ous, and knew almost sean about him, Smut U., who ran 
last year. was handled by T. M. Aldrich. She is said to be a 
capital fielder, but in this heat Rex broke her heart by his con- 
dnet and she had no chance at the birds, Rex started off as fast 
as he could go, and had lots offun. He did no hunting, but just 
Tan wild. starting 4 hare, he went for him, but did not’ in- 
erease his speed, for the reason that he was already at his best 
pace, Heran-by the hare, we thought; at all events, he lost 
him, and then he sailed over the lots for whatever might 
turn up. He ran into a bevy of birds, but did not appear to 
Know what they were, as he did not pay them much atten- 
tion; but when he got in the woods, where they settled, he 
went for them with a will, and soon had them all in the air, 
Haight reported one point, and said that he appeared to have 
ago0d nose. Should this prove to be the case, and he receives 
proper handling, he would make it very interesting for some 
of the cracks, as he appears to haye lots of endurance. Work- 
ing over a hill toward a bevy that had been flushed and 
marked down, Rex put up several of them, and finally one 
rosé in front of Smut and her handler, and they were ordered 
up, to go down again if in the opinion of the judges either 
da chaneeto win. Down tifty-three minutes, 
NELLIE Il. AND GLADSTONE'S BOY. 
Nellie is a good-looking blue belton, with a very nice, level 
way of going, She is also quite stylish on points, She was 
handled by Tallman. Gladstone's Boy, handled by Mr. Charles 
Tucker, ot Stanton, Tenn., is a big dog, with lots of speed and 
style, and will undoubtedly make a clinker if nothing befalls 
im, They were cast off ina field of sedge at 9:35, and worked 
down toward a branch. Both dogs wett at a good rate of 
speed. Nellie goes level, and has a way of looking over the 
likely places that shows that she has hunting sense. Glad- 
stone’s Boy also has lots of sense, and, except that he runs a 
bit heavy, is a capital moving dog. After a turn in the open, 
they were Worked back to where the last brace were taken 
uP: Two or three bitds were flushed there, and we thought 
that Glad should have pointed one that flushed up wind but a 
short distance from him. We then beat out some likely look- 
ing ground without result, until we came toa knoll, where Glad 
ran into a beyy and flushed them. Following them 
up, Nellie made a nice point and was handsomely 
backed by Glad. = Tallman, to order, put up the bird, 
but did not shoot, Ona then got up near Glad, 
and a little further on he made a point to a single, which 
flushed itself a moment later. He held his position, allhough 
he was not quite rigid, and Nellie was called up to back, which 
she did indifferently. They were then sent on, and one got 
up near Nellie, and a little further on she flushed one and 
dropped, and several more then got up in front of her. Then 
in some pines, she got a good point, Glad backing her in good 
style. allman flushed the bird to order, and as we went on, 
the rest of the bevy got up singly all around us. Bach then 
ointed where birds had flown from. We then went on, both 
og8 occasionally challenging and pointing. Finally Nellie 
made 4 point in a thicket, but soon went on, and the bird got 
up at the edge below her, A little further on Nellie dropped 
on. om toa bevy, and Glad backed her in good style. One 
bird flushed as Tallman came up, but Nellie held her point 
staunchly, and he, to order, put up the rest and missed, 
This was very good work. Following after them, Glad 
ran into a fresh beyy and fiushed them, and as he 
went on, a single bird got up near him. Then 
on top of a hill Glad got in a capital point to a large 
bevy, Nellie backing him fairly well. Tucker, to order, 
fiushed the birds, and killed one, which Glad retrieved in very 
good style, He then went back to where the birds had got 
up and took the trail of a bird that had run away, and roaded 
it out in capital style. Tucker flushed the bird, and scored 
another kill, and Nellie retrieved it in good form. This was a 
very good piece of work for Glad. We then worked down to 
a branch where each scored a flush. Nellie stopped to wing 
and at once dropped on eae Glad backing her. Tallman, to 
order, put up the bird. This was in tall grass and as wemoved 
on one or two more got up. Glad then gotin a long point to 
a part of the py which Tucker, to order, put up. We now 
crossed the branch into some sedge, where Nellie flushed one, 
and soon after Glad pointed, and then roaded up the bird, 
Then at the edge Nellie challenged, but the bird rose before 
she located it, This ground was hunted too fast, and the dogs 
had no chanee, as the birds had not lain long enough to give 
out much scent, The judges then compared notes and 
awarded the heat to Gladstone’s Boy at 11:30. Down one 
hour and fifty-five minutes. This was a very good heat, 
DR, DUER AND REBEL WIND’EM. 
This brace were at once put down in a sedge field. Dr. Duer 
ran here last year. He has improved and ran a rattling good 
heat, He was handled by Captain McMurdo, Rebel Wind’em, 
handled by Mitchell, has rather an ordinary head, but other- 
wise he is well formed and has considerable style. He was 
worked all the morning to get the wire edge off, and in conse- 
quence was stale and did notshow at his best, He is very fast 
and his handler thought he would do better if worked down. 
Weconversed with sentlemen who shot over him the next 
day, and they pronounced him a wonderful performer. Both 
started off at a clipping gait, Rebel having’ a, little the advan- 
tigein speed. Working acrossa branch, Rebel pointed at 
the edge of some woods, probably where a bird had flown 
from. We then beatup the branch to where some birds had 
been seen. Dr. Duerran up toa plum thicket and flushed a 
single bird. He then pointed the rest of the bevy, which were 
fiushed to order, Doc then turned along the thicket a few 
yards, and found another large bevy which he also 
pointed. Capt. MeMurdo to order put up the birds, but did not 
shoot. There were lots of birds here. Indeed after the rain 
we found more birds than we did last year, and we are con- 
yineed that our estimate of the birds, which was made before 
the rain, was erroneous, and that all the birds necessary to 
run the trials were ta be found. Following the last bevy into 
some pines, Rebel made a nice point, and 4 second later Doc 
also pointed a single, that flushed as his handler came up. 
Mitchell to order then flushed the bird in front of Rebel and 
hit it, but it went on. Doc then scored a flush and Rebel fol- 
lowed suit, and a moment later he put up another one. Doc 
then made a gamy point to a single, that flushed as we 
came up. Rebel then pointed, but soon went on and again 
pointed, but nothing was found. Doc then made a point, 
and Rebel, a little behind him, also pointed the same bird, 
which Mitchell flushed and killed, and Rebel retrieved a 
winged bird very well, flushing one while if search of it. 
Doc then made a capital point, but went_on afew steps and 
located his bird in grand style. Capt. McMurdo, to order, 
finshed the bird. Rebel then made a point, and a bird was 
heard to fly as we came up. The judges consulted and again 
sent them in. Doc soon madea nice point, and was hand- 
somely backed by Rebel, As the judges came up, lots of 
birds got up all aroundus. Doc was steady, but Kebel was 
inclined to be a little shaky. They were then ordered up, 
and the heat»was awarded to Dr. Duer at 12o0’clock, Down 
thirty-five minutes. This was a short heat, but birds were 
plenty and the work was of a high order. Dr. Duer appeared 
to be at home in the woods, while Rebel evidently was more 
accustomed te the open fields, 
DIANA Il. AND BRIDGEPORT 
were the next brace. They were cast off in some sedge where 
Diana moved much better than when running in the Members’ 
Stake. She was handled by Mitchell. Hiidsepors. handled b 
Tallman, isa ZO ae dog above the medium size. He 
moves well, and will good handling make a goad one. 
After a spin in the open they were taken into the pines, where 
Hah deka ran up one, and soen after he made a very stylish 
por FALE, Di honored just as fle mysco DIL ler, ‘fall- 
tan to order puf up the bird A he Missed. aD d 
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to order flushed, and scored a kill, but the bird fell across.a 
ditch, and was not retrieved, Swinging round in the pines, Di 
seored. a flush and Bridgeport soon follawed suit, and at once 
pointed another, which flushed as the judges cameup. We 
then erossed a branch to a knoll, where Bridgeport ran up one 
and Disoon foliowed suitand dropped to wing. Bridgeport 
went toward her, and backed or pointed, we could not 
tell which, as several more flushed as the handlers 
came up, and Tallman killed one that Bridgeport retrieved 
fairly well. After beating out the ground and flushing two 
or three birds, we crossed a brook after some that had been 
taarked down. Mitchell flushed a bird, which he winged, and 
it fell just in front of Bridgeport, who broke in and retrieved 
it. The bird was then thrown and Di retrieved it well. We 
then went over the hill, but Bridgeport had become unsteady, 
and went back and ran up a bird near the edge of the woods, 
and Tallman had some trouble to get him steady. The judges 
were out of sight when this occurred, and it was not scored 
against him. Di then poimted one ina fallen treetop, and 
Bridgeport backed her nicely. Mitchell, to order, flushed the 
bird, We then recrossed the brook to a thicket, where Di got 
in another good point, which Bridgeport at once honored. The 
bird flushed as the judges came up, and they ordered up the 
dogs, and awarded the heat to Diana If, at 1:03. Down fifty- 
four minutes. We then went to lunch. 
DASHING ROVER AND PAUL GLADSTONE 
were the next brace. Both hayerun in public before. Dash- 
ing Rover ran at High Point two years ago and Panl Gladstone 
at Grand Junction last year, Royer was handled by Mitchell 
and Paul by Tucker. They were cast off in a stubble field at 
1:38, and worked up a rayine. Both were fast and moved 
well, Paul is a very graceful, easy-moying dog, and quite 
stylish when on game. Royer also has styleand speed, After 
beating out some likely looking places we turned back to a 
piece of stubble between some woods, where Paul took the 
right hand side and Rover the left, where he soon found a 
bevy which he pointed in good style. Mitchell, to order, put 
up the bevy, but had no shells in his gun. Part of them set- 
tled close by, and Rover soon had one fast. Paul took a few 
steps and also pointed, A bird then got up, and then they allrose, 
Mitchell missing three times in succession, Paul then pointed 
where one had flown from and Koverrefused to back. A little 
further on one went from under the fence just as Paul made 
game;he then pointed and drewon. Royer then put up one 
and Paul followed suit, and then another one got up near 
Royer, Paul then made a nice pout at the edge of some 
woods and Kover instantly stopped and backed him, Tucker, 
to order, flushed the bird and missed it. One then got up near 
Rover, and Mitchell cut loose at it but the bird went on, hard 
hit. Mitchell then fushed one which he killed, and Rover 
retrieved it nicely. Wethen turned back and Rover scored a 
false point, and soon after, in a cornfield, he flushed a bevy 
that settled in some sedge on top of a knoll, where Paul made 
a@ nice point to a bird which flushed as his handler came up. 
He soon had another one which Tucker, to order, killed and 
Paul retrievedit very well. We then went down to the creek 
where several flushed wild, but Paul pinned one of them in 
fine style. It was flushed to order and they were ordered up 
and the heat was awarded to Paul Gladstone at 2:33. Down 
fifty-five minutes. 
FOREMAN AND PIXTE. 
Foreman is well-known to our readers; he was in good form 
and got in his work in short order. He was handled by Tall- 
man. Pixie is a nice little bitch, with a fair amount of speed, 
and considerable style; she also moves light and easy, They 
were put down in a field of weeds, and worked down across 
a branch, where Foreman made a point to part of a bevy, 
which flushed wild as we came up, and then the rest got up. 
Following them into some woods, Pixie made a false point, 
and was backed by Foreman. A little further on Foreman 
tnade a nice point, which Pixie honored, but was not quite 
tigid. Wethen went on, and one got up near Pixie, and one 
or two near Foreman, and soon after another one. These 
birds were wild and would not lie. We then crossed to some 
woods, where Pixie made a nice point to a single, that 
Mitchell, to order, flushed and missed, and Pixie was a. trifle 
unsteady, Meantime Foreman got in a nice point, and Tall- 
man, to order, put up the bird, but did notshoot, A bird was 
then thrown, and Foreman retrieved it well after some little 
search. The judges then compared notes, and awarded the 
heat to Foreman at 2:57. 
TILFORD AND PLANTAGENET 
were the next brace. Tilford is # nice little dog, and makes 
quite a stylish point. He is not fast and has not hed much 
experience. He was handled by Haight. Plantagenet ran at 
the trials on Robins Island three years ago, and is well known 
to our readers, he has lost some of his speed, but still retains 
his magnificent style and easy way of going. We beat out 
considerable ground without a find, but finally Plantagenet 
jumped into one of his beautifnl points, and as Tallman came 
up he roaded a short distance in magnificent style, and 
again froze. Tallman went ahead but did not find the 
birds which had run down wind a few feet, and Tilford 
happened that way and getting the scent made a very 
retty point to the bevy, which pie flushed. to order, 
fair one and crippling another. Tilford retrieved the 
dead bird nicely and Plantagenet captured the cripple 
and brought it in good form. We then crossed a fence 
and Tilford dropped yery nicely to a single, which Haight 
flushed to order. e then turned back, and crossed the creek 
and went down to where the birds settled. Tilford half 
pointed on the bank, but moved on, and Plantagenet came up 
and pointed, but broke his point, and backing out, was going 
round the birds, which were just below the bank in some tall 
grass, but Taliman called him back and sent him on. He 
made a jump down the bank right among them, and they 
went in every direction, Tallman killing one. Both then 
pointed where the birds had been. We then crossed a road, 
where Tilford made a point, and Plantagenet backed him 
grandly for an instant and then went on and stole the point, 
but soon moved on and was a little unsteady, but dropped to 
order. The judges then consulted, and they were ordered up, 
and the heat was awarded to Tilford at 4:18. Down one hour 
and twelve minutes. Plantagenet has been in Tallman’s 
hands but a short time, and was not under control. He does 
not appear to have been well handled. 
BILLY FLINT AND ST. ELMO Iv, 
were the next brace. both have run in the Eastern Trials be- 
fore. We expected great things from St. Elmo after his grand 
erformance last year, but he had no nose and could not smell 
hem, and after a shortheat of eighteen minutes, during which 
flushes were the rule, Billy, who had a couple of points to his 
credit, was declared the winner, Billy was handled by 
Mitchell and St. Elmo by Haight. 
SAM DICK AND PRINCESS HELEN, 
This was the last brace in the first series. Sam, handled by 
Mitchell, is a fair looking animal, and said to do good work, 
but Helen had the legs of him, and did not give him much 
chance. She ran in the Members’ Sta és, but not 
being accustomed to her handler, she did not then show 
at her best. She was handled by John HE. Lewis. She 
was the first to find, and made a very stylish point to a bevy, 
whieh fiushed as Lewiscame up. Following them up Helen 
got in another up-headed point, and drew up to a single bird 
and. established her paral in beautiful style. Lewis, to order, 
finshed the bird and killed it, and Helen retrieved it nicely. 
Sam then flushed one, and soon after another one got up near 
him. We then crosseda branch toa knoll, where Helen made 
4 gamy point to a single bird that fushed as Lewis came up. 
Sau backed her nicely, but wasa littls unsteady to wing, 
fhey were then ordered up, and the heat was awarded ta 
853 
This was the 
Princess Helen at 5:07. Down thirty minutes. 
Following is 
Jast heat in the first series, Plash haying a bye. 
a summary; 
First, Series. 
Belle of the Ball beat Jim, 
Rex and Smut IT. ordered up. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Nellie IT. 
Dr, Duer beat Rebel Wind’em. 
Diana I. beat Bridgeport. 
Paul Gladstone beat Dashing Rover. 
Foreman beat Pixie. 
Tilford beat Plantagenet. 
Billy Flint beat St. Hlmo Ty. 
Princess Helen beat Sam Dick. 
Flash, a bye, 
Second Series. 
BELLE OF THE BALL AND GLADSTONE’S BOY 
were put down in a field near town at8:05. The field was 
drawn blank, and we worked into an adjoiuing piece of woods 
where Gladstone Boy pointed a beyy. Belle refused to back 
and flushed the birds, one of which was killed by Tucker 
and nicely retrieved by Glad. Moying into an adjoining field 
Glad pointed a bevy and was backed by Belle. Mitchell shot 
and killed a bird which Bell retrieved. Glad then pointed 
false and was backed by Belle. Working on into the woods 
Belle pointed a large beyy which were shot at and missed by 
Mitchell, Ordered on Belle again pointed and was backed by 
Glad, but they were not under judgment, and she was not 
credited with the point. Belle soon after scored a false point. 
We then swung round out of the woods into a tield of sedge 
and pines where Glad pointed a large bevy. They were then 
ordered upand the heat was awarded to Gladstone’s Boy at 
9:10, Down one hour and five minutes, 
DR. DUER AND DIANA IL 
This brace were then called and cast off in a sedge field at 
9:15, where Dr. Duer scored a false point. Working into the 
woods, Dr. Duer again false pointed and was backed by Diana. 
Ordered on, Dr. Duer pointed a bevy, which were flushed to 
order and one killed by Capt. McMurdo and retrieved by Dr. 
Duer. Then the Doctor scored two false points and Diana 
pointed a single. We then passed out into the open field, 
where Diana pointed a bevy, which were flushed to order and 
two Killed by Mitchell. Diana then scored a false point. We 
next worked on across the field, down the hill into a sedge 
field, weere Diana pointed. Dr, Duer, being some distance to 
the left, should have been worked around and scored a back, 
which he could have easily done. Capt. McMurdo, however, 
sent him on down wind, and he ran into the birds and he 
scored a bad flush. Moving down to the branch where the 
birds had been marked down, Diana soon pointed a bird and 
was backed by Dr. Duer. They were then ordered up at 10715 
and the heat was awarded to Diana I. Down one hour. 
PAUL GLADSTONE AND FORHMAN 
were next called, and cast off in a sedge field at 10:20. Both 
dogs went off at a rattling gate. Foreman soon came toa 
point and was backed by Paul, but no birds werefound. Soon 
after Paul poimted and the birds were flushed behind him. We 
then went on over the fence, where Paul pointed and was 
backed by Foreman, and the birds were flushed to ordei 
Further down the branch Paul false pointed and soon after- 
ward Foreman scored a false point. A little further on Paul 
flushed a single bird, and soon after he scored a false point. 
We then worked over a good bit of ground, when Foreman 
pointed a bevy which were fiushed to order, and one killed by 
Tallman and retrieyed by Foreman. Moving into the woods, 
Paul pointed a single bird. Soon afterward he scored another 
point, and a little further on Foreman scored a nice 
point, We then worked over a large field without 
finding birds, and the dogs were ordered up and put down 
in another field. Down in a ravine, Foreman pointed a 
bevy in a thicket, but the birds flushed wild. Passing over a 
fence into a field of stubble, Paul pointed a bevy and was 
nicely backed by Foreman. The birds were flushed to order 
by Tucker and one Killed, and it was retrieved by Paul. We 
now crossed a fence into the pines, where the birds had been 
marked down, when Paul was lost for some time, but was 
found on a point; but the bird had gone. In the meantime, 
Foreman worked on through the pines, and scored three nice 
points. Moving on, both dogs, after some nice roading, pointed 
a bevy, and then, after beating over considerable ground; they 
were ordered up for lunch at 12:35. They were cast off again 
at 1:15, a large bevy having been flushed by some of the spec- 
tators and marked down. The dogs were worked into pines, 
where both pointed. Paul then scored a false point, and soon 
afterward Foreman pointed asingle bird, which was killed 
by Tallman. They were then ordered up, and the heat was 
awarded to Foreman at 1;30, Down two hours ana thirty 
minutes. : 
TILFORD AND BILLY FLIN'T, 
This brace was cast off in stubble at 1:35, and Tilford soon 
scored a false point, and was nicely backed by Billy. Very 
soon Tilford agaim scored a false point, and was backed by 
Billy. A little further on Tilford flushed a single bird. We 
now beat over considerable ground when Billy pointed on the 
side of a ditch in thick briers and alders. The birds were 
flushed on the opposite side of the ditch, and marked down, 
We then worked up into the pines, when Tilford flushed a 
bird and Billy scored a point. They were now ordered up, and 
the heat was awarded to Billy Flint at 2:40. Down one hour 
and five minutes. 
PRINGHSS HELEN AND FLASH 
were cast off at 2:45, and worked over a hill into a stubble 
field, where Princess Helen, after a nice bit of roading, found 
and pointed a bevy and was backed by Flash. Going in up a 
branch Helen pointed for a moment, but her handler walked 
in front of her, when she broke her point and he put up the 
bird. Wenow swung round the hill, when, ina stubble Held, 
Flash pointed a bevy and Helen backed to order. The birds 
were flushed, and Mitchell killed two, which were retrieved 
by Flash in handsome style. Moving on into the woods Helen 
scored a false point and was backed by Flash, Ordered on 
Flash scored two points in rapid succession. <A bird was killed 
and Helen, to order, retrieved it. Wethen worked over into 
apiece of pine, where Flash soon scored two points. They 
were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Flash at 
3:40. Down fifty-tive minutes, This finished the second series 
with the following result: 
Second Series. 
Gladstone's Boy beat Belle of the Ball. 
Diana II, beat Dr, Duer. 
Foreman beat Paul Gladstone. 
Billy Flint beat Tilford. : 
Flash beat Princess Helen. 
Third Series, 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND DIANA IT. 
were cast off in a stubble field at 3:45 and worked down into a 
ravine, where Gladstone's Boy pointed a bevy, The birds were 
flushed_to order, and one killed by Treher and retrieved by 
Glad. Diana had grORPed on a point some distance to the rear 
and right of Glad, in the trail of the same bevy. Moving on 
Glad. flushed a single bird. A little later Diana, as she crossed 
the creek, pointed and was backed by Glad., both standing in 
the water. Diana moved on upthe bank and road for some 
distance. but Mitchell, being in front of her, flushed the bird, 
and lost a good point. We then worked on up into the pines, 
where Glad. pointed. Further on both dogs scored a point on - 
a single bird. We then swung back over hill when a large bevy 
was flushed, and marked down in the branch.and we worked 
tae down to them. Here Diana in rapid succession seored 
three points, backed each time by Glad, They were then 
