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J^OREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 8, 1885. 



one and was declared winner of the heat. Down twenty-four 

 minutes. Mr. Donner, who bred Duke, did not act as iudge in 

 this heat. 



MAINSPRING AND BANG BANG. 



Both of these dogs ran here last j^ear. doiU'? some fair work, 

 but nothing remarkably gx>od. Each came' out this year In 

 capital form and did some very brilHant work. The heat run 

 by them was the best one of the meeting and will Ions be re- 



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the merit of his performance last year. Bang Bang has also 

 gi-catly improved in speed and style. He has become accus- 

 tomed to the country and game and was hunting instead of 

 aimlessly running, as was too much the case last year. Main- 

 sprmg ^ya« handled by Captain McMurdo and Bang Bang by 

 Luke White. Both handlers are deserving of great credit for 

 the excellent form in which they brought outtheii- dogs. They 

 wei e put down a few minutes before four in a cornfield and after 

 a mn they were worked back into the pines where the last brace 

 was taken up.'Bang was soon on point and Spring.as he is called, 

 backed him Bang moved on and both commenced road ing. Bang 

 wentone way Spring the other.andheprovedthathe was right, 

 as he soon had the bird fast, andBang at once honoi-ed the point. 

 The Captaui, to order, flushed the bird and missed it. When 

 ordered on , Spring, qm'ck as a iiash, took a few stride s 

 and agam pointed, and Bang backed him in beautiful style. 

 As his handler came up Spring went on a few steps and again 

 pointed, and the Captain put up the bird and missed it. Bang 

 then made a stylish point at a brush heap t,o a single that 

 White, to order, put up and missed. A little further on Spring 

 half pointed, but soon went on and made a nice point, Bang 

 backing him both times. Nothing was found, however, and 

 they were again sent on, and after going a short distance they 

 backed each other in capital style, and soon alter they 

 repeated tbe performance and a httle further on Spring- 

 pointed false and was nicely backed bv Bang. We then went 

 down a road a short distance and the dogs were again cast off 

 in a stubble field in a vallev and worked over a knoll, where 

 Spring half pointed, di-ew on and then made a cast and pointed 

 some larks. Meantime Bang also pointed, probably at the 

 scent of larks, as they were getting up all around us. Bang 

 then swung up a hill and nailed a bevy in grand style. 

 White, to order, flushed them and killed one and Bang re- 

 trieved it in good form. Mainspring was some distance away 

 but soon came up and we followed the bu-ds. Spring was the 

 first to And and jumped into his point in fine style, and the 

 bird was put iip to order by his handler. Meantime Bang 

 made a nice point, went on and again pointed and commenced 

 roading but coidd make nothing of it. Spilng, while going at 

 speed, suddenly stopped on point and the Captain put up a 

 bird and missed it. Spring stiU held his point and another 

 one was flushed, but he held his position a few seconds and 

 then drew on a step or two and another one flushed close by 

 him ; he was a trifle unsteady when the bird got up but at 

 once dropped to command. Meantime Bang got in a good 

 point to a smgle that White flushed to order and killed. Spring 

 soon after ttot too close to a bird and it flushed. White 

 marked a bird down and sent his dog toward it, but Spring 

 got theie first and scored a point. Bang came up and 

 also pointed. We then went into the large stubble field 

 nea r the house on the Model Farm and Bang was worked 

 to the left and Spring to the right. Bang had 

 the luck of the b j-ds and made an elegant point ti the scent 

 of a running bevy. As Ms handler came up he conomenced 

 roading, and then made a short cast just as Spring came 

 round a,nd di'opped on point. Both dogs had been going at a 

 great pace and were undoubtedly somewhat off in nose; there 

 was also a brisk wind blowing that scattered the scent, mak- 

 it difBciUt for them to locate the birds. They gave us an ex- 

 hibition, however, that was greatly enjoyed W those who saw 

 it. They were in the open and could be plainly seen as thev 

 alternately pointed, backed and roaded out the bevy. Finally 

 one flushed wild and then one got up near Bang, and four or 

 five more went. Both dogs then drew on and Spring di'opped 

 just as two or three more rose. The Captain held dead on 

 one, but it escaped. Tbey v/ere then ordered up and the heat 

 was awarded to Mainspring. Down one hour. Much of the 

 work in this heat was done at high pressure, and so rapidly 

 did the dogs jump from point to point that at times it was 

 difficult to keep track of what they were doing. Taken all 

 through the work was of a very high order of merit, and but 

 very few mistakes were made.' 



HALF AND HALF AND SPOT, 



This brace has never before appeared in public. Half and 

 Half was imported last spring. He is a good-looking dog and 

 goes at a fair rate of speed, but moves rather heavily. He 

 was handled by Capt. McMurdo. Spot is a native of North 

 Carolina. He is a small, wiry -looking dog with no great pre- 

 tensions to beauty, but he gets over the ground and has a very 

 knowing way of going to his bu-ds. He w^as handled by 

 Mitchell. They were put down just at night and taken up 

 again after a few minutes with nothing done except that Spot 

 challenged and Half backed him, Friday was a beautiful 

 day. The air was cool and bracing in the morning, giving 

 promise of a good day for sport. Leaving the hoter a few 

 minutes past eight, the dogs were put down fifteen minutes 

 later in a stubble lield, which was drawn blank. We then 

 beat down to a branch and over a knoll of sedge down to some 

 woods, where Spot, after investigating all the likely -looking 

 places, swung doAvn by tbe fence and pointed a bevy, Half 

 backing him nicely. Mitchell to order flushed the birds, and 

 Spot was a trifle unsteady but drojiped to command. Follow- 

 ing the bii-ds into the woods. Spot found one and pointed it, 

 and Mitchell to order put it up, and Spot was again unsteady 

 and was dropped to order ; meantime one flushed near Half and 

 he stopped and anothei- one went; he then went on a short 

 distance and challenged, but went on. Spot then made a point 

 and Mitchell to order flushed several birds and got in a double, 

 one of which Spot retrieved and Half was sent for the other, 

 but not finding it readily Spot went straight to it and brought 

 it nicely. We then w-orked over considerable ground without 

 result, except that both dogs challenged and Half at one time 

 backed Spot, and as Spot looked ai-oimd he returned the com- 

 pUment. Finally Spot challenged, and then roading a short 

 distance he pointed a moment and then drew on and located 

 a bevy in capital style. They were then ordered up, with Spot 

 the winner. Down altogether fifty -fom- minutes. This finished 

 the first series. Following is the result: 

 Fimt Series, 



Graphic beat Donald II. 



Ta,mmany beat Ned. 



Madstone beat Rue. 



Bloomo beat Snipe. 



Jiit beat Bradfoid, 



Beaufort beat Lucia. 



Flash R. beat Duke of Bergen. 



Mainspring beat Bang Bang. 



Spot beat Half and Half. 



Second Series. 



GRAPHIC AND TAMMANY. 



This brace was put down a fevv minutes past nine in some 

 sedge and after a short turn in the open tbey were sent into 

 some woods. Graphic started oS well but Tammany did not 

 settle down to busine-ss f or a while, he then let out and both 

 went at a good pace. Graphic struck the scent of a running 

 bevy and pointed, Tammany could not see him and also 

 pointed, the birds flushing as we came up. Following them 

 G-j aphic made a nice pomt but nothing was found. Tammany 

 then pointed the bevy and they flushed as we came up. A 

 little farther ou Tammany again pointed and his bandler to 

 order flushed tbe bird, and a few seconds later Graphic made 



several more got up on the side hill above lus. The dogs 

 were worked to where thev settled and Tarn made a high 

 headed gamy point, Graphic did not see him and Went 

 ahead and also pointed in good style. -VVhite to order flushed 

 ^^l^^ flushed near the dogs in the run and 

 a httle further on Graphic pointed and Tarn backed him and 

 the birds were flushed to order. Tammany then put up one 

 and oneor two flushed near the judges. Tam then got m a 

 good pomt to a smgle that White flushed to order and killed 

 and laramany retrieved it nicely. The ground was not 

 Hunted closely as the dogs were urged on straight away most 

 or tne time as though the race was a test of speed alone. Each 

 dog ran up a bird and soon after Graphic scored a false point 

 and soon after he flushed one down wind and Mitchell killed 

 IP '^^"^'^ half-pointed at the fence and the bird flushed 

 itseif. VV e then crossed the fence into some sedge and Tam 

 made a point but nothing was found, he then went a short 

 distance and one got up near him, he then pointed the bird 

 that Mitchell had killed and retrieved it. Both dogs had run 

 away from their noses and each flushed a bii-d that they 

 should have pointed. Tammany appeared to have the worst 

 of it and had let down in speed more than Graphic, although 

 he was also going slowei-. Workmg up on the knoll Tam made 

 a point to a single that flushed a second later, and then 

 Graphic dropped just as we got up, and soon after he pointed 

 talse. Both then pointed and Tam went on but Graphic had a 

 bird and Mitchell Hushed it; both dogs were urged on and the 

 pace was again fast for some distance. Working into some 

 pines Tam very gracefully sat down on point to a srugle that 

 his handler flushed to order. Graphic then made a point and 

 Tam close to him also pointed the same bird which was put 

 up by Mitchell. A little further on Graphic pointed near a 

 fence but nothing was found and soon after he repeated the 

 performance and Tam refused to back him. A little further 

 on a bevy flushed near Mitchell and we followed after them 

 down the run. where the dogs were allowed a few seconds 

 to get a drink and then sent on. Tam whirled around on a 

 very stylish point but soon Went on and soon after a bird got 

 up near him. We then beat out the ground where the birds 

 had been marked down for some time. Finally Graphic found 

 and pointed one and Tammany backed him to order and 

 Mitchell put up the bird. The judges then consulted and 

 decided the heat in favor of Graphic, but as he had not 

 retrieved in either heat they decided to see how he would 

 acquit himself in this and did not announce their decision but 

 ordered tbem on, when Mitchell very fo (lishly protested, but 

 after a few words sent on his dog. Graphic soon pointed. When 

 a dead bird was thrown and Mitchell to order fired a shot 

 and Graphic was sent to retrieve; he went to the bird and 

 picked it up, mouthing it badly, but Mitchell was close by and 

 took it from him. This was not a retrieve but the judges had 

 decided that he had won without it. They were then ordered 

 up and Graphic was declared the winner of the heat. DoWn 

 one hour and eight minutes. 



MADSTONE AND BLOOMO. 



This brace was at once put down. Madstone challenged and 

 roadea some lar ks and Bloomo half pointed at the same scent. 

 We then crossed a branch and went into some woods and as 

 Madstone came out at the edge she pointed a bevy and Bloomo 

 backed her nice a few seconds and then drew on and dropped 

 to order. The birds were put up by White and one was 

 killed and Maslstone. sent to retrieve, brough it part way and 

 dropped it but picked it up at command and brought it in. 

 We then swung round into some sprouts when Madstone half 

 pointed at a heap of brush a second before a brace of bu-ds 

 flushed, and as we went on two more got up. Bloomo was not 

 under good control and hunted on her own hook and the 

 ground was not properly hunted by either dog. We then 

 turned into some woods where Bloomo half pointed and Mad- 

 stone backed and then both roaded but could make nothing 

 of it. W^e then beat out a lot of ground without result, finally 

 Bloomo challenged but went on down wind and ran into anci 

 flushed a bevy. Following them up we crossed a branch 

 when Bloomo jjointed in some dense briers and as her handler 

 came up she jumped in and flushed; both then pointed and 

 roaded but nothing came of it. We then beat out a lot of 

 ground without result except that Madstone scored a flush. 

 We then crossed a branch and in some sedge and weeds 

 Bloomo made a very nice pomt to a bevy, and as her handler 

 came up she drew on a step or two" and again pointed. 

 Mitchell to order flushed the birds and hit one but it went on. 

 At the rise of tbe birds another bevy flushed wild a short 

 distance beyond and part of them settled in a dense thicket 

 of briers and the rest in some sedsre beyond. We crossed the 

 branch and the dogs were worked round to whei-e some of 

 the birds had been marked down, Madstone made a nice 

 point and Bloomo backed her but soon drew on and was 

 dropped by command. Wliite flushed the birds and missed. 

 A little further on Bloomo flushed one and dropped and 

 another one got up. Meantime Madstone flushed and Bloomo 

 when sent on went a few steps and ran a stick up one nostril 

 that Mitchell pulled out, the Wood following it freely. They 

 were theu taken up to go down again should the accident 

 not prove seiious. After the next heat they were again put 

 down, Bloomo appearing to be suffering but little. They 

 were put down in some pines and Madstone at once pointed 

 and Bloomo backed her, they soon went on however and 

 Madstone again pointed and was nicely backed by Bloomo, 

 White flushed the bkd as he came up aiid missed it. A little 

 furthei- on Madstone made a gamy point that Bloomo at 

 once honored. White to order flushed the bird and kiUed it 

 and Madstone retrieved it fairly well. They were theu 

 ordered up and the heat was awarded to Madstone. Down 

 altogether one hour and thirty-two minutes, 



JILT AND BEAUFORT. 



This brace was at once called, and as Beaufoi-t came up he 

 flushed a bird, but was not under judgment. They were 

 taken back to gi'ound that had been worked over and given a 

 spin, and then back toward the bu-ds. Jilt was not going at 

 all well, while Beaufort went at a good pace. As we came 

 back to where the birds had been marked down, Beaufort 

 pointed a bird that flushed wild as Tallman came up. Then 

 9,ci oss the branch one got up near Beaufort, but as he did not 

 have the wind he was not to blame. We then beat up a hill- 

 side and Beaufort made a capital point. Tallman to order 

 flushed and scored a miss. Beaufort was not quite steady, 

 but at once dropped to order. Working up to some woods 

 we tm-ned back to the branch, where Jilt made a point and 

 was indiflei-ently backed by Beaufort. Thiu-tJe put them up 

 and each handler killed a bu-d. Jilt brought one of them 

 part way and dropped it, while Beaufort retrieved his faMy 

 well. We then went into the woods and one flushed near the 

 dogs, and soon after Beaufort made a nice point to a single 

 that Tallman flushed to order and hit, but it went on. 

 Jilt was then called in, and as she came up she made 

 a styMsh point to a bird that her handler flushed 

 but as the dogs svere not under judgment th^s did not go to 

 their credit. She pinned another one as soon as they w^ere 

 sent on that flushed wild a few seconds later. Both then 

 pointed and then drew a few steps and a bird got up and two 

 or three flushed. Jilt then went on, but Beaufort whirled 

 ai-ound and pointed the rest of the bevy almost imder the 

 horses' feet. They soon flushed, and as they went over an- 

 other bevy they also got up. Following them into some woods 

 Jilt made a point and as Beaufort came up one flushed near 

 him. Thurtle then to order put up the bird in front of Jilt. 

 Beaufoi-t then pointed where the birds rose, but soon went on. 

 Jilt then pointed, but nothing was found. We then beat out 

 some weeds, Jilt going at a better pace. It was nowafterone 

 o'clock and the dogs were taken up and we went to lunch. 

 They were put dovm again after lunch in some stubble and 

 then we beat out considerable groimd without a find until we 



a point to a single that Mitchell to order put up, and then | came to a branch when Jilt made a nice point to a bevy that 



her handler to order flushed, but did not shoot. Following 

 them into soma pines, one flushed near each dog and Beaufort 

 stopped, while Jilt kept on over the fence after one. Beaufort 

 then made a stylish point to a single that TaUman to order 

 flushed but did not shoot. They were then ordered up and 

 the heat awarded to Beaufort. Down altogether one hoilr 

 and twenty-three minutes. 



FLASH R, AND MAINSPRING. 



This brace was put down in some woods and worked along 

 the edge. Flash Was the first to find and dropped very nicely 

 to a bevy that flushed a second or two later. Folh iwing them 

 up, Mainspring made a good point and Flash came up, but re- 

 fused to back and drew round to one side and also pointed 

 just as her handler spoke to her. The Captain to-order put'up 

 the bird in front of Mainspring and then Haight flushed the 

 one in front of Flash, when several more got up. A short 

 distance furtner on Spring again pointed and Flash refused to 

 back, but stopped to order. The Captain to order put up the 

 bird and missed it. The dogs then backed each other very 

 prettUy, They were sent on and Spring made a nice point to 

 a smgle that his handler flushed and hit but did not stop. A 

 httle further on Flash pointed ons. As Spring came round he 

 also pointed, and as both dreW on the bird^got up. This was 

 m a dense thicket, and we could not see what was done, 

 bpnng then pointed, but soon went on a short distance and 

 E^ain pointed, and Flash backed him, but nothing was found. 

 He soon pointed again and Flash backed him a, short time, 

 when both went on and Flash pointed a bird that flushed as 

 the spectators came up. Spiin^ then got in a good point to a 

 bird that his handler flushed and missed. As the dogs went 

 on a bird flushed near each, and a few seconds later Spring 

 made a very stylish point to a bird that flushed as the judges 

 came up. This ended the heat with Mainspring, the winner. 

 Down twenty minutes. This heat was a rattling good one 

 and run on the dry leaves. This finished the second series, 

 with the following result: 



Second Series. 



Graphic beat Tammany. 



Madstone beat Bloomo. 



Beaufort beat Jilt. 



Mainspring beat Flash R. 



Spot a bye. 



Third Series. 



SPOT AND MADSTONE. 



This was the first brace in the third series. Spot having a 

 bye in the second series should have run with Graphic, but as 

 both were handled by Mitchell, Madstone, as the next dog, 

 was run instead. They were put down in some stubble half a 

 mile or more from where the last brace fi nished. Both pointed 

 where some chickens had been, but went on. We then went 

 through a comfield and turned into some sedge. Where Spot 

 pointed anl road-^d but could make nothing of it. The spec- 

 tators flushed a bev^y and we followed therii into some pines. 

 Madstone was the first to find. She pointed a single that 

 White flushed to order. Spot then pinned one. and his han- 

 dler to order put it up and killed it, and Spot retrieved it 

 very nicely. Madstone then pointed but soon went on, 

 and Spot swung round just beyond and pointed a bevy, 

 which Mitchell to order flushed. As Spot was sent on a 

 few more got up down wind from him, and a little far- 

 ther on he pointed just an instant before another was flushed, 

 and he was a little unsteady, but at once di'opped to order, 

 We then went through some pines and a field of sedge to some 

 stubble, when Spot nailed a bevy iu fine style, Madstone 

 camp up and circled round him and'then backed indifferently-. 

 Mitchell to order put up the bevy, and one got up close to 

 Madstone that she possibly was pointius. Following them up 

 Madstone pointed one and Spot refused to back, but dropped 

 to command. We then worked down toward a run in some 

 sedge, and crossing a ditch Spot pointed a running bew and 

 drew on and located them in fine style. Jlitchell flushed" them 

 and killed one. We then went into some pines where Mad- 

 stone pinned one and Spot backed her. White put up the 

 bird which he kiUed and Madstone retrieved it fairly "well. 

 Spot then made a point where birds had been and Madstone 

 backed him. A little further on Madstone flushed one that 

 she should have pointed, and as she stopped to wing another 

 one went. They were then ordered up and the beat was 

 awarded to Spot. Down one hour and nineteen minutes. 



GRAPHIC AND BEAUFORT, 



This brace was put down in some sedge on a sidehill at five 

 minutes before five o'clock. They have nearly the same 

 way of going, although Graphic carries his head higher 

 and is the fastest ; both ranged well. It was nearly night and 

 we worked toward the teams with the dogs' tar apart. 

 Graphic ran into a lot of larks and a few seconds later 

 a bevy of quail flushed near him. We went with Beaufort 

 some distance away and did not see what occurred, but were 

 informed r>y one of the judges that he saw the quad. The dogs 

 were taken up for the night soon after tins to get down again 

 in the morning, bat the owner of Graphic decided to withdraw 

 both of his dogs from the race This action we think was 

 ill-advised; even aUowiug tliat Graphic was not at all to 

 blame the matter could be .safely left to the judges. A flush 

 undei- the circumstances would be entirely excusable ; indeed 

 the judges informed us the dogs would start on even terms 

 in the morning and with a clean score. 

 Following is a copy of Mi-. Heath's letter of withdrawal: 

 High Point. N. C, Nov. SI, 1885. Mr. Washington A. Co.ster, Secre- 

 tary E. F, T. Club. Dear Su-— I beg herewith to notify you tbat I 

 hereby withdraw Graphic and Spot fioin the All-Aged Pointer Btake, 

 and Pendennis and Diana 111. from the Derby. My reasons for cioing 

 to are that the judges scored a flusb against Graphic last evening 

 when the birds put up were larks, and I am unwilling to further con- 

 tinue th<^ contest or run anv dogs at your trials under such conditions. 

 Respectfully your.s, Charles Heath. 



Mr. Mitchell also handed in the following withdrawal of his 

 Derby entries: 



High Point, Nov. 1885, To the Secretary and President of the 

 E. F. T, Club.— I hereby withdraw Grouse HI. and iSharpless from 

 voiir Derbv, as I am unwilling to run them under your present judges. 

 iJespecifuUy, W. T. MitchelL. 



The withdrawal of Graphic gave the heat to Beaufort and 

 finished the third series with the following result; 



Thi7'd Series. 



Spot beat Madstone. 



Beaufort beat Graphic (withdrawn). 



Mainspring a bye. 



Final Tie for First. 



MAINSPRING AND BEAtTFORT. 

 The withdrawal of Spot and Graphic left only Mainspring 

 and Beaufort ui to inn for first money. On Saturday mornmg 

 we left the hotel at about half-past 8. It was clear and bright 

 and the morning was simply delightful. The dogs were put 

 down at 8:40 in a cornSeld. Both handlers manifested some 

 excitement, and this appeared to be shared by their dogs, so 

 that both were somewhat unsteady all thi-ough the heat. The 

 work done was very nearly equal, Beaufort finishing the heat 

 but httle behind the winner. After beating out the cornfield 

 we turned into some sedge, where Beaufort ran into and 

 flushed a large bevy, and another bev}' got up a short dist;-inee 

 below and flew in the same direction. Following them into 

 some sprouts, Mainspring pointed one that his handlei' flashed 

 and missed. Soon after this one flashed a short distance 

 ahead of Beaufort, and he did not drop to wing, but kept on 

 after it without altering his course or pace. Mainspring came 

 round where the bird got up and pointed, and soon aft<3r he 

 pointen and roaded false quite a distance, and a little further 

 on he again pointed, but nothing was foimd. A little further- 

 on he dropjied very nicely to a single that his handler to order 

 flushed, but did not shoot at. Beaufort did not tm-n to the 

 whistle so readily as he ought and Tallman gave him a little 



