Nov. 26, 188&.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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dissipated it, and the day was a delightful one except 

 that it was rather waring Leaving the hotel at S o'clock 

 the dogs were cast otT fifteen minutes later in a field 

 of sedge. Both started off at a terrific pace. Donald 

 bad the best of it for the first ten minutes, but after 

 that he slackened his speed and did not go so fast as 

 Graphic. The heat from sl.art to finish was simply a race be- 

 tween handlers and dogs, and was not run as it would have 

 been had they been out for an ordinarv day's shooting. Much 

 o£ the ground run over was not worked out as it should have 

 been, as the dog-s were urged on at top speed, and at the finish 

 had run away from their noses. The horses were blown and 

 the men exhausted. Woi-lcing through a field to some woods 

 we turned down a branch and swung back into some Pines, 

 when Graphic challenged, but could not make it out We 

 then went through to a stubble field, which Graphic beat out 

 in beautiful stvle, quartering his ground perfectly, to the 

 upper end, where he challenged, and at almost the same in- 

 stant Donald made a beautiful point a short distance fi-om 

 him, and a second later Graphic dropped on point, but 

 nothing was found and the dogs went on a short 

 distance, when Graphic made a gamy point that 

 Donald at once honored, but they soon moved on. They 

 were then sent down a ran. but nothing was found and they 

 were brought back, and a httlo further on Graphic pointed, 

 and as Donald came up he did not see him and was stopped to 

 order. Both soou went on, and in going down wind Graphic 

 made an excusable flush, and a little further on he dropped on 

 point and Mitchell flushed to order. Donald then pointed, hut 

 was not quite rigid, and as Graphic came round he also half 

 pointed, but before eitlier could locate the bird it flushed wild 

 beyond them and two or three more got up, and as Graphic 

 went on he pointed where one had flushed, and a little further 

 on he made a nice point, but nothing was found. We then 

 swung back to the pines and Graphic pointed in grand style, 

 and a second later Donald also made a beautiful point a little 

 beyond him. Mitchell went on to flush, and Graphic drew a 

 few steps and the bird got up and flew over Haight, who 

 killed it, and Donald to order left his point and retiieved 

 it, and then went back and resumed Ids point and 

 was handsomely backed by Graphic. This was all 

 very pretty, but the bird h;ul ]irobably run away 

 as nothing was found. Then circling rouud the pines we 

 went hito some woods where some of tlie bmls had gone, but 

 nothing was found except a single that was (lushed by the 

 handlers, both dogs dropping to wing in.stanCly. Some dis- 

 tance further ou !i bev^ flushed near the dogs, but we could 

 not see whether they wei e to blame or not, as the under- 

 growth was very denne. A little further ou one flushed near 

 ^laphic. We then went on some distance, and, not finding, 

 tmned back to a large stubble field, which the dogs ran 

 through but did not fully work out, We then turned up a 

 hillside grown up to briers and sedge. Both dogs had slowed 



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scent and whirled round, and dropped to a bevy and Donald 

 backed him. Mitchell to order flushed the birds and scored a 

 very neat miss. Tliey were then ordered up and the heat was 

 awarded to Graphic."^ Down one hour and fifty-one tninutes. 



TzVMMAXy AND NED. 



Both of the3e dogs have ran here before. Tammany ran last 

 year, but had been worked Uw hard and was stale, although 

 he did some good work. This year he came out in capital 

 form and ran through his heats in fine style. He was handled 

 by John White. Ned ran two years ago, and won the admir- 

 ation of all by the very knowing way in which he handled 

 his birds. He started'otT well, but had not had sufticient work 

 and was not under good o jutrol. He was handled by Mitchell. 

 They were put down in the stubble where the last brace was 

 taken up. Both started otT well, and beat out the stubble hi 

 good style. We soon tiu-ned iq) a hill to some iMnes, where 

 Ned pointed, and two oi' three seconds later Tarn also pointed, 

 with his head well up. White, to order, put up the birds and 

 killed one, and Tam retrieved it nicely. Ned was pointing a 

 single bird that ran away from him, he roaded a while and 

 left it. Tam came round then and roaded out the bu'd and 

 located it in fine style, and White, to order, flushed 

 it. We then went on to the edge of the woods 

 where several bu-ds flushed near the handlers, both 

 dogs remaining steady. The dogs then went down to a 

 tliicket along a branch^ and Tam made a pouit, and then com- 

 menced roading and the bird got up. Meantime Ned also 

 pointed further up the rim, but nothing was found. He then 

 made a cast up the hill and made a good point to a single that 

 Mitchell to order flushed and killed, and Ned retrieved it 

 poorly. Tam came out of the thicket and went up a short 

 distance and pointed, but soon went on and turned back into 

 the thicket agaiu and a bird flushed near him. A httle fur- 

 ther on he made a nice point to a single, and a few seconds 

 later Ned also pointed a short distance from him and thea 

 moved on and scored a flush. Tam held his bird, which 

 flushed as the judges came up. Ned then cut loose and went 

 over the hifl, and it was some little time before he could be 

 brought back. Mitchell got him and gave him a taste of the 

 whip, but it was too late, as Tam made a point to a bird that 

 flushed wild, and they were ordered up and the heat was 

 awarded to I'ammany" Down twenty- six minutes. 



ETJE AND MADSTONE. 



These dogs both ran here last year and are well known. 

 Rue was in good form and went well, but appeared to be a 

 little rank. Madstone has greatly improved and did her work 

 very well. Luke White, her handler, said that she was not 

 in good condition. They were put down in an old field just 

 below where the last brace wei'e taken up. After a turn in 

 the open they were taken back into the pines, and Rue made 

 a nice point." Madstone backed her and then drew on, when 

 Rue went roimd her and put up the bird. Soon after she 

 dropped very prettily to a single, and an instant later Mad- 

 stone .flushed one, and then made a nice point to another. 

 Both handlei-s to order flushed the birds, and Aldrich scored 

 a miss. White did not shoot. This was done very nicely. 

 Then among some fallen timber both stopped at once, and 

 hacked each other or pointed, we could not determine which. 

 Beating out the caver, we swung back to the lower end, 

 where Madstone got in a good point at a fallen tree top, and 

 White to order put up the bird and missed it. Rue came 

 round and put up another one. "VkTiite then sent Madstone in 

 some pines, and she nailed one nicely. Rue was brought 

 round, but refused to back and drew on by her, and would 

 not stop to order. White then put up the bii d and missed. 

 They were then ordered up. with Madstone the winner. 

 Down twenty-one mmntes. 



BLOOMO AND SNIPE. 



Bloomo is a well-made httle bitch with plenty of bone and 

 muscle; she arrived in this country the middle of October and 

 has had but little experience on quail; she showed natural 

 ability, moves easily and is styJish on point. She was handled 

 by Mitchell. Snijoe is a well-built, good-looking dog. He 

 moves rather heavily and appears to lack experience. He 

 was handled by John Vail. Thej^ were put down in a stubble 

 field and worked up to the open Held where the first heat of 

 the fii^st trials held here wiis run. The spectators had flushed 

 a bevy just below that settled in the adjoining pines, and 

 the dogs wei-e ordered in their direction. Snipe was the 

 first to get a point and Bloomo backed him nicely. Vail to 

 order put up the bird and missed it. Snipe soon pointed an- 

 other and Bloomo backed him. We then went on and both 

 dogs commenced roading, and as the handlers came up the 

 birds flushed. A Uttle further on Bloomo made a nice point 

 to a single that flushed as her handler came up She goon 

 pinned another one in flne style, and Mil.cbt<ll liusheditto 

 order. Snipe l-lif n point^-d, l/iit went f)n a!)d rrmflrd tn a /jus'if 



He soon had another one, and his handler was ordered to kill, 

 but the order was disobeyed. Bloomo then made a nice point 

 and Mitchell to order flushed the bird, and Snipe was unsteady 

 but dropped to order. They were then taken up and the heat 

 was awarded to Bloomo. Down fourteen minutes. 



JILT AND BBADFOHD. 



Jilt ran here last year, and did some very fine work. She 

 appeared to be stale and didn't get around nearly so well as 

 she is capable of. She was handled by Thurtle. Br adford 

 is a weU-made dog of large type and moves very well. He is 

 six years old and has never been trained until this season. He 

 has "had but httle work and was rank and at times unsteady. 

 He was handled by Tallman. They were put down m a 

 stubble field and "worked to some pines, where Tallman 

 flushed a single bird, and soon one got up near Jilt. Then in 

 some sedge Bradford challenged where some larks had been, 

 and JUt crossed over a run and pointed a bevy in fine styie. 

 Bradford was not incMned to back, but di-ew up behind her 

 and also pointed. Thuitle to Order flushed the birds and hit 

 one, but it went on. Following them up, Bradford made a 

 nice point at a fallen treetop, and as Tallman came up drew 

 ou a step or two and located the bird, and Jflt backed 

 him. TaUman to order flushed the bird, which flew close to 

 Bradford, and he made a snap for it, but dropped to order. 

 A httle further on JUt picked up a dead bird and soon after 

 she pointed, but nothing was found. We then lieat over con- 

 siderable ground without result. Finally on a knoll both 

 challenged, and Jilt half pointed and roaded a short distance, 

 whenja hare started in front of her; but this was not what she 

 was after as a second Or two later Thurtle came up and a 

 bird flushed there aad he killed it, and Jilt retrieved it 

 well. Bradford was unsteady at the sound of the gun 

 and started that way and would not stop at command. A little 

 further on Bradford pointed a single that Tallman to order 

 flushed and Bradford was not quite steady to wing. Jilt then 

 made a point and Bradford bakked a second or two and then 

 drew up near to her. Thurtle to order flushed the bird, both 

 dogs remaining steady. Then swinging round into some pines 

 Bradford whirled round and made a nice point to a single, but 

 he spoiled it all by stai-ting to chase when TaUmau flushed the 

 bird, but he stopped to order. He then half pointed and 

 roaded to a a flush, and the two were ordered up and the heat 

 avv aided to Jilt. Down forty-nine minutes. It was now half 

 past twelve and we went to lunch, 



[TO BE CONTINUED.] 



Following is a complete 



SUMMARY. 



First Series. 

 Graphic beat Donald IJ . 

 Tammany beat Ned, 

 Madstone beat Rue. 

 Bloomo beat Snipe. 

 Jiit beat Bradford. 

 Beaufort beat Lucia. 

 Flash R. beat Duke oC Bergen. 

 Spot beat Half and Half, 



Second Series. 

 Graphic beat Tammany. 

 Madstone beat Bloomo. 

 Beaufort beat Jilt. 

 Main.spriug beat Flash R, 

 Soot a bye. 



Tfiird Series. 



Spot beat Madstone. 



Beaufort heat Graphic (withdrawn). 



Mainspring a bye. 



■ Final Tie for First Place. 

 Spot withdi-awn. 



Mainspring beat Beaufort and won first prize. 



Ties fob Second Place. 

 First Series. 

 Tammany beat Donald TI. 

 Bang Bang beat Flash R. 



Second Series. 

 Bang Bang beat Tammany. 



Final Tie for Second Place. 

 Bang Bang beat Beaufort and won second priise. 



THE DERBY. 



The judges were Messrs. B. Fs^ilson, F. R. Hitchcock and 

 W. A. Coster. Foui-teen of tlw eighty-three nominations 

 filled their entrtes. They were drawn to iiin as follows: 



Neversink (Neversink Lodge Kennels, Guymard, N. Y.), 

 hver and white pouiter dog, July 25 (Croxteth— Fan Fan), 

 against 



NelltBly (Edward Dexter, Boston, Mass.), black and white 

 EngUsh setter bitch, Nov. 3 (Count Noble— Nelhe). 



Bang Grace (Luke W. White, Bridgeport, Conn.), lemon 

 and white pointer dog. May 2." (Bang Bang— Grace), 

 against 



Pendbnnis (Charles Heath, Newark, N. J.), black and white 

 English setter dog, Jan. I (Blue Drake — Diana II.). 



Belle (E. H. Haight, Allaire, N. J.), black and tan bitch, 

 January (Dan— native bitch), 



against 



Glenclaire (James T. Walker, Troj^ N. Y.), red Irish setter 

 dog, April 10 (Glencho— Claire). 



Nannie S. (Dr. G. G. V\''are, Stanton, Tenn ), black and 

 white bitch, April 12 (Dashing Berwyn— Juno A.), 

 against 



Grouse III. (W. T. Mitchell, Lynch's Station, Va.), red 

 Irish setter dog, Feb. 22 (Grouse II.— Colleen Rhue). 



Prince Imperial (Ramapo Kennels, Ramapo, N. J.), orange 

 belton English setter dog, Feb. 38 (Emperor Fred- Bessie), 

 against 



Dajie Petrel (Rancocas Kennels, Jobstown. N. J.), black, 

 white and tan English setter bitch, July 25 (Don Juem— Petrel). 



Sharpless (L. Shuster, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.), blue belton 

 English setter dog, July 13 (Gladstone— Coomassie), 

 against 



Gath's Mark (James N. Maclin, Keeling, Tenn.), black, 

 white and tan Enghsh setter dog. May 33 (Gath— Gem). 



Diana III. (rharles Heath, Newark, N. J.), black and white 

 English setter hitch, Jan. 1 (Blue Drake— Diana II.), 

 against 



Carlotta (W. H. Parsons, Atlanta, Ga.), black, white and 

 tan Enghsh setter bitch, Jan, 1 (Lightning— Dora Royal). 



Pendennis, Grouse III., Sharpless and Diana III. were with- 

 di-awn before running, and the others were run as follows: 

 Neversink against Nelly Bly, 

 Bang Grace against Nannie S. 

 Belle against Glenclaire. 

 Prince Imperial against Dame Petrel. 

 Carlotta a bye. 



SUMMARY. 

 Fi7'st Series. 

 Nelly Bly beat Neversink. 

 Nannie S. l)eat Bang Grace, 

 Belle beat Glenclaire. 

 Prince Imperial beat Dame Petrel. 

 Carlotta a bye. 



iS^iecial Dispatch to Forest and Stream,] 

 High Point, N, C, Nov. S3.— The Derby fluisbed to-day at i 

 p'eloek. Jn Uiu ^jBeond Buries Nelly BJy beat (Carlotta, BbU?) 



beat Nannie S., and Prince Imperial a bye. In the third series 

 Prince Imperial beat Nelly Bly, and Belle a bye. In the Hnal 

 tie Belle beat Prince Imperial and won first prize. In the ties 

 for second Nannie S. beat Glenclau-e, and in final tie Nannie 

 S. beat Prmce Imperial and won pecond pi ize. The judges 

 selected Bang Grace to rim the final tie for third place with 

 P.'ince Imperial, and they divided the honors equally, Bang 

 Grace receiving three-fourths of the money and Prince Impe- 

 rial one-fourth. This finished the trials. 



ENGLISH BENCH SHOWS. 



THE British Kennel Associiation held their second venture 

 at Sheftield in connection with the Sheflield and Hallam- 

 shire Dog Show Society, on Oct. 21), 21 and 23. There were 

 780 entries in ninety classes. There were no challenge classes 

 provided, and no dog qualified to be called a champion under 

 the new regulations of the Kennel Club was qualified to com- 

 pete. Consec[uently dogs qualified to comjiete in challenge 

 classes, and pubhcly looked upon as chamjjions, found their 

 way into the open classes here; and we " understand in some 

 cases objections were lodged and held good, for instance, in 

 the ca.ses of the pointer Ponto and the Dandle Dinmont^ 

 Rhoderick and Jennie Deans. The average per class was not 

 on the whole, we should say, what was generally expected, 

 and the matter would certainly have been much worse were 

 it not for the large porcentage of double entries. We under- 

 stood thai the entries for the show were to close at the latter 

 end of September, yet we noticed that dogs shown in Edin- 

 burgh ou the 7th, 8th and 9th inst., and which had changed 

 hands, were exhibited here in the interest of their new owners. 

 The judges were: For bloodhounds, mastiffs and foreign dogs, 

 E. Portier, Esq. ; St. Bernards, J. F. Smith, Esq. ; Newfound- 

 lands, W. F. Bagnall, Esq. ; Greet Danes, R. Groom, Esq. ; 

 deerhounds, greyhounds, Airedale, Irish, Slcye and Bedlington 

 terriers. Col. Cowan ; harriers, pointere, setters, retrievers and 

 spaniels, W. P. Arkwright, Esq. ; basset hounds and dachs- 

 iiunde, W. Wootten, Esq. ; sheepdogs and hard-haired Scotch 

 terriers, J. Perin, Esq . ; bulldogs, A. Best, Esq. ; buU, black 

 and tan and white English terrier's, toj^ spaniels and toys, A. 

 George, Esq. ; fox-terriers, A. H. Clarke, Esq. ; pugs, W. L, 

 Sheffield, Esq.; sporting puppies, Messrs. Cowan and Ark- 

 wi-ight; non-sporting puppies, Messrs. Portier and Smith. The 

 local classes were divided between Messrs. Smith, Bagnall, 

 Arkwright, Clarke and George. 



As usual, bloodhounds were the first on the list divided into 

 two classes with a total entry of twenty-seven, and the quality 

 throughout was good, it being generally admitted one of the 

 best collaction of the breed seen for a long while. 



St. Bernards, as usual, were one of the principal features of 

 the show. Mr. J. F. Smith's kennel being entered, not for 

 competition. Our old friend S'tve, looking as fresh as we ever 

 saw him, had a small box fastened to hia collar collecting sub- 

 scriptions on behalf of a local charity. Sultan 111 , the well- 

 known brindle and white, was looking well, and, as usual, in 

 good coat, in fact we have always found him ^vith plenty of 

 coat. If he were more typical in head we would consider him 

 one of the best going. We found Carl Rosa, the young dog 

 first at Edinburgh, which made such a sensation when shown 

 for the first time at Birkenhead, and which led to some person 

 offering £300 for him, entered here but absent, which we think 

 showed more judgment ou behalf of his owner than we had 

 given him credit for after refusing £300, as when we saw 

 the dog at Edinburgh we certainly considered him only a 

 second-i-ater, and quite too narrow in chest to develop into 

 such a dog as many of oiu- present champions. Nero III., often 

 noticed, was here equal second with Gaylord, the former 

 being much the largest. Yet for type we consider Gaylord 

 about the best St. Beraard going, and he might be better on 

 his legs. He was afterward purchased by the judge, Mr. J. F. 

 Smith, who refused a handsome profit on him before the close 

 of the show. Bayard was entered for the stud prize which he 

 won ; he is showmg age and we think his day is about over 

 on the show bench. In bitches, the brindle and white La 

 Mascotte, owing to her condition, won well. Recluse, from 

 the same kennel, out of form. Lady Laura, good body, in 

 fact a well made bitch, with plenty of bone, rather deficient in 

 markings, and wants character in' face. Queen Jura, a vei-y 

 typical Ditch, winner at Edinburgh and HuU this month, sadly 

 out of coat, and we consider the want of markings against 

 her. Lady Eva, as good, if not better than any in the class, 

 shown here out of coat. Brin, good bitch, ear rather high and 

 head weaker and wants expression of those placed over her. 

 We find tne well-known Musgrave entered in this class and he 

 was in good form. 



Victor Emmanuel won first in a small class of smooth dogs. 

 He has improved but still wants more body. In smooth 

 bitches only four turned up, and we considered them.correctly 

 placed. In puppies Mr. Hall introduced us to another young- 

 ster (Save ex Bessie II,), and like many of Bessie's stock, a 

 good way over the average in size and quality. He was 

 awarded the special cup offered by the St. Bernard Club. 

 Mr. Hall also won first in bitch puppies with a granddaughter 

 of Bessie II. 



The awards in the mastiff classes caused a deal of dissatis- 

 faction, but we consider the dog class did not contain a first- 

 rate one. The winner is quite too long in face and void of 

 character, and cow-hocked. Yet he has a very lai'ge scull and 

 otherwise is a strong, powerful dog. Beaufort is of good 

 stamp, hut very straight and bad behind. In mastiff bitches 

 the brindle LUly II., being a qualified champion, was entered 

 not for competition, but competed and won the specials, 

 beating Cambrian Princess and Lady Isabel, two real good 

 ones, and we believe quite the equal if not the superior of Lilly 

 II. Outside of these there was notning special in the class. 



The winners in the Newfoundland classes are pretty well 

 known. We preferred Eling Bruce for thu'd in the dog class. 

 The first and second in bitches stood well ahead of the othere. 

 In other than black the large, well-known Charlemagne won 

 first and Welsh Nell, from the same kennel, stood far ahead in 

 bitches. 



Greyhounds were a good collection. Risingham, a good, 

 strong, useful dog, won, the Messrs, Charles coming second 

 and third with Cassells and Balkis, both well-known but not 

 in good form. In bitches we preferred second to the first. 

 Alcalia, well known, came third, and Coral unnoticed. There 

 was a prize offered for the best pair of deerhounds or grey- 

 hounds, which was awarded to the deerhounds Robin Gray 

 and Mina. In the class for foreign dogs Mr. Taunton had 

 thirteen entries, none of which competed. 



The pointers were a good collection, and the dog class saw 

 our old friend Don IX. in the same position as at Hull the 

 week previous. Second went to Ponto, looking wonderfully 

 well for his age, but we understand he was disqualified. Earl 

 of Croxteth, Don Pedro and Alden Rap are all good, strong, 

 useful dogs with quality, the latter a lemon and white. 

 Bracket, he, smaller in size but a good stamp, by 

 Graphic. Mr. Norris came well to the front in the bitch class 

 with Revel III. and Beau Ideal, two very handsome liver and 

 wliite, by Graphic. Aldhi Bell, a very handsome lemon and 

 white, dividing Mr. Norrish's pair. Aldtn Bell won first at 

 Hull, and about the best lemon and white we know at present. 

 Mr. Norrish won the team prize with Brackett, Revel II. and 

 Beau Ideal, and we consider won easy, being three good 

 specimens, all marked very much the same and in good condi-r 

 tion, with not over two pounds difference in the weight of 

 any of them. 



English setters were a remarkably strong class. King Ned 

 won well, being in much better condition than we ever saw 

 him, and later on he won special cup, beating his brother^ 

 champion Sting. Blue Peter is improving and we consider is 

 not near his best yet. Count Howard, in bad aopditlon, yfe 

 consider as good as any in the ola.ss and better than liis brother 

 Sir Gilbert, placed over him. The bitches were flnothev goo4 

 olasS; first, giijng to ai reftiaj-kaldy guod^iearlsd hirch «;ho^yi;i in 



