NOV, 30, 1895. 



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FIXTURES. 



BENCH SHOWS. 

 1896. 



Feb. 19 to 23.— Westminster Kennel Club's twentieth annual dog 

 show, Madison Square Garden, New fork. James Mortimer, Supt. 



March 10 to 13.— Chicago.— Mascoutah Kennel Club's bench show. 

 John L. Lincoln, Sec'y. 



March 17 to 20.— 8t. Louis Kennel Club's show, St. Louis. W. 

 Hutchinson, Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Dec. 2 to 4— High Point, N. C— Irish Setter Club's trials. Geo. H. 

 Thompson, Sec'y. 



1896. 



Jan. 20.— Bakersfleld, Cal.— Pacific Coast Field Trial Club. J. M. 

 Kilgarif, Sec'y. 



Jan. 20.— West Point, Miss.— U. S. F. T, O. trials. W. B. Stafford, 

 Sec'y. 



Feb. 3.— West Point, Miss.— Southern F. T. C. seventh annual trials. 

 T. M. Brumby, Sec'y. 



Sept. 2.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba Field Trials Club. John Wootton, 

 Sec'y. 



.THE E. F. T. C. TRIALS. 



The trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club were suc- 

 cessfully concluded. There was grave apprehension at 

 first concerning their success in consequence of the pre- 

 vailing scarcity of birds. While they were not so abun- 

 dant as they were last year, they still were in sufficient 

 numbers to afford competition. 



Mr. W. S. Bell, Pittsburg, and Mr. S. O. Bradley, Green- 

 field Hill, Conn., judged throughout. 



There was a good attendance of visitors, among whom 

 were a number of newcomers. These were Messrs. F. R. 

 Hitchcock, Edw. Dexter, F. A. Hodgman, G. Muss-Arnolt, 

 F. H. Beale, J. Meares, S. B. Cummings, Pittsburg; 

 E-lm. H. Osthaus, Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phelps, 

 Miss Phelps, New York; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meares, Mr. 

 Theo. Sturgis, H. H. Hargrave, Irving Hoagland, New 

 Brunswick, N. J. ; H. M, Kent, Lenoir, N. C. 



The Derby. 



This was a stake of merit, much of the work being 

 quite worthy of praise. The conditions of dry weather 

 and bad cover were specially difficult for the puppies or 

 young dogs to work under, the latter being either too thin 

 and light or too dense and heavy, mostly the former. 



Tory Fashion, winner of first, is a lightly built dog, and 

 while he did some superior work under very favorable 

 conditions on Monday evening, in most of his work he 

 requires a great deal of coaching and careful helping on 

 birds, so much so that it lowers the grade of his work 

 very much. Still the helping is done so deftly that it 

 is difficult to say just what he would do if left to his own 

 resources in working to the gun. 



Marie's Sport, second, showed a great deal of merit, has 

 a great deal of confidence, and works on his own judg- 

 ment. He needs more finish in his point work, which will 

 come with more age and experience. 



Gleam's Ruth, winner of third, showed a great deal of 

 merit, but there were faulty places in her work which 

 more experience will correct. 



The two pointers India and Nabob were promising can- 

 didates for third, or part of it, much of the time. The 

 decisions were well received. 



This stake was for all setter and pointer puppies whelped 

 on or after Jan. 1, 1894. Prizes, $300, $200 and $100; first, 

 second and third respectively. First forfeit, $10; addi- 

 tional forfeit, $10; $10 to start. 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b. , w. and t. setter dog Arapahoe 

 (Eugene T.— Maiden Mine), C. Tucker, handler, with Ir- 

 ving Hoagland's b., w. and t. setter bitch Ran e 3 (Glad- 

 stone's Boy — Buena Vista), W. W. Boyce, handler. 



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

 Gleam's Ruth (Count Gladstone— Gleam's Maid), N. B. 

 iSlesbitt, handler, with Blue Ridge Kennels' b., w. and t. 

 setter dog Domino (Antonio — Ruby's Girl), D. E. Rose, 

 handler. 



H. K. Devereux's liv. and w. pointer bitch Virginia 

 (Little Ned— Pearl's Dot), Geo. Gray, handler, with N. T. 

 DePauw's liv. and w. pointer bitch Sister Sue (Jingo — 

 Roony Croxteth), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. 



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

 (Count Gladstone IV. — Fleety Avent), J. M. Avent, hand- 

 ler, with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' or. and w. 

 pointer bitch India (Rip Rap— Dolly D.), C. E, Buckle, 

 handler. 



H. B. Ledbetter's b., w. and t. setter dog Marie's Sport 

 (Gleam's Sport — Marie Avent), Geo. Gray, handler, with 

 Avent & Thayer's b., w. and t. setter dog Patrician (Che- 

 valier—Patsy), J. M. Avent, handler. 



T. H. Gibbe's lem. and w. setter dog Mazeppa (Rod's 

 Dan— Bondhu Nellie), Joe H. Wilson, handler, with Char- 

 lottesville Field Trial Kennels' b., w. and ticked pointer 

 dog Nabob (Rip Rap— Doily D.), C. E. Buckle, handler. 



Dr. J. S. Brown's b. and w. pointer dog Kent B, (Rip Rap 

 — Croxie Kent), Frank H. Beall, handler, with Avent & 

 Thayer's b., w. and t. setter bitch FeuFollet (Count Glad- 

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



Joe Meares'sb. and w. setter dog Senator Zeb (Dion C. — 

 Thompson's Norah) was drawn to run in the first heat 

 with Arapahoe, but he was withdrawn on account of sick- 

 ness, and Ranea, the bye dog, was moved up into the 

 vacant place. 



Monday. 



A warm sun, hardly a breezg blowing and rather a 

 high temperature were the weather conditions of the first 

 day of the trials, which began at the Gibson Farm, a few 

 miles from town. It was weather of the most pleasing 

 kind for the people, but far from the best weather for 

 good competition. The forenoon's work was meager in 

 competitive results on birds, although a reasonably fair 

 number of birds were found. The work of the afternoon 

 was on more favorable grounds, and more birds were 

 found and consequently there was much more point work. 

 A good number of spectators followed the trials all day. 

 Some weak birds, ones which were turned out, marred 

 the work betimes, mostly in the forenoon. 



First Series. 



Arapahoe and Ranee began their heat at 8:35. The 

 former was drawn to run with Senator Zab, but the latter 

 was sick, and Ranea, the bye, was moved into his place. 

 On some birds flushed by spectators and marked down, 

 Arapahoe made two points on singles. Next he pointed 

 on stubble and Ranee made an indifferent back. Next 

 Arapahoe pointed; Ranea joined in the point, then both 



dogs moved on to locate and each made a point on weak 

 birds which could not fly. Down 1 hour and 13 minutes. 

 Ranee had much the better speed, range and judgment in 

 beating out the ground. The point work was very ordi- 

 nary. 



Gleam's Ruth and Domino began at 10:01. Domino 

 flushed a bevy excusably and the birds were followed. 

 Ruth pointed twice— single birds— and shortly afterward 

 she again scored a good point. Next she pointed in the 

 open and Domino backed; nothing found. Next she 

 pointed a bevy, and on the scattered birds made three 

 points on singles and Domino pointed once. Up at 11:22. 

 Both worked diligently; Ruth the better in every respect. 



Virginia and Sister Sue ran a heat of ordinary merit, 

 beginning at 11:45 and ending at 1:06. Sue soon ex- 

 hausted some energy in a rabbit chase. On a marked 

 bevy on almost bare ground, in the open, Virginia flushed 

 an outlying bird, excusably, across wind, and chased it. 

 Both were more or less erratic in their ranging; Virginia 

 the better. Sister Sue was in season, which may have 

 had its effect on her work. 



Tory Fashion and India were cast off at 1:36, after 

 lunch. A bevy was flushed by horses in woods. The 

 handlers were ordered to work in the open. India worked 

 in the open obeying orders and Tory made four points in 

 the woods, where Mr. Avent was ordered to call him out 

 of, but did not do so, the dogs being separated at the time. 

 India pointed, moved on and located a bevy on a side hill 

 in weeds and was steady to shot. Sent on, India pointed; 

 nothing found. Sent on, both dogs ranged well. India 

 pointed; nothing found ; at the same time Tory pointed, 

 drew on to locate better, when India crossed in a heat and 

 pointed the birds. Both showed good speed and range 

 and fairly good work on birds. Tory required a lot of 

 urging to keep him out at work and prompting in his bird 

 work. 



Marie's Sport and Patrician began 'at 2:22. The lat- 

 ter ran a wretchedly poor heat. He was excessively 

 timid. Sport pointed a bevy in weeds and was steady to 

 shot. Next he made two points on singles in a half- 

 hearted way, next he flushed twice, next made a point, 

 then moved about 10yds. further and made a stanch 

 point on a single. Next he pointed a bevy in the open 

 cornfield and soon afterward the heat ended. Sport in 

 range, speed and diligence made a very good showing. 

 Patrician showed an intention once or twice to quit and 

 return to the wagons. 



Mazeppa and Nabob started at 3:08. Nabob pointed a 

 bevy in woods; he was steady to shot. On the scattered 

 birds Nabob pointed a single, Mazeppa pointed twice on 

 singles and each backed well. Sent on, Nabob pointed a 

 bevy in weeds on top of a hill; good work. Some scat- 

 tered birds were next followed, but no work was done on 

 them. Both were industrious; Nabob much the better in 

 bird work. Up at 3:43. The heat was quite a good one. 



Kent B. and Feu Follet were cast off at 3:49. Feu 

 began by an assault on a tame chicken. Feu pointed a 

 wounded bird and endeavored to catch it. Next a bevy 

 flushed near both dogs. Working on the scattered birds, 

 Kent flushed a single. Kent started with a fair range 

 and fair speed; he was often kept in by the noisy hand- 

 ling of the opposing handler, Feu handling very hard and 

 receiving much whistling, shouting and coaching. Up 

 at 4:18. Kent's gallop was slow at the beginning, but he 

 gradually improved for a while as the heat progressed, 

 till the whistling and loud orders checked him. It would 

 have been better to have given Kent a run alone, to deter- 

 mine his real capabilities, before the heat was finally con- 

 cluded — this in view of his being balked as aforemen- 

 tioned. He might not have won a place, but he would 

 have had an opportunity to show what he could do. 

 Second Series. 



In the second series there were eight dogs, run as= 

 follows: 



Tort Fashion and Gleam's Ruth were cast off at 4:43. 

 In corn, Tory pointed a bevy and was steady to shot. At 

 the same time Ruth, about fifty or sixty yards away, 

 pointed on the footscent. On the scattered birds, Tory 

 made two points, in the first of which Ruth went by him 

 and joined. Sent on, Tory pointed and Ruth crossed in 

 ahead and pointed the birds; both steady to shot. Ruth 

 pointed a single. Sant on, Tory pointed a bevy and Ruth 

 joined in a point on it later as it was being flushed. Tory 

 made a point on a single. Up at 5:16, with the heat de- 

 cidedly in Tory's favor. This was the best heat which 

 Tory ran, and his work was done with little coaching. 



Tuesday. 



Hardly a breath of air was stirring, and the morning; 

 was warm, the heat increasing as the day advanced till! 

 it was mildly uncomfortable. The dogs worked well' 

 throughout the day nevertheless. Twenty-one bevies were 

 counted, as against twelve or thirteen the day before. The 

 work of the day was satisfactory as a whole. There were 

 parts of the work which were superior. The running in 

 the Derby was resumed. The handling was perceptibly 

 less noisy. 



India and Marie's Sport started at 8:22. Sport soon 

 pointed a bevy in a hollow in a cornfield and India backed 

 well. The birds were running on the ground and when 

 they flushed Sport broke in, but stopped to order. The 

 birds were followed and each dog made four points; next 

 India pointed where a wounded bird had run. Sent on, 

 India pointed a bevy in pines; Sport called in to back 

 caught scent of some outlying birds and pointed. Next, 

 sent on, Sport pointed some scattered birds in the open and 

 India backed nicely. Up at 9:07. Both were diligent 

 workers and accurate on point work, Sport cutting out 

 the work and maintaining his range well throughout the 

 heat. India fell off in his range betimes. 



Nabob and Arapahoe were cast off at 9:12. Nabob 

 pointed a bevy in sedge at the edge of woods, and Ara- 

 pahoe, called in to back, pointed the same bevy about 

 twenty yards away. Sent on, a bevy was marked down 

 in cotton and the dogs were worked in a circle to it. 

 Arapahoe was coached to the birds and cautioned to point. 

 He saw them on the ground and broke in and flushed. 

 Nabob backed. Up at 9:43. Arapahoe ranged the wider, 

 but Nabob's point work was better and cleaner. 



Ranee and Domino began at 9:54. Domino made two 

 points to which there were no birds, and Ranee refused 

 to back. Ranea spoiled the favorable impressions made 

 the previous day. She appeared to be frivolous and care- 

 less. The heat was a poor one. Up at 10:29. 



Third Series. 



Tory Fashion and Marie's Sport started at 10:48. A 



bevy was flushed in the open weeds by the horses, and 

 the birds went into a bad place for work. The handlers 

 followed them against the orders of tlie judges, B th 

 dogs made flushes. On sratt- red birds in woods Tory 

 made some points, locating indecisively and bein^ coached 

 constantly. Up at 11:41. Tory's work was n,uch inferior 

 to that of the previous evening. Both sh'.wed good 

 speed and ran ire. 



Gleam's Ruth and India were started at 11:51. In 

 woods Ruth p anted a bevy and to s-hot. both wtre steady. 

 On the scattered birds ear h flushed. Rutb pi anted loot- 

 scent. India pointed and R ah refused ta back; totling 

 found. India pointed a single bird well and next she 

 pointed a bevy. Up at 12:52. 



At lunch the judges announced Tjry Fashion first, 

 Marie's Sport stcond and Gl'-am's Ruth third. This 

 ended the Derby, and after lunch the All Age Stake was 

 begun. 



The All-Age Stake, 



Considering the number of entries, the number of 

 starters was quite a large percentage. This stake con- 

 tained nineteen entries, drawn as follows: 



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

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

 dred Kennels' b. b. setter dog Brighton Tobe (Canadian 

 Locksley — Leddesdale II.), W. H. Hammond, handler. 



Westminster Kennel Club's liv. and w. pointer dog 

 Sandford Druid (Don Exon— Sandford Quince), John 

 White, handler, with F. W. Dunham's lem. and w. pointer 

 dog Elgin's Dash (Kent Elgin — Mack's Juno), N. B. Nes- 

 bitt, handler. 



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

 spring — Queen II.), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with W. B. 

 Meares, Jr's., lem. and w. setter dog Joyful (Dion C. — 

 Nathalie), owner, handler. 



N. T. Harris's b. , w. and t. setter bitch Cynosure (Rod- 

 erigo— Norah II.), J. M. Avent, handler, with W. H. Bea- 

 zell's b., w. and t. setter dog Harold Skimpole (Whyte B. 

 — Nettie Bevan), Geo. Gray, handler. 



Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv. and w. pointer 

 dog Tippoo (Rip Rap— Monterey), C. E, Buckle, handler, 

 with Rancocaa Kennels' liv. and w. pointer bitch Rancocas 

 Belle (Rip Rap— Maud), C. Tucker, handler. 



Rancocas Kennels' b., w, and t. setter bitch Paloma 

 (Eugene T.— Lou), C. Tucker, handler, with Whyte Bed- 

 ford's b., w. and t. setter dog Joe Bowers (De Sota — Ruth 

 Gates), W. W. Titus, handler. 



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

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

 with Hobart Ames's b., w. and t. setter bitch Lady Mil- 

 dred (Antonio— Ruby's Girl). 



P. M. Essig's b., w. and t. setter dog Rod's Top (Roderi- 

 go — Topsy Avent), J. M. Avent, handler, with C. P. Pow- 

 ers's b., w. and t. setter dog Revenue (Antonio— Nellie 

 Hope). 



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

 Bondhu — Betty B.), owner, handler, with Massachusetts 

 Kennel Co.'s b., w. and t. setter dog Gleam's Pink (Van- 

 guard—Georgia Belle), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. 



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

 tonio — Laundress), D. E. Rose, handler, a bye. 



This stake was open to all setters and pointers which 

 had never won first in any all-age open stake at the 

 Philadelphia, Southern, United States or Central trials. 

 Prizes, $300, $200 and $100. Forfeit, $10; $20 additional 

 to fill. 



The first prize was won with something to spare by the 

 pointer dog Jingo, and in this connection — that is to say, 

 in reference to pointers — they made a most pleasing and 

 meritorious exhibition, as will be seen by the more de- 

 tailed mention. Jingo showed excellent judgment, wis- 

 dom in work on bevies and single birds, beat out his 

 ground skillfully and worked with commendable loyalty 

 to the gun. He is indeed a high-class dog. 



As for the winners after first, your reporter regrets his 

 inability to perceive their claim to specific superiority, 

 at the same time feeling reluctant to express an opinion 

 in opposition to such experienced judges. In respect to 

 Harold Skimpole, it is true that he ran wide and dash- 

 ingly, but part of the time he was working out of bounds 

 or too far from the gun, and while some of hi3 bird work 

 was sharp, it was meager, while other parts of it were 

 faulty. As compared to the work of Tick Boy his work 

 was really insignificant. Tick's first heat was in dry 

 weather, and was specially noticeable for the excellence 

 and success of it. Every heat he ran was a heat notice- 

 able for its successful finding and successful bird work. 

 He was always industrious and when ranging was feel- 

 ing the air with his nose, having birds in hi3 mind, and 

 he showed rare intelligence in working out hia ground. 

 In his last heat his range narrowed toward the close, but 

 on work done he was then ahead of his competitor. He 

 was surely deserving of consideration for second place, 

 while third lay between Harold Skimpole and Tippoo, 

 with Tony Boy in for another chance, if more heats were 

 run, to make him establish a better claim or more con- 

 clusively prove that he was not in the money. 



Tony Boy's work was light on birds, and he had made 

 several errors which were serious. It seemed as if wide 

 range condoned many grave errors in proper work to the 

 gun. 



The competition was managed skillfully in respect to 

 the procedure and takiag advantage of the grounds. 

 The judges were most zealously industrious and pains- 

 taking, and if there was any mistake made iu the de- 

 cisions it was purely one of judgment, to which all are 

 liable. 



First Series. 



Tick Boy and Brigh i on Tobe started at 1:57. S->on 

 Tobe pointed a bevy in me open and whs stes»d> to s tot. 

 The birds were followed. Tick p >inted; foot^nt, pi-jba- 

 bly. Next both made game and Tick drew quite a dis- 

 tance in the open outside of woods and poiiibed a b-vy 

 nicely; Tobe backed. Tnis woris was of a very high order. 

 Both steady to shot. In the thicket, on the scattered 

 birds, Tick made three good p nnts on singles and Tobe 

 flushed a single excusably. Tick was just recovering 

 from the effects of a large tumor on his n^ck and jaw. 

 His point work was very superior. Their range was mid- 

 dling. Up at 3:07. 



Sandeord Druid and Elgin's Dash began at 3:13. 

 Druid was making game, but took the back track, and his 

 handler flushed the bevy accidentally. On the scattered 

 birds Druid made two excellent points. Next he flushed 

 and dropped to a point on some remaining birds. Next he 

 pointed a single and made three flushes. Dash pointed 

 one bird and flushed another. Up at 3:44. The heat was 



