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_ The Judges acting for the trials were Messrs, Gen. George 
Wingate, Jacob Pentz and 8. F. Lewis. The preliminaries 
haying thus been all settled, the balance of the evening till 
bed time was called, was as enjoyable as only a gathering of 
sportsmen can make suchevents. Pillows bad seemed hardly 
ented when a gong aroused all to the duties of the coming 
day. A To’clock breakfast found no laggards either in time 
or appetite, so that in half an hour, the trials of 1884 were 
“under way.” ‘No lovelier November morning was ever seen. 
A heavy white frost lay bright upon twig and blade, which 
quickly dissolyed under the warm breath of a southwest wind 
and a shining sun. The Derby was first run and the first brace 
called was 
DAVE AND DAN T. 
were cast off to west of club house and ranging westward 
to the shore failed to strike birds, A turn was made to south- 
ward where, in the sedge which marks the dividing line be- 
tween tide and land, Dan T, made a capital point. The bird 
flushed wild, starting as he whirled a large bevy which 
all made over the hillandfor the cover of the wellknown 
brier thicket at its foot, Risiig the hill Dave false pointed 
siifily. walked on, located again, roaded forward a yard or so, 
gave up scent and Pas away once more, Dan T. backed 
beautifully. Dan T. shortly after located another bird, when 
Dave, not taking kindly to his new owner, had almost with- 
drawn from the heat, so engaged was he in looking for a face 
he knew, After consultation the judges, under the rules, 
gave the heat to Dan T., as Dave hadn’t the slightest chance 
to win, The next heat was between Force and Romeo. Ac- 
eording to the rules of the elub, there were no byes, the odd 
dog haying to run against an outside dog, leaving no heat to 
be won by what a sailor would eall “a fluke,” At 8:50 
ROMEO AND FORCE 
were cast off in the open to compare style and speed and then 
worked into the oak woods at west side of kennels. Here 
Romeo soon found and located. Force, called up to back, 
failed to do so, failed also to “nose” the birds, which were 
then flushed to order. Myr. Waterbury withdrew Force, who, 
by the way, is scant seven months old, leaving the winner of 
the Derby of 1884, Dr. 8. Fleet Speir’s Dan T., a handsomely 
marked black, white and tan, with alovely head and most 
intelligent face, 
At 9:10 the first brace of the All-Aged Stakes was called and 
cast off in woods where the last brace was taken up. These 
were 
RUBY AND BLADE OF GRASS. 
Working eastwardly through woods to kennel lot, and 
across roadway to buckwheat stubble. Here Ruby did some 
first-rate roading, almost an eighth of a mile till coming to a 
patch of wire grass, the birds flushed away ahead of her, 
Blade, speedy as a ghost, of excessive action and capital style, 
Was yet under no control and showed like a puppy, and had 
evidently not been handled for some time. It took but few 
moments to convince the judges of her incapacity to earn a 
place and the dogs were ordered up at 9:40, The next brace 
were close at hand and turned off promptly at 9:45. These, 
GENERAL ARTHUR AND BRIGHTON, 
worked eastward through scrub oak thicket to ‘eastern 
shore, then through brier patches so well Known to all who 
have visited the island to the little pateh of good-sized oaks on 
North beach. Here hirds were found, Arthur getting in some 
capital work and creeping away ahead of Brighton im scoring 
points of merit. A turn was made southward, and at upper 
end of buckwheat pateh, adjoining woodland, the scent was 
struck, roaded into woods, located by both dogs, Arthur gei- 
ting there first. Birds flushed, two killed, and a nice retrieve 
made by both dogs. But little consultation was had among 
the judges before the next brace was ordered up, 
BERKELEY Il. AND PRINCE HAL, 
Turned off at 10:15, hunted southeastwardly and to the right 
of cart path that separates the island into east and west 
divisions. Berkeley was away off, and was evidently suffering 
from the effects of cold and feyer. His eyes were running: 
coat was staring and gait contracted. Prince Hal was scoring 
a record quickly under such conditions, made a succession of 
pou was fairly backed and backed but fairly himself. 
erkeley IL. flushed a couple of birds, one soon after the other; 
and so the brace was ordered up at 10,45; and the next brace, 
PRIDE OF ROBINS ISLAND AND DON, 
called for and turned off at 10:50. Hunting eastwardly to 
open patch of some forty acres, a wide ravine areroundeal hy 
oak-eovered hills and the open covered with a dense growth 
Of wire grass and a patch of wheat stubble. Don was a goer 
of capital style, but under no command. <A high-tempered 
dog, he took his well-merited whipping with outward sign of 
resentment, and once loosened, was soon away bent upon 
earning another installment of correction. On the west ofthe 
rayine he flushed quite a bevy of birds by perfect recklessness, 
and followed that by another flush of asingle. Pride was 
hunted, till finding birds, pointed them staunchly, retrieved 
nicely when ordered, and both dogs taken up at11;20. The 
next brace, 
ST. ELMO V, AND ST, IVES, 
were promptly turned off, Hunted through scrub thicket 
northwardly, it seemed impossible to find birds, A tedious 
hunt followed, until the most northerly wood land was 
reached. Here a bevy of birds flushed wild. Flying west- 
wardly, they were marked down. Following them up, both 
dogs did some good yworh, roading, pointing and backing. 
Pace good, and style also. Ordered up at 12:15, and the next 
_ brace turned off immediately. 
rl DOCTOR AND MOKE. 
These were turned out in open, to yiew style, pace and 
quartering, then worked through scrub in a southeasterly 
direction without locating birds, The dividing wagon road 
reached, where Doctor made a bad false point, which was 
backed well by Moke, Moying on eastwardly, a long walk 
was had till Moke located scent, roaded up and made a good 
Bont Dogs ordered up at 12:50; and so ended the running 
a puke third annual All-Aged Stakes of the Robins Island 
wh. 
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Prince Hal, ,,,) 25/15) S|} B| 6) 4 jek | 3 |10) 74) 2] 72 
St, Elmo V., (25 })d8 | 4) 4) 5) 4 | 4, £ 8) 78) 4] 69 
St, Ives 26) 15) By) 4) 5) 4 44) 7| 73 | 4) 69 
Mote 22, Wie -s5, Ra 20) See! a OO oe 1 68) 168 
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DERBY STAKES. 
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An adjournment was had for lunch, the rest being much 
needed and thoroughly enjoyed when the cluh house was 
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reached. After luncheon but few moments were allowed for 
the repose of weary limbs, for the judges ordered up the first 
pair contesting for the prize of the Brace Stakes at 2:30, 
ST, ELMO y, AND GENERAL ARTHUR, 
Cast off on west side, the open fields were gone over, then 
the thick brier cover with little success. A turn was made 
eastwardly through woods, then back again northward where 
birds were found, but extremely wild. Good work was 
done by both dogs, That ona crippled bird by ‘‘Cinq” backed 
elegantly by General Arthur, being especially commendable. 
Dogs taken up at 3:40, 
PRIDE OF ROBINS ISLAND AND BERKELEY Ii, 
were immediately cast off and worked ina southerly direction. 
A few birds were found in the salt sedge just below the 
bluff on the south side, and lying between the outlet of Black 
Duek Pond and the bay, A single bird was pointed superbly 
by Pride, backed up well by Berkeley, Bird put up, shot at, 
and retrieved by Pride. A beyy soon located and flushed, 
both dogs doing well, with Berkeley away better than earlier 
inthe day. The flushed bevy marked down and followed, and 
some capital work was had on the scattered birds. Dogs taken 
up at4:10. At 4;15 the next brace was cast off, 
RUBY AND DAYE. 
Hunting along the west side northerly, birds were soon 
found, Dave having the most speed pointed first, backed gal- 
lantly by the bitch. The birds rose wild, were shot at and 
missed, A single one marked down and followed, Ruby 
pointed, Dave roaded past her, getting scent himself. Quail 
flushed, shot at and killed. Ruby ordered ‘‘to fetch,” made a 
mess of both bird and retrisying, Ordered up immediately. 
DOCTOR AND ST, IVES. 
Still on West Bluff hunting northwardly and through the 
worst cover for dogs and men on the whole island. Thick bay- 
berry bushes, high blackberry canes with running vines and 
“bitter sweet” matting alltogether, Dogs cast off at 4:40 with 
evening shadows coming on apace. Hunting toward the edge 
of bluff, it was scant ten minutes before dogs were missed, 
first one then the other, and no amount of calling whether by 
whistle or yoice brought them. VWifteen minutes grace was 
allowed when they not turning up, the next and last brace, 
DON AND ROMEO, 
were cast off at 4:45. The quality of each was well known, so 
that little was there to observe, save their running as a brace. 
This was more than fair, Don of the two bemg the faster, At 
the buckwheat stubble lying between the clay pits and the 
big thicket, Don nosed the scent. Roading quickly, he soon 
got on his birds. backed in the best style by old Romeo, Bird 
was flushed and dog ordered on. He soon got another point 
and was again most handsomely backed by the older dog. It was 
now so dark the dogs were ordered up and running finished. 
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Thus ended the Robins Island Trials of 1884, An unqualified 
success in everything. The only mairing occurrence was the 
unfortuuate getting away from command of Doctor and St. 
Tyes, One of those annoying events for which thereis no com- 
pensation. A chance lost which cannot be afterward recom- 
pensed. The owner had the hearty sympathy of all, judges, 
members and spectators. As they are a good brace when 
working together, there is but little doubt that they would 
haye worked well to the front before the finish. 
THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 
FINHE sixth annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Club 
commenced at High Point, N. C., on Thursday, the 18th, 
with the Members’ Stake, which was run before the advertised 
time of the rezular meeting in order to expedite matters. We 
gave last week a full account of the running. On Monday, 
the 18th, the All-Aged Pointer Stake was commenced, with 
sixteen starters out of the twenty nominations. The Mem- 
bers’ Stake had been run on the grounds preserved by the 
club, and birds were not found nearly so plenty as last year, 
except in a few localities. We cannot account for their 
scarcity, unless they were shot or trapped last winter, as 
birds are very abundant all around High Point, and capital 
shooting could be found in every direction, Good ground, 
that was well stocked with birds, wasfound five onsix miles 
east of the town, and the owners kindly consenting that the 
club should use the grounds, the trials were commenced there. 
We found birds reasonably plenty, and the country much 
more favorable for running the trials than that formerly used. 
Owing to the extremely hot and dry weathér the running 
in the pointer stake was not equal to that of last year, After 
the finish of the pointer stake we were favored with a day’s 
rain, and the work was of a better character. The judging 
all through was the most satisfactory that we have ever seen, 
and with one or two exceptions we heard none of the usual 
grumbling. 
On the evening of the 17th Mr, W. T. Mitchell handed to the 
secretary of the club the following protest; ‘‘I hereby protest 
the entry of Bridgeport, as he was hunted south of the R. and 
D, Railroad, in violation of the club rules.” 
; “(Bigned) W. T. MircrHey,” 
The committee immediately convened and called upon Mr. 
Mitchell for his proofs. Being first interrogated as to whom 
he represented in offering the protest, he said that he did soin 
behalf of Messrs. J. C, Higgins, Chas. Heath and Chas, J, 
Osborne. Mr. Heath being present was asked as to whether 
he authorized action of the trainer, and said he did, Testi- 
mony pro and con was then taken, and the committee unani- 
mously agreed that Mr. Mitchell was mistaken in his charge 
and refused to entertain the protest, 
ALL-AGED POINTER STAEHS, 
JIM AND TAMMANY, 
This was the first brace in_ the Pointer Stake. Jim, owned 
by Mr, James_P. Swain, and handled by Mr. Alonzo Kolb, of 
onkers, N. ¥., is a medium-sized lemon and white dog, said 
to be a good fielder, but like many others, he did not know 
what to make of the crowd, and did not show up to advan- 
tage. He moves well, and occasionally went for a short dis- 
tance at a fair rate of speed. Tammany is a nice ip-headed 
dog, alittle above the medium size. He has plenty of bone, 
ad shows lots of quality. He is a little light behind, but may 
fill out when mature. He is owned by Mr, F. R. Hitoheock, 
and was handled by Mr. John White, of Bridgeport, Conn, He 
had but a trifle the best of Jim in iti but was much more 
stylish, They were cast off inalarge stubble field at 8,50 
and worked through to the lower side, and then we turned u 
a hill, when one of the spectators walked into a bevy, an 
part of fhem rose and settled ina thicket. Both dogs chal- 
lenged and roaded where the birds had been, and Jim flushed 
a brace that he should haye pointed. Working out thethicket, 
Tammany half pointed, and Jim came up in front of him and 
put up the bird. After a turn through the thicket, Tammany 
made a beautiful point, and Jim was brought up to back, but 
he went on and stole the point instead, and then jumped in 
and put up the bird and broke shot when White fired, but at 
once dropped to order. They were then ordered up, and the 
heat was awarded to Tammany at 9:22. Down thirty-two 
minutes. ‘This was a very unsatisfactory heat. 
DRAKE AND LALLA ROOKH. 
Both of these dogs ran last year. Drake has greatly im- 
roved in form, and went at a better rate of speed. He was 
rawn fine and we thought him a bit stale from overwork. 
He went well, however, and rana good race. He was handled 
by Mr. Philip Thurtle. Lalla Rookh was looking well, and 
went at a clipping gait, ranging wide and well; but she was all 
off in nose and could not locate her birds nearly so well as 
Drake, whose nose appeared to be first-class. She was handled 
by Mr. Luke White. They were put down in the stubble and 
worked down to a branch, where Rookh, after a wide cast, 
swung back and challenged, and commenced working up the 
trailof a bevy. Drake caught the scent on the right, and 
roading too close flushed a bird, and the bevy then got up. He 
partly dropped to wing, and Rookh backed him nicely. We 
‘then followed the birds into some woods, where one flushed 
behind Rookh, and as she dropped to wing she caught scent of 
another and pointed, The bird flushed itself as we stood 
looking at her, and White missed it. Drake then half- 
ointed, but moved on a step and one got up near her, 
rake then made a point, and Rookh backed him 
yery gracefuly. He soon moyed on, and then both 
challenged where some birds hac been flushed from, 
Turning back, Drake made a nice point to a running bird, and 
Rookhb backed him in good style. He then roaded very nicely 
and located his bird, which Thurtle flushed to order and 
killed, and Drake retrieved well. Meantime Rookh scored a 
flush. We then beat out a patch of sedge, where Drake pot 
in a beautiful point, which Rookh at once honored. The bird 
flushed as the handlers came up, and Thurtle stopped it very 
neatly. One then got up near Rookh, and White cut loose 
and scored a miss, Rookh was then sent to retrieve the bird 
shot by Thurtle, but it had run away and was not found, 
although both dogs tried for it. Then at the edge of the 
woods Drake pointed and Rookh backed him. He then drew 
on and again pointed, but no bird was found. We then took 
quite a turn up tothe head of a ravine, when a large bevy 
flushed wild ahead of us and settled in the rayine OW us, 
The dogs were taken around to get the wind, and then worked 
toward them; but before they were found White walked them 
up, and they went into a pine thicket, where Drake made a 
point with his tail straight down, and Rookh backed him 
with her tailin the air, Thurtle flushed the bird to order, 
but did not shoot. They were then ordered up and the heat 
was awarded to Drake. Down fifty-two minutes. This was 
a good heat, Drake doing some excellent work. 
LUCIA AND JOY. 
These dogs ran a heat that was only remarkable for the in- 
ferior quanity of the work performed, Lucia was handled by 
Mr, E, H, Haight, but he did not succeed in getting any better 
work out of her than she did in the Members’ Stake, although 
she ranged wider. She has the reputation of doing good work 
but appeared to be all off in nose. Joy, handled by her owner, 
also is said to be a very fine performer, but the crowd was too 
much for her, and she did not let out. Lucia cut out all the 
work and flushed right and left. ‘They were finally ordered 
up to go down again if,in the opinion of the judges, they 
stood a chance to win a place. Down one hour and two 
minutes. 
BANG BANG AND SCOUT. 
These dogs ran together last year when Bang Bang won after 
a Close heat, He was handled by Mr. Luke White, and came 
out in better form than he showed last year. He has improved 
in speed and dash, and ran a good race. Scout has also greatly 
improved, and clearly had the best of his competitor except 
in style. He was handled by Mr. Haight. They were cast off 
in some sedge, both moving well, Bang Bang in an easy grace- 
ful way that is very taking; and Scout witha long, low stride, 
that took him over a lot of ground. Working into a thicket, 
Bang made a stylish point, and White went in to flush; but 
the bird had run, and Bang moved on, and as White followed 
he flushed and killed a bird which may have been the ons that 
Bang had pointed, although it was a little to one side of the 
place, Bang retrieved it nicely. We then took quite a turn 
without result except that both dogs challenged and pointed 
two or three times, but soon went on. We then swung round 
to a likely-looking thicket, where Bang got in a capital point 
to a bevy, which White flushed to order and missed. Bang 
was a trifle unsteady, but at once dropped to order, Bang 
then pointed in some thick briers, but was not seen until White 
walked up the birds. Of course he got no credit for this, as 
the judges could not see him. We then went into some pines 
aiter a brace of birds, but White walked them up. Working 
up arun, Scout made a point, and the bird flushed behind him 
as his handler came up; he then went on and again pointed 
just as he was steadied by Haight, who flushed and Kille 
the bird, Scout retrieving it nicely. <A little further on 
Scout struck scent and pointed. Bang intended 
to back him, but je as he straightened he caught scent and 
pointed instead. The birds were in some wicked looking briers, 
and as both dogs drew in they passed along the edge by the 
birds, but swung round and went into the briers, both point- 
ing at nearly the same instant, with Scout a half Jength in 
front. Bang took a step and then Scout did the same, and 
as the handlers also moyed, the bird got up and Scout was 
a trifle unsteady, but at once dropped to order. We then 
turned back and Scout made a point, but no bird was found. 
He then went on and struck the scent, but roaded too close 
and scored a flush and took a jump or two, but stopped to 
order, Then in the thicket Bang pointed, and two birds 
flushed as handlers and judges came up. Both dogs and their 
handlers then went into the thicket and some birds got up, 
but we couldnot see whether they were flushed by the dogs 
or handlers, both dogs were standing still when the judges 
came up. Scout then got in a good point, which Bang backed 
in a sty manner, Haight flushing the bird to order. They 
were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Scout at 
12:56. Down one hour and twenty-three minutes, We then 
went to lunch, 
RUE AND LUCK’S BABY 
were the next hrace, Rue being handled by T, M., Aldrich and 
Luck’s Baby by R. T, Vandevort. They were cast off in a 
sedge field at 1:45, Luck’s Baby isa liver and white pointer, 
and this is her first experience in field trial work. She went 
off at a good pace snd outspeeded Rue, but she lacks experi- 
ence and did nothing in the heat. They were worked down 
a drain in some stubble, which was drawn blank. We then 
swung around the hill, when Rue pointed a bevy in some 
pines. The birds were fished to order and Aldrich killed 
one, which was promptly retrieved by Rue. We then went 
on over the hill, where Baby pointed false. Moving on, both 
dogs challenged, but moyed on, Wethen swung round the 
hill and Rue pointed a single bird. Going on down the branch 
Baby pointed and was backed by Rue, but discovering her 
error she moved on, Soon after Rue pointed in some thick 
bushes. Wethen swung round the hill to where some birds 
had heen marked down, where Rue ina short time scored 
thres flushes, Wewenton through the woods, where a large 
bevy was flushed hy the spectators, The dogs were sent in 
