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FOREST AND STREAM, 



PDec. 9, 1886. 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



ON Saturday, Nov. 27, after the finish of the Derby, the 

 Pointer Stake was commenced. There were thirty-five 

 nominations, twenty-three of whicli filled, all but one of 

 them starting. A list of them was published last week. At 

 the iuaue'ural tiiaLs of the club on B.obins Island, in 1.879, 

 there were twentv nominations for the All- Aged Stake, fifteen 

 of which started', three of them being pointers. The next 

 year six pointers started, and in 1881 there w^ere four. In 

 1882 there v\'ore six and the next year there were eighteen. 

 In 1884 the Pointer Stake was inaugurated with twenty 

 •nominations, sixteen of them starting. Last year there were 

 twenty-two nominations, with eighteen staiters. Taken as 

 awhole, the work of the iiointers this year would compare 

 favorably with that of last year, although none of the heats 

 were so brilliant as some tJnit were run then. The Avinner 

 turned up in Robert le Diable, Avho has proved himself to 

 be an excellent field dog, running throiigh his heats in capi- 

 tal form and maintaining his pace throughout in a manner 

 that elicited hearty ^)raise from all who saw him. Prince, 

 the runner up, also showed up a capital fielder. He divided 

 third with Bang P.ang who ran well, but not nearly np to 

 his form of last year. Many of the others did good work as 

 the minutes of running will .show^ 



S'ftTiEP Am) MALITE, 

 After the finish of the Derby kinch was served in the large 

 Tjam of the Model Farm, and at 12:19 the fir.st brace in the 

 "Pointer Stake was put dov^'u in the large grass field south of 

 the barn. Sweejj is a large black dog witli only a fair 

 amount of speed. lie moves rather heavily and carries his 

 head low; he was handled by W. Seager of SeAvickly, Pa, 

 Malite is a neat looking little bitch, not very fast, btit" with 

 an easy v ay of going. She .showed some style when on game, 

 but the lieat was short and there was not much opportunity 

 to form an opinion as to her merit. She w^as handled by E. 

 H. Haiglit. After a spin in the oi^en they were taken through 

 the woods to a stubble field, where Malite made averypretty 

 point, facing in to a bevy that iay just in front of the horses. 

 Sweep came round, and refusing to back got too close and 

 scored a flush on part of the bevy, and as we went on he put 

 up the i-emaind^r at the corner of the fence. We then went 

 into the woods after them and Sweep made a point to a 

 single, but spoiled it all by moAung up and scoring another 

 flush. They were then ordered up and the heat was awarded 

 to Malite; down fifteen minutes. 



TETSAM AND TAMMAXY. 

 Jetsam is rather a nice looking black bitch, with an easy 

 way of going with considerable speed, and is quite stylish 

 vrhen on game. She was handled by Seager. Tammany, 

 handled by .John White, was looking better than we have 

 ever seen him, aiid, diu-ing the short time he was down, he 

 appeared to have lost none of his .speed. They were given a 

 turn in the open, when both went as w'ell as 'the nature of 

 the ground -svould permit. Working out some sedge where a 

 bird or tw^o had Ijeen marked. Jetsam found one and made a 

 stylish point, and Seager to order put up the bird, but did 

 not shoot, as it went over the judges. We then turned back 

 into the ^^'oods after the remainder of the lievy. Tarn was 

 the first to find, making a good point, and drawing on and 

 locating his hird very nicely as his liandler came up. The 

 bird was flushed to order and missed by Wliite. Tarn soon 

 had another one fast, and Jet came u]3, refused to back, and 

 as she went by Tarn he moved on and the In'rd flushed near 

 them. A little further on Tarn pointed another one in fine 

 style, and Jet again refused to back, went in front of him, 

 and scored a flush. This ended the heat, with Tammany the 

 winner. Down eighteen minutes. 



ROBERT LE DIABLE AND RICHMO:SD. 

 Robert is well-known as a bench show winner. He was in 

 capital condition and looked mucli better than when in .show 

 form. He went well, moving better and faster than we 

 thought him capable of doing." He w^as handled by Haight. 

 Richmond is a nice looking little dog with quite a titrn of 

 speed. He o'as handled by Short. They were put down in 

 the stubble field where the last brace started and worked 

 down to a inn, and then following down we crossed to a 

 stubble near the house and then turned down to a branch 

 and worked up a short distance, when the spectators flushed 

 a bevy on the hill above us, and they settled a short distance 

 beyond us, where Robert inade a point and soon after one 

 flushed behind him. He then A^ eut on and .swdnging round 

 pointed just as the bird flushed. Richmond then pointed 

 and Robert Ijacked hira. Roth soon went on and roadedand 

 pointed once or twice, evidently on running birds but they 

 failed to locate tliem. They were then taken across the 

 branch wdn-rc part of the bevy had been marked down, and 

 Richmond pointed a single that Shoi't, to order, flushed, 

 when two move got up. Robert then came round and poiutecl 

 where they rose from. We then cros.sed back and went through 

 the pin s, do^ra to the creek, where Robert made a point at 

 the bridge and drew on, bttt Richmond, some fifty j^ards 

 to the left of him, pinned the bevy that he w^as evidently 

 trailing, Short, to order, put them up. and winged one that 

 was not found. FolloAving them up Robert made a grand 

 point to a single, that Haight, to order, flushed and missed. 

 Richmond then mad(? a point and Robert backed him, but 

 he fh-ew on as Short went ahead and could make nothing of 

 it. A short distance further on he found the winged bird 

 and pointed it nicely. Richinond then made a point and 

 Robert backed hini, but nothing was found. We then 

 turned up the creek across the road, where Robert made a 

 point to a bevy, and Richmond backed him. Robert then 

 di'ew on and located them nicely. Haight, to order, put up 

 the birds and missed with both barrels. Following them 

 up Richmond pointed an instant and then drew on and 

 flushed the liird. Meantime Robert made a point, and 

 Haight, to oi'der, flushed and killed one with his second 

 barrel, and Robert retrieved it. Wc then turned back where 

 birds had been marked down Both pointed larks, and soon 

 after Richmond caught scent of a bird but did not locate it 

 and it got up behind him. Then in a thicket Richmond half 

 pointed and moved on, when Robert went ahead and made 

 an undecided point just as the bird flushed wild. We then 

 crossed the creek and beat out some tall weeds, where Rich- 

 mond flushed one, and soon after he pointed a bevy that 

 Short flushed to order. A little further on he made a false 

 point and Robert backed him. Then in a thicket, Robert 

 pointed and almost at the same time Richmond also pointed. 

 Shorti put up the bird to order and missed it. The judges 

 then conipared notes and awarded the heat to Roljert le 

 Diable. Dowm. one hour and tw^enty-six minutes. Richmond 

 appeared to be oft' in nose. We saw him run at Canton two 

 years ago, where he did much better work. 



FLASH E. AND NICK OF NASO. 

 Flash was not up to he form of last year. Family cares have 

 sobered her down Mud reduced her speed. She went fairly 

 well, howe\'er, and did some good work. She was handled 

 "by Haight. Nick was imported last spring. For a flr.st sea- 

 son dog he showed up remarkably well. He has quite a 

 turn of speed, is stylish and gamy wdien on point and ap- 

 pears to have a capital nose. He does not move quite so 

 easy and level as Flash, but w^as ahead of her in speed and 

 range. He was handled by John Lewis. They were put 

 down on a grass field and given a spin and then worked back 

 to the thicket where the last brace were taken up, Nick got 

 the first jioiut, which Flash at once honored. Lewis flushed 

 ttie bird, which flew over the judges and was not shot at. 

 Flash then made a point and Nick backed her, and Haight 

 to order put up the bird. We then turned into the woods, 

 where Nick made an elegant point, and as LeAvis went ahead 

 to flush he drew on and the bird got up. Soon after Nick, 

 just in front of the horses, whirled on a gamy point 



to a bii'd that flushed a second later. This was 

 very well done. A few minutes later he pinned another one 

 and Flash liacked him. Lewis to order flushed the bird, and 

 by mistake killed it. Nick was ordered to retneve, but 

 Lewis remarked that "he was not that kind of a dog." and 

 gathered the bird himself. We then beat through the woods 

 to the Snow^ farm, where Flash made a point, and Nick 

 coming np above her flushecl one and .stopped. "Flash held 

 her point and Haight to order put up a bevy and killed one 

 that Fla.sh retrieved fairly well. Nick then made a point, 

 and as Flash came up she was stopped by order. Tje^Aas w^eut 

 in to put up the bird, Avhen Nick drew on tow-ard Flash and 

 again pointed. Lewis claimed that he was backing Flash, 

 and started on, and the bird got up under his feet. We then 

 turned into the woods, where Flash got in two nice points 

 in quick succession, and birds Avere flushed to order <^ach 

 time. Nick then pointed, and drew on in beautiful style 

 and located his bird nicely: Lewis put up the bird, and the 

 heat w^as ended with Nick the winner. Doavd thirty-six 

 minutes. 



DIXIE AND DON'S DOT. 

 Dixie is a large, rather heavy moving dog with no pre- 

 tentions to speed and with but little style. He was handled 

 by John Vail. Don's Dot is of medium size and moves fairly 

 well. He shows considerable style on point, but is also sIoav. 

 He was handled by Short. After quite a Avalk, during Avhich 

 not much ground Avas covered by the dogs, Dot Anally made 

 a point and Dixie backed him. The point proved to be barren 

 of result, hoAVCA^er, except to someAAmat relieve the monotony 

 of the proceedings. Soon after Dot got in another point that 

 looked a little more like business, and Dixie backed an 

 instant and then moved up, when Dot drcAv on a fcAv .steps 

 and again pointed, and as Short went tip to him he dreAv on 

 a few yards and located a bevy very nicely. Short put them 

 up and killed one that Dot retrieved avcII. Following the 

 birds, Avhich settled along a branch, Dixie scored a flush, and 

 a little further on he made a very undecided point, and a fcAv 

 seconds later a bird got up in front of him. We then turned 

 into some AA^oods, wmere Dot made a nice point to a single 

 that Short flushed to order. This ended the heat Avith Don's 

 Dot the wflnner. Doaati twenty-six minutes. This finished 

 the Avork for the Aveek. There was time enough to run off 

 tAvo or three more heats, but none of the other dogs were at 

 hand, only flA'e brace haAing been ordered out, as it Avas 

 thought that this would be suflScient for the day. 



MONDAY. 

 IvEUPP AND PRINCE. 

 On Monday fmorniug an early start Avas made and we 

 drove to the adjoining tOAAui of Progress to the large open 

 fields Avhere a portion of the trials Avere mn two years a.go. 

 Mr. T. M. Aldi-ich, who had leased the grounds,' reported 

 birds plenty, and Ave found them so, raising some twenty 

 beAues during the day; but from some cause avc failed to get 

 much .satisfactory Avork on them, and only seven heats and 

 part of another Avere mn. The day promised well, and, AAith 

 the exception of a high Avind a portion of the time, there Avas 

 no apparent reason to account for the interior Avoik that was 

 done. The dogs Avere put down at half-past 8 in a large field 

 of stubble. Krupp is of medium size, \ery moderate in 

 speed, and Avith not much style. He was handled by W. B. 

 Stafford, of Trenton, Tenn. Prince is a large, fairly Avell- 

 formed clog, rathei' an easy move]' and with a fair amount of 

 speed. He .shoAvs some style, but carries his head too Ioav, 

 He was handled by J. M. Whaite, of NcAvton, N. C. After 

 going a short distance Krupp challenged and then roaded 

 down Avind iiito a bevy and flushed them. LeaAing our 

 horses Ave followed them into some Avood.s, where Prince 

 pointed and Krupp backed him. Prince then drcAv a fcAv 

 steps and again pointed. Krupp went up to him, dreAV 

 ahead and stole the point. Judge Orth, vfith blood in his eye, 

 took the gun, and, flushing the bird, blazed awa^y and brought 

 it down. The dogs failed to find it, but the judge got his 

 meat, for Col. Leach went straight to it and retrieA^ed it in 

 fine style. Prince then made a good point to a single that 

 flushed itself a few seconds later, and as the judges came 

 toward the dog two or three more got up. We then beat out 

 considerable ground in the Avoods, Prince going nicely and 

 ranging Avell, w^hile Krupp was trotting round Avithout 

 apparent aim. Finally Prince started a hare and went for it 

 at Ms best speed, giAung tongue. Krapp saAv the race and 

 showed up fairly fast as he disajjiieared in the distance. 

 They soon rettirned, and again mounting our horses we 

 turned toward some sedge, AAmere Prince poirnt'd and roaded 

 a short distance and wanted to go o\ er the fence, but was 

 ordered back. He kneAVAvhat he was about, however, for 

 when, after taking ciuite a turn, we carm^ Ijack there on the 

 other side of the fence, one flii.shed near Prince, and as he 

 went on another one got up wild and was dropped by order. 

 The judges then came up and the remainder of the bevy 

 went. Judge Orth's bird Avas then thrown for Prince to 

 retrieve, but he brought 'it only part way and dropped it, 

 They were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to 

 vines. DoAvn fortv-two minutes. 



DRESS AND DUKE OF BERUEN. 



Dress is a nicely put together little bitch, rather cobby 

 built, with more speed than her appearance Avarrants. She 

 moves easily and is a wiilc ranger She was liandled by 

 Haight. Dtike of Bergen is well known. He came out iii 

 better form than Ave have ever seen him. He Avas bandied 

 by Luke White. They AA^ere put dov.'u in the sanu' stubble 

 near AA-here the last brace started. In speed and range they 

 Avere about equal. Beating out the stubble Ave sAVuhg over 

 the hill and worked out considerable ground Avithont a find. 

 Coming to the head of a run both pointed at nearly the 

 same instant, Avith the adA^antage ju.st a trifle in faA^or of 

 Dress. Duke soon moved on into a thicket and a large hevy 

 flushed near him. It was very thick and aa'C could not see 

 whether he Avas to blame or not. Following the birds among 

 some .scattereci pines Duke made a point and Dress backed 

 him, but they soon moved on and Dress Avent to the edge of 

 a Avheat fleld, a few yards beyond, and made a nice point and 

 Duke backed her, the bird going as Haight came up. Both 

 then got a point at very nearly the same time to a bird that 

 went as the handlers came up. and Haight missed it. We 

 then Avent around the Avheat field and worked dowm another 

 run to a branch A\'here Duke made a point and almost at the 

 instant Dress also pointed the same bird . White fl ushing them 

 to order scored a miss. Crossing the branch into some pines, 

 both dogs alternately pointed, backed and roaded the birds, 

 Avhich were rtmning. Then each got a point to singles that 

 flushed almost as soon as pointed. Then several more rose 

 wild and a little further on Duke pointed and roaded a bird 

 that flushed close to him and his handler. Both then alter- 

 nately pointed and roaded, but the birds had all gone. Leav- 

 ing our horses Ave beat otrt the woods AAuthout finding them, 

 and turned back on the opposite hillside, where one or cavo 

 Avere flushed by the judges, and Duke at a fallen treetop 

 made a good point, and Dress backed him. White to order 

 put up the bird and Avinged it, both dogs a trifle unsteady. 

 Duke sent to retrieve did so, but not in first-class style. The 

 judges consulted and ordered the dogs on. Crossing a gully 

 Duke pointed and then drew on and Dress coming np made a 

 cast AAith Duke close behind her, but she failed to strike it. 

 Duke then cast to the left and made a nice point to the bevy, 

 and Dress coming up dropped to back the instant she saw 

 him. The birds fiitsdied wild and the dogs were ordered up 

 AAflth Duke of Bergen the^Avinner. DoAvn one hour and twenty- 

 two minutes. 



OLD PEBO AND BOD. 



Old Pebo is of medium size, with a fair ttxrn of speed, an 

 easy mover and fairly good in range. He was handled by 

 John Vail. Rod came fresh from his victory at Abilene. 



where he won second, and much AA'as expected of him. He is 

 Avell formed, moves fairly Avell, but is not c(uite so fast as his 

 competitor nor does he range so AAide. He was handled by 

 Stattord. Working out con.siderable ground, we crossed the 

 road and turned dowm_ a iiin grown np to briers. Rod 

 pointed at the edge and followed his handler into the briers, 

 AA'here he agnin pointed. Pebo also made a point in these, 

 and then both Avorked through to the oppo.site side in the 

 sedge, where Rod made a nice point and Pebo backed him, 

 but moved up as Rod dreAV on and both pointed, and then 

 drawing on both caught scent at nearly the same time and 

 pointed just as the birds Avent. Stafford killed one and Rod 

 AA'as a trifle unsteady. He stopped to order, and when sent 

 on retrieved the bird well. Following up the birds, Rod 

 scored a g'ood [joint and Pebo two flu.shes, and the heat Avas 

 ended, AAntli Bod the Avinner. Down thirty-six minutes. 

 CONSOLATION AND RUE II. 

 These dogs both ran in the Derby, Consolation Avinning 

 second place. They were put doAvn at half past eleven in 

 sedge and Avorked round to get the Avind and were taken 

 toward some birds of the la.st bevy that had been marked 

 down near where they Aveie first found; but after considera- 

 ble pcfinting and reading by the dogs, both doing some very 

 pretty work on ohl scent, they were then orderect on Avi t hout 

 a find, al* hough birds were flushed Avhen the horses came on. 

 We then beat out a large extent of ^ood looking grotmd but 

 failed to find birds until finally ,"in a pine thicket, a bevy 

 Avas flushed by the handlers or dogs, we could not see AA'hich, 

 as the dense thicket jjrevented. Following the birds to the 

 top of the hill among some scattering pinesin the sedge, both 

 dogs scored a flush on singles, and soon after Rue put up 

 anotlier one and stopped an instant and then took a step or 

 two ;ind pointed one that Avent a second later and one or two 

 more then got up near her. Just then Con challenged, but 

 got too close and the bird flu.shed and White shot and Avinged 

 it. Rue Avas unsteady to shot, and as she did not see her 

 handler she started for Wliite, but came back to whistle. 

 Con then got in another flush that his handler claimed Avas 

 down Avind. Rue then made a point and Con backed her, 

 but nothing was found. A little further on another one got 

 up near Con. We then turned doAvn to the branch Avhere 

 Con scored another flu.sh in a patch of weeds, and a little 

 further on he half pointed but went on and roaded up the 

 bird, and the heat Avas ended with Rue II. the winner. Down 

 one hour and seA'enteen nunutes. This Avas AA-retched Avork. 

 Both dogs were evidently ofl' in nose, and Con being the 

 fastest got the worst of it. 



HALF AND HALF AND LALLA EOOKH. 



Half and Half ran here last year in the All-Aged Stake, 

 but Avas unplaced. He was handled by Captain' McMurdo. 

 Lalla Roohk, handled by Luke White, is too well knoAvn to 

 need description. They were ptit down in sedge on a side 

 hill. Rookh .showed np a trifle the fastest, nit hough Half 

 had cut his feet badly a few days before and this may have 

 aft'ected his .speed somewhat. After fooling Avith larks and 

 backing each other very prettily once or twice, Rookh chal- 

 lenged near a fence ami then roadiug a fcAA' yards she dropped 

 as if shot to a brace of birds that "White to order flusdied, 

 killing one that she retrieved. After considerable challeng- 

 ing and roadiug by both dogs in the vicinity Avithout result, 

 they were Avorked back to the house of Mr. Aldridge, Avho 

 had provided a bountiful lunch or rather dinner for UH,Avhich 

 was thoroughly enjoyed and heartily praised by all. After 

 lunch they AA-ere taken some distance to a good looking stub- 

 ble, where Rookh made a point near some Avoods and Half 

 backed her. As the judges came, Rookh drew toward them 

 and, locating tlie bevy, made a gamy point. White to order 

 put np the birds and killed one, Rookh retrieving it in good 

 form. A little further on Half flushed a bevy and the heat 

 was decided in favor of Lalla Rookh, Doavu altogether 

 tliirty-seven minutes. 



BANG BANG AND FLOTSAiAI. 



Bung Bang, handled by Luke Wliite, is well knoAVU. He 

 did not shoAV up in this heat nearly as AA-ell as he did last 

 year. Flotsam is a black bitch of medium size, an easy 

 mover, not very fast, but gamy and stylish when on game. 

 She Avas handled by Seager. They were cast oft: in the 

 stubble at half past two, Bang Avas the fastest btit lacked 

 the dash and go that he has formerly shown. Working 

 doAvn to a run Bang made a nice point, A single outlying- 

 bird flu.shed near Seager as the handlers Avent up, and several 

 more rose as White Avent ahead, one of AA'hich he killed, but 

 it was not found by Bang Avhen sent to retrieve. As Ave 

 stood there a large bevy flushed just beyond us, and some of 

 them settled on a hill.side. FolloAving them up Bang made 

 a point and Flo backed him, but nothing was found. Flo 

 then pointed and Bang backed her, but the birds had prob- 

 iibly run and both points were at foot scent. Flo 

 then made a nice i)oiut, and Bang, not seeing her, went 

 by and also pointed the same bird, Avhich Avas flushed 

 to order Bang then made^ a point, but White failed 

 to find ;i bird. Soon after he pointed one and 

 Flo backed him very nicely. White to order put U[) the 

 bird and killed, and Bang, with the assistance of his hand- 

 ler, retrieved it, flushing a bird as he came back. He then 

 pointetl, dreAV on and lost it. Flo then made a very st.ylish 

 point and Bang backed her nicely. As Seager went on to 

 put np the bird, Flo drcAv on a short distance and located her 

 birds in fine style, and several were flushed by Seager but 

 not shot at, S'winging round after them Flo made a point, 

 and, as Seager went ahead, she drew on and located it nicely 

 and it was flushed to order. Bang then flushed one doAvn 

 Avind. We then turned up a ravine where some birds had 

 been marked, and Bang got in a good point to a single that 

 White to order flu.shed, Flo then pointed near some briers 

 and di ew on, but the thicket Avas so dense she was called ofl'. 

 One then got up near Bang. We then turned into some 

 woods where Flo made a good point to a bi7-d that flushed 

 Avild. We then Avorked up along the branch to a stubble, 

 where Bang made a wide cast, turned toward us and 

 came to an elegant point. WhitCj ordered to flush, beat out 

 the g7-ound in front of him, but failing to raise the bird he 

 went up to Bang and shoved him on with his foot and the 

 bird flushed under his nose. This was a brilliant piece of 

 Avork and it decided the heat, AAdth Bang Bang the winner. 

 DoAATi one hour and eight minutes. 



This ended the first series. 



Summa/ry First Scries. 



Malite beat Sweep. 



Tammany beat Jetsam. 



Robert le Diable beat Richmond. 



Nick of Naso beat Flash R. 



Don's Dot beat Dixie. 



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, 



Second Series. 



MALITE AND TAJiOIANT. 

 This was the first brace of the second series. They Avere 

 put doAvn in a stubble fleld on a side hill. Malite made a 

 cast up the hill and made a nice point. Tarn had not had a 

 fair chance to get acciuainted with her, but as she stopped he 

 went up to her and introduced himself in proper form, but 

 she scornfully spurned his adA^ances and indignantly sprang 

 away from him right into the bevy. Avhich flushed and took 

 to tlie woods. This rebuil disheartened Tam, and before he 

 recovered fi'om it his chances for Avinning the heat were 

 gone. Following them into the AVOods Malite flushed one 

 and stopped to wing or on point, we could not see well 



