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enough to detemaine which, and another went soon after; 

 Tarn came round and pointed where they got up. Then in a 

 cornfield Tarn .scored a fiilsc point and Avas nicely backed by 

 Malite. and soon after Malite also pointed false and Tarn, 

 backea her. We then lieat out a knoll where some birds were 

 flushed by tlie handlers but none were found by the dogs. Then 

 in stubble both did some vei-y pretty work roading and 

 pointing larks. We then turned back lielow where 

 Malite had first challenged to the scent of the larks 

 as supposed, and she and Haight \valked into and liushcd a 

 bevy down mud. It -^vas iivnbably the trail of this bevy that 

 the dogs had been roading tlie wrong way and thus became 

 mixed up Avith the larks. I'he beyv w ent to some pine across 

 a creek, where one flu.slied near ilio dogs, and soon after 

 Malite pointed, drew on, and the bird rose, and Haight 

 scored a miss. 'Both then pointed a .short distance Rpart at 

 about the same time. i\ialite soon went on and Tarn held 

 his point and White ynit v\) the bird and missed, Tarn a bit 

 unsteady. Maiite then pointed a .single that flushed as 

 Haight came uj). Tarn ]-efused to Ijack and went up to her 

 and another one wcTit out of a troo. The owner of the land 

 now appeared and emphatically ordered us off, and we 

 turned back to an old corntield where the spectators flushed 

 a bevy, and as tlie dogs came round, a short distance bevnnd. 

 Malite made a nice point to another bevy along di.stanee 

 from her. Tarn came round and backed her, "and then 

 catching the scent, turned his head toward the birds and 

 also pointed. This ended the heat with Malite the winner. 

 Down fifty-one minutes, 



EGBERT LE DIABLE AST) NICK OF NASO, 

 This brace was put down in stiibble on a side hill. Robert 

 had a little the best of it in speed and range. Beating out 

 the stubble and turning down into the liottoni, Nick crossed 

 a fence and whirled into a beautiful point to a bevy that 

 Lexyis to order flushed and missed. The birds flew back, a.nd, 

 as it was iiearly night, they were not followed. Woiking 

 toAA'ard the teams, Kick made a nice point to a single and 

 Robert backed hiro, Lewis llashinu' the bird, which was not 

 shot at. Nick then fluslied one dov,-n wind and soon after 

 Robert followed suil . We then crossed a creek anrl Ijeat up 

 a draw, where the judges rode into a bevy that were feeding, 

 and they flushed and .settled in some pines and sedge. Both 

 dogs scored a flush each, when Robert cast down in the hol- 

 low, and. catching scent, turned and drew a short distance 

 and pointed, and as his handler came uii he drew on and 

 located a l.)evy very nicely. Haight to order put them up 

 and killed one, and Rol)ert retrieved it well. Then in the 

 pines Nick pointed and then drew on running birds, and 

 Robert flushed one arid stopped and pointed and drew on, 

 with Nick backing him, but the birds r;m away and he did 

 not succeed in locating them. We then went into some 

 woods where the birds had run and where the l.nst bevy had 

 settled. Both handlers urged on. their dogs and the specta- 

 tors crowded u]), making considerable noi.se on the di-y 

 leaves, and although Nick scored a point or two and both 

 did some good roading, flushes by dogs, handlers, judges and 

 spectators were the order of the day, and the work done was 

 very unsatisfactory. Finally the clogs were ordered up for 

 the night to go down again in the morning, and a start was 

 made for home. Down forty-one minutes. 



TUESDAY. 



The weather on Tuesday was not very favorable to sport. 

 It rained in the morning and there were two or three showers 

 during the day. The wind w.is high most of the time, mak- 

 ing it hard on the dogs and unpleasant for the spectators. 

 We exchanged work with Mr. H. H. Briggs, of the Breeder 

 and Sportsman, u.sing his notes for the day, and on the fol- 

 lowing day returning the favor. Lea^dng the hotel at 9 

 o'clock the dogs were put down one mile east of town in a 

 grassfield and worked through to a cornfleld. where Robert 

 challenged and then dreAv quite a distance tu the edge of 

 some pines and pointed a bevy very nicely. Haight to order 

 flushed the birds and killed one that Robert retrieA^ed. Nick 

 was_ brought up to back and did so rather unsteadily. Fol- 

 loAAdno' the birds into the Avoods Nick pointed a single that 

 flushed AAuld. They Avere then ordered up Avith Robert the 

 winner. Doavu tAventy-two minutes. Altogether one hour 

 and three minutes. 



don's dot and prince. 



This brace was put doAvn in sedge and worked some dis- 

 tance. Finally the judges flushed a bevy and they Avere fol- 

 lowed to some Avoods, Avhere Dot pointed near the edge and 

 Prince backed him a fe.AV seconds and then drew on past him 

 and stole the point. Short, to order, put up the bird and 

 killed it and Dot retrieved it in good form, both dogs steady. 

 Prince then AAdnded a bird, half pointed, and then went on 

 and scored a flush. Dot backed him and both Avere steady 

 to Aving. A little further on three birds got up near Prince 

 and he Avas unsteady. Then in a thicket each scored a good 

 point and birds Avere flushed to each and Prince Avas again a 

 trifle unsteady. Then, in sedge, Prince pointed a single that 

 flushed a second later. Working through some weeds to a 

 grass field Prince challenged, dreAv on and established a nice 

 point. Judge Orth flushed the bird and scored a miss. This 

 ended the heat with Prince the Avinner. Doav'h thirty-one 

 minutes. 



DUKE OF BEBGEN AND ROD. 

 This brace was at once put down in a field of grass and 

 worked back to some pines. Didce .shoAved up the fastest and 

 displayed more hunting sense. Rod had a little the best of 

 it in .style. Crossing a run to a field of sedge Rod made a 

 point and Duke backed him, Stafford flushing to order. 

 Then in the woods Duke nailed a bcA^y and Avas handsomely 

 backed by Rod. White ]mt up the birds and missed. Duke 

 remained quiet but Rod Avas unsteady. Rod then got in a 

 good point to a brace in a In-ush heap and Avas again un.steady^ 

 when the birds were flushed. A little further on a bevy 

 flushed Avild. Duke got there first and made a jjoint to a 

 single, that White, to order, flushed and missed. Meantime 

 Rod also pointed but nothing Avas foruid, and .soon after he 

 drew on and pointed and Duke backed him, Ijnt, as before, 

 no bird was found. Soon after he rejjeated this, probably 

 on running birds. Duke then dreAV on and made rather aii 

 ■uncertain point and Rod Avent ahead and stole the point. 

 This ended the heat with Duke of Bergen the wiuner, Down 

 tliirty-one minutes. 



KUE II. AND LALLA EOOKH. 

 These tAvo were nearly matched in looks and speed, and it 

 was sometimes ditB.cult to tell Avhich Avas AA^hich. The heat 

 was close, and some very pretty work was done. They were 

 put down in grass and Avorked over considerable ground. 

 Finally, just as Rue challenged, a bevy flushed Avild and 

 settled in some woods. Rue pointed at the edge very nicely 

 and Rookh backed her in fine style, but nothing was found. 

 A little further on Rookh dreAv quite a distance, but did not 

 locate her bird, Avhich Avas flushed by her handler. Then in 

 sedge Rue got in a good point to a single that Aldrich to 

 order put up and missed. Rookh then flushed one while at 

 speed and did not stop, and soon after she jumped into a 

 nice point and Rue instantly backed her very prettily. 

 White to order flushed the bird and killed it, Rookh retriev- 

 ing it in good form. A little further on in tall sedge Rue at 

 speed flushed a brace and stopped. At the same time Rookh 

 dropped to a single that flushed wild, and soon after in some 

 pines this Avas repeated. Rue then made a good point to a 

 single that Aldrich put up and killed. Rue sent to retrieve 

 flushed one and then Avent to the dead bird, but refused to 

 retrieve it. We then turned back to some marked birds, but 

 they were flushed by the spectators. Crossing a road to some 

 tall weeds RucAvinded a bird and deliberately flushed it, and 

 soon after both pointed a short distance apart, but neither 

 had birds. Working up to some pines Rookh caught scent 



and drew a long way and pinned a bevy tu fine style that 

 White to order flushed. This ended the heat Avith LaJla 

 Rookh the winner. Down one hour and twenty-four min- 

 utes. This ended the second series, Bang Bang having a 

 bye. 



Sti'imna/ry Second Series, 

 Malite beat Tammany. 

 Robert lo Diable beat Nick of Naso. 

 Prince beat Don's Dot. 

 Duke of Bergen beat Rod. 

 Lai la R ookh beat Rue II. 

 Bang Bang a bye. 



Third Series. 



BANG BANG AND MALITE. 



This was the first brace of the third series. They were put 

 down on a knoll in grass, Malite led off with a point to a 

 hare and Bang backed her. We then Avorked over considei- 

 able ground Avithout result, except one or tAA'o false points 

 by each. Finally Malite, in some pines, got in a good nobit 

 to a bevy and Ba'ng liacked hei- in elegant style. Haight to 

 order put up tlie liird.-^, lint did not shoot. A little furtlier 

 on the s])ecl.atoi's flushed a bevy and the dogs were worked 

 to where they were marked dow^n Bang made a poijit and 

 Malite liacked him. but (lie birds were running. Both cast 

 and Malite struck the scent and pointed and then drew on a 

 longdistance, locating the birds and establi.shing hei'jioiiit 

 in capital style, and Bang backed her very nicely. Haight 

 pxit up the birds and killed one that Malite retrieved fairly 

 AA'ell. Bang had challenged at this trail, but before he fairly 

 stopped she swung ahead and folloAA ed it up. Bang Avas a 

 little over-cautious and soon after he scored a false point and 

 ^lalite backetl him. Soon after Malite, at speed, flu.shed one 

 she .should ha\'e poi nted as she had the wind. We then beat out 

 an old field, Avhere both ranged wide and at good speed. The 

 judges flu.shed a bevy that settled in a large grass field, 

 where Bang, Avhile at speed, jumped into a magnificent 

 point to a .single that flushed Avild and Malite backed him. 

 Bang then challenged and began to draAv, but Malite swung 

 ahead of him and stole the point to a. bevy that flushed wild. 

 AA^e then went to lunch. DoAAm thirty-eight minutes. After 

 lunch they were again put down in sedge, where Bang made 

 a very stylish point to a bevy and Malite backed him. Maiite 

 to order put up the tiirds and scored a miss. FolloAving up 

 tiie beAw, Bang made a couple of false points and Malite 

 backefl him each time. Malite then made a point to a liird 

 that flushed wild and then several others went. A little 

 further on she got in another point to a single that AA^as 

 flushed to order. Bang then made a point, and as his hand- 

 ler came up he blinkecfhis bird, Avhich White flushed as he 

 Avent on. Soon after Bang put up a Avoodcock and then 

 Malite pointed a single, but blinked it, and Haight flu.shed 

 it and gave her a taste of the whij). She then made a false 

 point, and soon after die spectators Unshed four birds. The 

 dogs Avere then Avorked into some pines, Avhere Malite again 

 scored a false point. A little further on Bang pointed, drew 

 on and worked out a bevy and pointed them nicely, Malite 

 backing him in fine style. White flushed the birds and 

 missed. This Avas a good piece of work. Malite then flushed 

 a bird and soon after, across a gully. Bang made an elegant 

 point to a single, and the heat vvas decided in his favor. 

 Down forty-nine minutes. Altogether one hour and tAventy- 

 seven minutes. This was a close heat and at times very iii- 

 teresting. 



ROBERT LE DIABLE AND DUKE OF BERGEN. 

 This brace was put down in an open grass field, and 

 Avorked through to some sedge, AA'here Duke jumped into a 

 styli.sh point to a bevy that White to order flushed, killing- 

 two A\ ith one barrel that Duke retrieved nicely. A long turn 

 Avas then taken Avithout a find. Duke finally found and 

 pointed a single that flu.shed wild and Robert backed him. 

 The bird was marked doAvn and the dogs Avere Avorked in 

 that direction. Robert got there first and made a stylish 

 point and Duke backed him. Haight flushed the bird and 

 scored a very clever miss. Turning back into some Avoods 

 Robert flushed one that he should have pointed, as he had 

 the Avind. Soon after each scored a false point, and a little 

 further on Robert pa.ssed a bird that he .should have pointed, 

 as Haight fln.shed it as he came along. Then in some woods 

 Robert challenged and drcAV uji Avind, but the birds AA^ere 

 behind him and they flushed as the judges came up. A little 

 further on he made a point to a .single, and Duke backed 

 him nicely, but Avas a trifle unsteady to Aving. We then Avent 

 a long distance and nothing Avas done. Finally in some tall 

 weeds Duke made a nice point to a beAy^ and Robert backed 

 him in fine style. White put up tAA'b birds under Duke's 

 nose, and when the dogs were ordered on Robert Avent ahead 

 and pointed the bevy and Duke backed him. Haight to 

 order put up the birds and scored a very nice double, and 

 Robert retrieved but not in good form. A little further on 

 Robert made a point; Duke backed un.steadily, and as Robert 

 drew on he went up and both moved up and flushed the bird 

 and chased it some distance. When they came back a .single 

 flushed near Robert and he dropped to Aving. The judges 

 then consulted and ordered the dogs up, and awarded the 

 heat to Robert. Doaati tAvo hours and nine nnnutes. This 

 was a long heat and both kept up their speed remarkably 

 well. 



PRINCE AND LALLA ROOKH. 

 This brace was put dowm in a patch of scrub oak and 

 sedge. Prince cast to the right and pointed a single and 

 Rookh backed him. White, to order, flushed the bird and 

 killed it. Prince, sent to retrieve, found it, and he and his 

 handler brought it in. Rookh then in tall sedge pointed a 

 single, and as White AA'ent to flush it she left her point and 

 Avent around. White put up the bird and missed it. Prince 

 was then lost and found soon after dropped on point, but the 

 bird had probably run as nothing Avas found. They were 

 then taken up for the day and Ave started ■ for home, Down 

 tAvelve minutes. 



WEDNESDAY. 



On Wednesday it Avas cloudy and it looked like rain. 

 Leaving the hotel at 8:23 the dogs were put down in an old 

 field east of the tOAvn eleven minutes later. We beat out 

 considerable ground AAdthout a find until we came to a brier 

 and Aveed patch on a side hill where Rookh found and 

 pointed a beAT^that White flushed to order and killed one, 

 and Rookh retrieved it nicely. FolloAving up the birds in 

 some pines, Prince made a jjoint to a single and Rookh 

 backea him. He then drew on and located the bird and 

 Whaite flushed ;md killed it and Prince retrieved it part way 

 and dropped it. A little further on Rookh challenged and 

 Prince cast ahead and pointed the bcA^ just as Rookh 

 pointed. Whaite, to order, put up the birds but did not .shoot. 

 Prince then made a point but dreAV on and the bird flushed 

 in front of him. Both dogs then challenged and roaded run- 

 ning birds and soon after Prince pinned one that his handler 

 flushed to order. Rookh then pointed, but Avent on and shortly 

 after Prince pointed nicely and Rookh backed in fine st yle. 

 Whaite put up the bird and several more went. Both then 

 half pointed and commenced roading. Prince to the left and 

 Rookh to the right. Prince drew a fcAA" yards and nailed a 

 brace that Avere flushed to order and the judges ordered them 

 up and aAvarded the heat to Prince. Down tAventy-eight 

 minutes, altogether forty minutes. After the heat Avas 

 decided Rookh continued her roading for a long distance and 

 finally Whaite flushed the bird in front of her. This Avas a 

 very nice piece of Avork. This ended the third series with the 

 folloAvdng result: 



Summary Third Series: 

 Bang Bang beat Malite. 

 Robert le Diable beat Duke of Bergen. 

 Prince beat Lalla Rookh. 



Fourth Series. 



BANG BANG AND ROBERT LE WABLE. 



The race betAveen tlrcse two dogs was watched Avith ab- 

 sorbing interest. They Avere put down a foAv minutes past 

 nine in the large open field on the Snow farm Avhere all 

 could see the work and compare their i-elative merits as to 

 speed and range. Bang started off at rather a moderate 

 rate, Avhile Robert cut loose at the sta.rt. After a fCAV min- 

 ntes Bang went better and (here Avas not much advantage 

 for either in .speed and range during the heat. Beating out 

 the stubble across to the Avoods Ave turned back loAver doAvn, 

 and Avhen nearly through tlie field Bang made a wide cast, 

 and as we turned he caught the scent and made a nice point 

 Avitli his head high in the air. The judges rode up within 

 fifty yards of him and stopped, and a few seconds later 

 several birds flushed close to tliem, and as they rose the bevy 

 in front of Bang also went and .settled in the cedars beyond. 

 We then beat oat the remainder of the stubble Avithout find- 

 ing any more birds, and then turned into the woods and 

 Avorked toward the scattered bevy. Robert was the first to 

 find, making a nice point at the edge of the cedars. Bang 

 came round but did not see him and also pointed a iew 

 yards aAvay, and birds Avere flushed to each point. A 

 little further on Bang stopped to a single that Avas in the air 

 almost at the instant. Tins Avas very close to a flush, Bang 

 having about a quarter second the best of it. Robert then 

 .got in a very nice point to a .sinuie that Haight flushed to 

 oi'der, but did not shoot at. As Robert Avent on one got up 

 su.spiciously near him, but we could not .see in the thicket 

 just hoAv it happened. Meantime Bang, to the right of him 

 roaded a short distance and made an uncertain point to a 

 single that White flushed and killed, and Bang broke shot, 

 but stopped to order. He then Avas sent to retrieve and 

 brought the bird very nicely. Both dogs then crossed the 

 fence and pointed and each handler claimed the point, but 

 the dogs soon went on, and the judges ordered them back 

 into the cedars. As soon as they came over the fence Robert 

 made a nice point and Bang backed him in fine style. The 

 bird was flushed to order, and as the dogs Avere sent on Bang 

 went to the right, while Robert turned to the left, challenged 

 and then di'eAv to a beautiful point, doing his work in a 

 masterly manner, Haight to order putting up the bird. Bang 

 then made a false point near a gully. The judges comsulted 

 and ordered the <logs on and we turned back on the opposite 

 side of the gully. After going a -short distance Robert made 

 a styli.sh point, and as his handler canie up he drcAV on and 

 located his bird in fine style. They Avcre then ordered up 

 AA-ith Robert the winner. DoAvn thirty-four minutes. Prince 

 having a bye this ended the foru-th series. 



Tic for Fir fit Place. 

 PRINCE AND ROBERT LE DIABLE. 



These Avere the only ones left in for first money, and the 

 heat proved to be the last one of the stake. They Avere taken 

 back to the large field Avhere the last brace started, and after 

 a foAv minutes Avere cast off at 9:56. Both started out Avell 

 and beat the stubble in line style. Working across the field 

 the dogs went to AAdndAvard of a bevy in the center of the 

 field, and the birds flushed under the horses' feet and pitched 

 down the slope into the woods. We left our horses at the 

 fence and the dogs were sent on. Prince was over the fence 

 first and" at once pointed, Robert refiased to back AA-ent up and 

 made an unceitain point alongside. Both then drew on and 

 pointed nicely, Prince just a trifle first. Whaite to order 

 flushed the birds and killed one. and Prince, sent to retrieve 

 it, turned back near the same place and pointed a brace that 

 had lain, and his handler put them up. This did not count 

 as the other dog was ordered doAvn while he was I'etrieying. 

 Prince then, \vith the help of his handler, found the bird 

 and brought it a short distance and dropped it. We then 

 beat out the corner but no more birds were found, and we 

 returned to our horses and then worked south up the slope, 

 and then doAAm toward the creek in the sedge Avhere Prince 

 dropped to a bevy, and Robert, a short distance below him, 

 also pointed the same birds, which Avere flushed to order. 

 W e then followed the birds across the creek and Robert got 

 in a nice point, drcAv on a few steps, and locating his bird 

 pointed it in fine style. Haight, to order, put up the bird 

 and killed it. Robert sent to retrieve flushed one, and then 

 the others got up AAuld, he then retrieved the bird in good 

 form. We then recrossed the creek and Robert got in""tAvo 

 nice points, and birds were flu.shed to each. Then crossing a 

 gully Prince made a cast toward a thicket and made a 

 beautiful point, then drawing on in a very gamy Avay he 

 again pointed in good style, but nothing was found, and he 

 scored a false point. We then crossed a branch and AA'orked 

 up the slope to a stubble Avhere Prince made a point, -and 

 draAAung on caught the scent and dropped as if shot with his 

 head high in the air, Robert instantly backing him. This 

 Avas a very pretty picture. Whaite went ahead to flush, and 

 Prince (h-cAv on and the birds got up a short distance ahead 

 of him. FolloAAdng the birds into some sprouts \A-here there 

 Avas but little cover, tAvo or three flushed near the judges, 

 and the dogs were ordered roimd there. Robert going doAvn 

 Avind flushed one, and a few strides frnther on he whirled 

 round on a very gamy point to another one that his handler 

 to order flu.shed. Pnnce soon after flushed one that he 

 should liaA'e pointed, and a little further on he repeated the 

 performance and the heat was ended Avith Robert the winner, 

 and he Avas declared winner of first prize. Down fifty-three 

 minutes. The judges selected Bang Bang as the best of the 

 dogs beaten by the winner to run Avith Prince for second 

 money, but the handlers agreed to divide the honor and 

 money equallj\ and the Pointer Stake was fini-shed at eleven 

 o'clock and we returned to the Snow farm to begin the 

 Setter Stake. 



Following is the summary: 



First Series. 



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 Ilalf-and-Half . 



Bang Bang beat Flotsam. 



Second Series. 

 Malite beat Tammany. 

 Robert le Diable beat Nick of Naso. 

 Prince beat Don's Dot. 

 Duke of Bergen beat Rod. 

 Lalla Rookh beat Rue II. 

 Bang Bang, a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Bang Bang beat Malite. 

 Robert le Diable beat Duke of Bergen, 

 Prince beat Lalla Rookh. 



Fourtli Series. 

 Robert le Diable beat Bang Bang, 

 Prince a bye. 



Tic for First Place 

 Robert le Diable beat Prince and Avon first prize. 

 Prince and Bang Bang divided second prize. 



THE ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE. 

 There were 44 nominations for the All-Aged Setter Stake, 

 26 of which started. At the first meeting of the club, on 

 Robins Island, in 1879, the setters a'nd pointers were run to- 

 gether. There were 20 nominations for the All-Aged Stake 



