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for Ben and lie retrieved in good style. Passing on into an 

 orchard both dogs flushed and were steady to wing. Passed 

 on into a ragweed field and a covey was flushed by handlers. 

 Dogs ordered up ot 5 o'clock, to be put down in the morning. 



Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock they were cast off in same 

 field to complete their unfinished heat. A single bird was 

 flushed by Judge Freeman, and two others by Tindolph. The 

 rest of the. field was drawn blank. In weed patch Jack 

 pointed a rabbit and was steady to fur. Jack chased a 

 Tabbit in large stubble, but stopped to order. This field 

 being drawn blank a cornfield was drawn, but was tenant- 

 less; then entered stubble, where Ben pointed falsely. After 

 drawing a large cornfield and finding no birds the dogs were 

 ordered up and taken to a stubble field about a quarter of a 

 mile to the north. Here they were put down and a large 

 covey flushed wild and went into the woods. Ben flushed 

 twice and made one false point, and Jack W. flushed and 

 made a false point. The extreme dryness was the cause of 

 such poor work. Going on iuto the woods Jack W. flushed 

 twice in succession. Ordered up, heat awarded to Ben 

 Lanier. Down 3}£h. 



JIM BLAINE AND GLADDES. 

 Jim Blaine, handled by Becker, and Gladdes, handled In 

 Tindolph, were cast off In a ragweed field. In speed and 

 st yle they were equal. Jim flushed a large bevy, both dogs 

 steady to wing. Moving on Gladdes flushed a single bird. 

 Moving on a. bird flushed wild, both dogs unsteady, and 

 again Jim flushed a single and dropped to wing, then flushed 

 another and was steady. In brier patch Gladdes flushed a, 

 single and was steady to wing; on a hillside Jim flushed. 

 Ordered up and taken to a field where a bevy had been 

 marked down by spectators. Jim soon pointed, Gladdes 

 backed. Becker flushed, shot and killed, firing both bar- 

 rels, which was quite amusing to Judge Madison. Becker 

 succeeded in killing a bird and Jim retrieved it in good 

 style. Jim then flushed a single and was a little unsteady; 

 soon after he flushed a covey, but was steady to wing. 

 Moving on he flushed a single and dropped to wing. Pass- 

 ing over the fence Gladdes flushed a single in a lane; soon 

 after Jim pointed a covey. Becker flushed and both dogs 

 were steady. Ordered up and heat awarded to Jim Blaine. 

 Down 5Sm. 



TOLLY II. AND TOPSY W. 



Polly II., handled by her owner J. B. Stoddard, and Topsy 

 W., owned and handled by M, R. Williams, were put dowii 

 in new grounds east of town. Mr. H. A. Comstock was sub- 

 stituted for Mr. Freeman as judge, Mr. Freeman being de- 

 tained at home on business. The dogs were turned loose in 

 a weed field. This was a very speedy brace and they wentto 

 work as if they knew what was expected of them. The field 

 being drawn blank, the dogs were taken up and sent to a 

 thicket near by, where a covey was seen to alight. Topsy 

 pointed where birds had just arisen. Soon after another was 

 flushed by the. handlers. The briers being too thick for the 

 judges to see the working of the dogs, they were ordered up 

 a i id but down in a stubble field, a covey was found and pointed 

 by Polly. Stoddard flushed, shot and missed. Following the 

 birds into the woods, Topsy pointed, and the birds flushed 

 almost instantly; she was steady to wing. Polly picked up 

 three points here in one, two, three order and won . The dogs 

 were ordered up and the heat awarded to Polly. This was 

 the best heat run during the trials. Down lh. 



Second Series. 



LARK P. AND BEN LANIER 

 were put down in a large stubble field adjoining the woods 

 where the last heat was finished. After drawing the field 

 blank the dogs were thrown into the woods; both dogs made 

 an excusable flush. Entering another stubble, both dogs 

 scored a flush; Ben again flushed a single bird. In the edge 

 of the woods a large covey flushed wild; these birds were fol- 

 lowed but could not be found, as no one had marked them. 

 Returning to the woods, Lark P. pointed close to Judge 

 Madison, who by request of Wright flushed three birds:, 

 these birds were marked down in the stubble a,t the edge of 

 the woods. The dogs were ordered on, and before any of 

 these birds were found a severe rain storm set in, and the 

 dogs were ordered up, and every person started for a straw 

 stack in an adjoining field, which was not reached before all 

 were thoroughly drenched. This put a stop to the trials for 

 the day. The dogs were taken up at 8:5ft 



Thursday the dogs were down at 9:30 on the Chambers 

 farm. Mr. A. P. Craft was selected to judge in place of Mr. 

 Munhall, who was called home. The weather was much 

 cooler, and the ground was very wet from the rain of last 

 night. The stubble in which the dogs were put down to 

 finish their heat was all that a sportsman could desire. 

 Working down wind Ben flushed and was steady to wing, 

 Lark pointed scent where birds had been; going on. another 

 covey flushed wild, and went into corn; .Lark pointed in the 

 edge of the corn. Wright flushed, shot and killed, Lark re- 

 trieving in good style. Ordered up; heat given to Lark P. 

 Down 8m. 



JIM BLAINE AND POLLY II. 

 were cast off in the same stubble field at 9:40. Jim pointed 

 in edge of corn, bird flushed, Jim steady to wing. Jim again 

 pointed, but was unsteady to wing. Birds were followed to 

 the woods; Jim flushed and stopped to order. Polly flushed 

 two singles in the woods. Dogs taken up and put down in 

 stubble field a short distance away. In this field Jim cap- 

 tured and killed a hare, greatly to the amusement of the 

 spectators. This field being drawn blank, we passed to an- 

 other, where Polly pointed a covey in thicket on edge of 

 stubble. Stoddard flushed but did not shoot, Polly steady 

 to wing. Moving on she got another point. At the same 

 time Jim pointed another covey in a bunch of briers a few 

 yards to the left, then secured a point on a single. Becker 

 flushed, shot and killed, and Jim retrieved in good style. 

 Taken to stubble, Polly pointed, Jim backed indifferently. 

 Moving on Jim flushed the covey. Following the birds into 

 the woods, Polly pointed, and was steady. Jim pointed 

 falsely. Both pointed singles. Jim pointed a bird on a 

 bush; handler shot and missed. Polly then pointed and 

 was steady. Working down wind Polly flushed; then Jim 

 flushed a bird in a fallen treetop. Passing into stubble 

 both dogs flushed; Polly soon after made another flush. 

 These flushes were excusable on account of poor cover. 

 Entering another field Polly pointed falsely. Passing on 

 Jim pointed a single bird in a fence corner, which flushed 

 almost immediately. Passing on Polly pointed three birds 

 in briers. Jim pointed a bevy in another patch of briers. 

 Dogs ordered up and heat given to Jim Blaine. Down lh. 

 50m. 



LARK P. AND JIM BLAINE 

 were put down at 12:10 in stubble field to decide first place. 

 Lark showed superior range, speed and style. Jim pointed 

 in edge of corn, bird flushed, steady to wing. Lark pointed 

 a covey. Wright flushed, shot and killed, Lark steady and 

 retrieved in good style. Jim pointed in corn, bird flushed 

 by Becker, dogs steady to wing. Following birds to woods, 

 Lark pointed and Jim backed to order. Jim pointed; Becker 

 flushed, shot and missed, dogs steady. Lark pointed, moved 

 on through woods; Jim flushed a single; Lark pointed a 

 single, Jim ran in ahead and flushed. Ordered up at 12:48 

 and heat and first place awarded to Lark P. 



Second Series. 



CHANGE AND BEN LANIER 

 Were cast off in a stubble at 1:40 to decide which should 

 run with the runner up for second place. Ben pointed and 

 then flushed in woods where the covey had been marked 

 down. Change flushed a single in the briers, steady to 

 wing; moved on and Change pointed, Socwell flushed to 



order. Moving on Change pointed again; Ben false pointed. 

 Moved on and Change pointed another single. Ordered up 

 and heat given to Change. Down 20m. 



Third Sertc*. 



JIM BLAINE AND CHANGE 

 were cast off in a stubble field at 2:20 to decide the winner of 

 second prize. After running until 3:50 without either hav- 

 ing any advantage over the other, the handlers requested 

 the judges to divide the purse and honors, which was done, 

 and the. first annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel Club 

 were a thing of the past. 



SUMMARY. 

 First Series. 



Lark P. beat Change. 



Ben Lanier beat Jack W. 



Jim Blaine beat Gladdes. 



Polly II. beat Topsy W. 



Second- Series. 



Lark P. beat Ben Lanier. 



Jim Blaine beat Polly II. 



Third Series. 



Lark P. beat Ji m Blaine and won first. 



Fourth Series. 



Change beat Ben Lanier. 



Fifth Series. 



Change and Ji m Blaine divided second. 



Sixth Series. 



Ben Lanier and Polly II. divided third. 



The officers and directors of the club are highly delighted 

 with their success, and at a meeting of the members present 

 at the hotel in Bickuell, Thursday evening, Vice-President 

 Freeman in the chair, it was decided to hold trials again 

 next year. A vote of thanks was tendered the citizens of 

 Bicknell and the farmers owning the grouuds on which the 

 trials were run, also to Mr. C. M. Munhall, of Cleveland, O., 

 for the able manner in which he had assisted the others in 

 judging the trials. A special vote of thanks was tendered 

 the secretary, Mr. Madison. Richmond. 



WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB. 



THE annual meeting of the Westminster Kennel Club 

 was held at Delmonico's last week. It was well at- 

 tended. Officers chosen are: President, J. Otto Donner; Vice- 

 President, Robert C. Cornell; Secretary, Frank R. Hitch- 

 cock; Treasurer, Bradish Johnson, Jr.; Board of Governors 

 — G. Lee Knapp, C. duBois Wagstaff, Robert C. Cornell, W. 

 B. Smith, J. Otto Donner, J. Coleman Drayton, H. Walter 

 Webb, F. R. Hitchcock, George de Forest Grant, Lucius K. 

 Wilmerdiug, Thos. H. Terry, Louis C. Clark, Francis O. de 

 Luze, George S. Floyd-Jones, Bradish Johnson, Jr., R. H. 

 Williams and Elliot Smith; House Committe— F. R. Halsey. 

 George de Forest Grant, G. Lee Knapp, Bradish Johnson i 

 Jr., R. H. Williams; Ground Committee— R. C. Cronell, C. 

 du Bois Wagstaff, F. R, Hitchcock, Elliot Smith and T. EL 

 Terry; Handicapping Committee— George de Forest Grant, 

 G. Lee Knapp and W. B. Smith. 



The club will hold its annual show on February 21, 22, 23 

 and 24, 1888. The premium list will be issued after the 

 meeting of the American Kennel Club, on Dec. 4, and prob- 

 ably will be ready for distribution on Dec. 15. A large party 

 of the Westminster Kennel Club members will leave here 

 on Saturday next to attend the Eastern Eield Trials Club's 

 meeting, which commences on Monday next at High Point. 

 N. C. 



For many reasons in the. opinion of exhibitors, the club 

 has made a good move in starting the dog show season of 

 the Eastern circuit. It is believed that a, much larger entry 

 can be obtained at that season, especially in the hunting dog 

 classes, prior to the English snipe season. Heretofore the 

 club has given its show after all the rest, and in consequence 

 lost a large entry of young dogs, which succumbed on their 

 rounds to distemper. Besides, in May, many of the people 

 who would patronize the show are getting ready to go out 

 of town for the summer and cannot attend it. 



COCKERS FOR BENCH AND FIELD. 



TORONTO, Nov. 5 — Editor Forest and Stream: Regard- 

 ing this controversy 1 stand just where I did in my 

 last communication. I assert that the style of cockers such 

 as were shown and were at Detroit (these being the particu- 

 lar dogs that were called hard names in the outset ), are able 

 to work and work well if taken at proper age and given or- 

 dinary training. In addition to this, his style and general 

 outline is most pleasing to the eye, his great girth, deep 

 chest, strong loin, short but powerful limbs, flat coat, rich 

 feathering, dark eye, style of head, set of ears, makes him 

 the prince of dogs, a staunch little worker in the field, a com- 

 panion at home or on the street that attracts attention at all 

 times. 



Compare him with the leggy, wavy-coated, tucked-up, 

 specimens such as it seems Mr. Nelles desires to get back to 

 if he can. It is not hard getting back. It won't require any 

 tact or care and probably on that account may be made more 

 profitable. Mr. Nelles says he has frequently gone out for a 

 day or two with a couple of his prize winners. Will he kindly 

 name the pair? I think I know all his prize winners (having 

 sold him several of them), and I think I can venture the as- 

 sertion that not one of them has had the benefit of a day's 

 training and have scarcely ever had exercise enough to keep 

 them in good health. How can Mr. Nelles expect dogs that 

 are two or three years old and have scarcely had exercise to 

 go out and work? I should also like Mr. Nelles to name the 

 leggy specimens he used on same occasions, that I may satisfy 

 myself as to wdiether the leggy fellows were as green at the 

 work as the prize winners must have been. 



I very much doubt if Mr. Nelles give his dogs work or 

 handling sufficient to enable him to give an opinion; how- 

 ever,! am now open for evidence that my change may opinion. 

 We will see. I think Mr. Nelles's proof will prove to be on 

 paper after all. I once more say that I have never claimed 

 that the cocker was as useful for purely hard field work as 

 the field spaniel, but I do claim for him that he is not a toy. 

 He has lost none of the natural instincts of the breed; he 'is 

 strong, hardy, plucky and handsome, and as a show dog and 

 for ordinary "work in the field, he is not only a sportsman's 

 dog, but a gentleman's dog. I believe we have succeeded in 

 establishing a type that ought to be perpetuated. I believe 

 the Spaniel Club are of the same opinion, and I have no fear 

 of a change. We all know how much easier it is to breed 

 the leggy cocker, with all our care they will come that style. 

 I shall do my level best not to breed one of them, but I feel 

 sure I shall always be favored with enough of them to enable 

 me to compete at the shows if they are to become the fashion. 

 If not I can pick them up for $5 or $10. 



Mr. Nelles's quoting from "Stonehenge" does not reveal 

 the fact that the cocker is a duck dog, and for rabbits I 

 think we have a better dog. 



Mr. Nelles accuses me of a want of the love I have claimed 

 for the cocker in the fact that I had said "that any dog I had 

 was for sale." Now, I think I could not well go on breed- 

 ing (wherein lies the love I spoke of) unless I sold a few 

 from time to time, except I emigrated West and took up a 

 ranch. 



Since writing the above, I have read Mr. Mason's letter, 

 which I think sound and sensible. I have only to say in 

 reply that I do not think I have owned or shown a cocker 

 that, judged by the standard, would be considered too long 



in body for other measurements. Mr. Fellows I wish to set 

 right regarding my reference to Tippo and Toronto Jet. 1 

 did not name them as typical cockers, but distinctly stated 

 that our cockers had an intermingling of the field spaniel 

 blood. I warned them to contradict Mr. Osborn's statement 

 that all our Canadian cockers were either themselves im- 

 ported from the United States or their sires or grandsires 

 were. 



The time has come and we have enough good cockers now 

 in Canada and the United States to maintain them a dis- 

 tinct and desirable class. H. G. ChArleswokth. 



THE PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIALS CLUB will hold 

 its annual meeting on Jan. 17, 1888, on Mr. S. C. Lilli's 

 magnificent ranch, near Hanford, Cal. The ranch, which 

 is known as El Rancko La Guna De Tache, consists of 62,000 

 acres, or about 100 square miles. It is on King's River, in 

 Fresno and Tulare counties. King's River is the boundary 

 on the. south side for a distance of 86 miles. The natural 

 waters along and through the ranch are more than 120 miles; 

 three principal canals and their branches 140 miles in extent; 

 200 miles of fencing bound the ranch; 4,000 acres are in alf- 

 alfe grass. There are 10,000 head of cattle on the ranch, 400 

 horses and 0,000 hogs. The ranch is from 196 to 275ft. above 

 sea level. It is located in the famous San Joaquin Valley, 

 being 226 miles south of San Francisco and 253 miles north of 

 Los Angeles. About 40,000 acres are now irrigated. There 

 are large tracts of wild suufiowers, and in these and in the 

 alkile bushes the valley quail, on which the trials are run, 

 actually swarm. Besides the quail, the other game consists 

 of a, few deer, mountain lions and bears, wildfowl, snipe and 

 rabbits. It was hero, on Mr. Lilli's kind invitation that the 

 trials were run so successfully last December. The ranch 

 is thoroughly preserved, and no one is allowed to shoot on 

 it without a written permit from it owner. Several employed 

 hunters see that this is enforced. The ranch is one of the 

 finest in the world, and is probably the best stocked game, 

 preserve in America. When it was learned that Mr. Frank- 

 lin Satterthwaite, of Newark, N. J., would probably visit 

 California, on a shooting trip this winter, he was at once 

 written to by Judge C. N. Post, of Sacramento, to consider 

 himself down for assisting to judge at the trials. Judge 

 Post we learn expected to start three runners in the Derby, 

 Sirocco, Stephanie and Sunlit, but distemper, the fell des- 

 troyer, got into his kennels about the middle of last Septem- 

 ber, and killed five three-month-old puppies by Harold out 

 of Janet, and Stephanie. Sirocco is nearly a. wreck from 

 chorea, and Sunlit is just touched the least bit with para- 

 lysis of the loins. She will be all right in a few weeks, but 

 too late to work for the Derby. The promising trio Sunlit, 

 Sirocco and Stephanie were all out of Sweetheart (Count 

 Noble— Dashing Novice) by Sportsman (Gladstone — Sue), 

 Judge Post having sent Sweetheart, to Tennessee to be bred 

 to Sportsman. Another of the litter, Sirius, will start in the 

 Eastern and American Derbys. Sunlit, Sirocco and Stephanie 

 were grand lookers before their sickness, and it is with 

 regret we. learn of the ill luck to the genial judge's kennel. 

 Mr. George T. Allender, who is beyond doubt the best pro- 

 fessional field trial handler in California, is at present 

 located at Watsonville, Cal. Mr. Allender bandied a large 

 string of dogs successfully last year, and will again attend 

 the coming trials in January.— Scatter Gun. 



IMPORTED KINO.— Wrightsville, Pa., Nov. 7.- Editor 

 Forest and- Stream: In reply to "Malcom's" query concern- 

 ing the importation of Kino, let me say that my authority 

 for claiming the dog as impoi"ted comes from his former 

 owner. Mr. Dan O'Shea, who entered him at Philadelphia 

 show, 1884, as imported; who sold him to Mr. Satter- 

 thwaite as such, and who informed me verbally that the 

 dog was imported. Suppositions have since been expressed 

 concerning lhe breeding of this dog, but as none of them 

 have been proven facts, I felt warranted in speaking of and 

 advertising the dog as he had been represented to me. But 

 whether imported or not, whether bred in America, Canada 

 or England, the fact nevertheless remains that this dog, as 

 a stud dog, has few equals; and of him one of our most noted 

 beagle judges said, when speaking of show beagles, "He is 

 the best I have ever seen." Fvery owner of stock sired by 

 this grand stud dog will hail with delight the forthcoming 

 of "Malcom," for, judging from the tone of his last item, be 

 evidently knows all about the breeding, etc., of Kino, and 

 can give us all particulars concerning him. The owners of 

 champion Lou and the first-prize winners Tony Weller, Riot 

 and a host of other good ones sired by Kino, will all thank 

 him for this information, and the qualities of Kino will be 

 credited where they properly belong, viz., to his breeder, sire 

 and dam. So please let us have the facts of the matter, 

 "Malcom," which you say are so generally known, but don't 

 waste space with mere suppositions.— A. C. Krueger. 



THE AMERICAN PET DOG CLUB was organized at a 

 meeting in this city Nov. 15, with a membership of thirty 

 and the following officers: Mrs. Chas. Wheatleigh, of New 

 York, President; Dr. Surles, of Worcester, Mass., First Vice- 

 President; Mrs. Eugene Clarke, of New York, Second Vice- 

 President; C. Ormsby, of New York, Secretary; Clark, 



Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, 36 Liberty street, New 

 York. The. first show will be held at Madison Square Gar- 

 den Dec. 14 and following daj T s, in a room well heated; entry 

 fee $2; judges to conform strictly to "Stonehenge" standards. 

 Open to toys and to mature St. Bernards and mastiffs. 



DEATH OF VANDEVORT'S DON.— Pasadena, Cal., 

 Nov, 7. — It is with extreme regret we have to record the 

 death of poor old Don. He died after a very short illness on 

 Friday, Nov. 4. Language fails to express our deep sorrow 

 for the poor old fellow, and we all feel as if we had lost our 

 truest and best companion.— R. T. Vandevort. 



"OUR PRIZE DOGS."— Mr. Charles H. Mason advises us 

 that the work on his forthcoming book is progressing at a 

 rate which gives promise that the book will be ready for 

 delivery early in 188JL 



THE ROCKFORD, ILL., SHOW premium list is out 

 There arc forty-eight classes, with prizes of $5 and $3. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for retaining duplicates, 

 are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 HP" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Bob V. By J. V. Wbitaker, Way's Station, Ga., for liver and 

 white pointer dog, wbelped July 15, 1887, by Fritz Croxteth (Count 

 Croxteth— Lo Faust) out of Arch (La Guy— Darkness). 



Ned Arlington . By W. Parry Kennad, Lowell, Mass., for dark 

 red Irish setter dog, whelped Aug. 1, 1887, by Goldstone (Arlington 

 —Flora) out of Dorcas (Glencho— Syren II.), 



The Ramhler. By J. M. Fronefield, Jr., General Wayne, Pa., for 

 white, black and tan beagle dog, whelped May 8, 1887, by March- 

 boy II. (March boy— Myrtle 11.) out of Lizzie (Rmgwood— Nora). 



Pride of the West and Lady Woodford. By Tower Grove Collie 

 Kennels, St. Louis, Mo., for sable and black, white and tan collie 

 bitches, whelped July 5, 1887, by Nullamore (The Colonel— Jessie) 

 out of Dot (Rex— Jersey Lily). 



Alderxhot and Lady Rose. By F. L. Cheney, Pittsfield, Mass., for 

 dark red Irish setter dog and bitch, whelped Oct. 13, 1887, by Chief 

 (Berkley— Duck) out of Bizreena (Nimrod— Bizorah). 



