Nov. 19, 1885.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE EASTERN FfELD TRIALS. 



rpHE seventh annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials 

 JL Club commenced at High Point, N. C. , on Thm-sday, the 

 t2th inst., with the MeiBbers' Stalie. There were ten starters 

 — fivo less than last y ear. Six ol; the ten ran last year, includ- 

 ing the winner, he being the nmner up this year. Mr. J. O. 

 Donner, the President of the club, and Mr. Charles Heath, of 

 Newark, N. J., acted as.iudges and gave entire satisfaction to 

 all by the intelligent manner in which they performed then- 

 duties. The weather conditions were favorable and some very 

 excellent work was done. The birds were not found quite so 

 plentiful as last year, but there vvere no long intervals between 

 the finds, and the probabilities are tliat bu-ds enough will be 

 found to run out the other stakes expeditiously. One senous 

 drawback to success in this stake is that mauy of the dogs 

 entered have not been handled by their owners to any extent, 

 and consequently are seriously handicapped. We would like 

 to see this stake contested by dogs that have been trained, or 

 at least sufficiently handled by their owners. WTien this is 

 done by the members who own good dogs the stake will take 

 its projper place, as the most important event of the meeting. 

 The dogs were drawn and run as follows for the 



MEMBERS' STAKE. 

 Dashing Noble (J. R. Henricks, Pittsburgh, Pa.), black, 

 white and tan English setter dog Syrs. (CoUnt Noble— Dash- 

 ing Novice), 



against 



Belle of Piedmont (Edward Dexter. Boston, Mass.), black 

 white and tan English setter bitch, 2yrs. (Dashmg Rover- 

 Ranee) , 



BucKKLLEw (W, A. Coster, Flatbush, L, I.), orange aud 

 white English setter dog, tyrs. (Druid— Ruby), 

 against 



OOBrNNB (Geo. T. Leach, New York), red Irisli setter bitch, 

 (Peter— Countess) . 



Vision (F .R. Hitebcock, New York), liver and white pointer 

 bitch, 4)^yrs. (Croxteth— Vinnie), 

 against 



Foreman (C. Fred. Crawford, Pawtucket, R. I.), black, 

 white and tan English setter dog, 5vrs. (Dashing Monarch- 

 Fairy HI.). 



LociA (D. S. G-regory, Jr. 3d, New York), liver and white 

 pointer bitch, iyrs. (Croxteth- Belle) , 

 agnin.'if 



Brimstone (W. A. Coster, Flatbush, L. I.), wliite and lemon 

 English setter bitch, Syrs. (Gladstone— Swaze). 



Bbook (Geo. T. Leach, New York), red Irish setter dog, 

 (Bosco — My Duchess), 



against 



Flash R. (D. S. Gregory, Jr. 2d, New York), hver and white 

 pointer bitch, 2% yrs. Ranger— White Lilly). 



The description of the running is simply a record of the 

 work of the dogs as seen by us, except that when they were 

 too far apart for us to see the judges very kindly gave us the 

 desired information. 



First Series. 

 dashing noble and belle of piedmont. 

 The fii-st brace were cast off in the woods, .just east of the 

 towTi, at 8:50. Dashing Noble is a fau'ly well -formed dog of 

 medium size, with a fail' tm-n of speed. He was not accus- 

 tomed to his handler, and did not appear to be doing nearly so 

 well as lie might. Belle has improved since last year, andVan 

 a very good race. She was superior in style and speed to her 

 opponent, and had the best of it in other respects. After a 

 turn in the woods without result, we beat up along a branch 

 when Dash challenged, but went on tind soon after he half 

 pointed where bh'ds had probably been, as Belle challenged 

 when she came up, but nothing could be made of it. We then 

 went to a small piece of stubble, where Belle took the lead 

 and made a styHsh point to a bevy which was some distance 

 from here. Dash, 'brought up to back, did not see her, but 

 went a bout half way between ner and the birds and caught 

 the scent and also pointed very nicely. The birds were flushed 

 to order, but were not shot at, both dogs dropping to order. 

 This was a veiy pretty beginning and gave promise of a good 

 heat. The bircls flew over the spectators and settled along a 

 fence in some sedge and brush, where Belle found first and 

 made a gamy point to three or four that Mr. Dexter to order 

 flushed. Some of them went over Dash, and, as he was gouig 

 in the same direction, he qiuckened his pace a trifle, but upon 

 the whole he behaved veiy well. Belle then got in a nice 

 point, which Dash did not honor. Mr. Dexter to order put up 

 a bird, but Belle still held her point, and two more wei-e 

 flushed in front of her. We then worked back, and Dash 

 made a nice point, which Belle honored at sight. Mr. Hen- 

 ricks put up the bird and missed it. Belle soon had another 

 one fast. Dash refused to back, and went ahead, but failed to 

 smell them. Two bu-ds were flushed to her point. Col. Leach 

 kflling one very neatly. Belle, sent to retrieve, swung back 

 and pinned another one, which Mr. Dexter to order put up but 

 fafled to stop. Dash retrieved the killed bu*d in good style. 

 They were then ordered up and Belle was declai'ed the winner 

 of the heat, Down thirty-three minutes. 



BUCKELLEW AND CORINNE. 



Both of these dogs are well-liuown to our readers, having 

 run in previous stakes. Buckellew has had but little work, 

 and was not up to his usual good form, although he ran a good 

 race. Corinne went better than we remember to have seen 

 her, and gave Old Rehable about all he wanted. They were 

 cast off at 9:36 in a cornfield, which was di-awn blank. We 

 then beat across a knoll of sedge and through woods, when 

 Buck, in a thicket, pointed a, single, which Mr. Coster flushed 

 as he went to him. We then beat over considerable ground 

 wittiout result until we came to a fence, when a large bevy 

 flushed and settled in an alder thicket a short distance up the 

 fence, where Mr. Coster again flushed them. They settled in 

 some sedge grass on top of a knoll among some scattered pines. 

 Working toward them Buck pointed a lark and was nicely 

 backed by Corinne. Buck then went on and scored a flush on 

 a single that he should have pointed , aud di-opped to wing. 

 Corinne then made a nice crouching point to a single, that Col. 

 Leach, to order, flushed and missed. Both dogs were steady 

 while several birds got up aU around us. Corinne soon got in 

 another nice point to a single. Buck backing to order. Col. 

 Leach was successful this time, and grassed his bii-d in fine 

 style, Corinne retrieving well. We then worked over con- 

 siderable gi'ound without result, except that Buck came very 

 neai- scoring a false point, but he went on, we thought, in time 

 to escape the penalty. We then crossed to the lower end 

 of Mr. Snow's farm, where birds were reported plenty; but 

 we beat out manjr likely-looking places where in former 

 years we have found numerous bevies, but found nothing 

 until finaUy Corinne nafledabevy in some sedge, and Buck 

 backed her nicely. Col. Leach to order put up the birds, 

 which settled in the thicket, where London made his sensa- 

 tional pose thi'ee to four years ago. Buck probably 

 had that picture in remembrance, for he twisted into a 

 capital point as soon as he entered the thicket. Coi-inne, 

 called up to back, sti-uck the scent of another before she saw 

 him, and also pointed. Mr. Coster to order put up the bii-d in 

 front of Buck, when the one in front of Corinne went also. 

 Buck then sat do-wn to a single, that Mr. Coster flushed and 

 missed. Corinne appeared to be backing, but when ordered 

 on she refused to stir, and after considerable kickin.g among 

 the leaves a bird was flushed m front of her. We then worked 

 down a branch, when Buck half pointed, went on, and after 

 considerable roading and some excellent work, he located five 



or six birds and pointed them nicely. Corinne picked up the 

 trail of a single, and roaded it out and pointed at about the 

 same time. Both handlers flushed- Mr. Coster killed his 

 bird but Col. Leach did not get on. Buck retrieved well and 

 then swung out up the hill aud pinned a single, which flushed 

 Itself a few seconds after. Tliey were then ordered up and 

 the heat was awarded to BiickeUew. Down two hom-s and 

 seven minutes. 



VISION AND FOREMAN. 



These dogs are also well known. Vision was not at her 

 best, and did not let out at all. Foreman had not been 

 handled by his owner, and was not under good command, 

 a Ithough he was all right when on game. They were cast off 

 near Avhere the last brace was taken up, and considerable 

 ground worked over without result, except that Vision scored 

 a false point, which Foreman backed in good style. Bircls had 

 evidently bean there as both roaded some distance. They 

 were then taken up and we went to the Model Farm, where 

 Foreman worked out a large cornfield in fine style, ranging 

 fast and wide. Vision went into some tall weeds and found a 

 bevy, which she pointed for a long time, and until Foreman 

 was brought up to back, which he did in tine style. Mr. Hitch- 

 cock then put up the birds and scored a miss with both barrels. 

 The birds settled on some rough ground where Vision made an 

 excusable flush, and Foreman got in a good point aud was 

 nicelv backed by Vision. Mr. Crawford, to order, put up the 

 bu'd,'which was shot at by Mr. Hitchcock and missed. Vision 

 then put up one that she should have pointed, as she had the 

 wind. Foreman then flushed one, and soon after pointed a 

 single that got up a moment later. Mr. Crawford cut loose 

 at it, but it went on, and a moment later Mr. Hitchcock let go 

 at one flushed by the judges, with the same result. We then 

 crossed to some woods where Foreman made a styhsh point to 

 a single and Vision backed him nicely. Mr. Crawford, to 

 order, put up the bird and the heat was ended with Foreman 

 the winner. Down fifty-two mmutes. Just after the heat 

 was decided Vision pointed at a small brush heap and both 

 handlei-s claimed that they had crippled a bird and that she 

 had found it, and commenced kicking over the brush heap to 

 find it, but a cloud of yellow jackets put a stop to furt.her 

 search and it remained unsettled as to whether there was a 

 bird there or Vision had played a joke on them. We then 

 went to lunch which was spread for us in the large taai-n at 

 the Model Farm. After a very pleasant hour we again took 

 the field. 



LUCIA AND BRIMSTONE. 



These dogs both ran here last year. Lucia had not recov- 

 ered from a recent abscess and was hardlj;^ fit to run, although 

 she showed good speed and style and did some good work. 

 Brimstone was in better form than last year and had the legs 

 of her competitor. They were put down in a stubble field near 

 the house and beat it out in tine style. When near the far 

 corner, a bevy flashed wfld in the edge of the woods and set- 

 tled in an old field, thickly grown up to briere and weeds. 

 The dogs were taken round to get the wind. Brimstone gettuig 

 it flr.st. and making a stylish point. Lucia was brought round 

 to back, but did not see her and catching the scent also pointed 

 and then took a step or two and located them nicely. Brim 

 di-ew on a few steps and then made a cast and came round 

 and caught sight of Lu and backed her nicely. Mr. Gregory, 

 to ordei- put up the bevy and missed oue, but caught on to the 

 next one and Lu reti-ieved it very well. We then swimg round 

 into a valley, where Brim made a nice point to a suigle and 

 was handsomely backed by Lu. Mr. Coster flushed the bhd 

 to order and grassed it neatly and Brim was ordered to re- 

 trieve, but Lu was too quick for her and took it from imder 

 her nose and brought it in. We then turned back among some 

 briers, where Lu half pointed, but roaded on and scored a 

 flusli ; this was partly down wind, but not entu-ely excusable. 

 We then crossed a ditch and woi-ked up a ravine, where Mr. 

 Boggs and his horse had a heap of fun with a colony of yel- 

 low jackets, and for a few minutes there was quite a lively 

 time; no damage was done, however, and, after a vote of 

 thanks for the eutei-tainment, wo moved on up to some w^oods 

 where a woodcock that we had previously flushed had settled. 

 The bii-d was again flushed and marked down in a thicket, and 

 Mr. Coster went for it. Bets of two to one were freely offered 

 both on the bu-d and gun, but the woodcock flew so far after 

 being tired at that the challenge for shot marks coifld not be 

 decided. MeJiutime Brim pointed a single that was flushed by 

 some boys, but the judges decided that the point could not 

 count until the woodcock came back. We then went back to 

 the stubble field near the house, where a bevy had run in, and 

 Brim di'opped to them nicely arid Lu backed her in good style. 

 Mr. Coster to order put up the birds, and, as his practice at 

 the woodcock had got him in trim, he brought oue of them to 

 grief and Brim i-etrieved it nicely. Lu started for ifc, b.;t 

 di-opped to order. We then followed them into the briei-s, 

 where Lu made a poiut, and a few seconds later Brim also 

 pointed; but the birds were running and Lu roaded too fast 

 and flushed two, and a httle later she put up another one, and 

 lost the race. They were ordered up at half-past 3 and the 

 heat was awarded "to Brimstone, Down one hour and twenty- 

 six minutes. 



BROOK AND FLASH R. 



These dogs are also well known. Brock holds his own, and 

 as usual when he i-uns, some of the knowing ones get badly 

 left. Flash started off in excellent form and apparently had 

 an easy win, but she was not much acquainted with her 

 handler, and after a whfle she let up in sjieed, and did not do 

 nearly so weU. They were put down in a cornfield east of the 

 house and worked over a large area where in foi-mer years 

 we have found bu'ds in abundance, but we failed to find any, 

 although bevies had been found there fi-equently. PinaUy we 

 went across the brook to a large field of tall we"eds and Plash 

 made a nice point, and drew on a few .steps and located a 

 bevy in fine style. They were flushed to order and settled in 

 a dense thicket, where both dogs got a point almost simulta- 

 neously. Brock was a little ahead, and some thought that 

 Flash was backing, but she could not see him, and we had no 

 doubt that the points were independent. Col. Leach flushed 

 the bird to order and scored a kill. One or two more then got 

 up, both dogs remaining steady. Brock, ordered to retrieve, 

 pinned another one, that Cbl. Leaeh put up and missed. 

 Brock then half pointed and commenced roading, but a hare 

 jumped up ahead of him, and he was called off. We then 

 went into a cornfield, and Flasn half pointed just as a bird 

 rose. She then located another one, that Mr. Gregory flushed 

 to order and missed. We then took a long turn without a 

 find, but as we were working back along the edge of some 

 woods a large bevy flushed close by Col. Leach, who was so 

 sunuised that Brock had faUed to tind them that he did not 

 shoot. We left our horses and foUowed them into a dense 

 pine thicket, where one got up near Flash, and she stopped 

 to wing, and then di-ew toward another one, that flushed 

 wild before she could locate it. Brock meantime got a 

 point, but the bird went with the othei-s, and Mr. Gregory 

 scored two misses. A httle further on Brock jjointed and 

 Flash backed to order, but soon drew alongside and also 

 pointed, but nothing was found. These birds were wfld and 

 cunning and would not lie for the dogs to get near them. 

 Plash then flushed one, and pointed aud drew a short distance, 

 evidently from caution. Wo then came out in a cornfield, 

 when Brock got in a good point, which Plash backed an in- 

 stant, and then drew up beside him, but nothing was found, 

 although a bare was started near them. We then returned to 

 the large field of woods, aud as a single got up near Col. Leach 

 he cut loose and grassed it in good style and Brock retrieved 

 it. Brock then challenged, but before he had time to locate 

 the birds a bevy was flushed by the hoi-ses. Then several 

 scattered birds got up, and HLv. Gregory scored a miss at one 

 J of them. Col. Leach soon after did the same on a single that 

 got up near him. When at the edge of a thiebet Flash made a 

 I stylish point to a single, which was flushed to order. Brock, 



meantime, had established a point, which went at the same 

 time. The dogs were then worked across the brook, and Flash 

 half pointed, and drew on and the bird flushed, and she was a 

 trifle unsteady. Brock then made a good point, which Flash 

 backed indifferently to order. Col. Leach pub up the bird, 

 but failed to stop it. They were then ordered up and the heat 

 was awarded to Brock, Down one hour and three-quarters. 

 This ended the first series at night on Thursday, with the fol- 

 lowing result: 



First Series. 

 Belle of Piedmont beat Dashing Noble. 

 Buckellew beat Corinne. 

 Foreman beat Vision. 

 Brimstone beat Lucia. 

 Brock beat Flash R. 



Seeand Series. 



BELLE OF PIEDMONT AND BUCKELLEW. 



On Friday morning wo left the hotel at 8:2.') and drove about 

 two and one-half miles northeast of the tow-n. There had 

 been a slight sprinkle of rain, aud more was threatened, but 

 the weather was favorable for the dogs, and excellent work 

 was shown. They were put down in an old field on Mr. 

 Holden's farm, where in former years bu'ds have been found 

 in abmidance. Belle started off at a chppiug gait and was 

 soon out of sight: she was soon brought back, but appeared 

 to want to hunt on her own account, and was not under good 

 control. Buck meanwhile went a short distance and made a 

 point, and as his handler came up, drew on a few steps and 

 located a bevy in good style. Mr. Coster, to order, put them 

 up, and killed a brace at one shot, and Buck retrieved them 

 nicely. Belle had now put in an appearance, and the dogs 

 were' worked toward the birds, which had settled in open 

 woods. Buck struck them first and whirled on point, and a 

 second or two later Belle also located one in fine style. 

 Mr. Dexter, to order, flushed the bird in front of 

 Belle, and scored a miss. Mr. Ccster then put up the one in 

 front of Buck, but did not shoot. Buck soon had another one 

 fast, which was flushed to order. Befle then got in a stylish 

 point to a bii-d on bare ground, wliich Mr. Dexter flushed to 

 order. Up to this point both dogs had been perfectly steady 

 and their work was of the best, but as this bu d rose Belle was 

 a trifle unsteady, but di-opped to order. Buck then made an 

 excusable flush. Belle made a wide cast and was lost, but soon 

 found on point to a single, which Mr. Dexter flushed to order. 

 We then turned back to join Buck, and Belle made a good 

 point to a single, which Mr. Dexter put up, but as the dogs 

 were not under judgment this did not count. Buck meantime 

 also got in a point that did not count, making them even in 

 this respect. We then worked over considerable groimd to a 

 piece of stubble, whei'e Buck made a capital point, which 

 Belle instantly honored. Buck drew on a few steps as his 

 handler came up, ana located them in fine style. The 

 bevy was flushed to order by Mr. Coster, and missed. 

 Both dogs were steady to shot and wing. This was 

 a capital piece of work. Ihe bu-ds setttled along 

 a branch thickly grown up to alders. Buck caught the 

 scent first and pointed a few seconds, and Belle backed him, 

 and he soon roaded on a short distance and half pointed, and 

 as his handler came up, two birds flushed ahead of him. 

 BeUe then pointed but went on in season to escape penalty foi- 

 a false point. Both dogs then pointed very nicely some little 

 distance apart. Mr. Coster to order put up the bird in front 

 of Buck and several more flushed, among them the one that 

 Befle was pointing. This was very well doue; both then 

 pointed the same bird, which was flushed to order. Buck 

 then made a nice point to a single, which Mr. Coster to order put 

 up and missed. Belle then pointed and as her handler came 

 up, she drew on a short distance and located her bii-d in good 

 style. Mr. Dexter to order put up the bu'd and grassed it 

 neatly. Meantime Buck and his handler almost identically 

 followed suit. Both dogs retrieved their birds in capital forni. 

 The judges then ordered the dogs up and compared notes, 

 but could not find enough difference to render a decision 

 Whfle they were consiflting Belle made a false point, and 

 was nicely backed by Buck, but as they were not imder 

 judgment no accoimt could be taken of it." We then tm-ned 

 back across the hill, and along some woods to a cornfield 

 where the spectators flushed a bevy, and the dogs were 

 worked to where they settled. As Buck jumped a fence a 

 bu-4 got up near him and he stopped to wing, and then pointed 

 and roaded a short distance and lost it. Befle then came up 

 and roaded and pointed but the birds had gone. We then 

 crossed the road to an old field, where Belle made a good point 

 where some larks had been, and Buck sat down knowing that 

 he had a good thing of it. Belle held her point too long and 

 staunchly for her own good, as nothing was found, and the 

 judges ordered them up and the heat was awai ded to Buck- 

 eUew. Down one horn* and a quarter. Tlus was a rattling 

 good heat, and the quality of the work was of a very high 

 order. 



FOREMAN AND BRIMSTONE. 



This brace were put dowu in an old field a few mmutes past 

 11, and worked along the edge of some sprouts. Foreman 

 swung into the brush and was lost, but soon foimd on point to 

 a woodcock, which flushed as we came up and settled a short 

 distance aAvay. Mr. Heath borrowed a gim and went for it, 

 with a look of determination in his eye that boded ill for the 

 bu-d. All of us stood anxiously awaiting the result of the 

 heat, each one conning over a neat little speech of thanks for 

 the gift of the toothsome bird, when with a soul-stirring 

 whistle tie sprung into f ul I view. Just as Mr. Heath puUed 

 trigger it flashed upon his mind that the trials were on quafl, 

 and that woodcock did not count, so he just saluted the bird 

 yyith both baiTels and let it go unharmed. We then went to 

 a field of sedge, where Foreman dropped on point to a lark, 

 but soou went on and swung_ down into a hollow, where he 

 made a capital pomt to a bevy, that flushed as Brim worked 

 too close to them from the" opposite direction. Following 

 them up Brim pointed a single, which flushed as Mr. Coster 

 came up. Brim at once whirled and pinned another that 

 flushed a second after, and was neatly stopped hy Mr. Coster. 

 Brim, sent to retrieve, worked a long time and finally found 

 the bird, which was only winged. She tried her best to 

 catch it but did not succeed, and Mr. Coster took a hand, 

 and after some very pretty work, including an exceedingly 

 neat somersault, he made a successful grab and secm-ed 

 the meat. This fracas rattled Brim, and when ordered on 

 she stai-ted oft' with one ear cocked, evidently bent on hav- 

 ing some fun. Working over a knoU we turned down a ravine, 

 with PoremEm in some pines, where he made a point to a bevy 

 that was somewhat scattered. As the judges went toward 

 him one portion flushed. Foreman roaded out the others and 

 again pointed. Meantime Brim had swung round there, and, 

 catching sight of Foreman, started for him and ran up a 

 single and tm-ued for it, when another one got up, but was at 

 once out of her sight in the thick pines. She then turned for 

 Foreman, went on ahead and flushed the birds, and kept on in 

 their direction and did not come back for some time. We then 

 beat dovra to a brook and tm-ned up the vaUey*to some pine 

 woods, where Foreman swung in and was lost. He had been 

 going at a much better pace, taut was not under good control, 

 although he was perfectly steady when on game. After 

 some search he was found at the upper edge staunchly 

 pointing a large bevy, and judges were signaled, but they 

 ordered the dog brought round to them and Mr. Crawford put 

 up the birds and went dovra to the valley. Meantime Brim 

 had found and pomted a bevy which was "flushed and marked 

 down on top of a knoll. We then swung round to get the 

 wind, buo went the wrong side of a fence and birds flushed 

 near each dog, but they were excusable as they did not have 

 the wtud. We then crossed to the upper edge of the pines, 

 where the bevy flushed by Foreman had settled. He appeared 

 to have qiarked them down, and was soon on a point. Brim 



