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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 27, 1884, 
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the brush, but failed to get a point, and were ordered up and 
the heat was awarded to Riieat3. Down one hour and fif- 
teen minutes, 
JILT AND MAINSPRING 
were the next brace, Mainspring, handled by Capt. Me- 
Murdo, and Jilt, handled by Philip Thurtle. They were cast 
of im a sedge field at 3:03. Both dogs went off well. Main- 
spring, a recent importation, is a liver and white dog of fine 
style and speed, and cut out his work well. Jilt, who ,ran in 
the Derby last year, is a good bitch. This heat was the best 
of the series so far, and was watched with a great deal of in- 
terest by every one present, both dogs did fine work and were 
handied well. They were worked up the hill when Mainsprin 
pointed and was nicely backed by Jilt. The birds flushed 
wild, and one was killed by Thurtle and retrieved by Jilt. 
Moying on Mainspring scored a false point. Jilt then pointed 
a single bird in a bunch of plum bushes, and was nicely 
backed by Mainspring. The bird was fiushed to order. Soon 
aiter both dogs pointed, the bird was flushed to order and 
killed by Thurtle and very handsomely retrieved by Main- 
spring, Wethen moved on to the edge of the woods, where 
Mainspring made a splendid point on a single bird in the 
brush. Next Jilt pointed a single bird, and was backed nicely 
by Mainspring. Thurtle to order putup a brace, We then 
moved out into the open field where Mainspring scored a false 
point. Wenow went down toa branch and across a hill of 
sedge and pines, when a large beyy was flushed by the hand- 
Jers, and marked down in an adjoining field. We had crossed 
over the fence into the field when Mainspring challenged but 
moved on. Both dogs then pointed a bird cach, the birds were 
flushed to order, and one Killed by Capt. McMurdo. Moving 
on Jilt flushed a single bird and broke in, but stopped to order. 
After some roading and challenging by both dogs, they were 
ordered up, and the heat was awarded to Mainspring, at 4:10. 
Down one hour and ten minutes. 
VISION AND ICICLE 
were the next brace. Vision was handled by John White 
and Iciele by R. T, Vandevort. They were cast off in the 
ines at 4:12. Vision ran in the Derby of 1883, and has been 
eretofore described, Icicle is a large lemon and white 
pointer of goad style and speed, and appeared in | public for 
the first time. They were worked around through the pines, 
when both dogs flushed a few scattered birds, the rest of the 
pines being drawn blank. They were then worked over into 
a piece of woods, when Icicle made a grand point on a single 
bird in the leaves, and was backed by Vision. Passing oyer 
the hill into afield of rag weed, Vision pointed and a large 
bevy was flushed. Moving on, Vision pointed and was indif- 
ferently backed by Icicle. The bird was flushed and shot at 
and missed by White with both barrels. Moving on, Icicle 
pointed where the birds had just been put up. Both dogs 
then pointed a single bird each. The birds were flushed and 
one killed by Vandevort, and handsomely retrieved by 
Icicle, who brought the bird in, holding it by the head. 
Moving’ on, Icicle pointed a single bird. We then worked 
into a piece of pines, where Vision pointed in nice style. The 
bird was flushed and killed by White and retrieved by Vision, 
it being a winged bird and was still alive when delivered’to 
the judge. They were then ordered up and the heat awarded 
to Vision at 4:50, Down thirty-eight minutes. 
LADY ROMP It. AND DONALD Tf. 
This was the last brace in the first series. Donald was 
handled by Wim. Tallman, and Lady Romp by E. 8. Wan- 
maker, They were east off at 4:52. Lady Romp ran in 1883. 
Donald Il. isa liver and white ticked dog of fine size and 
style. He made hisappearance now for the first time, and will, 
when properly broken, make a fine fielder. It being very 
late a large tract of ground was drawn blank, when Donald 
caught the scent of a running bevy, and pointed, and was 
backed by Lady Romp. Ordered on they roaded up the hill, 
when the birds were finshed by the handlerand marked down 
near by. A bird was killed by Wanmaker and retrieyed by 
Lady Romp. Moving on up the hill, Lady Romp pointed, and 
Donald coming up, took the point also, and the bird was 
flushed by Tallman and killed, and retrieved by Donald. 
Donald now ilushed a single bird, then Lady Romp flushed. 
Both dogs soon challenged, but moved on. Donald then 
pointed a single bird which flushed at the moment he took the 
point, Next Lady Romp pointed a single bird, and Donald 
being brought up, refused to back, and going in flushed the 
bird. Soon afterward Donald pointed beautifully and was 
backed by Lady Romp. They were then ordered up and the 
heat was awarded to Lady Romp at 5:25. Down thirty min- 
the judges came up, and Thurtle missed it. The judges then 
finshed once or twice and two sot up suspiciously near Tam- 
many, although he did not have the wind. Wethen turned 
back and beat ont some likely looking places without result 
until one of the judges put up a bird from a scattered bevy 
that some one had flushed. The dogs were brought round 
and another one got upnear Tammany and a minute later he 
flushed, but as he did not have the wind and the birds were 
lying close, we did not think him muchto blame, Drake 
then flushed the first bird that had been marked down, but 
the ground was bare and we thought him excusable, After 
considerable more ground was gone over, Drake half pointed 
and drew on a short distance and then commenced roading, 
Tammany came round and madea cast, but instead of repeat- 
ing his former good performance, he went right into the mid- 
dle of the bevy and sent them flying in all directions. They 
were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Drake at 
10;30. Down one hour and forty-five minutes. 
SCOUT AND RUE. 
This brace were at once cast off in some stubble. Scout 
started at a rattling gait and was all over the field, taking 
wide gulleys and ditches like a steeple-chaser. Rue, although 
still quite stiff, rana game race through briers and thickets, 
but she wasin no condition to compete with a flyer like 
Seout. Afteraspin inthe open they were worked into the 
woods, where the last beyy had been marked down. Scout 
went into a thicket, and a bird got up near him and he 
dropped to wing, but soon got up and straightened on point, 
but was ordered on, when two birds got up near both dogs. 
They were then worked toward a bird that settled a short 
distance ahead, but Scout got too close and the bird got up 
just as he pointed, We then took a turn through a narrow 
strip of woods, and beat outa stubble field without a find. 
As we turned back into the woods Scout got in a good point 
and Rue backed him. Haight was ordered to flush, but as 
there was a team coming along just beyond, he waited until 
it passed by, Scout remaining staunch. Rue had caught the 
scent and broke from her back and commenced roading care- 
fully where they had heen. After the team had got by, 
Haight went.to his dog to put up the birds, but they had run, 
and Scout drew on and again located them very nicely, 
Haight then flushed them and killed one, which Scout re- 
trieved in very good style. This was a capital piece of work. 
We then crossed the road into the woods, where Rue made a 
nice point and was backed by Scout. Aldrich flushed the 
bird to order, and scored a miss. A little further on Scout put 
up one, butit was down wind. Rue then made a point just 
a second before the birds got up. We then worked down into 
a ravine, where Scout challenged to the scent of a running 
bevy, which he roaded along the fence, jumping over and back 
seyeral times. Once he stiffened in the air and struck the 
round on a point. Rue then joined him and both challenged, 
and then backed each other. Scout was again sent over the 
fence into the woods and roaded them out very nicely, but 
the bevy flushed wild before he could locate them. Following 
them up Scout made a point, and Rue, who could not see 
him, ran across in front and made a point to the same birds 
which Aldrich, to order, flushed and missed. Then turning 
back, Scout pointed a hare and Rue backed him. We then 
worked over considerable ground without a find. Finally Mr. 
Godefiroy rode into a bevy, which settled in some woods, and 
the dogs were burned back te them, Scout was the first to find 
and scored anice point, which Ruerefused to back, bub worked 
inand dropped ona point just as her handler steadied her.. 
Haight flushed the bird to order but did not shoot. They were 
then ordered up andthe heat was awarded to Scout at 12 
o’clock, Down one hour and twenty-eight minutes. 
MAINSPRING AND VISION, 
This brace were at once put down and given a turn in the 
open and then worked through the patch of woods, but no 
more birds were found. We then crossed the creek and 
worked out a thicket where the judges rode into a beyy, 
which settled along a ditvh with steep banks, that were grown 
up with briers, where Vision made a point, but soon went on. 
Map SpRtae then made an elegant point on top of the bank, 
but after some time, no bird being found, he was ordered on, 
and a minute or two later a bird was flushed within two feet 
of where he had pointed; but the bird was behind him, having 
probably struck on top of the bank and run down, A little 
further on he put up one in the ditch, and soon after he 
pointed false and Vision backed him. Vision then made a 
point, but soon went on, Sheagain pointed in the stubble and 
was handsomely backed by Mainspring. She soon went on 
utes. This was the last heat of the first series, and also the | again, and roaded a short distance and lost it. Both dogs 
last for the day. Birds were plenty, and notwithstanding the 
dry condition of the ground good progress was made, although 
the quality of the work was not nearly so good as we should 
probably have seen under better weather conditions, Follow- 
ing is the summary: 
: First Series, 
Tammany beat Jim. 
Drake beat Lalla Rookh. 
Lucia and Joy ordered up. 
Scout beat Bang Bang. 
Rue beat Luck’s Baby. 
Mainspring beat Jilt, 
Vision beat Icicle. 
Lady Romp I. beat Donald IT. 
Second. Series. 
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TAMMANY AND DRAKE 
were the first brace of the second series. On Tuesday morn- 
ing we lett town about 8 o’clock and drove to the grounds that 
we had worked the previous day. The sky was partly over- 
east with hazy clouds and a heavy dew had fallen, making 
better weather conditions than we had yet been fayored with. 
The dogs were cast off in a large stubble field, and worked to 
where we found birds the day before. Coming to the top of 
the hill, Drake made a cast along the fence and was followed 
by Tammany. Both went past a bevy, which was flushed by 
White, who walked into them. Following them down a gully, 
both dogs got in a nice point on separate birds, some t 
yards apart. Hach handler flushed his bird to order, Thurtle 
missing, and White also missing his chance to shoot. The rest 
of the bevy flushed at the report of the gun, and the dogs 
were sent on. Tammany took the lead, and made a 
capital point, which Drake backed nicely. White, to order, 
put up a large heyy and made adouble. One of them was re- 
trieved by Tammany fairly well. Drake then half pointed 
but went on, and soon after dropped on point in some sedge, 
but nothing was found and he scored a false point. We then 
went on, Tammany going much better than in his first heat, 
he carried his head high, and went at a fair rate of speed. We 
now worked sag some pines without resulb, except that 
two or three of the birds were walked up by the handlers and 
spectators. Geating up a run to the upper end, Drake pointed 
and commenced roading, Tammany came round behind him, 
and snifiing the trail, threw up his head and made a short cast 
down wind, and then turning back he made a beautiful point 
with his head as high as he could getit. Some thought that 
he was backing Drake who was carefully roading the back 
trail. but we were watching him very closely, and gave him 
credit for a very good piece of work. White, who 
had claimed a point the instant that his dog 
stopped, walked in and put up a large bevy to 
order. Drake meantime roaded out the back trail 
and leftit. We then went into some pines where one flushed 
closs by both dogs and they dropped to wing. Drake then 
made. nice point toa bird that flushed wild, but the judges 
did not see this, A little further on be pinned another, and 
was handsomely backed by Tamamany. The bird fushed as 
were careful and challenged and half-pointed several times, 
and Mainspring roaded false for some distance. We then 
worked up along the ereek and Mainspring got in a stylish 
point, which Vision backed nicely. Capt. McMurdo was or- 
dered to flush, but could find no birds in front of his dog 
and gave it up; but as the dogs went on the handlers 
flushed a beyy just behind the place, showing that he had the 
birds, but had worked the trail up wind and the wrong way- 
While trying to flush these birds a. small owl flew out of the 
thicket, when a well-known sportsman exclaimed, “See 
that woodcock; it is the largest one Lever saw.” It is per- 
haps unnecessary to say that this caused a smile, and that 
another was also indulged in when we reached the hotel. We 
then turned toward lunch, the dogs making several false 
points while on the way. After lunch they were again cast 
off at 1:45in a stubble field to finish the heat, A bevy was 
yery soon flushed by the spectators, and marked down. Fol- 
lowing them up, Vision flushed a single bird, and soon after 
pointed; the bird was flushed to order and shot at and missed 
by White. We then worked on, when Mainspring pointed a 
bird under a log, which was flushed to order. eé then swung 
round the hill, where Vision challenged and was backed by 
Mainspring, but discovered her error, and moved on. She 
soon afterward flushed a single bird in ‘the rag weeds. We 
then worked on over the hill into a thicket of sedge grass and 
bushes, where, after a good deal of nice roading by both dogs, 
Mainspring pointed a large bevy. They were then ordered 
up, and the heat was awarded to Mainspring at 2:20. Down 
altogether one hour and twenty-nine minutes, — 
This ended the second series, with the following result; 
Second Series. 
Drake beat Tanimany. 
Scout beat Rue. _ 
Mainspring beat Vision. 
Lady Romp I. a bye. 
Third Series. | 
DRAKE AND SCOUT. 
This brace were cast off at 2:23 in ths sedge where the last 
brace were taken up and worked around the hill and across 4 
millpond to the point where the bevy had. been marked down. 
Both dogs roaded around the thicket and Drake pointed nicely. 
The birds flushed wild, and were marked down in the woods 
near by, where Drake pointed a single bird and was backed by 
Scout. Moving on down the rayine, Drake pointed, and dis- 
covering his error moved on. We then worked over the fence, 
where Scout took the trail of a bevy and roaded them to a 
nice point. They were flushed, and one killed by Haight and 
retrieved by Scout, who brought it through the water, ib hay- 
ing fallen acoss the creek. e then worked on up into the 
ines, where Drake pointed a sine bird and was backed by 
cont, who afterward broke shot, but dropped to order. The 
bird was flushed and killed by Thurtle, Drake, seut on to 
retrieve, drew to another point on & ingle bird, which was 
killed and retrieved by Drake. Soon afterward both dogs 
pointed, and the bird was flushed and killed by Thurtle, They 
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were then ordered up and the heat was awarded fo Drake at 
4:05. Down forty-two minutes, - 
MAINSPRING AND LADY ROMP, 
This brace was cast off in a field of hich weeds at 8:08. The 
field was drawn blank, both dogs roading and challenging 
where birds had been running. e thenswung round into a 
Bite of pines, where Mainspring pointed a large bevy. Lady 
omp and her handler together working on in front of Main- 
spring, flushed the bevy. Moving on, Romp péinted a single 
bird ainspring then pointed in the edge of the pines, the 
bird was flushed to order and killed by Capt, McMurdo, and 
handsomely retrieved by peepee Passing on around the 
hill Lady Romp flushed a single bird. After a lot of roading 
and challenging by both dogs, they were ordered up and the 
heat was awarded to Mainspring at 3:40, Down f. irty-two 
minutes. Lady Romp was very fat andin no condition to 
run, moving slowly and without any style. This finished the 
third series, leaving only Drake and Mainspring in for first 
money. Wollowing is the summary: 
Drake beat Scout. 
Mainspring beat Lady Romp II. 
Final Tie for First Prize. 
DRAKE AND MAINSPRING. 
_ This brace were cast off at 3:45 in the pines, where the last 
brace were taken up. This being the final contest for first 
money, it was watched with great interest by a large number 
of spectators. The dogs moved off well, Mainspring having 
the legs of Drake, but he was badly handicapped by his con- 
tinually stopping on false points. good piece of ground was 
drawn blank, and we swung round oyer a cornfield into a 
large stubble field, where Mainspring pointed a beyy, and the 
birds were shot at and missed by Thurtle. Soon afterward a 
large bevy rose wild, and were marked down over the hill, 
We then worked on up into a sedge field, where the first birds 
had been seen to settle, but they were flushed by the specta- 
tors. Wethen worked back into the stubble over the hill toa 
branch, where the birds were supposed to have gone. 
Moving up the branch, Drake pointed a part of the 
bevy which were flushed, and being ordered on he pointed 
the rest of the be Going over the fence Drake again 
pointed in the brush, We then moved on up the branch, 
when, atter a nice piece of roading in tall swamp grass, Drake 
again pointed a single bird. They were then ordered up and 
the heat and first prize awarded to Drake at 4;55, Down one 
hour and ten minutes. 
SCOUT AND MATINSPRING. 
The judges selected Scout as the best dog beaten by Drake 
to run for second prize, and they were called, but the handlers 
announced that they had agreed to divide and it was so de- 
elared. Following 1s a complete summary; 
First. Series, 
Tammany beat Jim. 
Drake beat Lalla Rookh. 
Lucia and Joy were ordered up, 
Scout beat Bang Bang, 
Rue beat Luck’s Baby, 
Mainspring beat Jilt. 
Vision beat Icicle. 
Lady Romp IT. beat Donald IT. 
Second, Series, 
Drake beat: Tammany. 
Scout beat Rue. 
Mainspring beat Vision. 
Lady Romp IT., a bye. 
Third Series. 
Drake beat Seout, 
Mainspring beat Lady Romp I, 
Kinal Tie for First Prize. 
Drake beat Mainspring and won first prize. 
Final Tie for Second, Prize. 
Scout aud Mainspring divide second. prize. 
Pointer Stake, 
THE ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE, 
We published last week the drawing for the All-Aped Setter 
Stake. Many of the entries in all of the stakes failed to put 
in an appearance. This was owing to the want of time in 
which to prepare them. The weather had been so hot and 
the ground so dry and hard that but little work could be done 
and it was the general complaint that the dogs were foot- 
sore and off in nose. The work done in the Members’ and 
Pointers’ Stake was not nearly so satisfactory as it would have 
been had the weather conditions been favorable. It was a 
rood dog indeed that could point and hold his bird among the 
ao leaves, and mpDy. of the false points and flushes that were 
scored were unavoidable, as the birds could hear every step 
for a long distance and with heads up they took an early 
leave. This,too, tended to make the dogs over-cautious, and in 
estimating the quality of the work done, all of these untoward 
circumstances must bé taken into consideration. After the 
rain the work was of a better character, although there were 
no brilliant performers like those of last year, The meeting 
financially and socially was the most successful of any yet 
held, and we have no doubt that next year we shall be called 
upon to chronicle a still greater success. 
JIM. AND BELLE OF THE BALL. 
This was the first brace to run in the All-Aged Setter Stake. 
They were put down immediately after the finish of the 
pointer stake, Jim is ared and white setter and was handled 
by T. M. Aldrich, and Belle of the Ball, a black, white and 
tan setter bitch who ran in the Members’ Stake, by W. T. 
Mitchell. Jim appeared for the first time in this trial. The 
were cast oif in a stubble field at 4;30, and both moved off well, 
Belle of the Ball haying more style, in speed they were about 
equal. Both dogs soon commenced making game, and roaded 
for some distance, when the judges, thinking the birds had 
one, ordered the handlers to work the dogs into the next 
field. Aldrich then ordered his dog on and a large bevy was 
fiushed, Aldrich and his dogs being in the midst of them, Or- 
dered on Jim pointed in the edge of the brown sedge and then 
moved on and flushed a bird, which was shot at and missed. 
Jim soon again scored a fiush. Belle of the Ball then pointed 
a single bird which was flushed to order and killed by Mitchell 
and retrieved by Belle ofthe Ball. Following along theswamp 
Belle flushed a single bird. Jim then made an indifferent 
point at a bevy insome rag weed. They were flushed by Ald- 
tich, who killed one which was retrieved by Jim. Wethen 
worked over a fence, through an orchard to a small patch of 
sedge and briers, where the birds had been seen to settle, when 
Belle of the Ball flushed. She then pointed a single bird which 
was flushedtoorder. Very soon Jim scored afiush, They 
were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Belle of 
the Ball. Down twenty-tive minutes. This finished the work 
for the day, 
This ended the 
REX AND SMUT Il. 
It commenced raining Tuesday evening, and the hearts of 
all were made glad. On Wednesday it rained Mage hh day, 
although at noon there were signs of a let up, and the horses 
were ordered out, but it soon commenced raining again, and 
they were sent back to the stable and no work was done on 
that day, _ It cleared during the night, and Thursday morning 
was bright and fair, with a gentle breeze from the northwest, 
giving promise of a gipeous day Leaving the hotel.-at 7:40 
we went east about three miles to the farm ef Mr. Holton, 
where, after a wait of Oiteen minutes for Smut, they were 
put Seg on a tield of sedge, 
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