Sept. 21, 1895.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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24 minutes. Maud was much the better. She took a cast 

 and pointed a bevy, doing a good piece of work. Jekyl, 

 on a breaking, flushed and chased twice. Maud dropped 

 to a point on a bevy and Jekyl stole the point; a single 

 bird flushed; Jekyl then moved on and the rest of the 

 birds flushed. Maud next dropped to a point or flush. 

 She bad a fairly good range, judgment and worked in- 

 dustriously. Jekyl showed inexperience 



Rex— Nabob were started at 9:16. Nabob flushed a 

 bird; moving on, both in a few yards carelessly flushed 

 the rest of the bevy. Sent on. Rsx next dropped to a 

 flush on some birds near the edge of a wheat field. Both 

 showed good speed. Nabob romped and showed puppy 

 traits. Rex ranged fairly well. The point work was 

 poor. Up at 10:04. 



Ightfield Mentor— Sister Sue were cast off at 10:11. 

 The dogs started off well. Taking opposite casts, Sue 

 nicely pointed a bevy; at the same time Mentor pointed 

 and nothing was found. After ranging a short time Sue 

 again pointed a bevy well; Mentor at the same time 

 caught the scent about 80yds, up wind of the bevy and 

 drew up wind on the back track and pointed; nothing 

 found to the point. Sent on. Soon Mentor pointed and 

 Sue backed; nothing to the point. Sent on. Next Sue 

 pointed and cast about on the scent, working industriously 

 to locate. The wagons coming on flushed the birds abt ut 

 100yds. from her. Up at 10:39. Mentor recognized false 

 scents and dwelt on them more than he should, and in 

 trailing he was slow and indecisive. Mr. Brailsford at 

 length withdrew him. at the same time explaining that 

 the doe was not well. 



Domino— Brighton Dick began at 10:40, Domino 

 flushed a bird. Next, Domino found and pointed and 

 Dick backed; the dogs moved on a short distance and each 

 pointed, each having birds; the find was Domino's. Sent 

 on, Domino next pointed, moved on and flushed on stub- 

 ble. Dick pointed and waded on stubble; no bird, Dick 

 next accurately pointed a single and Domino refused to 

 back and stole the point. After ranging awhile both 

 crossed a hollow and were seen t ext some distance away on 

 point, Domino in the lead pointing the bevy. One of the 

 spectators who saw the wurk said that Dick first secured 

 the point and Domino coming in saw Dick pointing and 

 stole the point. Up at 11:22. Dick showed the better 

 work on birds, and was the better in range also. The 

 party then returned to town. 



Bonny Dan oe ColehIll— Feu Follet were cast off 

 at 2;86, after lunch. Feu pointed two birds and was 

 steady. Up at 3:21. The heat was a poor one in every 

 respect. 



Sam T. — Tory Fashion began their competition at 3:25. 

 The ranging was wide. Each took long casts and covered 

 a deal of ground, at times going too wide; yet neither 

 abandoned work to the gun. Much ground was beaten 

 out before a find was made. Sam pointed a single and 

 Tory backed; this work of both dogs was quite correct. 

 Sent on, Sam again pointed a single, and Tory crossing 

 50yds. ahead pointed the same bird and it flushed wild. 

 Each took casts in opposite directions. Sam pointed a 

 single. Tory roaded on scent slowly and with indecision , 

 and at length made a poor point on two birds which 

 flushed wild many yards ahead. Next Tory pointed some 

 birds. Tory showed a disposition to potter on scent, and 

 when near birds showed indecision. Though ranging 

 wide, she did not equal Sam in judgment in working the 

 ground. Up at 4:03. 



India— Selkirk Belinda.— Off at 4:06. Belinda misbe- 

 haved so much by lawless work that she was ordered up 

 and out at 4:21. India was led into bad ways several 

 times by bad example, but behaved better when worked 

 later alone. India first had the misfortune to be shadowed 

 by a hawk which came temptingly close and swooped 

 down on her many times. India had an idea that she 

 could jump high enough to catch the hawk, and in the 

 interchanges she was led about three-quarters of a mile 

 away. India made a couple of points before Belinda was 

 ordered up and one chase from bad example. Afterward 

 she did much better and showed excellent capabilities. 

 She pointed a single bird steadily and well, showed good 

 nose and self-confidencp, and worked diligently and with 

 judgment, though showing some puppyish traits. Belinda 

 was industrious and kept out well at work and was speedy, 

 but lawless. Up at 4:31. 



Bessie S. — Indian ran 34 minutes, beginning at 4:33. 

 Both were puppyish in ways and work, though they 

 made a very creditable showing. Bessie pointed up wind 

 of a single, which her handler flushed. Indian made a 

 point on several birds on stubble, doing thus good work. 

 At the same time Bessie pointed up wind of several birds, 

 which were flushed by her handler after she moved on. 

 Bess pointed footscent and was well backed by Indian. 

 She next pointed some birds, took a short cast to locate 

 better; Indian went in ahead and pointed the birds; Bes- 

 sie was slightly unsteady to flush. Up at 5:07. They 

 made a good exhibition; their range was fairly good. 



Gleam's Roth— St. Peter began at 5:09. Both pointed 

 up wind of a single which flushed wild. Ruth flushed a 

 single. Ruth was much the wider ranger and showed 

 fair judgment. Peter loafed during most of the heat. 

 Ruth pointed to a flash, held point and a single bird was 

 flushed to it. Next she pointed a single and next a bevy. 

 Her performance was quite good. Up at 5:5*!. 



Gleam's Dart ran alone, she having the bye. She 

 started at 5:57. She made two flushes, one down wind, 

 after which she found and flushed four birds. Next, 

 down wind she roaded to a flush. She ranged nicely and 

 her speed was fast and well sustained. Up at 6:29. 

 Second Bound. 



Sam T.— Sister Sue began the second round at 6:30. 

 Sue going down wind flushed some birds in stubble. She 

 pointed a single bird accurately and nicely; Sam backed; 

 good work. Both worked diligently, beating out a lot of 

 ground, and sustained their pace and range well. Sam 

 had the better style, Sue showed excellent capabilities 

 and ran Sam a good race, but the general character of his 

 competition classed higher than Sue'3. Up at 6:56 and 

 the day's work ended. 



WEDNESDAY. 



The weather in the morning was clear and cool, warm- 

 ing toward noon, but still remaining cool enough for good 

 work. The dogs were run till nearly 12 M,, when the 

 Derby waB finished. Birds were found in sufficient num- 

 bers for good work. 



Domino— Tory Fashion were started at 7:22. Both 

 dogs pohited; nothing was found. Domino struck the 

 trail or a bevy up wind, and roaded down wind to an ex- 



cusable flush. He was a bit unsteady. Tory pointed a 

 bevy in stubble and was steady to shot. Domino was 

 ranging and going better than in previous heats. Tory's 

 range was without judgment, and she required and re- 

 ceived much whistling and assisting when on game or 

 beating o"t her ground. 



India — Bessie S. were the next brace. After a short 

 wait, Bessie S. being absent when called, the judge de- 

 cided to run the next brace, after which, she still being 

 absent, she was declared out. 



Gleam's Ruth— Feu Follet were cast off at 8:03. On 

 stubble Ruth flushed a single. Feu pointed a single well. 

 Ruth flushed a single excusably across wind and next 

 flushed one up wind. Next she pointed some birds and 

 was steady to shot; Feu backed. Ruth next pointed two 

 tail birds. Sent on, she soon pointed and a single flushed 

 wild; she held her point and Richards flushed the rest of 

 the bevy; good work. Next Ruth roaded to a point on a 

 single; next she flushed twice. She showed excellent 

 capabilities, but marred her work by flushing sometimes 

 willfully, sometimes carelessly. Feu's work was ordinary. 

 Up at 8:32. 



India was called to run alone at 8:37, Bessie S. being 

 absent. India worked diligently, but showed puppyish 

 ways. She flushed a bird and Buckle dropped her, then 

 went ahead and flushed two birds. Up at 9:13. 



Gleam's Dart— Brighton Dick commenced at 9:19. 

 Dick beat out his ground with judgment. He dropped to 

 a point on a bevy and had it accurately. Dart flushed a 

 a single. Dick pointed a bevy in grass; at the same time 

 Dart crossed closer to it without recognizing the scent. 

 Dart had a cut on her arm near the shoulder, caused by a 

 wire, which undoubtedly shortened her speed and range. 

 Up at 9:52. Dick's bird work was clean, his nose good 

 and his judgment excellent, but his style was slouchy. 



Nabob— Brighton Maud were started at 9:54. Nabob 

 made a good point on some birds. Maud was roading 

 about trying to locate. One of the wagons flushed a bevy 

 about 75yds. from her. Nabob made a sloppy point on a 

 marked single. Next Nabob pointed; Maud backed; 

 nothing found. Up at 10:27. The heat was a poor one. 

 Range middling. 



Third Bound. 

 Six dogs were kept in the third round besides Feu Fol- 

 let and Nabob, which were held in reserve in case they 

 were needed. 



Tory Fashion— Sister Sue began at 10:36. Tory 

 pointed, moved one and pottered slowly to a single which 

 she pointed indifferently. At the same time Sue took a 

 long cast and pointed a bevy and held the point steadily 

 some time till her handler went up On scattered birds 

 both pointed the same birds. Tory flushed a single. Sue 

 roaded down wind accurately and the birds flushed wild. 

 Next, Sue pointed a bird, at the same time Tory pointed 

 in an irresolute way on a bevy. Next Tory flushed two 

 birds. Sue was the better in every way. Up at 10:58. 



India— Ruth began at 11. After flushing a single Ruth 

 pointed one and India backed. Next Ruth made a good 

 find and pointed a small bevy. India next pointed a sin- 

 gle bird well. She tired toward the latter part of the heat 

 and had narrowed her range. Ruth was going merrily 

 and industriously. 



Sam T. — Brighton Dick began what proved to be the 

 final. Off at 11:24. Sam made a cast and pointed two 

 birds steadily; good work. A bevy, flushed by a hawk, w* s 

 marked down and the dogs were worked up wind on 

 it. Dick pointed the birds and Sam going across wind 

 flushed one. Dick made two or three points on some tail 

 birds. Sam was the better ranger and had more dash 

 and style, and his point work was sharper. Dick was 

 very accurate and reliable on birds. 



This ended the stake. The party then returned to town. 



The All-Age Stake. 



Quite a number of the dogs which had competed in 

 previous stakes of the past week were again entered 

 to try conclusions. This stake had sixteen starters. They 

 ran in the following order: 



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

 Bondhu — Betty B.), F. Richards, handler, with Hobart 

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

 handler. 



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

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

 P. Heywood-Lonsdale's lem. and w. setter bitch Roma 

 (Fred W.— Ightfield Rosa), W. Brailsford, handler. 



J. Phillips's liv. and w. pointer dog Lonsdale (Coton — 

 Psyche), A. Cameron, handler, with A, P. Heywood- 

 Lonsdale's liv. and w. pointer dog Deemster (Ightfield 

 Dick— Ightfield Perdita), W. Brailsford, handler. 



Dr. G. Chisholm's liv. and w. pointer dog Comus (Chip 

 Graphic — Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, with P. M. 

 Essig's b. , w. and t. setter dog Rod's Tip (Roderigo — Top^y 

 Avent), J. M. Avent, handler. 



John Wootton's b., w. and t. setter bitch Bonnie Lit 

 (Orlando — Lady Lit), owner, handler, with W. F. Ellis's 

 b., w. and t. setter dog Columbus (Duke of Manitoba — 

 Hickory Link), owner, handler. 



N. T. DePauw's liv. and w. pointer dog Jingo (Main- 

 spring — Queen II.), N. B. Nesbitt, handier, with N. T. 

 Harris's 0., w. and t. setter bitch Cynosure (Roderigo — 

 Norah II.), J. M. Avent. handler. 



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

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

 Richards, handler, with F. R. Hitchcock's b., w. and t. 

 setter dog Tony Dotlet (Count Gladstone IV. — Tony 

 Delia), J. M. Avent, handler. 



N. T. Harris's b. , w. and t. setter dog Tony Boy (Antonio 

 — Laundress), D. E. Rose, handler, with N. T. Harris's b., 

 w. and t. setter dog Dixie's Flag (Wun Lung — White 

 Wings), J. M. Avent, handler. 



Second Bound. 



Minnie T. with Jingo. 



Tick Boy with Lady Mildred. 



Tony Boy with Cynosure. 



First, Minnie T. ; second, Jingo; third, Tick Boy, Tony 

 Boy, Cynosure. 



Minnie T. made an almost perfect competition. Her 

 work was" maintained as high class from start to finish. 

 She worked entirely on her own judgment, and seemed 

 to have a thorough comprehension of work on chickens 

 and work to the gun. Her point work was accurate, 

 prompt and graceful; her range was wide, her speed high 

 and her work to the gun all that could be desired. There 

 may have been better chicken dogs, but I never saw 

 them. She is a smart bitch in her work, amiable and 

 honesty 



Jingo showed great ability, but his work was lacking in 

 the extraordinary finish of the winner. His range was 

 wide, his speed fast, and his pointing and finding were 

 far above the average. He was easily second, 



Tick Bny, Tony Boy and Cynosure all did good work 

 and were rightly placed. 



This stake was for setters and pointers which had never 

 won first place at any recognized field trials in any 

 previous year. Purse, $250, $125, $75 and $50, first, second 

 and third. 



The competition was quite skillfully managed and Mr. 

 Bell is deserving of much praise for his industry and skill 

 in judging this and the other stakes. 



Firsi Bound, 



Minnie T.— Lady Mildred began the competition at 2:33. 

 Minnie cast wide and soon pointed a single bird, lost 

 scent and drew about trying to find it again, and the bird 

 flushed wild. Lady pointed two birds and Minnie 

 backed; both steady to shot. Minnie next found and 

 pointed a bevy, and Lady # as she came up to back 

 pointed too. A tail bird was pointed by Lady after the 

 bevy was flushed. Up at 3:33, Minnie had a decided 

 superiority in the details and class of the work. 



Tick Boy— Roma began at 3:86. The work on birds 

 was good and bad. Tick pointed a single and Roma, go- 

 ing up to back, caught scent and pointed the same bird. 

 After this it was point or flush as it happened. Tick 

 flushed a bird across wind, and next flushed a single 

 which he should have pointed. Sent on, Roma made a 

 flush excusably, the grass bavins: been mowed where the 

 birds were. Tick next did an excellent piece of short ac- 

 curate roading on a single bird. Next he flushed one. 

 Roma flushed a single carelessly and Tick pointed a bevy. 

 Sent on. In a short time Tick wheeled to a point on a 

 bevy on stubble, and held his point till his handler, who 

 was quite a distance away, walked up. Sent on he flushed 

 some remaining birds, pointed to the flush and two more 

 birds were flushed to the point. Up at 4:12. Roma's 

 range was close. Tick was much wider in range. 



Lonsdale— Deemster, — Off at 4:16; down 30 minutes. 

 Deemster started his work by soon wheeling prettily on a 

 point to a bevy in stubble. Next he made two flushes, 

 after which he made a good point on a single bird. Lons- 

 dale flushed and next pointed some birds. Lonsdale 

 pointed; nothing found. Deemster was just steadying 

 himself to point on a single bird when it flushed wild. 

 Lonsdale flushed a single. Lonsdale's range was the bet- 

 ter and his judgment far superior. 



COMUS — Rod's Top were started at 4:48, Comus had 

 much the better of the heat in every respect. He pointed 

 at the same time the bird flushed, and next he pointed 

 well on two birds, R >d pointed and a singlo flushed 

 about 80yds. ahead. Sent on, Comus soon pointed a 

 bevy, and Top backed to caution. Comus pointed a bird! 

 nicely. Rod roaded up wind to a good point on one. 

 Down 37 minutes. 



Bonnie Lit— Columbus were cast off at 5:50. Lit point- 

 ed a bevy and Columbus backed. Each flushed some 

 birds on the stubble. Lit flushed a single. Next she 

 pointed and roaded, went by the birds and her handler 

 flushed them as he walked up. Down 33 minutes. The 

 heat was ordinary in range and well done. 



Jingo — Cynosure were cast off at 6:10. The dogs were 

 taken to better ground, about a half mile away. An ex- 

 traordinary heat was then begun. The dogs took casts in 

 opposite directions and pointed about the same time, near- 

 ly a mile apart. Jingo had fin odd bird which he roaded 

 and pointed nicely. Cynosure bad two birds to her point. 

 The neat went on and the handlers were wide apart, each 

 dog working in different territory till near the end of the 

 beat. Each tlog worked out of bounds and heeded the 

 gun but little. Whistles had little or no effect. Cynosure 

 pointed; nothing found. Jiugo pointed a single well. 

 Most of the work was viewed at long range, a half mile, 

 more or less. Jingo roaded an o'd bird about 300yds. to 

 a point. Cynosure took a cast out of sight, and when 

 next found was near some wagons a half mile or so away 

 from the handlers. Up at 6:47. The heat was most un- 

 satisfactory as an exhibition of work to the gun, though 

 for wide scampering it was excellent. It had the one re- 

 deeming feature that when the dogs did point they point- 

 ed reliably and stanchly. 



THURSDAY. 



The morning was cool and clear. A gentle wind pre- 

 vailed. Birds were found in fair abundance, particularly 

 when certain dogs were running. 



Gleam's Roth— Tony Dotlet started at 7:42. Ruth 

 flushed a single. Tony half-pointed up wind of two 

 birds; Ruth at the same time pointed a few yards further 

 up wind; nothing found. Ruth pointed and roaded up 

 wind of the bevy. Sent on, Ruth soon made a good point 

 on a bevy; at the same time Tony made a good point on 

 two birds. Ruth was much the better in every respect. 

 Up at 8:11, 



Tony Boy— Dixie's Flag started at 8:22. Tony pointed 

 a bevy; Flag backed; good work. Sant on, Tony flushed 

 a tail bird excusably. Sent on, he flushed an outlying 

 bird, then pointed the bevy. Next he made a flush and a 

 point on singles. Flag took a long cast and pointed a 

 single. Flag refused to back Tony on a point on a break- 

 ing, and next Tony made two points and a flush on singles. 

 Tony had the better of the heat in every respect, Up at 

 9:15. 



Second Bound. 

 Six dogs were kept in, undoubtedly the last dogs in the 

 stake. 



Minnie T— Jingo were started at 9:29. They ran a great 

 heat. Jingo pointed, roaded on and the bird flushed wild ; 

 at the same time Minnie took a cast across a stubble field 

 and pointed in grass. At the same time Jingo pointed a 

 bevy and was steady to shot. In the meantime, Minnie 

 had moved on to locate better; Nesbitt sent Jingo in and 

 he pointed the bird ; Minnie backed. This was an error, 

 as Minnie had a right to the benefits of her own find; 

 however, it in no way affected the result. Sent on, both 

 dogs were casting wide and well. Minnie found and 

 pointed a bevy, and Jingo at the same time roaded to a 

 flush on a single. Sent on, he made a similar error. Next, 

 Minnie pointed two birds and was steady to phot, and 

 next she pointed a bird which flubhed wild. 9:50. The 

 heat was an excellent one in every respect, though in 

 accuracy and finish in every detail Minnie excelled. ^ 



Tick Boy — Lady Mildred were started at 9:54. Tick 

 pointed two birds nicely. Lady pointed; nothing found. 

 Tick took a cast and pointed a bevy; Stoddard flushed an 



