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FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov, 8 — Second A nuuui Field Trials of the Western FMd Trials 

 Association, at Abiiene, Kan. U. C. Van Horn, Secretary, Kacsas 

 CI v, Mo. 



N v. 22.— Fisjbth arnual fieH trials of the Eastern Field T-lals Club, 

 at Htgli Pnint, N. C. W, A. Cosier, Secretary, Flatbueh, Kings 

 county, N. Y. 



DOG 8HOW8. 



March 16, IV. 18 and ID— Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society's 

 Dog Show, a' Pittsburgh, Pa. C. B. Eloei., Secretary. 



March 2'3. 24 and 55 - Firs' Annual Dor Show of the New Jersey 

 Kennel and Field Trials Club, Ne*ark, N. J. A. P. Vredenburgn. 

 Secretary. Bergen Point. V. J. 



Ma rob 'SO to April 2.— Third Annual Dog Show of the New Havsn 

 Keni el dub. S. K Jlemingwnv, Secretary, New Haven. Conn. 



April 0. 7, SfltH D.— 4eeoml Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Ktnnei niiih, Edward A. Motley, Secretary. Boston, Mass. 



April is, 14. lo and ill. Fn-.t Annual Dog Show of cbe Hartford 

 K n i' I Ciu r >. A. 0. Collins, Secretary, Hartford. Conn. 



Jttav 4. 5 6 aud 7 —Tenth annual dog show of the Westminster 

 Ketmel Ciub. at. Madison Square G'irdeo, »ewYork. James Morti- 

 mer, Superintendent. P. Bex 1812. New York 



May 18, 19. £0 aud 21— Third Anttual Dog Show of the St. Louis 

 Gun Club, Sat Louis, Mo. Geo, Munson, Manager. 



A. K. R-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of 

 -*- pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is pub 

 lished ev-ry momb. Entries close on the 1st. Should be in early. 

 Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 Registration fee i CO cents) must accompany each entry. No entries 

 inserted unless paid in advance. Yoarlv subscription $1.50. Addres c 

 "Ameiican Kennel Register." P, O. Bo. 2s32, New York. Number 

 of entries already printed 3333. 



THE ALEXANDRIA FIELD TRIALS. 



[From a Sp^citl Correspondent 1 



ALEXANDRIA is located on the south side of Red River, 

 in the midrtof ft flue, section of country, which justly 

 mirrht be termed a hunter's paradise. 



In thepin° woo 1= opposite Alexandria wa found an excel- 

 lent countrv for field trials, slightly rolling, with sufficient 

 undergrowth to furnish cover for the birds, and yet not so 

 hen.w as to interfere with the do^ at work. 



The interest in woll-bred and fine field dois has received 

 quite an impetus f 'ora this meeting, and gra id results may be 

 looked for 1n the near future at their annual trials. 



While this was an amateur meeting, yet it developed an 

 unlookeri-for knowledge of dogs and understanding of flrst- 

 chss field work that was surprising an I would reflect credit 

 uoon the oldest institutions of this kind. To the judges too 

 much prai-o cannot be accorded. But one of them had ever 

 attended a regular field trial, yet their decisions wet e most 

 excellent and sitisfactory. 



Oif week of pleasure was tastily rounded off with a grand 

 tatWjtt^t on Saturday night, given by the Alexandria Rod aud 

 Gnu Club at the Exchange Eotpl. 



The first priz - ; was won bv Master Knight Ren aud's black 

 and white English setter Boyd. Ho is a go r d sized dog, 

 weighing about 50 pounds, with good speed, range and 

 bottom. 



The second prize wai won bv Mr. A. R. Starr's black pointer 

 dog Watt. He is of medium size, and will compare favorably 

 with any pointer I have seen in field trials. 



The third prize was divided between Judge Janips M. 

 Thompson's black, white and tan Euglish setter Mark Twain 

 and Mr. S. CuUen's blae'*, white and tan dog Prescott. Mark 

 Twain is of medium size and a very handsome dog, with fine 

 stvle and da°h on game. Prescott has good style and action. 



The firrt consolation cup was won by Mr. W. B. Wells's 

 lemon aid white setter Kink. He is a large, fine-looking dog, 

 with a splendid nose. 



The second consolation cut was won by Mr. L. B. Baynard's 

 bln-i b dton do » Custer. Ho has good spjid and style. 



In the heats where Judge Thompson's dog ran Mr. J. M. 

 Avent judged in the place of Judge Thompson. In the heats 

 where Mr. Starr's dog ran Mr. B. Waters judged in Mr. Starr's 

 place. 



The attendance was very large throughout the entire trials. 



PATTI AND NELLIE B. 



At 9:50 Mr E. W. Conden's black, white and tan setter bitch 

 Pafcfi (Duke Gladstone— Grace Darling), handled by his owner, 

 and Mr. W. T. Gray's black and white setter bitch Nellie B. 

 (Rake— Meg MemJlies), handled by Mr. Henry Fontaine, were 

 cast off in a cornfield and worked toward a thicket. In speed, 

 range and quartering Nellie B. had the advantage, but in 

 stvle Pattd was superior. Working the corn and cotton blank 

 to the thicket a bevy was seen to flush and were marked down 

 a short distance beyond in open sedge grass. Neliie was found 

 dropped where the bevy got up; to order Nellie moved on. 

 Patti, coming around only a few yards from where the bevy 

 flushed, pointed several outlying birds, which Qushed wild. 

 Fontaine shot but did not kill. Patti broke shot. Nellie B. 

 steady Following birds marked down in the edge of briers 

 and sed?e. Patti d< awing too close to a single bird flushed it 

 and was steady to wing. About the same time, just above 

 her. Nellie made a good point on a single bird, which flushed 

 wild, and she dropped to wing. Working on down through 

 the sed ;e several birds were flushed by the judges aud specta- 

 tors. They were chen worked up on level ground, where Nellie 

 pointed and Patti backed. Fontaine to order flushed, shot 

 and killed. Nellie diopped to shot. Patti broke shot and 

 raa.de a fair retrieve. The dogs were then ordered up at 

 10:40, Nellie being awarded the heat. Down fifty minutes. 



MINGO AND DOLPH. 



At 10:50 Mr. W. B. Wells's black and white English, setter 

 dog Mingo (Druid— Scar), handled by his owner, and Mr. C. 

 E Bringhurst's black, white aud tan Euglish setter Dolph 

 (Cyrus— Belle Gladstone), handled by his owner, were oast off 

 in an open sedge field. Mingo was much the fastest and widest 

 ranger of the two, but before the heat was ended Dolph got 

 much better and Mingo slowpd down somewhat. Mr. Wells 

 just arriving from Canada with his dogs, which were entirely 

 out of condition, not having had any work this season until a 

 few days before the trials, which in ide them show up quite 

 sore, still they made a game race and proved dangerous com- 

 petitors. After working about three quarters of a mile 

 through open cornfields downthebayou without finding birds, 

 the brace were taken across the. bayou and worked up in open 

 sedge out into the corn whe v e Mingo made gams bat failed to 

 locate and was sent on by his handler. After drawing a weed- 

 field blank, the dogs were then worked baoc to the cornfield, 

 where Mingo made game before. Working out in open weeds 

 near by, Mingo, drawing down wind, flushed two birds and 

 dropped to wing, and the remainder of the bevy flushed wild. 

 They were marked down in briers and thicket, which was 

 so dense it was almost impossible for any dog to point scat- 

 tered birds. Working the dogs in the thicket after them, 

 Do'ph made two flushes in rapid succession and chased each 

 one. A little further on two birds flushed, one near each dog. 

 Moving on slowly, Mingo flushed a single bird and was steady 

 to wing. Working back to where the first birds were found, 

 Mingo ntade a very styli&h point on a single bu d in very heavy 

 cover. Dolph backed. Wells, to order, flushed, shot and 

 killed, both dogs dropped to shot. Mingo, sent to retrieve, did 



so in good style. Going on, Mingo made an excusable flush In 

 briers down wind and was steady to wing. They were then 

 worked out in open again through corn, cotton and sedgefield, 

 toward the bayou, then down the bayou a mile without find- 

 ing game. The dogs were then ordered up to cross the rail- 

 road and bayou, where the dogs were again put down in a 

 cottonfield and worked through burnt weeds and sedgefield to 

 heavy cover in a bottom, which was so dense that it was un- 

 comfortable to ride through much less to work good dogs in. 

 Going on some distance in this thick cover, the judges ordered 

 the brace up until thev could get around the thicket and cross 

 the ditch into the road. Just a few minutes after they were 

 ordered up and while Mingo was at heel, Dolph found and 

 pointed a bevy in briers on the roadside; as the dogs were 

 ordered up tti ; s point was not allowed. Mingo was ordered 

 down for aback, but as the cover was so dense, it was impos- 

 sible for him to sjethe pointing dog. which he passed and 

 loca ted some of the same birds in good style about forty yards 

 furl her on. The handlers were then ordered to flush birds; 

 both shot and both dogs were steadv to shot. One bird was 

 killed and Dolph was sent to retrieve, but failed to find, the 

 bird beir g winged. Nothing was allowed either dog lor this 

 work. The dogs were then put down. Dolph soon made a 

 flush, which was excusable; Mingo found and retrieved the 

 winged bird. The dogs were then worked to where two birds 

 had been marked down in thick weeds and briers, which were 

 as high as our heads on horseback. It was thought impossible 

 for dogs to point in such a place, but Mingo found and pointed 

 a single bird in good shaoe. Wells flushed but did not shoot; 

 Mingo steady to wing. The dogs were then ordered up at 12:45 

 and the heat awarded to Mingo, Down two hours. 



MARK TWAIN AND BARON BLUB. 



At 1:55, after lunch, Judge James M. Thompson's black, 

 white and tan English setter dog Mark Twain (Coleman's 

 London— True Laverack) and Mr. C, A. Schnack's blue belton 

 English setter dog Baron Blue (Belton— Bramble) were cast olf 

 in an open cotton field. In speed Mark had a slight advan- 

 tage, in tange and quartering they were about equal. Both 

 wete very stylish on points, but Mtrk had a slight advan- 

 tage. Mark has a beautiful, quick, easy way of go ng to his 

 birds, always pointing with head and tail well up, and with 

 a year's more experience and careful handling he will be a 

 dangerors competitor in any stake. Working through cotton 

 to a hedee Baron Blue made game and commenced roading. 

 Mark backed, but quickly moved on and roaded with him, 

 then made, a cast, to the left, on the other side of the hedge- 

 row, and located the birds in fine stvle. Baron estab ished 

 his point almost immediately, and both dogs were allowed a 

 point. Judge Thompson flushed, shot and killed. Mark broke 

 to shot and dropped to order. Baron dropped to shot. To 

 order Mark Twain retrieved the bird. The birds flew to such 

 a bad thicket it was impossible to work the dogs on them. 

 They were worked around the thicket in cotton to the hedge 

 beyond, wheie Baron pointed, moved on and commenced 

 roading. Judge Thompson, being an old judge at field trials, 

 snowed very plainly that he had caught on to some of the 

 tricks so oft;n played bv handlers in trials. He very skill- 

 fully threw Mark around to +he thicket where Baron was road- 

 ing, both dogs roading beautifully, but Mark being the quicker, 

 located a.id pointed the birds in front of Bavon, when Baron 

 also pointed, the birds being flushed by the handlers but not shot 

 at ; hoth dogs steady to wing. Again the judges allowed b< >th 

 a point. Baron should have been entitled to more credit than 

 Mark for the last two points, as he was first in both instances 

 to commence roading. The birds were marked down in a bad 

 thicket. Working down the hedgerow toward scattered 

 birds, Baron pointed, moved on and flushed a single bird, 

 alter which several more rose wild. A little further on in a 

 thicket Baron pointed, discovered his error and roaded on 

 some distance without finding birds. In the meantime Mark 

 had gone further into the thicket and was 1< st from his 

 handler. After looking for him some time Baron wus ordered 

 up until Mark could be found. After about ten minutes his 

 handler succeeded in getting him to come to whistle. After 

 which the dogs were ordered down and taken back to a weed 

 Held where two birds had been marked down. Baron flushed 

 one of them and was steady to wing. Working them through 

 open country and cotton and corn fields, drawing several 

 fields blank, the brace was ordered up for water. After 

 which the dogs were put in wagons and taken to a large corn 

 field near by, where they were again cast off, drawing this 

 blank. After working a Jong way through several large weed 

 fields the dogs were worked back to where several birds had 

 been flushed by spectators and marked down in a weed field, 

 where Baron made a beautiful point on a single bird, but 

 moved up a step or two and the bird flushed. He scored a 

 point, but it looked very much like a flush. Going on, several 

 birds were flushed by the judges. Mark pointed on the 

 scent, discovered his error and roaded on, when Baron came 

 up in ft out and both backed each other. The dogs were or- 

 dered on by the handlers, and no birds were found. The 

 brace was then ordered up at 8:30 to go south about 2}{ 

 miles on better grounds, where birds were found more plenti- 

 ful. At 2:55 the dogs were again put down in open corn and 

 sedge grass. Working toward a ditch, Mark pointed in fine 

 style on the edge of the ditch in some briers. Baron backed 

 well. Judge Thompson flushed a large bevy. Mark was a 

 little unsteady to wing. Baron perfectly staunch. The birds 

 flew to heavy sedge which was as high as the handler's head, 

 where Mark scored a point. Baron backed, aud his handler 

 claimed a point, but failed to flush a bird in front of him. 

 Judge Thompson then flushed Mark's bird, which was shot 

 and killed by Mr, Schnack. Baron was then sent on to re- 

 trieve. Picking up the bird Mr. Schnack started to go to him 

 when one oi the judges had some doubt about Baron's retriev- 

 ing from Mr. Schnack's actions, and he asked Mr. Schnack to 

 walk back and let the dog retrieve the bird. Baron dropped 

 the bird and refused to retrieve it. Mr. Schnack then very 

 innocently remarked that Baron did not retrieve. The dogs 

 were then ordered up at 4:08 and the heat given to Mark 

 Twain. Down two hours and thirteen minutes. 



CRIST AND LTJFRA. 



At 4:10 Mr. L. W, Murdock's black, white and tan Gordon 

 setter dog Crist (Nix— Diisy) and Mr. John W. Prescott'a 

 black, white and tan setter bitch Lufra (Cyrus— Belle Glad- 

 stone) were cast off in a large open cornfield. Lufra had the 

 advantage in pace, range and style. This was one of the most 

 amusing heats that it was ever our fortune to witnes*. Both 

 dogs were handled by their respective owners. Mr. Prescott 

 is an old gentleman whose head is as white as snow, knick- 

 naniedbyhis personal friends as Father John. He is by far 

 the youngest member of the club judging by the great activity 

 with which he pushed his competitor in this heat. It was 

 mutually agreed that they should ride and handle their dogs. 

 After the dogs started off through the cornfield the judges 

 gave Father John permission to "go as you please." Knowing 

 the locality of all the bevies on this ground, he soon had his 

 old gray horse in a fast trot, distancing the judges and his 

 opponent. It afforded much amusement to see the old gen- 

 tleman so much exoited that the judges did not stop his gait, 

 but told his competitor to keep up if he could. Fai ing to rind 

 birds in the cornfield, Father John pointed to a thicket about 

 a quarter of a mile off, saying that they would be sure to find 

 a bevy there. He started in that direction across a good corn- 

 field for birds, and soon bad his horse in a gallop heading for 

 the bevy, his dog following and leaving his opponent handler 

 about seventy-five yards in the rear, followed by the judges, 

 reporters and spectators at full speed to see what Father John 

 was going to do. Sura enough, wnen he reached the thicket, 

 Crist going in flushed a large bevy and dropped to wing. The 

 bevy was marked down onlv a short distance in a rag weed 

 field. Father John dismounted and followed very quickly. 

 Lufraashidng on at rattling pace, wheeled and pointed in 



beautiful style. Father John turned to the judges and claimed 

 a point. While his back was turned she sprang at the bird, put 

 it up and had a lively chase. Finding that she could not catch 

 it she came dashing back and jumped on another point in 

 grand style with head and tail well up. Again Father John 

 turned to the judges and claimed a point, when the bi'eh re- 

 peated her former performance. Just then a bird was flushed 

 by one of the judges which flew past Mr. Murdock, who shot 

 and kille i it. Crist to order retrieved well. The report of 

 the gun made Lufra turn back to see what had happened. 

 She again made a beautiful point, Father John being only a 

 few feet from her made her hold her point until he went in 

 front to flush. Then she made a jump, but fa'led to flush it and 

 wheeled to a point. Father John then flushed tb« bird, shot 

 and missed it, Lufra broke shot and chased. Working on 

 down the slant in heayv weeds, Crist pointed; Lufra brought 

 around to back, not seeing Crist went m f > ont of him and also 

 wointed. The bir-ls flushed wild and Lufra chased. Crist 

 was a little unsteady to wing, but dropped to o< der. The 

 dogs were then ordered up at 4:45 and the heat awarded to 

 Crist. Down thirty-five minutes. Father John looked very 

 much disappointed to think his favorite dog Would go back on 

 him so completely, and to my great surprise he did not even 

 sav a harsh word to her, but at once tried to explain to the 

 judges and reporters that his bitch wa9 not in the habit of 

 behaving so badly. If Father Jodn will break his bitch prop- 

 erly for next year's trials I think he will turn the laugh on 

 some one else. 



TANGIPAHOA AND "JACK. 



At 4:50 Mr. Henry Fontaine's black, white and tan English 

 setter bitch Tangipahoa (Gladstone— Flossie) and Mr. M. F. 

 Smith's liver and white pointer Jack (pedigree unknown) were 

 cast off in an open weedfield, where the last brace were taken 

 up. Tangiphahoa had a great advantage in speed, range and 

 style; in fact, she is a very fast bitch. Worked around in a 

 large weedfi°ld back to "the thicket without finding. The 

 spectators flushed several birds of the last bevy, and the dogs 

 were then ordered up to get out of the thicket. When the 

 dogs were again ca9t off Jack soon made an uncertain po nt. 

 His handler, not thinking there was anything Ihere, o-dered 

 him on, and he flushed a single bird. He made a little cast 

 and flushed again, and was steady to wing each time. Tangi- 

 pahoa made a cast across the branch and pointed in the briers. 

 Jack was brought around to back, but refused to do so; went 

 in and flushed the birds; bothwpre steadv towing. They 

 were again cast off in the thicket. Jack making two flushes in 

 rapid succession, The dogs weie then ordered up at 5:0S and 

 Tangipahoa awarded the heat. Down eighteen minutes. 



HARRY AND PBESOOTT. 



At 5:10 Dr. J. S. Fish's black and white English setter dog 

 Han y (pedigree not givenl and Mr. S. Cullen's black, white 

 and tan English sette» dos Prescott (Cyrus — Belle Gladstone) 

 were cast off in a thicket down the branch where the birds 

 were marked. Prescott had the advantage in speed, range 

 and style. They were about equal in quartering. Working 

 across the road. Harry pointed in sedge grass and Presco't 

 hacked. The judges asked Dr Fish to flush and lull. He 

 flushed the bird, raised his gun, but did not shoot. Both dogs 

 broke In, but dropped to order. The Doctor's excuse for not 

 shooting was that he had rheumatism in his finger and could 

 not pull the trigger. Working- on in open sedge grass, Prescott 

 pointed and Harry backed. The handler to order fl ished, 

 shot and misled. Prescott broke shot. Harry remaining 

 steady to shot and wing. Working around the hill the han l- 

 lers flushed several birds. We then went back into the field 

 where several birds had been marked. Prescott made a good 

 point and Harry backed. The handler flushed, shot and 

 missed the bird. Both dogs bi oke shot. The dogs were then 

 ordered up at 5:45 aud Prescott awarded the heat. Down in 

 all thirty-five minute*. This ended the day's sport. 



The next brace in the order of running was Boyd and Rip, 

 but the handlers not being up with the dogs, the next brace 

 was called. 



WATT AND CUSTER. 



At 9:05 Mr. A. R. Starr's black pointer dog Watt (Bronco- 

 Fan^ and Mr. L. B. Baynard's blue belton dog Custer (Blue 

 Dick— Buckeye Belle) were cast off in a large open cotton field 

 where both dogs showed good range and speed, Watt having 

 the advantage; they were about equal in style. The handlers 

 worked this brace from horseback, at d "in this heat will 

 plainly be seen the evil effects of such handling. After draw- 

 ing several corn and cotton fields blank, we worked toward a 

 hedgerow, where Custer made a point. His handler rode up 

 to him and stopped, and did not seem inclined to flush the 

 birds, whereupon Custer jumped in and flushed but stopped 

 to order. Going on to the single birds marked in some briers, 

 he pointed a single bird, which Hushed wild, and he was a 

 little unsteady to wing. At about the same time Watt pointed 

 in the edge of the thicket, and Custer was ordered to back, 

 but . refused, went around him several times and finally 

 stopped to order. Watt also flushed a single bird and was 

 steady to wing. Working around in the same place, Cust >r 

 pointed and Watt backed, and several birds flushed wild. 

 Moving up Custer flushed a single bird and dropped to wing. 

 We then worked across open country about a half a mile 

 without finding birds. Going into a brier tnicket a bevy of 

 birds was seen to flush, but the cover was so heavy it was im- 

 possible to see the dog. Custer being the only dog in the 

 vicinity, it was natural to suppose that he put them up. These 

 birds were not followed. Going west some distance, Watt 

 pointed on the edge of the ditch. Custer refused to back and 

 went in ahead, flushed and chased, Watt steady to wing. 

 The dogs were then ordered up and the heat awarded to 

 Watt. Down, one hour and ten minutes. 



BOYD AND RIP. 



At 10:20 Master Knight Renaud's black and white English 

 setter dog Boyd (Brussells -Iowa Queen), and Mr. E. G. Hunt- 

 er's black, white and tan English setter dog Rip (Cyrus— Belle 

 Gladstone), were cast off in a large rag weed field where they 

 bad opportunity to show their speed and range, both being 

 about equal. Boyd had a little advantage in quartering and 

 largely the advantage in style. After a long tramp wetward 

 without finding game, we worked toward a heavy thicket, 

 where Rip made a very stylish point. Boyd refused to back, 

 went on and also pointed. The birds were running in the 

 briers and both roaded on some distance before they were 

 flushed. Font dne shot and missed. Rip broke shot but 

 stopped to order. Boyd steady to shot ; both dogs were allowed 

 a point. The birds were marked down only a short distance 

 in the edge of a thicket where Boyd pointed a running bird, 

 which his handler failed to flush. Ordered on, Boyd roaded 

 some distance and located the bird, which flushed wild. Boyd 

 steady to wing. About the same time Rip pointed a single 

 bird in the briers, which flushed wild. Several bbds were 

 then flushed by the hand era and judges. Moving on, Rip 

 flushed a single bird and dropped to wing. A little fui ther on 

 Boyd also flushed a single bird and was stead p to wing. Out in 

 the open where several scattered birds were marked, Boyd 

 false-pointed in a brush pile. Working on through a cornfield, 

 Boyd made a point on a single bird and Rip backed him. Mr. 

 Fontaine going in to flush Rip broke in and ran around Boyd 

 but stopped to order, Fontaine flushed, shot and killed. Boyd 

 dropped to shot. Rip broke shot and refused to retrieve the 

 bird. Boyd then to order retrieved fairly well. The brace 

 were then ordered up and the heat awarded w> Boyd. Down 

 one hour. 



KINK AND TRIGQ. 

 At 11 s25 Mr. W. B. Wells's lemon and white setter dog Kink 

 (Druid— Star) and W. P. Flower's orange pointer dog Trigg 

 i were cast off in the thicket to work on scattered birds. In 

 speed, range and Btyle Kink had the advaotage. They were 

 I about equal in quartering. Kink flushed a single bird and 



