further and told the Kennel Club; “The exhibitors are a 
fastidious people and will not submit to be talked toin so high 
atone by a set of private gentlemen of whom they know 
nothing,” or not nach, LILLIBULERO, 
Nav. 1, 1884. 
ROBIN’S ISLAND CLUB. 
XHE third annual field trials of the Robin's Island Club 
will be run Noy. 21, Following are the entries; 
- - ALL-AGED STAKE, 
MontTacur.—wW. B, Eendall’s black and tan setter dog Mon- 
fague (Gypsuii1—F'an), 
Doyn,—W, B. Dickerman’s liver and white pointer dog Don 
(Carney’s Van—Meridith’s bitch). 
Moxn.—A. T. Plummer’s black and white setter dog Moke 
(St. Elmo—Prairie Rose). 
Dare.—H. D. Polhemus'’s liver setter dog Dare. : 
Sy. Ives.—L. Waterbury’s liver and white setter dog St. 
Tves (St. Elmo—Maida), 
Berkecey [1,—N, D. Putuam’s red Irish setter dog Berkeley 
IL. (Chief—Gussie). ; : ; 
Brssin,—W. H. Force's liver and white pointer bitch Bessie 
(Sensation—Mineola). ; 
Prince Hanu.—John B, McCue's orange and white setter dog 
Prince Hal (St. Elmo—Maida). . ; 
MARQUIS DE Corrnzn,—Dr, 8, Fleet Speit’s black, white 
and tan setter dog Marquis de Correze (Emperor Fred—Lizzie 
Lee). 
S Humo V.—Dr. 8. Fleet Speir’s black, white atid tan. set- 
ter dog St. Elmo V. (St, Elmo IV.—Counitess Louise), 
ae T.—Dr, 8. Fleet Speir’s black, white and tan setter dog 
Dan T, 
BLADE 0’ GRAsS.—L. H, Bullard’s orange and white setter 
dog Blade o’ Grass (St. Elmo ['V.—Countess Louise). 
m110.—L, H. Bullard’s red Irish setter dog Philo (Derg— 
Kathleen). 
Dovcias.—lf. KH, Taylor's black, white and tan setter dog 
Douglas (Chancellor—F an). 
BELLE.—A. 8. Swan’s orange and white setter bitch Belle, 
Count Dayn,—A. 8. Swan’s black, white and tan setter dog 
Count Dan (Chancellor—Fan). 
BRIGHTON.—S. B. Duryea’s black and tan setter dog Brighton, 
(Gypsum—Wrag). / 
Eero — WV, Hi Force’s black setter dog Doctor (Gypsum— 
Fan). 
BEAU SUFFOLK,—Dr, 8. Fleet Speir’s liver and white pointer 
dog Beau Suttolls, 
Rury.—H, D. Polhemmus’s liver and white pointer bitch 
Ruby. 
Purpe— Dbauricey Marshall's orange and white setter dog 
Pride. 
Frrcy.—Geo. RK. Sheldon’s orange and white’ setter dog 
Perey. 
BRACE STAKE. 
H, D, Polhemus'’s Dare and Ruby. 
L. Waterbury’s St. Ives and Prince Hal. 
W. H. Force’s Doctor and Bessie. 
Dr. 5, Fleet Speir’s Romeo and St. Elmo V, 
mil THE FASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 
HE sixth annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials 
Club commenced at High Point, N. C,, last Thursday 
with the Members’ Stake. There were twenty-one nomina- 
tions. fifteen of which put inan appearance. Mr. Elliot Smith 
of New York, and Mr. ©. Fred Crawford of Pawtucket, R. I., 
acted as Judges, and performed their duties in a very accept- 
able manner, 
_ The weather has been so warm and itis sovery dry that much 
of the work has not been so good asis usually seen at the 
trials, although some of it was remarkably good. There has 
been no rain there for moreéthan three months, andthe ground 
is parched and as hard as flint, and most of the dogs were 
footsore. Nearly all of the small streams are entirely dry 
and most of the birds are found near the larger streams, where 
the cover is dense, making it impossible for the spectators to 
obtain a good view of the work, and causing the judges no 
end of trouble to see what was going on; indeed we have no 
doubt that in a number of instances their score books would 
have shown different fioures had they been able to see all that 
transpired, but as they could only take cognizance of what 
they actually saw, they could not score a fiush for birds that 
came from certain localities, even when circumstances were 
very suspicious as to the agency that set them going. Many 
of the flushes were of course excusable, especially when 
among the dry leaves, and only good noses and level heads 
could do good work even under the most fayorable cireum- 
stances. 
We were pleased to see so many entries for this stake, and 
hope, in time, to see it take its propel place as the most im- 
portant event of the yearly meeting. The Pittsburgh Fire- 
arms Company aud Mr. Bayard Thayer, of Boston, Mass., gave 
a very nice hammierless gun as an extra prize in this stake, 
and the club dseided to allow the winner of first the choice 
between this and the cup, and the winner of second to take 
the remaining prize, Much enthusiasm was manifest among 
the members regarding this stake, and although there was an 
earnest rivalry, the best of feeling prevailed, and in every case 
the loser was the first to heartily congratulate his successful 
rival, Birds were abundant, but the lack of scent made it 
difficult and often impossible to find them, and the running 
consequently was somewhat prolonged, and attimes tiresome. 
The dogs were drawn to run as follows: 
BucKELLEW.—W. A. Coster, Flatbush, L. 1, orange and 
white English setter dog, A.K.R. 50 (Druid—Ruby), 
against 
Princess WaRwics.—John G, Heckscher, New York, black, 
white and tan English setter bitch (Warwick—Ollie), 
Viston.—F. R. Hiteheock, New York, liver and white 
pointer bitch (Croxteth—Vinnie), 
against 
Brimsronn.—W, A, Coster, Flatbush, L. 1. lemon and white 
English setter bitch, A.K.R. 29 (Gladstone—Swaze). 
Lucta.—D. 8. Gregory, Jy., 2d, New York. liver and white 
pointer bitch (Croxteth—Belle), 
against 
SLocuUM,— Bayard Thayer, Boston, Mass., Gordon setter dog 
(Thayer's Turk—Beauty). 
Rur.—Bayard Thayer, Boston, Muass., lemon and white 
pointer bitch, A.E.R. 401 See pen gn Ruy): 
against 
Princess HELEN.—J, Ctto Donner, New York, orange and 
white English setter bitch (Thunder—Bessie), 
Kary D.—B, F=Wilson, Pittsburgh, Pa., black, white and 
tau English setter bitch (Count Seo Destine Novice), 
against 
* _Drana Il.—Charles Heath. Newark, N. J,. black and white 
Buglish setter bitch (Dash LUT.—Diana). : 
Gus Bonpuu.—J. W. Orth, Pittsburgh, Pa., black, white 
and tan English setter dog (Dasbing: Bondhu—Noyel), 
agains ; 
Jack W.—Col. Albert G. Siuo, Vincennes, Ind., orange and 
white English setter deg (Sargent—Eva). 
Cormyn.—Geo. T, Lewch, New York, red lvish setter bitch 
~~ (Peter—Countess), 
against 
Grraravoe.—J. W. Orth Hittstureb Pa., black, white and 
- tan English setter biteh (Gladstone—Nelle). 
to be laughed at.” He might have carried the quotation 
= 
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FOREST AND STREAM. 
Brock.—Geo. T. Leach, New York, red Irish setter dog 
(Bos¢o—My Duchess}, 
against 
BELLE OF THE BALL.—Charles Heath, Newark, N, J., black, 
white and tan English setter bitch (Pontiac—Rhoda). 
DasHinc Novice.—B. F. Wilson, Pittsburgh, Pa., black, 
white and tan English setter bitch (Dash If.—Noyel), a bye. 
Owing to the absence of Princess Warwick, Dashing Novice 
was ordered torun against Buckellew, and as Jack W. was 
also absent, Gus Bondhu obtained the benefit of the bye. 
BUCKELLEW AND DASHING NOVICH, 
Thursday was a beautiful day, although the heat was rather 
oppressive for a tramp over the fields. There was a gentle 
breeze from the northwest that slightly tempered the warmth 
of the atmosphere and gaye the dogs some little chance to 
scent the birds. Leaving the hotel at 12:55, we went a short 
distance north, and turning into a field of sedge, the dogs were 
cast off. Both dogs are well-known to the readers of FoREST 
AND STREAM, Buckellew haying acquitted himself with honor 
in the Members’ Stake the past two years, and Novice being 
the winner of both the National and Pennsylvania Derby 
three years ago, and dividing second with Sue at the Chicken 
Trials the next year. Both started off at a fair gait, Buck 
having a little the best of it in this respect, Novice being too 
fat and sott to show at her best. We drew several fields blank, 
and had gone nearly a mile, when a beyy flushed wild while 
Noyice was challenging in a thicket fifty yards 
to the right of them. They settled in some tall 
grass, but part of them again fiushed before we 
came nearthem. Novice meantime swung for them over a 
knoll out of sight, and then worked around to the left and 
made @ point to a part of the bevy, and as she was not seen a 
search was made for her, but she was not found until her birds 
flushed from somé cause, we could not see what. When she 
showed herself, just after, Buck had nailed one in fine style on 
top of the hill, Mr, Coster flushing it to order. Novice then 
came up and cfopred just as one rose in front of her, The 
judges then flushed two or three, and Buck swung round and 
tmnade # Nice point to a single, Novice was called to back, but 
catching scent of another as she came toward him, she dropped 
on point and held her bird, while Mr. Coster flushed the one 
in front of Buck, who then went on afew steps and backed 
Novice. Her bird was then put up by Mr. Wilson, who hit it 
hard, but it went on and was afterward found dead. This 
was very good work. We then worked down to the creek, 
where Novice pointed a single in the thicket, which was 
flushed to order. Meantime the spectators had put up a bevy 
which flew back. Working out of the thicket, Navive dropped 
on point where a hare had been, but she soon moved on. 
We then turned back to where the birds had been 
marked down, where Buck made a nice point to a 
single, which Mr. Coster flushed to order. Novice then 
dropped to point where some birds had been flushed, and as 
Buck could not see her he was ordered to drop. A little fur- 
ther on Novice made a beautiful point which Buck honored, 
but nothing was found. Buck then swung into some pines 
and made a capital point to a single bird, which Mr. Coster 
flushed to ordered and winged; Buck retrieving it nicely. 
They were then ordered up and the heat awarded to Buckel- 
lew. Down one hour and nine minutes. This was a capital 
heat and a fitting opening. Buck has very singularly been 
the first dog drawn for this stake three years in succession. 
He is a yery steady, reliable dog and has lots of hunting sense. 
Novice, although beaten, was not disgraced. Sheis one of the 
busiest workers that we ever saw, and had she been in condi- 
tion she would have made a better race. She was also unfor- 
tunate in not getting credit for a good pieceot work when she 
made her cast and found the birds, but was not seen. 
. VISION AND BRIMSTONE. 
This brace were put down in the sedge at 2:34, Vision ran 
last year in the All-Aged Stake, beating her sire, Croxteth, 
She was all off in nose and could not smell them. Brimstone 
is a very sweet little bitch, with lotsof go. She shows consid- 
erable style, and appears to have a good nose and gives prom- 
ise of turning out a clinker if nothing befallsher. After a 
short spin in the open, Brimstone swung into some pines and 
made a stylish point, with her tail almost straight in the air, 
Vision backing her in equally good style. Three or four birds 
had been flushed from there a few minutes before, and as Mr. 
Coster did not readily put up the bird we thought it a false 
point, but she knew better, and held her point staunchly until 
the bird was flushed, We then worked over to a knoll where 
some birds had been marked down, and Brimstone again 
found and made a nice point, which Vision very gracefully 
honored. Mr. Coster flushed and killed the bird to order, and 
Brimstone made a few jumps, but stopped to order. She was 
then sent to retrieve, and ran into a bird which she appeared 
to be willing to go for, but at once stopped to order. She did 
not like the looks of the crowd and failed to find the bird, and 
Vision was sent after it, She found it with some help and re- 
trieved it. Mr. Coster then threw it and Brimstone retrieved 
it. Wethen turned back through the sedge, where both dogs 
ranged well. Swinging round to an oak thicket, Brimstone 
made a nice point to a single, which was flushed to order, but 
not shot at, as it flew straight at the judges, evidently know- 
ing where it would be the safest, Working on in some weeds 
Brimstone again pointed, but moved on a few steps and a 
single bird flushed, when the rest of the bevy, which were 
feeding, got up. Vision then swung up the hill and made a 
point, but moyed on and put up the bird. She soon pointed 
again, but as Brimstone came up she moved on and the bevy 
flushed, They were then ordered up and the heat was 
awarded to Brimstone. Down one hour. ' 
LUCIA AND SLOCUM. 
This brace was at once called for and put down at 3:39 where 
the last brace were taken up. Both dogs started off fairly 
well, but getting among the birds Imcia scored two or three 
flushes and Slocum soon followed suit, when several more 
flushed wild. This was a bad send off as both should have 
ointed. Wethen swung round to where some birds had 
een marked down, but they were not found, Then on some 
stubble Slocum made a nice up-headed point to a bevy, and 
Lucia backed him nicely. Mr. Thayer, to order, put up the 
birds and cut loose at them, but nothing dropped. The birds 
went for some woods, and were joined by another heyy which 
got up fifty yards below them, Slocum was the first to find, 
painting a single at the corner, Lucia backing him; Mr. Thayer 
was ordered to flush, and as he moved up Slocum was a trifle 
unsteady, he did not flush the bird, however, and it was put 
up by Mr, Thayer; a little further on Slocum again pointed, 
but moved on and the bird got up. Lucia then made a nice 
point to some birds that flushed as the judges came up. Mean- 
time Slocum pointed in the thicket, and the birds got up as 
his handler went tohim. The birds were wild, and kept get- 
ting up all arommd us and the dogs were taken out into a 
stubble field which was drawn blank. We then took a turn 
by the house on the Model farm to some likely looking stubble 
when Lucia located a bevy in good style. Slocum was called 
up to back, but before he got there the birds rose and Mr: 
Gregory killed one which Lucia retrieved after a little search, 
We then drew considerable good looking ground without a 
find, until we reached the lower end of a stubble field, when 
Lucia made a point but moved on and got too close to a bevy 
and scored a flush. ‘They were then ordered up and the heat 
Was awarded ta Slocum. Down one hour and fourteen 
minutes. : 
RUE AND PRINCESS HELEN 
Were cast off in « field of stubble at one minute past five. Rue 
was suttering from rheumatism and moved quite stiff. Helen 
| moyed better than she did last year, She has a very graceful. 
easy way of going. Neither was very well acquainted with 
her handler, and so did not show at their best. Rus was in- 
clined to go back, to the wagon, but was finally prevailed upon 
to start. Helen started out well and worked nicely. She soon 
struck scent of a running bevy very uearly where Sue met 
defeat last year. She made a stylish point and held it a short 
time and then roaded nicely, but evidently in the wrong direc- 
tion, as she worked toward some bushes while the birds were 
on the stubble, and were flushed by Mr. Thayer and Rue as 
they came up. It was very nearly dark, and they were 
ordered up to go down again in the morning. Down 
seventeen minutes, | . 
Friday brought us another beautiful day. Leaving town a 
little after eight they were again cast off at 8:17, Rue was 
quite stiff and disinclined to work, but catching a little scent 
she swung back and made a capital point to a large bevy, 
Helen backing her yery nicely. r. Thayer put up the birds 
and had one been near the tree that he nearly cut in two it 
would probably have graced a slice of toast, but fate and the 
tree saved it. Following up the birds which settled in a dense 
thicket, Helen challenged, just as a bird rose near her, and 
soon after another got up and then several more fiushed wild, 
and as it was so thick thatthe dogs could not be seen, they 
were taken out and sent back into the woods where sey- 
eral had been marked down, but the birds would not lie very 
well, and not much could be done with them, Finally Helen 
made a nice point and Rue was called for to back, but she 
had gone home and Mr. Donner was ordered to flush, but 
failed to find the bird which had probably run away. After a 
long wait for Rue Mr, Thayer returned and stated that she 
had deserted and the heat was awarded to Princess Helen. 
Down altogether one hour and five minutes. 
KATY D. AND DIANA IL 
Both of these dogs have appeared in public before, and their 
performances are familiar to our readers. Katy is a very nice 
moving animal, with quitea turn of speed. Diana did not 
start off as well as Katy, but improved and soon went very 
well. They were put down in a large open field, and worked 
over a large extent of good-looking country where birds were 
reported plenty, but nothing was found until we reached the 
lower ene of the Model farm, where Mr. Donner flushed a 
bevy, which were followed, Diana was the first to find. She 
made a beautiful point, which Katy at once very prettily 
honored. Mr. Heath, to order, flushed and killed a single bird, 
and the rest of them got up shortly after. Following 
them up some very pretty work was done by hoth 
dogs. aty led off with a nice point, which Diana 
backed in nice style, Mr. Wilson scoring a miss. 
Diana soon had one fast, Katy backing nicely. Mr. 
Heath, not to be outdone, also missed very nicely, It was 
now Katy’s turn, and after some challenging and roading, she 
made an elegant point, which Diana at once honored. Mr. 
Wilson then got a good lead by again missing. We then 
worked to a stubble field, where Diana dropped ona very good 
int to a bevy, which Mr. Heath flushed, and from which he 
illed one, which she retrieved only fairly well, mouthing it 
somewhat, Following up the birds, Katy was fast for a short 
time, and found fiat to the ground close by a single bird, which 
Mr. Wilson flushed and would have killed had his gun been 
cocked. These last two points were very good indeed. We 
then turned back and Katy challenged near a brook, but was 
called by Mr. Wilson, which caused her to road too fast and 
she scored a flush. They were then ordered up and the heat, 
was awarded to Diana II., just as she found a beyy which 
were flushed by Mr. Heath as he took her off. The work in 
this heat, after birds were found, was of a superior character. 
and made a very fine finish of a long and tiresome heat. Down 
two hours and two minutes. 
CORINNE AND GERTRUDE, 
This-brace both ran in the Members’ Stake last year. They 
were cast off in a stubble field at 11:12, and worked through 
to some woods, where Mr, Leach flushed a bird, which 
came to grief as soon as it showed itself, Corinne retrieving it 
in good te We then worked through to the open field, 
where Gertrude ranged wide aud well. Corinne wassick, and 
did not movyeso well. Working up arun Gertrude got too 
close tea bevy, which flushed and went into some pines, 
where she followed and made a nice point, Corinne backing 
nicely. The bird had run away, but Gerty roaded it nicely 
and again pointed, and Mr. Orth, to order, put up the bird 
but did not shoot. Gerty again pointed, and was handsomely 
backed by Corinne, but nothing was found. We then worked 
toward a large bevy that had been marked down, and 
Gerty made a stylish point right in the midst of 
them. Mr. Orth, to order, put them up, and 
missed them in good form. _We then worked down 
a run and Gerty half pointed, but soon went on. Soon after 
Mr. Orth flushed a bird at the place. A little further on one 
flushed near Gertrude, and a little later several more got up 
near the handlers. It was now noon and the dogs were 
ordered up and we went to lunch, which was awaiting us at 
the barn of the Model farm. After lunch they were put down 
in stubble, and worked to some woods where a small bevy was 
flushed and marked down. Working toward them, Corinne 
pointed, but was ordered om and failed to locate the birds, 
which flushed near them as we came up. Corinne soon pointed 
again, and the bird flushed as the judges went to her. Gerty 
then pore a single, which got up as Mr, Orth was going to 
her; he cut loose, but the bird still lives. We then went in 
some briers and weeds, where a bevy flushed near the hand- 
lers, and a little further on Gerty made a point to a single 
bird, which Mr. Orth flushed to order, but had no’chance to 
miss, as it flew toward the spectators. They were then ordered 
up and the heat was awarded to Gertrude. Down altogether 
one hour and sight minutes. 
BROCK AND BELL OF THE BALL, 
This brace was then called. Brock has often been described 
in these columns. He was drawn finer than we remember to 
have seen him and got away at a much improved rate of speed. 
Belle of the Ball is said to be a clinker, but she was not well 
acquainted with her handler, and did not let out at all well, 
keeping at heel or hunting in a half-hearted way most of the 
time, she also appeared to be all off in nose, They were cast: 
off in a stubble field and given a short spin and then worked 
into the woods, where some bird had been marked down, 
Brock slowed down a little in the cover, but this did not suit 
CoL Leach, who called him in and gaye him a taste of the 
whip, when he went off like a rocket. The birds were not 
found, and we swung round into the open, and beat out a 
large extent of country without afind. Col. Leach had on a 
clean blue shirt and claimed that his dog did not recognize him 
readily, but he fell in a muddy ditch and when he got out Brock 
looked him over with an appreciative wag of his tail, and there 
was no further trouble on this score. After a weary tramp and 
fruitless search for birds, Mr. Orth with Gus Bondhu were 
turned loose and soon had a bevy in the air, We then swung 
round toward them, and when just below where they were 
found, Belle challenged and roaded into another bevy that 
that she should have pointed. These birds settled in some 
thick woods near the LPN: bevy, and we worked toward 
them. Col, Leach called a point just as several rose near Brock. 
Two orthree of them got up near Belle, butit was so thick 
that the work of neither dog could be well seen. Brock then 
got a nice point to a single bird, which Col. Leach to order 
flushed aa Kiliedatlong distance, The dogs were then worked 
in the direction that it fell and Belle found and retrieved it, 
Mr, Heath then took a shot at a bird that got up near him, but 
missed it. Belle then flushed a brace and Brock got in a good 
point on a single, which Col. Leach missed. Belle then 
flushed one and pointed where it gotup. They were then 
ordered up and the heat awarded to Brock, Down two hours 
