Dhiobmbbr 22, 1881 1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



413 



bafik, But swnnjj for the scent and also pointed in good Btyle. 

 Xnllm&n, to order, Bushed tL« birds, and killed one. Both dogs 

 remained steady. Don. ordered to retrieve, did bo fairlv with 

 some help from big handler. Following these IlirSa, Grouse 

 foim.l first and made anothor grand point, while Don either 

 backed or pointed, we could not toll which, bnt were inclined to 

 think that he pointed. Tallman. to order, killed very neatly, and 

 GrpuBB retrieved nicely. Tin- was most excellent work, laming 

 baVA through the sprouts tiotb challenged, l-itt mow 1 on to sopie 

 timber, when mdio birds noshed wild. Turning down wind 

 Grouse did o very fine piece of work. He roaded a -hoit diBtauoe, 

 and located a bird in grand style, displaying good judgment. 

 Tallman. moving n]>. flushed the bird. Swinging round '. 

 wind, and working hack Don scored a good point, al-o down wind 

 The birds were Unshed to order hv the handler and missed. 

 GrouBe soon painted again, but the bird flushed almost at the 

 same instant. He soon pointed again, but this \«n ,i false point. 

 The birds bad evidently ran. as he roaded on them. A littlo fur- 

 ther on Don pointed, and Grouse moved up to him and also 

 pointed. Some very line reading was now done by both dogs, bnt 

 the pointer had the good luck to locate the bird's. By swinging 

 to tbo left, begot wind of a largo bevy, and drew to a staunch 

 point just over a ditch. Grouse meantime roading them out, but 

 before he got up to them they had gone, and with them his 

 oliance of victory, as they were now ordered up and Don declared 

 the winner. Down altogether two hours and five minutes. This 

 was a grand beat, and from start to finish the performances of the 

 dogs wero watched with aborbing interest. 



EBEE o' DAY AND DASHING HOVER. 



Peep o' Day, handled by Wallace, and Dashing Rover, handled 

 by A. Winter, were put down in a cornfield in a- valley at B;80. 

 Peep started off at a slashing gait, ranging well and moving very 

 gracefully. Rover is also a very good moving dog, but was clearly 

 over- matched. Peep dropped to a point some distance from a 

 large bevy, and Rover brought up to back, refused and moved on 

 ahead for several yards, and came to a beautiful point, -which he 

 soon broke, and going on scored a bad flush. Winter shot and 

 missed and Rover broke shot, but stopped after a few jnrnps Fol- 

 lowing the birds, Peep dropped on point, and Rover brought up 

 to back, backed out and went away a few steps, where be Btood 

 still, but his tail was moving. Wallace winged a bird, but, a6 it 

 could fly a little, Peep was not allowed to retrieve it. Rover was 

 now withdrawn and Peep declared the winner at 3:55. Down 

 twenty-live minutes. 



MAXWELL AND MUX. 



Maxwell, handled by Short, had not run, as his competitor, 

 Countess Slav, had been withdrawn, and he was cast off with irix, 

 who had a bye. She was handled by Winter. At the word Max- 

 well was off like a rocket straight away and soon lost to sight. He 

 was found after a while and brought back, and started again when 

 he ran over a knoll out of the sight of the judges, and flushed u 

 bow. He thou settled down and went much' better. On the hill- 

 side be made a false point which Trix refused to back. Then a 

 turn was made and we started toward home, but nothing was 

 found and tho dogs wore ordered up at 5. After reaching the 

 hotel, Trix was withdrawn and Maxwell declared the winner of 

 the heat. 



This ended the first series of heals with the following result, as 

 published last week. 



WEST 8EIIIKS— ALL-AOE1) STAKI S. 



Bessie beat Gordon. 



May I.averack beat Dash HI. 



Maxwell beat Countess May (withdrawn.) 



Breekonridge beat Kiunikinnick. 



Maud W. beat Dashing Monarch. 



Lad beat Pindee. 



Lite beat Miner va. 



Nellie bo-'t Bel ton III. 



Biz beat Count Noble. 



King Dash beat Rush. 



Don beat Grouse Dale. 



Peep o' Dav beat Dashing Rover. 



Maxwell boat Trix (withdrawn.) 



SECOND SERIES ALL-AGED STAKES. 



BESS AND MAT LAVEKACK. 



Friday morning the same route was taken as on tho first dav, 

 an! Bess and May Laverack wero cast off at8:05 in the cutton field. 

 Both went very well, but Bess appeared to be in the best form and 

 ran an excellent heat. Had she done as well in her beat with 

 Dashing Novice on Tuesday ne cannot but think that tb 

 would have been different. Working through the cotton and corn- 

 field, in search of the bevy previously fouud here, the dogs did 

 not. swing quite far enough to the north, and the birds were start- 

 ed by the spectators. Three or four of them went down in the 

 sprouts, and the rest flew east into the woods. Swinging round into 

 the edge of the sprouts, both dogs pointed just as tho birds (lush- 

 ed, May being a little ahead. Moving on May challenged, and 

 Bess backed, then both roaded a short distance, and May estab- 

 lished a point, which Bess backed nicely, and two birds were 

 flushed, but not shot at. A littlo further on, May pointed false, 

 and Bess backed. Working east, Bess made a beautiful point, 

 May called up, went round her, and, we thought, pointed instead 

 of backed. Moving on into the woods. May pointed, and Bess 

 backed, Roading on, May scored a flush. Tinning south, Bess 

 made a grand poiut, while May was stopped to order, but moving 

 on she scored another flush, two or three birds getting up all 

 around her. Bess remained steady. They were now ordered up. 

 and the heat awarded to Bess. Down forty minntes. 



BEECEENEIDUF. AND MAUD W. 



Brcckenridge aud Maud W. were at. Once put down in a field of 

 sedge and corn, aud, working to the east, Maud dropped on a beau- 

 tiful point. Breck, called up to back, passed by without seeing her, 

 but as he turned back, he caught sight of her. and backed 

 Dr. Ware killed to order, and Maud retrieved fairly. This was' a 

 very pretty performance. A little farther aud Breck dropped, and 

 Maiid backed very gracefully. Capt. Henry Hushed the bird but 

 missed. Maud came to a point soon after, and Breck came up and 

 half pointed, but both handlers moved close to the dogs. au d 

 Maud became a little unsteady and (lushed four or five pirns. yf e 

 thought the handlers to blame for this. Maud then swung out 

 into some weeds and made a capital point on a fresh Lev. . i , 

 came around behind, and dropped also on point. This wfia 

 good work, Capt- Henry flushed to order aud missed with both 

 barrels. A little further on, Breck pointed a running bird, and 

 then leaving the trad ho swung ahead and located it ui. ■■■'■ 

 Maud backed the first point, but went on to order, when liroek 

 moved, and passed by the b rd, which was flushed to order in front 

 of Breck. Maud, now ranging at speed, flushed a bird i 

 slumld have pointed, and the judges, slier comparing notes, 

 awarded the heat to Breck. Don u tub ty-live minutes. 

 liia a:--'d LAD. 



Lita and Lad were now cast off in tho sedge and woods, and 

 after a short spin, v, ere tent into the corn, where Lad, going at 

 speed, struck I ho scent, ol a large hew and dropped, as ii -but", on 

 a point, which he held until Lita was brought tip to back, which 

 6 '-H ly. . I .1 to order, and onekilled\ 



which Lad retrieved very well. Following the buds. I* 

 challenged, and moved an, ubon Lita math agood point which 

 Lad backed. The bird « as killed, ami L,| a . . ,-:.; --,.,,:.:. , b, 

 not finding it readily. Lad moved up and came ;• :: p., in 



a bird got up. Bol I the dead bird, and 



it. V, In nth. eo more flushed. Then Lite p.,i d i hi ,1 

 Hushed, and a moment later Lad did the sane . Lita now n.aded 

 nicely a slci i. distance, and dropped an a. point, Lad bael 

 nothing was found, and they (vera ordered up, and Lad awarded 

 the heal , Down I wonty-fivc minutes. 



NELLIE AMD I'.IZ. 



Nellie and Biz were at once put down. Both ranged aud 

 quartered in grand style. Biz soon swung to the left, and made 



a very handsome crouching point, which he held some timo for 

 Nellie to cume up, bnt as she did not come Mr. Mcintosh flushed 

 to order and killed. Biz dropping nicely to wine. 'Pirn bird was 



left and half pointed, bnt no bird was round before him while one 

 was flushed to order before Nellie. Biz now pointed in a patch of 

 plum trees, and Nellie to his left pointed at Hie end of (be. same 

 patch. Sanborn flushed to order and killed, and the bird fell 

 close to Liz who retrieved if nicely. Both then roaded running 

 birds, one of which got up wild before B:z, while Nellio passed bv 

 a bird that was flushed behind her. She roaded grandly on into 

 the woods, and established a point, bat the dry leaves were too 

 much for Biz, who roaded too close and flushed two or three times, 

 while Nellie remained staunch, tie was at last brought up to her. 

 but failed to back or wind the bird, which was Hushed to order a 

 few yards in front of her. Tho heat was then awarded to Nellio. 

 Down forty-five minutes. 



KING DASH AND OON. 



King Dash and Don were put down at 10:40. Across the gully 

 both challenged, but nothing came of it. After a long time, Don 

 again challenged in some sedge and roaded a shod distance, when 

 he swung to the left and caught it again in grand style, but the 

 ground was bare, and Short coming up, the birds flushed before 

 he had fairly located them. This was a good piece or work, as he 

 stuck to them and found very well indeed. Dash crossed the trail 

 in front of him two or three times, but paid no attention to it. 

 Following on into the woods, Don pointed, but the bird flushed wild 

 before Dash came up. Don soon got another good point, which 

 Dash backed nicely. Mr. Taudevoort flushed to order and missed. 

 Swinging round by the railroad and up a swale, both challenged. 

 aud Don roaded in fine style up to a bevy and was backed by Dash! 

 The birds were flushed to order, and Short, killed. This was good 

 work, as tho birds were down wind, and Don showed excellent 

 judgment in handling them. Going od, Don scored a flush, but. 

 soon came 10 a point, and Dash dropped very nicely to back. The 

 bud was flushed to order, and Short winged it. Dou, sent to re- 

 trieve, failed to find readily as it had run. but when we started on, 

 he ran into the bird, aud retrieved it unharmed. Across tie gully. 

 Lash made a splendid point at the edge of some brush, and Don 

 backed him, but as Short moved up.'Dash upset his chances by 

 making a willful Hush. They were now ordered up. and the bea't 

 awarded to Don. Down a little more than an hour. We now went 

 to lunch which was awaiting ns at tho cotton gin, 



PEEP o'DAY AND MAXWELL. 



At. 1 :05 Peep o' Day and Maxwell were put down at the head of 

 the gully to the east. When near the fence, Peep pointed false. 

 The spectators (lushed a bevy on top of the hill, which flew into 

 the woods. Working toward them, Peep pointed under a tree-top, 

 and one bird flushed v\ild. She then went around to the otbtr 

 side, and made a beautiful point, aud Max backed in good style. 

 Wallace flushed to order and missed, both dogs remaining si Bady, 

 Then over tho hills and through the fields, Peep showed the best 

 pace and much the best style. Across the railroad, Peep drew to 

 a nice point on a large bevy. M ax backed and then tveut in ahead. 

 He was a little unsteady, but finally pointed. Tho birds were 

 flushed to order, and one was killed. Following on, Max made a 

 good point at a tree-top. when a bird flushed wild, but. he re- 

 mained staunch until his bird was flushed to order, This was 

 very good. Peep flushed a bird soon after at the same place S 

 bird was thrown up and shot at for Peep to retrieve, which she 

 did well. They were then ordered up, aud the beat awarded to 

 Peep o' Day. Down nearly an hour. 



St'MMAHY SECOND SEBIKS 01- BEATS. 



Bessie beat May Laverack. 

 Breckenndge heat Maud W. 

 Lad beat Leta. 

 Nellie beat Biz. 

 Don beat King Dash. 

 Peep o' Day beat Maxwell. 



THIRD SERIES. 



J'.lilXKKNIllDGE AND UBSS, 



This ended the second sei 

 put down at 2 o'clock to run 

 some weeds. Running along 

 the dogs flushed a bevy. Be, 

 fairly steady. " 



ug.t 



s. and Brcckenridge aud Bess were 

 e lb si heat of the third series in 

 l£ fence, with Breck a little ahead, 

 hopped to wing nicely, aud Breck 

 and to get the wind, Bess challenged 



at a tree-top, while Breck tumbled off a log on a staunch point. 

 the scene being a very pretty one. Capt. Henry flushed to order 

 and killed very neatly, aud Breck retrieved well. Then across the 

 railroad Breck dropped on a point, which Bess backed. Roading 

 a short distance, ho dropped again. The bird then got up. 

 Moving back info tho woods both pointed false, and then out into 

 the open, where a bird had been marked down, both dogs pointed 

 the bird, which was seen to run ahead. Bess, ordered on, scored a 

 Hush, aud botll d gs dropped to wing. They were then taken up 

 and Breckenridgo awarded the boat. Down an hour and a half. 



LAD AND NELLIE. 



Lad and Nellie wero at once put down and worked across the 

 open lot. Lad pointed at a bunch of brush, where Nellie took a 

 sniff and went on, and Lad, discovering his error moved on also 

 Nellie quartered very wide across the wind to the left, and pointed 

 a nice bevy, which oho held until we came up, when Sanborn 

 flushed the birds to order. Meantime Lad found and pointed 

 another bevy, which was flushed by Dew, who killed one, when 

 Lad broke shot, but at once, dropped to order. Swinging round, 

 Nellie drew to a splendid poiut on a bevy. Lad, called up to back 

 did not see her, and crossed in front and dropped on point as if 

 shot. Dew fluBhed to order, and made a vxrvnofit doubK Nellie 

 retrieved a winged bird very nicely, but Lad failed to find the 

 other. Going on m tho thick briers Nellie flushed a single bird 

 then swinging back the judges compared ttOtOB and awarded 

 Nellie the heat. Down one hour. 



TEES o' DAY AH] . 



Peep o' Day and Don were put down at 3t30. Working through 

 the woods into a large field of weeds, Don oliaJlanged and roaded 

 to a point. Peep swung round aud pointed ahead of him. We 

 could not see which pointed fiist, but thought that J 

 best of it. Tho birds were flushed to-order by W.dlaee v. ho 

 killed, and Peep retrieved nicely. Moving on south, both chal- 

 lenged and Don D -cad, ,] towaid a bevy that flushed wild. He ap- 

 peared to ba all off; fw he soon flushed a bird thai Peep had 

 dropped to and on which he should have backed Then Peep 

 flushed one in the briers. Dun now made a blunder oy roading 

 a trail f hu wrong way in a cornfield. The judges llnste d the bevv 

 behind him. Peep pointed in the brim-, and held her birds for 

 Donto be called up to back, which ... dii ' . cell. A little 

 further on Peep flushed. Don then scored a false point, which 

 Peep backed. Ho then pointed a hare, aud Peep again backed. 

 They were now ordered up, aud the heat scurried to Peep o' Dav' 

 Down one hour. 



SUMMARY THH'.D SEMES 06 HEATS. 

 Breckenridge beat Bessie. 

 Nellie beot Lad. 

 Peep o' Day beat Don. 



FOrilTII SEIM 

 NEi.lie AND 1:1ieci;eni1!1)oe. 

 Tbisi concluded the third series, and Nellie and Brfieki irifl 

 ■■-.-■ toll at 4:30 for the first heat ol lie- fourth series. Breck 

 i 4* false point, and Nellie, a lew minutes later, did the 

 same thing, and Breck backed. Neliietueii 



pointed grandly s large bevv, while Breck. a lit tie to her left, 

 ended a single bird, w bleb (.■• Ibi-dc-C and .-1, -.-.-.' d-.-- ••..ii'm 

 Nellie and her birds, wb.il -I: w :■. u -, ,, ■■ au ,i cupt 



Henry killed one, which Nellie • Waved - J it [hen i adea grand 

 point, which Breck backed, ani I the bird — :. 



Hushed, a single bird in the swale, and 



awarded the heat at 5 o'clock. Down half an hour, This lef ' 

 Nellie and Peep o' Day the only ones in to compete for tho fiiBt 

 prize. 



NELLIE AND PEEP o' 1>VY. 



Saturday morning they were put down at 8 o'clock in a field of 

 weeds east of the old fort. Both soon challenged where birds had 

 evidently been feeding, but the scent was not good en< ugh to 

 work out. A little further east they again struck what we thought 

 the trail of the same bevy. Nellie, a bttleahead, roaded on, ahl 

 swung around her and dropped flat, Nellie fr< i zings lift at the same 

 instant. Bulb then loaded in grand style, andif thev bad been left 

 alone wonld undoubtedly have located the birds, bnt the handlers 

 crowded ahead, and a flush was the resnlt. Swinging to the left 

 Nellie was lost, but soon found, flat on her belly. Peep can 

 and backed nicelv, aud Ibrce or lour birds were, to order, Hushed, 

 and very cleverly missed by Sanborn with both barrels. Crossing 

 a hollow Nellio ran up a single bird. Nothing more was found 

 here, and the dogs wero worked east through a large field of 

 weeds and sedge, which was drawn blank. Then turning north 

 both dogs challenged, aud Nellie turning to the whistle, ran into 

 a large bevy and flushed them. This was a little to tho right and 

 partly behind tho judges, who bad the sun in their eves, aud as 

 larks had been getting up all around, they did not notice that 

 these were quail. We had only a glimpse of them, and also 

 thought them larks, but jnst then wo obtained a view of San- 

 born's face, and all was as plain as day, and we at once scored her 

 aflusb. ami the mdgesas being on a lark. Following these to the 

 east, across a guile, Nellie went up the bank and a single bird 

 in shed in front of her. She at once stopped aud remained steady, 

 Peep came up and hacked her, and two more birds were put up 

 behind her. She undoubtedly thought that more birds wero close 

 by when the first one got up, and showed good judgment by re- 

 maiug quiet. Down the gully Nellie challenged at what proved 

 to be the trail of a large bevy. While roading them out one bird 

 jumped aud flew a few feet ahead, and soon after a straggler 

 flushed and flew back over the crowd, but she stuck to them, and 

 finally established a grand point, which Peep backed nicely. San- 

 born flushed the bevy, to order, which settled in some weeds and 

 sedge beside a gnliy. Peep here made a bad flush, putting np 

 several birds, and a few step3 further a siugle bird got up before 

 her and flew a short distance across the gully. She did not chase, 

 but followed the bird, and as she went up the bank the bird again 

 flushed. Working on up the gully. Peepmade a magnificent point, 

 which she held for along time, while Nellie was called up to back, 

 which she refused to do, but went in and stole tho point. Tho 

 birds were flushed, to order, aud both dogs were steady to wing. 

 They were now ordered np and the heat awarded to Poeii o' Day, 

 who was declared the winner of the first prize, at 9:10. Down one 

 hour and forty minutes. Both handlers had hedged in tho early 

 part of the heat by agreeing to divide the stakes, no matter 

 which won. 



DON AND MAXWELL. 



Dashing Dover having been withdrawn, Don and Maxwell were 

 the only ones remaining who bad been beaten by Peep, and they 

 were at" once cast off to decide which one should compete with 

 Nellio for second place. A wide circle was made to the north be- 

 fore anything was found, when in tho largo cotton and cornfield, 

 wdn'eh had never failed us, Don swung to the right, aud would not 

 bo called off as he had struck scent, which - he stuck to and lo- 

 cated a bevy very well indeed. They were flushed, to order, and 

 one bud flew but a short distance, and dropped down again while 

 the rest went on. Don then drew to a niflo point on the single bird, 

 which Mr. Tandervoort flushed, to order, and missed. This was 

 all first class work. Then a wearisome tramp was taken without 

 result, except that Max dropped on point to a hare. After a long 

 time we crossed the railroad and the spectators flushed a bevy, 

 which flew into the woods along the gully. Beating through the 

 woods nothing' was done except that Don pointed a hare. Work- 

 ing along near the gully Max pointed a single bird, which Dou 

 banked Indifferently. Short flushed to order and missed. The 

 judges now held a long consultation and awarded the heat to 

 M axwell. We could not reconcile this decision with the perform- 

 ances as we beheld them. Down two hours and a half. 



NELLIE AND MAiWEIi. 



Nellie and Maxwell were put down at 12:15 to compete for second 

 prize, hut after running ten minutes Maxwell was withdrawn and 

 Nellie given the heat and declared winner of the second prize. We 

 now went to lunch, aud Lad and Breckenndge, who were the last 

 two dogs beaten by Nellie, divided the third prize. 



SUMMARY FOCBTH SB1SIES OV HEATS. 



Nellie beat. Breckenridge. 

 Peepo Day beat Nellie. 

 Pi cp tv Day wins first, Nellie second, and Brcckenridge and Lad 



diwh i bird 



BRACE STAKES. 



NELLIE AND COUNT NOBLE. 



This ended tho All 

 Brace stakes wereco 

 ble, who were Oast o( 

 brace was to tun a s! 

 obliged to lei 



i the t 



after lunch the 



and Count Nd- 

 at 1 :1S, Each 



lrguntball, i\Lmi 

 mark on the range, quar- 



tering, style and speed of each brace which could be put down 

 again if found necessary to complete their score on birds. Count 

 and Nellie were worked through the swale into a cornfield, where 

 some elegant work was done. Both were nearly perfect in quar- 

 tering, taming to the whistle and obeying signal'* f band very well. 

 Loth showed fair speed. Across the road. Nellio flushed a single 

 bird and stopped. Count, coming down the Boca, dropped to 

 hack when near her. but she moved" on and flushed the rest of tho 

 bevy, w-bich she should have pen.; ; ., Then 



ing, but nothing was found Nellie now poh ice or twice and 



Count backed, but they moved on each time. . _■ one or 



two jumps for a bare, bin, stopped to order. Count then made a 

 capital point, which Nellie backed. The bird was flushed to Order, 

 but the gun i lissed Bl a Count was not quite steady, but dropped 

 to order. He boou n.ad.' another poiut, but nothing was found, 

 though wl en the spectators arrived where Count had pointed a 

 single bud was ibi-L.-d, and they were ordered up. 



GROUSE DALE AND I1ASKINO MONAIICU. 



Dale and Dashing Monarch were at once put down. 

 Working through the weeds into the open field both showed good 

 speed aud ranged and quartered fairly. Then in a swale Grouse 

 Challenged and Monarch backed in grand Btyle, and on a little fur- 

 ther Grouse made a magnifieeat poml. which Monarch backed y, ry 

 fairly. Then Monarch pointed and Grouse becked, Jtuit heretho 

 handlers and judges waited over the ground 

 trail, wl, i.e. - - , louBt, they wouia have tracked qut, as the 

 ^pectat. .is. coming up. tin-bed a large 1c 



uto the .....L ahead, where Grousi loon found them and made 

 i.-ii points, which Monarch backed in e.d.ial style. 



Chab in (i b.i.rdci- by Tollman ■ " .: 



then fit tied a bird down wind and dropped to wi ., 

 auothei gol np close by. Monarch pi inted close to the itnee. and 

 giiiici. banked him fairly, 'lain . tshed to order and killed. 

 They were then taken up an Kini I and Bolton III. at once 



put down and ivorked through to the large Hi Id to the north, Both 



dropped flat almost as soon as they were started, In 



to i- Out in the open both showed up very speedy, i , , 



- Idi -i ii - u; well, Nothing me fount! i 

 when Dash going d..,wu wind, ran into a hew sod Hushed 

 lb. in. L.iib.wiug tho buds into lb - ... - ,..| , | be- 1 



.--■-. liming 



. i s bushy corner and King b»oUed. Shorl flushed to 



order and killed. They were (hej, order rl 



- : -. were placed first, Nellie and Count Nobb second aniGrouse 



Dale aud Dashing Monarch third, Dash III. aud Countess May 

 been withdrawn. This ended the N. A, K. C. F T. o'f 

 1881 



