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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov, 35, 1886. 



the birds, both dogs remaininff steady. Then several more 

 flushed wild, and a little later E.ose flushed one, and they were 

 ordered up and the heat awarded to Plantagenet. Down al- 

 togetner one hour and fifty -two minutes. Taken as a whole 

 this was a very poor pei-formance. Although Plantagenet 

 shows lots of style on point, the fear that he is pointing false 

 takes away all the pleasui-e. He is capable of doing good 

 work and may do better next time. 



GATH'S mark and queen ALICE. 



This was the last brace to ran, neither has run before in 

 pubhc. Mark, handled bv Tucker, is a tine, slashing going 

 dog, vvith lots of speed and style. He is entered in the Derbv, 

 and if he goes all right, he will make a good race. Queen 

 Alice, handled by Seager, is a well known bench show winner. 

 She moves very nicely, and has quite a turn of .speed, and is 

 very styhsh when on game; she has recently %veaned a litter 

 and was in no condition to work. They were put down in a 

 stubble field, and had gone but a short distance when Mark 

 flushed a single, and dropped to wing. Alice came up and as 

 soon as she saw him backed him in heaxatif ul style. As Tucker 

 came up, both dog.? went on, and Alice ran np a single, and 

 dropped, and the rest of tlie bevy then got np, and .settled 

 across the brook and could not be fotmd. We then beat 

 over a lot of ground without a find, and a.t a quarter 

 to one fouad ourselves at the nouse of Mr. Holdeu, where 

 lunch was spread, and they were taken up, and aftei- nearly 

 an horn- were put down again and considerable ground 

 was worked over without residt, except that Mark had a bit 

 of a race with a hare. Finally Mark di-opped on point to a 

 bevy, -which Tucker to order flushed and of which he killed 

 one, which Mark retrieved nicely. Following them up down 

 wind several flushes were made, for which the dogs were not 

 greatly to blame, as the bh'ds were wild. Mark then uiadp a 

 beautiful point to a single that Tucker flushed to order. They 

 were then ordered uji and the heat was awarded to Grath's 

 Mark. Down altogether an hour and a quarter. This finished 

 the first series, with the following result: 

 First Series. 



Brandon beat Gladstone's Boy. 



Blarney beat Countess. 



Sportsman beat St. Elmo IV. 



Belle of Piedmont beat Cliflord. 



Nelly 11. beat Giis Bondlui. 



Dashing Noble beat Wmdemei'e. 



Princess Helen beat Slocum. 



Pendennis heat Elcho, Jr. 



Plantagenet beat Rose of Killarney. 



Gath's Mark beat Queen Alice, 



Second Series. 



BRANDON AND BL^VRNEY. 



This brace was cast off at three o'clock in an old field and 

 worked down to a branch where both challenged, and a short 

 distancs fiu-ther on Brandon dropped on point" as if shot, and 

 Blarney backed him. As Dick went up to flush Brandon 

 raised up and drew on iu capital style a long dirtance, and 

 Dick flushed a large bevy and firhig into the brown knocked 

 out three with one barrel, and Brandon retrieved nicely, 

 Then turning mto some woods Brandon made a point to a 

 running bird, and Blarney backed him. Brandon then drew 

 on a short distance and both dogs pointed, Brandon diew on 

 and the bird flushed. Dick fired but was ordered not to kill. 

 Blarney then pointed and Brandon backed him. Blarney was 

 pointing from over-caution, and could not be urged away 

 from his handler. A httle further on Brandon pouited at a 

 treetop, and when the bird flushed he was a trifle unsteady. 

 He soon had auothei- one fast that Dick flushed to oi der and 

 fired, both dogs steady. Brandon then pointed, drew on and 

 scored a flush. Blanaey then went a few steps and half 

 pointed, and Bi'audon then pointed a bird that flushed as we 

 came up. We then worked through to the uppei- edge, where 

 Blarney made a point to a bird that Aldrich to order flushed 

 and missed. V\'e tUen took a long tm n and spent a lot of time 

 uselessly. Finally Blarney pointed false and Brandon backed 

 him, and this ended the heat, with Brandon the winner. 

 Down one horn* and twenty-three minutes. This heat was 

 prolonged beyond reason, and shoifld have been decided in 

 twenty minutes, as Brandon in this time plainlj^ showed up 

 the better dog. Blarney was over-cautious and would not let 

 out at all. 



SPORTSMAN AND BELLE OF PIEDMONT. 

 This brace was put down in a field of sedge where both 

 made points where birds had probably been flushed. We then 

 worked over considerable gi'ound withoirt result until we 

 came to the sprouts where Foreman, in the Members' Stake, 

 found the woodcock. Belle here made a jjoiut to which noth- 

 ing was found, although the spectators flushed a bird there 

 when they came along. Tui-ulng down a run we beat thi'ough 

 to a stubble field, where Belle went on the upper side and 

 Sportsman on the lower. He had the luck of the birds and 

 wind and whirled on a beautiful point to a bevy which were 

 almost under the horses' feet, and a few seconds later they 

 got up and settled in some^sprouts where Sportsman made a 

 nice point to a single and was handsomely backed by Belle. 

 Tucker to order jjut up the bird. Belle then got in two l)eau- 

 ful points in rapid succession, to each of which Capt. McMurdo 

 to order flushed the bird; then Sportsman dropped to a single 

 just as it rose. Belle then pointed and a sec(;nd latei- Sports- 

 man also pointed the same bii-d, which Tucker flushed and 

 missed. Belle then pointed a single and Sportsman backed 

 her nicely, thebu-ds flushing as we came up. Belle soon had 

 another "^oue that got up wild before the .judges came up. 

 BeUe then pointed a running bird and Sportsman 

 came up and also pointed, Belle roaded to the left and 

 Sportsman to the right. Belle had the best of it and located 

 her bu"d in fine style, and the Captain flushed it. This was 

 veiy well done. We then turned oack al<jug the. eflge and 

 when near the lower end Belle swung in and ojade a very 

 gamy point to a single that the Captain flushed to oi'der. As 

 soon as she got the word she took a few quick strides and 

 nailed another. This was also flushed to order, and they were 

 ordered up and Belle declared the winner of tlie heat. Down 

 fifty-two njinutes. This was a rattling good heat. Most of 

 the work was in thick sprouts and on diy leaves, and could 

 not be plaiuly seen, 3'et the work was of such a character that 

 those who saw even but a portion of it felt well repaid for 

 their rough scramble through the thicket. This finished the 

 work for the day. 



NELLY II. AND DASHING NOBLJi. 



Wednesday morning was pleasant, with a gentle breeze from 

 the southwest; it was partiaUy cloudy and the air was moist, 

 giving promise of a good scenting day. We left the hotel a 

 few minutes before eight and the dogs were put down fifteen 

 minutes latei- in a field of sedge. Dash soon flushed a single 

 bird and went for it a short distance, but soon returned and 

 put up the rest of the hesn,^ and stopped to wing and Nelly 

 dropped. We then beat out the rest of the field, and at the 

 lower corner Nelly th-opped on point to another bevy that 

 Tallman to order fllished and scored a very neat double iniss. 

 We then turned iJito some spiouts after the first bevy. Nelly 

 found Ih'st and pointed, but the birds were running and Dash 

 struck them ahead of her and also pointed and the birds 

 flushed as Seager came up. A little fuither on Dash again 

 pointed a single that flushed as the handlers came up. Nelly 

 then dropped iust as one I'ose, and soon after Dash made a 

 point to a ^^ird that flushed wild, and Dash ran after it and 

 out of the race, as they were ordered up and tlie heat awarded 

 to Nelly. Down fifteen minutes. Except for his unsteadiness 

 Dash showed up very well, and with ijroper handUng and 

 plenty of work will do better next year. 



.PBINCE,SS HELEN AND PENDENNIS 



were at once put down in the field of sedge where the birds 

 Ryereirstjfoimd, and after a. short spin sent after the second 



^Ji J^'^® ^P'^*^"**^ where Pen dropped to a single that 

 Mitchell to order flushed. He then went a short distance and 

 dj-opped just as one rose; this was very near a flush. Helen 

 then pom ted, but soon went on. Pen meantime pointed and 

 ttien roaded up to a flush. The birds were running and Helen 

 roaded a short distance and turned and backed Pen as he 

 stood baekmg her. We then went to a stubble field where 

 Helen pointed and Pen hacked or pointed, we could not deter- 

 mine which. Botli then roaded and pointed, and then drew 

 on and Helen swung round to get the wind and made a styhsh 

 point. Pen meantime pointed and then drew on as Lewis to 

 order put up the birds and killed one, that Helen retrieved 

 mcely. A little further on Helen again pointed, and Pen 

 came round out of sight of her and pointed the same bird, 

 which flushed as the handlers came up. Then in some pines 

 Helen got in a vei-y nice point to a single that Lewis to order 

 flushed. This decided the heat, with Helen the winner. Down 

 forty-six minutes. This was a good heat and some very pretty 

 work was done. 



PLANTAGENET AND GATH's SfARK. 



This brace was at once cast off in a small stubble field. 

 Plantagenet took a few jumps and dropped on a very gamy 

 point. Tallman went ahead of him, but as he did not put up 

 the birds he thought that it was a false point, and hit him a 

 lick and ordered him on. At this a bevy flushed close by him. 

 We then went into some pines, where Mai-k scored a false point, 

 and a little further on they were found backing each other 

 very prettily. Soou after Mark was found sittmg down ou 

 point, and as Plantagenet came up he backed him a short time 

 and then roaded up the bird. We then went into a narrow 

 strip of pines, where Plantagenet pointed, but Tallman or- 

 dered him on, thinking it was false, but as the judges came 

 up a bird flushed near them. The dogs were then worked 

 towai-d some birds that had been marked down. One flushed 

 near Plantagenet, and he stopped just as Mark had estab- 

 hshed a point on another. Tucker had seen the bird go, and 

 as he came up he allowed that his dog was baekmg, but he 

 ceased to smile when another got up, and TaUman had the 

 laugh all to himself. A little further on Plantagenet made one 

 of his stylish points, which Mark at once honored in fine style. 

 The bu ds bushed as we came up and TaUman scored a miss. 

 We then went on and Mark pointed, but went on of his own 

 accord. Then in some woods MarK made a nice point and 

 Plantagenet backed him in line style. This ended the heat, 

 with Gath's Mark the winner. Down thirty-two minutes. 

 This finished the secoad series with the following result' 

 Second Series. 



Brandon beat Blarney. 



BeUe of Piedmont beat Sportsman, 



Nelly II. beat Dashing Noble, 



Princess Helen beat Pendennis. 



Gath's Mark beat Plantagenet. 



Third Series. 



BRANDON AND BELLE OF PIEDMONT. 



This b)-ac6 commenced the third series. They were put 

 do wn in a pine thicket and worked down to a iim which we 

 crossed and beat out a nook when Brandon challenged and 

 then dropped but went on to order, soon after two flushed 

 imder the horse.-' feet. Brandon then dropped on point to a 

 bev^^ that Dick, to order, flushed and missed. A little further 

 on Belle made a nice point and Brandon came up and half 

 pointed and drew to point just as the bird rose. Then in some 

 pmes Belle ran up one and then pointed another that her 

 handler flushed to order. Meantime Brandon pinned one in 

 the sedge which Dick flushed to order and killed. Sent to re- 

 trieve, Brandon dropped just as another one rose and then 

 went to the bird, but it was so badly shot that he refused to 

 touch it. Belle then made a good point and as Brandon came 

 up he backed indillerently and then went round him. Both 

 then roaded a short distance and Belle made a cast and located 

 the bird in fine style. Brandon roaded by her and got too 

 close and scored a flush. Belle then roaded and hah" pointed 

 just as her handlej-, who was ahead of her, put up the bird 

 and killed it, and she retrieved it. The\^ were then ordered 

 up and the heat was awarded to Belle. Down sixteen minutes. 



N'ELLY II. AND PRINCESS HELEN 



were at once put down in a field of sedge and worked down 

 through a stubble field to a branch and then up into some 

 pines, where Helen made a stylish point. Nelly came around 

 and stopjied to order. Lewis put up the birds and Helen took 

 a few steps and pointed and then roaded, but Lewis caUed her 

 off. She was right, however, as when the judges came there 

 they flushed a bird. We then took quite a turn without a 

 fincl, but as we crossed a ditch to an open field Helen chal- 

 lenged and went on a fevv steps and pointed, but as her 

 handler came up she commenced roading. Nelly came round 

 and challenged, and then made a cast and nafled a bevy in 

 capital style. Tallman to order flushed them and kUled two 

 at one shot, and Nelly retrieved one in good form. Meantime 

 Helen was roading out the trad in erood style. We then 

 turned into some woods, where Helen got in a good point to a 

 bu-d that Lewis flushed to ordei-. Nelly then pointed a bird 

 that flushed %vild. Helen then flushed one, and NeUy soon 

 after did the same. Then in some woods Helen was lost, but 

 Nelly found her ou iiotnt and backed her. Lewis was caUing 

 and Jrlolen left her bnds, which flushed as the judges came up 

 This was unfortunate for Helen, but she had been pointing for 

 some time. Following them up Helen ran up one and soon 

 after made a nice point. Nelly came up and drew partly 

 round her and .stopped to order, Lewis to order flushed the 

 bird. A little further on Nelly put up one and stopped. We 

 then turned into a field of sedge, which Helen beat out iu fine 

 style, but NeUy appeared tired and did not go at speed. Tht-n 

 in some woods Nelly pointed and Helen backed. Tallman to 

 order flushed. Each then jJointed false, and as the heat had 

 lasted for a long time, and it was decidedly hot, Tallman 

 l equested tne judges to decide, which they did by awarding 

 the heat to Princess Helen. Down one hour .and thirty-five 

 minutes. Tiiis finished the third seiies with the following 

 result: 



Third Series. 

 Belle of Piedmont beat Brandon. 

 Pi incess Helen beat Nelly II, 

 Gath's Mark a bye. 



Fourth Se.rie.^. 



BELLE OV PIEDMONT AND GATH'S MARK. 



It was no ,v getting interesting, as there were but thi-ee left 

 iu. All of them were good ones and every move of the dogs 

 was keenly watched. They were put down in a stubble field 

 a few minutes before twelve and after nearly a half hom-'s 

 work without a find they were taken up for lunch which was 

 waiting nearby, and at a cpaarter jjast one they were again put 

 down in an old field. Mark went but a short distance before 

 he pointed, but nothing was found. A little further on BeUe 

 made a very pretty point and Mark came round, and catching 

 the scent before he saw hei-, also pointed and a large bevy was 

 flushed from between the dogs. Mark then went on and 

 pointed, but soon moved ou, and as Belle came round she also 

 pointed at the same place and vv'as l iandsomely backed by Mark, 

 but the birds had run away and were not found. We then took 

 a turn without a find imtil ^ve came l)ack to a field of sedge 

 that bordered a piece of stubble, when Belle made a styhsh 

 point to a bevy and was handsomely backed by Mark; part 

 of the bevy rose as her handler came up, but she still held her 

 point and two or three more wei e put up ahead of her, and 

 when the dogs were sent on one rnoi e got up near Mark. The 

 birds settled in some woods. Mark was first over the fence, 

 and after a few strides he came to a point to a single that 

 Tucker to order flushed and missecl. BeUe then pointed one 

 that flushed as her handler came up, and then another one got 

 up and the Captain missed it. This was very pretty work. 

 Belle I'emaining perfectly steady. We then beat out consid- 

 erable ground without a tind, until we came to a comfleld in, 



a va,Uey, when BeUe caught scent and drew a few steps, and 

 finding the direction, went like a rocket with Mark a httle 

 belnnd and at one side of her, straight to her 

 birds, and jumped mto a veiy gamy point, which 

 Mark instantly honored in grand stvle. The birds 

 flushed a few seconds later, both dogs remainijig steady 

 This was a very fine piece of work. The dogs then went on 

 and a bird flushed near Belle, but we could not determine 

 whether she was to blame or not. Following them up Mark 

 got in a capital point to a single in a cornfield that Tucker to 

 order flushed and killed, and Mark retrieved it nicely. We 

 then went down to a run, and as we came up a black pig 

 started along the edge and scored a flush, and as we came up 

 several more got up near the handlers. Belle was not gomg 

 so well as she had been and appeared tired. Mark, although 

 sick, was going nicely, and after beatmg out the thicket, he 

 swung into some sedge and nailed one in capital style. Tucker 

 to order put up the bird and the heat was ended, with Gath's 

 Mark the winner Down altogether an hour and three-quar- 

 ters. This was a capital heat, both dogs doing excellent work. 

 Belle is a very high-spirited animal, and is used to hunting in 

 her own way, and her handler explained that her tired ap- 

 pearance was owing to her not liking the wav she was called 

 back and made to work in a different dininti'on from that she 

 thought best, and that she was dishea rtened instead of tned. 

 This ended the fourth series. Following is the residt: 

 Fnvrih Series. 



Gath's Mai'k beat Belle of Piedmont. 



Prhice.ss Helen, a bye. 



Tie fur First Place. 



gath's MARK AND PRINCESS HELEN. 



This was the final heat for first place. They were put down 

 in a field of sedge and given a spin, and then worked up along 

 a branch and then to some woods, where Helen dropped on 

 point just in front of the horses, Mark came, up and also 

 pointed ; he then cast into the woods and made a point, and 

 Helen backed him, but the birds went before we got there. 

 A httle further on Mark dropped to a single that Tucker 

 flushed to oi-der, but did not shoot. Mark then went a short 

 distance and again pointed, but as his tail was not quite still 

 Tucker ordered him on, jincl as he took astepthe bu*d went up. 

 This was well di.ne. as the bird was down wind. Then iu a 

 thicket he again pointed just a second before one flushed. We 

 then went some distant-e without a find until we entered some 

 woods, where Helen made a stylish point, and Lewis to order 

 put op the bird: meantime one flushed close to Mark. V^ethen 

 toolc quite a tramp, Helen going at speed but Mark hada touch 

 of dysentery and appeared weak and th-ed, he was game, how- 

 ever, and kept going. Finally iu some pines he made a nice 

 point to a bevy which Tucker flushed to order and tried for a 

 double and succeeded in bringing down but one. They were 

 then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Gath's"^ Mark, 

 and he was declared winner of first place at half past four. 

 Down one hour and sixteen minutes. This was a very good 

 heat and a fitting wind up, as this proved to be the" finish. 

 BeUe of Piedmont was selected as the best dog previously 

 beaten by the winner to run with l"rincess Helen for second 

 place, but the handlers agTeed to divide the honors and money 

 equally, and the race was finished. 



THE ALL-AGED POINTER STAKE. 

 Eighteen of the twenty- two entries in the AU-Aged Pointer 

 Stake filled. Of the four others. Scout was dead, and the 

 tlnee bitches. Flotsam, Jetsam and Pocahontas, Avere in sea- 

 son. As a whole, the work of the pointers was ahead of that 

 of the setters. Many of the heats were very brilliant, and the 

 pointer men may congratulate themselves upon the marked suc- 

 cess of their favorites. The j udges were Messra. B. F. Wflson, J. 

 O. Donner and W. A. Coster. The dogs weredi-awn to run as 

 follows: 



Graphic (Jas. L. Anthony, New York), liver and white dog, 

 4Kyrs. (Bonus Saucho— Pursdon Juno), 

 against 



Donald II. (J. H. Phelan, Jei-sey City, IS. J.), liver aud 

 white dog, Syi-s. (Donald — Devonshire — Lass). 



Tammany (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), hver and white dog, 

 2Xyrs. (Tory— Moonstone), 



arjainst 



Ned (Charles Heath, Newark, N. J.), lemon and white dog, 

 :5>^yrs. (Sb. Valentine— Beulah). 



Rue (Bayard Thayer, Boston, Mass.) lemon and white bitch, 

 fiyis. (Snapshot— Ruby), 



against 



SIadstone (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, L. I.), liver 

 and white bitch, 2>^yi-s. (Tory— Moonstone). 



Bloomo (Jas. L. Anthony, New York), liver and white bitch, 

 ■lyrs. (Leach's Bang II.— Whippell's Lady), 

 against 



Snipe (S. L. Pettit, New York), hver and white dog, S^a'yrs. 

 (Croxteth— Gyp). 



Jn.T (Neversink Lodge Kennels. Guymard, N, Y.), hver and 

 white pointer bitch, 2)4 years (Croxteth — Lady Gwendolin), 

 against 



Bradford (Ch as. H. Mason, Bay Ridge, L. I.), liver and 

 white dog, ti years (Bow— Beulah). 



Beaufort (Chas. H. Mason, Bay Badge, L. I.), liver and 

 white dog, 6 years (Bow— Beulah), 

 agawist 



Lucia (D. S. Gregory, Jr.. 2d, New York), liver and white 

 bitch, 4 years (Croxteth— BeUe). 



Duke op Bergen (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and 

 white dog, 32 months (Bang Bang— Fan Pan), 

 against 



Flash R. (D. S. Ch-egory, Jr., 2d, New York), liver and 

 white bitch, 2}4 years (Ranger— White Lilly). 



Mainspring (J. T. Perkins, Brooklyn, N. Y.), liver and 

 white dog, i years (Mike— Romp), 

 again.st 



Bang Bang (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, L. I.), 

 lemon and white dog, 4 yeai-s (Bang— Princess Kate). 



Half and Half (Edward Dexter, Boston, Mass.), hver and 

 white dog, 20 mouths (Priam— Malt), 

 against 



Spot (Charles Heath, Newark, N. J.), liver and white dog, 

 'iyi years (Top— Fannie). 



The runniiag. as far as Friday noon, was as follows: 



GRAPHIC AND DONALD 11. 



Graphic was the first dog drawn. He had been sold a few 

 days previous for $3,000, and all were eager to see how he 

 would acquit himself at work. He was imported last spring, 

 and, of course, had but a few weeks in which to get ready for 

 the tiials. He came to the jjost, however, in good condition, 

 and ran through his heats in very good form. He is very 

 styhsh when in motion, and fahdy so when on game, and ap- 

 pears to have a good uose. He goes at an easy lope, with a 

 far reaching stride that cevers a lot of groimd, at a rate of 

 speed that is not apparent at first glance. Take him all round 

 he is a i-emarkably fine re^jresentative of the large pointer, 

 aud his owner may well feel proud of him. He was handled 

 by W. T. Mitchell. Donald 11. is weU known. He was in 

 good form, and ran with credit, making but few mistakes. 

 He was handled by E. H. Haight. Tliej'e was a dense fog ifi 

 the morning, but a gent-le breeze from the worfchweat sQpjj 



