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[Kov. 19, 1885. 



refused to back but went ahead and stole the point and then 

 moTOd on and scored a flush and was unsteady to wing. 

 They were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to 

 Foreman. Dowd one hour and a quarter. It was now nearly 

 half past twelve and we went to lunch, which was spread by 

 the side, of the brook near Mr. Hoi den's hou=e, Shortly after 

 our arrival it commenced raining heavily and we adjourned 

 to the bai-n. This heat finished the second series, Brock hav- 

 ing a bye. Following is the result- 



Second Series. 



-Buckellew beat BeUe of Piedmont. 



Foreman beat Brimstone. 



Brock a bye. 



Third Series. 



BUCKELUSW AND BROCK. 

 After lunch it stopped raining and we made a start, but 

 after a half hour's work the rain drove us back and we 

 started for home, but it again cleared up and it was decided 

 to resume work, and the dogs were cast off in an orchard 

 where birds were reported to be, but we worked over con- 

 siderable good-looking ground without result except that 

 Biick made a point and was backed by Brock. Nothing was 

 found, however. Working down to a branch Brock scored a 

 flush on a bevy that settled in the woods. As we came up 

 one got up near Buck, and a second later he pointed some little 

 distance ahead. Col. Leach flushed the bu-d to order and 

 scored a miss. A little further on both pointed, but Brock 

 moved on and made a bad flush. We then went to a stubble 

 field, where Brock made a point to a bevy and was backed by 

 Buck. Col. I each flushed the birds to order and let go both 

 barrels and got one, which Brook retrieved in good form. Fol- 

 lowing them up Buck found first and pointed a single, and 

 Brock backed him. Mr. Coster flushed to order and scored a 

 miss. Brock tlien scored a flush, and a little later he pointed 

 a single that flushed as his handler came up, and then several 

 more got up wild. They were then ordered up and the heat 

 was awarded to Buckellew. Down altogether fifty minutes. 

 This finished the third series, Foreman having a. bye. Follow- 

 ing is the result: 



Third Setnes. 



Buckellew beat Brock. 

 Foreman a bye. 



Final Tie. 



BUCKELLEW AND FOREMAN. 



This was the final iieat, as there was no second prize this year. 

 Buckellew's chances looked very fair for a vpin, for he was 

 under good control and has Jots of hunting sense; while Fore- 

 man, whfle performing excellently when on game, was not 

 used to his handler and hunted pretty much his owa way; 

 but during the heat Mr. Crawford had him well in hand and 

 he did his work in a ma.sterly manner. Buckellew had had 

 hard work during tiie day, and as he had had no previous 

 work of any accouut he was in no condition to compete with 

 a flyer. They were put down a few minutes past four in the 

 woods near where the last brace had finished. Foreman soon 

 had a high-headed point to a single that flashed itself a mo- 

 ment later. He then made a capital point and Buck backed 

 him nicely; the birds flushed as the judges came up. He then 

 svvung out by a fence and pinned a brace that Mr. Crawford 

 to order flushed. They were then worked ttu-ough a strip of 

 corn, and as Foreman "was passing a small patch of brush he 

 whirled on a nice point to a brace that were flushed to order, 

 and very cleverly missed by both handlers. All of his work 

 tlu'ough the heat was of a very brilliant character, and at a 

 quarter past fom- the.y were ordered up and Foreman was 

 declared the winner of the heat and race. Following is a 

 complete summary; 



First Series. 



Belle of Piedmont beat Da,shiag Noble. 

 Buckell'^w beat Corrine. 

 Foreman beat Vision. 

 Brimstone beat Lucia. 

 Crock beat Flash R. 



Second Series. 

 Buckellew beat Belle of Piedmont. 

 Foreman beat Brimstone. 

 Brock a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Buckellew beat Broek. 

 Foreman a bye. 



Final Tie. 



Foreman beat BuckeUew and won the cup. 



THE ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE. 



The dra wing for the All- Aged Setter Stake was made at 10 

 o'clock P. M., Nov. 1.5. Twenty of the twenty-three nominations 

 completed thek entry and Were drawn to run as follows: 



Brandon against Gladstone's Boy. 



Countess against Blarney. 



Sportsman against St. Elmo IV. 



CMfford against Belle of Piedmont. 



NeUy II. against Gus Bondhu. 



Windemere against Dashing Noble. 



Princess Helen against Siocum. 



Pendenis against Elcho, Jr. 



Plantagenet against Rose of Klillamey. 



Oath's Mark against Queen Alice. 



None of the judges selected could be present, as they were 

 detained by i nportant business, and Messrs. B. F. Wilson, of 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., F. R. Hitchcock, of New York, and W. A. 

 Coster, of Flatbush, L. I., were selected to fill the position. 



\_Speeial Dispatch to Forest and Stream.'i 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 16.— The All- Aged Setter Stake 

 commenced to-day. There was fair attendance. Weathei- 

 delightful. Six heats were decided. Brandon beat Gladstone's 

 Boy. Blarney beat Countess. Sportsman beat St. Elmo IV. 

 None of these heats wore brilliant. Belle of Piedmont ran 

 well and beat Clifford. Nellie II. beat Gus Bondhu. This was 

 a good heat. Dasliing Noble beat Windemere, who did some 

 good work but was not steady. Princess Helen and Siocum 

 ran a short time and vrill finish in the morning, Birds are 

 only fairly plenty. 



ISpeeial Dispatch to Forest and Stream .^ 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 17, 8 P. M.— The weather to-day 

 has been perfect, although a little too warm for the dogs. The 

 first series of heats was tlnished and two heats of the second 

 series, six in all. Princess Helen beat Siocum, and Peudennis 

 beat EJcho, Jr. Both heats were good. Plantagenet just 

 managed to beat R,ose of Killarney in a very poor heat, 

 Gath's Mark beat Queen Alice in a good heat. This finished 

 the first series. 



In the second series Brandon beat Blarney in a very tire- 

 some heat of an hour and twenty minutes. This was more 

 than an hour tdo much. We then had something to compen- 

 sate for this in witnessing the very brilliant heat between Belle 

 of Piedmont and Sportsman. The work was of the highest 

 order and the honors were nearly even, but Belle flxally won. 

 This was the best heat so far and will long be remembered by 

 those who saw it. Birds were fairly plenty, but not so numer- 

 ous as in previous year. Some hunters 'found a quail's nest 

 yesterday with twelve fresh eggs and one to-day with fifteen. 



AMERICAN KENNEL ChTTB.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 A meeting of the American Kennel Club will be held at the 

 Hoffman House, New York city, Dec. 16, at 4 P, M.— G. E. 

 OsBOT, Sec. 



FISHER'S ISLAND CLUB TRIALS. 



[From a Special Correspondent.] 



rpHB second annual field ti-ials of the Fisher's Island Club 

 X were "un on the club's grounds Nov. 9. The entries and 

 drawings were as follows: 



Doc B (Robt. Betty), orange and white setter dog (Jei-sey 

 Duke— Topsy), 



_ against 



Frank (Ph. Phoenix), liver pointer dog (Duke— Swan), 



Ned (Ph. Phoanix), orange belton setter dog (Jove— Rod- 

 man's Fanny) , 



against 



Jersey Beauty (Max Wenzel), red Irish setter bitch (Chief 

 —Doe). 



Lady Essex (W. H. Schieffelin), black, white and tan setter 

 -bitch (Ted Lie wellin— Juno), 



against 



YoxTBE (Max Wenzel), red Irish setter bitch (Elcho- Rose). 



Chief (Max Wenzel), red Irish setter dog (Berkley— Duck), 

 against 



Meg (C. J. Stewart), red Irish setter bitch (Chief— Beesy). 



CoTTNT Ranger (Hemy Pape), blue belton setter dog (Count 

 Noble-Gertrude), . 



against 



Dora (Max Wenzel), red Irish setter bitch (Chief— Doe). 



Rock (W. H. Schieffelin), black and white setter dog (Nos«- 

 trand's Duke — Biddy), • 



against 



Francisco (H. Reiche), black and tan setter dog. 



Sailor (C. J. Stewart), black, white and tan setter (Jock II. 

 — Gipsey), a bye. 



Messrs. C. P. Lewis and Wm. Leavitt acted as judges. The 

 heats opened in rainy weather with a high wind, which made 

 good work very difficult. The running was as follows: 



doc B. AND FRANK. 



Doc B., a large, handsome orange and white setter dog, 

 handled by J. T. MiUer, and Frank, a fine, larae, all fiver 

 colored pointer dog, were cast off by their handlers east of 

 the ice house pond. Doc B., the fastez dog of the two, soon 

 struck scent and shoi-tly after established a fine point. The 

 pointer, handled by J. M. Lawrence, failed to back, though 

 he stopped alongside the setter a moment. He then pushed 

 ahead, unsteadving the setter, and flushed the birds, which 

 were not shot at. Both dogs dropped to wing. Going on up 

 the hills Frank made a sfcyUsh point, but the birds got up wild 

 and flew across the lake. Along the east side of the lake both 

 dogs made game, and roadod some running birds very cleverly 

 Fi-ank scored another fine point, and Doc B., coming down 

 the steep hillside, backed him in a very strained attitude 

 from the top of a rock; a very handsome picture. The pointer 

 moving on flushed his bird. Both dogs were steady to wing. 

 Circling around the north end of the lake, no more birds 

 being found, the fir.st ^.brace was ordered up, as the ruie 

 demanding that each brace must be on game for an horn- had 

 been comphed with. 



During this heat a number of a species of hare or rabbit 

 were found inhabiting the dense brier thickets of the rocky 

 hiflside. These hares are different from the European hare 

 which the club had imported, as they are never found in the 

 open fields like the imported hare, but have about the same 

 tendency to stay in the brush that our American wild rabbit 

 or hare displa.ys ; but the very great diff pi-ence in size makes 

 the Fisher's island hare-rabbit very much superior to this 

 last, for they wlU reach a weight of eight or nine pounds. 

 They are bred by Mr. Wenzel, the secretary of the club, and 

 aU the young stock is turned out to grow up wUd. Four dif- 

 ferent sizes wej e seen, aU the breeding of this season. 



JERSEY BEAUTY' AND NED. 



The next brace. Jersey Beauty and Ned, were called. Beauty 

 handled by J. Miller, and Ned by Lawrence, were cast off 

 over the brickyard flat, Beauty, the red Irish setter bitch, go- 

 ing at a tremendous pace, with beautiful style, while Ned, the 

 orange belton setter, seemed to be off in nose, although good 

 work by him had been seen before the trials. Beauty cov- 

 ered the entire flat in her quartering, and when going across 

 the wind she stopped short, and, throwing her nose high up 

 and going up wind on a half point fifty to sixty yards, made a 

 beautiful pouit, head high up and stern straight as an arrow. 

 The wind was blowing almost a gale and this work was duly 

 appreciated by all. 



Three or four meadowlarks rose in front of the little red 

 bitch, and to the right and left of her, but she stood like a 

 veteran, staunchly. The handler, going up to her, found a 

 fine be\'y about twenty yards ahead of her and flushed them. 

 They were not sh®t at, but marked at the bank of the lake. 

 Going to leeward of them, the dogs wei'e worked toward the 

 bank, and again Beauty scored a beautiful point. The bii-d 

 was flushed by Miller but not shot at. Going on, the bitch 

 pointed again. Ned, called on to back, f afled to do so, and was 

 cnarged by Lawence behind her. Tne bird was flushed and 

 killed by Miller, and feU twenty yards out into the lake, in full 

 sight of the bitch, who broke shot, plunged in and fetched the 

 bird, with great satisfaction to hei-self; but Miller looked sav- 

 agely at her and seemed disposed to use the blacksnake. They 

 were then sent on, when shortly she again pointed, a long dis- 

 tance fi-om the bird, which was down near the water's edge, 

 while the dogs were on top of the bank. Ned in the meantime 

 took a refreshing bath within ten yards of the bird, which 

 flushed at the dog's shaking himself, and was not shot at. 

 Beauty steady to wing. Time being up, the dogs were ordered 

 up. Beauty was reserved for a back. 



chief and meg. 



Chief and Meg, both red Irish, were the next brace. Chief, 

 handled by his ovsmer, is sufficiently well known as a chronic 

 field trial dog. Meg, his daughter, handled by Lawrence, is a 

 handsome small red bitch, with nice style, and is quite fast, 

 but out of condition for running, as slie is nursing puppies. 



Both dogs, being swung back over the flat, were quartering 

 the brush and sedge grass of the bay, but no game was found. 

 Turning toward the hfil, Meg began a fine piece of reading up 

 and down hiU for a long distance. Chief, sent up over the hill 

 by his handler, turned scarcely in time to back Meg, who had 

 nailed her bevy on top of the hill. Both dogs being out of 

 sight of then- handlers. Lawrence flushed the bevy but did 

 not shoot. Both dogs were steady to wing. The thicket near 

 the old wind miU was now entered and Chief came to a point, 

 Meg backing. The birds were flushed by the handlers and 

 missed by both in regular field trial style. Both dogs dropped 

 to shot. ' The low brush proved blank and on reaching the 

 road aU hands were invited to lunch. After half an hour had 

 been well spent at this work the two red setters were again 



Eut down. A bevy of quail were flushed by one of the judges 

 ut were not followed. Chief quartering the open, again 

 pointed. A meadow lark was flushed, killed by the handler. 

 Chief dropping to shot and retrieving the bii'd tenderly. 

 Thrown out for Meg, she also reti-ieved well. Time up. 



LADY ESSEX AND YOUBE, 



Lady Esses, a blue belton bitch, was handled by Lawi-enee, 

 and Yoube by her owner. The Enghsh setter was much the 

 faster of the two, and promised to make a good one. Her age 

 is but fourteen months. 



The west plain of the brickyard woods was drawn blank, 

 and the two bitches were ordered down into the wilderness, 

 the stronghold of the club for birds. Lady going at top speed 



near the edge of it found a bevy, and made a stylish and short 

 pomt. Yoube, called up by her handler, backed in good style. 

 On the birds being flu-hed the handlers both fired and one 

 bird was kiUed and retrieved by Yoube. It was thrown out 

 for Lady, but she failed to obey. The opprst3 baok was 

 reached after some hard and tedious work, and Yoube 

 pointed on the hiUside in a green brier thicket. The birds were 

 flushed, three being killed by her handler and Mr. Leavitt, the 

 judge. Both dogs dropped to shot. The dogs were ordered 

 up. 



count ranger and dora. 



Count Ranger, a white, black and ticked Llewellha setter, 

 handled by his owner, and Dora, a red Irish setter bitch, 

 handled by Mifler, were ordered into the wilderness. This 

 was poor judgment, as it is almost impossible to penetrate cer- 

 tain portions of it, extending for half a mile from east to west. 

 The bank was followed for some time, the red setter reading 

 through the marshy thicJret, but the birds evidently had run 

 m, as was subsequently proved. Count Ranger and his 

 handler were separated from the pai'ty and were lost for a 

 long time; they crossed, however, to the other side, while the 

 party returned to the nearest edge. 



The white setter was at last seen climbing the hill in the 

 distance in search of his master and after a wlfile, Mr. Pape 

 looking for his dog, who in the meantime had come across a 

 fine bevy on top of the hill and had a fine point, in full sight, 

 though half a mile aWay from the judges and spectators. At 

 last the handler reached the top, saw his dog, and in graceful 

 hurry flushed the bird, missing with both barrels. As the birds 

 were in the thicket again the dogs were ordered up for the 

 day. 



The next morning, Tuesday, Nov. 10, they were again cast 

 off on the Fox farm at the west end of the island. One or 

 two brier patches were drawn blank, but in the next, both 

 dogs were reading a bevy, which rose wild at the opposite 

 edge. They were followed into more and worse briers, and 

 the English setter began to flinch them. The previous day's 

 work, as weU as his long journey from Kansas, where he had 

 been hunted hard, were tellmg on him. The red bitch had 

 worked through the thicket, and established a point at the 

 foot of the uill. Count, called up, refused to back, passed her 

 and flushed the bird. Both dogs steady to wing: up hid again, 

 the plucky red setter followed the birds into the woi-st briers, 

 now pointing and again reading, a very creditable piece of 

 work indeed, and thankless, as the judge could not see her 

 half the time. Her handler kept up as well as he could, hav- 

 ing been ordered to kUl, which he finally succeeded in doing. 

 The Llewelliu setter was bleeding and wa« withdrawn by his 

 handler. The bird thrown for Dora she retrieved in good 

 style. 



bock and sailor. 

 Rock and Sailor, both handled by Lawrence, were now cast 

 off, and both soon began reading. A bird vvas put up between 

 the three, Lawrence claiming the credit. The two dogs could 

 not estabfish a point, but did good work on the running bu-ds. 

 Rock ttnally pointing, and a dead bird was found by his lianri- 

 ler. Sailor, the faster dog of the brace, was a trifle wild, and 

 neither of them could be induced to retrieve, and the judges 

 ordered them up, Rock to run with Francisco, the black and 

 tan setter, who, however, was not in condition to compete and 

 was, thei'ef ore, withdiawn by Mr. Reiche. 



Second Series. 



The judges, according to the niles of the club, selected the 

 four dogs showing the highest scores. 



CHIEF and doc B. 



Chief was put down with Doc B. to decide for first place. 

 Chief, handled by his owner, and Doc B. by MiUei-, were cast 

 off south of the triangular road, and both went at it with a 

 will. As the wind was blowing quite strong, the handlers felt 

 a little shaky as to results, for, under the circumstances, it was 

 very ea.sy for the dogs to flush bii'ds. However, during this 

 entii'e heat neither of the dogs made one single mistake. A 

 brier piece .was gone through, and Chief and Doc B. both 

 roaded toward the middle of it, where Chief, getting 

 body scent, tossed up his head, and, going directly up 

 wind toward the outer edge^ drawing beautifully all the while, 

 stopping ouce oi- twice, he finally came to a halt, and with 

 head up and tail straight in line with his back, fore foot up, 

 pointed. He was instantly backed by Doc B. who swung in to 

 his left behind Chief. It was the event of the meeting. Doc 

 B. was roading in grand style previous to his back, and it was 

 indeed only a matter of a few moments which of the dogs 

 Avould get his point first. A largo bevy was put up, and three 

 birds were killed by the.handler of Chief and the judge; both 

 dogs dropping to shot instantly. Chief, ordered to retrieve, 

 did so, and Doc B., sent for the remaining bu-d, brought it, 

 both dogs sitting up and delivering the bu'ds into the hands of 

 theii' handlers. This work all through was simply perfection 

 itself. The bu'ds were followed and soon found. Doc B. being 

 the first to point. Chief was called up and backed in crouch- 

 ing position. The score was filled for both dogs and they 

 were ordered up. 



YOUBE AND MEG. 



The brace next highest in scale, Yoube, handled by her 

 owner, and Meg, handled hj Lawrence, were put into the 

 brier thicket where the winning brace had finished their work, 

 and notwithstanding that both bitches had puppies six and 

 seven weeks old at home, they plunged into those gi-een briers 

 with the corn-age of bulldogs. 



The Irish blood was up and there were birds ahead, but they 

 were running and flushed wild and could not be rea ched by 

 the gun. To the foot of the ridge both dogs went and Yoube 

 pointed, and a wounded bird was picked up by her handler, 

 which she was ordered to retrieve, doing so at command, hav- 

 ing been taught to retrieve when five years old. Meg kept road- 

 ing back into the briers and the handler asked for mercy on 

 the dogs and the judges ordered them into the open. Soon 

 bu'ds were foimd in an old pond hole and were flushed by 

 Yoube, Lawj-ence killing one bu-d, which Meg retrieved in 

 good style. They were ordered up. 



doc B, AND MEG. 



Doc B. and Meg were swung south to decide the second 

 prize winner. A bird was found, flushed and kifipd by Law- 

 rence, his dog breaking shot (the gravest offense possible in 

 the eye of one of the judge.s), which lost her aU chances for 

 second place, and Doc B.'s previous score and superior work 

 secured him second place without any further work. The 

 score made by the winners is as follows: Chief 87, Doc B. S3, 

 Meg 81, Yoube 79. 



Chief, therefore, was awarded first pnze, the President's 

 silver cup, gold fined. 



Doc. B., second prize, sfiver cup. 



Meg, ihu-d prize, a silver drinking flask, 



Yoube, fourth piize, a cash premium. 



BEAGLE PEDIGREE.— Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 7, 1885.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: In reply to inquiry of "H. F. S." 

 for pedigree of beagle Louise I offer some heresay evidence 

 for what it may be worth. Some three years ago, in a cor- 

 respondence with Mr. Colin Cameron, he- wrote me, among 

 otlier things, that Lee was the grandsire of his very promis- 

 ing young dog Racket. This, if correct, completes the pedigree 

 of Louise. "H. F. S.'s" Trailer has occupied considerable of 

 your space latt-ly, and I should hke to ask the owner why he 

 advertises TraUer as Rowett stram, there bemg not a drop of 

 Rowett blood on the dam's side, and further, why he claims 

 that John Knight's Pet and Beauty, su-e and dam respectively 

 of Satterthwaite'sFly, were imported. This claim was presum- 

 ably unknown to Mr. Satterthwaite when he registered Ply, 

 ana it is news to those who knew these dogs in John Knight s, 

 kennel.— F. W. W^Ei^TON. 



