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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. i, 1887. 



her opponent's one. Guy became jealous and flushed the 

 bird to two of Girl's points, one of which he started to chase 

 but came back to whistle. After running 45m. the heat was 

 decided in favor of Merry Girl. At the finish of the heat a 

 bird was flushed and it flew back over the spectators, one of 

 whom made a pass at it and knocked it out the first blow 

 and one of the colored contingent gathered it in. Girl was 

 handled by Tucker and Guymard by Whaite. 



ROMEO AND MAES. 

 This was pointer against pointer, and they made a very 

 pretty heat of it, both doing good work. They were fairly 

 fast and ranged nicely, Romeo having a trifle the best of it 

 in these respects. In style there was not much to choose be- 

 tween them, both showing well when going and when on 

 game. Romeo goes level and carries his head well. Mars is 

 a merry worker, but was off in nose and could not locate his 

 birds so well as his opponent. Both pointed and backed 

 nicely and were steady to wing and gun, and appeared to be 

 under good coutrol. Romeo had the best of it in pointing. 

 One of his points close under the horses' feet and one where 

 a bevy had just been flushed were pronounced by Rose to be 

 at old scent, but he had a bird in each instance. Each made 

 a flush during the heat, but, as a whole, the work was very 

 creditable. After running 22m. Romeo was declared the 

 winner. Romeo was handled by Rose and Mars by John 

 "White. During the heat White killed a bird and Mars 

 pointed it. Some one told White that a point on a dead bird 

 did not count. He then brought the bird to the judges, 

 naively remarking that there was some life in it yet, 



TOLEDO BLADE AND LIZZIE LEE. 



It was nearly 4 o'clock when this brace was put down . 

 Blade, handled' by Tucker, is a big dog, with a fair rate of 

 speed, an easy mover and with some pretensions to style, 

 having the best of it in these respects. He lacks experience, 

 and did not have so good a nose as his competitor, as she 

 picked up the trail once or twice after he had lost it, and 

 roaded up to the birds. She is a very easy mover, but is not 

 fast and not a wide ranger. She sticks to her birds, how- 

 ever, and points in gamy style. She ran through the heat 

 without making a mistake, and was declared the winner 

 after 48m. She was handled by Hart Haight. Both pointed 

 and backed in good style, and both were steady to wing and 

 gun, except that Blade was a trifle unsteady to a bird that 

 he flushed. 



LATONIA AND CHIEF. 



This brace was put dow n in a field of sedge and briers at 

 4:52. Both started off slow, probably on account of the 

 briers, which were of the worst description for a speedy dog. 

 Latonia, handled by Tucker, is a nice easy-moving animal, 

 with a fair turn of speed. She pointed and backed in good 

 style, but showed lack of experience in working out her 

 birds, and was unsteady, making a chase. Chief, handled 

 by "Whaite, is a large good-looking pointer, fairly fast, 

 ranges well and shows lots of style when on game. He 

 moves fairly well, but his shoulder action is not quite free 

 enough. He is under good control, and if properly handled 

 will make a capital dog. After a run of 15 minutes, during 

 which Chief got in a nice point to a single bird, and a glori- 

 ous chase after a hare, in which he showed up quite speedy 

 and with a good voice, and Latonia scored a flush, they were 

 taken up for the night. Good progress was made for the 

 first day, nine heats being decided. Birds were abundant, 

 and the prospect was good for an early finish. Tuesday 

 morning was all that a sportsman could ask. The weather 

 was delightful; there was a slight haze and a gentle breeze 

 from the northwest, and a better day could not be asked for. 

 The dogs were put down to finish their heat at 8:30. Both 

 went much better than on' the evening previous; Chief was 

 badly handled but won in spite of this after a run of a little 

 more than an hour, winding up with an elegant point to a 

 bevy in the open. He was steady to Wing and gun. Lato- 

 nia got one point and made several flushes. Chief was han- 

 dicapped when put down Monday evening, as his handler 

 was not in hisnormal condition; being plumb sober, and he 

 did not appear to recognize him. The next morning, how- 

 ever, Jess was up to concert pitch, and the dog went oetter. 



SIRIDS AND JACK MODOC. 

 This brace was put down at 9:50 in the stubble field where 

 the last brace was taken up. Sirins, handled by Tucker, is 

 a large, very good-looking dog, not so fast as his competitor 

 and not so stylish when in motion, but is his equal in style 

 when on game. He moves heavily but looks gamy when 

 going. This was a long, tiresome heat, with a little good 

 work by both and a great deal of very bad that was nearly 

 equally divided. Jack was declared the winner after run- 

 ning Ih. 34m., with two points to one for Sirins. We noted 

 the flushes and false points, but have not time to count them 

 up. 



LADY ZEAL AND OSSIAN. 



This was again pointer against pointer, and brother and 

 sister also. Lady, handled by Tucker, is a nice looking 

 bitch, small In size, fast and a wide ranger, but she lacks 

 experience, would not back and was not under good control. 

 Ossian is a very good-looking dog, of medium size, fast and 

 stylish when moving and very gamy on birds. He was 

 handled by Rose. In pace and range they were about equal. 

 In style both in motion and when on game Ossian had much 

 the best of it. After being down 16m. Ossian was declared 

 the winner, with three points to his credit and none for 

 Lady. Both were steady to wing and gun. 



DEXTER AND LADY SMOKE. 



These dogs were also both pointers. Dexter, handled by 

 Haight, is of medium size, not fast, but an easy mover with 

 considerable hunting sense. He is under good control and 

 was steady to gun and wing except that when Lady drew 

 ahead of his point and flushed he was a bit unsteady. He 

 roaded out a bevy m tall grass and briers in a workmanlike 

 manner. He had the best of it in pace and range and style, 

 and decidedly outworked his competitor and at the end of 

 23m. he was awarded the heat. During the heat we crossed 

 a creek and had lots of fun. Judge Crawford started the 

 racket by performing some exceeding] v acrobatic feats while 

 his horse was floundering in the mud. Finally he got tired 

 and laid down in a soft place and let his horse finish the per- 

 formance. Eager to display their horsemanship nearly all 

 of the party came boldly on, and in justice to thern we must 

 say that several of them afforded us as much amusement as 

 did Mr. Crawford, and two or three of them got even more 

 mud on their clothes than he did. At the finish of this heat 

 we went to lunch at the barn of the Model Farm. 



ROGER WILLIAMS AND MISS DUDLEY. 



This brace was put down in the open field south of the 

 Model farmhouse. Roger, handled by Luke White,is a well- 

 made, good-looking dog, a little above medium in size, 

 fairly fast, with good range and is quite stylish when on 

 game; he moves nicely and is under good control. Miss 

 Dudley, handled by Rose, is of medium size, a very easy 

 mover and at times showed up quite speedy, having the best 

 of it in this respect, Roger beating her in range and style 

 on point. Both pointed and backed perfectly and both were 

 steady to wing and gun. At the end of 35m. each had scored 

 two points, when Roger got another one and the heat was 

 decided in his favor. Considering the quality of the work 

 done and the very nearly equal merit shown a little more 

 time might have been given them. 



ROSE MANDAN AND HECTOR. 



This brace was put down in some woods a few minutes 

 |j cist )i o'clock. Rose is a heavily marked black and white 

 bitch above medium in size and a fairly good mover; she is 

 not fast and does not range very wide. She was handled by 



Morgan. Hector is a nearly white dog also above medium 

 in size. He had the best of it in pace, range and style. He 

 is very positive on point and backs nicely. He lacks ex- 

 perience, but appeared to be under good control and was 

 steady to wing and gun. He was handled by Tucker. The 

 work was not of a high order, Hector having the best of it, 

 Rose was a trifle unsteady once and refused to back. They 

 were down nearly an hour. 



MERRY LEGS AND TEMPEST. 

 This brace was put down at 3:10 in a stubble field. Merry 

 is rather a good looking pointer bitch of medium size, she 

 moves well and is a merry worker but has not much preten- 

 sions to speed, she was handled by Buckel. Tempest, han- 

 dled by Tucker, is a gamy looking bitch with quite a turn of 

 speed and considerable style, having much the best of it in 

 these respects as well as in style. A little fair work was 

 done, neither having much the advantage. There was also a 

 lot of bad performance in which Tempest had the worst of it 

 and after 45m. the heat was decided in favor of Merry Legs. 

 During the heat the monotony of the proceedings was some- 

 what relieved and there was a heap of fun had in watching 

 the ground and lofty tumbling of a large majority of the 

 party as they crossed the creek at a particularly bad place; 

 many were unhorsed m floundering over but uo damage was 

 done except that several of the more expert horsemen had 

 their pride wounded, but this was more than counterbalanced 

 by the fun that the others enjoyed. 



DAISY FAIROAKS AND CINCH. 



This was the last brace of the first series. They were put 

 down at 3:58 in a cornfield. Daisy, handled by Seager, is 

 rather a good looking large bitch, with no pretensions to 

 speed or style. She moves rather heavy and carries her head 

 low, and seemed inclined to potter and false point. She 

 pointed and backed in fair style and was steady to wing and 

 gun. Cinch, handled by Avent, is a heavily-marked black 

 and white dog, above the medium in size, quite fast, a wide 

 ranger, and he shows considerable style. He is a trifle high 

 on his legs, is quick in his motion and makes a nice point. 

 He was decidedly the . est at all points, cutting out the work 

 and winning with something to spare, after a run of 50m. 

 Both were steady to wing and gun. This ended the first 

 series, Waterford having the bye. Following is the result: 



First Scrtes. 

 Joey B. beat Pearl Man dan. 

 J. O. Donner beat Noble Dido. 

 Dashing Joe beat Foxchase. 

 Claude beat Countess Poppet. 

 Go Bang beat Cincinnatus. 

 Dave R. beat Count Noble, Jr. 

 Merry Girl beat Guymard. 

 Romeo beat Mars. 

 Lizzie Lee beat Toledo Blade. 

 Chief beat Latonia. 

 Jack Modoc beat Sirius. 

 Ossian beat Lady Zeal. 

 Dexter beat Lady Smoke. 

 Roger "Williams beat Miss Dudley. 

 Hector beat Rose Mandan. 

 Merry Legs beat Tempest. 

 Cinch beat Daisy Fairoaks. 

 Waterford, a bye. 



Second Series. 



WATERFORD AND JOEY B. 



It was nearly uight when this brace was put down. Water- 

 ford, handled by Seager, is a large dog, with a fair turn of 

 speed, good range and moderate style. He was steady to 

 wing and gun and under good control. In everything ex- 

 cept steadiness, and perhaps range, Joey had decidedly the 

 hest of it, doing some marvelous work on a running bew 

 and picking up the singles in good style. One bird that he 

 pointed at the edge of a brier patch just under his nose ran 

 away as Avent came up, aud Joey saw it and was unsteady. 

 When sent on he ran over a bird and started to chase, but 

 stopped fairly well to order. Waterford also made some 

 good points, and both scored a flush or two. They were 

 ordered up to go down again in the morning, when Joey 

 made short work of it, getting in two good points to his 

 opponent's none. Both went better this time and Joey ap- 

 peared to have his self-possession. On Wednesday the 

 weather was delightful. It was rather warm for comfort, 

 but every one was in good spirits and a most enjoyable day 

 was had, although not so good progress was made as on the 

 previous days. 



J. O. DONNER AND DASHING JOE. 



This brace was put down in a stubble field at 8:30. Don- 

 nor had the advantage in pace and range, while Joe, not- 

 withstanding a delightful chase, had the best of it in the 

 work. They were ordered up after a very tiresome aud un- 

 satisfactory run of two hours and fifty minutes. The judges 

 compared notes at lunch .and the heat was awarded to 

 Dashing Joe. 



During the heat the monotony of the proceedings was 

 most agreeably enlivened by the'brilliant corruscations of 

 wit that flashed from the mouths of a portion of the repor- 

 torial staff. The exhibition of brain power was something 

 tremendous and its effect upon the one man who "saw the 



Eoint" was most disastrous, for he went down in a heap and 

 arked his shin, and it was unanimously decided that he had 

 tumbled to the joke. The others, including the reporters, we 

 are pleased to note, survived and suffered no apparent damage. 

 Another incident also served to relieve the tedium of the 

 heat. As we were grouped together on a knoll in some 

 woods a woodcock was flushed and it settled among the 

 horses. We suggested that the bird be captured, and three 

 or four started for it pell mell, and the foremost one would 

 probably have caught it had he been ten feet nearer when it 

 started. 



CLAUDE AND GO BANG 



were cast off at 11:30 in an open field. Both started off a,t a 

 lively rate, Claude having a trifle the advantage in pace and 

 much the best of it in style and way of going. Bang was 

 the more stylish on points and had the best of it in the work. 

 After a half hour's run they were taken up for lunch, which 

 was awaiting us at the Holton schoolhouse. Upon taking 

 an inventory we found that we, as well as our horse, had 

 suffered from contact with the saddle, and we returned to 

 town, leaving our pencil in the hands of Mr. Hitchcock, to 

 whom we are indebted for notes of the work for the re- 

 mainder of the day. After lunch they were again put down, 

 Bang finding a bevy that Claude also came round and 

 pointed. Bang also got to the scattered birds first and 

 pointed one, Claude backing. This ended the heat with Go 

 Bang the winner. Down altogether lh. 5m. 



DAVE R. AND MERRY GIRL. 



This brace was put down at 1:40. Dave was not up to the 

 form in Avhich he ran his previous heat, being off m nose, 

 which he showed by failing to locate his birds, and flushing 

 one that he should ha\* pointed. He also worked the back 

 trail of a bevy while Girl roaded them out and located them 

 nicely. She also made three other good points, and at the 

 end of an hour was declared the winner. Dave had the best 

 of it in speed and range, and was fully her equal in style, 

 but she outworked him. 



ROMEO AND LIZZIE LEE. 

 This brace was put down at 2:40, Lizzie went better than 

 in her previous heat, and was not much behind Romeo in 

 speed and range. In style they were nearly equal. Both 

 showed excellent training and each did some nice roading on 

 a bevy. Romeo got them first and also found more birds 

 than Lizzie and he was awarded the heat. 



CHIEF AND JACK MODOC 



were put down at 4:20 and after a run of 50m . they were f 

 taken up to go down again in the morning. Chief had the 

 advantage in pace and range and style on point. Jack 

 moves the best, but was over-cautious and puppyish among ■■ 

 scattered birds and made a flush or two. lie was also a ■ 

 trifle unsteady in backing. Chief did not do so well as in ■ 

 his former heat as he was uncertain among the scattered J 

 birds. On Thursday morning they were put down at 8 ; 

 o'clock, when both went much better, Jack doing some good 

 work and winning the heat in 25m., aud making two points 

 to Chief's none, except that he pointed a woodcock, Chief 

 ending the heat with a flush. 



OSSIAN AND DEXTER. 

 No time was lost and one minute later this brace was put 

 down. Ossian had the advantage in pace, range and style, ' 

 he also outworked his opponent, and was awarded the Heat | 

 after a run of 34m. Dexter did some very good work on a 

 bevy, and went better than in his previous heat. Both dogs 

 pointed and backed perfectly and showed good training, 

 being steady to wing and gun and minding the whistle ' 

 promptly. 



ROGER WILLIAMS AND HECTOR. 

 This brace was put down iu some woods at 9:10. They I 

 were about equal in speed, Hector having a little the best of 

 it in range and style. Roger has had more experience, than 

 Hector and was under better control. There was not much 

 difference in the work, Roger having slightly the best of it. 

 During the heat, as the clogs were passing from opposite 

 directions, they simultaneously stopped on point to a single, 

 bird, head and tail, and almost touching each other, a very 

 odd position and a very pretty one. They were taken up at 

 the end of 54m. and the neat was awarded to Roger. 



CINCH AND MERRY LEGS 



were put down in a large cornfield at 10:12. Cinch had con- 

 siderably the best of it in pace, range and style; he also out- 

 worked her, getting two points to none for hex - , although 

 she had two opportunities, but after getting scent she drew 

 on and flushed her birds. Down 24m. 



At 10:3734 Messrs. Breese and Coster were cast off in the 

 woods where the last brace was taken up to run a heat on 

 woodcock, two of which had been flushed and marked down 

 near by. Coster had the legs of his competitor, but in range 

 and style there was not much to choose between them. Beat- 

 ing out the cover in grand style Coster nearly stepped on a 

 quail, and before it was fairly off the ground he cut loose 

 and dropped a limb from a tree some 20ft. above the bird. 

 He explained this by saying that he shot where the bird 

 would have been had it been a woodcock. This was per- 

 fectly satisfactory and they were ordered on. Working on 

 beyond the bird theywere ordered to return andmakea wider 

 cast. Both were under perfect control and at once turned 

 at command. Coster struck out into the woods, while Breese 

 displayed more hunting sense by making a cast along the 

 edge and going straight to the bird, flushed it to order, and : 

 glancing along his trusty weapon brought it down \vin<<- 

 broken. Sent to retrieve he failed to find and Mr. Boyden 

 took up the running and caught it and retrieved it hand- 

 somely, scarcely ruffling a feather. Meantime Coster, for- 

 getting that when a dog is retrieving his opponent can 

 obtain no credit for work done, secured the services of Miles 

 Johnson and proceeded to go for the other bird. Miles , 

 handled him in first-class style, taking him toward the bird 

 in a cautious manner that would have surely got him there, 

 but the spectators were noisy and crowded too close and 

 Coster went to pieces. This rattled Miles and he failed to 

 cast him in the proper direction and the bird flushed wild 

 before he got near enough to locate it and Breese was 

 awarded the heat. Down b>£m. 



This ended the second series with the following result: 



Joey B. beat Waterford. 



Dashing Joe beat J. O. Donner. 



Go Bang beat Claude. 



Merry Girl beat Dave R. 



Romeo beat Lizzie Lee. 



J ack Modoc beat Chief. 



Ossian beat Dexter. 



Roger Williams beat Hector. 



Cinch beat Merry Lass. 



Third Scries. 



JOEY B. AND DASHING JOE. 

 This was the first brace of the third series. They were put 

 down at 10:4ti in the large open field on the Snow farm. Joey 

 had much the best of it at all points, and got in another finei 

 piece of work on a bevy. The heat was a very short one, and 

 at the end of 14m. Joey was declared the winner, with con-: 

 siderable to spare. 



GO BANG AND MERRY GIRL 

 were put down a few minutes after 11 o'clock. They were* 

 about equal iu speed. Bang ranging the widest and Girl 

 moving the easiest. Bang clearly outworked her, and ended 

 the heat in 26m. with a sensational point on the edge of a 

 gully that we have rarely seen equaled. 



ROMEO AND JACK MODOC. 



This brace was put down at 11:43 and at once takeu into a 

 dense thicket after a scattered bevy. It was in the middle of 

 the day, dry andhot, and the work was unsatisfactory. Romeo 

 made two points, but, as a rule, flushes were the order of the 

 day, and they were ordered out in the open. Jack showed 

 up the more speedy and with the best range, Romeo having 

 a trifle the best of it in style. Jack scored a flush and Romeo 

 a point, and the heat was ended, with Romeo the winner, 

 after a run of 32m. We then went to lunch at the barn of 

 the Model farm. 



OSSIAN AND ROGER WILLIAMS. 



This brace was put down at 1:12. They were nearly equal 

 in pace, Ossian having a little the best of it in range and 

 style of going. Although Roger appeared to be a little off 

 the heat was a close one and the winner had not much to 

 spare. Both went well and but few mistakes were made, 

 running a long aud good heat and doing very good work, 

 considering the time of day. At the end of 2h. 25m. Ossian 

 was declared the winner. This ended the third series, Ciuch 

 having a bye. Following is the result; 



J oey B. beat Dashing Joe. 



Go Bang beat Merry Girl. 



Romeo beat Jack Modoc. 



Ossian beat Roger Williams. 



Cinch, a bye. 



Fourth Series. 



CINCH AND GO BANG. 

 This brace was put down at 3:45. There was not much 

 opportunity to compare their relative merits as to speed and 

 range, the heat lasting but 19m., and the dogs being worked 

 at close quarters most of the time. Bang had the best of it 

 in the work and being steady, while Cinch was a little 

 flighty as a bird flushed near him. The heat ended with Go 

 Bang the winner, at nearly the same place where he won his 

 previous heat. Near the finish Bang dropped on point with 

 Kfs head up wind, and as his handler went in to flush Bang' 

 very cautiously changed ends and made a very positive aud 

 gamy point in the opposite direction, and a bevy was flushed 

 just beyond him. This was a very creditable piece of work. 



JOEY B. AND ROMEO 

 were put down at 4:14 in the large open sedge field on the 

 Snow Farm. Joey had a trifle the best of it in speed, Both 

 ranged well and were nearly equal in style and both did good 

 work, Joey having the best of it and winning at the end of 

 33m. This ended the fourth series, Ossian having a bye. 



