess, at Nashville, 

 1877, and divided second with i'ow, at Patoka, 1879 j also won in 

 brace stakes with Dan at same meeting. She is bv Belton, wumer 

 of first and special at Pittsburg, 1877, out of Dimple. Nellie comes 

 a long way to contest for the honors of victory, and will undoubted- 

 ly put her best foot foremost. Entered by D. C. Sanboru, Dowl- 

 ing, Mich. 



D. C. SANBORN'S COUNT NOBLE. 



Count Noble— Black, SI lute ami tan English setter dog, two years 

 old ; winner of the Derby at Vinoemies, Ind.. last year. He waa 

 shown, but unplaced, at New York, 1881. His sire, Count Wind'em, 

 and dam, Nora, are too well known to need a description here. 

 That the Count is not unworthy his famous ancestors his per- 

 formance at \ iiieennes attests ; and wo should not be surprised to 

 Bee his colors well to the frout in the coming contest. He will be 

 run by his owner, Mr. D. C. Sanborn, Dowiing, Mich. 



F. BRUGCIEB's LEO. 



Leo— Bed Irish setter dog, about four years old, pedigree un- 

 known. He has never appeared in public ; is now suffering from 

 a severe cut on his foot which may prevent his putting in an ap- 

 pearance. Entered by Air. F. Briiguier, Newark, N. J, 



J. W- WEIRS SANDSTONE. 



Sandstone— Lemon and white native setter dog, whelped Feb. 

 19, 1880. He is by Mr. P. H. Brysou's Gladstone, whose many 

 winnings, both on the bench and in the field, have given him a 

 world wide reputation, and are so well known to our readers that 

 it is useless to repeat them here. His dam, Bertie Hoffman, 

 comes from a winning strain. Her sire is Seller's Dash, and dam. 

 Alice, is a litter Bister of Sanborn's Nellie, and if there is any- 

 thing in breeding Sandstone should sho-v well to the front. He 

 will be handled by Mr. W. W. Titus, Entered by S. W. Weir, New 

 Albany, lnd. 



H. C. HAMILTON'S MACE. 



Mace— Setter dog, two years old, by Frank out of Post's Rose. 

 This is all we have been able to learn of him. Entered by H. C. 

 Hamilton, New York. 



DR. 8. F. SITEIi's MA1UA. 



Maida- Black, white and tan Euglish setter bitch, four years 

 old, by owner's Dick out of Robert U. Gates' Clio. Maida ran at 

 the trials last year, and worked exceedingly well until an ill-ad- 

 vised chase pnt, an end to her chances. We "shall expect to see her 

 retrieve her fortune this year. 



LIZZIE LIJ. 



Lizzie Lu— Black and white ticked Engish setter bitch ; winner 

 of the Nebraska Trials, 1880, with a score of 98 out of a possible 

 100 points. She also ran at the trials last year, but was hardly 

 given a fair chance, being declared beaten before she realized that 

 she was hunting. We trust that she will at least have a chance to 

 show her quality, as we believe her to be as good as she is hand- 

 some. 



DR. S. F. SFTER's PKINCE HAL AND CHANCELLOR. 



Prince Hal and Chancellor— BlaekandwhiteEnglish setter dogs, 

 by St. Elmo out of Maida, both mentioned elsewhere. Prince is 

 a little over two years old, and has been doing good work on quail. 

 Chancellor is twenty-one mouths old, and is thought exceedingly 

 well of by his owner. All four of the above are entered by Dr. 8. 

 Fleet Spier, Brooklyn, N. Y., who has entered no less than Bix. 



Gus— Orange and white setter dog, two years and seven months 

 old by F. Forman Taylor's. One-eyed Saneho (now dead) whOBe 

 reputation as a grand field dog was world-wide. His dam is a 

 native of unknown pedigree. Entered by W. G. Parsons, Jr., New 



Brunswick, N. J. 



D. T. WOBDEN'S CHATELAINE. 



Chatelaine— Black white and an English setter bitch, nearly two 

 years old, by St. Elmo out of Maida Both of them have already 

 beeu descrioed. We learn that she has been doing very well, and 

 will undoubtedly show us some good work. Entered by D. T. 

 Worden, New York. 



c. cashman's TIP. 



Tip— Setter by Knapp's Cap out of Lambert's Peg. We can 

 learn nothing of this dog, or bitch, as the case may be. Entered by 

 C. Cashtuan, New York. 



J. steineb's bell. 



Bell— EugliBh setter bitch, also unknown, entered by Jacob 

 Steiner, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



p. R. king's BOSS. 



Boss — Pointer. All the information that we can obtain of this 

 dog is, that Sensation is his sire and that he is said to be a chip of 

 the old block. Eutered by P. R. King, Sparkill, N. Y. Handled 

 by Mai tin. 



8. D. RIPLEY'S SPY. 



Spy— Bed Irish setter clog, three years old, winner of second in 

 puppv class, New York, 1879 ; and second open claSB, New York, 

 18SU." Spy ran in lire trials last year but waa not placed, win- 

 ning one heat only. His sire, Duke, is a son of Hamilton Thomp- 

 son's old Duke. His dam is Hurrrison's Belle, unknown to us. 

 Entered bv S, D. Ripley, New York. 



J H CLARK S PRINCESS DRACO. 



Princess Draco— Black and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 Aug. 1877. Hit sue, Rob Roy, won hist champion stakes at 

 Shrewsbury, and two firsts and two seconds in the English Field 

 Trials, nei dam. Livv, was bred In Mr. I.lewelliuaud is a daughter 

 of his celebrated Daii. Entered by J. H. Clark, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 b. c. Cornell's matob. 



Match - Liver and white ticked pointer dog, neatly two years 

 old. His only winnings me v.h c. New York, 1881. His sire, 

 Sensation, and dam, Grace, are noticed above. Mutch is now in 

 Virginia, being handled by Mr. Luke White. We learn that he is 

 goiUK splendid, and displays much of the style of his sire. En- 

 tered by Root. O. Cornell, New York. 



Don Juan — Lemon and white pointer, two years old, by Sensa- 

 tion, out of Psyche II. Wit hdrawu. 



W. A. r.fi KlNuUA.-u's OBOTJSE DALE. 



Grouse Dale— White with orange ears j three years old. His 

 winnings are first in puppy Btakes, Bobbins' Island, 1879: and 

 second with Aldrich'a Smut at same meeting. He has been 

 showji on the bench but once at New York, 18>0, getting v.h.c, 

 his aire. Waters' Grouse, -eeuring first iu same class. Hia dam, 

 Daisy Dale, won second at Philadelphia, 1877, and is said to be a 

 good fielder. Three of her progeny are entered for the trials. 

 Grouse Dale ran a capital race at the meeting last fall, in fact so 

 well did he perform in his heat with Gladstone that tre looked 



upon him as sure to win, until he made an ill-advised and most 

 inoportune chase, which at once destroyed all chance. He is 

 going very niceb now, and Tallman, who'bas him in charge, will 

 do his level best to bring him to the score in good form. En- 

 tered by W. A. Buckingham, Norwich, Ot. 



j. h goodsell b daisy laveback. 

 Daisy Laverack— Lemon Belton English setter bitch two years 

 old. Winuerof second in Derby. National Trials. 1880;v.h.c, 

 at Pittsburg -, and third New York, 1881. Her parents are the 

 well known Thunder, of Mr. A. H. Moore, and Mr. L. H. Smith's 

 Peeress. Daisy, although a little one, will take a deal of beating 

 before she surrenders. Entered by Jas. H. Goodsell, New York. 

 Handled by Martin. 



BACKET 

 Backet — Black, white and tan English setter dog, two and a half 

 yeara old, winner of thud New York, 1881. He is by Battler out 

 of Leeda, whose performances we have not at hand." Entered by 

 Mr. Goodsell. Handled by Martin. 



3. h. goodsell's don jttan. 

 Don Juan -Blue Belton English setter dog, two years old, win- 

 ner of o., New York, 1881. She is by Tarn O'Shariter out of La 

 Reiue, also entered by Mr. Goodsell. ' Handled by Martin. 



H.V. LIVINGSTON'S BABO.VEr. 



Earonet— Lemon and white pointer dog. whelped Nov. 24, 1879. 

 Winner of v h.c. and medal for best pointer dog with field trial 

 record, New York, 1881; and third in puppy stakes at Robbins' 

 Island last year. His sire is the well known Rush of Mr. Orgill, 

 whose many winnings on the bench are well known. His dam, 

 Livingston's Rose (champion S'japshot-Gipsev), non second New 

 York. 1SS0. Baronet is thought well of by his owner, and will un- 

 doubtedly show some good work. Entered by H. W. Livingston, 

 New York. Handled by A. L. Titus. 



H. A. ROSENTHAL'S FLOBA, PRINCE SALM AND PILOT. 



Flora, setter bitch, nine years old, by Sport out of Flora I.; Prince 

 Salrn, setter dog. three years old, by Nick out of Floral., and 

 Pilot, setter dog, two years and nine months old ; are all unknown 

 to UB. Eutered by H. A. Rosenthal, New York. 



This completes the entries for the Peconic or all-aged stakes, 

 and a grand lot they are. Should we be blessed with good weather 

 we shall expect to see at le fit thirty starters out of the forty- 

 three entries, and to witness some of" the grandest performances 

 that huve ever graced the field. 



Jlemlers' Stake. 



Open to members of the Club only, each entry to be owned and 

 handled by the nominator. 



SPT. GLEN. 



Spy, entered by S. D. Ripley, is mentioned above ; as is also 

 the Glen of Dr Aten. 



ST. PATTI. 



St. Patti— Black and white English setter bitch, five years old; 

 c. at New York, 1877, the only time shown. Her sire," Pride of 

 the Border, is too well known to our readers to need description 

 here. Her dam, Herzberg's Jessie, won second at Springfield, 

 I87G ; and special for best hred bitch to be shown with one of her 



THE FOTLEST AND STREAM CUP. 



progeny, having the best field trial and bench show record. New 

 York, 18>1. St. Patti is litter sifter to St. Elmo. She should 

 show good work, as her breeding is of the best. Entered by E. 

 A. Herzberg, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



BLOCK, COUNTESS, CHIEF. 



Brock and Countess, entered by G. T. Leach, New York, are 

 noticed above, as is Chief, of Max Wenzel. 



J. O DONNEB's BESSIE. 



Bessie— White, with lemon ear. setter bitch,' three years, by 

 owner's Ranger IT. (Champion Ranger- Wonder) out of Dr. Mal- 

 lard's Belle. This bitch was second in puppy stakes, Bobbins' 

 Island, 1879, when less than ten mouths old. She did some ex- 

 cellent work at the trials last year, beating St. Elmo and Raleigh, 

 but was not placed. We think her a good one and if shown at her 

 best it will be no soft thing for her competitors. Entered by J. 

 O. Donner, New York. 



GROTJ8E DALE. 



Grouse Dale, entered by Wm. A. Buckingham, will he found 

 described above. 



CHAS. H RAYMOND'S ASH. 



Ami — English setter, two years old, by Morrord's Don. Winner 

 of first Springfield, 1576 ; second St. Louis, 1878. aud was a capital 

 dog in the field. Ann's dam was the well known Fairy, whose 

 history is familiar to all. Entered by Chas. H._Raymoud, Morria 

 Plains, N. J. 



MAX HARE AWAY. 



Max Harkaway— English setter, three and a half years old, by 

 Guy Maunering, who won the Centennial prize at Philadelohia, 

 1876, and special for best setter, New York, 1877. His dam, 

 Quinby's Bosie, we do not know. Also entered by Mr. Raymond. 



TOM. 



Tom, entered by Mr. Geo. W. Watkius, is mentioned above. 



We had hoped that this stake would have brought out a larger 

 number of entries, aDd that the members of the club would have 

 come forward and made this the most interesting event of tue 

 meeting. We trust that next year we shall see such an improve- 

 ment in this respect as will give this event the prominence that it 

 deserves. We shall give our readers next week full details of the 

 summing up to the latest possible moment. 



THE FOREST AND STREAM CUP. 



SOME months ago we offered the Eastern Field Trials Clnb a 

 cup to be competed for at the coming meeting by amateur 

 handlers, and the offer was aoceptcd by the association. The im- 

 portance to his ewner of a knowledge of how a dog should be 

 worked is not likely to be overated, and we were inclined to think 

 that the offer of such a prize as this would have a tendency to induce 

 owners of well-bred animals to run them in the coming trial. 



The cnp which is to be competed for is of si eriing silver and 

 nine inches in height. On its face it bears an excellent portrait of 

 a well-bred setter dog, for which one cf the best known blue bloods 

 sat— if we may be allowed the expression. The artist by whom the 

 aocompaning cut wsb engraved has not done justice to this por- 

 trait, aB the dog is here represented as badly undershot, while in 

 the engraving on the cap his head is excellently drawn. On the 

 opposite side of the cup is the inscription: 



FOBHST AND STREAM 



TO TDK 



BEST AMATEUR HANDLES, 



(Space for U'inwr'4 Savt*). 



Eastern Field Trials. 



i&si. 



The prize was designed by Mr. C. B. Wilkinson, of Wilkinson & 



Lennon, and can be Been for a few days in the window of E. S. 



Harris' Sportsmen's Warehouse, 177 Broadway. 



Mr. J. C. Donner, President of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 has presented to the association an elegant and valuable piece of 

 plate to be awarded to the breeder of the winning dog in the aU 

 aged atake. 



New Yore, Nov. 22. -Editor Forest and Stream .- Messrs. Ta 

 turn Bros., shot manufacturers, of New York, have presented to 

 the Eastern Field Trial Club, through their Treasurer, Geo. T 

 Leach, Esq., SiO, to be used to help to defray the expenses of the 

 coming Eastern Field Trial, which commences on Bobbins' Island 

 on Thursday of the pretent week. Jocob Pentz, Sec. 



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CLASSIFICATION AT FIELD TRLALS. 



Lamar, Mo., Nov. 7, 



Editor Forest and Stream ; 



If the system of classifying dogs at field trials were changed, 

 it would, I think, add greatly to the number of entries in the 

 National and State trials. In the nursery and puppy stakes the 

 ages are limited. After a pup is eighteen months "old it is not 

 eligible for the puppy stakes, and if wo do not wish to enter it in 

 the all-aged Btakes, it must be kept at home ; and just for these 

 .reasons, the want of time, money, age and experienced men to 

 educate it, to compete with the champions. This education must 

 be first-class in every respect, as every sportsman knows. We oc- 

 casionally find pupa that are very apt to training, but they are, like 

 hens' teeth, scarce and far apart. To accomplish that amount of 

 education at that age is, as a general rule, too severe on the 

 youngster. Sportsmen well know that a pup should not have 

 hard field work, even at the age of twelve months ; and should he 

 not be whelped at the proper season, may at the age of thirteen 

 months be obliged, if entered, to compete against those who 

 might be only one day less than eighteen months old. There will 

 be found plenty of amateur spostsnien. who are lovers of the dog 

 and gun, who would quickly euter in field trial sports if there waa 

 a proper class for them. Look at our bench shows, and see the 

 different classes we have. We find them far better patronized 

 than our field trials. The brace stakes in our field trials could be 

 abandoned, and also the nursery stakes, as all dogs are run in 

 braces. This would leave room for two classes— a champion class 

 and a class for young dogs between the puppy and free-for-all 

 class. At present the all-aged stakes are left open until the even- 

 ing before the trial, aud who knows until he is there how many 

 of those champions hia pup will have to contend with? Jnst 

 think for a moment '. A pup nineteen months old, with six or 

 seven mouths of moderate field work, must run with a dog of 

 three or four years' experience. Wonld any one think of taking 

 a two-year-old colt and enter in a free-for-all race, boBt three in 

 five ? Oh, no ! Why not ? Simply because its age, education 

 and experience are not sufficient. If we wish pood, strong, 

 well-f earned and lasting field dogs, make room for them, so they 

 can be weaned before training them for field trials, and then we 

 shall have some reward for our labor. The nursery stakes at 

 present is the most inhuman practice ever put upon "the canine 

 family. Just think of taking a pup in its childhood and putting 

 it to field labor ind teaching it to point staunchly, dropping to 

 wing and ahot, backing and quartering hia ground, and to be 

 obedient, all of which must be done to fit him for a field trial. 

 If the puppy class was from sixteen to twenty mouths old it would 

 give far better results than from twelve to eighteen months. I 

 have had the pleasure of shooting over the dog upward of twenty- 

 five years, and have attended four of our field trials. I Bpeak 

 only from experience and what I have seen. Old Fogy. 



HE HAD A HANG-DOG LOOK. 



Cleveland. O. 



a T different times I have bought dogs "sight aud unseen," as 

 Ji the boys say when trading jack-knives, and each time, very 

 luckily, got" all L bargained for— fully as good or better than I had 

 expected. Not so fortunate a friend of mine, who, a few weeks 

 siDce, sent sixty or sixty-five dollars to a Western town in answer 

 to an advertisement, and in due season received a very fair look- 

 ing dog, except that he had a " hang-dog " look, neither lively nor 

 cheerful — one of those sneakish brutes that are not at all prepo- 

 sessing. 



Of course, a " trial trip " was the first thing in order. My friend 

 put up his team at a farm-house, and induced the farmer to ac- 

 company him. Some ruffed grouse were flushed oyer a fair point, 

 one of which fell to the gun. The dog dropped to shot, and, at 

 the command, started to retrieve Onr sportsman began to think 

 he had a prize, and blamed himself lor thinking meanly of the 

 dog at first sight : but at this moment, and with the bird under his 

 nose, the brute discover, d a flock of sheep across a fence. AR 

 thoughts of retrieving " partridges" were dismissed. In an in- 

 stant the dog seemed transformed from a mild-eyed, subdued 

 sneak to a fierce wolf. His lips were drawn back, and his teeth 

 looked as mollifying as those of a hungry shark to the man over- 

 board. He spraug over the fence, took the nearest sheep by the 

 throat and killed it in a twinkling ; also two more. By this time 

 the owner had him by the collar, and the excited owner of the 

 sheep was trying to take a hand iu the fray. But the bloodthirsty 

 creature twisted loose, suapped hia master s arm, and sprang on to 

 and killed the fourth sheep. 



It was now high time for the shot-gun to take a hand in the 

 melee, which it promptly did. " trying for a double " on thia beast 

 infuriate. Ir buzzards will feed on ao mean carrion, boues— and 

 the man who s.oldhim — aro all there is left of this highly advertised 



jty-dollar dog. 



Eight dollars made peace with the farmer, and my friend again 

 has hie eye out for a (non-sheep killing) setter. Me-hit-arlh. 



ATLANTA BENCH SHOW.— Everything points to a most suc- 

 cessful show. Entries are coining in and the gentlemen having 

 the matter in charge are workmj like beavers to make this — the 

 first 6how of the kind ever held in this State— something worthy 

 the name. May abundant sucoeBB crown their efiorte. 



