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[Nov. 16, 1896. 



N. E. B. CLUB'S FIELD TRIALS. 



The third annual field trials of the New England Beagle 

 Club, which were held at Oxford, Mass. , Nov. 4-7, were 

 the most successful in the history of the club. Not only 

 were there more starters than at any previous trial, but 

 the quality of the beagles as a whole was very high and 

 the work in the Derby and Champion Stakes has never 

 been surpassed, 



The highest honors were carried off by Baronet, import- 

 ed by Thos. Shallcross from the kennels of Mr. Crank- 

 shaw, Plover, Cheshire, England. He showed nose, en- 

 durance, speed and rabbit sense in his work and won the 

 specials for the best beagle in the field as well as first 

 prize in the most hotly contested Darby yet run at a beagle 

 trial. The other principal winners are well known to the 

 patrons of bench shows and field trials and need no de- 

 scription. 



As in previous years the club made its headquarters at 

 Bacon's Hotel, Everyone was well cared for at this com- 

 fortable hostelry and Mr. Bacon sustained his reputation 

 for serving the best lunches in the field that are provided 

 at any of the various trials. Among those present during 

 the week were: H. S. and O. F. Joslin, Geo. B. Appleby, 

 Oxford, Mass.; Geo. F. Reed, Barton, Vt.; W. S. Clark, 

 Walter Randall, Linden, Mass.; Thos. Shallcross, Howard 

 Almy, F. W. Cielfeld, Providence, R. I.; E. O. Cornfortb, 

 Slatersville, R. I.; F. W. Chapman, Ellsworth, Me. ; A. D. 

 Fiske, Worcester, Mass. ; A. H. Morse, Quinnebaug, Conn. ; 

 H. B. Tallman, Greene, R. I.; A. Parry, Franklin Park, 

 Mass.; W. L. Rsdfern, E, O. Smith, John Roney, Woon- 

 socket, R. I.; F. G. Stewart, New York, N. Y. ; Jas. Wood, 

 Pawtucket, R. I. ; H. W. Lacy, Allen Chamberlain, Bos- 

 ton, Mass. ; Patrick Kennedy, Peabcdy, Mass. ; Bradford 

 S. Turpin, Roxbury, Mass., and others. 



The judges were Arthur Parry and H. B. Tallman. 

 They did their difficult work carefully and their decisions 

 were well received. Game was not hard to find, but the 

 Oxford cottontail has a bad habit of going to earth at the 

 first opportunity and the majority of the runs were short 

 ones. 



After the trials Spark R. was purchased by Mr. Redf era 

 and Skip II. by Mr. Almy. 



On Monday evening President H. S. Joslin called the 

 annual meeting to order at 8:50, Eleven me cabers were 

 present. Routine business having been disposed of the 

 election of officers took place with the following result: 

 President, H. S. Joslin; Vice-President, A. D. Fiske; Sec- 

 retary-treasurer, W. S. Clark; Executive Committee, 

 Thos. SballGross and Henry Hanson, 



The meeting then adjourned and a session of the field 

 trial committee was held and the Derby entries called 

 upon to fill. Geo. F. Reed's Spinaway R. in the 15in. 

 Derby and F. W. Chapman's Fury and Howard Almy's 

 Snap in the 13in. Derby forfeited. The others were drawn 

 as reported in the summary. 



Tuesday. 



Clouds covered the sky on Tuesday morning, but by 9 

 o'clock they had disappeared and the day was a perfect 

 one for the sport. The running in the Derby was com- 

 pleted. 



Class C-Derby— 15 to 1 31n. 



First Series. 



Baronet— Headlight.— Down at 8:30 in an alder run. 

 Thos. Shallcross handled Baronet and Geo. B. Appleby 

 Headlight. Baronet worked out his ground carefully. 

 He showed a better nose than his rival, and when the 

 game was up was full as fast. He marked his rabbits to 

 earth prettily, tonguing and digging at the mouth of the 

 burrows. Two rabbits were run during the heat, Bar- 

 onet easily winning. Headlight appeared to be some- 

 what deaf and had difficulty in locating the direction in 

 which the chase lay. Up at 9. 



Trill— Domino.— Down at 9:05 in the cover where the 

 preceding brace had run. A. H. Morse handled Trill and 

 E. O. Cornforth Domino. Trill moved easily and covered 

 her ground at a good clip, circling wide when at fault. 

 Domino was slower and at times inclined to potter. Trill 

 won the race easily. Up at 9:35. 



Sunbeam— Phantom — Cast off at 9:45 in a brush field. 

 W. S. Clarke handled Sunbeam and A. H. Morse Phan- 

 tom. Four rabbits were started during the race. Phan- 

 tom, who has had but four weeks' experience on game, 

 covered his ground well, and when the rabbit was up 

 drove prettily and at good speed. He had the best of the 

 race. Sunbeam was a trifle slower than Phantom and 

 not as good in nose. Up at 10:25. 



This race completed the first series, and the second was 

 commenced immediately. 



Second Series. 



Phantom— Trill.— These prettily matched beagles are 

 kennel mates and were both handled by A. H. Morse. 

 They are used to running together, and now gave us the 

 best race of the day. They had the good luck to start one 

 of the few rabbits in Oxford that are willing to run, and 

 away they went at a gait which left the judges panting in 

 the rear. Finally bunny went to earth, and at 10:35 the 

 hounds were taken up. The race was a close one, but 

 Trill's greater experience told in ber favor, and she was 

 the winner by a narrow margin. 



Phantom— Baronet,— Down at 10:40. Phantom was 

 more dashy and showy than Baronet, but the latter did 

 the better work. Three rabbits were found, and the last 

 made a pretty chase. Baronet won, though it was not a 

 walkover by any means. Up at 11:17. 



.Trill— Baronet.— This brace was put down at 11:23 to 

 run for first and second places. Baronet kept up his care- 

 ful work and succeeded in defeating his more stylish 

 rival. He ran truer to the trail and was steadier than 

 Trill. Up at 12:25. 



Lunch of hot oyster stew, sandwiches, coffee, fruit and 

 things that delight a hungry sportsman, was served at 

 the Shepardson farm, and the judges then announced 

 their awards: First to Baronet, second to Trill, third to 

 Phantom; reserve, Sunbeam. 



Oxford, Mass., Oct. 5— Derby for beagles, 15 to 13in 

 whelped on or after Jan. 1, '94. Forfeit $3; $5 additional 

 to run. First prize 40 per cent., second 30 per cent., and 

 third 20 per cent, of entry fees and forfeits. 



Mrst Series. 



Baronet— Awashonk Kennels' b., w. and t. doer(Daun- 

 ter — Reckless) v 



with 



Headlight— H. S. Joslin's b., w, and t, bitch (Frank 

 Forest — Triumph), v 



Trill— Bradford S. Turpin's t. and w. bitch (Royal Krue- 

 ger— Queenie), 



with 



Domino— Cornforth & Deane's b.,w. and^t. dog (Melrose 

 — Wenonab). 



Sunbeam— W. S. Clark's w. and t. bitch (Buckshot— Nell 

 R.), 



with 



Phantom— A. D, Fiske's b., w. and t. dog (Clyde— 

 Brummy). 



After the lunch entries in the 13in. Derby were called. 

 Class D— the Derby— 13in. and Under. 



First Series. 



Thora— Skip II.— F. W. Chapman handled Thora and 

 George F. Reed Skip. Thora was timid and refused to 

 hunt. Skip ran a rabbit to earth prettily and worked 

 carefully when trailing, refusing to tongue till the game 

 was afoot. Up at 1:38, after being down a half hour. 



Thor. — The bye dog was now put down with Skip and 

 like his litter sister refused to take any part in the sport. 

 He ran a rabbit by sight a few yards and then left the 

 track. Skip drove a rabbit in her usual pretty style and 

 ran the stake with the greatest ease. Up at 2:11. 



The judges gave first prize to Skip II. and withheld sec- 

 ond and third. This finished the running for the day, as 

 the All- Age classes had not yet been drawn. 



Oxford, Mass., Oct. 5. — Derby for beagles, 13in. and 

 under, whelped on or after Jan. 1, '94. Forfeit $3; $5 

 additional to run. First prize 40 per cent. , second 30 per 

 cent., third 20 per cent, of entry fees and forfeits. 

 First Series. 



Thora— F. W. Chapman's t. and w. bitch (Fitzhugh 

 Lee— Butterfly), 



with 



Skip II.— George F. Reed's b., w. and t. bitch (Buckshot 

 — Jute). 



Thor— F. W. Chapman's w. and t. dog (Fitzhugh Lee 

 — Butterfly), handler, owner (a bye). 



In the evening the entries in both All- Age classes were 

 called to fill. W. S, Clark's Sunbeam and W. L. Red- 

 fern's Music were the only absentees. 



Wednesday. 



A perfect day, but too warm for hunting. Scent lay 

 badly and much of the work was dull and uninteresting. 

 The 15in. All- Age class was run off and the first brace of 

 the 13in. class. 



All-Age Class- 15 to 1 3!n. 

 First Series. 



Nell R.— Belle.— Down at 8:30 in pasture land, Nell 

 handled by Geo. F. Reed, and Belle by W. S. Clark. Nell 

 covered her ground the better and showed greater interest 

 in her work. Belle was indifferent in the first part of the 

 race and did not warm to her work till it was too late. 

 Nell did most of the driving and was an easy winner. 

 Two rabbits were found. Down 55 minutes. 



Lewis— Zeno.— Cast off at 9:30, Lewis in charge of 

 Howard Almy, and Zeno in charge of Thos. Shallcross. 

 Zeno failed to run in thti splendid form of last year. 

 Lewis was under excellent control, and showed speed and 

 hunting sense. The driving was slow, as the scent was 

 bad, and Lewis easily proved himself the better in nose. 

 Down 30 minutes. 



Spark R.— Marguerite.— Geo. F. Reed and F. W. 

 Chapman were the handlers. Before game was found 

 there was a long, tiresome hunt for fur; then a rabbit 

 was put up and the best race of the morning followed. 

 Spark did most of the leading and picked up most of the 

 losses, but Marguerite packed well and made a pretty run 

 on a rabbit that refused to go to earth for some minutes. 

 Down 40 minutes. 



Drummer Boy— Springer.— The former was handled 

 by John Roney and the latter by George B, Appleby, 

 Springer was slow and heavy in movement, while Drum- 

 mer showed great speed. His pace was so fast that he 

 over-ran badly and made frequent losses. However, he 

 easily defeated his running mate in a fast but jerky race. 

 Down one hour. 



Everyone was now about used up with the heat, and the 

 rest for lunch was a welcome one. It was after 1 o'clock 

 when the next brace was put down. 



Snyder III.— Prince,— All the previous races of the 

 day had been run in the brush pasture, but this pair was 

 cast off in the alder run behind the Shepardson barn. 

 George B. Appleby handled Snyder and Patrick Kennedy 

 Prince. Both beagles started and holed rabbits and both 

 did some good work, but Snyder was superior to Prince 

 in nose and pace and in picking up the losses. Down 55 

 minutes. 



Second Series. 

 Spark R.— Drummer Boy.— Both beagles were on game, 

 but neither would hark to the other and the race was an 

 unsatisfactory one. Drummer Boy was too fast for his 

 nose. Spark was easily the better and showed intelli- 

 gence, speed and endurance in his work. Down 20 min- 

 utes. 



Snyder III.— Lewis.— A close race, with the advantage 

 in Lewis's favor. Both worked losses well and beat out 

 their ground prettily in the endeavor to make a start. A 

 rabbit was driven to earth after a short run. Down 10 

 minutes. 



Snyder III. — Nell R. — It was nearly an hour before a 

 rabbit was found. Then came as even a race as one would 

 care to see. The rivals were equally matched and neither 

 had an advantage over the other. Down 58 minutes. 

 Third Series. 



Spark R.— Lewis. — The latter was not as fresh as in 

 his former races and seemed to feel the effect of his hard 

 work. Spark did nearly all the work in a long chase. 

 Down 15 minutes. 



The judges gave first prize to Spark R., second to Lewis 

 and divided third between Snyder III. and Nell R. ; reserve 

 went to Prince. 



OxFORD,Mass. ,Oct. 6.— All- Age Stake open to all beagles, 

 15 to 13in., who have not been placed first in any open 

 class at afield trial. Entry fee $3; $5 additional to run. 

 First prize 40 per cent. , second 30 per cent, and third 20 

 per cent, of entry fees and forfeits. 



First Series. 



Nell R.— Geo, F. Reed's b., w. and t. and ticked bitch 

 (Ned— Haida) 



with 



Belle— Walter Randall's b., w. and t. bitch (Fitzhugh 

 Lee — Baby Deane). 



Lewis — Howard Almy's t. and w. dog (Bannerman — 

 Parthenia) 



with 



Zeno— Awashonk Kennels' b., w. and t. dog (Deacon 

 Tidd— Daisy). 



Spark R.— Geo. F. Reed's b., w. and t. dog (Kennealy's 



Lee— Skip) 



with 



Marguerite— F. W. Chapman's b., w. and t. bitch 

 (Fitzhugh Lee— Dido). 



Drummer Boy— W. E. Deane's b., w. and t. and ticked 

 dog (Rove — Wenonah) 



with 



Springer— H. S. Joslin's b., w. and t. dog (Sport- 

 Belle). 



Snyder III.— H. S. Joslin's b., w. and t. dog (Snyder II, 



— Nancy) 



with 



Prince— D. Quinn's b., w. and t. dog (Sam— Baby 

 Deane). 



The running in the 13-inch All- Age class commenced at 

 once. 



All-Age Class— 1 3In. and Under. 

 Baby Deane— Becky Bates.— They were cast off just 

 at sunset. Baby was handled by Patrick Kennedy and 

 Becky by W. S. Clark. A rabbit was quickly started, and 

 the race was a pretty one, up and down a hillside into a 

 swamp. Baby showed great hunting sense in her search 

 for game and in casting at a loss. She was a trifle faster 

 than Becky, though the latter was in the race all the 

 time. When it was too dark to distinguish one from the 

 other they were ordered up, and the running for the day 

 was over. 



Thursday. 



The heavy fog of the morning quickly disappeared and 

 a hot summer's sun beat down all day. Scent, however, 

 lay better than yesterday, and the sport in the champion 

 class was the best of the week. The trials were finished. 

 Becky Bates, who did so well on Wednesday, was with- 

 drawn on account of a severe cold. 



Francis— Lola Lee.— These beagles are as like as two 

 peas and it was difficult to distinguish one from the other. 

 Francis was handled by C. O. Smith and Lola by Walter 

 Randall. The underbrush was very wet and scent lay 

 poorly. Both did some back- tracking, but Francis 

 showed herself to better advantage than Lola and had the 

 best of the poor heat. Down 50 minutes. 



Blossom— Nancy Lee.— The former was in charge of 

 A, H, Morse and the latter of Howard Almy. Blossom 

 covered her ground prettily and drove true in a dashing 

 style. Nancy did not press for the lead and acted as if 

 she had been hunted with a faster hound. She merely 

 followed the leader. Down 30 minutes. 



Francis— Lola Lee.— This brace was now given 25 

 minutes more to see what they would do under more pro- 

 pitious circumstances, but no game was found, and Fran- 

 cis hunted so wild that she could not be found when 

 ordered up. 



Second Series. 



Blossom— Baby Deane.— Cast off on a rocky hillside, 

 where a rabbit had been seen. Baby opened first and 

 made the running in a short race. Both are merry, spir- 

 ited workers, but Baby hunted her ground out better than 

 her mate. Down 29 minutes. 



Francis— Nancy Lee. — Francis found a rabbit in a 

 brier patch and drove him prettily to earth. Nancy merely 

 followed. Dow a 7 minutes. 



Nancy Lee — Lola Lee. — Nancy now ran in better form 

 and depended upon herself and not on her running mate. 

 She won without trouble. 



The judges awarded first prize to Baby Deane, second 

 to Blossom and third to Francis. Nancy Lee took the re- 

 serve. 



Oxford, Mass., Oct. 6 and 7.— All- Age Stake open to 

 all beagles, 13in. and under, that have not been placed 

 first in any open class at a field trial. Entry fee $3; $5 

 additional to run. First prize 40 percent., second 80 

 per cent. , and third 20 per cent, of entry fees and for- 

 feits. 



First Series. 



Baby Deane— John Mullane's w., b. and t. bitch (Fitz- 

 hugh Lee — Belle Dimon) 



with 



Becky Bates— C. J. Prouty's w., b. and t. bitch (Fitz- 

 hugh Lee— Francis Forest). 



Francis— W. E. Deane's b., w. and t. bitch (Flute D.— 

 Lady Glenwood) 



with 



Lola Lee— Walter Randall's w,, b. and t. bitch (Fitz- 

 hugh Lee — Parthenia), 



Blossom. — A. D, Fiske's w., b. and t. bitch (Fitzhugh 



Lee — Lady Novice) 



with 



Nancy Lee— Howard Almy's w., b. and t. bitch (Fitz- 

 hugh Lee— Jude). 



The running in the open classes was now ended and 

 immediately after lunch entries for the Champion Stakes 

 were called. Three filled in the 13in, class and one in the 

 15in. class. H. L. Kreuder's Buckshot and Zillah were to 

 be entered, but did not arrive till Friday morning. The 

 entries are given in the summary. 



Champion Class— 13in. and Under. 

 First Series. ' 



Olaf of Denmark— Lady Novice.— Olaf was handled 

 by Henry Hanson and Lady by A, H. Morse. Both beagles 

 are stylish, merry workers, and were under fine control. 

 Both are fast. Olaf was tonguey and excitable. Lady is 

 very level-headed and quick in catching the turns. She 

 also outfooted Olaf, but the little fellow was in the race 

 every minute and the chase was an exciting and interest- 

 ing one. Down 15 minutes on a rabbit that proved to be'a 

 good runner. Lady the better beagle of the two. 



Olaf — Spot R. — In the draw Spot took the bye and the 

 judges ordered her down with Olaf as a running m ate 



