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and range Cassio had a trifle the beat of it; in style when 

 going they were about equal; iu style on point Breeze had 

 decidedly the best of it. They made a capital brace and ran 

 a very close and good race notwithstanding the extreme heat 

 and with scarcely a breath of air stirring. Breeze had 

 slightly the advantage in retrieving and Cassio scored a 

 flush. At the end of 45m. the heat was ended with Breeze, 

 the winner. We then went to lunch at the barn of the 

 Model Farm. 



KING LEO AND ROYAL VICTOR 



were put down at 1:33. Leo, handled by John Lewis, is a 

 a large dog fairly fast, with some style and range, having 

 much the advantage in these respects. Victor is a big. 

 heavy dog, much too fat for work, with a lumbering gait 

 and low carried tail; he was handled by Seager. At the end 

 of 25m. Leo was declared the winner, having greatly the best 

 of it in the work, making three points to none for Victor. 



CHANCE AND DAN NOBLE. 

 These dogs both ran here last year. Chance was handled 

 by Avent, and Dan by Seager. They were put down at 1:57. 

 In pace and style there was not much to choose between 

 them. In range Chance was the best, Dan was a. trifle un- 

 steady in backing, After a heat of 3Sm. with not much 

 work done. Chance, was declared the winner, having out- 

 worked his competitor. Keystone having a bye this ended 

 the first series as follows: 



First Series. 



Joe B. heat Nellie II. 



Jean Valjean beat Daisy F. 



Gloster beat Galatea. 



Nat Goodwin beat Ruby Buckellew. 



B3lle of Piedmont beat Royal Prince II. 



Allie James beat Can Can. 



Roy Monarch beat Foreman's Lass. 



Dashing Noble beat Roger. 



Breeze Gladstone beat Cassio. 



King Leo beat Royal Victor. 



Chance beat Dan Noble. 



Keystone a bye. 



Second Scries. 



KEYSTONE AND JOE B. 

 were put down at 2:48. Keystone ran here last year. He 

 was handled by Tucker. In pace and style Key had the ad- 

 vantage, while Joe had the best of it in range and nose. 

 Key retrieved nicely, but Joe refused. Key was undecided 

 in his points, leaving them in two or three instances and 

 birds were soon after flushed there by spectators. Scent was 

 bad and both made some flushes. Joe had the best of it in 

 the work done and was declared the winner at the end of 

 lh. 2m. 



GLOSTER AND JEAN VALJEAN. 

 This brace was put down at 4:05. In pace Jean had a little 

 the advantage; in range and style in going they were about 

 equal, in style on point and in nose Gloster had the best of 

 it. Both pointed, backed and retrieved in good style. Scent 

 appeared to be much better than it had been at any time 

 during the day and both did some good roading on running 

 birds. They were ordered up after a run of 47m. with Glos- 

 ter the winner. This was a good heat. Gloster getting in 

 some of his sensational work among scattered birds, where 

 he is at home and having the best of it. 



NAT GOODWIN AND BELLE OF PIEDMONT 

 were put down a short time at night after the finish of the 

 last heat and taken up without having done any work. On 

 Monday morning they were put down near the Glass house 

 at 8:15. The morning was dark and some rain had fallen 

 and the weather looked threatening, but the change was 

 welcomed by all, as it promised to be much better for the 

 dogs. Both had chauged handlers, Avent taking Nat in 

 charge and Buckle handling Belle. In pace and range they 

 were nearly equal, Nat having the best of it in style. Belle 

 went ranch better than in her previous heat, but she has 

 grown cunning with age and is also jealous. She pointed 

 the first bevy found, but the birds were probably rnnning, as 

 she left them and made a cast to head them, and they were 

 fluehed by the judges before she got in her work. This per- 

 formance" will often help to fill the bag, but is not just the 

 thing at a public trial. After a run of 47m. they were taken 

 up, with Nat the winner. 



ROY MONARCH AND ALLIE JAMES 

 were put down at 9:11. It was now raining, and as we were 

 not in first-class condition we sought shelter and soon after 

 returned to town, Mr. Rose very kindly giving us notes of 

 the ruuning for the remainder of the day. In pace and 

 range Roy had the advantage, Allie showing the best style. 

 Roy had the best of it in the work, and at the end of 52m. 

 he was awarded the heat. 



BREEZE GLADSTONE AND DASHING NOBLE 

 were put down at 9:57. This was a short heat and not very 

 satisfactory. Breeze flushed a bevy and got a good point to 

 some of the scattered birds of a bevy flushed by the specta- 

 tors and a retrieve. Noble made rather an indifferent point 

 and scored a retrieve. This comprised the work and they 

 were ordered up at the end of 19m., and the heat was 

 awarded to Breeze. In pace and range Breeze had the best 

 of it; in style they were equal. 



CHANCE AND KING LEO. 



This brace was put down at 10:25. Except perhaps in 

 style on point Chance had much the best of it all round, and 

 at" the end of 32m. was declared the winner of the heat. This 

 ended the second series as follows: 



Joe B. beat Keystone. 



Gloster beat Jean Valjean. 



Nat Goodwin beat Belle of Piedmont. 



Roy Monarch beat Allie James. 



Breeze Gladstone beat Dashing Noble. 



Chance beat King Leo. 



Third Scries. 



JOE B. AND GLOSTER 

 were put down at 11 o'clock. Gloster had the best of it in 

 pace, range and style, and after a run of half an hour he was 

 declared the winner. It was raining when the dogs were put 

 down and all of the reporters went to cover, and we are in- 

 debted to the judges for the particulars and the succeeding 

 heat. 



NAT GOODWIN AND ROY MONARCH 



This brace was put down at half past eleven. Roy was off 

 in nose and Nat had the best or it on the birds. In pace 

 there was not much to choose between them. Nat was the 

 widest ranger and showed the most style on point, while 

 Roy had a little the best of it in way of going. They were 

 taken up at lunch time and Nat was awarded the heat, 



CHANCE AND BREEZE GLADSTONE, 

 were put down at 1:40. The rain had ceased and the 

 clouds had broken, giving promise of a fine afternoon. In 

 pace and range Chance was the best, in style they were both 

 equal. Breeze did not go so well as in previous heat. Not 

 much work was done by either dogs, and at the end of 48m. 

 Chance was declared the winner. This ended the third series 

 as follows. 



Gloster beat Joe B. 



Nat Goodwin beat Roy Monarch. 



Chance beat Breeze Gladstone. 



Fourth Series. 



GLOSTER AND NAT GOODWIN 



were put down at 2:42. In speed they were about equal. In 

 range and style Gloster had the best of it. At the end of 



48m. Gloster was awarded the heat after doing some very 

 good work on a bevy. Chance having a bye, this ended the 

 fourth series as follows: 



Gloster beat Nat Goodwin, 



Chance a bye. 



Final for Mrst Place. 



CHANCE AND GLOSTER 

 were put down at 4 o'clock to decide first money. This 

 proved to be the last heat of the stake, and like the last heat 

 m the Members' Stake, it was the best one of all. In pace 

 and range Chance was superior. In way of going and in 

 style on point, although altogether different, they were very 

 nearly equal in merit. Gloster had the advantage iu experi- 

 ence and was the more readily thrown in the direction his 

 handler wished him to go. He would also stand being hur- 

 ried when among scattered birds better than any dog at the 

 trials. Although he was in a hot scramble, for points under 

 most trying conditions several times during the meeting, he 

 kept his head and did not get rattled once. Both dogs 

 behaved very well through the heat and very few faults 

 were committed. The character of the work done 

 by both was of a high order and there was very 

 little to choose betweeu them on this score. The 

 judges evidently were puzzled to decide, as at one time 

 they ordered them up and held a consultation that lasted for 

 more than ten minutes and then ordered them on, and after 

 a little more work they again compared notes for a few min- 

 utes and once more sent them on. Finally, after 50 minutes, 

 they were taken up and the heat was decided in favor of 

 Gloster, and he was declared winner of first prize. Gloster 

 had the most points to his credit, but one or two of them 

 were made when iu reality the dogs were not under judg- 

 ment, having been ordered up. He also scored one point 

 some little time after the judges had ordered thern in a dif- 

 ferent direction and Chance had gone in that direction. We 

 did not learn whether the judges allowed these points or 

 not. They certainly should not have counted in his favor, as 

 his competitor had no opportunity and was at the time obey- 

 ing the order of the judges. Both pointed and backed to 

 perfection, and both retrieved well and were steady to wing 

 and gun under very trying circumstances. Taken altogether, 

 it was a grand heat, and we have no doubt that the judges 

 would have been better pleased had either dog done less 

 creditable work or committed a serious fault. 



Final for Second Place. 



CHANCE AND NAT GOODWIN. 

 The judges decided that Nat Goodwin was the best of the 

 dogs previously beaten by the winner, and as the rules pro- 

 vide that when two dogs, the property of the same owner, 

 remain in for the deciding trial, the judges may determine 

 which is the better without running. Chance was selected 

 and declared winner of second prize, and Nat Goodwin and 

 Jean Valjean were declared winners of the two third prizes. 

 Following is the 



SUMMARY. 



All-Aged Setter Stake, open to all setters that have never 

 won a first prize in an all-aged stake at any recognized field 

 trial in America. First prize, $300; second, $150; and two 

 equal thirds of S50 each. 



First Series. 



Joe B. beat Nellie II. 



Jean Valjean beat Daisy F. 



Gloster beat Galatea. 



Nat Goodwin beat Ruby Buckellew. 



Belle of Piedmont beat Royal Prince II. 



Allie James beat Can Can. 



Roy Monarch beat Foreman's Lass. 



Dashing Noble beat Roger. 



Breeze Gladstone beat Cassio. 



King Leo beat Royal Victor. 



Chance beat Dan Noble. 



Keystone a bye. 



Second Scries. 

 Joe B. beat Keystone. 

 Gloster beat Jean Valjean. 

 Nat Goodwin beat Belle of Piedmont. 

 Roy Monarch beat Allie James. 

 Breeze Gladstone beat Dashing Noble. 

 Chance beat King Leo. 



Third Series. 



Gloster beat Joe B. 



Nat Goodwin beat Roy Monarch. 



Chance beat Breeze Gladstone. 



Fourth Series. 

 Gloster beat Nat Goodwin. 

 Chance a bye. 



Final for First Place. 

 Gloster beat Chance and won first prize. 



Final for Second Place. 

 Chance beat Nat Goodwin and won second prize. 



Equal Third. 

 Nat Goodwin and Jean Valjean. 



THE ALL-AGED POINTER STAKE. 

 On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the All-Aged Pointer Stake was 

 begun. There were 29 nominations, and, judging from the 

 reputation and breeding of the dogs, we were expecting to 

 see something remarkably good, both in the dogs and their 

 work. Only 13 starters put in an appearance, however, and 

 with few exceptions they showed up a very moderate lot 

 indeed, not nearly so good as the pointers in the Derby, and 

 their owners may well congratulate themselves that there 

 was a separate stake for them, as, had they run with the 

 setters, there is not much doubt that they would have 

 emerged from the contest with little glory and less cash. 

 The stake was judged by Messrs. Bergundthal, Coster and 

 Duryea. A list of the starters was published last week. The 

 winner, Tammany, is well known. He came to the post in 

 capital condition, and ran better than we have ever seen 

 him, doing good work in all of his heats, and in some of 

 them he got round to his birds and handled them in a style 

 that was very creditable. His winning the "double event'' 

 was taken in good part by his handler, Jack White, who 

 very modestly put it this way: "Tammany is now High 

 Poiht-er; he beat Buckellew, who beat Gloster, who beat 

 Roderigo, who beat Gath's Mark, who beat a lot of others, 

 ergo be has beaten all the best dogs, including the cham- 

 pion, and is the best dog in the world. He will now retire 

 on his laurels and give the others a chance." Tuesday was 

 a beautiful day, with scarcely a cloud to be seen. It was 

 quite cold, however, and even with heavy overcoats it was 

 not possible to keep comfortably warm on horseback. Scent 

 was apparently good, although the birds did not run about 

 much, and at times were hard to find. 



NEVERSINK AND SPRINGBOK 

 were the first brace. They were put down at 8:36. Both have 

 run here before. Neversink was handled by Luke White and 

 Springbok by John White. In pace, range and style Spring- 

 bok was much the best, going at a fairly good rate of speed 

 and moving nicely, he also showed fair style when on game. 

 Neversink also went fairly well but appeared to be rank and 

 would not back. Spring found three bevies, two of which he 

 pointed nicely and one he flushed a portion of and dropped 

 and then pointed the remainder, he also retrieved but had no 

 opportunity to back as the only point that Neversink scored 

 was to the first bevy after Spring had found it; none of the 

 scattering birds could be found except two that were flushed 

 by the handlers. At the end of 49m. Springbok was declared 

 the winner. 



DUKE OF HESSEN AND NTCK OF NASO. 

 Considerable interest was manifest in this brace. Duke 

 was imported last May and won first at New York in the 

 light weightclass. He was awinner intheEnglish Derby and 

 great things were expected of him. He is a very stylish go- 

 ing dog with a fail* turn of speed and ranges well. In these 

 respects he is superior to Nick, the latter was more stylish 

 on point and has had more experience on our game and had 

 the best of it in the work. He did not come up to his form 

 of last year, having slowed down somewhat and shortened 

 his range. At the end of lh. they were ordered up and the 

 heat was awarded to Nick. Duke refused to back while Nick 

 backed in elegant style. Nick retrieved but not in first-class 

 form, Duke having no opportunity. 



CORNERSTONE AND TAMMANY. 

 This brace was put down at 10:42. Cornerstone, handled 

 by Gleason, divided third at the Western trials last year. 

 He moved fairly well, but is not fast. In pace, range and 

 style Tammany had the advantage. He also had the best of 

 it in the work and at the end of 30m. was declared the win- 

 ner. The heat was far from being a brilliant one, both dogs 

 going slow a large portion of the time and it was very for- 

 tunate for both that the other dog did nothing. Finally 

 Tammany woke up, made a cast and found a bevy in good 

 style and had much the best of the work among the scattered 

 birds. 



KING OF KENT AND BEN 

 were put down at 10:23. King is a recent importation. He 

 is a very good looking clog, fast and stylish, a good ranger 

 and goes with his head well up, he also shows up well when 

 on game. In the absence of Capt. McMurdo Buckle handled 

 Mm, but as he had never run him before King was under a 

 disadvantage, as be was continually looking for the Captain. 

 Ben is far from handsome, goes at a slow lumbering gait 

 and has no pretensions to style. He is said to be a very kill- 

 ing dog, but he evidently did not understand the noise and 

 bustle of a field trial. King beat him at all points, and at 

 the end of lh. was declared the winner. We then went to 

 lunch at the Model Farm. 



DON'S DOT AND MATCH II. 



This brace was put down at 1:25. Don ran here last year, 

 and in our report we wrote her down a dog, but a careful 

 examination has convinced us that she is now a bitch, and 

 quite a good-looking one too, having improved in appear- 

 ance, pace and range. She is also quite stylish and is said 

 to be an excellent performer, but either scent was bad or she 

 was off in nose, as she did not locate her birds readily. 

 Match is a handsome dog of medium size, a nice mover with 

 a fair amount of speed. He was handled by S. C. Bradly , of 

 Greenfield Hill, Conn., who made his first appearance in 

 public. In pace, range and style Dot had a trifle the best of 

 it. Both pointed and retrieved nicely, and Dot backed iu 

 grand style while Match was indifferent about it. Dot had 

 the best of the work in a moderate heat, and at the end of 

 lh. 12m. she was declared the winner. 



JETSAM AND LALLA ROOKH 

 were put down at 3:38. Jetsam ran here last year. She 

 was handled by Seager. Rookh is an old campaigner and is 

 well known. Both went fairly fast and put in considerable 

 style, Rookh having a trifle the best of it in these respects. 

 At the. start Jetsam did some very pretty work on some 

 scattered birds in the open field south of the Model farm 

 house, getting a good lead, but Rookh got in some of her 

 fine work soon after, and at the end of 22m. was clearly 

 ahead and was declared the winner. This ended the first 

 series, Dana having a bye. Following is the result: 

 First Series. 



Springbok beat Neversink. 



Nick of Naso beat Duke of Hessen. 



Tammany beat Cornerstone. 



King of Kent beat Ben. 



Don's Dot beat Match II. 



Lalla Rookh beat Jetsam. 



Dana a bye. 



Second Series. 



DANA AND SPRINGBOK 

 were put down at 3:02. Dana is rather a nice looking 

 little bitch, an easy mover with a moderate amount of speed. 

 She was handled by Gleason. In pace, range and style 

 Springbok had the best of it. He also outworked her, and 

 after a moderate heat of nearly an hour Springbok was de- 

 clared the winner. Both pointed nicely and Dana backed in 

 good style. Springbok had but one opportunity to back, 

 which he failed to improve. 



NICK OF NASO AND TAMMANY 

 were put down at 4:13. In pace, range and style Tammany 

 had the advantage. In style on point they were nearly equal. 

 Both pointed and backed in first-class style, and both 

 behaved well except Tammany was at one time a trifle un- 

 steady to wing. Tammany got in some very good work 

 among scattered birds, and won with something to spare in 

 28m. During the heat Tammany whirled on a gamy point, 

 and a second later Nick also whirled and backed him in capi- 

 tal style, making a very pretty picture. 



KING OF KENT AND DON'S DOT 

 were put down at 4:52 and ten minutes later were taken up 

 to go down again in the morning. On Wednesday it was 

 clear and cold, with a fresh breeze from the north w r est. The 

 dogs were cast off to finish their heat at 8:30. King went 

 better than in his previous heat, having become acquainted 

 with his handler. At the start they were about equal in 

 pace, but toward the finish King cut out the work. There 

 was not enough to choose between them in style of going or 

 on point. Both pointed and backed nicely, and both were 

 steady t o wing and gun and each retrieved well . There was 

 not much to choose between them, King having slightly the 

 best of it in the work. After a moderate heat of 30m. King 

 was declared the winner. 



This ended the second series, Lalla Rookh having a bye. 

 Following is the result: 



Springbok beat Dana. 



Tammany beat Nick of Naso. 



King of Kent beat Don's Dot. 



Lalla Rookh a bye. 



Third Series. 



LALLA ROOKH AND SPRINGBOK 

 were put down at 9 o'clock. It was almost a sure thing that 

 Rookh would win this heat, as she had the best of her com- 

 petitor all round, and her well-known ability to do good 

 work left no room for doubt that the little lady would come 

 out all right with a lot to spare, but the race was a go-as-you- 

 please, for the handlers and both dogs were urged on when 

 on game, and forced off point and taken away from their 

 birds until they were completely bewildered and incapable 

 of doing any creditable work. Rookh got the worst of it in 

 the scramble and lost her chance to win by mismanagement. 

 After an hour and a half of such work as we. never before 

 saw at a field trial, and sincerely hope never to see again, 

 the head was decided in favor of Springbok. The rules for- 

 bid any such proceedings, and it was the duty of the judges 

 to put a stop to it. As a show, however, the performance 

 was most amusing. Near the finish of the heat Springbok 

 made a point at the edge of a pine thicket and Rookh backed 

 him some 10yds. away. Luke did not think her near enough 

 to get a fair start in case the point should prove to be 

 false, and he ordered her on, and she took a few strides and 

 dropped within a few feet of Spring; he held his point, but 

 naturally cringed a little when Luke said, "Your dog is 

 moving Jack, Go on Rookh," and she. not having the 



