Dec. 3, 188«.l 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



871 



previous heats in fine form. Although his owner, who 

 handled him, never witnessed a field trial, he brought out a 

 grand dog and showed him up a winner over some good 

 dogs. 



CONSOLATION AND CHANCE. 

 After a short rest this brace was put down, near where the 

 last brace was taken up, and worked in stubble and sedge 

 down to the cn^ek, ^vher^^ Con found a bevy and pointed 

 them nicely, Chance backing him in good style. The birds 

 were flushed to order and five or six flew over the judges and 

 settled in the sedge a short distance beyond them. The dogs 

 were brought round, and almost as soon as let go Chance 

 winded an'd was turning round, when Con, quick as a flash, 

 straightened out on point, and a second later Chance 

 also pointed partly behind the other dog. The bird was 

 flushed to order, and the dogs sent into some tall sedge where 

 Con pinned one that White to order put up and killed and 

 Con retrieved it. Con soon got too near one and it went. 

 Chance then made a point and Con backed him, but as 

 Chance drew on Con went ahead and stole the point. The 

 bird was flushed to order, and we left our horses and crossed 

 the creek after the remainder of the bevy. Taking the dogs 

 round to get the wind they were sent on. Con got there first 

 and pointed aji instant, drew on and made an uncertain 

 point, while Chance, a little to the right, caught scent and 

 stiffened just as Con appeared to locate them, Birds were 

 flushed before each dog and they were ordered on. Con was 

 the first to find, pointiJiM' a single that White flushed to 

 order. They were then ordered up with Consolation the 

 winner. This was a good heat and some Very pretty work 

 was done by both dogs. 



Final Tie for Second Place. 



JEAN VAL .IE AN AND CONSOLATION. 



This was the last heat in the stake, as the judges selected 

 the thii'd prize winner without running. They were put 

 down in grass just above the bridge over the creek on the 

 Model Farm. Both SAvung into some tall weeds and pointed 

 at nearly the same time, Con perhaps half a second first,then 

 on to the edge of the woods Con again pointed, but went 

 on into the woods where both pointed at nearly the same 

 time, and birds got up all around them. They were then 

 swung round to a thicket, where Jean pointed, but nothing- 

 was found: meantime Con made a point to a single that 

 White flushed to order. The dogs were then sent on, and 

 Con soon made a point, drew on and again pointed nicely a 

 bird that White tfnshed to order. Jean then got too close to 

 one that Avent, and soon after he pointed one that soon got 

 up and he was inclined to chase, but stopped to order. They 

 were then ordered up. The heat was awarded to Consola- 

 tion, and he was declared winner of second prize, $300, and 

 as under the rules third prize may be decided without run- 

 lung, the judges selected J ean Val Jean, and he was declared 

 winner of third prize, $100, and th e Derby of 188f) was ended. 

 Consolation came out strong in his last three heats, going 

 better in each successive one, and proving himself to be a 

 rattling good one. Jean, the winner of third, is also a re- 

 markable dog. He has had but two weeks on quail, yet he j 

 showed up a grand performer and bids fair to make as good > 

 a one as any. Following is the summary: 

 First Series. 



Fred W. beat Nat Goodwin. 



Hari Kari beat Rapid B. 



Hustling Hannah beat Hector. 



Swatara beat Dan Noble. 



Key.stone beat Cassio. 



Bride beat Rue II. 



Roi B. beat Mavis. 



Dolon beat Allie James. 

 • Bob H. beat Goldstone. 



Consolation beat Gay Gladstone, i 



Springbok beat Talleyrand. 



Paxtang beat Rapidan. 



Chance beat Ben Hur. 



Jean Val Jean beat Fly. 



Kidd a bye. 



Second Series. 



Fred W. beat Kidd. 

 Hari Kari beat Hustling Hannah. 

 Bride beat Swatara. 

 Roi B. beat Keystone. 

 Bob H. beat Dolon. 

 Consolation beat Springbok. 

 Paxtang beat Chance. 

 Jean Val Jean a bye. 



Tliird Series. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Fred W. 

 Bride beat Hari Kari. 

 Bob H. beat Roi B. 

 Paxtang beat Consolation. 



Fourth Series. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Bride. 

 Paxtang beat Bob H. 



Tie por First Place. 

 Paxtang beat Jean Val Jean and won first place. 

 Ties for Second Place. 

 First Series. 

 Consolation beat Bob H. 

 Chance a bye, 



Second Series. 

 Consolation beat Chance. 



Final Tie for Second Place. 

 Consolation beat Jean Val Jean and won second prize, 

 J ean Val Jean winning third prize. 



THE POINTER STAKE. 



There were 35 nominations for the All-Aged Pointer Stake, 

 33 of which filled. Previous to the start, however, one was 

 withdrawn, changing the order in which they were drawn. 

 Following IS the list in the order in which they were finally 

 arranged to run: 



Sweep against Malite. 



Jetsam against Tammany. 



Robert le Diable against Richmond. 



Flash R. against Nick of Naso. 



Dixie against Don's Dot. 



Krupp against Prince. 



Dress against Duke of Bergen. 



Old Pebo against Rod. 



Consolation against Rue II. 



Half-and-Half against Lalla Rookh. 



Flotsam against Bang Bang. * 



The stake was commenced on Saturday, after the finish of 

 the Derby, and five heats were ran with the result as follows: 

 • Malite beat Sweep. 



Tammany beat Jetsam. 

 . Robert le Diable beat Richmond. 



Nick of Naso beat Flash R. 



Don's Dot beat Dixie. 



The judges are Messrs, B. F. Wilson, D. C. Bergundthal 

 and J. W. Orth. The work of the dogs as a whole was far 

 from first-class. Malite and Tammany won their heats eas- 

 ily and were not down long enough to get fairly going. 

 Robert le Diable and Richmond were in heavj' brier thickets 

 most of the time and hardly had a chance to show Avhat they 

 were capable of. Nick of Naso distinguished himself by 

 beating Plash R., doing some excellent work. The heat 

 between Dixie and Don's Dot was a very poor one. The 

 weather through the day was delightful and birds were 

 ieuad plentyi 



[Special to Forest and Stream.] 



High Point, N. C, Not. 39. — The weather to-day has been 

 good except rather wdndy at noon. Seven heats were run. 

 The work from some cause has been very unsatisfactory, al- 

 though there has been an occasional brilliant point. The 

 trials were run on ground six miles east of here. Birds were 

 plenty but scent appeared to he poor and none of the heats 

 AA^ereVery good. Prince beat Krupp, Duke of Bergen beat 

 Dress, Rod beat Old Pebo, Rue II. beat Consolation, Lalla 

 Rookh beat Half and Half, Bang Bang beat Flotsam. In 

 the second series Malite l);'at Tammany and Robert le Diable 

 ran an unfinished heat Avith Nick of Naso. 



LSpecial to Forest and Stream.] 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 30—8:50 p. M.— The weather to- 

 day has not been good for field Avork. There has been some 

 rain Avith a high Avind. In the unfinished heat between 

 Robert le Diable and Nick of Naso, Robert Avon, doing some 

 good Avork. Prince beat Don's Dot. Duke of Bergen beat 

 Rod. Lalla Rookh beat Rue U. in a good and close heat. 

 This ended the second series. In the third series Bang Bang 

 .leat Malite in a close heat. Robert le Diable beat Duke of 

 Bergen in a long, tedious heat, Avithout finding many birds. 

 Prince and Lalla Rookh did not finish their heat and Avill go 

 doAA'u in the morning. The stake Avill probably finish by 

 noon to-morrow. 



The draAving for the Setter Stake took place to-night. 

 TA\'enty-.six of the entries filled. They Avere draAvn as fol- 

 lOAA's: Noble C. against Clifilord, Fred W. against Lilli.in, 

 Brandon against Gloster, Lady C. against St. Elmo IV., 

 Pendragon against Belle, Roy Monarch against ChickasaAV 

 II., Mahdan against Windemere, Daisy again.st Gene, Chance 

 against Mack, Dashing Noble against Dan Gladstone, Fannie 

 TV. against Prince Imperial, Bob Gates against IBelle of 

 Piedmont, Pet Gladstone against Slocum. Messrs. Bergund- 

 thal, Orth and F. R. Hitchcock aatIII judge the Setter Stake. 



ROBINS ISLAND TRIALS. 



QUITE a delegation of the members, with invited guests, 

 left for Robins Island Monday, Nov. 33, on the morn- 

 ing and afternoon trains. Among the first arrivals at the 

 club house were Messrs. L. II. Waterbury, Chauncey Mar- 

 shall, S. B. Duryea, W. Hester, A. S. Swan and (xeorge Ab- 

 bott. LTpon reaching Robins Island a surprise awaited 

 many of the members in the altered and much improved ap- 



Eeai-ance of the club house. vSo extensive an addition has 

 een attached to the old club house that the latter is dAvarfed 

 in comparison. Imagine a structure oA^er 80ft. in length by 

 35 in Avidth, tAA'o stories, Avith high and lofty ceilings on each 

 floor, the AA-hole fronted and sided by a AAide piazza, and 

 your readers can form some idea as to the extent of the alter- 

 ations and the consequent changed appearance of the club 

 building. Inside the look of things is immensely for the 

 better. A Avide hall divides the building in halves and ends 

 in a large and commodious sitting-room. On either side of 

 the hall are bed rooms, so that the sleeping quarters are now 

 all that can be desired. There are 16 rooms, and in case of 

 necessity two smaller rooms can be added, the last having 

 been built at the extreme east end to break the force of the 

 easterly gales, which are in the locality sometimes fierce in 

 the extreme. Besides these rooms the club has in the old 

 house eight most comfortable sleeping apartments. The 

 interior of the new house has been finished solidly in wood. 

 No plastered wal]s or ceilings, but completely finished in 

 yelloAv pine and Cypress, the grain being brought into strong 

 vicAv by the use of shellac A'arnish, The resinous odor of 

 thcAvoods strongly impregnates the air and brings to one's 

 mind visions of pines Avith their feathery tops, moaning and 

 sighing as the wind soughs, now fierce, noAv soft, through 

 their fringed altitudes. At the club house a strong delegation 

 was found, among them Messrs. L. H. Bullard, LaAA'rence, 

 Pomeroj\ Dobson, Van Amden and others whose names I 

 cannot at this Avriting recall. Those AAdio came in the CA-e- 

 ning AA'ere Dr. S. Fleet Speir, the president of the club; 

 Messrs. Clarence Speir, LcAAds, Stanley and Wellington, the 

 two last named neAvly elected members of the club, Avith the 

 judges. Captain Bruce, of Ncav York, and Judge C. Pratt, 

 of BrookljTi. The clanging bell announced that dinner 

 was serA^ed, AA'hen jest followed jest, Avit and jollitv reigned 

 supreme, so that good digestion followed appetite Avitliout 

 doubt. After cofl:ee an adjournment was had to the neAvly 

 built sitting-room, AA'here an informal meeting Avas had to 

 arrange for the details of the trials. 



In the All-Aged Stakes Che prizes Avere: First, a handsome 

 flagon of solid silver, presented by H. Polhemus, the vice- 

 president of the club; second and third, a silver-headed dog 

 whip and silver whistle, the winner of second haAdng the 

 privilege of selecting Avhich of the tAvo prizes he prefeiTed. 

 Entries: 



Jeee (W. Hester) , orange and Avhite setter dog. 

 Gout (W. M. Van Amden), orange and AA'hite setter dog 

 (Massy's Duke — Hudson's Dora). 

 Berkley (A. S. Swan), red setter dog (Chief— Gussie). 

 Jock (W. Stanley), black and tan setter dog (Jock, Jr. — 

 Bessie). 



Pride of Robins Island (Chauncey Marshall), orange 

 and AA'hite setter dog. 



Blade o' Grass (L. H. Bullard), lemon and white setter 

 dog (St. Elmo— Countess Louise). 



Ned (S. B. Duryea), blue belton setter dog (Blunder- 

 Fan). 



Royal Sultan (S. B. Durvea), blue belton setter dog. 

 General Arthur (S. Fleet Speir), black and Avhite setter 

 dog (Emperor Fred — Wanda). 



St. Elmo VI. (S. Fleet Speir), black and white setter dog 

 (St, Elmo IV.— Lucy), 



Force (L. Waterbury), liver and Avhite pointer dog (Vande- 

 A'ort's Don— Bessie). 

 Ruby (H. Polhemus), liver and Avhite ticked pointer dog. 

 Dare (H. Polhemus), Haw setter dog. 



The dogs at these trials are judged entirely by a scale of 

 points, the running in heats being only to expedite matters 

 so that a conclusion can be more quickly reached. They 

 were clraAAm as folloAA's: 



Force a,gainst Royal Sultan. 



Pride of Robins island against Blade o' Grass. 



Jock against St. Elmo VI. 



Ned against General Arthur. 



Berkley against Gout. 



J efl£ against Dave. 



Ruby, a bye. 



The Derby Stake closed Avith six entries. There was but 

 one prize, an extremely handsome and valuable dog collar of 

 solid silver. Entries: 



Oiseau (A. S. Swan), black setter bitch (Doctor— Nellie). 



Stiletto (L. H. Bullard), liver and white ticked pointer 

 dog (Donald n.— Nellie). 



Ned (S. B. Dui-yea), blue belton setter dog (Blunder— Fan). 



Dick Donald (S. Fleet Speir), Liver and white ticked 

 pointer dog (Donald II.— Nellie). 



Don Donald (S. Fleet Speir), liver and white ticked 

 pointer dog (Donald II.— Nellie). 



Diplomat (L, Waterbury), Liver and white ticked pointer 

 dog (Donald II.— Nellie), 



They were draAvn to run: 



Ned" against Don Donald. 



Diplomat against Oiseau. 



Dick Donald against Stiletto. 



The Brace Stake closed Avith five entries: 



W. M. Van Amden's Jeff and Gout. - . 



Chauncey Mar-shall's Pride of Robins Island and BerMey. 



S. B. Duryea's Royal Sultan and Ned. 



S. Fleet Speir's St. Elmo VI. and. General Arthwrj 



W, Stanley's Jock and Giffiord; 



It was sharp nine o'clock Wednesday toorning Avhen the 

 first dogs Avere cast off in the open rolling fields to 1 he west 

 of the club house. The day Avas OA'crcast and cloudy, the 

 wind bloAAing strongly from the southwest, rioAV and again 

 rising to half a gale. A chilly, blustery day, the AA^or.st possi- 

 ble to insure good work, and making with the chilliness of 

 the air, a raAV, uncomfortable morning for the spectators. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 FORCE AND ROYAL SULTAN 

 were hunted due west (Force handled by L. Waterbury, Sul- 

 tan by S. B. Duryea) OA^er the hills and hollows to the blufE 

 where commences North Point. Both slioAved a good deal 

 of speed, ranging and quartering well. A turn Avas made 

 south to that five-acre patch of cat brier and thicket so well 

 named as the DeAdl's Kitchen. It closets the birds and cooks 

 the chances of the dogs if they get in it. Nothing found. 

 A turn about to nortli and dogs hunted along the foot of the 

 blufl' AA'here the .sedge grass was tliick antl heavy. Force 

 held his speed Avell, Avhile Sultan, too fat for good Avork, was 

 dropping back. Scarce in the sedge wlien Force ran up a 

 bird, the quail going off AAdld. Sultan stopped to wing. A 

 rod or so on and both dogs got a good point, birds flu.shed, 

 .shot at and none killed, dogs steady to Aviug and report. 

 Starting had been but begun Avdien Sidtan, ludf stopping, 

 ran on and flushed a good-sized bevy. Another move aiid 

 l:)Oth dogs ran up a lievy of birds. Having no chance to Avin, 

 brace was ordered up at 9:35. The judges, after a moment's 

 argument sent the dogs on. Tlieyh'adhardly got into motion 

 Avhen Force ran oA'er a couple of birds which rose behind 

 him. Sultan pacing no attention to either birds, dog or 

 handler, the brace avus taken up at 10 A. 31. , haAdng been 

 doAvn an hour. 



BLADE O' GRASS AND GOUT 



Avere promply cast off where others had been taken up. Gout 

 soon located a wounded bird, Avhich was shot at and killed 

 by Master Clarence Speir. (TOut oidered to retrieve did .so 

 in indifferent fashion, the bird being brought in by his 

 handler. AV. Van Amden. Blade o' Gra.ss .going like the 

 Avind, ran up a hard, close-lying bird, dropping to AAdng as if 

 shot AA hen the bird rose. Hunting AA^esterly to bluff Blade 

 o' Grass again flushed a bird, dropping to v.dng as in first 

 case. The flushes Avere partly excusable, as Blade is as 

 speedy if not faster than any dog at the island. Gout had 

 the day preAdous cut his fore foot badly on a dry scallop 

 shell and eAddently in pain, vA^as doing well considering the 

 circumstances. A" stop by both dogs in a Ininch of ba.yber- 

 ries proA'ed a false point for each. Through bushes to open 

 and Gout stopped .staunchly, Blade came up. did not back 

 but also established iioint. Birds fluslied. shot at, none 

 killed. The bevy followed, Gout getting a point Avhich Blade 

 refused to back. No birds found Avhen a fiush AA-as ordered. 

 At this point Blade got aAA^ay, and after a cxuarter hour's 

 search by Dr. Speir, who Avas handling him, the brace Avas 

 ordered up; time 11:10. No delay Avas had and 



ST. ELMO VI. AND JOCK 



were immediately let loose in high sedge grass on the south 

 beach, past Black Duck Pond and into bayberry bushes of 

 Southeast Point. Only a single bird was found, that rising 

 well to left of dogs. Nearing the point Jock pointed stiff, 

 St. Elmo VI. backing him nicely, although somewhat un- 

 steady. Birds put up, shot at and three killed. Ordered to 

 retrieve Saint (lid so, but in indifferent fashion. Jock found 

 his birds, pointing dead, he not retricAdng. Shortly after 

 this Saint stopped staunchly, no bird found. On for some 

 rods, Avhen he again pointed in elegant fashion, Jock called 

 up to back did so in excellent style. It proved, hoAvcA^er, no 

 bird. Another move ahead through bayberry bushes, when 

 Saint stopped, roaded along and .stopped again. Jock again 

 backing. This proved a Aving-tipped bird, upon seeing which 

 Saint ran in and caught the bird, bringiui^ it in indifferent 

 style. When near his handler he dropped it, the bird flutter- 

 ing off, at which both dogs broke in and grabbed for it, the 

 Saint getting it. Ordered up at 11:35. 



NED AND GENERAL ARTHUR 



were cast loose in the sedge grass and sand at South 

 Point. Along toward end of point both dogs hunting in 

 grand style. Soon a turn Avasmade back, Avhere NedfluSied 

 a quail in lively fashion. A moment after he ran up an- 

 other, chasing it for some yards. Arthur moAdng rapidly 

 along, trying to locate, flushed a bird some distance ahead of 

 him, dropping to AAdng in beautiful style. Ordered on he 

 soon established another point. Ned called up to back utterly 

 refused, running completely around Arthur and taking 

 scent himself. Dr. Speir flushed the bird.s— a big beA^r- 

 shot and missed, Arthur dropping to shot. A move for- 

 Avard, Avhere Arthur commenced roading steadilv and fast. 

 Before he got on the bevy Ned rushed up and "past him, 

 flushing the birds in a lively manner. A bird Avas here thrown 

 for dogs to retrieve, Arthur doing so more than Avell. Ned 

 also retrieA'ed, but in so-so fashion. Dogs ordered up at 13 

 o'clock and the next brace, 



JEFF AND DAVE, 



turned down at Southeast Point. Both moved off sloAvly. 

 In a bunch of heather Jeff picked up a Avounded bird which 

 he deliberately walked off with, chcAving as he Avent, despite 

 the calls of his handler. Hunting along through the scrub 

 oak, Avhich lines the edge of the east bluff, Jeff' flushed a bird 

 in most approved stjde. A sharp turn liack in southerly 

 direction Avhen he again flu-shed handsomely. Dave Ava's 

 merely running around for play and shoAved none of the 

 really exquisite nose he displayed in the trials of last ^^ear. 

 Then he ran like a quarter horse, this season he Avas heavy 

 and dull. Neither handler was at all acouainted A^•ith his 

 dog, which added to the indifferent work displayed. Or- 

 dered up at half-past tAvelve, neither having the slightest 

 chance of AA'inning, 



PRIDE OF ROBINS ISLAND AND BERKLET 



Avere cast off at once and hunted south through bayberry 

 bushes to edge of south blnfl\ Scarce on the bluff's edge 

 AA-h en Pride flushed a bird, dropping to Aving. The single 

 bird started a h&Yj of at least tAventy birds, From here 

 through scrub oak Avesterly, each dog doing some cood Avork 

 on eAudently running birds. Each dog took quite a turn, 

 and on coming together each stopped and baclied the other. 

 Going through a thick and high patch of bayberry bushes 

 Berkley picked up a wounded bird, AAdiich he retrieved in 

 most clever fashion. On into some scrub oak, Avhere each 

 did some first-rate roading, the birds at last flushed away to 

 left of dogs. Going in same direction Pride ran over a large 

 bevy, the birds scattering in CA'ery direction. MoAdng on 

 each dog false pointed badly. Berkley followed this aa ith a 

 flush. Pride soon after pointed but in uncertain manner. 

 Marshall, AA'ho Avas handling him, put up the quail, shot and 

 missed. Again Berkley ''got on" but the bird flushed Avild. 

 A rod or so further on toAvard southv,'est end of island and 

 Pride located a bird, Berkley came up and backed in good 

 style. Mar.shall flushed the bird, .shot and missed. Dogs 

 ordered up at fifteen minutes past one. 



I cannot but disagree AAdth the judges in awarding first 

 prize. No one was or could be more astonished than I when 

 first went to St. Ekno VI. Aj thur is much the handsomer 

 in^appearance, is infinitely better in style and way qf going, 

 and his work in this stake was, as all can see by reading, 

 absolutely Avithout fault, for his flush was of such character 

 as, in my opinion, to earn no demerit. Saint AA'as off de- 

 cidedly, as was shoAvn by his withdrawal from the Brace 

 Stakes Thursday moHung, wMeh aeeomnts fsf his aiimeseuS 

 false peintsj 



