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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Deo, s&, 1887. 



THE AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS. 



[From a Speoial Reporter.] 

 THE DERBY. 



THE competition in the Derby commenced Monday, Dec. 

 12, and ended Thursday, Dec. 15. The judges were 

 Messrs. I. M. Brumby, of Marietta, Ga.: J. H. Whitman, of 

 Chicago, 111.; and H. M. Markley, of Eaton, Ohio. They 

 were good judges of dogs' work and the club may well be 

 congratulated in securing the services of such attentive, 

 wideawake gentlemen. After the drawing all were ready to 

 drive to the hunting ground, which commenced within two 

 miles of town. The grounds were well chosen, being several 

 thousand acres of cleared land, all under one fence, by far 

 the best field trial grounds it was ever our pleasure to see. 

 The only drawback was the scarcity of birds. Yet we are of 

 the opinion that birds were more plentiful than they were 

 at Grand Junction last year. Take it all in all, the meeting 

 was an unqualified success, and the lovers of sport and 

 breeders of bird dogs in this country, owe to Gen. Shat- 

 tuc, the president, and his able co-operators in this associa- 

 tion, praise warm and unstinted. 



There were twenty-six starters in this stake. The quality 

 of the work was good and at times very brilliant for youug- 

 sters. It was certainly a decided improvement on the work 

 done in the first series at the Eastern trials, where half of 

 the entries showed a decided lack of breaking and want of 

 experience on game. 



The stake was won by Dave R., owned by R. M. Dudley 

 and James Fisher, of Nashville, Tenn. Dave R. is bv Oath's 

 Hope out of Daisy F.; he was bred, broken and handled by 

 D. E. Rose; he is a lemon and white, medium-sized dog, 

 strong and compactly built, and looks to be a remarkable 

 stayer for a puppy. He won on his merit, and no one who 

 saw the work questioned that he was the best puppy in the 

 stake. Second was won by Memphis & A vent Kennels' 

 black, white and tan dog Joey B., the winner of this years 

 Derby at the Eastern trials. Third was divided between 

 Laddie, Jacobin, Ollie S. and Jack Modoc, the judges select- 

 ing them. 



MAY AND MISS THOMPSON. 

 The weather was clear and cool, being a good day for scent. 

 This was not a very good brace. May moved as if she had 

 been cramped from being cooped, and seemed to take very 

 little interest in the hunt: in the only point we saw her on 

 she displayed fine style. Miss Thompson was decidedly the 

 best in range, speed and style of going and won easily/hav- 

 ing three points to her ereditto May's one. May was handled 

 by Dr. Maclin and Miss Thompson bv Col. Merriman. 

 Down 30m. 



COUNT PARIS AND OLLIE S. 



This was a lively brace, both going off at a rattling gait 

 and in good style, Ollie particularly showing herself to be a 

 good one. Worked up a sedge knoll. Ollie made game, 

 roaded and pointed in fine style, well backed by Count. 

 When birds were put up both dogs showed they were steady 

 to wing and shot. Worked on scattered birds, each made 

 some good points and each excusable flushes. After a short 

 but good heat Ollie won, having the advantage on points. 

 Ollie was handled by Stevenson and Count by Nelson. 

 QUEEN NOBLE AND LATONIA. 



This was a very poor brace, neither doing any work pi 

 merit. They were worked over a good deal of country, and 

 displayed very little bird sense. Latonia did get in one very 

 good point on a bevy, but nether one had any particular 

 merit. They were put down later in the afternoon for 

 another test. Latonia had the best in style and range and 

 won; she was handled by Tucker, Queen by Barker. Down 

 in all, lh. 35m. 



OSSIAN AND JACOBIN. 



This was a remarkably good brace. They were put down 

 where the last brace was taken up to be worked toward the 

 lunch stand. Jacobin moves easily, but carries his head 

 too low? he displays a good deal of bird sense for a puppy, 

 and his work on singles was very good. He is a little un- 

 steady to wing and shot, his handler showing a fear to risk 

 a shot over him; he goes at his birds in a gamy way; he won 

 this heat on points; he was handled by Titus. Ossian is a 

 fine-looking, medium-sized pointer, hunts with good style, 

 points well and drops promptly to wing and to shot. After 

 fifteen minutes' work Ossian was found on point where 

 spectators had seen birds fly from. Jack backed to order. 

 After this each dog did some nice roading, where birds had 

 been seen to fly from. Ordered up for lunch they were 

 again put down. Working around a sedge hill Jack got in 

 a good point on a bevy, that was handsomely honored by 

 Ossian. Sent on, each got in some good work on singles'. 

 After being down lh. 32m. they were ordered up and the heat 

 given to Jacobin. During this heat there came very near 

 being a serious accident. Rose was handling Ossian, and 

 shooting over one of his points did not see a spectator who 

 was on a hill about 75yds. away, directly in line with the 

 bird, and three of the shot struck him on the cheek, going in 

 under the skin, causing some pain but doing no serious 

 harm, as he was on the ground the next day. 



HECTOR AND LITTLE GIFT. 



Hector is nearly white with one black ear, is a little above 

 the medium size, points with fine style and backs well, vet 

 seems to need work on game. Little Gift is a small bitch, 

 well marked and of good style and speed. They ran a short 

 heat with little work, Hector getting in a good stylish point 

 on a bevy. They were down 43m. Tucker handled Hector 

 Nesbitt Little Gift. 



SIRICS AND KING'S MARK. 



This brace was put down late in the afternoon and ran a 

 very fair short heat. Mark had the advantage in range and 

 speed, yet both went well, and both were stylish on point 

 Sirius is a very large, long, liver and white dog, he is by 

 Sportsman out of Sweetheart, and has exactly the head of 

 his sire; he is owned in the far West, and was sent East to 

 capture the Derbies. Mark is a well-made, handsome dog of 

 good size and has a fine, gamy way of going. In color he is 

 white, black and tan. Mark won, having outpointed Sirius 

 yet it was a close heat and he did not have much to spare' 

 Tucker ran Sirius, Barker Mark. 



Tuesday morning, weather clear and cool. 



CINCH AND TRINKET'S CASH. 



This was rather an uninteresting brace. Cinch is a well- 

 made black, white and tan dog, the black largely predomi- 

 nating; he is a good goer and cut out the work for Cash, yet 

 he had no advantage in style, either in going or on point. 

 Cash was under the best control and showed steady to wing 

 and shot. They did some pointing on birds, in which 

 Cinch had the best of it, and were ordered up. Cinch won 

 Down 43m. Avent handled Cinch, Morgan Cash. 



SAMUEL S. AND JACK MODOC. 



This brace was put down in open, where the last brace was 

 taken up. Neither did very much work. Modoc showed 

 the best style, range and speed. Sam backed very indiffer- 

 ently and worked as if he would point if he could find a bird 

 Modoc had three points to his credit and won. Stevenson 

 handled Sam, Rose handled Jack Modoc. 



DAVE R. AND LADY W. 



We have already given a description of Dave R. Lady W. 

 was the amusement of the crowd. She was the smallest 

 pointer any one ever saw entered in a trial, yet she was as 

 keen as brier and full of pluck and go. She pointed and 

 backed in good style, and had several nice points to her 

 credit. In style, range and speed Dave R. had decidedly the 

 advantage of her, yet he did not come up to the expectation 



of his friends in this heat, partly, we think, from the error 

 of the judges, which seemed to make the dog lose con- 

 fidence. When Lady made her first point it was on a. single; 

 the judges ordered Dave brought up to back; about the time 

 the order was given Dave pointed in edge of grass. Rose 

 made an effort to call Dave off point, but he wouldn't move 

 until taken by the collar and pulled away; he was brought 

 up and backed; as soon as Lady's bird was put up Dave 

 went back and pointed where he had been pulled away; no 

 bird was found to the point, but spectators had seen the 

 bird fly when the bird was put up to Lady's point. Each 

 dog did some pointing and flushing after this, but nothing 

 worthy of note. After 45m. they were ordered up and the 

 h eat given to Dave. Rose handled Dave R. , Porter Lady W 

 SUNSHINE AND TRINKET'S COUNT. 



This brace was a setter against a pointer. Sunshine is a 

 nice trim made little bitch with plenty of speed but no style 

 in going. Count had the better of her in style but showed 

 poorly on game. They were only down 32m., Sunshine 

 making one point to Count's none, when the heat was given 

 to Sunshine. Nelson handled her; Morgan handled Count, 

 LILLIE B. AND CLAUDE. 



This brace was put down to work toward the lunch stand. 

 Lillie is a very nice little black, white and tan bitch, an 

 easy, cheerful worker, with good style. Claude is a medium 

 sized black, white and tan dog, with plenty of range and 

 speed, having decidedly the advantage of Lillie in these re- 

 spects; yet he seemed to be off his nose, for Lillie displayed 

 much the best nose and outpointed him. After a run of 

 40m., they were ordered up to be put down again later in the 

 day. At 3:55 they were again put down and sent on to where 

 birds had been marked down. Lillie did a very nice piece of 

 work in locating and pointing the birds arid they were 

 ordered up and the heat awarded to Lillie. Titus ran Lillie 

 and Avent Claude. 



LADDIE AND BILLY B. 



This was a very pretty brace of dogs, Laddy being a very 

 prettily marked black, white and tan, and Billy being about 

 the same size, in color a rich orange and white. They went 

 off at a good gait, and promised to do good work. Billy B. 

 showed the best style and range, speed being about equal. 

 Laddy showed best on game, though they found very little. 

 Merriman handled Laddy, Nelson Billy B. 



JOET B. AND BLUE CHIEF. 



This was the last brace in the first series. Every one was 

 anxious to see Joey B. as he came with the honors of the 

 Eastern Derby hanging over him. He is a well-made little 

 dog, running with ease and style with his head well up. 

 He is black, white and tan. has plenty of dash and go, and 

 at times handles his birds with the judgment of an old dog, 

 yet at times he gets rattled and is very unsteady, both io 

 wing and to shot. Blue Ohief is a very handsome blue 

 belton dog, and showed good style and speed. Yet on birds 

 he seemed to be over-broken, and did not take interest in 

 the work, which gave Mm the appearance of having a very 

 poor nose. The company was too good for Chief, and after 

 40m. they were ordered up and heat given to Joey B. Avent 

 handled Joey, Barker Blue Chief. This ended the first 

 series. Following is the result: 



First .Series. 



Miss Thompson beat May. 



Ollie S. beat Count Paris. 



Latonia beat Queen Noble. 



Jacobin beat Ossian. 



Hector beat Little Gift. 



King's Mark beat Sirius. 



Cinch beat Trinket's Cash. 



Jack Modoc beat Sam uel S. 



Dave R. beat Lady W. 



Sunshine beat Trinket's Count. 



Lillie B. beat Claude. 



Laddy beat Billy B. 



Joey B. beat Bide Chief. 



Second Series. 



OLLIE S. AND MISS THOMPSON 



were the first brace in the second series. They were put 

 down at 4:10. Each one seemed to be on her mettle and de- 

 termined to win. They ran a very interesting and at times bril- 

 liant heat. Ollie was handled by Stevenson and. Miss 

 Thompson by Merriman. They both pointed and backed in 

 good style; both had good range and speed. A good deal of 

 the work was done in pine thicket on singles. They pinned 

 their birds with rare skill, and ran the best heat that had 

 been run up to that time. After 40m. they w r ere ordered up 

 and the heat given to Ollie S. 



LATONIA AND JACOBIN. 



This was the first brace on Wednesday morning. The 

 morning was damp, with an occasional shower. Birds were 

 not very plentiful and were inclined to run. Working out 

 an old sedge field Jacobin pointed a bevy. Latonia to order 

 honored the point. Birds went into woods, where Jacobin 

 had decidedly the best of the work, scoring several points to 

 his credit to Latonia's one and a flush and bad chase. La- 

 tonia had the best of range and style, while neither was very 

 steady to wing and shot. It was a short heat, but a very 

 good on the part of Jacobin. 



nECTOR AND KING'S MARK. 



This brace was put down at 9:45 in a drizzling rain. They 

 went off at a merry gait, but the grass was so wet that it 

 was not long before handlers and dogs were drenching wet 

 and no good work could be hoped for. Tucker handled 

 Hector: Barker, King's Mark. They had not been down 

 long before Hector began to draw in sedge grass, but failed 

 to locate the birds; after he went on birds were flushed near 

 by. Being sent on in willows and briers, Mark pointed a 

 bird in good style, which was put up. He then flushed and 

 dropped to wing; he then pointed and birds flushed wild. 

 Birds were running and hard to locate. Both pointed 

 several times on foot scent. After 30m. they were ordered 

 up. Mark won. In range and speed Mark was best; in 

 style Hector had the advantage. This was a very ordinary 

 heat. 



JACK MODOC AND CINCH. 

 By this time the rain had ceased and the sun was shining 

 Dogs were put down at 11:09. After drawing several fields 

 blank Cinch made a fine point on a bevy in sedge and was 

 well backed by Jack. Both were steady to wing and shot. 

 Sent on Jack pointed a single and was stylishly backed by 

 Cinch. Both dogs got in several points on scattered birds. 

 Ordered on to hunt for scattered birds Jack made a wide 

 cast over a knoll where he was lost to sight; not coming 

 back his handler found him on point on top of hill in thin 

 cover. Not finding anything to the point he was ordered on 

 After drawing about he commenced roading down wind, 

 going sixty yards with great care; he roaded too near an 

 outlying bird, which ran away; at the sight of the bird Jack 

 dropped and his handler went in front of him and put up a 

 large bevy. This was a beautiful piece of work. Sent on 

 down the hill in edge of sedge Cinch flushed a single lost 

 his head and chased. This gave Modock the heat. Down 

 lh. 31m. In speed and range they were equal; on birds Jack 

 displayed the most judgment. 



DAVE R. AND SUNSHINE. 



This brace was put down at 12:35 to be worked toward 

 lunch. Going at a rattling gait through stubble Dave 

 wheeled into a stylish point. Sunshine backed well. Rose 

 put up a large bevy, shot and killed. Both dogs behaved 

 well to wing and shot. Sent on, Dave soon pointed a single 

 Soon after Sunshine pointed a single. On in sedge, Dave R 



pointed, drew and located the rest of the bevy, which were. 1 

 flushed by handler. Ordered up, Dave won. Down 20m.' 

 In style, range and speed Dave had decidedly the advantage, 

 on point Sunshine had good style. 



LILLIE B. AND LADDY. 



At 1:35, after lunch, this brace was put down in open 

 country to test range and speed. In both Laddy had the 

 advantage. They were worked toward some oak woods in 

 briers, where Laddy pointed in good style, and a nice bevy 

 was.put up to his point. Both dogs behaved well to wing. 

 Sent on, Lillie false pointed. She then made a good point 

 on three birds. Each then made game on foot scent where 

 birds had evidentiy ran from, but no birds found. Ordered 

 out in open Laddy soon made a nice point. They were then 

 ordered up and the heat was given to Laddy. Down 55m. 



This was the last heat in the second series, Joey B. having 

 a bye. Following is the result: 



Ollie S. beat Miss Thompson. 



Jacobin beat Latonia. 



King's Mark beat Hector. 



Jack Modoc beat Cinch. 



Dave R. beat Sunshine. 



1 ,addy beat Lillie B. 



Joey B. a bye. 



Third Scries. 



JOEY B. AND OLLIE S. 

 This was the first brace in the third series. In this heat, 

 as in their former ones, both showed good style, range and 

 speed. After being down 10m. both dogs pointed in woods 

 on the same bevy. Sent on in woods both dogs made 

 flushes, birds seemed wild and would not lie well. Ollie 

 then pointed a bird in corn. Joey, not seeing her. ran too 

 near and the bird flushed. Joey then pointed in sedge on 

 hillside and a bird was put up to his point. Ordered up at 

 3:30 and the heat given to Joey. This was a very close de- 

 cision and t here had not been work enough done to determine 

 between t wo good dogs. 



DAVE R. AND KING'S MARK 



were put down at 3:17 in open country near where the last 

 brace was taken up. Both dogs went off at lightning speed, 

 running over the point of a knoll Dave wheeled into a 

 point. Ivlark, following him very close, ran between him 

 and the birds and also pointed. The judges saw the. work, 

 and although Barker claimed that his dog was nearer the 

 birds, Rose, was ordered to flush. A fine bevy was put up 

 to the point, both dogs behaving well. Sent 'on over hill 

 where the birds had gone Dave soon pointed in a corn patch 

 where there was no cover, Mark honoring him with a good 

 back and a bird was put up. Sent on Dave soon pointed 

 another. Both dogs then roaded out into some sedge, but 

 birds flushed wild. Going over a hill Mark pointed and 

 was well backed by Dave, but no bird wast found to the 

 point. Mark had good style on point, but was outworked 

 and outclassed by Dave. This was one of the shortest and 

 most brilliant heats of the Derby. Down 19m. Dave won. 



JACK MODOC AND JACOBIN 

 were cast off at 3:43 and worked over a good deal of country. 

 Modoc was scouring and was not up to his form in this heat. 

 After being down some time Jacobin pointed a nice bevy, 

 which was put up and marked down in a thicket. Sent on, 

 Modoc soon pointed. Rose shot and he was steady. He 

 made another point which the judges did not see, as the 

 bird flushed wild. Sent on in a. swamp Jacobin got three 

 points and Modoc one, when the dogs were ordered up and 

 the heat given to Jacobin. This was a very close heat, 

 Jacobin having the most points, but Modoc having decidedly 

 the. best of range, speed and style, both on point and way of 

 going. 



This was the last brace in the third series, Laddy having 

 a bye. Following is the result: 

 .loeyB. beat Ollie S. 

 Dave R. beat King's Mark. 

 Jacobin beat Jack Modoc. 

 Laddy a bye. 



Fourth Serif*. 



DAVE R. AND LADDY. 



Thursday morning was cloudy and threatened rain, tow- 

 ard 10 c'lock, however, the clouds passed away and the sun 

 shone out bright and warm; there was a pretty high west 

 wind blowing, but the scent was good. Soon after the brace 

 was put down Dave ma de game in a hollow by a brier patch, 

 roaded down branch and down wind. Laddy coming around 

 caught the scentwhere Dave commenced roading and pointed 

 in briers, but his handler failed to find. In the meantime 

 Dave for fear he would road them to a flush made a little 

 cast, caught the wind and made a fine point. Rose put up 

 the bevy and Dave acted well to shot and wing. Sent on in 

 woods Laddy nailed a single and was well backed by Dave. 

 Sent on both dogs flushed in dry leaves. Ordered back in 

 field Dave soon made game on another bevy, was roading 

 them and just as he came to a point the birds went. Sent on 

 after the scattered birds Dave got two points and Laddy one. 

 Dogs ordered up and heat give to Dave R. Down 54m. In 

 style, range and speed Dave had the advantage. On point 

 Laddy showed good style. 



JOEY B. AND JACOBIN. 



This brace was put dowu at 9:50. Both went off at a good 

 pace. On side of hill Joey was seen to come to a point. On 

 going around, Jack was found in front of him pointing 

 a bevy. The birds were put up. Avent shot and Jacobin 

 was steady. Sent on in woods, Joey pointed and Jack 

 backed. Joey then flushed and was steady to wing. Both 

 then false pointed. Jacobin then ran over some birds and 

 put out after them, which left him no show in the heat. 

 Joey then got in a good point on a single and was well 

 backed by Jacobin. Ordered up and the heat was given to 

 Joey. Down 3~m. In speed they,were both good. In range 

 and style Joey was much the best. In this heat Jacobm 

 showed his want of breaking. This was the last brace in the 

 fourth series, with the following result: 



Dave R. beat Laddy. 



Joey B. beat Jacobin. 



Final for First Place, 



DAVE R. AND JOEY B. 

 were left in to run for first money. They were put down in 

 a large open field after Joey's twenty minutes' rest. Both 

 had bowled their competitors down in good style and had 

 fairly earned the place to the fore. Joey had the advantage 

 of a bye in one of his series, while Dave had run all of his 

 out. Both dogs had many friends on the grounds that were 

 anxious for their success, and from the way they went off 

 they seemed to realize that much depended on their efforts. 

 They were cast off at 10:50. Both had good speed, range and 

 style of going. After 35m. Dave was found oh a stylish 

 point in corn, standing with his forefeet on a corn row and 

 hind feet in the furrow, head high and tail straight; he 

 would have made a fine picture. Joey, coming in from a 

 cast, honored the point in fine style. Rose put up two birds, 

 shot and both dogs were steady. After working some dis- 

 tance the dogs were taken up for water. Rose seemed 

 anxious to push on, probably thinking that Dave had set the 

 pace too fast for Joey and hoping t-o get the better of his 

 wind. Sent on, on side of hill Dave challenged, roaded into 

 sedge, and just as he stopped to point Joey came down the 

 hill very fast into the bevy and put them up. Joey was a 

 little unsteady to wing. Sent on in oak bushes and sedge 

 Dave commenced to draw on birds, when Joey swung m 

 ahead and pointed for a moment, when birds flushed wild 

 and flying over Joey he started to chase but stopped to order. 

 Working dogs down the hill into open, Dave working to the 



