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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 80, 1886. 



pinned in good style, and soon after in sedge he liad another 

 one fast, and the heat was ended with Keystone the winner. 

 Down forty-one minutes. This ended the work for the day, 



KUBICOIv" AST) DAX J. 



On Monday the weather was fine and fair progress was 

 made with the work. Rubicon, handled by his owner, Mr. 

 Stephenson, has a fair amount of speed, but is deficient in 

 range and style, running a portion of the time fairly well 

 and then slouching along in a manner that was far from 

 pleasing. Dan, handled by JSTesbitt, did not show much 

 speed or style. They were put down on the Bryant farm at 

 9:18 in a sedge field' and worked down among some gullies. 

 Rubicon made a point to a brace of birds in a thicket near a 

 gully, Stephenson flushing them and missing. We then 

 beat" out the gully, but failed to find the birds and turned 

 back to a slope, where Rubicon made a point, to which noth- 

 ing was found. One of the birds was flushed by the specta- 

 tors, and as we came to where it was Dan flushed it. Some 

 distance fui'iher on the dogs were ordered up and the heat 

 was awarded to Ruhicon. Down fifty-nine minutes. 



DEE AXD BOf EOT. 



Dee, handled by John Ellison, is rather a heavy moving 

 dog with only a fair amount of speed. Bun Roy, handled by 

 Nesbitt, moves fairly well, but is not fast and runs with his 

 head do\yu. They were put down iu sedge and worked 

 across a gully near some woods, when we turned back after 

 a bevy that had been flushed by the spectators. The dogs 

 failed to find two that settled in a small patch of pines, and 

 they were flushed by the judges. We then turned toward 

 some woods, where Dee flushed one and soon after another 

 one got up wild on bare ground, and as Bun came there he 

 dropped on point to the scent and Dee backed him. A little 

 further on Dee pointed a single that Ellison, to order, flushed. 

 We then turned down to a branch where Bun flushed one. 

 Working through some woods to a road we came to a gully, 

 where Dee half pointed ju.st as a bird rose and pitched down 

 the bank, when he took a few steps forward and flushed 

 several more and dropped on point to the remainder of the 

 bevy that went soon after. Bun Roy was down in the gully 

 and his handler called a point and two or three liirrls flushed 

 near him. when those in front of Dee went. Thev were then 

 ordered up and the heat was awarded to Bun Roy. Down 

 forty-five minutes. 



ALLIE JAMES AJTD LTIKE ROY. 



This brace was put down in the open at 11:1.5. AUie ran at 

 High Point. She ran much better here, showing up in capi- 

 tal form and doing some very pretty work. Luke, handled 

 by Titus, is a very nice moving dog' with a fair amo\int of 

 speed. Working down a run and around to get the wind we 

 turned back to find the bevy flushed in the fast heat. AUie 

 cast down to a branch and found them, making a stylish 

 point, the bii-ds flushing wild a few seconds later." Crossing 

 a ditch, one got up near Allie and she dropped to wing, and 

 further on she dropped on point, but soon went on. Soon 

 after she swung among some deep gullies and challenged, but 

 her handler called her away, and as she turned a bird flushed 

 near her and she dropped to wing. When she went on an- 

 other one rose and soon after the thii'd one went. Luke then 

 took a hand and flushed one and was unsteadv. and as an- 

 other one went he started for it. but lost sight of it as he 

 crossed a gully and we only scored him an intended chase. 

 Soon after he made a nice point and was held for some time 

 for Allie to back. She finally came round, but refused to 

 back and was dropped to order. Nothing was found to the 

 point, but Luke should not be penalized, as he was held so 

 long that the bird may have run away. We then worked 

 through a cottonfleld and some woods and turned up a hill 

 to a cornfleld. Allie was suffering from a broken tail and 

 the splints having become displaced a halt was called to re- 

 adjust them, after which she went as merry as at first and 

 soon had a point and Luke backed her. As the handlers 

 came up Allie moved on and both dogs cast in opposite di- 

 rections. Allie caught it and again pointed, but this was in 

 the wrong direction, as when we turned back, after failing 

 to find anything to the point, a bevy was flushed ju.st beyond 

 where she had first pointed. Following in their direction 

 Allie made a nice point and a second later Luke also pointed 

 and birds were flushed to each. This ended the heat with 

 Allie the winner. Down forty-eight minutes. 



DOLLY AXD BOB H. 



Dolly, or Texas Dolly as she is called, is rather a well- 

 formed animal above the medium in size, with a fair amount 

 of speed and considerable style when on game. She was 

 handled by Major Ross of D"allas, Tex. Bob, handled by 

 Rose, ran at High Point. They were put down in some tall 

 sedge and worked through to some woods and then down to 

 a branch, where a large bevy flushed almo.st under the feet 

 of our horse. One of them remained, and craning his neck 

 took a good look at us and appeared to be satisfied that we 

 intended him no harm, but as he caught a glimpse of the 

 faces of some of the others, with a note of dismay he incon- 

 tinently took wing and was soon lost to sight far over the 

 tops of the tallest trees. Following up the birds across a 

 road, Dolly made a very nice point to a portion of the bevy. 

 Major R.oss to order put them up and dropped one before it 

 went ten feet, and Dolly retrieved it well. A little fiirther 

 on Dolly again pointed and Bob backed her, hut nothing 

 was found. Tiu-ning up the slope a hawk was seen sitting 

 on a tree and the judges requested Rose to .shoot it, which he 

 did, and a quail was found in his talons. Soon after Bob 

 pointed and Dolly backed him. but nothing was found. 

 Beating out the woods to the top of the hill we turned 

 back down to the hollow where Dolly pointed and Bob 

 backed her. As Major Ross went ahead Dolly drew on 

 and the bird flushed near her. We then worked" down to a 

 gully which we cro.ssed and beat up the opposite slope, 

 where the handlers put up the remainder of the bevy 

 ■which settled in some cotton and along a run in the sedge. 

 Bob pinned one in the cotton very nicely and Rose flushed it 

 and scored a miss. A few yards further on Bob half pointed 

 just as another one went, and soon after the others flushed 

 wild. The dogs were then sent down in a hollo^v toward a 

 marked bird which was flushed by Rose. They were then 

 taken up for lunch which was awaiting us near by, and again 

 put down in a cornfield a half hour later and worked to the 

 railroad, Avhich we crossed to a large open field where Bob 

 made a point at the edge of # plum thicket, and am Rose 

 came iip Bob moved round, and a second or two later a bird 

 went out of a bush a few feet from the ground. A little 

 further on another one flushed near Bob and his handler. 

 We then crossed a road, and soon after the handlers put up 

 a bevy that settled in' some tall sedge, where both dogs 

 pointed at the same time. Rose put up the bird in front of 

 Bob and mi-ssed it. and the one in front of Dolly went. Soon 

 after Dolly pinned another one and Bob backed her. Major 

 Ross, to order, flu.shing the bird. When sent on Dolly ran 

 up one and .stmjped, and soon after Bob made a nice point to 

 a single that Dolly flu.shed as she came up. Bob soon had 

 another one fast, that Rose, to order, put up, and the heat 

 was ended with Bob the winner. Do^vu altogether, one hour 

 and thij-ty-five minutes. Cliff Gladstone having a bye, this 

 ended the first series with the following result; 



Summary First Series, 



Little Nell beat Ben Hur. 



Cassio beat Goldstone. 



Nat Goodwin beat Dante. 



Jean Val Jean beat Katrina (withdrawn), 



Ruby D. beat Talleyrand. 



Hustling Hannah beat Wanda. 



Chance beat Gladstone's Girl. 



Rubicon beat Dan J. 



Keystone heat Roi B. 



Bun Roy beat Dee. 



Allie .Tames beat Luke Roy. 



Bob H. beat Dolly. 



Clift' Gladstone, a bye. 



Second Series. 



CLIFF GLADSTONE AND LITTLE NELL. 

 ^ Cliff Gladstone, handled by Tucker, was entered as Gay 

 Gladstone, but his name was afterward changed to Cliff. He 

 is a nicely-formed dog, with quite a turn of speed and one of 

 the best-moving dogs in the stake; he is very quick in his 

 turns aad shows lots of style. He appeared to lack experi- 

 ence, and may. if he goes all right, make it very hot for the 

 best of thera next year. Tliey were put down in some tall 

 grass and worked through to a'corufield and then liaclc into 

 some woods, where Clitf made an elegant false point and 

 soon after he pointed near a tree, probal^ly at the scent of a 

 squirrel. Workintf through the woods to an open field, both 

 dogs challenged near a thicket and a hivd flushed ^^ild near 

 them, Cliff making a nice jjoint to the scrnt. Nell 

 then flu.shed one and stopped to wing. TurninK into a 

 cornfield Cliff' made a nice point and Nell backed him very 

 prettily, but nothing was found. A little further on a bevy 

 flushed near Nell that she .shoidd have pointed, and they 

 were followed. Cliff made two false pomts. and was backed 

 by Nell each time. Both then pointed. Cliff half a second 

 first, a bird that fltished as the handlers came up. Cliff' 

 soon after got in a styli.sh point to a single th.at Tucker nut 

 up and killed. A little further on both pointed at the sanie 

 time a bird that was flu.shed by the handlers. Cii tf then 

 made a false point, and soon after Nell pinned one that 

 Titu.s, to order, flti.^hed. Cliff baLking nicely. A .short dis- 

 tance further on Cliff made a gamy point to a .single that 

 Tucker, to order, put up. and soon nfter Cnifl' iu:\'}" f;il-(- 

 poiut, and then he scored a flush. Taking a ion:, 

 out a find, the judges compared notes and award, .i, ; .:• ... 

 to Little Nell. Down one hour itnd twenty-one mlTiuie.s. 



CA.SSIO AN'D KUEY D. 

 Q'his brace was put down in a cotton field, and a long turn 

 was taken to a, bi'anch. where Cassio pointed a lievy in a 

 thicket, and a second or two later Ruby came up beloW and 

 also pointed the same Ijevy. The birds were fltished and 

 followed, both dogs getting a point that we did not get u\) in 

 time to see. Cas.sio then roiide ;i nice point and Ruby backed 

 him; the bird was fiirdietl and several more went. Huby 

 then pointed, prob.ibly ;;i the old .--ceut. but a bird was 

 flu.shed some distauee iieymni het and jjer handler claimed 

 the point, but it was st le:\M vei-y (iimbtful that she was en- 

 titled to it. A little furtlier o:i t , r:i;!de a idee point at 

 the edge of a gully, but noihin;; \v;i- found. Soon after he- 

 made a wide cast "in sonie \\ > 'Ck ; 'ppeduear the judges, 

 who thought that he was I'jokiug inr u\-^ handler,and Avent 

 was told to call lum, but ( ris^io kue\\ \\ hat he was about, 

 and instead of obeying the hi- tie he drew on a few yards 

 and made an elegaiit point to a \>evy. Ruby also pointed 

 the same birds, but hei- work was not iieaidy equal in merit 

 to that of Cassio. This ended the heat in favor of Cassio. 

 Down twenty-five minutes. 



NAT GOODWIN AND HU.STLING HANNAH. 

 This brace was put down at the edge of the woods near 

 where the last brace was taken up. Nat had the best of it 

 in speed and style. He had gone but a short distance when 

 he .stopped on point to the scent of ;i bevy, and as he stood 

 there a hare ran just in front of him. This was too tempt- 

 ing and he broke, but stopped to order and then drew on, 

 and locating the bevy, pointed them nicely, the birds flushing 

 as Avent srent to his dog. Leaving our horses we followed 

 the birds across a gully among some sprouts where one 

 flu.shed near Nat and soon after one got up close to Hannah 

 and she pointed at the old scent and Nat backed her. Han- 

 nah then got in a good point to a single that Short to order 

 flushed and killed. At nearly the same time Nat also pointed 

 a single that Avent to order put up. A few yai'ds further on 

 Hannah half pointed just as one went. Na"t then cast ahead 

 and jumped into an elegant point that Hannah dropped to as 

 fiuick as if shot. " This was very nicely done. They were 

 then ordered up with Nat the winner. " Down ten minutes. 



JEAN TAX JEAN AND RUBICON. 

 This brace was put down in some sedge at 4:21, and woiked 

 over a knoll down to a gully, where Joan made a point to 

 which nothing was found. Working up the oppo.site slope 

 we crossed a road, and soon after Rubicon jxiinted and dre^v 

 on and Avorked out a ranning bevy very nicely, .Jean back- 

 ing him a .short time and then running up and pointing 

 behind. Stephenson put up the Irli d.s and killed one that 

 Rubicon retrieved. .Jean broke in at sliot Irat stopped to 

 ordei-. When sent on Rubicon flushed one and stopped to 

 win.tr. and Jefn backed him, dropping A ery prettily. A little 

 ftirther on .lean staited for a hare, btit came hack" to order. 

 Workin.g on we came to a As ide gull.\', where .lean did a very 

 pretty piece of work. In jumping the .gully te Avinded the 

 Isirds and stiffened while in the air, and struck the ground 

 on a lieautiful point. Avent put up the birds, and ,Je^n was 

 steady to shot and wing. A little fui-ther on Rubicon made 

 a point to a bird that Avas seen to run away. Working along 

 the gully to a thicket, .lean ran into a brace doAvn wind, and 

 as they flushed the remainder of the bevy flushed Avild. ' Fol- 

 lowing them up .Jean made a nice point to a single outljdng 

 bird, Rubicon pointing the bevy at nearly the same time. 

 Stephenson put up the bevy, and the bird in front of .Jean 

 also Avent. They were then taken up for the night. Down 

 thlrt.y-fi\ e minutes. On Tuesday there was cousiderahle 

 Avind. but upon the whole it was a fair hunting day. 

 The dogs were put down at nine o'clock in "a 

 cornfield and worked through to some .stubble. A\'here 

 .Jean challenged and made two or three ca,sts, but was 

 called away and sent in another dii-ection, but he 

 failed to make it out. Turning into some Avoods 

 Rubicon challenged but Avas called off, and as he came down 

 wind he flushed a bevy and dropped to wing. .Jean coming 

 round, pointed at the place Avhere they rose. The birds were 

 folloAved but we failed to find them, and a long turn was 

 taken without a find. Working doAvn to a run, Rubicon 

 made a point in some bull grass. Stephenson failed to find 

 anything and claimed that the point Avas to a hare, but just 

 then a bcA^y flushed A\ild some distance up ANund and he 

 changed his mind. He Avas probably coiTect, as Avhen Rubi- 

 con went on, he drcAv on the trail toward the place where the 

 bevy rose from. FolloAAung the birds Ridjicon made a false 

 point that Jean refused to back, and stealing in he also 

 pointed. A little further on Rubicon flushed a bird that he 

 should haA'e pointed. We then turned back and Rubicon 

 made a point and .Jean backed him nicely. A bird Avas 

 flushed down Avind some distance from the dogs, and Steph- 

 enson claimed that it was the bu-d that his dog Avas pointing 

 and ordered him on, but this was not the bird, as it was 

 flushed a .short time after by Stephenson Avhen he came back. 

 Turning back to some woods the judges compared notes, and 

 after a consultation of ten minutes, the heat Avas aAvarded to 

 Rubicon. DoAvn altogether one hour and forty-nine nunutes. 

 We cannot indor.se this decision, as tlie work done by Jean 

 Avas of a much higher order of merit than that done by Rubi- 

 con, and he clearly had the best of it in speed and range, and 

 was much the superior in style as well as in hunting sense. 



CHANCE AXD KEYSTONE. 

 This brace Avas at once put doAAm in the AvoodSj and as we 

 started to go on a brace of birds flushed near the judges, and 

 one of them went only a short distance. Chance came round, 

 but the bird Avas flushed behind him. One then got up near 

 KeystORe {ind he was a trifle unsteady to wing. Several 



more then went. Chance soon after flushed one and dropped, 

 and Ivey, coming upon htm suddenly, also dropped besicle 

 him very prettily. A little further on Chance made a point 

 and Key backed him, but both soon went on and soon after 

 they flushed one. We then crossed a branch, when Key 

 scored a false point, Chance backing him handsomely. 

 Turning into some Avoods Chance nailecl a single that AA^ent, 

 to order, put tip. We then took a turn back to the comer of ' 

 the woods, Avhen the judges fltished a beAW and the dogs 

 were taken round to get the wind and worked toward them. 

 Chance got there fii-st and made a nice point th;it Key at 

 once honored. Avent, to order, put un the bird, and seA'eral 

 more went. Key then pinned a .single that was flushed by 

 his handler. A short distance further on the judges com- 

 pared notes and awarded the heat to Chance. DoAvn forty- 

 two minutes. 



ALLIE JAMES ^VND BIjX ROY. 



This brace was put down in an old field at 11 o'clock. 

 Allie had the best of it iu speed and stAde. Working toAvard 

 a marked bird Allie challen,ged and'drew to a point on a 

 small bird, and soon after she flushed a hare and went for 

 him at her best speed and they both di.sappeared over a knoll 

 Avith Alice clo.se up. She lo.s't him, howcA^er, and came back 

 just in time to see Bun Roy go for another one. He had a 

 fa.ster hare than Alice and soon gave up the chase in disgust. 

 We then turned along the edge of some Avoods, where Alice 

 did a very fine piece of Avork, roading a bevy dowTi wind and 

 dropping on point just as Hun came np and also di'opped to 

 the same scent, AA-ent to order putting up the birds just 

 b: yond them. Taking the dogs round for the wind, we 

 tuineu into the woods and Avorked tOAvard the bird.s. Alice 

 got there first and made a beautiful point Avith her head as 

 high up as she could get it. Avent flushed the l)ird and .as 

 Alice Avas sent on she took a fcAV .steps and stopped on point 

 '■' 1 i ^ i <t before or just after a bird went, aa'c could not de- 

 hich. A little further on she dropped to a single 

 I . 1 -1 lit put up to order. When sent on she flushed one 

 aiid dropped to AAing. Btm then SAATmgback and also scored 

 a flush. Alice then .^at down on point A-erv gracefully, and 

 as her handler Aveut ahead she drew on a sfiort distance and 

 lost it. Soon after she roaded otit a single and pointed it in 

 lieautiful style. Avent put it up and they Avere ordered up 

 just as a point Avas claimed for Bun. Nesbitt put up the 

 bird and Bttn jumped for it. The heat Avas then aAA'arded to 

 .Vliee. Down twenty-six minutes. Bob H. havin.g a bye 

 this ended the second series Avith the result as follows; 



Sumrnary Second Series. 

 Little Nell beat Cliff Gladstone. 

 Cas-iio beat Ruby D. 

 Nat GoodAAdn beat Hustling Hannah. 

 Rubicon beat Jean Val Jean. 

 Chance beat Keystone. 

 Allie .James beat Bun Roy. 

 Bob H. a bye. 



niircl Series. 



BOB H. AND CASSIO. 



In the regular order of running Bob H. and Little Nell 

 came together, btit to avoid the necessity of running two of 

 AA'ent's do.u's together the order v.-as changed and Cassio was 

 run against Hob. They were put doAvn at 11:40 in a cotton 

 field .at the edge of .some avooiIs. Working doAvn to a gully 

 Cassio challen.ged and drew to a point, and as AA^ent Avent up 

 ahead he dreAv on and then made a cast, but did not succeed 

 in making it out. We then turned cloAvn to a branch and 

 Bob made a point. Cassio came round, and not seeing him, 

 SAATiug in ahead of him and also pointed. Avent AA-ent in 

 front of him and flushed part of a bcA^y, and as Cas.sio Avas 

 ordered on he took a few steps and again pointed and Avent 

 put up the remainder of the bevy. Following the birds Bob 

 pinned a sin.gle that was accidentally flushed by Avent, AA-ho 

 Avas going toAvard his dog. Bob soon after flushed one and 

 stopped and scA-eral more went. Cassio then pointed tAvice 

 to the old scent and Bob backed him each time. Some dis- 

 tance further on seA'eral birds were flushed by the judges 

 and .spectators and we turned into .some sedge and worked 

 to a thicket, Avhere a bevy flushed almost under the horses. 

 Both dogs hud been near" there but failed to find them. The 

 birds were marked doAVn and the dogs Avere sent in their 

 direction. Cassio Avas the first to find, but he scored a flush 

 instead of a point and soon after Bob came up and 

 half pointed just as another one got up and then the 

 other Avent. Turning back along a ravine Bob 

 dropped as if shot on point to a single that Rose saw 

 running away from liim, and he went for it and giAdn.g it a 

 kick killed it and saved his ammunition. We tfien tui-ned 

 into some sprouts, where Bob made a nice point to a bevy 

 that Rose, to order, fiushed, and as they flew OA"er another 

 bevy they also AA-ent. Following them np one flushed near 

 Cassio down wind, and as Bol> came up another one got up 

 and then the othei's went. Taking the dogs round for the 

 wind. Bob flushed one and stopped on point to another that 

 his handler put up to order. A little further on Bob again 

 flushed one and dropped on point to another, and Ca.ssio 

 backed him. Rose flushing the bird. As they Avent on Bob 

 pointed at the old scent, and soon after Cassio did the same 

 and Bob backed him. We then Avorked up to the edge of 

 some woods, where Bob made a nice point to a single that 

 flushed as Rose came up. They were then ordered up and we 

 went to lunch. During lunch the judges compared notes 

 and decided the heat in faA'or of Cassio. Down thirty-four 

 minutes. This AA-as a A'ery close heat. Cassio had the best of 

 it in .speed, range and style, but Bob showed the most hunt- 

 ing sense and found the mo.st birds. 



LITTLE NELL .VXD NAT GOODWIN. 



After lunch this brace was put doAvn in a conifield. Both 

 are easy and fast goers, with not much to chose between 

 them. Nell was the more systematic in her range, and was 

 fully as stylish as Nat. After a turn through the corafield 

 we tuimed Ijack across a gully to some Avoods, Nat making a 

 nice point to a small bird. Enterin.g the woods a oii"d flushed 

 ahead of Nat and he stopped on point. This was out of sight 

 of the judges. Soon after at the corner of a cornfield Nat 

 pimied a single that was flushed by Titus, Avho was going 

 toward Nell a little beyond. Turning back along the edge 

 of the Avoods Nat sAvting in out of sight, and Ave heard a bird 

 go near hirii, and a second later his handler called a point. 

 As the judges came up Nat was pointing, but nothing was 

 foimd. Nat's ears were just a trine too much cocked for a 

 steady point, and we had an idea that he possibly knew 

 something of the bird that Ave heard go. This opinion was 

 confirmed when Ave came up by the maimer in Avhich he 

 Avent on, as he appeared to be expecting another rise. A\'ent 

 stopped him, and soon after several birds flushed Avild near 

 by. Soon after Nat AA-as found on point, and a bird Avas said 

 to ha\'e gone as his handler Avent toward him, but we did 

 not arrive in time to see it. A little further on one got up 

 near Nat and he stopped to Aving. We then turned back 

 through the Avoods and took a long turn Avithout finding 

 birds. Finally Nat .swung across a gully and made a ca.st 

 up to some Avoods, and pointed a bevy in capital style, Nell 

 backing him nicely. Avent to order put up the birds and 

 killed one that Nell retrieved. This ended the heat Avith 

 Nat the Avinner. DoAAm thixly-tiA'e minutes. Just at the 

 finish of the heat, as C61. Merriman Avas riding under a tree, 

 a dead tAvig flcAv back and struck him in the eye, penetrating 

 the membrane coa' eriug the eyeball. The stick Avas as large 

 as a match and half an inch long. Dr. Young Avith consider- 

 able difficulty remoA^ed it, and it Avas thought that the eye 

 Avas permanently injm-ed, but Ave Avere gi'eatly pleased to 

 find upon our return to the hotel that there Avas every pro*- 

 pect for a speedy recoveiy, and that no serious injury wa« 

 auticipated. 



