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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 18, 1886. 



little deficient. Dogs ordered ixp and heat given to Nellie 

 Ti'ue. 



Tlie last dog not having a mate got the heneflt of the 

 heat without running and came in against the winner of 

 the first hrace put down Monday. 



Second Series. 



KATALIA AND SPOT BELTON. 



Spot ia a blue beltou bitch, o^vned by J. I. Case, Jr., 

 (Dick B.— Belle Belton) handled by C. "W. Barker. Put 

 down at 11:30 A. M., on open prairie, to try speed, ranging 

 and style, etc. After getting away it could be seen that 

 here was a match team, and they were much admired. 

 After drawing the grass blank, the dogs iinalls'- got to 

 quail ground and at once ISTatalia had the point established. 

 Spot came arouud and backed. This was a fine picture. 

 Nesbitt flushed a covey and killed a bird. Dogs steady to 

 wing and shot. Natalia sent to retrieve did it finely and gave 

 it to the judges who looked pleased. Going across the 

 field a covey was found, and after verj' little roadiug Na- 

 talia pointed, bird flushed. Spot was getting the scent 

 strong and .she moved up and appeared to chase, but was 

 stopped on the road. After the dogs could not get game 

 they vrere sent on to the farm housed They were sent away 

 after dinner, at 1 o'clock, but at the edge dogs made a 

 flurry as on birds. Crossing the road Spot soon made a 

 point and moved up a little. Natalia also made game and 

 roaded. in good shape. Spot getting the lead pointed 

 in fine shape, but Natalia coming up passed her 

 and got too near the birds and flushed. Moving 

 on again, the birds flew. Passing on to where the 

 birds were marked dowm, Spot and Natalia both 

 pointed and liirds flushed. Spot was very steady. The 

 birds were now numerous to the right and left, to back and 

 front of dogs and handlers. Both dogs flush and Spot goes 

 it again; grass high and both dogs get a point. The woods 

 and grass were full of birds, point after point being the rule. 

 Natalia warming up made a very pretty point. Spot another, 

 and Natalia backed. Another point and Barker killed, and 

 the game was retrieved by Spot in good shape. Natalia 

 and Spot both i^oiuted. Spot another. Natalia coming up 

 went ahead. Covey of birds got away. Handlers were again 

 very uneasy and hiirried dogs so much that the)" could not 

 help but flush. Point by Natalia and one for Spot claimed, but 

 no bird was raised. Do^s were at once on game again, and 

 after some work were taken down v^dnd to get a good show 

 on the scattered birds. Started in on a chase of pomting and 

 roadiug. It was fine pointing, but we had hard work to 

 catch up to them. After a long time a bird was raised. Spot 

 behaves nicelj^ to wing and shot. Soon another point was 

 scored and the bird flushed and shot by Barker. Spot sent 

 to retrieve did it nicely, though the bird was only winged. 

 Judges here called a halt to consult. No decision. Dogs 

 again sent on, when Spot got two more points to her credit, 

 and won the heat. Up at 2:40 P. M. 



DICK B. AND COKNERSTONE, 



when sent away on the open, showed good speed, but Corner- 

 stone was getting the best of the race. Going around near 

 the corn. Cornerstone ran into a covey that fliished, Dick 

 being, however, on the other side, about as near. Comer- 

 stone went do\vn to wing and stayed there until Gleasou 

 came up. Birds marked in corn; dogs sent in, and Corner- 

 stone having the best of the race on account of the sand 

 burrs, got the covey and held it for a long time while wait- 

 ing for Dick to get up. Gleason was finally ordered to flush, 

 and the covey was at once sent whirring away. Gleason 

 shot; no bird Itilled. Eepoi-ter flushed bird and Cornerstone 

 got point; bird flushed. Getting back near where the covey 

 was flushed, Dick pointed and Cornerstone backed; bird 

 shot by Case. The young man was much complimented on 

 his fine shot, as bird fiew high and circled to the left. Dick 

 retrieved in good shape. Sent into tall grass. Cornerstone 

 got a ijoint and bird was flushed. Dick made a flush and 

 Cornel-stone went down to wing. Cornerstone pointed and 

 roaded, Gleason flushed. Dick roaded with his nose to the 

 ground. Cornerstone went with head high in the air look- 

 ing for body scent, but Dick got there first and made point, 

 when Cornerstone made one of his grand spasmodic backs. 

 Bird flushed to Dick's point and Case shot; Cornerstone 

 sent to retrieve and did it up brown. Dogs ordered up at 

 4:05 P. M, and heat awarded to Cornerstone. 



KOD AND CEOW, 

 both pointers, went away iu grass field, and Crow led right 

 away from Rod who seemed to poke along. Finally, getting 

 into the corn, both dogs made game at once, and Crow getting 

 the best of the race, got on to the covey first, which flushed 

 wild. Sent on. Rod got a fine point and Crow a good back. 

 Stafilord flushed and killed and Rod retrieved nicely. Get- 

 ting away to the grass again Rod ran into a single and 

 pointed it, head low down, bii-d flushed. Rod now warmed 

 up, and Crow had none the best of the race from that time 

 out. Trying corn, too many burrs were found, and, getting 

 late, the heat was ended by giving it to Rod. 



FOURTH DAY. 



The morning of the fourth day was very unfavorable, with 

 a cold wind ahd cloudy sky. The birds were hard to find, 

 and when found, would not lie well to the dog, causing much 

 delay, and the chase during the afternoon was for birds 

 rather than to test the dogs. This was owing to the weather, 

 as during the day they were feeding and hunting for a piaee 

 to get out of the storm that was coming, and diet not huddle 

 in their accustomed places. The afternoon was all taken 

 up with one brace of dogs and only two coveys were found 

 during that time. 



The judges and handlers were on the ground at the usual 

 time, and the dogs were put down at 8:i5 A. M. The first 

 brace down were 



BKIDGEPOKT AND LUFKA. 

 On being sent off in a grassy place both dogs shoAved style, 

 speed and range, and quartered the ground nicely. Bridge- 

 port warmed up right away and did much better than the 

 day before, proving that he had not then been at his best. 

 Some time was spent before game was found. Getting 

 around to a place where the bircls had warm cover, Bridge- 

 port opened the ball by getting a point on what proved to be 

 a good covey. When flushed Stafford shot and killed, and 

 bird was retrieved in excellent shajje. Both proved steady to 

 wing and shot. When sent on to find scattered birds in high 

 grass the scent was very poor, as the birds had not stirred. 

 I/ufra casting about pointed finely. At flush of bircls Nesbitt 

 shot and killed. Lufra here remained steady and at order 

 fetched. Soon Bridgeport came to one of his fine points and 

 Lufra backed nicelJ^ We consider that only one other dog 

 in the whole trials can equal her in that respect. When 

 Stafford attempted to flush no bird could be found, as it was 

 claimed, no doubt he was scored a false point. After some 

 maneuvering and searching, Lufra ran on to a bird and 

 .stopped; Nesbitt flushed, but did not shoot. The ground 

 was thoroughly worked over and getting around the hedge 

 corner Lufra succeeded in locating a single. When your re- 

 porter came into plain view, Bridgeport was standing as if 

 backing in good shape. Sent on for some time around a 

 corn field and up a draw, and as a pasture was being drawn 

 the luck came to Bridgeport and he got a fljie point; Lufra 

 backed, when a large covey was flushed, and they flew down 

 wind for a half mile and settled in corn. The judges, who 

 were afoot, and handlers shoT\-i]ig much pluck, follo%yed 

 them, and getting in a line of their fljdng made a swing 

 around in the corn, and after getting the mnd fairly, came 

 up and easily found the birds. Bridgeport made a flue point, 

 Lufi-a backed. Soon Lufra made two points and Bridge- 

 port did not, after a fair trial, back the bitch as 



required. Dogs being sent into grass Lufra was already on 

 a point, when the judges, not seeing her, ordered the dogs 

 up. The heat Avas very soon and properly given to Lufra, 

 but the judge had the good feeling for Stafford and Air. 

 Pray to say candidly, that Avhen dogs were so evenly matched, 

 a loss of seven points, as in this case for Bridgeport's not 

 backing, could not be overlooked. 

 As Nellie True had a bye, the second series was ended. 



Third Scries. 



SPOT BELTON AND NELLIE TKITE 

 Avere put down at 11:30 A. M, They were started out on a 

 small inclosure and ran directly up to the sheep pen, where 

 Gleason had objected to smell of mutton on Tuesday. There 

 were no birds about the place, and he took it good-naturedly 

 and said nothing. Nellie was going off at fi^ue gait, reallv 

 holding her own Avith Spot; the ground was not enough like 

 the chicken country she had been used to, and .she did not 

 get away so lively as when she ran her former heat with 

 Natalia. " Getting'away cIoaati the draAV she was fast enough 

 for cover and went through it in good shape, considering the 

 discouragement of not flnding birds. The dogs sent on, tried 

 the CO A' er where birds should be and the stubble Avh ere the 

 calling AAdiistle of the Bob White had been heai'd. They 

 Avere hard to find. 



Spot made a fine point by dropping to fur, as th e rabbit AA'as 

 seen to run. On through the grass they Avent, and when the 

 draw Avas reached Nellie made a fine point, and Gleason com- 

 ing up to her, they moved up and very deliberately flu.shed a 

 covey. Gleason shot and killed, and the game Avas retrieved 

 by Nellie AAdth not a feather ruffled. Sent on to high grass, 

 Spot got a flush, and after getting a fcAV casts to right 

 and left. Spot came on to a single, and her staunch 

 point was much admired. Bird flushed by Barker, 

 not shot. The dogs were Avorked over the ground to get the 

 birds if possible, both dogs heeding Avhistle and Avord, hunt- 

 ing finely and faithfully. In the high grass they got a single, 

 AA-hich flushed a little AAald. Barker kept enc6uraf2:ing Spot 

 by .saying, "Hunt them up. Spot; stick to them; go in. Spot," 

 and finally, "that's a good lady," etc. Sent through hedge, 

 soon Nellie got a point, but left it to road a little to get the 

 body scent and stopped short, made a good point, which 

 Gleason claimed, and this time used good judgment by 

 going around the dog and flushing the bird Avhile Nellie re- 

 mained steady. Going then to a draAv near by, both dogs 

 came to a point and Spot held hers solid as a rock, Avhile 

 Nellie left hers and moved down the bank a f cat feet, then 

 commenced to road on clear ground, Avent up so near that 

 she flushed a coA^ey, Spot meantime never moved. Going 

 next up a small ravine Nellie made game, stood, and being a 

 little uncertain moved on, and the bird was flushed a little 

 to the right by Spot. Sent on, game Avas made by both dogs 

 and judges flushed the bird. Still trying fine short grass 

 cover NeUie pointed, moved on, and bird Avas flushed, Nellie 

 being charged to order. About this time Spot came on to a 

 fine point by coming suddenly up the bank; bird flushed; 

 shot at by -Judge Briggs but missed. Spot was A'ery steady. 

 Here the dogs Avere ordered up, and the judges consulting, 

 soon awarded the heat to Spot. The race Avas traly lost to 

 Nellie by not being steady, yet she Avill, no doubts be set 

 doAvn by spectators to have a poor nose: such is not the case. 



KOD AND COENERSTONE, 

 the two Meteor pointers, came down together at 1:45 P. M., 

 and started on open ground. Rod got otl much better than 

 before, but he could not hold up to Corner.stone in .speed, 

 style and ranging. When the cover Avas reached Gleason 

 spied a cat and Avanted to shoot him, saying he was alter 

 quail, but he flushed wild and hid among the bushes. 

 Rod roaded in the bottom of a ravine, and then roaded doAvn 

 Avind and flushed. Cornerstone got on to a skunk and 

 Gleason shot at him. Cornerstone then getting addled, caiue 

 around and flushed a single, but Avas to be excused on ac- 

 count of the skunk. The handlers persisted in getting the 

 dogs on doAATi the wind, and Rod got another flush of a 

 brace. It is a great pitA^ lio handicap Hogs by improper hand- 

 ling when they should have every possible asshstance. Sent 

 on. Rod pointed. Cornerstone backed, but no birds were 

 found. Casting away to the right. Rod and Cornerstone 

 both got a point, and when the handlers came up both dogs 

 were steady to Aving and shot. The hunt, was then kept up 

 a draw where there Avas no prospect of getting game, there 

 being no cover. Sent aAA^ay AvestAvard to a slough, a long 

 hunt Avas made through the high weeds and sunflowers. After 

 going a mile and a half it Avas suggested by an old hunter that 

 the birds were in the com feeding, getting ready for the snow 

 storm. The hunt was still continued for another half mile and 

 interest lagged and the dogs were getting rattled. Finally 

 seeing the chances of finding birds groAv beautifully less, the 

 cover was tried and after the dogs got aAvay in corn Comer- 

 stone soon made game, and casting about for the Avind made 

 a grand point. Rod in the meantime came up and got the 

 full body scent and took his stand. Handlers coming up 

 facing dogs flushed a fine covey; dogs steady to Aving and 

 shot. Gleasou shot and killed. " Cornerstone, sent on to re- 

 trieA'e had some difficulty in getting on to the bird and Avas 

 assisted by Gleason. '^^hen found the bird Avas squatted in 

 a hole aiid not fully lifeless and fluttered, Avhen the dog 

 mouthed badly. Bird being inspected by all the judges, 

 they shook their heads. The coA'ey all Avent down by the 

 hedges in short grass. Casting the dogs off they A'ery soon 

 came on to scent. It noAv became exciting to see which would 

 get in the best work. Rod did some fine reading and Comer- 

 stone did the same, but being cunning ran ahead after cast- 

 ing out in the road, and getting body scent made a flue point. 

 Birds fiushed, dogs steady. Sent on again Cornerstone raised 

 a bird on opposite side of hedge, and chased and did not stop 

 to Avhistle. Gleason claimed a rabbit, but the judges saAV the 

 bird go, and if a rabbit it Avas none the less unfortunate, for 

 it lost him the race and Rod won the heat. The day's Avork 

 ended here. 



FIFTH DAY. 



Fon rth Series. 



SPOT BELTON AND LUEEA. 



First brace in the fourth series— Spot Belton against Lufra 

 — were put doAvn on the prairie at 8:45 A. M. and sent aAA"ay 

 through grass to test speed, style, ranging and ciuartering. 

 In this there Avas not much difl'erence as Spot was getting 

 along very nicely. Drawing the timber skirts Lufra got a 

 point and Spot a back. Lufra moved a little. The birds 

 perhaps Avere running and the covey flushed. Dogs proved 

 steady to AAdng and AA-ere sent on to try and make more game. 

 Very soon Lufra came to a splendid point and Spot gettmg 

 up ijacked. Nesbitt put up a single and made a fine shot. 

 Lufi-a sent out and retrieved in good shape. The dogs c.nst 

 off to the left. Spot became rigid and a point Avas claimed. 

 Lufra here made the grandest back of the meeting, head and 

 tail pointing at right angles to the body, showing that she 

 dropped into that position and remained motionless. As no 

 birds could be found presumption was that the dogs were 

 backing each other and neither had scented birds. Lufra 

 here stretched out and a point was claimed, but she 

 moved on AAUthout fully establishing herself and- could not 

 be penalized for a false point. The dogs wer(; both quarter- 

 ing flnelv and Avere shoAving obedience to all Avords and 

 Avhistles,"not found in many braces put doAvn during the 

 meeting.' Changing the grounds and going a short distance, 

 Spot moAdng on when the handler came up and, then com- 

 menced some fine roading. Lufra coming up. flies away 

 with a merry lash of the tail. On and on they Avent, Spot 

 sticking pretty close to the trail, Avhile Lufra would swing 

 around and try for body scent and also to head them off — 

 the latter scheme being a little trick of her oavu, but show- 

 ing good himting sense. Meantime the dogs Avere going 



doAvn Avind and after the scent had been followed about 100 

 yards. Spot dropped, and Lufra being ahead by only half a 

 length stood finely. Nesbitt went ahead and flushed a single; 

 dogs steady. The judges now ordered the brace up at 9:38 

 A. M., giving hea.t to Lufra. 



FiftJi Series. 



LUEKA AND KOD, 



Lufra, handled by Nesbitt, and Rod by Stafford, came 

 doAvn as usual on the open ground to try their speed, pace 

 and ranging. Rod, soon Avarming up, got away faster than 

 usual. Lufra at once went off, and casting to the north made 

 game, but failed to locate. Nesbitt, thinking to assist her, 

 called off by AA histle and cast her aAvay to try a thicket neai" 

 by; but Nesbitt was fooled, and Rod flushed a. single bird 

 Avhile roading doAvn AA^nd. While all were looking for Nes 

 bitt to get on to the birds, the covey flushed AAild about one 

 hundred A'ards to the rear. The dogs, sent in the direction of 

 their flight, Avere some tijne iu locating them. When they 

 were fouiid the dogs did not do auv Ijrilliant work, being no 

 donbt rattled by a jack rabbit, Avhich started from the grass 

 nearby. The birds were flu.shed in high grass. After this 

 disappointment the dogs were again sent away in pastnre to 

 try the scattered Iflrds. Soon Lufra got a iioint. Nesbitt 

 flushed a .single and Lufra behaved aa'cII to Aving. A little 

 further on Rod came on toa trail, and, cover being'very short, 

 birds flushed Avild. Sent on, Lufra Avas bent on pointing 

 and came upon a single and .stood it in her best shape. Nes- 

 bitt flushed and killed; dog steady, retrieved to order. With 

 this good work by Lufra, the judges called a halt and gave 

 her the heat and Avith it the flrst money. 



There could be but one Avinner of first money, and it fell 

 to the best dog. The verj^ best dog sometiines meets AA'ith 

 an accident Avhile running np through the series and gets 

 let out, but it is very true t hat a poor dog cannot -lA'in. The 

 bitch Lufra ran six races, .-i iid came out in each Avith a ma- 

 jority of points that carried her to the front. Rod, winner 

 of second, is a fine specimen of the liver and white pointer. 

 There has been a riA^alry going on tor the past t^vo years, 

 and the pointer men have A'ainly tried to Lireed such dogs as 

 AA'ould ecpial in tho tield the: (jualities of the finest .setter, 

 and they are getting there. Ijast year the first place in the 

 All-Aged Stake Avas taken l.iy a Croxteth pointer, and the 

 first and second places in the Derby were won by pointers. 

 Malite, the A\dnner of first, Avas a litter sister to Rod, while 

 Belle, the Avinner of second, Avas by Beaufort out of Ger- 

 trude, Willie the setter dogs still lead the procession at the 

 National trials, the pointer is leading at the est, and Ave 



Eredict the day as not far distant Avhen the pointer Avill take 

 is place alongside the setter, and at least have some part 

 at the front. 



SUMMARY. 



First Scries. 



Natalia (J. Hayward, Jr.), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gladstone— Donna J.). 



beat 



Dick Berwyn (H. P. Dillon), black, white and tan dog 

 (Dashing BerAvyn— Vanity Fair). 



DickB. (J. I. Case, Jr.), black and white dog (McKinney 

 —Flossy). 



heat 



Keui>p (Castleman Kennels), liver and Avhite dog (Meteor 

 —Dell), 



Cornerstone (J. W. Blythe^, liver and Avhite dog (Meteor 

 —Accident). 



Mat 



Blitz BrKGLAR D. (W. B. Smith), black, white and tan 

 dog (Burglar— Queen Dido), 



Rod (Castleman Kennel), liA^er and Avhite dog (Meteor — 

 Dell), 



beat 



Dick T. (N. B. Nesbitt), black and white dog (Cashier- 

 Flake). 



Crow (J. R. Daugherty), black dog (Starr'sTBroncho— Wad- 

 dell's Fan), 



beat. 



Countess Lleavellin (G. H. Laughten), lemon and white 

 bitch (Diiiid— Princess Draco). 



Bridgeport (E. E. Pray), black, white and tan dog (Dash- 

 ing Monarch — Vannette), ' 



beat 



Patst D. (R. C. Van Horn), red dog (Lord Duff eriu— Queen 

 Be.ss). 



Lufra (N. B. Nesbitt), blue belton and tan bitch (Dog 

 Whip— Jimo), 



Jjeat 



King Belton (J. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton dog (Count Noble 

 — Rosalind). 



Nellie True (A. J. Gleason), Avhiteand liver bitch (Robert 

 le Diable— Dixie), 



beat 



Don Burglar D. (G. H. Laughten), black, Avhite and tan 

 dog (Burglar — Queen Dido). 



Spot Belton (J. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton bitch (Dick B.— 

 Belle Belton) a bye. 



Secoiid Series. 

 Spot Belton beat Natalia. 

 Cornerstone lieat Dick B. 

 Rod beat Crow. 

 Lufra beat Bridgeport. 

 Nellie True, a bye. 



Tlxird Series. 

 Spot Belton beat Nellie True. 

 Rod beat Cornerstone. 

 Lufra, a l:)ve. 



Fourth Scries. 

 Lufra beat Spot Belton. 

 Rod. a bye. 



Fifth Series 



Lufra beat Rod. 



ABOUT A PUG.— One of the funniest things in connec- 

 tion with recent shows Avas the antics of a Jerseyman named 

 Bannister or Ballister, part proprietor of a pug that didn't 

 get the first prize. Bannister or Ballister thereupon Arrote a 

 long yarn of bis wne.s and dispatched it to the World. The 

 next morning he bounced out early and .spent tAvo cents to 

 look for hiu^iself in print. Having in this vain search, 

 whicii was kept up for a fortnight or two, added one copy a 

 day to the circulation of cmr e.sieemed million-aud-a-half-a- 

 Ave'ek coutenii-ioriiry. the pug proprietor gave it up in dis 

 gust, and sent I he \story of "his wrongs tu' a Western sheet, 

 Avhere it promptly apiieared in the same issue Avith a com 

 mendatory notice of an in.stitution for feeble-minded youth. 

 Its final appearance in print aroused in Bannister or Ballis- 

 ter emotions like those that filled the gravy-basted breast of 

 the Alcayde's old rooster, when, restored to life by the 

 blessed Santiago, he and his mate uprose re-headed and re- 

 feathered from the platter- 

 Cluck! cluck! cried the Hen, right merrily then 



The Cock his clarioa blew, 

 Full glad Avas he to hear again 



His OAvn cock-a^doo-del-dool 



