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Mr. Waters, who had judged the All-Aged Stake. Ther 

 were only five starters. 



RUBY D. AND JOY OF PRINCE WILLIAM. 

 At 1:47 Middle Tennessee Kennels' black, white and tan 

 English setter bitch Ruby D. (Sportsman— Gem), handled by 

 D. E. Rose, and Maj. J. R. Puree] l's lemon and white 

 pointer bitch Joy of Prince William (Flocklinder— lone), 

 handled by owner, were cast off in a big held near where the 

 All- Aged Stake was concluded. After drawing some corn- 

 fields and weeds blank, Joy pointed a sparrow and Ruby 

 backed. Soon after, in some weeds, a bird was flushed by 

 spectators, dogs were turned back and sent after it, when it 

 was flushed by one of the handlers. Sent on over a hill at 

 the edge of sedge, Joy pointed a bevy. Ruby returning from 

 a cast to the right came up on the other side and also 

 pointed. To order. Maj, Purcell put up the birds, shot and 

 killed. Joy broke shot notwithstanding the Major's efforts 

 to rest rain her. Ruby dropped to shot. Birds went down a 

 ravine in woods and were not followed. Sent on over a hill 

 Joy pointed a hare and chased, Sent on Joy false pointed. 

 Then a large tract of open country was drawn blank. A 

 bevy was flushed and marked by Spectators, and the dogs 

 were worked toward them. Joy pointed and was well 

 backed by Ruby. To order. Maj. Purcell flushed and shot. 

 Joy broke shot' Ruby steady. Sent on after scattered birds 

 Ruby pointed on foot scent, and her handler coming up 

 flushed the bird behind her. Sent on Joy pointed a hare. 

 Taken up at 3:43, to be put down again next morning. 

 DON'S DOT AlSD LADY SPOTTSWOOD. 

 At 4 o'clock Mr. John Gill's liver and white noiuter bitch, 

 Don's Dot, (Vaudevort's Don— Cremore) handled by D. E. 

 Rose, and Major Purcell 's lemon and white pointer bitch, 

 Lady Spottswood, (Flockfinder— lone) handled by owner, 

 were cast off near where the last brace were taken up. After 

 drawing several fields blank Dot pointed a bevy in sedge. 

 To order Rose flushed, shot and killed. Dot steady and to 

 order retrieved. Lady not up to back. Sent down a ravine 

 after scattered birds, handlers flushed a single. Crossing a 

 branch both dogs stopped to a point , Dot nearest bird. Rose 

 put it up, both dogs steady. Sent on Lady pointed a siugle 

 in grass, Dot coming up from an opposite direction stopped 

 to a back. To order Major Purcell flushed, shot and killed. 

 Lady broke shot. Dot steady. Sent on into another field 

 Lady pointed a bevy in edge of sedge, and was stylishly 

 backed by Dot. To order the Major put tliem up, but did 

 not shoot"; both dogs steady. Sent after scattered birds Lady 

 false pointed and Dot backed. A little further on Dot nailed 

 a single, Lady backed to order. Rose flushed and shot; Dot 

 steady, Lady unsteady. At 5:23 dogs were ordered up. 

 Down one hour and twenty-three minutes. Dot wins. In 

 speed and style of going they were equal; in style on point 

 Dot had decided ly the advantage. Dot showed good train- 

 ing, the other showed a need of it. 



FRIDAY. 

 RUBY D. AND JOY OP PRINCE WILLIAM. 

 At 9:55 Ruby D. and Joy of Prince William were cast off 

 in a cornfield to finish their undecided heat. They were 

 worked over a good deal of ground. In stubble both dogs 

 began to draw'and soon pointed, Joy standing to the right 

 of birds, Ruby to left. Birds were flushed. Rose shot and 

 killed; the bird fell just beyond Ruby and she dropped to 

 shot. Joy broke shot. Sent after scattered birds in corn. 

 Joy drew'about and pointed and was backed by Ruby. No 

 bird was found, and the Major claimed it was where some 

 crows had flown from. As the birds were not well marked, 

 the dogs were sent to hunt for a fresh bevy. After drawing 

 a good deal of ground blank, Ruby pointed a bevy at edge 

 of sedge. Joy, coming up, pointed the same birds. Rose 

 •flushed, shot and killed. Ruby dropped to shot, Joy un- 

 steady.' Ordered up at 10:55 and the heat given to Joy. 

 Down, altogether, three hours and thirty-eight minutes. 

 This was a very close heat. Ruby D. showed to be one of 

 the best broken dogs in the trials, but was in no condition to 

 run; was very soft. She had been tied up for three weeks, 

 and had just arrived by express from Riceville, Tenn., where 

 she had been bred to San Roy. This ended the first series, 

 Flake of Flockfiuder having a bye. 



don's dot and flake op flockfinder. 

 At 11:06 Don's Dot and Major Purcell's lemon and white 

 pointer bitch Flake of Flockfinder, handled by owner, were 

 cast off in an orchard on the Nelson place and worked across 

 a branch. Dot pointed in line style a bevy that Flake had 

 passed. Flake was called in and to order backed; birds were 

 flushed but not shot at, dogs steady to wing. Sent on in 

 corn Flake pinned a single in good style and Dot backed. 

 To order, Major Purcell flushed and shot. Flake broke shot, 

 Dot steady. After drawing a good deal of ground Flake 

 pointed in corn and Dot backed a good piece off; the Major 

 shot and killed, dropping his bird right at Dot's mouth. 

 Dot picked it up at once and came in with it, Flake unsteady 

 to shot. The scattered birds were followed. Flake false 

 pointed. Sent on in sedge both dogs pointed about the same 

 time. As her handler went up Flake jumped in and flushed. 

 Dot was steady. Dogs ordered up at 11:50 and Dot given the 

 heat. Down forty-four minutes. In pace and range they 

 were equal; in style, especially on point, Dot had decidedly 

 the advantage. 



Tie for First Place. 



DON'S DOT AND JOY OF PRINCE WILLIAM. 

 At 12:07, Don's Dot and Joy of Prince William were cast 

 off in sedge, where the other brace was taken up to run for 

 first money. Joy did not show the dash that she had in 

 her former heat, and it was some time before her handler 

 could get her to leave his heels. After drawing a good deal 

 of ground blank, Dot pointed in edge of weeds and^Joy came 

 up and pointed near her. Rose went in to flush but not find- 

 ing, both dogs began drawing. After going about thirty 

 yards they again pointed. Rose flushed a large bevy, shot 

 and killed. Dot dropped to shot. Joy broke and got en- 

 tirely from under control of her handler. Sent on after 

 scattered birds, Dot made an excusable flush down wind. 

 About this time a very hard rain began to fall, and the dogs 

 were ordered up, and Don's Dot was declared the winner. 

 Down thirty minutes. In speed and style there was little 

 difference, but as a bird dog Dot out-classed Joy in every 

 respect. 



Tie for Second Place. 



JOY OF PRINCE WILLIAM AND FLAKE OF FLOCKFINDER. 



At 1:30, after the raiu was over, Joy of Prince William and 

 Flake of Flockfinder, both owned and handled bv Major 

 Purcell, were cast off to run a short heat for second money. 

 After drawing a sedge field blank, on a hill Joy pointed, and 

 the dogs were ordered up and Joy given the heat, the judges 

 deciding that she was much the better of the two. 



The judges being of the opinion that Ruby D. was the best 

 dog previously beaten by Joy of Prince William, gave her 

 third money. 



SUMMARY. 



The first annual Derby of the Tennessee Sportsman's As- 

 sociation, open to all setter or pointer puppies whelped on or 

 after Jan. 1, 1885. Purse 690; -$50 to first -325, to second, and 

 $15 to third. Closed with eleven nominations, five of which 

 filled. 



First Scvics 

 Joy of Prince William beatRuby D. 

 Don's Dot beat Lady Spottswood. 

 Flake of Flockfinder a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Don's Dot boat Flake of Flockfinder. 

 Joy of Prince William a bye. 



Tie fOV First Place 

 Don's Dot beat Joy of Prince William and won first prize. 



Tie for Second place. 

 Joy of Prince William beat Flake of Flockfinder and won 

 second prize. 

 Ruby D. won third prize. 



THE NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS CLUB. 



Editt>T Forest and Stream: 



At the meeting of the executive committee of the National 

 Field Trials Club, held at the Burnet House, this city, Feb. 

 21, for the purpose of investigating the charges against B. 

 M. Stephenson and II. S. Sevan, for conspiring to defeat the 

 dog Ben Hill at the trials of the club last December, ac- 

 tion was as follows : The members of the committee present 

 were Hon. Thomas A. Logan, chairman ; General W. H. 

 Shatt.uc, E. F. Stoddard, F. I. Stone and Colonel L. A. 

 Harris. The investigation of the charges was the first busi- 

 ness in order. Following is the text of the charge and 

 specification: 



" (".'barge— Unlawfully conspiring to defeat a dog in a field 

 trial contest. 



"Specification— That at t he field trials of the National Field 

 Trial Club, held at Grand Junction, Tenn., on the Kith 

 day of December, 1880, in a heat wherein the dogs Ben 

 Hill and Lillian were competing, the said B. M. Stephenson 

 and II. S. Bevan unlawfully conspired together to pull and 

 thereby defeat Ben Hill in the heat." 



Letters were read from Messrs. Stephenson and Bevan. 

 That from Mr. Stephenson was not satisfactory. Mr. Bevan 

 stated that the explanation of Mr. Stephenson at the 

 handlers' meeting at Grand Junction was correct. The in- 

 vestigation was then closed, and by unanimous vote Mr. 

 Stephenson was declared guilty and expelled from the club 

 atid debarred from competing in any capacity at future 

 meetings of the club. The case of Mr. Bevan was disposed 

 of by proposing the following resolution : 



"Resolved, That; H. S. Bevan, by the unanimous vote of the 

 executive committee of the National Field Trials Club, hav- 

 ing been found guilty of misconduct at Grand Junction in 

 the heat between Ben Hill and Lilliat), is hereby debarred, 

 from this date, from any participation whatever in any of 

 the exhibitions or competitions of this Club, whether as 

 owner, exhibitor, handler, or in any other capacity, from en- 

 tering any dog Or dogs therein, and that under no circum- 

 stances will any official recognition be extended to H. S. 

 Bevan." 



The committee on constitution and by-laws asked for an 

 extension of time, which was granted. 



After a discussion of the subject the following resolutions 

 were adopted: 



"Resolved, That in the opinion of the executive commit- 

 tee the National Field Trials Club should be dissolved for the 

 reason that its efficiency has utterly failed, the original 

 reasons for its organization have not been fully observed and 

 from many other causes its usefulness is impaired if not 

 wholly destroyed. 



"Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to take 

 such measures as are provided by the constitution for the 

 legal dissolution of the club and to report same to the 

 executive committee. 



Resolved, That, until the coming in of the report of the 

 said committee, this club cease all active operations in the 

 way of field trial exhibitions, etc. 



Resolved, That when this meeting adjourns it adjourns 

 subject to the call of the president for future action under 

 these resolutions." 



The committee appointed were Gen. W. B. Shattuc, Hon. 

 T. A. Logan and E. F. Stoddard. The meeting then ad- 

 journed. 



A meeting was at once convened for the purpose of organ- 

 izing a new club. Gen. Shattuc called the meeting to 

 order, and Mr. F. I. Stone, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was 

 made temporary chairman, and Mr. C. W. Paris of Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio, was elected secretary. It Avas unanimously 

 agreed that a new club be organized and the following were 

 appointed a committee to draft constitution and by-laws: 

 Gen. W. B. Shattuc, Hon. T. A. Logan and Col. J. W. 

 Renfroe. This committee offered a report and submitted 

 the following constitution and by-laws, which were adopted: 



Name.— This Association shall be known as the American 

 Field Trial Club. 



Object. — The object of this club shall be to encourage the 

 breeding of setters and pointers ; to hold competitive trials 

 wherein may be demonstrated by practical tests in the field 

 the merits of individual dogs of such breeds ; to make such 

 trials elevating in tendency, instructive in method and re- 

 fining in influence to encourage, legitimate sport with the 

 dog and gun, that thereby, as part thereof, the dog, the 

 most intelligent of dumb animals, may be more highly ap- 

 preciated, and finally, that gentlemen who favor these ob- 

 jects may be assured of honorable example and cordial fra- 

 ternity. 



Constitution.— The following shall be the constitution of 

 the club: 



Article 1. Officers.— The officers of this club shall be a 

 President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, 

 Third Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer. 



Art. 2. Board of Control.— There shall be a Board of Con- 

 trol of nine members. 



Art. 3. Duties of the President.— It shall be the duty of 

 the President to preside at all meetings of the club and of 

 the Board of Control, to propose such matters for considera- 

 tion as, in his judgment, are for the benefit of the club, to 

 announce the business before the meeting in its proper 

 order, to state and put all questions properly before the 

 meeting ; to preserve order and decorum and to decide on 

 questions of order (subject to appeal) and to do all within 

 his power to advance the interests of the club in every di- 

 rection. The president shall appoint the judges and pro- 

 vide for other necessary service for the trials, with the ap- 

 proval of the Board of Control. * * * * 



Arts. 4 and 5 define duties of secretary and treasurer. 



Art. 6. Board of Control.— The Board of Control shall have 

 entire charge of the management of the club. Four mem- 

 bers shall constitute a quorum and it will require at least 

 four affirmative votes to adopt any measure. The board 

 shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the club 

 and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to a 

 choice. At the first annual meeting there shall be elected a 

 full board of nine members, three for a term of three years, 

 three for a term of two years and three for a term of one 

 year. At each subsequent annual meeting there shall be 

 elected three members of the board to serve a term of three 

 years next ensuing. The Board of Control may appoint a 

 representative who shall act for them at field trials, in such 

 matters as they designate. 



Committee on Field Rules.— There shall be a committee of 

 five of the Board of Control, whose duties it shall be to sub- 

 mit from time to time such changes in the field rules, for 

 adoption by the board, as will be for the interest of all con- 

 cerned. This committee shall be elected annually in the 

 same manner as the officers of the Board of Control. 



Art. 7 provides for annual election of officers, and Art. 8 

 for proxies. 



Art. 9. Meetings.— The annual meetings of this club for 

 the election of members of the Board or Control shall be 

 held oh the first Tuesday of January, at such hour and place 

 as may be designated by the Board of Control through the 

 secretary, who ■ shall give written uotice thereof to each 

 member of the club at least fifteen days previous to said 

 meeting, but it may be adjourned for cause, in which case 



officers shall serve until their successors are elected. Meet- 

 ings of the Board of Control may be held at any time on five 

 days' written notice from the president or any five members 

 of the board. The Board of Control shall have power to 

 remove by the affirmative vote of six members of the board 

 any member of the board for an y breach of the rules or con- 

 duct unbecoming a member, and shall have power to fill all 

 vacancies. 



Art. 10. Membership. — Applications for membership shall 

 be made in writing and indorsed by two or more members Of 

 the club, and the applicant may be elected at any special or 

 regular meeting of the Board of Control, by the unanimous 

 vote of those present. To entitle any member to vote at the 

 annual meeting, lie shall have signed the constitution, and 

 his initiation fee and all other indebtedness to the club shall 

 have been paid in full. Those who are in arrears for dues 90 

 days from the annual meeting may be dropped from t he list 

 of members at the discretion of the Board of Control. 



Art. 11, Expulsion.— Any member who shall act in a man- 

 ner unbecoming a gentleman or disobey any of the rules of 

 the club may be suspended or expelled from the club at any 

 regular or special meeting of the Board of Control by five 

 affirmative votes. The accused shall have at least a twenty 

 days' notice of such meetings and copy of the charges 

 against him. 



Art. 12. Dues and Initiation Fees. — The initiation fee. 

 shall be $10, payable within thirty days of the date of the 

 election of the member, and the' annual dues shall be $10, 

 payable on or before the annual meeting. 



Art. 18. Resignations. — All resignations shall be in writ- 

 ing and addressed to the secretary, and may be accepted by 

 a majority vote of the Board of Control, providing the 

 member's dues and all indebtedness are fully paid. 



Art. 14. Disqualification.— The Board of Control may bar 

 a member or any other person from handling or entering 

 dogs in any trials given under the auspices of this club for 

 reasons satisfactory to a majority of the Board of Control, 

 and no man barred by this or by any recognized club from 

 making entries or handling, shall be permitted to enter or 

 handle dogs in trials given by this club, and this rule shall 

 extend to all dogs owned by such person but offered for entry 

 in the name of another. 



Art. 15. Expenditures.— No debts shall be contracted on 

 account of the club without authority in writing of the 

 Board of Control, 



Art. 10. Quorum.— Five members present at any meeting 

 of the club shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 

 business; in the event however of there being but five mem- 

 bers, present, any action taken must be by the unanimous 

 vote of those present. 



ART. 17. Amendments to Constitution. — This constitution 

 may be amended by the affirmative vote of seven members 

 of the Board of Control at any special or regular meeting, 

 provided ten days notice in writing, together with a copy of 

 the proposed amendment is given to each member of the 

 board. 



Art, 18. Rules, Regulations, Etc.— The Board of Control 

 may adopt by-laws and pass, amend or repeal the same at 

 any regular or special meeting and adopt special rules for 

 the management of trials, etc., and regulations not conflict- 

 ing with this constitution, provided that this does not 

 authorize the Board to change the. ruuning rules, except at 

 a proper time. 



The charter members are: Gen. W. B. Shattuc, Hon. T. 

 A. Logan, Col. J. W. Renfroe, F. I. Stone. B. P. Holliday, 

 Hon. John S. Wise, Col. L. A. Harris, E. F. Stoddard, C. W. 

 Paris. These also constitute the Board of Control. 



Officers; President, W. B. Shattuc; First Vice-President, 

 J. W. Renfroe; Second Vice-President, T. A. Logan; Third 

 Vice-President, J. S. Wise; Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. 

 Paris. 



Committee on field trial rides, E. F. Stoddard, L. A. Har- 

 ris, B. P. Holliday, F. I. Stone. 



The running rules of the Eastern Field Trials Club were 

 adopted, subject to a revision by the committee. 



The first trials will be held next December, Messrs. Stone 

 and Holliday to recommend to the Board of Control grounds 

 for trials. 



Entrance fee for the Derby, $10 to nominate and $15 addi- 

 tional to start. 



Derby Stake to be $750, to be divided into three prizes, viz., 

 $300, $250 and 8200 respectively. 



Entrance fee for the All-Aged Stake was fixed at $10 to 

 nominate and $20 additional to start, prizes same as in Derby. 

 Champion Stake entrance fee $50, prize $200. Three dogs 

 required to start and run to a finish, and only winners of 

 first prize in All-Aged Stake eligible to enter. Champion 

 Stake to commence immediately after the running of the 

 All- Aged Stake. 



The meeting then adjourned. Reporter. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB. 



AT a recent meeting of the committee it was deemed in 

 advisable to take action on the proposed standards 

 until after the spring shows of 1887. and it was so ordered. 

 The subject of offering prizes to be competed for by members 

 of the club at this spring's shows, was brought up and the 

 following prizes and sweepstakes were decided upon: 



Field Spaniels.— For field spaniels, whelped in 18S6, open 

 to members only. To be decided at the spring show of the 

 New Jersey Kennel Club. Entry fee, $3, with $20 added by 

 the club to go to winner of first. Sweepstakes to be divided 

 as follows: Forty per cent, to winner, 30 per cent, to breeder 

 of winner, 20 per cent, to second and 10 per cent, to third. 

 Entries close on March 10, with the secretary, at 17 Mur- 

 ray street, but all entries must be previously made in their 

 regular classes at the Newark show (entries for which close 

 on March 5. 



Cocker Spaniels.— For cocker spaniels, whelped in 1886, 

 open to members only. To be decided at the spring show of 

 the New England Kennel Club, Boston (April 5, 6, 7 and 8, 

 1887). Entry fee $3, with $20 added by the club to go to win- 

 ner of first. Sweepstakes to be divided as follows: Forty 

 per cent, to winner, 30 per cent, to breeder of winner, 20 per 

 cent, to second and 10 per cent, to third. Entries close on 

 March 10, with the secretary, at 17 Murray street. AU 

 entries to be made in their regular classes at the Boston 

 show. 



Special Prize.— For the. best clumber spaniel, owned by a 

 member of the club, exhibited at the New York show, $10. 

 For the best spaniel (any breed) owned by a member of the 

 club, exhibited at the Buffalo dog show, $10. 



A. Clinton Wilmerding, Sec'y. 



17 Murray Strbet, New York, Feb. 20. 



THE NEWARK DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The entry books for the spring show of the New 

 Jersey Kennel Club will remain open until March 8. They 

 will close promptly on that date. Following is a list of the 

 judges: K. E. Hopf, Arlington, N. J., St. Bernards: Chas. 

 E Wallack, New York, mastiffs; Jacob. Pentz, Brooklyn, N. 

 Y., pointers and setters; S. R. Hemingway, New Haven, 

 Conn., spaniels; A. S. Apgar, New York, and Martin Dennis, 

 Yonkers, N. Y., collies; L. and W. Rutherfurd, New York, 

 foxrterriers; Norman Elmore, Granby, Conn., beagles and 

 basset hounds; J. _E\ Kirk, Toronto, Canada, Newfoundlands, 

 Great Danes, deerhounds, greyhounds, . foxhounds, pugs, 

 dachshunde, bulldogs, bull-terriers, black and tan terriers, 

 Irish, terrie.rs,. Dandie Diranonts, Bedlingtons, poodles and 

 miscellaneous and selling class. Colin D. Anderson, New 

 York, Skyes, Yorkshires, King Charles, Blenheim spaniels 

 and toy dogs,— A, Clinton Wilmerding, Secretary. 



