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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Krtipp got Bear a One covey, which flushed and "went do^vIl 

 at the edge of com. The dogs were sent on, but passed by 

 the birds. Bi'onglit back again, tbey were sent into com. 

 Krupp flusTied three birds on^ltarc grotuid, and the covey to 

 the left all flnslied and were marked dnwji in grass and low 

 brush, The dogs were sent od_ into the place where tliey 

 were marked, where very soon Kmpp got a flush. Dick 

 here came in with a flusli, as did Stafford. Dick made a 



Solid; a little further on, but nobird could be found, Krupp 

 rew to a point, but moved on after he w.as sure there was 

 no bird. U-oiug up the feiice Judge Meri-ifitn flushed a blni. 

 Dick made game imd roaded, and bird flushed. Dick was 

 very steady to win. a-. Krnpp crossed the road and made 

 game, but no bird was f')iitid. Krupp ran down a small 

 sti'ip of grass, and having the wind in his favor, made a 

 bad flu.sh, and followed that up with a chase, and did not 

 heed the wiiistle. The dogs were sent now into grass, and 

 going down wind Dick came to a point and roaded on, made 

 another point, and Krupp came up and got a |)oiufc also. 

 The birds flushed and went to cover. Both handJers snn]i])ed 

 their guns, and the dogs were .steady to wing. tJoing Un. 

 again where birds were marked, two were soon flushed, one 

 by Dick, the other by StafCord. Swinging around, the 

 judges flushed two. Here Dick was marked a fnlse point 

 by Chase claiming a point. Soon h^ got a firm point and a 

 rabbit ran out. Dogs were then started in the direction of 

 the place to get hihch, and hunting to the house no bards 

 were found, and they were ordered up for lunch. 



One of the good farmers and his wife prepared chicken, 

 bread, butter, j)umpkin xiie and coftee, and all ate their 

 heart's desire and pronounced the lunch a success. At 1:30 

 P. M. the same dogs were sent away to And another covey. 

 A small cornfield and some grassy patches wcj-e drawn and no 

 birds were formd. Passing on to another tindier claim Dick 

 soon came on to a covey which fliLshed wild, and remained 

 pointing, A crippled bird was seen to run away by Chase. 

 Going on to where birds were marked Judge Whipple 

 flushed. Soon Krupp came rushing up and foUowed suit 

 with two flu.shes. Dick made a point and Krupp connng up 

 closely behind, but the bird couhi not be raised. A large 

 grassfield was next drawn tilank. After tliis tramp dogs 

 nm over the ground where a covey was marked before 

 dinner, and after Dick had made some ga.mey demonstra- 

 tions a covey was fiushed, Dick lieing dowu in the high 

 grass and brush. Start iug at once for the scattered birds the 

 reporter soon flushed one. After a few attempts at locating 

 some roadiug was doue, and a pair of birds getting up to 

 Dick, Case shot and killed both. Krupj) was sent to retrieve 

 one and Dick t he other. The first was brought in by Krupp, 

 but Dick could not get his bird, whicli proved a runner; the 

 other bird was tiien thrown out by the judge, and Dick sent 

 to fetch, which he did in as fair shape as could be expected. 

 Dogs ordered up at 3:25, and heat awarded to Dick. This 

 heat was a tedious one, not remarkable for any brilliant 

 work. 



BLITZ BUKGLAR D. AND COBNERSTONT];. 



Blitz is a large sized black, white and tan setter dog 

 (Burglar— Queen Dido) owned by W. B. Smith, and handled 

 by Charles Harnes, of De Witt, Nebraska. Cornerstone is 

 a large liver and white pointer dog (Meteor — Accident) and 

 owned by J. W. Blythe. of Burlington, Iowa, and handled 

 by A. J. (xleason, of Alma, Kan. Both dogs ran and were 

 handled by same parties last year. The judges concluded 

 to try ne^v ground and after reaching the place sent the 

 dogs on. it took but a fev/ minutes to see that in point of 

 speed, ranging, quartering and style. Cornerstone had a 

 walk-away. Blitz followed the draws mostly, and Corner- 

 stone took in the draws and about 400 yards' on each side. 

 Blitz present ly est ablished a point, but there was not much 

 style about it, yet Cornerstone, coming up fast, jumped at 

 the first glimpse into a grand back. Blitz sent on, no game 

 was found. After going some distance Blitz came to an- 

 other point and Cornerstone made another fine baclc. Some 

 time was spent before any game was found. Crossing a 

 berry patch Blitz was sent on before Gleason was ready, amd 

 in a few yards made a point. Gleason had Cornerstone dowu 

 getting burrs from his feet. Blitz remained standing. As 

 soon as Cornerstone was on his feet he at once made another 

 of his grand backs. Blitz went on, and the birds were not 

 found. Swinging to the left, Blitz made another point and 

 Cornerstone, coming up on opposite side of the grass, 

 backed again. Gleason thinking his dog made a point, 

 claimed it, but the judges ordered Idarnes to flush. No 

 birds. Dogs l)oth moved on and Blitz made a point here. 

 Cornerstone showed fine dog sense by refusing to back. He 

 had backed Blitz six times, and six tinres there were no 

 birds, and now he was going to see for himself before he 

 pointed : so going in ahead he roaded and soon made a gi-anci 

 point. Gleason flushed and killed. Both dogs steady to 

 shot and wing. Sent on, Cornerstone retrieved in good 

 shape. Swinging around. Cornerstone jumped into another 

 grand point, and Gleason flushed several birds and shot one. 

 Dogs steady. Blitz sent to retrieve the bird, which he did 

 in. good shape. Here the race ended and Cornerstone won 

 by a large majority. This work of Cornerstone was the fea- 

 ture of the day, and the spectators were delighted and con- 

 sidered themselves well paid for having come out. 



EOD AND DICKT, 



Rod is a finely formed liver and white pointer dog (Meteor 

 —Dell), owned by the Castleman Ivennels and handled by 

 his trainer, W. B, Staft'ord, Dick T. is a black, white and 

 tan dog (Cashier— Flake), owned and handled by JST. B. Nes- 

 bitt. Dick is not a handsome dog to the critic's eye, but he 

 proved himself a goer all the same. Dogs ordered down at 

 4:10 P. M. in grass. Dick got right away and did not mind 

 sand burs, while Rod was poking. Getting into high grass 

 where a few scattered birds had pitched when flushed over 

 Cornerstone's point Nesbitt flushedsingle, Dick down to wing. 

 Dick going fast ran near a bird and it sprang from the cover 

 without a point. From this time on no birds were found, 

 but Dick kept showing fine ranging, speed, style and en 

 durance, while Rod kejjt getting slower, until they were 

 ordered up for the evening with heat undecided. 



SECOND DAY. 

 On the second day, Nov. 9, judges and handlers arrived on 

 the ground by 8:30 A. M. The first on the progranmie was to 

 continue the unfinished race betweeu Rod and Dick. While 

 the judges and handlers with dogs to heel were getting to 

 the proper place to be cast off. Rod stole awaj- and had a 

 little hunt by himself. Going into a cornfield he was lost for 

 at least ten minutes, and when found he was pointing near 

 a com shock. No birds could be seen, and sending him on 

 he stopped at the edge of the shock and the search was con- 

 tinued. Going in he brought out a quail and a whole bevy 

 of about three-fourth grown birds were made to get out and 

 fiy to tlie hedge. It was very unfortunate for Rod that the 

 dogs M'ere not down and .subject to being passed on by the 

 indges, as this was the first point made by either of this 

 brace. The dogs were put down at 8:45 and worked on the 

 young birds marked. Getting on the wind^^'ard side of the 

 hedge Dick took a spin and made a grand point by catching 

 the scent and jumping into it suddenly; Rod coming up 

 backed. Birds flushed, but got out on opposite side of hedge 

 and could not be killed. Both dogs steady to wing. Sent on, 

 Rod di-ew up in good style, but no birds could be found, as 

 they were running down 1?hehedge where there was no cover. 

 Going on both dogs made game, and at the corner of the 

 hedge, Rod on one side and Dick on the other, seemed to 

 point simultaneously. The bird was flushed ahead of Dick's 

 nose and got up so sluggardly that Dick was a little un- 

 steady, but stopped to command; Nesbitt shot and missed. 

 The remainder of the hedge was drawn blank, as the birds 

 no doubt ran to the cover of the high standing corn. They 



next tried high grass and weeds, where a covey was marked 

 down by the spectators. Soon Dick, going fast for .such a 

 cover, fl'uslied a bird and .stoiiped to win^. Rod warmed up 

 and got away lively, and was holding Dick level. Soon a 

 fliish was made, and both dogs being iiewr liad tosliare alike. 

 Dick went on and soon made a poird. Nesliitt went in and 

 flushed several birds, slujoting (iWice and missing both, Dick 

 steady to Aving and shot. Rod \vv:at down the Ijank and 

 while hid in the grass a tiird flushed, and Rod standing Staf- 

 ford cl;i,inied a !)oint. Not allowed. Judge Merriman sa.ys, 

 "\.^,)u should hrive claimed it sooner.'' Some time .spent 

 looking for straggling birds. None found. They then 

 cha,nged to a. ncTV field, which was drawn blank, though Rod 

 made game while pas.sing through; into stubble they went 

 wil h no better scccess. Next tliey tried cot'j) and a draw. 

 R(.)d at toy of liank drew and r<_iaded a few feet and estab- 

 lished a. tine point. Dick had p;tsscd l)y the same place, and 

 had failed to locate the game. StMlford flushed and the 

 Inrds scattered; he I'ailed to shoot. Rod steady to wing. At 

 the rise of the covey StaH'oi-d gave command t^o chaige. The 

 birds wc've marked in the gr.'iss near a hedge. The reporter, 

 crossing a stream, flushed anotlici' fine bevy, which he 

 marked down in good cover ready i:or 1 he next brace of dogs. 

 The dogs going up hedge both made game; none was found, 

 and after a little skirmish the dogs were ordered up and the 

 lieat given to Rod, without having a. l)ird killed to hirji nor 

 a chance to retrieve. This was a. surprise to those who saw 

 the wliole heat, as that part run yesterdny gave Dick the 

 Vi'alkaway But pointing counts forty, and Rod developing 

 into a, good ranging dog to-day and doing his share (.)r the 

 pointing lirought him forward so that the judgment of three 

 such men as pass upon the dogs, and wlm so closely watch 

 ex'cry movement, cannot be questioned by others. The hand- 

 lers were aliout evenly matched as to experience, and knew 

 how to get all that could be brought out of the dogs during 

 the races. 



CROW AND COUNTKSS LLEWELLIN 

 were put down at 11:10 A. M., Crow being a large-sized black 

 pointer dog (Starr's Rroncho— Waddell's Fan), owned by J. R. 

 Daugherty, of St. Louis, Mo,, and handled by N, B. Ne.sbitt. 

 Countess Llewellin, a fine looking, wdiitA- with lemon ears, 

 bitch (Driud— Princess Draco), owned by C, H. Laughten and 

 handled by Charles Harnes, of DeWitt, Neb. An open place 

 was selected and dogs sent away to show speed and ranging. 

 Cotmtess got away finely and looked handsome springing 

 along. Crow did not get an even .start, but snon got down 

 to business and commenced showing that a pointer could go 

 somewhere near some of the Llewellins. Sent on to cover 

 and swung around to where the flushed covoy hud been 

 marked, Countess made a fine point and CroAS' being brought 

 up, backed. A rabbit ran from the point. Falling back to 

 get the wind, Countess soon had the fortune to get on to the 

 covey, and getting the scent very strong, dropped flat. 

 Harnes flushed, and his gun snapped'. Countess was steady 

 to wing, Crow could not see to get a back, andyct he should 

 have ))ointed, as he was on the windward side. The Inrds 

 were marked down and dogs sent on. Going down the draw 

 into high cov<3r, Ci'ow i)ointedon a single, winch was flushed 

 and shot by Ncsi )i tt. Crow was sent to retrieve .and t 'oantess 

 was hard to stop and did not obey command. Crow retrieved 

 in fair shape. Starting on. Crow pointed fur. (jetting to 

 the marked covey, Crow got on to apoiid at once, Nesbitt 

 flushed and Crow was steady. Both dogs made ganu; on the 

 running birds. Sent to a slough with some trees, ( lon ntess 

 pointed. The covey flushed and Nesbitt shot and missed; 

 marked in stubble by the hedge. Getting d_ogs to wind some 

 pretty work was done; Ci'ow pointed and Countess backed, 

 Nesbitt flu.shed two birds, irdssing both. Then Countess 

 pointed but the birds ran and could not be flushed. Soon 

 Crow poiided, and Countess, coming do^vn >vind, flushed. 

 This ended the heat at 13:2.5 P. M., and Crow won. The dogs 

 were both handled in good shape. The style and X'anging of 

 Countess was the best, but (h'ovv is of much merit. In obedi- 

 ence and discipline Crow had the lead, In pointing, Crow 

 had the best of the race. 



PATSEY D. AND BRIDGEPORT 

 were ordered down at 1 P. M. Patsey D, (I,ord Duffierin — 

 Queen Bess), owned by R. C. Van Horn, of Kansas City, and 

 handled by A. J. Gleason, his breeder and trainer. Bridge- 

 port is a large, handsome black, white and tan dog (Dashing- 

 Monarch — ^vannette), owned by E. E. Pray, of Denver, and 

 handled by W. B. Staiford. Sent away on rising, open 

 ground, slightly undulating, to try speed, both went off 

 fairly, with" Patsey surprising even his admirers. Bridge- 

 port showed a slight stin;ne.ss or want of disposition to gallop 

 over ground wliere there was no prospect of getting "on to 

 game. Patsey could not- be exi^jected to rank in style with a 

 Llewellin, but he was holding him fairly level. Getting 

 dovm the slope to cover, both began to get the hunting- 

 fever, and Bridgeport showed improvement. On the top of 

 a bank Bridgeport made a point, Patsey came up for a back 

 but kept drawing and had to be stopped by command, and 

 was not very steady to word. No game was found; Patsey 

 pointed a rabbit and started it. Going down the draw, the 

 dogs being together, a point was made, for which Bridge- 

 port got the credit. The birds were flushed and Stafi'ord 

 killed, the bird fell on the other side of the water and the 

 dog was not required to fetch. Sent on to try the corn, 

 Patsey soon made a point and Gleason flushed and killed; 

 Patsey soon retrieved in good order. Again Patsev got an- 

 other point; bird flushed. Patsey then made another point 

 in a weed patch, and was really doing all the work. The 

 game was flushed by Gleason; Patsey .steady. Down the 

 hedge Bridgeport found a bird and pointed. Patsey backed; 

 the bird flushed. Then Patsey made game on a flock of 

 sheep, and Gleason, not hankering after mutton, wanted the 

 judges to call up the dogs and get away from the sheep 

 scent. But the hunt Avas continued; Bridgeport got a point 

 and Patsey a fair back. Dogs moved on and scent was hot, 

 Patsey, roading down -wind, flushed the covey. Birds were 

 marked dowTv in grass. Sent on, the birds fltished wild, and 

 Stafford killed, Bridgeport retrieving in fine style. Sent on 

 doAATi wind Bridgeport soon had another point; roading, he 

 was puzzled, and finally flushed the bird and made a spring 

 as if to catch it, showing that he was used to catching 

 crippled birds. Handlers used ijoor judgment in running 

 their dogs do-\Am -wind on a marked covey; the ordinary 

 hunter would have used better judgment. A long hunt 

 up a pasture lot followed and no birds were found. Here the 

 judges stopped and held a consultation, lasting ten minutes. 

 The owners seeing the time taken up urged the judges to 

 decide without running further. By a slight ' majority 

 Bridgeport won, and the good Irishman is downed. Patsey 

 lost tlie race by having a poor nose. Patsey must have aii 

 off day sometimes, his flush being inexcusable. He cut out 

 the work and Bridgeport was for a time rather trailing. 

 Patsey lagged for a time during the race. 



THIRD DAY. 



The third day opened unfavorably, wind blowing cold, and 

 continued so all day, while the clouds obscured the sun, 

 making the birds wil'd and leggy. The races run were the 

 best of the meeting:, and were much enjoyed by those who 

 had the pleasure of seeing the points, flushes, etc. Some 

 good dogs had been dovm the previous days, but the best 

 brace was that put down in the morning, consisting of 



LTJFRA AND KING NOBLE. 

 Lufra is a handsome blue and tan bitch (Dog"V^Tiip — Juno), 

 owned and handled by N. B. Nesbitt, of St. Joe, Mo. King 

 Noble is a fine, stylish blue belton do^ (Count Noble — Rosa- 

 lind), owned by J. I. Case^ Jr. (son of the well-kno-wn J. I. 

 Case,' of Racine, Wisconsin, owner of the famous trotting 

 horse Jay-Eye-See) and handled by C. W. Barker. Barker 



wanted to go on a run to keep up with him, bitt that would 

 be a little out of the i-egular order of things. Meantime 

 Lufra was getting in son-if^ grand spurts of .speed, and in her 

 actions ami general style had the best of it. A small field 

 of gr.aas along the creelc was drawn blank, and from there 

 into corn, also blank. Getting to windward of a draw, 

 where the cover was very high and dense, dogs were sent up 

 the creek. These dogs were put dowji iu open to find if they 

 could go, and when they .shot away at the word the crowd 

 of spectators began to think that they luid made a nustake 

 and put down a pair of greyhounds. The first quarter was 

 made in about the same time tha.t Jay-Eye-See would have 

 made it, and now the lookers-on began to wonder, when 

 King soon made a point and Lufra backed in good .shape. 

 King moved on and kept making game, and moving around, 

 pointed birds, but they were not found, and he kept roading 

 up the creek, fjufra here began to get the scent and made 

 a road, and after some maneuvering, the Irirds not being 

 found, the jutlges called the dogs up to change ground, 

 Judge Merriman remarking, "This is no place to hold a 

 field trial wdth dogs," Getting on to the open, the dogs were 

 sent away, and for an hour and a half the chase was contin- 

 ued over field ;ifter field, and to all appearances the heat 

 was now beiuK n-iade to test the power of "endurance of the 

 dogs, rather tlian their scent. On and on thej^ went; through 

 corn and high w-eeds the dogs kept going, and all the time 

 that terrific gait was kept up. When in tlie corn the only 

 way the handlers could tell whore they w^ere was from the 

 noise n-:ade by them as they knocked down the cornstalks. 

 The dogs' tails were bloody from whipping the cover. The 

 wagons coining up the dogs were put iu and cjiriied a cUstance 

 of a mile, to get a breathing spell, while the judges stopped 

 to look over the ground. The reporter being asked by the 

 secretary where the birds were at that time of day,' very 

 promptly replied, "They are in the corn," The dog's -were 

 sent into the corn, and by the time a distance of .^,(.lOyds. had 

 been traveled Jjufra, struck the scent and made game. King 

 coming along pointed, and Lufra made a good back. The 

 birds had mn, and Lufra, roading, made a point; Nesbitt 

 flushed, shot and missed; both dogs steady to wing and shot. 

 Sent on, both dogs pointed and roaded; birds ran; no cover. 

 Sent on to find the flushe<l birds. After trying the border of 

 flelds and ba nks of the creek the same were abandoned and 

 getting around to the road, the dogs were taken up and a 

 change of groLunl was made. Sent off in grass King soon 

 had the chance to try his nose, and it proved not wanting, 

 for he made a good |)oint and a covey was flushed. Lufra, 

 coming through the high grass caug'ht sight of King and 

 stood like a statue. The question had gone around whether 

 dogs -with such wonderful rate of speed had noses that could 

 be trusted to point the game without flushing, Imt now that 

 delusion was thrown aside. Ordered to flush, Barker shot 

 and killed, and the bird was retrieved by King. Dogs be- 

 haved well; steady to wing and shot. Now the fun com- 

 menced. Lufra soon got a point and moved on; the 

 Ijird flushed, was shot liy Nesltitt, and Lufra, sent 

 on to retrieve, had some difficulty in getting it, as 

 it was only winged; she was called off' and sent on. 

 King and "Lufra got a point at same time, but birds 

 were mnning in high grass and were hard to find. Lufra 

 was held at her point and King brought tip to back, which 

 he did, often being stopped by wnrd from handler. Nesbitt 

 flushed a bird and shot and killed it. Lufra., sent to retrieve, 

 got two fine points before getting to the dead bird; when 

 found she brought in good shape. Sent on, both dogs pointed 

 and roaded, as birds were running. Nesbitt finally flushed 

 bird after following about 300yds. Some real fine work was 

 done by the dogs, but they were badly handicapped by the 

 handlers crowding them as though they were afraid that the 

 competing dog would get the heat, provided he got that par- 

 ticular point. Going on among high grass and tall trees, 

 the dogs still did fine ranging and c[uartering, but Lufra 

 showed the finest style, and that she knew, that by feeling 

 for scent carefully she would get on the much desii'ed point 

 and please herself and master. King made a point; no game, 

 b ut Barker had claimed it. Starting back down the high grass 

 Lufra flusded, dowm wind. Point made by King, but he 

 roaded on and did not locate. Lufra made another and .she 

 moved on and that same big awkward "reporter" ran right 

 on to a single and flushed it downwind. Judge Merriman 

 followed. The handlers again hurried their dogs and when 

 King made game and stopped Barker kept saying, "Go on," 

 as though he was afraid of a false point. Again tlie dogs were 

 trying hard to locate, and -when on the hot scent were slow 

 dogs, Lufra falsing a trotting gait and King a good lope 

 and covered all the ground and got a point, made a fine 

 draw after being ordered on by Barker, but the scent was 

 lost. Changing the course the dogs again roaded and birds 

 flushed ahead. After getting on fui'ther both dogs got a 

 jioint ; Lufra soon had another. King went on 'to grass 

 near the rcfid in brush and made a bad flush of a covey, 

 which were marked down the road west. Lufra got a point 

 on these and King got his at about the same time. Birds 

 were plenty in the weeds, roading and pointing was the 

 order of the day, by the dogs, Lufra got the best of the 

 scattered points, and showed that she knew more about get- 

 ting points on receiving birds than King. She outgener- 

 alled him and ran into the road, located them, and switched 

 in, pointed with head toward handlers. The weeds were 

 so high she could not be seen ten feet away. This fine Avork 

 won the heat for Lufra, and they Avere 'ordered up at 9:45 

 A. M. The defeat of King yve attribute partly to the fact 

 of his having had so little experience on quail, also that 

 his handler hurried him along too fast ; coupling this -with 

 the fact that he would not back promptly without command 

 and that he hunted high-headed all the time. Lufra put 

 nose to ground going down wind. She has had the most 

 birds shot over, which assisted her to shoAA^ her cunning. Mr. 

 Barker knows hOAv to handle dogs in good style, but lacks 

 the knowledge that field trial experience wiU bring to him. 

 Mr. Nesbitt is one of the veterans in the business, having, 

 we are informed, attended all the trials held in this coun- 

 try. 



NELLIE TRUE AND DON BURGLAR D. 



Nellie True, white and liver pointer bitch, OAvned by Mrs. 

 A. J. Gleason, handled by A, J. Gleason, against Don Burg- 

 lar D., black, white and tan setter dog, OAvned by W. B. 

 Smith and handled by Harnes. Starting them out in the 

 open, both go fairl5^ and after a Avhile run into some bushes 

 when birds come but. Nellie was found by Gleason on a 

 point. Moving up a bird was flushed by Don, both dogs 

 steady to wing. Sent to grass for marked birds, Nellie soon 

 got a fine point, and Avhen Gleason Avent to flush the bird he 

 made a move to assist and a motion as if to catch, but the 

 bird Avas a young one and started like a crippled bird. Glea^ 

 son .shot and missed. After a second unsuccessful trial at 

 getting up the marked birds the dogs AA-ere sent on in new 

 ground, Nellie taking one side and Don the other. Nellie 

 soon commenced to road and the birds were flu.shed. About 

 this time Don, getting the scent, going in flushed badly. 

 Nellie, springing along, flushed a covey and then made a 

 long creep, showing good style and nose, but the birds were 

 not found; thought to be oil the back track. Don came up, 

 backed, and then drew on and Avould not keep the back first 

 made. Keeping Avell in the grass Nellie made a grand point. 

 Gleason flushed and kiUed. Nellie sent on, brought it in 

 good order, there was not a feathered ruffled. She is a little 

 unsteady to -Rung, but she Avas trained to put up the bircls at 

 command. Going on, Harnes claimed a ijoint, but it proved 

 a false one; but Nellie backed very handsomely. Nellie 

 made rather a bad flush and had her ears pulled bv Gleason. 

 Going on soon, she placed herself in a rigid foiin andthe 

 bird flushed. Nellie behaved pretty well all the way through, 

 and sho-wed finely, all but dash and style; in those she is a 



