Dec. 30, 1886.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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RUBICON AND CHAXCE. 

 Tliis brace was put down at 2:08 at the edge of some woods 

 Soon after they started -several birds flushed near them and 

 Avent claimed a point for Chance, but he showed no indica- 

 tion of ha%^ng winded the birds, and had apparently stopped 

 to the whistle at about the time they flushed down wind 

 just l)eyond him. Working down to a gully Rubicon made 

 a nice point and Chance backed him in fine style, making a 

 very pretty picture. Stephenson spent considerable time , 

 trying to find the bird, but finally gave it up and came bad: 

 to"his'dog, when it flushed under the bfnd^ cb:)S(> to him. A 

 little further on Rubicon made a false point, Chance back- 

 ing him nii^ely. Vs orking along the railroad a short dis- 

 tance we turned across a gully, wlien Rubicon pointed a 

 bevy and Chance backed him very handsomely. Stephen- 

 sou, to order, put ixp the birds and" killed one that Rubicon 

 retrieved. Following the birds to a thicket BuVjicon pinned 

 one that v\"as flushed by Chance as he came up below him. 

 Chance soon attcv made'a cast ahead and pointed a single in 

 elegant style, Avent, to order, flushing it. Soon after 

 another one \\ ent, but we could not see how it happened, as 

 it was iti^ide the thicket. We then turned up through some 

 woods to open fields and took a long turu vv-ithout flnding 

 birds. Finally we ttirned dov^ui to a branch where Ru- 

 bicon challenged and then drew on and pointed part 

 of a bevy, while Chance, some fifty yards away, pointed 

 the other portion. Rubicon's birds went as his han- 

 dler came up, and Avent, to order, put up those in 

 fi-ont of Chance. We then crossed a branch and Ru- 

 bicon challenged in the tall grass, and after going some 

 distance a Ijc^'y was flushed ahead of him and his handler, 

 but the grass was so heavy that we could not see just how it 

 was done. Follovdng up the birds Rubicon made an indif- 

 ferent point and Chance backed hini. As Stephenson went 

 ahead Rubicon drew on and roaded out the liirds and pointed 

 them nicely. They were flushed to order and the heat was 

 awarded to Rubicon. Down Mty-riine inimites. Chance 

 had the best of it in speed, range aiid sty le. Rttbicon had 

 the luck of the birds, and so far as finding and pointing them 

 goes, he Avas clearly ahead. This beat was very similar in 

 these respects to the one Ijetween Cassio and Bob H. and we 

 cannot imderstaitd why these tvro decisions shotild be so 

 directbv opposed to each other. This ended the third series, 

 Allie James having a bye. The result was as follows: 



SU'inmary Tliird Scries. 



Ca.ssio beat Bob H. 

 Nat Goodwin beat Little Nell. 

 Rubicon beat Chance. 

 Allie James a bye. 



Fourth Scries. 



ALLIE JAMES AND CASSlO. 



Three of the four dogs left in were owned hy t];e ■Nleinphis 

 & Avent Kennel, and it was therefore impossible to avoid 

 running two of them together in this series, and Allie and 

 Ca,ssio were ordered ptil down at o:10 in some sedge on a 

 knoll and worked down the slope. Allie crossed a gully and [ 

 pointed and then roaded. Cassio came and half pointed at ] 

 the same trail and both then went on. Cassio cast ahead, 

 and climbing a steep bank made a Ijeautiftil point with his 

 head just above the edge of the bank. Avent. to order, put 

 lip the bird, and requested the judges to nnike the heat as 

 short as possible as he was very tired. They coiisitlted a 

 moment and ordered them up, and awarded the heat to Cas- 

 sio. Down six minutes. This was a snap shot that sttrprised 

 us. A longer heat wotild probably have reached the saine re- 

 sult. At least the previous work of the dogs led us to believe 

 that this would have lieen the case, hnt the rules, as we un- 

 derstand them, expressly forbid any one, excepting a reporter, 

 making any such comparison. 



NAT GOODWIN AND EUBIGON. 



This bra:e was put down in some sedge and worked along 

 near some woods. Nat made a \-\'ide cfist across wind into 

 the woods, and catching the scent of a bevy drew on and 

 pointed them in capital style. Avent to order flitshed them, 

 and a large portion of the bevy settled just outside the 

 woods in some tall grass and luiers, and two of them went 

 in the woods. These last were followed, and Nat pointed at 

 a treetop but went on, while Rttbicon came up jtist below 

 aad poin ted probably the .same bird .which flushed as Stephen- 

 son went to his dog. No more were fottnd here and we 

 tui'ned back to some sprottts where Rubicon pointed a single 

 that his handler ptit up to order. Soon after Rubicon made 

 a false point. We then turned to the place where most of 

 the birds had been marked down. Nat pointed at the edge 

 of a plum thicket and drew on into it, and was joined by 

 Rubicon, and botli pointed but drew on and a bird flushed 

 behind them down wind. Ttirning back to some briers 

 Rubicon was sent in. and he soon got a point to a single that 

 his handler fltished. They were then ordered up and the heat 

 was awarded to Rubicon. Down twenty-fottr mintites. This 

 was a very unsatisfactory heat. Nat" was the better in 

 Speed, range and .styde, and his work on the bevy was far 

 superior to that of Rubicon on the singles, which v\^as partly 

 a matter of luck. I^fore time should have been given to 

 decide between them. This ended the f otirth series with the 

 following result: 



Summanj Fourth Serien. 

 Cassio beat Allie .James. 

 Rubicon beat Nat Goodwin. 



Final for First Place. 



CASSIO AND RUBICON. 

 These were the last two left in for first mouey. They were 

 put down on a side hill in some sedge at 3:.58. Rubicon went 

 straight ahead some distance and made a point at a narrow 

 strip of sedge between two cornfields. Stephenson, to order, 

 put up a bird in front of him and a few seconds later another 

 one vrent. ^Vorking down the strip of sedge, Cassio chal- 

 lenged and worked some time an old scent, making one or 

 two casts with good judgment, finally striking it again, and 

 pointing it a short time he drew on and again" pointed. Ru- 

 bicon then came up and swung ahead and also pointed. Both 

 moved on and lost it, when Cassio made a cast hackbut 

 failed to strike it. AVe then worked through the cornfield 

 where Rubicon pointed but soon went on. Soon after we 

 crossed a ditch to a cornfield and both dogs cast ahead partl.y 

 across Aviud. with Rubicon some 35ft. in the lead. Cassio 

 suddenly stopped on point and Rubicon a second later also 

 pointed the same bevy that flushed as the handlers came up. 

 They were then ordered up and the heat was given to Rubi- 

 con and he was declared winner of flr.st prize. Down twen- 

 ty-seven minutes. This without exception was the worst 

 decision we ever saw at a field trial. Mr. Paris informed us 

 that he did not see the dogs when they stopped, but that he 

 accepted the statement of Dr. Young that the point belonged 

 to Rubicon and that Cassio was backing. We do not believe 

 that Dr. Young saw the work, btit formed his opinion from 

 the position of the dogs, as had he acttxallv had his eyes upon 

 them at the instant of pointing he ^vould not have made 

 such a statement. Even had the work been of the character 

 supposed, the decision would still have been a verv unjust 

 one and savored too much of favoritism to have decided so 

 important a matter without giving the loser an opjiortunity 

 to make a point. 



Final for Secotid Place. 



CASSIO AND CHANCE. 

 The judges selected Chance and Nat Goodwin as the best 

 of the dogs beaten by Rubicon, and aslced the opinion of Mr, 

 Avent as to which of the two he considered the best. He 

 expressed the opinion that Chance had run the best heat 

 Hud he was selected to vxm against Cassio for second place. 



They were put down in an open field at 3:33 and worked 

 toward the scattered birds of the last bevy. Chance flushed 

 one near a ditch and Cassio a second or two later made a 

 stylish point to two or three more that went soon after. 

 Chance then cast up a .slope and made a nice point, but 

 before his handler got up to him he drew on and flushed the 

 bird. They were then ordered up aud the heat was awarded 

 to Chance.' Do\mi five minutes. This decision ^^ras nearly 

 as bad as the one deciding first money, and the jtidges could 

 not possibly have seen the work as it really was performed. 

 Althoiigh "both dogs had an opporttinity to show on game, 

 they rendered their decision in favor of the dog that most 

 decidedly had the worst of it. 



Final for Third Place. 



CASSIO AND KEYSTONE. 

 Keystone was selected as the be.st dog beaten by Chance 

 and the brace was ordered to run for third place, but when 

 Keystone arrived it was so ne:ir dark that the heat was post- 

 poned until morning. On Wednesday morning, how^ever, 

 only two judges could be fotuid, and the Champion Stake 

 wa.s declared 'off. aud the handlers of Cassio and Keystone 

 divided the mouey and honors of third place eqtially. Fol- 

 lowing is a complete 



SUMMARY. 



First Series. 

 Little Nell beat Ben Hvu-. 

 Cassio beat Goldstone. 

 Nat Goodwin Ijeat Dante. 

 Jean Val .Jean beat Katrina (withdrawn). 

 Ruby D. beat Talleyrand. 

 Hustling Hannah ijeat Wanda. 

 Chance l)eat Glaiistone's Girl. 

 Jvubicon ijcat Dan .J. 

 Keystone beat Roi B. 

 Bun Roy beat Dee. 

 Allie James beat Lulce Roy. 

 Bob H. beat Dolly. 

 Cliff" Gladstone a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Little Nell beat Cliff' Gladstone. 

 Cassio beat Ruby D. 

 Nat Goodman beat Hustling Hannah. 

 Rubicon beat Jean Val .lean. 

 Chance beat Keystone. 

 Allie James beat Bvm Roy. 

 Bob H. a bj'^. 



Tliird Series. 



Cassio beat Bob H. 

 Nat Goodwin beat Little Nell. 

 Rubicon beat Chance. 

 Allie James a bye. 



Fom-th Series. 

 Cassio beat Allie .James. 

 Rubicon beat Nat Goodwin. 



Tie for First Place. 

 Rubicon beat Cassio and won first prize. 



Tie for Second Place. 

 Chance beat Cassio and won second prize. 



Tie for Tliird Place. 

 Cassio and Keystone divided third prize. 



THE TEXAS FIELD TRIALS. 



[From a Special Correspondent,] 



^T^HE Texas Field Trials Club, organized April 24, 1886, and 

 _l composed of amateur sportsmen residing chiefly in 

 Harrison county, Texas, held its inaugural trials on Dec-, li 

 and 1.5, 18S6. near Marsliall. The officers of the club are: 

 Amory R. Starr, President: Jonathan D. Rudd, First Vice- 

 President: West-ley M. Robertson, Second Vice-President; 

 E. I-Iey. Treasurer 'and W. L. Thoma.t-. Secretary. The trials 

 were run on quail, aud the stakes were an Ail-Aged and a 

 Derby for dogs whelped on or since .Jan. 1, 188o. Derby 

 starters were reqtiired to retrieve. Both stakes were 

 originally open to members only, but before the running 

 thev we-e made open to anv amateur. The judges w-ere: 

 Mr.'J. T. Tre^eviint. Jr., and' Col. W. E. Hughes, both of 

 Dallas, and Hon. R. T. Hailey, of Harrison county. 



THE DERBY. 

 The final di-awing of dogs for the Derby resulted as follows: 

 Texas Joe (John L. Phillips), liver pointer dog (Oreo- 

 Poland's Flash) against 



Rex n. (George Wolz). liver and white pointer dog (Oreo 

 —Poland's Flash). 



Mike (Frank Cock), red Irish setter dog (Irish Pat — Gypsev 

 Red) against 



Captain Craig (A. R. Starr), black, white and tan Englisb 

 setter dog (Gladstone— Lady M.). 



Ress (Walter Cock), liver and white pointer bitch (Bruce 

 Ranger— Frank) against 



Nick (Frank Cock), liver and white pointer dog (Brace 

 Ranger— Frank). 



KataeAX (Thos. Gregory), black and white pointer bitch 

 (Stuart's Ben— Long's Jet) aqainst 



John Sauxders (C. B. (i;oc"k), liver and white pointer dog 

 (Meteor— Starr's Flirt). 



The morning of Tuesday, Dec. li, was bright and cold, 

 with a gentle breeze fi-om the we.st. By 13 o'clock, however, 

 it became quite warm and was so the balance of the day. 



REX 11. AND TEXAS .TOE. 

 At 11 o'clock Rex II., handled by Geo. Wolz, and Texas 

 Joe. handled Iw J. L. Phillips, were'cast off" in a sedge field 

 near Scottsville. The field was drawn blank, and the dogs 

 were worked north into another v.dth similar results. Rex 

 11. showed more speed and range, .Joe suffering with very 

 sore feet. No birds were found by this brace, and they 

 were ord(;red tip at 12:30, to be imt down again after lunch. 

 A nice lunch was spread by the president' and other mem- 

 bers of the club, and was inditlged in by all with seeming 

 relish. At 1:30 Rex and -Joe were put do\vn again, worked 

 until 2:2o, ^'hen they were ordered up, to be put down again 

 if there should appear any opportunity for them to win. 

 No woi'k done by either. Down, altogether, two hours and 

 thirty minutes. 



MIKE AND CAPTAIN CEAIG. 



At 2:30 Mike, handled by Mr. Cock, his owner, and Captain 

 Craig, handled by Captain Starr, his owner, were put down 

 where last brace were taken up. The cover was thick and 

 heavy. Mo%ung down a branch the dogs, working close 

 together, pointed a bevy simultaneotisly. The birds were 

 fltished and not shot at; dogs steady to wdng. Working 

 down the draw and over a fence into the woods, Craig made 

 a hand^iome point on a single in the dry leaves; birds flushed 

 wild: Craig steady, ^Nlike not up to back. Mike pointed a 

 raljbit, shoAved some inclination to take a race, but was 

 restrained by his handler. Craig then pointed and was held 

 for Mike to be brought up to back, which he refused to do. 

 The bii'd ran and (Traig roaded nicely, but before he estab- 

 lished his point again the bii-d flushed"; dogs steady to wing. 

 Several birds were flushed by the judges which the dogs had 

 no opportunity to point. The dogs were ordered up for a 

 few minutes, 'taken into a field near by and turned loose 



again. A cotton patch and piece of stubble were drawn 

 blank. Rounding a piece of timber Craig made a point, 

 which his handler claimed. Not having located the bevy, 

 Craig made a short cast to the left, and Zslike, moving up to 

 the right, caught the scent and pointed; Craig, coming 

 through a patch of sedge, backed staunchly. Mr. Cock 

 flushed and .shot to order, but did not kill; both dogs steady 

 to wing and shot. The birds were m arked down in woods 

 nearby, where Craig got two points in dry leaves in quick 

 .succession; birds were flu.shed to both points. Mr. Starr shot, 

 but did not kill; dogs steady. Ordered rqi, neither having an 

 opportunity to retrieve. Craig was much the fastest and 

 had more style in motion and on point. Craig won. Down 

 thirty minutes. 



RES.S AND NICK. 

 At 3:10 Ress. handled by C. B. Cock, and Nick, handled by 

 Frank Cock, his OAvner, were put down on scattered birds, 

 left by Craig and Mike. They started off at a good pace, 

 about equal in .speed, style, etc. Ress made a handsome 

 point, which her handlei- claimed; false point. Xick backed. 

 Moving up a short distance Ress pointed again, her handler 

 urged her on. and the bird was flushed by yotu* reportervery 

 near to the place where .she had made the point: Vjut for Mr. 

 Cock's fear of another false point his bitch would have scored 

 a nice point here. The lialance of the wood was drawn blank 

 and the dogs were ordered on. Crossing a Itranch aud out in 

 the open field, both dogs running close tngetlier pointed a 

 rabbit, (loing a .short distance Xick made a stylish point on 

 a bevy, which was acknowledged bv P. ' -eking well. Mr. 

 Cock was ordered to flush and walked up to 



flush, Nick moved uij and some i; .ras done. Ress 



going straight to the covey, Nick a .--jj-jii ■a--rance to the left. 

 Birds flushed, ^Ir. F. Cock killed; both steady to wing and 

 shot. Ni k retrieved nicely. Working on, Ress flushed a- 

 single, but was a little unsteady-; she then pointed a single 

 well. Mr. June Cock shot and killed, Ress retrieved. Then 

 moving up wind across a .stubble Ress pomted a bevy. Nick 

 backed, broke his back, moved up and took the point. Mr. 

 Cock killed two birds; Nick brought one and Ress the other, 

 done in good shape. Dogs up, Ress won. Down one hour. 



JOHN S.\UNDEES .A.ND KATAEAX. 

 At 4:1.5 Mr. C. B. Cock's John Saunders aud Mr. Thomas 

 Gregory's Katara-x, handled by their owners, were cast off 

 and worked back to where a bevy had been marked down by 

 a spectator. After working a few minutes two birds flushed 

 wild, then Katarax made a splendid point; held for Saunders 

 to back, the latter backed to order. Air. Gregory was told 

 to flush and shoot. No bird found; very probably 'a bird had 

 run from the dog's point. Working on down the la'anch 

 Saunders made a flush; he was dropped to wing, and as he 

 turned another flushed wild. After drawing the balance of 

 the field blank they were worked over to where the birds, 

 flushed at end of the last heat, had been marked down; a 

 very unpromising place to work a dog. briers and bushes 

 being very dense. Nothing ^vas found, and the dogs and 

 handlers being separated. Rax was held up until Saunders 

 could be brought up. They were cast oft" and in a few min- 

 utes Saunders pointed a bevy well, and Rax backed in grand 

 style. Mr. Cock was told to flush and shoot: failed to kill; 

 both dogs dropped to shot. Alo-vdng on across a lirauch Rax 

 got two points in rapid succession. Dogs ordered up at 5 

 o'clock to be put down again next morning. Down forty- 

 five minutes. On the way to town an accident befell Kata- 

 rax, her foot being badly cut by a ^vire fence. Her owner 

 therefore withdrew her, and John Saunders was given a 

 bye. 



Seco7id Series. 

 W^ednesdav was cold and quite threatening, the wind 

 tolerably high. At 9:30 A. M. 



CAPT. CEAIC4 AND JOHN SAUNDERS 

 were cast off in a cotton patch, where a heyj had been 

 located a few minutes before. After going some distance 

 both dogs began to road where the bevy had run. The birds 

 flushed wild, neither dog getting a point. Craig got a flush 

 in a thick cover near the fence, worked on into some Avoods; 

 in the dry leaves Craig got a point, and Saunders backed to 

 order indifferently, then Craig flushed another in the dry 

 leaves. No more work was done until crossing the road in 

 a ragweed field Craig pointed a bevy staunchly and hand- 

 somely. Mr. Starr was ordered to flush and shoot. Before 

 getting close enough the birds flushed wild; Craig steady to 

 wing. Sandy not up to back. Casting off' to the right Craig 

 made a vei-y handsome point. No bird was fotmd on this 

 point. Dogs ordered up, Craig wimiing. Down fifty-three 

 minutes. 



CEAIG AND RESS. 



At 10:30, -NA-ithout waiting for the twenty minutes intermis- 

 sion that Craig was entitled to, Craig and Ress were put 

 dowm in an open field, and Avorked across a fence aud down 

 the side of a hill in some sedge and pines. In rounding a 

 thicket Craig established a point on a bevy. Ress to the left 

 making game. Before she had an opportunity to establish 

 her point, Mr. Starr walked in and flushed the birds from 

 Craig's point; he did not shoot. The birds flew to a swale in 

 which were briers and %villows, cover very thick. Craig in 

 the thick briers made three points in quick succession. R*ss 

 in moving about did very little — briers very thick and Ress 

 would not go forward from her handler. "^Capt. Craig won. 

 Dowm thirty minutes. 



After running the second series in the Derby the handlers 

 of the remaining dogs requested the judges to place first, 

 second and third. Fir.st prize in the Derliy was awarded to 

 Amory R. Starr's black, white and tan Llewellyn setter 

 Captain Craig, whelped Jan. 2, 1885, bred by D.'W. Wil- 

 liams, of Rihgold, Tenn,, trained by W. Tucker, of 

 Waskom, Texas. He is a handsome^ stylish clog, rather 

 small, has fair speed and a good nose. He is very docile 

 and obedient, although full of spirit. He is by Gladstone 

 out of Lady M.. she by Mark out of .Jeimie. 



Second was won by Walter Cock's Ress. a neat little liver 

 and white pointer bitch, with good nose and fair style and 

 speed, bred by Chas. Hendricks, of Harrison county, sired 

 by Bruce Ranger (Dilley's Ranger— White Lily) out of 

 Robertson's Frank (Oreo— Norma). She was trained by 

 owner and handled by C. B. Cock. 



Third was won hy Frank Cock's red Irish setter dog Mike 

 trained and handled by owner and bred by W. C. Kennerly 

 of White Post, Va.. being by Irish Pat out of Gypsey Red 

 He has tolerable speed itnd only moderate style, and is 

 rather lacking in nose. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 



The entries in the All Aged Stake were drawn and ran as 

 follows: 



Wat (Amory R. Starr), black pointer dog (Starr's Bronco 

 —Starr's Fan II.), 



against 



John Saunders (C. B. Cock), liver and white pointer dog 

 (Meteor— Starr's Flirt). 



CAPTALNf Craig (Amory R. Starr), black, white and tan 

 English setter dog (Gladstone — Lady M.), 

 against 



Nick (Frank Cock), liver and white pointer dog (Bruce 

 Ranger— Robertson's Frank). 



George Noble (M. Gillett), pointer dog (breeding not 

 given), 



against 



Fred (W. E. Hughes), liver and white pointer dog (Meteor 

 —Flash IIL). 



