Jan. 5, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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the crowd was late in getting out. At 9:12 Jean and Dan 

 were put down to finish their heat. In a short time Dan 

 pointed a bevy. Nelson shot, no kill ; both dogs steady to wing 

 and shot. Jean then did a pretty piece of work in a cotton 

 patch; he roaded some distance, stopping to a point just as 

 the birds went. Ordered up at 9:39. Heat given to Jean Val 

 Jean. 



CHANCE AND HEAL' OF PORTLAND. 



Chance, handled by Avent, and Beau of Portland, handled 

 by Sevan, were cast "off in open. Chance had the best of it 

 in range and speed. In style they were equal. This was a 

 short and uninteresting heat. In looks Beau is a well-put- 

 Tip, handsome pointer, but on game he showed a want of 

 work and experience, being unsteady to shot and wing. 

 Chance had it all his own way, and won in 48m., neither 

 having done anything worthy of special mention. 



NAT GOODWIN AND KING NOBLE. 



Nat Goodwin, handled by Merriman, and King Noble, 

 handled by Barker, were cast off in woods at 11:45. Nat is 

 a. very small merry-going little dog with very little style in 

 pace/yet his style' is good on point. He has plenty of range, 

 speed, and in this respect he had the advantage of Noble. 

 Noble has good style on point. Both dogs behaved well to 

 wing and gun. The only chance either had to retrieve was 

 improved oy Nat, when he made a good retrieve on ^ a 

 wounded bird. They did some very nice work on birds in 

 sedge, aud alter 1h. and 5m. Nat was declared the victor. 

 Both backed well. 



KING'S DAN AND PAP SMIZER. 



King's Dan, handled by Barker, anil Pap Smizer, handled 

 by Nelson, were cast off at 1:02. In range, speed and style 

 there was not much to choose between them. Neither were 

 fast ilor wide rangers. Both were steady to wing and shot, 

 and King's Dan retrieved in good style. The pointer out- 

 worked Dan on game, having more points and fewer flushes 

 to his credit. Yet each displayed a good deal of merit. It 

 was a short heat, being ordered up at 1:50 and the heat given 

 to Pap Smizer. "We then went to lunch. 



GAY GLADSTONE AND BOHEMIAN GIRL. 



Bohemian Girl, handled by Barker, and Gay Gladstone, 

 handled by Titus, were cast off in open country at 2:38. Gay 

 is a little below the medium size, but a compact, well-made 

 little bitch full of hunt and vim, she points and backs in 

 grand style and is steady to wing and shot. Bohemian Girl 

 is rather a slender loose put together bitch, yet she has a 

 wonderful stride aud a gamy way of going. She was not as 

 steady to wing and shot as Gay, but her style ou point is 

 simply grand. Both had good range and speed and both 

 were fair retrievers. They were only down a little while be- 

 fore the Girl came to a stylish point on a covey in sedge grass 

 and was well backed by Gay. Birds were put up by Barker 

 and missed. Both dogs behaved well. Birds were followed 

 into a swamp thicket where Gay had decidedly the best of 

 the work to her credit; she getting five points to the Girl's 

 two. Ordered out in open field Bohemian Girl pointed a bevy 

 in corn. By this time the judges were tired of Barker's at- 

 tempts at killing a bird— he had never failed to burn powder 

 over the Girl's points; yet no bird. A bird was marked 

 down in a cornfield. Judge Brumby, with the air of get out 

 the way and let a man who never misses one kill that bird, 

 rolled off his horse, took the gun and walked up the bird. 

 We saw the smoke, heard the report, and the little bird went 

 on his way rejoicing. The boys laughed and whooped as 

 the judge came back wearing a smile that was "child-like 

 and bland,'' saying it was strange that a fellow couldn't 

 always kill them just when he wanted to. A bird was 

 thrown out for Bohemian Girl to retrieve, she did it in good 

 style and was awarded the heat. Down lh. 34m. This was 

 a good and very close heat. 



JOE PAPE AND GRAPHIC III. 

 Joe Pape, handled by Titus, and Graphic III. handled by 

 Bevan, were cast off at 4:28. Neither dog showed any great 

 range, pace or pai-tieular merit ou game. Joe was the 

 fastest, and hunted with more judgment. Graphic displayed 

 more style, yet showed a want of experience. If he backed 

 at all it was in a very indifferent way; he was not very 

 steady to wing and shot. Taken up at 5:12 Joe Pape won. 

 This closed the work for the day, and was the last brace in 

 the first series, Prince Mack having a bye. 



First Scries. 



Daisy F. beat Cassio. 



Dad "Wilson beat Efiie Hill. 



Lad of Bow beat Tasso. 



Nellie. Cambridge beat Bessie B. 



Noble C. beat Joy of Prince William. 



Spot beat King's Mark. 



Lass of Bow beat Rena. 



Rod's Gem beat Bun Roy. 



Keystone beat Cyclone. 



Jean Val Jean beat Dan. 



Chance beat Bean of Portland. 



Nat Goodwin beat King Noble. 



Pap Smizer beat King's Dan. 



Bohemian Girl beat Gay Gladstone. 



Joe Pape beat Graphic III. 



Prince Mack a bye. 



Second Series. 



Christmas was approaching, the judges were getting 

 anxious to see loved ones at home aud enjoy a Christmas 

 dinner with them. So on Sunday they gave orders for 

 handlers and the first brace of dogs to be at the starting 

 place at 7 o'clock Monday morning. 



PRINCE MACK AND DAD WILSON. 



At 7; 10 Prince Mack, handled by owner, and Dad Wilson 

 were cast off. Prince is a compact made good moving dog 

 with plenty of range and speed. After drawing a good deal 

 of sedge and open fields blank Dad pointed a bevy in edge 

 of thicket. Prince was called up to back which he did in 

 good style. Nelson put up the birds, shot and killed, both 

 dogs steady. Dad, to order, retrieved well. Sent on in 

 woods, the birds were very wild, having been hunted nearlv 

 every clay during the running of the Derby. Both clogs got 

 several points and flushes, both bekavingVell to wing and 

 to shot and displaying good nose. Ordered up and heat 

 given to Dad Wilson. Down about 45m. Style was equal 

 Prince displayed far the best speed and range. They were 

 not given time enough on birds to show which was the best. 



DAISY E. AND LAD OF BOW 

 were put down in large open country at 9:08. Daisy started 

 off, displaying her usual fine range, speed and style. Her 

 merry way of going seemed to inspire Lad, for he showed 

 decidedly more range and speed than in his former heat 

 After drawing a good deal of country blank, both dogs were 

 going over a knoll, Daisy stopped to a point, Lad was 

 following, ran past her and pointed the birds. As Rose 

 went in to put up the birds Lad moved up and birds flushed 

 Rose shot, Lad broke shot. Ordered on after scattered birds 

 Lad flushed and chased, Sent on Lad made a stylish point 

 on several birds in grass, Daisy backed. Sent on Daisy 

 pointed m sedge. No bird found to point, but was after- 

 ward flushed by spectators. Sent on Daisy pointed at edge 

 of cotton patch, Lad refused to back, went in and stole 

 point, his handler shouting at him all the while Daisy 

 roaded to right and Lad roaded to the left and put up the 

 bird and was unsteady to wing. After a short time in which 

 no work of interest was done, dogs were ordered up and 

 decision reserved. In this heat Lad showed great natural 

 qualities, good style on point, and a wonderfully fine nose 

 yet he broke shot, chased and refused to back, paid no atten- 

 tion either to whistle or commands of handler, who did any 



amount of shouting at him. Rose made several appeals to 

 the judges to protect his bitch, for it was very evident that 

 the errors of the dog and the frantic efforts of his handler 

 was "breaking Daisy up." Later in the day Lad was 

 ordered out to test his retrieving. A wounded bird was 

 thrown out in cotton patch, gun was fired, but Lad failed to 

 find bird; it must have ran off. Heat was given to Lad of 

 Bow, 



NOBLE C. AND NELLIE CAMBRIDGE. 

 This brace was put down at 10:38. Noble displayed the 

 best range and speed. Nellie had most style, and showed up 

 the same merry little worker she had iii her former heat. 

 Noble found a bevy and pointed in good style, but made a 

 very poor retrieve. II e was wel 1 backed by Nellie. Sent on 

 in sedge, Nellie outworked him ou scattered birds and dis- 

 played much the best nose, Noble displaying a good deal of 

 the qualities that made Collius's ram so famous, Bevan 

 being unable to control him. Ordered up; heat given to Nel- 

 lie. Down 23m, 



LASS OF BOW AND SPOT 

 were put down at 11:15. This brace was pointer against 

 pointer, and tfiey were a very good pair, both showing good 

 range, speed and style. Both were steady to wing and shot, 

 and made good display of nose. Spot backed well, and to Nes- 

 bitt's kill mad? a fair retrieve. At 12:25 dogs were ordered 

 up. Spot won, We then went to lunch, 



ROD'S GEM AND KEYSTONE. 



After a hasty lunch, at 12:50, this brace was put down. In 

 pace, range and style there was not much to choose between 

 them. In a short time Keystone pointed a bevy iu corn. 

 Tucker killed, aud Key made a good retrieve. Sent on after 

 scattered birds both dogs did some good work, with the 

 balance in favor of Keystone, he showing his experience over 

 his young competitor. At 1:08 dogs were ordered up and 

 heat given to Keystone. A very short heat with not work 

 enough on game to decide the merits of the dogs. 



JEAN VAL JEAN AND PAP SMIZER 

 were put down at 1:12 in open country. At the word they 

 were off with the speed of the wind ; Jean's fast, merry waj r 

 of going seeming to put new life in the old pointer. Both 

 ranged fast and wide, with the balauce in favor of the setter. 

 After drawing a good deal of country blank Pap was lost. 

 Nelson found him pointing a big bevy iu edge of a plum 

 thicket. Nelson shot and killed. Both dogs behaved well. 

 To order Pap made a very indifferent retrieve, bringing the 

 bird with the feathers well worked in, and the entrails well 

 worked out. Sent on after birds each made bad flushes. 

 Finally Jean got iu some uice work ou running birds iu 

 sedge. Ordered up at 2:25 Jeau wins. 



NAT GOODWIN AND BOHEMIAN GIRL. 



But little time was lost in bringing up the next brace, 

 aud at 2:30 the merry-going little Nat and the stylish Girl 

 were turned loose. As they were put down among scattered 

 birds neither had an opportunity to show speed or range. 

 In style on point the Girl was much the best. Iu a few 

 minutes after being put down Nat pointed several birds in 

 a cornfield, Then they were worked down in a thicket, 

 where both got some points and flushes, the honors being 

 about even. Worked out in open Nat flushed four birds and 

 stopped to point on the fifth. Merriman shot and killed. 

 Much to the Colonel's surprise Nat made a fearful break- 

 shot, running over the bird and some distance away. In the 

 meantime the Girl making a cast flushed a single and was 

 steady to wing. At the end of 30m. dogs were ordered up 

 and heat given to Nat Goodwin . This wasga very short heat, 

 and we considered awarding the heat to Nat on the character 

 of work done, a mistake. Although the Girl was handicapped 

 by handling, she out-classed Nat, aside from being steady to 

 wing and shot. 



CHANCE AND JOE PAPE 

 were the next brace, they were put down at 3:08. Chance 

 was one of the fastest, widest and best rangers in this stake. 

 Except the work on scattered birds he had decidedly the ad- 

 vantage of Joe all round, and at the end of 22m. was declared 

 winner of the heat. This ended the second series as follows: 



Dad Wilson beat Prince Mack. 



Lad of Bow beat Daisy F. 



Nellie Cambridge beat Noble C, 



Spot beat Lass of Bow. 



Keystone beat Rod's Gem. 



.lean Val Jean beat Pap Smizer. 



Nat Goodwin beat Bohemian Girl. 



Chance beat Joe Pape. 



Third Series. 



DAD WILSON AND LAD OF BOW. 



As soon as the third series could be arranged, there being 

 some difference of opinion as to how the dogs should be run, 

 at 4:00 Dad Wilson and Lad of Bow were cast off. In range 

 and speed they were equal, neither having great range nor 

 speed in this heat. Lad shoAved much the best nose and a 

 good deal of those fine natural qualities that he had exhib- 

 ited in former heats, not forgetting to show his disregard for 

 his handler. One bevy of birds was found and he out-worked 

 Dad on them and won. Down 29m. This was t he last brace 

 of the evening. All went in tired after a hard day's work 

 but some good sport. 



Tuesday morning opened dark with a drizzling raiu. 

 Toward noon it ceased to rain and we had a cold northwest 

 wind. 



JEAN VAL JEAN AND SPOT 

 were put down at 8:07. J ean soon pointed a bevy in sed <?e 

 in fine style and was well honored by Spot. To A vent's kill 

 Jean made a fair retrieve. Birds went to woods and no work 

 worthy of mention was done. Jean out-worked aud with 

 the exception of being undecided on his point in woods, he 

 out-classed Spot. Taken up in 31m. Jean wins. Too little 

 work on game to decide a heat. 



NELLIE CAMBRIDGE AND CHANCE. 



At 8:32 this brace was cast off in open. Both dogs had 

 done very creditable work in their previous heats. Both 

 had good speed and range. Nellie had most style on point. 

 Chance dropping to his points now and then. Chance soon 

 dropped to a point on a bevy. Nellie coming in from a cast 

 down wind, not seeing Chance, ran into and flushed the 

 birds and dropped to wing. Sent in woods Chance got a 

 false point and then a good point on a single. Nellie ran 

 over a bird, lost her head and chased. This ended a short 

 heat with Chance the winner. 



KEYSTONE AND NAT GOODWIN. 



This brace was put down in open country at 8:52. Key- 

 stone seemed to go down in the prime of condition, display- 

 ing a good nose and running by far the best heat we ever 

 saw him run, in fact he quite redeemed himself from some 

 very poor work we saw him do at High Point. He was 

 very decided on his points and pointed and retrieved in good 

 style. Nat worked in his usual cheerful way, backing in 

 good style. The work on game was all done in woods 

 Key got the bulge on Nat and wound him up in handsome 

 style. Both were steady to wing and shot. After a very 

 short heat Keystone was declared the winner. This ended 

 the third series with the following result: 



Lad of Bow beat Dad Wilson. 



Jean Val Jean beat Spot. 



Chance beat Nellie Cambridge. 



Keystone beat Nat Goodwin. 



Fourth Series. 



LAD OF BOW AND JEAN VAL JEAN. 

 At 9:13 this brace was cast off in open country. Jean had 

 the best of range and speed at first, but the pointer warmed 



up to his work, and after 40 minutes was going equally as 

 well as Jean. Jean made a great many points on larks. 

 After two or three backs from Lad on these points, he paid 

 very little attention to Jean's points, would go up, get the 

 scent and go on. After a long, tedious beat Lad challenged 

 at the edge of a plum thicket. Jean came up to his side and 

 pointed. Jean held his poiut and Avent went in the bushes 

 and made an effort to flush, In the meantime the pointer's 

 keen nose told him the birds were not there; he drew out to 

 the left, roaded in grass about 40yds.. and located birds in 

 fine style. Birds were put up and" both dogs behaved well to 

 wing. Sent ou in sedge, Jean pointed — we presume on foot 

 scent, as no bird was found. A little further on Lad located 

 a single. Sent on to look for scattered birds, Jeau com- 

 menced drawing and pointed. About the time he stopped 

 Lad was coming around the hill from a cast, and caught the 

 scent between Jean and the bevy and commenced drawing 

 and did a fine piece of work, locating the bevy, which Bevan 

 put up. Birds were followed into a thicket of oaks and 

 sedge grass, where Jean got two points and two flushes, and 

 the pointer one point and one flush. Dogs were then ordered 

 up. Down lh. 54m. After a long consultation the judges 

 gave the heat to Jean Val Jean. The owner of Lad 

 gave notice that he would enter a protest against the 

 decision. We followed the heat very closely aud saw all the 

 work, and cannot say the decision was wrong; for we think 

 a dog to win in a field trial ought to show that he is well 

 broken. Jean had shown that he was well broken. We do 

 say, however — and we are not alone in our opinion — that 

 under the same ruling that was made in the Lad of Bow and 

 Daisy F. heat, that Lad would have won the heat over Jeau 

 with plenty to spare, for in the latter part of this heat Jean 

 had no advantage in range^ speed or style. Lad had behaved 

 himself much better than iu former heats, being steady to 

 wing and shot; he displayed the same natural qualities that 

 had taken him through his other heats, and he outworked 

 Jean on game. The only grave error he committed in this 

 heat was his refusing to back. 



CHANCE AND KEYSTONE. 



At 11:30 this brace was put down, This heat created a 

 good deal of interest, as both clogs had run their races well 

 and downed their dogs in good style. Both went off well. 

 At the end of 51m. they were ordered up and we went to 

 lunch, nothing having been done but a false point for 

 Chance, well backed by Keystone. After lunch they were 

 again cast off in open country. In speed and range. Chance 

 had the call on Key. Chance soon challenged, drew and 

 pointed a bevy iu good style. He made a fair retrieve, 

 bent on he got another point to Key's none. Atl:30thev 

 were ordered up. Chance won. This ended the fourth 

 series as follows: 



Jean Val Jeau beat Lad of Bow. 



Chance beat Keystone. 



Final for First Place. 

 JEAN VAL JEAN AND CHANCE 

 were put down at 1:40 to run for first money. As both dogs 

 belonged to Memphis & Avent Kennels Mr. Avent handled 

 them. Chance went off as fresh as a lark, while Jean 

 seemed to be a little stiff from his long heat with the pointer, 

 but he soon warmed up and was going well. The first work 

 done Chance flushed a bevy in woods. Soon after both dogs 

 were found on point about 75yds. apart. Several birds were 

 put up to Jean's point, while Chance's was false. Sent on 

 Chance pointed. Jean coming up stopped some 20yds. in 

 the rear. Nothing was found to Chance's point. Avent 

 tried to call .lean on, but he held his place, and Avent went 

 back and put up a bird just in front of him. This was a fine 

 piece of work and called forth a loud clapping of hands from 

 the. crowd. After more work in a thickat in which Jean had 

 decidedly the advantage, they were ordered up and Jean de- 

 clared winner of first in the All-Aged Stake. 



Ties for Second Place. 



After consultation, the judges selected Dan as the best 

 dog defeated by Jean Val Jean to run with Lad of Bow to 

 see which should compete with Chance for second place. 

 As Dan was not on the ground Spot was ordered out. 



LAD OF BOW AND SPOT 

 were put down at 2:30 on scattered birds iu a thicket. Lad 

 out-worked Spot and won the heat. Down 11m. 



CHANCE AND LAD OF BOW. 



Both went off at good speed. In a few minutes they were 

 found on point at edge of a thicket, with Lad nearest the 

 birds. Sent on in thicket both dogs did some good work on 

 scattered birds, with the work rather in favor of Chance, 

 barring one piece of work, when he was rather unsteady to 

 wing. After 15m. they r were ordered up and Chance 

 awarded the heat and second place. The judges selected 

 Daisy F., Lad of Bow and Keystone as the best of the 

 defeated dogs, to divide third money, and the stake was 

 finished. Following is the 



SUMMARY. 

 First Series. 



Daisy F. beat Cassio. 



Dad Wilson beat Effie Hill. 



Lad of Bow beat Tasso. 



Nellie Cambridge beat Bessie B. 



Noble C. beat Joy of Prince William. 



Spot beat King's Mark. 



Lass of Bow beat Rena. 



Rod's Gem beat Bun Roy. 



Keystone beat Cyclone. 



Jean Val Jean beat Dan. 



Nat Goodwin beat Beau of Portland, 



Chance beat King Noble. 



Pap Smizer beat King's Dan. 



Bohemian Girl beat Gay Gladstone. 



J oe Pape beat Graphic III. 



Prince Mack a bye. 



Second Scries. 

 Dad Wilson beat Prince_Mack. 

 Lad of Bow beat Daisy F. 

 Nellie Cambridge beat Noble C. 

 Spot beat Lass of Bow. 

 Keystone beat Rod's Gem. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Pap Smizer. 

 Nat Goodwin beat Bohemian Girl. 

 Chance beat Joe Pape. 



Tliird Series. 

 Lad of Bow beat Dad Wilson. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Spot. 

 Chance beat Nellie Cambridge. 

 Keystone beat Nat Goodwin. 



Foxvrtli Series. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Lad of Bow. 

 Chance beat Keystone. 



Final for First Place. 

 Jean Val Jean beat Chance and won first prize. 



Ties for Second Place. 

 Lad of Bow beat Spot. 



Final for Second. Place. 

 Chance beat Lad of Bow and won second prize. 



FiQual Tliird. 

 Daisy F., Lad of Bow, Keystone. 



The Champion Stake was declared off for want of judges. 

 This closed one of the most successful as well as the best 

 managed field trials ever run in this country. If there were 

 errors committed in judging they were honest errors, for as 



