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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 4, 1886. 



dropped to wing. A little further on Trigg also flushed a single 

 bird down wind and moving on scored another flush. Then 

 toward the edge of the thicket both dogs flushed and were 

 < steady to wing, after which Kink flushed a single bird. Thev 

 " were then cast out in an open rag weed field where Trigg 

 flushed a single bird and dropped to wiug. On some distance 

 further Kink made a wide cast and pointed and Trigg backed 

 him. To order the handler flushed a small bevy, shot and 

 missed, both doss steady to shot. The birds were not followed 

 Going on near a hedgerow the handlers flushed several birds 

 which Trigg had passed. The dogs were then cast back there. 

 Trigg passed close to the remaining birds, not showing any 

 nose whatever. Several birds were then flushed by the 

 handlers which were marked down in an open cornfield. 'Kink 

 pointed a single bird and Trigg backed him. To order Mr. 

 Wells flushed, shot and failed to kill, both dogs steady to shot. 

 Moving on Tiigg scored two flushes in rapid succession. The 

 dogs wpre then ordered up at 11:58 and Kink awarded the 

 heat. Down thirty-five minutes. This ended the first series. 

 This being about dinner time we went back to town. It was 

 decided that the second series snould be decided by running 

 on different ground, the pine woods being selected to finish 

 the trials. 



Second Series. 



After dinner we crossed the river, going north about a mile 

 and a half from town. 



NELLIE B. AND MINGO, 



At 2:20 Nellie B. and Mingo were cast off on the east side of 

 the road in open pine woods. Nellie had the advantage in 

 speed and range. They were about equal in stvle and quar- 

 tering. Workine some distance over several hills they both 

 commenced roading. Mingo located the birds just as they 

 flushed wild, both dogs dropped to wing. The birds were 

 marked down across a little creek in open woods on bare 

 ground. Following them, Nellie made a good point. Her 

 handler, Mr. Fontaine, accidentallv struck a cvpress knee, fall- 

 ing down, hurting himself so badlv that it took him several 

 minutes to recover so he could go to his dog. Just before he 

 got to her she moved around iu a new place and pointed again. 

 Mingo came up and pointed the birds that Nellie had left and 

 they flushed wild. Nellie's birds also flushed wild ; both dogs 

 steady to wing. A number of birds then flushed wild. Going 

 back across a little creek, on hillside covered with sedge grass 

 Nellie made a falsp point and was backed bv Mingo. Going 

 on up the thicket Mingo flushed a single bird and stopped to 

 wing. The dogs were then ordered up for about five minutes 

 until we crossed the creek and got out on the opposite hillside 

 Thev were again cast off, when Nellie B. soon pointed at the 

 edge of the road and Mingo backed her. Fontaine flushed the 

 birds to order, but failed to cock his gun anrl did not shoot. 

 The birds flew across the road and were marked down in a 

 pine thicket with very little grass. Following the rn, Mingo 

 pointed, moved up and flushed his bird, and dropped towing. 

 Mingo soon flushed again and was steadv to wing. Nellie 

 then false pointed. Mingo failed to back and was stopped to 

 order. After a few moments the dogs were ordered up to get 

 out in open ground again. They were again cast off in open 

 pine woods where they could show their speed and range to a 

 good advantage. After working some distance north Nellie 

 B. flushed a bevy down wind on bare ground. The birds were 

 marked down in an open thicket, Nellie making a cast across 

 the branch flushed several birds and dropped to wing. The 

 judges not being in a position to see her when she flushed, Mr. 

 Fontaine claimed a point, and before she moved on several 

 birds flushed wild in front of her. The judges allowed her a 

 point and did not penaVze her with a flush. The dogs wpre at 

 once ordered up at 4:05 and the heat awarded to Nellie B. 

 Down two hours and five minutes. 



MARK TWAIN AND CEIST. 



Judge Thompson, one of the judges, ownpd and handled 

 Mark Twain, and Mr. J. M. Avent judged in his place during 

 that hpat. At 4:10 dogs cast, off in pine woods. Mark had a 

 decided advantage in speed, range, quartering and stvle. 

 Working around the hill in sedge grass Mark pointed. Crist 

 was brought up to back, but Mark not being in a good place 

 to be seen, Crist was stopped bv his handler. Judge Thomp- 

 son flushed a large bevy, shot, but did not kill. Mark dropped 

 to shot. Crist broke in but dropped to order. Following the 

 birds, Mark flushed a single on bare ground and was steady to 

 wing Mark then pointed, discovered his error and moved 

 on. Several birds were flushed by the handlers. They were 

 then worked back across the branch again, when one of the 

 handlers flushed a single, bird that flew over Crist, and he 

 broke after it but dropped to order. Immediately after Mark 

 made a flush in open ground and was steady to wing. We 

 then bad a long hunt, crossing the road on the east and back 

 before finding. Mark made a beautiful point in sedge grass. 

 Crist refused to back, went in and tcok the point. Judge 

 Thomp°on flushed a nice bevy but did not shoot. Mark 

 dropped to wing a nd Crist was a little unsteady. They were 

 then ordered up at 5:25 and the heat awarded to Mark Twain. 

 Down one hour and fifteen minutes. 



TANGIPAHOA AND PRESCOTT. 



At 5:28 Tangipahoa and Prescott were cast off. Tangipahoa 

 had a decided advantage in point and range; they were about 

 equal in stvle and quartering. They were worked down the 

 hillside where a bevy had been marked down iu sedge grass 

 some time before by the spectators. Both dogs did soin-5 beau- 

 tiful roading and both established independent points at about 

 the same time. Birds flushed wild in front of both dogs. They 

 were both steady to wing. The dogs moved on, and Prescott 

 soon made a beautiful point on a single bird that was left, 

 Tangipahoa backed. Mr. Cullen flushed, shot and killed the 

 bird. Prescott broke shot and made a verv poor retrieve. 

 Tangipahoa broke in and was dropped by handler. On the 

 hillside in sedge grass Prescott flushed a single bird that flew 

 up in a little tree near by. Prescott broke in and tried to 

 climb the tree after the bird. Tangipahoa then scored a false 

 point. Prescott, swinging around the hill in the sedge grass 

 about 75 or 100 yards above Tangipahoa and made a beautiful 

 point. Mr. Fontaine claimed that it was the bird his bitch 

 was pointing and ordered her on. She made a cast and backed 

 Prescott nicely. Mr. Cullen flushed the bird, shot and lulled 

 it. Prescott broke shot. Tangipahoa broke in but stopped to 

 order. The dogs were ordered on over the hill and Tangipahoa 

 made a cast and pointed the dead bird, then moved on and re- 

 trieved it well. The dogs were then worked across the dirch; 

 Tangipahoa pointed a sparrow and was backed by Prescott. 

 They were then cast off up the hilL The handlers then separ- 

 ated. Tangipahoa soon made a good point on a single bird 

 that was flushed by Fontaine but not shot at; she dropped to 

 wing. Prescott, in the meantime, had pointed and done some 

 beautiful roading on a lot of larks. The dogs were then or- 

 dered up at 6:15, we thought to be put down again next morn- 

 ing, but to our great surprise, the next morning the judges au- 

 nouncpd the heat in favor of Prescott. We cannot agree with 

 the judges in this decision, and can't see how they could figure 

 it to make Prescott the winner, Tangipahoa having a decided 

 advantage in speed and range; they were about equal in style 

 and quartering. Tangipahoa made two good points, no flushes. 

 One false point, two break ins and a good retrieve, both backed 

 well. Prescott made three points, one flush, one break in, two 

 bad break shots and a very poor retrieve. We think, how- 

 ever, that the dogs should have been run longer before decid- 

 ing the heat. This is the only decision made in the All Aged 

 Stake that we do not agree with. We learn that Judge Thomp- 

 son did not give his decision in this heat on account. of having 

 to run his dog with the winner in the next series. This finished 

 the work for the day. 



WATT AND BOYD. 



Friday was beautiful and clear. The middle of the day it 

 was rather warm. The character of the work throughout the 



day was good. The work began across the river about four 

 miles northeast of town. At 10:30 Watt and Boyd were cast 

 off on the east side of the road where Mark Twain and Crist 

 had finished their heat the evening before. This was the best 

 heat during the trials, in speed and style Watt had the ad- 

 vantage. Boyd was a little the widest ranger. Thev were 

 about equal in quartering. Working east on the hillside Watt 

 made a beautiful point in sedge grass and was held a long 

 time until Boyd could be brought around to back, which he 

 did well. Tbe handlers flushed, shot and killed; both dogs 

 were a little unsteady to shot. To order Watt retrieved fairiy 

 well. The birds were marked down in the edge of an oak 

 thicket and sedge grass. Working down the thicket across 

 the branch Watt pointed but soon moved on. After working 

 out the hillside without finding birds we then turned back 

 across the branch, where Watt commenced roading and 

 Boyd passed him and flushed three birds; both were steady to 

 wing. We don't think that the judges saw this work as they 

 were crossing the branch on a log and there was a little 

 thicket between them and the doss. Working on up the hill- 

 side the handlers and judges flushed several birds. Then Bovd 

 made a good point in sedge grass; Watt was called around "to 

 back; coming up facing the dog he went between him and the 

 bird twice, and then looked at Boyd as if he did not know 

 what he was doing. Fontaine flushed the bird but did not 

 shoot. This was a good piece of work for Boyd. Moving on 

 to an oak thicket Watt made an excusable. ' flush and was 

 steady to wing. The dogs were then ordered up to get water. 

 They were then cast off and worked a short distance up the 

 branch where Watt made a good point, which Boyd backed. 

 The handler flushed but did not shoot. Both dogs were steady 

 to wing. Quite a large bevy then flushed wild across the 

 branch and were marked down on the hillside in sedge grass. 

 Boyd then poiuted a single bird that had been left. His 

 handler flushed to order but did not shoot. Following the birds 

 Boyd pointed a single which flushed wild ; he was steady to 

 wing. Watt then poiuted, moved up a nd flushed the bird, and 

 dropped to wing. Boyd quickly followed suit by a flush and 

 was steady to wing. Quite a number of birds then flushed 

 wdd. Moving on a snort distance Watt flushed a ahjgle and 

 was steady to wiug. About the same time Boyd pointed a 

 bird t'^at flushed wild and he was steady to wing. Only a 

 short distance on Watt made a beautiful point: his handler 

 flushed but did not shoot, W r att steady to wing. Work- 

 ing on Watt was going at a rattling pace and wheeled on 

 a beautiful point, held it for a few moments and then m,Ve a 

 cast, His handler coming up flushed the bird that he had left. 

 W T att pointed again, the bird flushed wild. He made one 

 jump for it and stopped. Ordered on he made a short cast 

 and jumped on a beautiful point. His handler flushed the 

 bii d but did not shoot. Watt was steady to wiug. The work 

 on the last bevy was all done in a very few minutes and was 

 of a very high character. Working on up the hill Boyd 

 stopped and Watt backed a long way off. The dogs were 

 then ordered up to go about a half mile back to the road 

 where there were several coveys located. They were then 

 cast off again and Boyd made a good point, Watt not being 

 near to back. To order Fontaine flushed a small bevy but did 

 not shoot. The birds flew down the branch where Bovd 

 pointed, and Watt called around to back.hef ore getting in sight 

 of Boyd also poiuted some of the same birds. To order both 

 handlers flushed but did not shoot; both dogs steady to wing. 

 The dogs were then ordered up at about 11 :40, and after ten 

 minutes of consultation by judges thev were ordered down 

 again, working where the scattered bevy was supposed to be, 

 but they failed to find any of them; Boyd pointed a sparrow, 

 then we made a long search before finding birds, The specta- 

 tors flushed a bevy behind us that were marked down in 

 sedge grass on a hillside. The dogs were worked back there 

 and Boyd pointed, Watt backing him. Fontaine flushed a 

 bird that flew over Watt, he shot and killed it and Watt broke 

 shot and retrieved it. The dogs were then ordered ufi at 12:41 

 and the heat awarded to Boyd. Down in all two hours and 

 twenty minutes. Kink having a bye, this ended the second 

 series. 



Third Series. 



KINK AND NELLIE B. 



At 12:50 Kink and Nellie B. were cast off to work on scat- 

 tered birds. Failing to find any of them they were worked 

 back toward lunch. Nellie B. had a decided advantage in 

 speed and range. They were about equal in style and quar- 

 tering. After working some distance Kink made a wide cast 

 and flushed an outlying bird of a bevy and stopped to wing. 

 The remainder of the birds flushed "wild, he still remained 

 steady, working where the birds were supposed to be we 

 failed to find them. The dogs were ordered up at 1:07 for 

 lunch. After lunch, at 1 :4o, they were cast off on the west 

 side of the road. After working about half a mile through 

 open piue woods we went out into an old sedge field where 

 Nellie flushed a bevy and dropped to wing. The birds flying 

 over another large bevy they also flushed and were marked 

 down in pine woods near the branch. Following the birds, - 

 Nellie made a bad flush up wind and dropped to wing. Then 

 quite a number of birds flushed wild. Moving on Nellie 

 pointed. Fontaine to order flushed, shot and killed. Nellie 

 dropped to shot and retrieved well to order. Working on 

 down the branch, Kink flushed a siugle bird and dropped to 

 wing. Then they worked across the branch, where Kink 

 made a good point. Nellie backed for a short time, then cast 

 off. went around him and was stopped by her handler. Mr. 

 Wells flushed, shot and missed, botn dogs steady to shot. 

 After woi'ldng around some distance in the pine woods with- 

 out finding, they were worked up the branch toward the 

 road where a bevy had been seen running on the ground. 

 The judges told both handlers they would give them just fif- 

 teen miuutes longer and then they would decide the heat. 

 They worked around, giving the dogs the benefit of the wind. 

 Nellie flushed the bevy up wind and dropped to wing. Fol- 

 lowing the birds down the branch, in an oak thicket Nellie 

 made two flushes up wind in rapid succession, dropping to 

 wing each time. Kink po.nced, Wells flushed but did not 

 shoot, Kink dropped to wiug. 'I he d igs were then ordered up 

 at 2:25 and the heat awarded to Kink. Down in all one hour 

 and seventeen minutes. We were very much surprised at the 

 work of Nellie B. in this heat. She had lost her nose entirely. 

 It was expected by nearly every one that she would be one of 

 the winners. 



MARK TWAIN AND PRESCOTT. 



At i3 o'clock Mark Twain and Prescott were cast off on the 

 west side of the road in opeu pine woods, where both had an 

 opportunity to show their speed and range. They were about 

 equal in speed, range and quartering and both were very 

 stylish on point, Mark having a slight advantage in style. 

 Prescott made a good cast and made a beautiful point on a 

 little mound, Mark backed. The handlers flushed a small 

 bevy, but did not shoot. Prescott broke in but stopped to 

 order, Mark remaining steady. The birds were not followed. 

 The dogs were then worked north, across the road. After 

 working them without finding, one hour and twenty minutes, 

 the dogs were apparently getting very tired, the judges ordered 

 them up and asked> Mi-. Avent to turn Paul Gladstoue loose 

 to see if he could find a bevy for them. After about ten min- 

 utes' re3t Paul was brought up and the three dogs were cast 

 off together in open pine woods. Paul started off at such a 

 rate of speed that it seemed to excite the dogs and put new life 

 in them. He made a Very wide cast over a bill and was found 

 pointing. The dogs were ordered around to back. Mark 

 coming around behind him caught the wind of the birds and 

 drew up to a point with Paul. Prescott swung around iu front 

 and also"pointed. It was a beautiful- sight to see, three. dogs 

 in such grand style all pointing staunchly j,t the same time. 

 Avent' went in to flush, but the birds were some distance away 

 and he ordered Paul on. As soon as the order was given Paul 

 went on as fast as possible about sixty yards to a log and 



pointed again, Mark and Prescott did not move. Avent then 

 flushed, shot, but did not kdl. All of the dogs dropped to 

 shot. Nothing was allowed either dog as they were ordered 

 around for a back only. Paul was then put on chain and the 

 dogs were cast off and worked up where birds had been 

 marked down in light sedge grass. Mark pointed Prescott 

 refused to back, went in and was stopped to order. Judge 

 Thompson flushed the bird, but did not shoot. Prescott broke 

 in and Mark was steady to wing. Moving un a single bird 

 flushed wild between the dogs. Mark then pointed and roaded 

 and pointed again, but the bird flushed wild and he was steady 

 to wing. They were then worked down where two birds had 

 been marked. Prescott pointed a sparrow in a brush pile. 

 Moving on birds were flushed by the handlers. The dogs were 

 then ordered up at 5 and Mark awarded the heat. Down one 

 hour and fifty minutes. This ended the third series, Boyd 

 having a bye. 



Fourth Series. 



BOYD AND KINK. 



At 5:20 Boyd and Kink were cast off on the east side of the 

 road. They were about equal in speed and quartering. Boyd 

 had a little advantage in range, Kink a little in style. Boyd 

 pointed, Kink coming up also pointed. Both then roaded 

 down wind some distance. Kink, crowding the birds too close, 

 they flushed down wind. Both were steady to wing. Follow- 

 ing the birds across the branch to edge of a thicket, Boyd 

 flushed a single bird and stopped to wing, then moved up a 

 few feet and pointed. In the same thicket Boyd made two 

 points in rapid succession. The birds then flew across the road 

 to an open pine thicket. Following them, Boyd pomted, Kink 

 refused to back, went in and flushed. Both dogs steady to 

 wing. They were ordered up at t<:03 and Boyd awarded the 

 heat. Down forty -three minutes. 



This ended the f ourth series, Mark Twain having a bye. 



Final Tie for First Prize. 



BOYD AND MARK TWAIN. 



Mr. J. M. Avent was selected to judge in Judge Thompson's 

 place while he handled his dog. 



At 10:02 on Saturday Boyd and Mark Twain were cast off 

 on the east side of the road in open pine woods, and worked 

 down the branch on the hillside in sedge grass. A bevy 

 flushed near both dogs. They were steady to wing. Mark 

 had a great advantage in the start in speed and style, but 

 before the heat was ended he slowed down somewhat. Boyd 

 was the widest ranger and Mark had the advantage in quar- 

 tering. Following the scattered bevy across the branch up a 

 little drain that was thick with bushes and some few briers, 

 Mark made an excusable flusn in the briers down wind, and 

 was steady to wing. Boyd then pointed a rabbit. Mark, 

 coming up on the opposite side, also pointed the same rabbit. 

 They w ere both steady to far. Moving on up the branch, the 

 judges and handlers flushed several birds. Then turning 

 northwest on a hillside both dogs did some beautiful roading. 

 We finally discovered that they were after a chicken. After 

 working about one mile northwest to the road through 

 very likely places without finding, the judges then 

 asked Mr. Avent to put down Roderigo to see if he 

 could find a bevy. The three dogs were cast off on the 

 west side of the road in open pine woods. Roderigo started 

 off at his best rate of speed, and after going some distance 

 over the hill he made a wide cast in a thicKet and went so far 

 he could not be found for some time afterward, when he was 



Eut in the wagon. The dogs were worked on in an old sedge 

 eld where Boyd made a good point and Mark bacsed him. 

 A large bevy flushed wild and was marked down in the pine 

 woods near the branch. Following I hem Mark made a beau- 

 tiful point; Boyd also made, a point at about the same time 

 below Mark on different birds. To order, both handlers 

 flushed, shot and Fontaine killed. Both dogs steady to shot. 

 To order, Boyd retrieved fairly; they were both east off and 

 each maae a flu-h and were steady to wing. They were then 

 woiked up the branch where several birds had been marked 

 down in a thicket. Both dogs made excusable flushes in there 

 and were steady to wing, then they were turned back down 

 the branch out into the open pine woods again. After a long 

 tedious hunt without finding, we returned to where there aad 

 been several birds marked down near where we got our last 

 work. Boyd made game, Mark came up and also commenced 

 roading, and established a beauliful point, and Boyd backed 

 him. Judge Thompson flushed, shot, but did not kill. Mark 

 dropped to shot, Boyd broke in but soon stopped. Moving on 

 only a short distance Boyd pointed a single bird, moved up 

 and flushed it aud was steady to wing; we tlien went up the 

 branch east about one mile to the road without finding. In 

 the meantime Paul Gladstone was put down with them and 

 after working some distance acioss the road in open pine 

 wood, Boyd pointed a bevy and was backed by Mark, Fon- 

 taine flushed the birds, shot and killed and Mark i etrieved 

 well;th° dogs were then ordered up at 12 :20 and the heat and 

 first prize awarded to Boyd. Down in all two hours and 

 twenty minutes. We then went to luu<?h. After lunch we 

 drove east about two miles to open pine woods. 



Tie for Second Place. 



MARK TWAIN AND WATT. 



Watt was selected by the judges to run against Mark Twain 

 for second place, being the best dog beaten by Boyd. At 8:50 

 they were cast off in open pine woods and worked down the 

 branch. Mark did not show his usual speed and dash in this 

 heat, he appeared to be very sore and had torn two of his toe 

 nails off in his previous heat. Watt had a little advantage in 

 speed and range, Mark had a decided advantage in style and 

 quartering. Working up the hill around an old house and 

 orchard, we crossed, the creek and a large bevy flushed near 

 both dogs. We could not see which dog made the flush as it 

 was in a very thick place. Following the birds down the 

 creek Watt flushed a bird down wind and the remainder of 

 the bevy rose wild. Workiug across the creek in open pine 

 woods the handlers and judges flushed several birds. Then 

 thev were worked back act oss the creek in an old field where 

 Watt made a bad flush on a bevy and broke in. Watt then 

 made a little cast, returned aud pointed a bird that was left 

 from the bevy; the bird flushed wild aud Watt again broke 

 in and stooped to order. Crossing the little drain toward 

 a bevy that was marked down in the field Watt made a 

 beautiful point on another large bevy on the bare ground. 

 Mark came up, refused to back and drew too close, and 

 the birds flushed ; both dogs were steady to wing. We then 

 dismounted and went over into the field after the first bevy 

 where Watt flushed a single bird and was a little unsteady to 

 wing. Moving on down the fence Mark pointed in the briers. 

 Watt coming up the bird flushed wild. Then quite a number 

 of birds flusned wild from the handlers and judges. Moving 

 on up the thicket Mark flushed a single bird and was steady 

 to wing. The dogs were then moved on up the thicket where 

 Mark made a beautiful point on a woodcock. Judge Thomp- 

 son flushed but did not shoot. Mark dropped to wing. They 

 then got over the fence and worked out into the pine thicket 

 and then back into the field, where both dogs scored a false 

 point. The dogs were then ordered up to get out of the field 

 back to our horses. They were then cast olf down the creek 

 in an old field that had been burned off, toward where a bevy 

 had been marked down. Both dogs pointed in the briers and 

 then commenced reading. Mark, being the fastest, roaded to 

 a beautiful point on the creek bank, Wart not being up to 

 back the birds flushed wild. Mark was steady to wing. The 

 dogs were then cast off down the creek, where Mark made a 

 beautif ul point on running birds and Watt backed him. Mark 

 commenced roading the back track. Watt made a little cast 

 and located the birds and Mark backed him. The birds flushed 

 wild. Both dogs were steady to wing. The remainder of the 

 Devy flushed wild and flew across the creek. They were then 

 worked back to the road and the dogs ordered up at 4:42, and 



