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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 17, 1887. 



NEWS FROM HIGH POINT. 



THERE is not much going on here at present. Many of 

 the handlers are located near by and are busy preparing 

 their dogs for the great contest next week. I hear lots of 

 talk as to what will be done by many of the dogs, and if one 

 half of it is accomplished I pity the judges, for they will 

 never be able to decide the matter unless they divide first 

 money among the starters. Possibly, however, some of the 

 dogs may be a trifle off when the time comes, and only be 

 able to get second place. This will simplify matters some- 

 what, but it seems a pity that third money should go a-beg- 

 ging, as the club is wealthy and well able to stand the ex- 

 pense. 



Birds are reported to be very abundant on the club grounds 

 and nearly all of them are well grown. There has been a 

 great deal of rain here, and the ground is in splendid condi- 

 tion for the dogs, and we shall probably see some capital 

 work. The Members' Stake promises to fill well, as the 

 members of the club very generally have signified their in- 

 tention to run one or more. The principal interest, however, 

 appears to be manifested in the Derby. There is a very fine 

 entry for this stake, nearly all of the best blood in the coun- 

 try being represented. It is impossible to tell at this time 

 how many starters there will be, but from what T have been 

 able to learn it is safe to say that the number will be quite 

 large. It is also safe to say that the winner will have no 

 easy task to get there. The All-Aged Stakes will also be 

 quite interesting, as there are several "dark horses" that 

 may surprise some of the knowing ones. The Champion 

 Stalke makes perhaps as much talk as any, and if the dogs 

 that are entered go all right, it will truly be a battle of the 

 giants. But few of the club members have put in an appear- 

 ance as yet. Mr. Coster and Buckellew are on hand. Mr. 

 Hitchcock and Tammany, Mr. Crawford and Nellie II., and 

 Mr. Gray with Roy Monarch, are at Progress hard at work 

 preparing to win the Members' Stake. Mr. Gregory and 

 Flash R, are at Concord. Col. Merriman and Mr. A vent are 

 located six miles out with thirteen of the Memphis & Avent 

 Kennels' dogs. Mr. Tucker is at his old place, eight miles 

 out, with a string of twenty-four. The Pittsburgh Kennels' 

 dogs, under the charge of Mr. Seager, are seven miles south 

 of here. Mr. Duryea and Hart Haight, with the Highland 

 Kennels' dogs, are near Statesville. Luke White is at 

 Thomasville with several sure winners. Dick Morgan is at 

 Linwood, also with winners. Jess Whaite is at Newton. 

 Mr. Rose with Daisy F. and seven others arrived Saturday 

 night and is located a few miles out. Capt. McMurdo is still 

 at home with his string, but will be here this week. Some 

 of the other handlers are in the vicinity, but I have not 

 learned their whereabouts. Many of the members will be 

 here in a day or two, and by the end of the week there will 

 be quite a crowd. I have been doing a little work every day, 

 getting hardened up for the trials, and expect to come to the 

 post in good form. I spent a few days in Williamsburg, Va., 

 with my old friend Mr. A. E. Smith, formerly of this place, 

 and had a most enjoyable time. Quail were not very plenti- 

 ful, but we found enough to afford us some good sport, and 

 one day we found the turkeys and were fortunate enough to 

 bring one to bag. I am ashamed to say that I scored two 

 beautiful misses, one on an old gobbler that crossed the road 

 some eighty yards in front of us, and one at a voung one that 

 kicked a little but did not stop. I was so disgusted at this 

 that I have not bad the face to try for them since my arrival 

 here, but "Old Turk," my hunting companion in former 

 years, is talking turkey at a great rate, and I may get up 

 courage to interview the very uncertain birds, or at least to 

 visit their haunts, in which case I hope to be able to report 

 a different result. SHADOW. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 12. 



INDIANA FIELD TRIALS. 



THE first annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel Club 

 began Monday, Nov. 7, at 1 o'clock P. M., at Bicknell. 

 Ind. , with the Derby, in which were eight starters, five set- 

 ters and three pointers. These trials were something new in 

 this part of the country, and had been pretty well advertised. 

 There were a great many people from different parts of the 

 State present, to see how such a show was conducted. 

 Among the many visitors were Mr, W. A. Thompson, pro- 

 prietor of the King Don Pointer Kennels of Attica, and sev- 

 eral of his neighbors and friends. Owing to press of busi- 

 ness, Mr. D. C. Bergundthal, the president of the club, could 

 not attend, and Mr. C. M. Munhall, of Cleveland, O., and Mr. 

 S. H. Socwell, the treasurer of the club, assisted Mr. Madison 

 in judging the Derby. The grounds immediately adjoining 

 the town were well stocked with birds, and if it had not been 

 so very dry the work of the dogs would undoubtedly have 

 been much more satisfactory to the handlers. 



The Derby was won by the pointer bitch Cherrystone 

 (Trinket's Bang— Pearlstone), owned by the Devonshire Ken- 

 nels. She was broken by Mr. J. B. Carnahan, and handled 

 by him i n her first two heats, but as she and Zetta King Don 

 the winner of second, were both broken by Mr. Carnahan, 

 and came together in the deciding heat for first, the judges 

 selected Mr. J. B. Stoddard to handle Cherrystone in this 

 heat. Shewas greatly handicapped thereby, and her owners 

 should feel very proud of her. Cherrystone is a liver and 

 white of medium size, good length, and has a great deal of 

 speed, good judgment and a splendid nose. The second 

 prize was won by Zetta King Don, a beautiful lemon and 

 white bitch, owned by Mr. Charles Cole of Attica, and bred 

 by Mr. W. A. Thompson, by King Don out of Queen Faust. 

 She is very intelligent, stylish, with fair speed, and shows 

 good judgment on game. She is a bird dog any gentleman 

 would feel proud to own. 



The third prize was divided between Queen of Tennessee, 

 a black, white and tan setter bitch, owned by Mr. W A 

 Evans, of Indianapolis, and Dash, an Irish setter dog, owned 

 by Mr. John A. Hunter, of Sanborn. Queen of Tennessee is 

 by bath s Hope out of Freda and was bred by D. E. Rose 

 Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; she weighs 371bs., is very fast and 

 stylish has a good nose and will be a dangerous competitor 

 iu another year; she ouly had ten days' work before enter- 

 ing the trials. Dash is a large dog, has an easy way of 

 going, but is not fast enough for field trial purposes; would 

 be an excellent dog for private shooting. 



After competing the Derby the All-Age Stake was com- 

 menced with eight starters, six setters and two pointers. The 

 stake was won by the black, white and tan setter dog Lark 

 p .V 1 ow ? ied anu jMtaffl'efl by Mr. Curtis Wright, of Conners- 

 ville; he was bred by Kyler & Keeling, of Oxford, O., is by 

 Glen out of Topsy S. Lark P. is a dog Weighing 401bs., is 

 very fast and stylish, has a good nose and is very obedient- 

 this dog has merit enough to make a good race in any com- 

 pany. The second prize was divided between Change, a 

 black and white English setter, owned and handled by Mr 

 S. H. Socwell, of Indianapolis, and Jim Blaine, an orange 

 and white English setter, owned and handled by Mr. Joseph 

 Becker, of Indianapolis. Change is a medium sized dog 

 with fair speed and good nose and has plenty of bird sense, 

 Jim Blame is about the same size as Change, has more 

 speed and style, but not as good a nose and is not so well 

 broken. 



The third prize was divided between Ben Lanier, a lemon 

 and white pointer dog, owned by Mr. Harry S. New, of In- 

 dianapolis, and handled by Mr. Robert Riley, and Polly II., 

 o.i 1 ? 11 5 nd . wMte setter, owned and handled by Mr. J. B. 

 Stoddard, of Kouts. Ben Lanier is a very handsome dog 

 but lacks speed and is deficient in nose, being very undecided 

 on points. Polly II. I consider the best dog in the stake 

 bheis very fast and stylish, very quick and decided in her 

 points; she moves and works very much like Bob Gates and 

 is about his size; In her heat with Jim Blaine she got lest 



from her handler in a cornfield (he having lost his whistle 

 was compelled to work her with a strange one), and could not 

 get her to him. The birds were driven from the corn into the 

 woods, and by the time Stoddard got her there she was so 

 badly winded that she made two flushes, while the other 

 dog was making points. This accident put her so far be- 

 hind that she w r as not able to overcome it. Had this acci- 

 dent not happened she would have made it very hot for the 

 winner of first. 



THE DERBY. 

 The starters in the Derby were drawn to run as follows: 

 Queen of Tennessee (W. A. Evans), black, white and tan 

 setter bitch (Gath's Hope — Freda), 

 against 



Link (Geo. Sluthour), liver and white pointer dog (pedigree 

 not given). 



Glennis (H. A. Comstock), red Irish setter bitch (Chief- 

 Grace Glencho), 



against 



DASH (John A. Hunter), red Irish setter dog (Roval G— 

 Belle). 



Cherrystone (Devonshire Kennels), liver and white 

 pointer bitch (Trinket's Bang— Pearlstone), 

 against 



Rose (Harry S. New), red Irish setter bitch (Elcho ). 



Zetta Kino Don (J. B. Carnahan), lemon and white 

 pointer bitch (King Don— Queen Faust), 

 against 



Shot (Joseph Bicker), red and white cross-bred setter. (low: 

 ( Nellie B.). 



Mmula.y— First Series, 



QUEEN OF TENNESSEE AND LINK. 

 At 1 P. M. the English setter bitch, Queen of Tennessee, 

 bandied by Frank Sheets, and the pointer dog Link, handled 

 by Bob Riley, were cast off in a stubble field on the Horn 

 Farm, one mile southwest of town. Queen showed the 

 better speed and style. While working cross wind a covey 

 of birds flushed wild. Queen coming up pointed where the 

 birds had been. Going on, a single bird flushed wild. Both 

 dogs were steady to wing. Working on down this stubble 

 another covey flushed wild, and Queen was a little unsteady. 

 Birds were followed to the woods, where a single bird flushed 

 in front of both dogs. The dogs were then taken up and 

 taken to woods where the last covey was marked, but no 

 birds were found. Working on through the woods, Queen 

 made game and finally located covey m a patch of weeds, 

 and made a splendid point. Link backed indifferently. 

 Sheets flushed the birds, shot and killed, both dogs were 

 steady to shot. Ordered up. Queen declared the winner. 

 Down lh. 5m. 



CHERRYSTONE AND ROSE. 



At 2:40 P. M. Cherrystone, handled by J. B. Carnahan. 

 and Rose, handled by Bob Riley, were started in a ragweed 

 field near the woods, where the last heat was finished. 

 Cherrystone soon pointed a hare, which she very much de- 

 sired to chase, but Carnahan convinced her that he was after 

 feathers instead of fur. Cherrystone had decidedly the ad- 

 vantage in speed and style. Working back to woods, where 

 last covey had been marked down, Rose pointed in brush; 

 bird was flushed by Riley, Rose steady to wing. Cherrystone 

 pointed in fence corner. Carnahan flushed, shot and killed, 

 both dogs steady to shot. Cherry then started in weed patch 

 at a very rapid pace, soon had a point in a bunch of weeds, 

 and was held for Rose to back, which she did nicely. Ordered 

 up and the heat awarded to Cherrystone. Down 30m. 

 ZETTA KING DON AND SHOT. 



At 3:21 Zetta King Don, handled by Carnahan, and Shot, 

 handled by J. B. Ilasner, were cast off in a hay held. Zetta 

 started at a ratling gait and wheeled into a magnificent 

 point. Shot was brought up to back, but refused to honor 

 the point. Carnahan flushed, shot and killed. Both dogs 

 steady to shot. The birds were followed into the corn, where 

 Zetta made two more points. Ordered up, heat given to 

 Zetta. Down 8m. 



GLENNIS AND DASH. 



Glennis failed to appear in the twenty minutes, and the 

 heat was awarded to Dash. 



Second Series, 



QUEEN OF TENNESSEE AND CHERRYSTONE. 

 At 3:30 Queen of Tennessee and Cherrystone were cast off 

 in same field where last heat was started. Cherry had the 

 advantage in speed; they were about equal in style. Cherry 

 pointed in thicket on edge of field. Queen refused to back 

 Carnahan failed to flush his bird. Working back to the weed 

 patch where covey had been left, both dogs roaded, but birds 

 flushed wild before they could be located. Queen pointed 

 where birds had been, and Cherry backed. Moving on 

 Cherry pointed single bird, was steady to wing. Queen 

 flushed single and dropped to wing. While working down 

 the fence a single bird flushed wild and Cherry dropped to 

 wing. The dogs were then taken up and taken to a corn 

 field, where there were some scattered birds. Cherry pointed 

 but no bird was found. Moving on, she scored a flush ; birds 

 flew to stubble and were followed; both dogs pointed at same 

 time; bird was flushed by Carnahan and killed over Cherry's 

 point, both dogs steady to shot. Moving on about fifty 

 yards, Cherry pointed, Carnahan flushed. Cherry dropped to 

 wing. Ordered up and and heat given to Cherrystone 

 Down 50m. 



ZETTA KING DON AND DASH. 



At 4:45 Zetta King Don and Dash were cast off in the same 

 stubble field. Zetta had the advantage of speed and style. 

 A covey was flushed by spectators, Dash was steady to wing. 

 Zetta pointed to where the birds had been running, and Dash 

 backed well. Working through this field into a hollow 

 where a branch ran, as Zetta started up hill she came to a 

 grand point on a covey in weeds across the fence. Carnahan 

 flushed and Zetta was steady to wing. Working^ back 

 through stubble Dash pointed another covey. Hunter 

 flushed birds, Dash steady to wing. Dogs taken up at five 

 o'clock to be put down again in the morning. 



Tuesday, at 7:45 A. M., the dogs were turned down in 

 Horn's stubble fields, both showed good speed and went to 

 work with a will. A covey was walked into by the handlers 

 and both dogs were steady to wing. The birds were followed 

 to the woods where they had been marked down, Zetta 

 pointed a single bird, Dash backed, Carnahan flushed, shot 

 and missed, both dogs steady. Moving on Dash flushed a 

 single bird. Turning back into stubble both dogs showed 

 great speed, Zetta having a little the best of it. Worked on 

 through woods to hay fields. While Zetta was going down 

 wind at a clipping gait she flushed a covey and dropped to 

 wing. Birds scattered in corn and were followed. Zetta 

 soon established a very pretty point. Carnahan flushed and 

 Zetta dropped to wing. Ordered up and heat awarded to 

 Zetta. Down 40m. 



Third Series. 



ZETTA KING DON AND CHERRYSTONE. 

 Zetta King Don, handled by Carnahan, and -Cherrystone 

 handled by J. B. Stoddard, were cast off in a stubble field at 

 8:45. Both started off at a clipping gait. Zetta had the 

 most style, but Cherry the most speed. Both dogs worked 

 as if their lives depended on this heat. Carnahan was of 

 course anxious to win, and Stoddard was equally desirous 

 of winning, as it would be a great feather in his cap to beat 

 the great Zetta with a strange dog; both handlers showed 



excellent judgment in handling. A covey was flushed byl 

 spectators and settled in same field. Following the birds! 

 Cherry pointed, birds flushed and she dropped to wing,] 

 Cherry again pointed, bird was flushed by one of the judges, t 

 steady to wing. Sent on, both dogs increasing their pace, 

 covey was flushed by handlers and followed; Zetta pointed. 

 Cherry backed in magnificent style; Carnahan flushed, shoi'l 

 and killed, both dogs steady to shot : Zetta pointed again, : 

 but Carnahan failed to find the bird. Sent on, Zetta^ 

 flushed, both dogs dropping to wing; sent on again, both dogsi 

 pointed a hare; both dogs pointed in a bunch of briers at,-, 

 same time, bird ran. Zetta moved on and pointed a.Kain, no 

 bird could be found; Cherry pointed, bird flushed. Working 

 through stubble into hollow, Cherry pointed and flushed 

 almost immediately after; Zetta also flushed, moved on and 

 pointed; Carnaha nflushed, shot and missed, steady to shot;, 

 both dogs pointed where birds had been running. Dogs 

 ordered up and taken to stubble on Waurpler farm, a quarter 

 of a mile north. After ten minutes' rest the dogs were 

 turned loose, and Zetta pointed in a few minutes, Cherry 

 backing in great sha pe. Both dogs were steady to wing 

 when birds were flushed; birds followed to corn, where 

 Cherry pointed, bird flushed to order. Ordered up and beat 

 and first place awarded Cherry. Down 2h. 24m. 



Fourth Series. 



QUEEN OF TENNESSEE AND ROSE. 

 Queen and Rose, were put down at 11:04 to decide which 

 should compete with the runner-up for second prize, In 

 range, speed and style they were evenly matched; taken up 

 at 11:45 for lunch, no birds being found. At. 1:40 they were 

 put down in a cornfield, which was drawn blank. Entering 

 small stubble field some scattered birds were flushed by 

 spectators, going to the woods. Dogs ordered on. Rose 

 flushed, steady to wing. Sent on, Queen pointed a single 

 bird, which was flushed to order. Queen here began to in- 

 crease her speed and showed she was made of the right kind 

 of material. Rose pointed falsely. Queen flushed a covey, 

 the birds going to the corn, the dogs followed and both 

 flushed. Queen again flushed, then pointed and was backed 

 by Rose. Bird flushed, both dogs steady to wing. Going to 

 stubble Queen pointed a new covey and was a little unsteady 

 to wing. Ordered up and heat awarded to Queen. Down 

 lh. 31m. The owner of Zetta refusing to allow her to run 

 another heat to-day, the deciding heat for second place was 

 postponed until to-morrow, and the All-Aged Stake was 

 called. 



I I'M ii esday— Fifth Series. 



ZETTA AND QUEEN 

 were put down in a stubble field near town at 7:30 A. M., 

 to compete in the deciding heat for second place. A slight 

 rain last night made things more favorable for the dogs. In 

 style they were about equal, Zetta being more rapid. A 

 covey flushed wild some distance ahead of the dogs; moving 

 on Zetta pointed a single in grand style. Carnahan flushed, 

 shot, and killed, dogs steady to shot. Moving on, Queen 

 flushed a single. Zetta then false pointed; going back she 

 flushed a single, then false pointed. Entered an adjoining 

 ragweed field which was drawn blank. Returned to the 

 Horn farm where the Derby started. Zetta pointed, birds 

 flushed wild, Zetta steady to wing; she again pointed, Car- 

 nahan flushed. Ordered up and heat and second place 

 awarded to Zetta. Down 17m. 



SUMMARY. 



First Series. 

 Queen of Tennessee beat Link. 

 Dash beat Glennis. 

 Cherrystone beat Rose. 

 Zetta King Don beat Shot. 



Second Series. 

 Cherrystone beat Queen of Tennessee. 

 Zetta King Don beat Dash. 



Third Series. 

 Cherrystone beat Zetta King Don and won first. 



Fourth, Series. 

 Queen of Tennessee beat Dash. 



Fifth Series. 



Zetta King Don beat Queen of Tennessee and won second. 

 Queen of Tennessee and Dash divided third. 



ALL-AGED STAKE. 



The judges were Messrs. Madison, Freeman and Munhall. 

 The starters were drawn as follows: 



Lark P. (Curtis Wright), black, white and tan setter dog 

 (Glen— Topsey S.), 



agaimt 



Change (S. H. Socwell), black and white, setter dog (Dash- 

 ing Don— Daisey Starlight). 



Jack W. (E. M. Usher), orange and white setter dog (Sar- 

 gent — Eva), 



gainst 



Ben Lanier (Harry S. New), lemon and white, pointer dog 

 (Jo Bowers )', 



Jim Blaine (Joseph Becker), orange and white setter dog 

 (Don Nilson— Nellie B.), 



against 



Gladdes (P. Tindolph), black, white and tan setter bitch 

 (Gladstone — Sanborn's Nellie). 



Polly II. (J. B. Stoddard), white and black ticked .setter 

 bitch (Josh Whitcomb— Polly), 



against 



Popsy (M. R. Williams), black, white and tan setter bitch 

 (Sweep— Lady Pape). 



First Series. 



LARK P. AND CHANGE 

 were put down in a ragweed field at 3:10 P. M. In range, 

 speed and style Lark P. had the advantage, he being a very 

 swift and stylish dog. A covey was flushed by spectators 

 and flew into an orchard; the birds were followed. Here 

 Lark P. had quite a lively chase after a bird which Avas 

 flushed by a spectator. After returning to his handler he 

 soon got down to business. In the meantime Change pointed 

 and Lark P. backed. Wright shot the bird and Lark P. 

 broke shot, but retrieved the bird. Moving on, Lark P. 

 pointed, handler flushed bird but did not shoot, Change 

 pointed, but Socwell failed to flush the bird. Passing into, 

 a stubble field. Lark P. pointed handsomely. Passing on 

 after flushing the bird, to which Lark P. dropped, he soon 

 made three more points, all of which were perfect pictures. 

 Ordered up at 3:45 and the heat given to Lark P. 



JACK W. AND BEN LANIER. 

 Jack W,, handled by P. Tindolph, and Ben Lanier, handled 

 by Bob Riley, were put down in stubble field. In speed Jack 

 W. was superior, in style they were about equal. This field 

 was drawn blank, dogs ordered up to go to another field. 

 While crossing a branch a covey flushed wild, the dogs were 

 now put down and followed the birds in edge of a bunch of 

 weeds. Ben pointed, Jack not near enough to back. Birds 

 flushed. Jack then pointed a single bird in fence corner, 

 bird flushed wild; steady to wing. Ben again pointed, bird 

 flushed by handler, Ben steady to wing. Passed on to next 

 field, where both dogs false pointed. Moved on to cornfield 

 where Ben pointed. Riley flushedjShot and killed, and Jack 

 rushed in and retrieved the bird. The bird was then thrown 



