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single bird and was backed by Lillian. Lillian scored two 
flushes and Gem one. We then worked over to a piece of 
woods, where Gem flushed, and a little further Lillian pointed. 
To order the birds were flushed and two were killed by Short 
and one of them was retrieved by Gem, Lillian scored two 
flushes in the edge of the woods, and soon afterward made a 
beautiful point on a large bevy. "Tn the cornfield Gem pointed 
a Single bird, and was backed by Lillian. Gem flushed a single 
bird, and soon afterward scored a point, then flushed a single 
bird inthe ditch. Over the ditch false pointed, but soon 
afterward got a nice point on a single bird; afterward insome 
plum bushes pointed a single bire. They were then ordered 
up, and Gem should have had the heat, in our judgment, 
They were, however, put down again, when Lillian pointed a 
single bird. Some distance up the drain Gem commenced 
roading down wind onthe side of the hillina gully. Lillian 
Swung round ahead of her and pointed at the head of the 
. Gem roading up the gully flushed the bevy, They 
were then ordered up at 8:35 and the heat was awarded to 
Lillian. Down two hours and fiye minutes. 
BILLY GATES AND LADY BESSIE 
Were put down in the open field at 3:45. They moved off 
briskly, Lady Bessie in the lead, and soon both scored a false 
point, A bevy was flushed and marked down, and the dogs 
were worked on toward them, when Lady Bessie pointed a 
single bird and was backed by ‘Billy Gates. Both dogs soon 
after scored a flush. Up the hollow Billy Gates ointed, and 
was honored by Lady Bessie in a nice back, Working on Billy 
Gates false pointed. Up near the head of the hollow Lady 
Bessie pointed and a large beyy was flushed and marked 
down over the fence and road. We then crossed over into 
the adjoining field, when Bessie pointed, neatly backed by 
Billy Gates, and the bird was flushed to order. Soon after- 
ward Billy Gates scored a point and a false point, backed by 
Lady Bessie. They were then ordered up at 4:25, and the 
heat was awarded to Lady Bessie. Down forty minutes. 
Thursday. 
RICHMOND (SETTER) AND PAUL JONES 
were put down at 9:30 on Thursday morning in a large open 
field, Richmond runs in these trials for the first time, and is 
large for his age. Paul Jones is an inexperienced puppy and 
was easily beaten by Richmond, who scored two points and 
two finshes, while Paul Jones failed to get in a point, but 
made two bad flushes. They were ordered up at 9:55, and the 
heat was awarded to Richmond. Down twenty-five minutes. 
LADY LEE AND ANNE BOLEYN, 
the next brace, were cast off at 10 o'clock in the open, and 
worked over to a piece of woods. Lady Lee was greatly 
superior in speed, size and pace, Anne Boleyn scarcely leaving 
her handler, She seemed to be very timid, and appeared in 
ublie in these trials for the first time. After a short and un- 
interesting heat, Anne Boleyn having done no work, Lady 
Lee was declared the winner of the heat at 10:30. Down 
thirty minutes. 
JIM BLEDSOE AND RODERIGO 
were cast off in open sedge field at 10:35. Roderigo is a very 
fast and stylish dog, ranging and quartering his gr round well, 
while Jim Bledsoe is a heayy moving, awkward puppy of little 
experience, Neither of them have been run before. We 
worked over into a piece of woods, where Roderigo pointed 
false. Moving on out into the open, Roderigo pointed, The 
bird was flushed to order and_ killed by Short. Ordered on, 
Jim Bledsoe false pointed and was backed by Roderigo, who 
a little further on, pointed and to order roaded on, but "railed 
to locate the bird, which was afterward flushed. His point 
was neatly honor ed by Jim ina back. Jim Bledsoe pointed 
in the branch a single bird. They were then ordered up, and 
at 11:30 the heat was awarded to Roderigo. Down fifty-five 
minutes. 
RICHMOND (POINTER) AND SPORTSMAN 
were cast off in the open field, where the last brace was taken 
up. Richmond ran in the All- ’Aced Stake, but was not placed. 
Sportsman appears in these trials for the first time, and was 
eatly the superior of Richmond in both style and speed; 
Malcine their way up a hedge, Sportsman false pointed and 
was neatly backed by Richmond, and soon afterward scored 
two more points, both of which Richmond honored. Ordered 
on, Sportsman pointed through the fence, but failed to locate 
the bird, which was afterward flushed. ‘We then went down 
into a ravine, where some birds had been marked down, when 
Richmond flushed. Sportsman then pointed. The bird was 
flushed to order and killed by Tucker, and retrieved by Rich- 
mond. We have seldom seen a neater retriever than Rich- 
mond, Sportsman pointed, and then roaded on to some Hail 
tance, when Richmond coming up, both took the point, and a | 
nice bevy was raised; one was killed by Tucker and retrieved 
by Richmond. They were then ordered up, and the heat 
awarded to Snartaten at 12:15, Down thirty minutes, 
SURRHY AND MORSE 
were put down at 12:20 in the open and worked over a large 
tract of greund without finding anygame. Surrey peels the 
lead in speed, they tired down and were taken up at 1;20, 
[Gladstone’s Boy and Maud C,, the next brace, were then put 
down, and after their heat was finished]. At 2;22 they were 
again "cast off in the open, Working over toa fence Surrey 
pointed; to order three or four birds were flushed. Morse 
pointed; and a little further on, both dogs scored a doubtful 
flush. Soon afterward Surr ey scored two bad fiushes and 
Morse a point on a single bird. They were then ordered up 
and the heat was awarded to Morse at 2:50, Down in all one 
hour and twenty-eight minutes. 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND MAUD C, 
were put down in a rayine at 1:20. Moving across the field 
ena ©. flushed a single bird down wind. A large bevy was 
ut up by Avent with one of his dogs and marked down. 
Working to them Gladstone’s Bay pointed false on the edge of 
some brush, and a little further he flushed a single bird; then 
he pointed, ‘and to order two birds were flushed. He again 
pointed. and was backed by Mand C. Both dogs then scored 
a false point. We moved into the woods, when Maud C, 
pointed and Gladstone’s Boy scored a false point; and a little 
further on Maud C. scored a false point. They were then 
ordered up and the heat was awarded to Gladstone’s Boy. 
Down fifty-five minutes. 
QUEEN BESS AND ANNIE MORGAN 
were cast off at 3;47 in a large field. A bevy was soon fiushed 
by the judges and the dogs worked up to where they had 
been marked down. When Queen Bess pointed, the bird was 
flushed to order and killed. Annie Morgan flushed a single 
bird; over a ditch she again flushed. We then swung round 
over the hill into a patch of sedge. Queen Bess pointed a 
single bird, and soon afterward flushed a bird and scored a 
nice point. Neither dogs had ever appeared in public before, 
and the heat was over before Annie Morgan seemed to be 
aware of what was wanted of her. They were ordered up at 
4:28 and the heat awarded to Queen Bess. Down forty-two 
minutes. Queen Bess was then withdrawn by her handler. 
INDEX AND MEDORA 
were put down ina cotton field at 4:30 and worked around 
the hill into the woods, when Medora pointed. The bird 
was fiushed to order. -Ordered on over the. fence into a 
iece of corn, Medora pointed a single bird. We then swung 
Fact into the woods, where Medora came to a point and 
broke in and was punished by her handler. Fortunately the 
birds had been flushed or she would have scored a flush and 
robably a chase. They were then ordered up at 4:55 and the 
fea was awarded to Medora. Down twenty-five minutes. 
Friday. 
LEXINGTON AND BLACKSTONE 
were put down at 840ina field near the mill, and worked 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
down into a ravine, where Blackstone pointed a large bevy. 
backed by Lexington. We then worked up an old railro 
bed, where the birds had been marked down, when Black- 
stone scored a false point, and soon afterward a flush. In 
the tall grass Lexington scored two flushes. We then crossed 
over into the open field, where some birds had been marked 
down, when both dogs scored a doubtful flush. After drawing 
a good deal of ground blank, they were ordered up, and the 
heat was awarded to Blackstone at 9:20, Down forty minutes. 
This ended the first series. Summary as follows: 
Lillian beat Gem. 
Lady Bessie beat Billy Gates. 
Richmond (setter) bent Paul Jones. 
Lady Lee beat Anne Boleyn. 
Hederieo beat Jim Bledsoe, 
epee tsman beat Richmond (pointer), 
orse beat Surrey, 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Maud C. 
Queen Bess beat Annie Morgan. 
Medora beat Index, 
Blackstone beat Lexington, 
Col, Cool, a bye. 
Second Series. 
CoOL, COOL AND LADY BESSIE 
were cast off at 9:35 in the sabe field, when Lady Bessie 
pointed false, backed by Col. Cool, where some birds had been 
marked down by the spectators. Col, Cool pointed a single 
bird, and then Lady Bessie pointed a single bird, backed by 
Col. Cool, who coming to another bird | finshed, and a little 
furthes on Lady Bessie pointed a single bird. Col. Cool false 
pointed, and soon afterward scored a point, backed by Lady 
Bessie. Ordered on, Col. Cool false pointed and Lady Bessie 
scored two points. They were then ordered up and the heat 
was awarded to Lady Bessie at 10:55. Down twenty minutes. 
LILLIAN AND RICHMOND 
were he down at 11:00 in the woods, where Richmond 
flushed, and a few paces further on flushed again, Ordered 
on, Lillian pointed neatly a single bird. She again pointed 
and soon after flushed a lar ge bevy. Ordered on, Richmon 
seored two flushes and Lillian pointed a single bird. They 
were then ordered up and the heat was awar ‘ded to Lillian, 
Down twelve minutes. 
SPORTSMAN AND LADY LEE 
were put down at 11:25 in the woods, and Sportsman pointed 
a single bird, Lady Lee refusing to back. They were then 
worked out into the open field, where Lady Lee made two 
flushes, and working down to a branch, Sportsman pointed. 
They were then ordered up, and the heat was awarded to 
Sportsman at 11:55, Down thirty minutes. 
RODERIGO AND MORSE 
were cast off at 12:00 in a cotton field, when Roderigo pointed, 
and Morse coming up, flushed a bevy. Ordered on, oderigo 
pointed a single bird, and soon afterward scored two more 
points on single birds. Ordered up and heat awarded to 
Roderigo at 12:20. Down twenty minutes. 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND MEDORA 
were put down at 2:25 in a ravine. Up the hillGladstone’s Boy 
swung off to the right, and when found was pane staunchly 
in a plum thicket on the side of a gully, He had evidently 
got the scent as he climbed up the bank, and pointed with his 
hindlegs hanging over the gully, If he had moved any 
further on he would have flushed the birds, and a few inches 
back would have thrown him in the ditch. A large bevy 
was flushed and marked down. We swung around to the 
ravine, where the other dog was working. He again pointed 
a bird in the sedge. Both dogs pointed a single bird. edora 
false pointed, and ina few minutes scored two more false 
points. Both dogs scored a point each on single birds. Glad- 
stone’s Boy flushed and dropped to wing. Both pointed; the 
birds were flushed to order. Then Medora pointed false, and 
a little further on Gladstone’s Boy pointed, and at the same 
time Medora dropped toa point. Both dogs were unsteady 
to wing, Gladstone’s Boy scored a point, and soon afterward 
a flush, They were then ordered up, and the heat was 
awarded to Gladstone's Boy at 1;00, Bown thirty-five min- 
utes. Summa 
Lady Bessie beat Col. Cool. 
Lillian beat Richmond (setter), 
Sportsman beat Lady Lee. 
Roderigo beat Morse. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Medora, 
Blackstone, a bye, 
Third Series. 
LADY BESSIE AND BLACKSTONE 
were put down at1:50-in the open field, where Blackstone 
soon found and pointed a bevy, and was backed by Lady 
Bessie. Lady Bessie pointed a single bird, and Blackstone 
failed to back and flushed, Ordered on, Blackstone pointed; 
the bird was flushed and he turned and pointed again. They 
were then ordered up, and the heat was awarded to Black 
stone at 1;57, Down seven minutes, 
LILLIAN AND SPORTSMAN 
were put down at 1:40 near a branch, where Lillian flushed a 
single bird. Sportsman pointed a singlejbira, and soon after 
scored another point on a large beyy, and was backed by Lil- 
lian. Lillian scored a bad flush. Sportsman pointed, and the 
bird was flushed to order, Lillian pointed, and was backed 
by Sportsman. Up the hill pointed a single bird, They were 
then ordered up, and the heat awarded to Sportsman at 1: 5d. 
Down fifteen minutes. 
GLADSTONE’S BOY AND RODERIGO 
were then cast off in open field at 2:00, when Gladstone's Bo 
flushed a single bird. the woods Roderigo false pointed, 
and afterward he pointed true; and a little further on Glad 
stone’s Boy pointed. Soon afterward Roderi igo scored another 
point, and Gladstone’s Boy coming up, flushed the birds. 
Roderigo pointed, but was ordered on, and the bird was after- 
ward flushed. Gladstone's Boy pointed, and Roderigo scored 
a false point, We then worked into the woods, when Glad- 
stone’s Boy rapidly scored two points on single birds and one 
on a bevy, and Roderigo scored a point on asingle bird. They 
were then ordered up,and the heat was awarded to Glad- 
stone’s Boy at 2:44. own forty-four minutes, Summary: 
Blackstone beat Lady Bessie, 
Sportsman beat Lilhan. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Roderigo. 
Fourth Series. 
SPORTSMAN AND BLACKSTONE 
were then put down at 2:50 in open field, when Blackstone 
pointed, The birds were flushed to order. Over the ditch, 
both dogs scored a point; and soon after Blackstone false 
pointed, then pointed a single bird, and was backed by Sports- 
man, Ordered on, Sportsman pointed in the edge of the 
woods, and the bird was flushed to order, Moving across & 
ditch into an adjoining piece of woods, Sportsman pointed a 
single bird, which was flushed to order. They were then 
ordered up, and the heat awarded to Sportsman at 3:20. 
Down thirty minutes. 
FINAL TIE FOR FIRST PRIZE. 
SPORTSMAN AND GLADSTONE’S BOY 
were put down to run for second money at 3:40, and after a 
short heat in which Sportsman scored four points and no 
errors, and Gladstone’s Boy four bad flushes, they were 
orderea up at 3:50 and the heat and first prize awarded to 
Sportsman, Down ten minutes. 
Tin FOR SECOND PRIZE. 
Lillian being selected as the hest dog beaten by Gladstone’s 
Sn 25, 1884, 
spinor am ious tgp Mlmad SERS, cach thas asses SETS LRU ER, La Boy, to run with him for second prize, they were cast off in 
the woods at 4, when 
in the edge of the woods and moved up and the birds flushed, 
for which he should haye had a flush. Lillian backed in nice 
style, and working on up the hedge row, Gladstone's Boy 
polubed but again moved in and flushed. Moving on Gladstone's 
oy scored three points. but for some reason had become very 
unsteady. Lillian pointed a single bird. We then swung 
round into a rayine and across into a piece of woods and out 
into an adjoining field, when Gladstone’s Boy flushed and was 
followed by Lillian, Ordered up the hill, Gladstone’s Boy 
poured in otis sedge. They were then ordered up and the 
eat and second prize awarded to Gladstone’s Boy at 4:30, 
Down thirty minutes, 
Tie ror T'HIRD PRize. 
Medora was then ealled as the best dog beaten by Lillian to 
contest with her for third prize, and the handlers and owners 
having agreed to divide the third prize, the honors were 
divided between Lillian and Medora, and thus ended the 
National American Kennel] Club field trials. 
SUMMARY. 
First Series. 
Lillian heat Gem, 
Lady Bessie beat Billy Gates. 
Richmond (setter) beat Paul Jones. 
Lady Lee beat Annie Boleyn. 
odeniey beat Jim Bledsoe, 
pale ei beat Richmond (pointer), 
orse beat Surrey. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Maud C. 
Queen Bess beat Annie Morgan. 
Medora beat Index. 
Blackstone beat; Lexington. 
Col. Cool, a bye. 
Second Series. 
Lady Bessie beat Col. Cool. 
Lillian beat Richmond. 
Sportsman beat Lady Lee. 
Roderigo beat Morse. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Medora. 
Blackstone, a bye, 
Third Series, 
Blackstone beat Lady Bessie. 
Sportsman beat Lillian. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Roderigo. 
Fourth Series, 
Sportsman beat Blackstone, 
Gladstone’s Boy a bye. 
Final Tie for First Prize, 
Sportsman beat Gladstone’s Boy, and won. 
Final Tie for Second Prize. 
Gladstone’s Boy beat Lillian, and won. 
Third prize was divided between Lillian and Medora. 
SOUTHERN SPORTSMEN’S FIELD TRIALS, 
HE Southern Spor tsmen’s Field Trial Association's trials 
commenced at Canton, Mississippi, on the 16th of De- 
cember, 1884. The sky was bright and everything promised 
well for a good week’s sport. The interest in the trials, how- 
ever, had decreased very much, and very few persons besides 
the handlers and owners of dogs and the judges and reporters 
were present. 
THE DERBY. 
Jarvis, one of the judges, not having arrived, C, B. 
Witton, of Chicago, Ill., was elected by the handlers to take 
his place and judge the Derby. -There were eleven dogs 
started in the Derby, nine setters and two pointers. The run- 
ning was as follows: 
LILLIAN AND TRINKET BANG. 
P. H. and D. Bryson’s black, white and tan setter bitch 
Lillian, handled by H. M. Short, and Tillington’s Trinket 
Bang, liver and white pointer dog. . by Croxteth ait of Trinket, 
handled by N. B. Nesbit. and now run in public for the first 
time, were cast off in an open field of weeds and sedge grass 
at 9:20. Considerable ground was drawn blank, when ina 
hedgerow Lillian pointed false. We then swun round into a 
cornfield, when Bang pointed a bevy, neatly backed by 
Lillian. "They were then ordered on to where the birds had 
been marked down, when Bang flushed a single bird, and a 
little further on Lillian pointed; the bird was flushed to order 
and killed by Short, and retrieved by Lillian. Passing over 
the hill, Bang pointed » bevy in the side of a gully; keeping 
on down the gully Lillian flushed a bird, and dropped to wing. 
Moving on both dogs scored a flush; ordered on around the 
hill both scored a false point. We next proceeded up a 
branch, where a bevy was flushed, and marked down, and 
the dogs worked on to them when Lillian flushed, and soon 
afterward scored a point. A little further on, Short walked 
up some birds near the head of a gully in some plum bushes, 
and claimed a point for Lillian, who had stepped in front of 
him at the head of the gully, but she had simply stopped as 
he came up and had not caught the scent ofthe birds, but 
dropped to wing. Working up the rayine, Bang pointed 
staunchly, A bevy was flushed and the dogs worked in the 
direction they took, when each dog scored a point on single 
birds, one of which Short shot at and killed. In pace, ranging 
and quartering the advantage was greatly in favor of the 
pointer and he should haye had the heat. They were then 
ordered up at 10:40, and the heat awarded to Lillian. Down 
eighty minutes. 
RICHMOND AND TANNIE, 
Richmond, a lemon and white pointer, handled by Short, 
and Tannie, a black, white and tan setter bitch, by Gladsome 
ou of Flossy, owned and handled by H, Fontaine, Magnolia, 
Miss., were next called, and put down at 10:45 in the field 
where some birds had been marked down. In speed the latter 
was greatly superior to Richmond, but she has had little 
experience, and worked without much judgment. Richmond 
soon scored a point, backed by Tannie. The bird was fiushed 
to order, and killed and retrieved by Richmond. Ordered on 
up a ditch, Richmond false poimted, and soon ae Sa 
seored a flush on the side of the hill, gamg down wind 
and immediately atterward a bevy rosé and were marked 
down. Soon afterward Richmond pointed, and the bird was 
flushed to order. He then flushed a single bird, and a little 
further on pointed one and soon afterward pointed where some 
birds had just been flushed. When ordered on across a gully 
Tannie pointed, and, moving up a little, Richmond roaded on 
and pointed the same birds which were flushed to order. 
Working up to a hedgerow on the top of the hill, Richmond 
pointed a single bird, and soon afterward he false pointed, 
and in rapid Succession Tannie scored three flushes. They 
were then ordered up, and the heat was awarded to Richmond 
at 11:37. Down fifty-two roinutes. 
MEDORA AND ANNIZ MORGAN. 
Medora, handled by Short, and Annie Morgan by Ayent, 
were next called, and put ST a at 11:46 ina sedge field. 
Both of these dogs ran in the N.A,K.C. Derby. 
and style the advantage was in favor of Annie 
Working up into a piece of woods, Annie Morgan pointed, 
backed by Medora. hen ordered on Annie Morgan flushed. 
Moying through the thickets Medora pointed, and then broke 
her point, but dropped to order. The bird was flushed to 
order, shot at and missed. <A little further on, Medora 
pointed a single bird, and soon piper iced on the edge of the 
thicket scored a a point, a flush, and a false point, 
crossing a field, Annie flushed a, bevy in some plum bt 
Morgan, 
Gladstone’s Boy pointed a bevy of birds 
n speed 
While 
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