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and handlers ciwded on to them, not giving them time. LiU 



ihnvf^flf,tlF»T* f ^ ^^^^ I^ill a fine poi^t 



bhoi t flushed and killed bu-d, retrieved by Lill but rather 



ff?p'^^^?,;.i?''°/ ""^■^'^ "^^^ ^ P"^*^ owl spi-ung^Vom out 



the brush. Leaving the ch-aw to try the hedge where birds 



ntiT'lfr'^^S^^'"'/' ""'T^S Liil close II In the coS 

 Bang got the wmd and made the finest di-aw of the whole 

 ^.^^"-^^ pointed Lill got a pomt about the same time. 

 Bang another pomt. Short kept Lill in and flushed a smgle 

 T r^o inW Tf' ordered up and the heat given to Bahg. 

 lime 10:45. Down one hour and thii-ty-fivc miSutes. Ban4 

 last pomt was enough to win anywhere, Ji.-ad high in air, 

 hr^^ ''t^^^hi^P^'i: ^""^ ^""^y ''"^e marble statue 



nof^i f,, ^I'^^^'St setters are more hand.some they have 

 not aU the style to themselves. ^ 



Fourth Series. 

 BANG AND RICHMOND. 



^'"^^ now run between Bang and Richmond to 

 decide which was entitled to first. Short objects to gom^ 

 mtr. corn on account of sand burrs. Nesbitt does not com- 

 plain and says his dog^ can run on this gi-ound. The brace 

 was called at 11:30; Richmond handled by^Short and Bang by 

 Nesbitt. Both go off m fine .style, but Bang has the best of it, 

 Richmond appeanng to have tender feet. But he soon 

 warmed up and gained on Bang. They were next taken up a 

 grass draw adjoining a wheat field. Bang here got a point 

 and Richmond backed. Ordered to flush. Nesbitt shoe and 

 missed and Bang moved up and won a demerit for breaking- 

 shot. Nesbitt made a mistake in shooting at the bird wheS 

 there was no occasion for it. Several ladies were present at 

 this time and seemed to enjoy the sport.. 



The dogs both made a point along the hedge. Here a jack- 

 rabbit with his tilting movements called Richmond's attention 

 trom the bu-ds. Bang got a point. Nesbitt flushed and the 

 dog was unsteady to whig. Bang soon got another pomt in 

 ttie grass. Then by way of a diversion to show his speed 

 Bang chased a rabbit across a wheat field and would not stop 

 at whistle. Nesbitt administered the proper discipline. Do4 

 ordered up to wait for a horse. Bang's chase does not uecel- 

 sarily penalize bim f or chasmg, as nothing outside of quafl 

 counts. But he would be lowei-ed for disobedience in not 

 stopping at command and whistle. 



o^^f^r^'i on, hunt a hedge to the grass and stubble 

 ISO birds found for some time. Both dogs draw in the 

 brush but do not locate bu-ds. Dogs ordered up at 12-W 

 Down 4.5 minutes. The final heat given to Bang, who thus 

 wins the prize of 92t>0 for the best dog in the all-aged class 

 This IS a great victory for the pointer men, as the setters have 

 heretofore captured nearly all the prizes in preoedmg trials in 

 the United States. But of late pointers have come to the 

 tront m England, and now this victory adds to their popu- 

 ^ty here. Bang is a large liver and white pointer and comes 

 from one of the oldest and best strains of pointer's in England 

 a hue which includes a long hst of winners both in the field 

 Wy^et lU^ shows, He is ovraed by William Tittermgton, of 



After due consultation it was agreed by all interested to 

 settle the second and third money by dividing as follows- 

 Lilhan and Patsey, second money," equally; Richmond, 

 Bridgeport, Count Rapier, Queen Bess and Cato, third money. 



THE DERBY STAKE 

 had twenty entries. Fourteen fiUed for the race, there being 

 nme pointers and five setters. The judges were Messrs Ster- 

 Img, Pray and Van Hora. 



Firat Series. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



NOKTIER AND CORNER STONK. 



The first brace called was Nortier, a Llewellyn setter, 

 handled by Short, his trainer, and Comer Stone, a pointer 

 handled by Gleason, his trainer. They were cast off at 1 '.W 

 in com, adjoining bi-ush, and worked west, going into a draw. 

 Nortier found and Corner Stone came to a point at the same 

 time. Going ahead carefully Corner Stone found again in 

 fine style and made a staunch point. Again going in high 

 grass Comer Stone got a flush aud about the same time 

 Nortier made a point. Biids flushed and went to hedge, 

 where Nortier stood and Comer Stone backed in fine style, 

 but bird could not be flushed. The dogs were taken up for a 

 breathing .spell; the grass is very drj^ and weather warm. 

 There has been no rain here for some time and the ground is 

 dry, so dogs must not be charged with the flushes they make 

 as a rule, though it looks like'fearfifl work when it is read by 

 those who did not witness the hunt. It is generally impos- 

 sible for a dog to scent birds when they aflght in high grass 

 and have not moved. 



Dogs sent on, several birds were flushed in edge of corn by 

 handlers; but Nortier soon got a point, and the bird was 

 flushed and killed by Short. Nortier retneved, but retrieving 

 don't count in the puppy class. Corner Stone now came to 

 a fine point, with Nortier backing. The bird was flushed by 

 Corner Stone at Gleason's order. Comer Stone soon had an- 

 other point in the thick brush. Dogs called up and taken one- 

 half mile to new ground. A hght shower at 3:4.5 made the 

 scenting better. Birds were flushed by Short and marked in 

 corn and grass on hill. Dogs sent onto find. Nortier soon 

 found and pointed. Corner Stone also pointed in excellent 

 style. Nortier got Jvnother point. Corner Stone backing. Both 

 go down at wing. Comer Stone roaded and got a point and 

 stood it Qnely. Dogs taken up at 3 :05 P. M. and the heat given 

 to Nortier. It was a very handsome race for young dogs, and 

 beat some of the older dogs run in the Pree-Por-All. It is sup- 

 posed that Comer Stone lost this heat because he was slow 

 and would not hunt out at Gleason's urging on the last 

 birds. The ground was a smooth meadow and the pointer 

 thought "No birds here," and thus lost the race by sulking. 



METEORITE AND ROD. 



The pointer Meteorite was handled by Short, and the pointer 

 Rod was handled by Stafford. This brace are fine specimens 

 of the pointer breed, and their handlers were old timers. The 

 dogs were cast off in the grass where the other brace had been 

 taken up. The pup going at a rattling pace through the com, 

 Stafford used whistle and voice very often. Soon Rod finds 

 and points steady, Meteorite backing. Stafford flushes and 

 kills, but the bird is not retrieved by the dog. Rod pjoints and 

 the judges go to see. Meteorite ru,shes in and flushes. Bird 

 shot at by Stafford and missed. Both dogs drop to shot. Rod 

 next flushed a bird at edge of grass. Both go fast but Rod far 

 ahead. Meteorite roaded in swale. Pointed and flushed to 

 Short. Both dogs hunting close, failed to find the birds, and 

 they were flushed bj'^ judges. The dogs did poor work in not 

 finding. Rod got the whip from Stafford. Dogs up at 4 P. M. 

 and the heat given to Rod. 



DICK AND BURGLAR 



were next put down. TJndei-wood's pointer Dick was handled 

 by his trainer, Gleason, and the setter Bm-glar handled by 

 Harnes, his trainer. At 4 P. M., both started slow and with- 

 out much .style, but soon Dick commenced improving and got 

 much faster. Some grass was drawn blank, and after a little 

 while Bm-glar flushed near the creek. Going on Dick pointed 

 in the di-aw, Burgler pointed nicely. Bird flushed by Gleason 

 and not shot at. Very soon Dick got another fine point aud 

 Burglar a back. The bhd being on the creek bank, Gleason 

 flushed the bird, shot and missed. Both dogs went down to 

 shot. Burglar now found he had to do something, and he 

 made a point which Dick backed. Bird was flushed and shot 

 by Harnes. Dogs ordered up on account of darkness. After 

 the judges met at the hotel they gave the heat to Dick. 



With the third day's work everybody seemed satisfied. 

 Birds were plenty and the ground all tliat coifld be desu-ed. 

 We heard it intiiniated that Abflene will be the point selected 

 for the trials next year. We most heartily hope so. 



On Thursday judges and handlers got a very late start, ow- 



ing to the unfavorable weather. The snow ceasing to faU, 

 teams were hastily procured and aU started off in good spints 



Tw ^f^'^^^'" °^ ^^^J^^i fi-omom- local club, were 



Messrs C. Stevens and T. Mosher. They led the party to the 

 if tlie'^itj ^^^^ selected on Mud Creek, five mfles north 



BELLE AND HALITE. 



.n^wt.?^"*^-^^ Gleason and MaUte by Short, both liver 

 and white pomters, were cast off at 10 o'clock in a gi-ass draw 

 ""T" ^^f^- ^ ^^''y of ^irds was fliilhed by the 

 spectators along the sides of the road and marked down along 

 a hedge and m the com. The dogs were sent on where hir^ 

 were seen to alight. Belle found and stood staunch, Mahte 

 backmg. The bird was flushed but judges did not see it, so 

 gave the pup no credit for the point. Several birds bemg 

 marked down in grass, dogs went on and Belle got a pomt 

 handsomely backed by Mahte. Gleason failed to raise any, 

 although one of the judges- Mr. Pray— saw two bu-ds run to 

 the hedge. 



Next came Mahte's turn, for she got a point in road by the 

 Hedge Bu-d flushed and missed to Short's gun. Judges ord- 

 ered dogs into grass field next creek. Both dogs coming up 

 carefuUy roaded to edge of bank and Belle was entitled to 

 another p-.mt. Both dogs, or pups, as they are classed, w^ere 

 showing good pace, BeUe gettmg the best of it, however. 

 Atter a tew moments' more trial the dogs were ordered up for 

 a time, then again sent on up the creek. After going some 

 distance Belle^made a pomt. Then one was scored for Malite. 

 iJiit soon she flushed a covey, the birds gomg to corn. Here 

 MaJite got a point and Belle was a little unsteady and broke 

 ana Hushed. But she seemingly redeemed herself and almost 

 iPi^'^^i-'^fcety got two points. Malite got two also and Short 

 flushed and kihed. Dogs steady to shot. Here the heat was 

 declared ended and given to Malite. This heat must ha%-e both- 

 ered the judges, as many of the spectators thought sm-e that 

 BeUe would win the race. 



BANG B. AND KBUPP, 



Bang B. , handled by Gleason, and Kjnipp. handled by Staf- 

 ford, were put do-wn at 11 :3.5. Thev were another handsome 

 hver aud white pair of pointei*s. Thev got away at a rattUng 

 gait. Bang B. having the best of the race. Bang soon made a 

 tine point m standhig corn. The judges, being rather chilly 

 and hungry, thought be.st to try their hand at lunch at 11:80. 

 VVmle at lunch a farmer comes up and protests against the 

 judges and crowd going over his wheat, but that was soon 

 settled amicably and pleasantly. The pups were again cast 

 off at 13:10. Some bu-ds were flushed after considerable time 

 being spent, and the dogs were called up and the heat given 

 to Krupp. 



WHITE CLOUD AND NATALIE. 



White Cloud, a large black, white and tau setter pup, 

 handled by his owner, Mr. Campbell, of Clay Center, was put 

 down against Mr. Nesbitt's bitch NataUe. handled by her 

 owner. They were stai ted at 1 P. M. NataUe gomg to a 

 brook flushed and chased. White Cloud thinkmg to beat that 

 record stood beautifully, and was steady to shot. White 

 Cloud not satisfied with this roaded beautifully along in brash 

 and stood a covey, which CampbeU flushed, shot at and 

 missed. White Cloud steady to shot. NataUe now was very 

 wfld and rank in her going, but she found a covey and made 

 a nice point. Birds flushed and settled in standing corn. Both 

 dogs here did some roading, but judges ordered dogs to 

 another place on account of cover being too thick to see the 

 dogs. They were soon cast away on the creek. White Cloud 

 here got in another exhibition of his nose qnahficaiions by 

 pointing a bird. Natalie coming up backed in good stvle 

 Dogs ordered up at 1:20; heat given to White Cloud, it bemg 

 evident that the iittle ten months old pup, not weighing over 

 twenty-five pounds, was no match for her competitor. 



BOW AND BLITZ. 



Bow, large lemon and white pointer, handled by Gleason, 

 and Blitz, large black and white setter, handled by his trainer, 

 Harnes, were put into the chase at l:oO P. M. The start was 

 made bj^ hunting along the creek. Bow made a false point, 

 and after several attempts by Gleason to get Bow to hunt he 

 was withdrawn from the contest by Mr. Whipple, his owner 

 who was present. The actions of Bow were unaccountable' 

 as he has heretofore shown good work in the field and has 

 proved himself a supei-ior dog on hot days. But being chained 

 up in a bam for a week he got sick or out of condition. The 

 heat was given to BUtz. 



This ended the first part of the Derby race, the winners so 

 far being Nortier, Rod, Dick, MaUte, EZrupp and BUtz. 



Second Series. 



NORTIER AND ROD 



were put down at 3:10. Nortier handled by Short aud Rod 

 handled by Stafford. The pointer showed best pace and style. 

 Though Nortier got the first point, he could not locate the 

 bu-d. Rod, going up to the hedge, got a point, and shortly 

 afterward Nortier made a flush. Rod now got another point. 

 Nesbitt flushed and shot, and Rod went down at once to shot. 

 Judges here ordered the dogs up and gave the heat to Rod. 



DICK AND MALITE. 



Dick, handled by Gleason, and Malite by Short, both Uver 

 and white pointers and litter sister and brother, were cast off 

 at 3 P. M. . MaUte seemed a little nervous and made away in 

 good style for the grass. Malite found scent in the corn "and 

 stopped, but no birds were found. Dick got a flush on a single 

 bu-d. MaUte made a point, but did not locate her bu-ds. She 

 then made two more false points. Dick in the meantime was 

 going slowly and was evidently greatly troubled by sandbuii-s. 

 Judges gave the handlers a chance to get out bui-rs from the 

 dogs' feet. The work was now^ in heavy grass and MaUte soon 

 got a false point. Here a farmer, Mr. Cooley, objected to 

 shooting, but when it was explained to him that we were only 

 trying the dogs, the farmer said all right go ahead. Malite, 

 after having pointed a lark, got a point on a quafl. The bird 

 was flushed and killed by Short and retrieved in style by 

 MaUte. Dogs up and heat given to Malite. 



KBUPP AND WHITE CLOtJD. 



Ki-upp, handled by Stafford, and White Cloud by CampbeU, 

 were put down at 3 :07 P. M. Dogs sent over wheat field for a 

 race, and in range Krupp showed to the best advantage. Both 

 dogs got a point and Stofford flushed and kiUed. Krupp next 

 got a flush and White Cloud a point, which Krupp backed, 

 both dropping to wing. Soon White Cloud pointed, but no 

 bu'd w^as found. Immediately afterwai-d he got a point and 

 dropped to wing, and soon another and then a third fine one. 

 The bu-d was flushed by CampbeU. 



A point by Krapp foUowcd, and White Cloud pointed the 

 same bird. Krupp at once got a point, and White Cloud was 

 unsteady in backing. Dogs were up at 5:4.5, as it was too 

 dark to see, the heat being unfinished. The work performed 

 by White Cloud was truly wonderful. He is veiy fast, stops 

 to point with the greatest suddeness possible, and seemed to 

 have all the good qualities of Druid and Princess Draco com- 

 bined, as he was the last and only puppy in the litter. 



At the Henrj^ House that night the performance of White 

 Cloud was discussed. Mr. Munson asked CampbeU i£ he 

 would sell, he said "Yess, for $500." And Mi-. Pray said, 

 *'He is mine," and paid the money. Mr. Pray being a judge 

 he was relieved, and Mr. Nesbit cho.sen in his place. 



Friday morning opened up fine and frosty, but the sun came 

 out warm and the day was fine for field sport except that the 

 ground and grass were too di-y for the scent to lie well and 



[Nov. 19, 1886. 



i?.TJ^h^A^''^T''^^°'^^^^ "^^y until a late hour, and the 

 judges and handlers were not on the ground untU 10 o'clock 



WHITE CLOUD AND KRUPP 



ir ^^^Tu l^^T^^ the completion of the unfinished heat be- 

 tween White Cloud and Krupp. Judges and ha,ndlei-s with 

 dogs to heel started up the edge of the com, and at onoe a 

 covey of quaal were flushed and partiaUy marked down; but 

 were not foUowed, as there were too many eattie there. Vfhen 

 the hedgewas searched the dogs were sent away, both o-oine- 

 fast, but White Cloud leadmg all the while. The corn w^ 

 tried, and none being found, the scattered birds flushed at the 

 begmnmg of the day were looked for. Meanthne judges and 

 reporters were going it on foot. Going thi-ough'high grass 

 Krupp got a point and a rabbitt w^as seen to go away The 

 side of the creek bank was next tried, and Krupp. coming 

 along the edge of the grass, got a point, as Stafford claimed, 

 but he afterward moved on. Dogs going on. White Cloud had 

 the tortune to come upon a covey first and got a tine pomt, 

 heat ^^'"^ ordered up and White Cloud awarded the 



ROD AND BLITZ B. 



Rod, the winner of two previous heats, and Blitz B., the dog 

 ^Tf n ft-^'t? ^^%^Svl were next put down. Rod was handled by 

 Stafford, and Bhtz by Harms. They were put down to work 

 on same covey on which the other heat closed as the birds had 

 been marked down along the bank of the creek. A running 

 bird Ijemg seen near the creek bank, the dogs were put on the 

 trail, but first Stafford had to give Rod a whipping to take 

 some of the foolishness out of him. Both dogs went away 

 weU, and the setter gets a point and Rod standing in a few- 

 feet off refuses to back, and he moved up and the bird flushed. 

 Rod was unsteady because the bird was standing in plain 

 view of the dogs. The bank was tried stiU further but no 

 bu-ds found. And Rod preferring corn ran into it and stopped, 

 but gomg on roaded a littie aiid missed the birds as the re- 

 porters commg behind flushed them about ten steps from 

 where the dog stood. 



Meantime dogs, handlers and judges had gone in the corn 

 out of sight. Away at the further side of the field, 100 yards 

 ahead of the judges, Rod got a point, but the judges could not 

 see him and he got no credit. The handlers were now told to 

 return to the grass, where the birds had been located. Just at 

 the edge Rod ran into a bird and it flushed. The dogs were 

 now taken to windward and started on. Both dogs roaded 

 and flushed together, but the setter was penalized for it Rod 

 gettmg down to busmess, soon found a bu-d, and it was flushed 

 by Stafford. Next, Blitz began to redeem himseh bv gettme: 

 a point. The bu-d was flushed. s fi-ms 



Rod now merited a penalty by flushing, and then both dogs 

 traded and pointed for some distance, and then the birds 

 were not located. They seemed to keep running all the time. 

 The dogs got up to the edge of grass and Harnes flushed a 

 bird, though Blitz was charged with it. Rod now di-ew and 

 pointed along the edge of creek bank, but no bird could be 

 flushed. The judges here eaUed a halt, and after some consul- 

 tation gave the heat to Blitz. Now Blitz did some fair work 

 but he won more through the poor work of Rod than throu«-li 

 any fine work of his, as was proven by the heats he ran during 

 the remainder of the day. This was the last brace of the 

 thh-d series. 



Fourth Series. 



WHITE CLOUD AND MALITE, 



White Cloud, the phenomenon setter, and Malite, the gamy 

 pouiter, were caUed and put down, White Cloud being handled 

 by Campbell, his former owner and trainer, aud Malite by the 

 Southern giant Short. They were started in a grass patch 

 along the creek. No birds being found they were ordered to 

 cross the creek and try that side. Both dogs were now going 

 at a fine pace, White Cloud ahead. Going into a little draw 

 . , . . circle 



while 



bird and shot, but in the' air. - - 



White Cloud moved up aud was unsteady, but the bitch was 

 so near the ground he may not have seen her fairly. Next., 

 after some tine ranging in grass, Malite came to a handsome 

 point, but her handler could not find anything but a gopher 

 hole. Again we went on and White Cloud kept getting faster 

 After going over a sUght ridge into tall grass, and when White 

 Cloud could not be seen, Campbell whistled and called his dog, 

 when a bud was flushed by him and he was then apparently 

 pointing. CambeU remai-ked that he caUed him when he was 

 pointing, but did not see him until it was too late. The 

 judges here caUed the dogs up and the heat was won by 

 Malite. 



MALITE AND BLITZ. 



We then had the setter BUtz caUed up to settle who should 

 be entitled to first prize. Being started off Malite gets a point 

 in twenty paces, as her handler knew just where the birds 

 had been located by another dog. The bird was flushed and 

 shot, and retrieved by MaUte, -and was only winged and had 

 to be kiUed by Short after he took it from the dog. In the 

 meantime Blitz B. had gone and flushed a bird, though Harnes 

 had been told to hold him back. Going up to a hedge Blitz 

 made a point, and Hames claimed it. Harnes oi-dered to 

 flush, and going up said they were mnning on opposite side of 

 hedge. Judge ordered it shot on the ground, and whQe 

 Hames was getting in a shell the bird disappeared, and 

 Hames trying, could not get through the hedge and so Blitz 

 got no credit for the point. After going a httle fiu'ther MaUte 

 got a point and Short flushed and shot the bu-d. It was re- 

 trieved, and the dogs were called in and the judges had no 

 hesitancy in giving the heat and race to MaUte. First money 



Judges here announce lunch, and while a i-est is had from 

 tramping, we ponder over the fact that the pointer dogs are 

 now to the front in both stakes. Lunch being over, the need 

 of more birds is discussed, and they take to wagons and 

 change gi-ound to put down the dogs that are to compete for 

 second money. 



WHITE CLOUD AND BELLE. 



The first brace being White Cloud, handled by Campbell and 

 BeUe by Gleason, were sent off down a swale afc 1:30 P. M. 

 Some distance was traveled before birds were foimd. And 

 then the dogs both got into a covey at about the same time , 

 and the birds flew. The dogs roaded for some distance, and 

 White Cloud got a point, and then made a flush down wind. 

 The handlers were directed to the spot where the birds were 

 marked, and soon a flush is made in the light grass. White 

 Cloud here made what proved to be a false point, and Belle 

 was ordered up to back, but CampbeU going up to his dog, 

 Belle could not have a chance to back. 



After repeated trials in attempting to get up the remainder 

 of the covey it was decided to seek for a new one. They 

 were soon flushed in some high weeds and marked down, and 

 the dogs sent to where they went down. BeUe now got a 

 point and then moved up and flushed the bu-d. A large 

 portion of the covey had been marked in com, and the dogs 

 were sent in there, but could not find them, for thei-e was so 

 little cover in the com that the birds would run across the 

 field and leave no scent for the dogs to follow. Going into 

 grass BeUe got a pomt, and White Cloud did not get up to 

 back until the bird flushed. Again going into some thistles 

 BeUe made another point, and the bird flushed by Gleason. 

 This ended the race, and Belle won at 3 P. M. 



BELLE AND DICK, 



Judges here called a halt and looked at the rales to see what 

 to do about the next brace being run together by one handler, 

 and they decided they must so mn. Belle and Dick were sent 

 off', both handled by Gleason. They are a fine brace of young 

 pointers. Gleason was instructed not to call points but to let 

 the judges decide on their merits. A covey was soon flushed 



the dogs could not do good work in the high grass. The pro- ' in very high grass, and going up the dogs were found stand- 



