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FOREST AND ■ STREAM. 



[Sept. 14, 1895. 



THE C. F. T. CLUB'S TRIALS. 



The first annual trials of the Continental Field Trials 

 Club on chickens began at Morris, Man. , on Sept. 2. 

 They were a success in every respect save that birds were 

 too scarce and the puppies were not so well broken as 

 could be desired. Financially it was a success. 



All prizes were paid with cheerful and agreeable prompt- 

 ness. 



Mr. W. B. Wells, of Chatham, Ont., judged alone— an 

 arduous task, truly. He showed his habitual and consci- 

 entious eare in managing the competition and making 

 decisions. His judgments were well received. Birds were 

 scarce in some sections of the grounds, which added to the 

 difficulties of judging. As the haunts of the birds became 

 better known, the competition was thereby improved. 



There was a goodly number of visitors present. Mr. 

 Thomas Johnson, F. W. Scott, C. W. Graham, G. B. 

 Borradaile. Winnipeg; R. Merrill, Milwaukee; Dr. L. C. 

 Bacon, St. Paul; Dr. N. Rowe, Chicago; Maj. J. M. Taylor, 

 Mr. W. E. Warner, New York; W. T. Hunter and W. 

 Qrysh, Wheatland, N. D.; and many of the noted field 

 trial handlers whose namesare mentioned in the report. 



On the whole the weather was favorable. The compe- 

 tition passed of pleasantly. One feature, that of the quiet 

 manner in which many of the handlers worked their doga, 

 is worthy of note and praise. There was less of whist ling 

 and shouting than commonly prevails at a field trial. 



Mr. Wm. Brailsford was a welcome visitor from Eng- 

 land. As measured by years, he was the oldest man 

 present; as measured by vigor and hale and hearty phys- 

 ique, there was none who surpassed him. Few men would 

 have the pluck to cross a wide ocean, the incentive being 

 a true love of sport. Yet that is what Mr. Brailsford has 

 twice done. If he does not care to cross again to com- 

 pete, the esteem in which he is held by his friends here 

 should be an inducement to venture across a third time. 



The Derby. 



There were nineteen starters, run in the following or- 

 der: 



W. W. Titus's b., w. andt. setter dog Sam T. (Luke Roy 

 — Bettie B.), Frank Richards, handler, against C. P. 

 Mingst's b. and w. setter dog Rex (Antonio — Columbia), J. 

 Mayfield, handler. 



T. G. Davey's b. and w. setter dog Brighton Tom 

 (Brighton Tobe — Lady Brighton), R. Storey, handler, 

 against C. G. Stoddard's liv. and w. pointer dog Coinage 

 (Trinket's Coin— Ightfield Blythe), T. Hallam, handler. 



H. T. Schmidt's liv. and w. pointer bitch Lady Rush 

 (Rush of Lad — Pet S,), T. Hallam, handler, against Avent 

 & Thayer Kennels' b., w. and t. bitch Feu Follet (Count 

 Gladstone IV.— Folly), J. M, Avent, handler. 



J. W. Gollan's b., w. and t. setter dog Count Vasser 

 (Dash Antonio — Queen Bess II.), J. Spracklin, handler, 

 against P. H. O'Bannon's b. , w. and t. setter dog Domino 

 (Antonio — Ruby's Girl), D. E. Rose, handler. 



Richard Merrill's liv. and w. pointer dog Stridemore 

 (Strideaway — Hops II.), Tom Richards, handler, against 

 Manchester Kennel Co.'s h., w. and t. setter bitch Gleam's 

 Dart (Count Gladstone IV. — Gleam's Maid), F. Richards, 

 handler. 



A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale'8 liv. and w. pointer dog Ight- 

 field Mentor (Ightfield Loveridge — Ightfield Mara), Wm. 

 Brailsford, handler, against Geo. A. Presley's chest., w. 

 and t. setter dog Trade Mark (Toledo Blade— Luzelle), M. 

 Keliher, handler. 



Claremont Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Paul Bo, Jr. 

 (Paul Bo — Susie), J. Mayfield, handler, against Frank 

 Althouse's liv. and w. pointer dog Paul Bang (Jap- 

 Frank ie Paul), Tom Sheldon, handler. 



T. G. Davey's b. and w. setter dog Brighton Dick 

 (Brighton Tobe— Lady Brighton), R. Storey, handler, 

 against Manchester Kennel Co.'s b., w. and t. setter bitch 

 Gleam's Ruth (Count Gladstone IV. — Gleam's Maid), F. 

 Richards, handler. 



N. T. De Pauw's liv. and' w. pointer bitch Sister Sue 

 (Jingo — Rooney), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, against A. P. 

 Heywood-Lonsdale's liv. and w. pointer dog Bonnie Dan 

 of Colehill (Don of Bolcord— Duchess of Bolcord), A. 

 Cameron, handler. 



F. R. Hitchcock's b. , w. and t. dog Tory Fashion (Count 

 Gladstone IV. — Fleety Avent), J. M. Avent, handler. A 

 bye. 



Second Round, 

 Ightfield Mentor against Sam. T. Domino against Lady 

 Rush. Feu Follet against Rex, Gleam's Dart— Brighton 

 Dick. 



Tliird Round, 



Rex against Tory Fashion. Sister Sue against Brighton 

 Dick. 



Final. 



Ightfield Mentor against Tory Fashion. 



First, Sam T. Second, Ighfield Mentor, Tory Fashion. 

 Third, Brighton Dick, Feu Follet, Sister Sue, Rex. Fourth, 

 Lady Rush, Domino, Gleam's Dart, Gleam's Rush, Stride- 

 more. 



First Round, 



The work in this stake was meager in quantity, which 

 may be reasonably explained by the scarcity of birds 

 found, and was also inferior in quality, which may in part 

 be attributed to the earliness of the season and the conse- 

 quent inexperience of the puppies, due to the limited time 

 in which to give them training and experience. Imper- 

 fect training in many instances was shown by unstead- 

 iness and awkward work on birds. With the exception 

 of a few of the dogs in this stake, none performed even 

 up to an ordinary standard of what is required in chicken 

 shooting. 



Sam T., the winner, is very fast, covers a deal of 

 ground in his range, works with good judgment, and is 

 sharp and true in his point work and in locating. He 

 stays out at his work constantly, has courage and con- 

 fidence, and works independently. He was far ahead of 

 anything in the stake. 



. Ightfield Mentor quartered his ground and was unceas- 

 ingly using his nose for scent of game. He was very 

 accurate in roading and pointing and his precision was 

 surpassed by none. He was the best broken dog in the 

 stake so far as obedience and careful work to the gun are 

 considered. I thought him easily next to the winner for 

 a place, with Brighton Dick third and Tory Fashion 

 fourth. The rest were more or less distinguished by 

 more or less good qualities, but all were more or less green 

 or imperfectly trained. 

 Ightfield Mentor and Tory Fashion divided second. 



Brighton Dick, Feu Follet, Sister Sue and Rex divided 

 third. 



Lady Rush, Domino, Gleam's Dart, Gleam's Ruth and 

 Stridemore divided fourth. 



As the stake was decided it determined that Sam T. 

 was better than all the others; for the rest it determined 

 little. Twelve out of nineteen were placed. It would 

 have determined more, it so seems to me, to have with- 

 held the prizes if the dogs were on a common plane of 

 inefficiency; or it would have been better to have run 

 them until something more definite could be determined. 

 As it is, save in regard to Sam T, , the standing of the 

 others is much alike. 



The Derby was for both setters and pointers whelped 

 on or after Jan. 1, 1(394. There were four prizes, as fol- 

 lows: To first $125; second $100; third $75; fourth $50; $10 

 forfeit; $5 additional forfeit and $5 to start. 



MONDAY. 



The weather was oppressively close and sultry, although 

 a warm, dry wind was blowing steadily from the south. 

 To those who rode, the refreshing effect of the breezes 

 was apparent. Those afoot got le9s of it, while the dogs 

 — closer to the ground and in the long grass — were prac- 

 tically out of it. Frequent watering of them was neces- 

 sary. A heavy thunderstorm had been swinging noisily 

 about the horizon all afternoon. Zigzag streams of fiery 

 lightning shot downward from the heavy clouds. A clap 

 of thunder and flash of lightning frightened Mrs. Thoma3 

 Sheldon's horse so badly that he bolted, upset the wagon, 

 overturned the driver and dog crate which it contained, 

 kicked himself clear and started to run away, but soon 

 stopped. Fortunately no one was injured. 



About 5 o'clock the storm caught the field trial party, 

 stopping work for nearly an hour. 



Sam T.— Rex.— They started at 8:10, both running fast 

 and beating out their ground well. Sam's work on birds 

 was good. Rex was not independent, he following Sam 

 betimes, and was not careful enough in his work on birds. 

 Sam made two good points, and later was roading 

 some birds when Rex passing by flushed them. Next 

 Sam dropped to a point; Rex backed; nothing found, but 

 it was probably on footscent of birds previously flushed. 

 Rex toward the latter part of the heat worked the more 

 independently. Sam pointed; Rex coming in flushed one 

 of the birds and made a short chase. Some more birds 

 were flushed to the point; Sam slightly unsteady. They 

 ran 34 minutes. Sam was much the better. Rex showed 

 good qualities, but his work on birds was poor. 



Brighton Tom— Coinage.— They began at 8:47. Their 

 speed and range were average. Once in a while each 

 would take a good cast. Both dropped on point; Tom 

 moved and two birds flushed. Sent on, two more birds 

 flushed before Tom. Tom dropped to a flush. Six min- 

 utes were consumed in going to new ground. Both soon 

 dropped to point. Tom moved and his bird flushed, and 

 soon he made a second flush. Dp at 9:31. 



Lady Rush— Feu Follet.— They began at 9:34. Feu 

 had the better speed and range. She pointed a small bevy 

 and was steady. She next flushed twice. Lady once. 

 Lady pointed. Feu refused to back and stole the point. 

 Lady again pointed and Feu again refused to back, and 

 again stole the point; nothing found. Feu next pointed; 

 as Lady drew near the bird flushed-, both chased. Up at 

 10:07. Both pottered at times. 



Count Vasser— Domino.— Domino soon found and 

 pointed well; Count refused to back and stole the point. 

 Domino again pointed a single bird; next he flushed two 

 birds. Both were close rangers and slow. Up at 10:47. 



Stridemore— Gleam's Dart. — They started at 10:48. 

 Dart worked merrily. Both ranged fairly well at a fair 

 pace. Dart made two points, the first of which she marred 

 by moving, and the birds flushed. . Stridemore making 

 game stopped to a flush. Next both pointed and nothing 

 was found. Next both pointed; a bird to Stridemore's 

 point, nothing to Dart's. Dart was the better worker. 

 Stridemore showed indecision in his manner. Up at 

 11 :35 and the morning's work ended. The party returned 

 to town to dinner. 



Ightfield Mentor— Trade Mark.— They were cast off 

 at 2:36. The weather was sultry. Mentor pointed a 

 bevy accurately; Mark at the same time in the rear was 

 working on the trail. Sent on, Mentor pointed; nothing 

 found. Mentor felt the air with his nose as he beat across 

 wind, and was the wider ranger. He was slow to start 

 at times and did not remain out at work so well as could 

 be desired. Mark had a merrv action, but his range was 

 close. Up at 3:07. 



Paul Bo, Jr.— Paul Bang.— They started at 3:11 and 

 ran 33 minutes, when Mr. Sheldon's horse bolted from 

 fright, and the heat was suspended. Neither showed 

 work above mediocre. 



Brighton Dick— Gleam's Roth.— They began at 3:52. 

 Both showed good range, beating out their ground wide 

 and with judgment. Ruth was the more independent 

 and wider ranger of the two, and in a measure cut out 

 the pace. Dick pointed a bevy ; Ruth went by, flushed 

 two or three, then dropped on a point on some tail birds. 

 Moved on, Dick flushed a bird and chased it. Up at 4:14. 

 They made a showing of good natural abilities. 



Sister Sue— Bonnie Dan of Colehill. — They began at 

 4:18. Both made game. Going down wind Sue flushed 

 and chased. Drawing accurately and carefully up wind 

 in short grass, Sue did some creditable work on old wild 

 birds which were running and would not lie to a point. 

 Dan flushed a single. Sue roaded nicely to a point on a 

 single. Dan flushed. Up at 4:49. Sue showed good 

 judgment in point work. She ranged fairly well. 



Tory Fashion ran bis bye with Trade Mark. Tory 

 crept on the trail of a single bird and pointed it well. 

 Mark was steady to caution when the bird was flushed. 

 Tory made two other points. He flushed once. At 5 

 o'clock a heavy rain storm delayed further running 45 

 minutes. They were run 7 minutes longer; nothing 

 found. Tory was much the better of the two. 



Ightfield Mentor— Sam T.— Sam soon roaded sharply 

 and quickly to a point on a bird and was steady to shot 

 and wing. Sent on, he took a long cast and pointed 

 steadily on two old birds. Mentor, coming up, pointed or 

 backed. Mentor roaded a single running bird nicely 

 about 50yds. Sam was much the wider and sharper 

 worker, though Mentor showed good judgment, training 

 and work. They began at 5:59 and ran 15 minutes. 



Domino— Lady Rush.— They started at 6:18. Domino 

 pointed a bird and was backed, Lady was lacking in 

 dash and somewhat in industry. Both ranged but 

 moderately, Domino the better. Up at 6 :35. 



Feu Follet— Rex,— They started at 6:37 and ran 46 

 minutes. Feu pointed at the edge of a strip of flax, drew 

 on and a single flushed from the opposite side. On 

 wheat Btubble. Rex in the lead, they flushed four or five 

 birds. Up at 7:23. 



This ended the day's competition. 



TUESDAY. 



The heavy clouds of the cool morning were dispelled 

 as the sun rose higher. About the middle of the fore- 

 noon the sun shone hot and clear. Birds were found in 

 moderately fair numbers. The work as a whole was in- 

 differently common. 



Second Round. 



Paul Bo, Jr.— Paul Bang.— They were cast off at 7:58, 

 to have an opportunity on birds. Bang roaded among 

 birds and getting up wind of them lost the trail. The 

 birds were afterward flushed by the wagons. Up at 8:25. 

 Bang's range was narrow and he pottered at times. Paul 

 showed good speed and range. 



Gleam's Dart— Brighton Dick.— They began at 8:27. 

 Dick pointed well a single bird. At the same time Dart 

 pointed and moving on to locate, the bird flushed. Up at 

 8:42. Dart was the merrier worker and had the greater 

 speed. Both had fairly good range. Dick had but little 

 style. 



Sister Sue— Gleam's Ruth.— Off at 8:44. Ruth soon 

 pointed a bevy and Sue backed ; Ruth moved carefully 

 and the bird flushed. Ruth was slightly unsteady and 

 flushed the rest of bevy. Sue next began to road and the 

 bird flushed. Ruth flushed a single. Sue pointed; noth- 

 ing found. Ruth had the better range of speed. The 

 work on birds was very ordinary. Up at 8:54. 



Res— Tory Fashion.— Off at 8:58 and ran 17 minutes. 

 Tory pointed and should have held point, but left the 

 birds and followed the trail of a single runner and pointed 

 it across wind. The wagons flushed the birds he left. 

 Tory stopped to a flush on a single bird of a bevy; he re- 

 mained steady and his handler flushed the remainder. 

 Tory pointed on the trail of two old birds, but was slow, 

 hesitating and indecisive in attempting to locate them. 

 In ranging both ran wide, but ran together and showed 

 no independence. Rex shortened his range toward the 

 last of the heat. Up at 9:15. 



Sister Sue — Brighton Dick were started at 9:21 and 

 ran 14 minutes. Both worked industriously. Their 

 range was fairly good. The work on birds was sloppy. 

 Dick pointed, but failed to locate; Sue roaded twice to a 

 flush. 



Ightfield Mentor — Tory Fashion. — At 9:41 they were 

 cast off. Tory carried a low nose in roading, and was 

 given to pottering. Mentor roaded accurately to a bird 

 up wind — a good piece of work. Tory backed. Mentor 

 quartered his ground well. Tory flushed a bird, pointed 

 one and Mentor made a good point on a single. Tory 

 next made two points and Mentor one. Mentor was 

 greatly superior in locating and beating out the ground 

 with judgment. He used his nose intelligently. His 

 style was inferior. He worked nicely to the gun. 



The All-Age Stake. 



The All-Age Stake was begun in the afternoon of Tues- 

 day. There were twenty-four starters, which were run 

 in the following order: 



F. R. Hitchcock's b,, w. and t. setter bitch Tory Dotlet 

 (Count Gladstone IV.— Tory Delia), J. M. Avent, handler, 

 against T. G. Davey's 1. and w. pointer bitch Faustina 

 (Ridgeview Faust— Peggie), Robt. Storey, handler. 



A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale's 1. and w. pointer bitch Ight- 

 field Musa (Ightfield Dick— Clio), W. Brailsford, handler, 

 against D. E. Rose's (agt.) b., w. and t. setter bitch Lady 

 Mildred (Antonio— Ruby's Girl), D. E. Rose, handler. 



J. C. Phillips's 1. , w. and t. pointer dog Lonsdale (Coton 

 — Psyche), Thomas Johnson, handler, against Norvin T. 

 Harris's b. and w. setter dog Dixie's Flag (William Lung 

 — ■ ), J. M. Avent, handler. 



Thomas Johnson's b. setter bitch Psyche (Manitoba Toss 

 — Pitti Sing), owner, handler, against A. P. Heywood- 

 Lonsdale's 1. andw. bitch Roma (Fred W. — Ightfield Rosa), 

 W. Brailsford, handler. 



W. W. Titus's b., w. and t. setter bitch Minnie T. (Dick 

 Bondhu— Bettie B.), F. Richards, handler, against Richard 

 Merrill's 1. and w. pointer bitch Lady Peg II. (Rip Rap — 

 Lady Peg), T. Richards, handler. 



D. E. Rose's (agt.) 1. and w. pointer dog Comns (Clip 

 Graphic — Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, against Dr. 

 John Daniels's pointer dog Plain Sam (Hal Pointer— Kent's 

 Star), S. Hullam, handler. 



C. W. De Pauw's b., w. and t. setter dog Auld Clootie 

 (Dick Bondhu— Sbena Van), N. B, Nesbitt, handler, 

 against Norvin T. Harris's b. , w. and t. setter dog Tony 

 Boy (Antonio — Laundress), D. E. Rose, handler. 

 * Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' 1. and w. pointer bitch 

 Selah (Rip Rap — Dolly D.), C. E. Buckle, handler, against 

 Richard Baughm's b. , w. and t. setter dog Dash Antonio 

 (Antonio — Lady Lucifer), J. J. Spracklin, handler. 



W. N. Kerr's b. and w. pointer dog Little Ned (Ridge- 

 view Dazzle — Kate Claxton), F. Richards, handler, against 

 N. T. De Pauw's b. and w. dog Jingo (Mainspring — Queen 

 II.), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. 



Stoddard & Kidwell's b. and w. pointer dog Tick Boy 

 (King of Kent — Bloom), J. B. Stoddard, handler, against 

 Norvin T. Harris's b., w. and t. setter bitch Cynosure 

 (Roderigo— Norah II.), J. M. Avent, handler. 



C. W. Graham's b., w. and t. setter dog Gladiator II. 

 (Gladstone's Boy — Queen Novice), J. B. Stoddard, handler, 

 against Edw. A. Burdett's b. and w. setter bitch Anne of 

 Abbottsford (Gladstone's Boy — Bohemian Girl), F. Rich- 

 ards, handler. 



Thos. Johnson's b. b. setter bitch Patti (Duke of Gloster 

 —Flora), owner, handler, against W. T. Hunter's, b., w. 

 and t. setter bitch Petrel (Roderigo— Gladstone's Girl), T. 

 Richards, handler. 



Second Round. 

 Minnie T. against Comus. 

 Tony Boy against Selah. 

 Dash Antonio against Auld Clootie. 

 Ightfield Musa against Faustina. 

 Tory Dotlet against Psyche. 

 Lonsdale against Roma. 

 Lady Mildred against Dixie's Flag. 

 Little Ned against Gladiator II. 

 Jingo against Tick Boy. 

 Cynosure, a bye. 



Third Round, 

 Minnie T. against Jingo. 



