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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 31, 1889. 



against 



$ SUNLIT (California Kennels), orangelbelton English setter 

 bitch (Sportsman— Sweetheart). 



Scout Croxteth (J. T. Pindar), liver and white, pointer 

 dog (Croxteth— Patti M.), 



against 



Sisrus (Thomas Bennett), orange belton English setter 

 dog (Sportsman— Sweetheart). 



Black Joe (J. E. Watson), black pointer dog (said to 

 have been bred by Pape), 



against 



GALATEA (J. M. Barney), liver and white pointer bitch 

 (Nick of Naso— Temptation). 



Point (L, J. Rose, Jr.), lemon and white pointer dog 

 (Don— Drab), & 

 against 



Solano B. (H. A. Bassford, Jr.). liver and white pointer 

 dog (Glen R.— Josie Bow). 



On Wednesday morning it was concluded to try some new 

 grounds a couple of miles away, and it proved to be a great 

 mistake, as birds were scarce there, and when the former 

 grounds were reached the handlers seemed bent on determ- 

 ining which could get furthest away in each heat from 

 where it would be possible to strike a covev of birds. As a 

 result the day's work was tedious, laborious and unsatisfac- 

 tory. 



First Scries. 



DUKE AND SIROCCO. 

 At 9:35 o'clock Royal Duke and Sirocco were cast off where 

 some birds had been marked down, the former handled by 

 Edwards and the latter by Walter. Both showed good 

 speed and unusual range; but their speed and range seemed 

 to carry them into the most unlikely parts of the field for 

 birds. Alter covering a large area of ground the crowd got 

 among a lot of quails in some heavy grass and weeds, and 

 the dogs were called in to work it. iji doing so they put up 

 bird after bird, and passed by many that they should have 

 pointed. There seemed to be something wrong, as both dogs 

 were known to have done good work in private. After being 

 down an hour without making a point, the judges ordered 

 them up, to be tried again later on. 



SUNLIT AND DICK. 

 ' This brace was put down at 10:45 on the same ground 

 handled respectively by Post and DeMott. They seemed to 

 be about equal in range and speed. Dick showed a great 

 deal of dash, but Sunlit seemed to have her mind more 

 closely on the business of finding birds. After a long run 

 over barren ground the dogs were swung off into a broad 

 swale, and soon a point was claimed for Sunlit, but the bird 

 could not be found. Dick also soou pointed iu a bush, but 

 moved on without result. The birds were evidently run- 

 ning through the weeds, as Sunlit soon made another 

 stylish point to which nothing was found. In a li"ht 

 thicket of willows Sunlit held a bird staunchly, which Post 

 put up and missed. Just then Dick pointed, and Sunlit 

 backed him gracefully. The bird turned out to be a little 

 cottontail. In some long grass at the edge of the willows 

 Dick made a handsome point, and Sunlit being brought up 

 facing him honored the point in fine style. The dogs were 

 allowed to hold their positions until the photographer could 

 come up, and he caught a very beautiful picture; but iu the 

 meantime the bird had run. At 11:30 a move to another 

 section of land was made, and at 12 M. the dogs were put 



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the spectators, and the dogs worked on them. Sunlit roaded 

 up into the grass on the side of a swale, and was fast squar- 

 ing herself for a point when the bird flushed. Soon after 

 Dick pointed a bird on the ridge, and was nrettily backed 

 by Sunlit. At 12:30 the dogs were ordered up" for luuch, and 

 were put down again at 1:10. A covey of running birds rose 

 wild and scattered, and Sunlit got among them, and pinned 

 one in the grass. Dick did not feel inclined to back. DeMott 

 put up the bird, shot and missed. At 1:15 the heat was 

 given to Sunlit. 



SIEIUS AND SCOUT CROXTETH. 

 This brace was cast off at 1:30, the former handled by Post 

 and the latter by DeMott. Sirius is a rather large dog, but 

 has a fair rate of speed, with sufficient range for these 

 grounds. Scout had the better style, and also good range 

 but his forelegs were stiff, as if suffering from a rheumatic 

 affection. He has a remarkably fine head, and altogether is 

 a handsome pointer. Neither dog seemed to be on his good 

 behavior, so far as obedience was concerned. Sirius dis- 

 played the better nose, and was so cautious that he fre- 

 quently pointed where the birds had been. Scout, on the 

 other hand, put up a great many birds that he should have 

 pointed. After quite a run Scout pointed a bird in some 

 high weeds. Sirius was too far away to be brought up for a 

 back, and DeMott put up the bird, shot and missed Scout 

 was steady to shot. The party then went to the grounds 

 used the day before, and after a long search birds were found 

 in the. sparse sage weed. Sirius came to a point, and Scout 

 was brought up but refused to back. Sirius still held bis 

 point, aud Scout was again brought up behind him and 

 backed to order. Here the photographer again got in his 

 work, and when all was over no bird was found. It was 

 claimed, however, that when Sirius first pointed there was 

 a small covey in the weeds, and that the birds were seen to 

 run. This the handlers and judges may have seen, but 

 others slightly in the rear saw no birds after the first covev 

 had risen wild from the same spot. The judges, however 

 must have had good reason for their action, for they im- 

 mediately (2:35) ordered up the dogs and gave the heat to 

 Sirius. 



BLACK JOE AND GALATEA. 

 At 2:45 this brace was cast off on the same ground, the 

 former handled by Allender and the latter by her owner 

 J. M. Baraey. Joe has already been described. Galatea is 

 a very speedy and stylish little bitch by Nick of Naso out 

 of Temptation, and showed excellent natural qualities, but 

 her handling and breaking had been of a very superficial 

 character. Being very fast, she lacked caution, and too 

 frequently dashed into cover recklessly and put up birds 

 that should have been pointed. She made the first point, 

 however, but the bird did not hold. Indeed birds rose wild 

 before both dogs, during the first few minutes. Soon Joe 

 established a very stylish point and Galatea backed in hand- 

 some style. Allender put up the bird, but failed to shoot 

 Joe was steady to wing, but Galatea made a break and 

 stopped to order. Both soon pointed the same bird iu sage, 

 and it rose wild. Moving on Joe dropped to a bird on high 

 ground in the grass, but it would not lie. Galatea then 

 roaded a bird in tbe grass, but failed to locate it before it 

 rose. Both were now quartering their ground very nicely 

 but they had worked off to less promising ground and birds 

 were getting scarce. A few were driven out of a dry bottom 

 upon a grassy bank, and Joe was following them up, but 

 before they were allowed to And a hiding place Joe's handler 

 shot at them and they left for other parts. Galatea mean- 

 time roaded up three running birds. Then followed a long 

 and weary tramp over barren ground, and at 4:30 the dogs 

 were ordered up to be put down again m the morning. 



Thursday was a day of the finest sport imaginable. A 

 slight frost in the morning gave a delightful crispness to 

 the atmosphere, and by 9 o'clock the day was warm and 

 pleasant. The same grounds were selected where the work 

 of tbe day before was commenced, and a large covey of birds 



willow shrubs. Joe and Galatea were put down at 9:45, 

 and after a fifteen miuutes' run the heat was given to Joe, 

 he having made two points and Galatea scoring a flush. 

 ROYAL DUKE AND SIROCCO. 

 At 10:15 Royal Duke, handled by DeMott. and Sirocco, 

 handled by Walter, were cast off. (This was the first brace 

 put dpwn in the Ail-Aged Stake in which no decision was 

 given). Sirocco soon put up a couple of birds iu the high 

 weeds, and his handler flushed and killed another, which 

 Duke found and retrieved. In the low willows Duke 

 pointed and was backed by Sirocco. Duke was out of his 

 handler's sight, and also of the judges', but Sirocco's 

 handler, Walter, called the judges' attention to the point (a 

 bit of courtesy to an oppouent that does not often intrude 

 itself upon field trial customs). Duke soon again pointed, 

 but the bird rose at once. Sirocco pointed a lark, aud Duke 

 nailed a quail at the same time, but the latter ran and Duke 

 broke in aud flushed it. The dogs were down but ten 

 minutes, when they were ordered up and the heat given to 

 Duke. 



POINT AND SOLANO B. 

 Both of these dogs ran last year. Point won second in the 

 Derby and first in the All- Aged Stake. Both are large point- 

 ers. Point did not do quite as well this year as 1 ast. while 

 Solano B. showed improvement in range and speed. Tbe 

 former was handled by Allender aud the latter by DeMott. 

 Before they had gone 50yds. Point roaded and three birds 

 rose wild, and Solano soon did a similar thing. He soon 

 nailed a bird in the grass close by the wagons, and DeMott 

 shot and missed. He then drew on a bunch of quails, but 

 they rose wild. Point soou located a bird in the grass, but 

 was not allowed to hold it long. At 11:45 the dogs were held 

 up, while a trip was made across the field to a broad, wood- 

 covered flat, where a large covey had been seen. They were 

 put down at 11:30, and in a quarter of a minute were right 

 in among the birds. Then followed point after point in 

 quick succession aud birds flushing right and left. The dogs 

 got considerably rattled, as did also their handlers aud the 

 spectators. Whsn the confusion and excitement had subsided 

 ten minutes afterward, the judges consulted and decided 

 that Point had the best of the struggle. 



Second Series. 



ROYAL DUKE AND SUNLIT. 

 At 11:50 this brace was started, Duke handled by DeMott 

 aud Sunlit by Post. Before runuing many yards Sunlit 

 made a staunch point on the edge of the swale, but Duke 

 failed to honor it. Post put up the bird, shot and missed, 

 both dogs steady. Coming to a small ditch Sunlit agaiu 

 pointed and her handler again put up the bird and failed to 

 grass it. Sunlit covered her ground more closely than in 

 previous heats, and her superiority was so manifest that the 

 ludges in 20m. ordered the dogs up and awarded her the 

 heat. Although Duke had not secured a point while the 

 heat was iu progress, he established one iu grand style while 

 beiug called in. Sunlit was by request sent up to back, 

 which she did, and the ever-present photographer came up 

 and secured a splendid picture. 



BLACK JOE AND SIRIUS. 

 This brace was cast off at 12:50, the former was handled by 

 Allender, and the latter by Walter. The dogs were about 

 equal is range, but the pointer had higher speed and the 

 more stylish way of going. Sirius soon stopped on three 

 birds in the grass, but they rose wild. Joe was pointing 

 some distance away, and Sirius being brought up did not 

 back. Allender raised, shot at and crippled the bird, and 

 both dogs were steady. Joe soon roaded and a bird rose 

 before him. Sirius meantime had come to a point in a low 

 bottom, and Joe refused to back. No birds were found. 

 Soou after Sirius pointed a hot rabbit nest, and Joe backed. 

 Going down the swale Joe struck scent and roaded a bird to 

 a point, but it flushed as the handler came up. Out in some 

 weeds Sirius soon pointed in fine style, and the pointer 

 backed him grandly. Walter put up a large covey, and both 

 handlers turned loose on the birds, the dogs being steady to 

 wing and shot. Sirius soon again pointed in the sage weeds, 

 and Joe backed, but no bird was found. Moving out upou 

 some rising ground with heavy grass cover, the setter pointed 

 another covey, which rose quickly. Walter shot twice, 

 Sirius remaining steadily on point. Going on, Joe roaded 

 and came to a point on some rising ground, and was backed 

 by Sirius. Allender flushed, shot and killed: the dogs 

 steady. The work throughout this heat was very fine. At 

 1:50 Joe was declared the winner. 



Third Series. 



POINT AND SUNLIT. 

 At 2 P.M. Point and Sunlit were put down, the former 

 handled by Allender and the latter by Post. A covey of 

 birds had been marked down in a broad, weed-covered swale, 

 and immediately on entering it Sunlit came to a point, 

 which the pointer backed. Post shot and killed and both 

 digs broke in, Sunlit retrieving the bird. The birds were 

 siulking away, and three rose before Sunlit as she moved 

 oi, aud she chased for a bit. In the weeds Point soon pin- 

 ned a bird, and was nicely backed by the setter, but the 

 bird had run. Sunlit, going on, pointed a bird in the weeds, 

 and Point coming up with a aash of speed jumped clear 

 over her. Post put up the bird, shot and missed, the does 

 steady. The bitch moved on. and soon again pointed, and 

 this time was well backed by Point. At 2:10 the heat was 

 given to Sunlit, 



Final for First Place. 



BLACK JOE AND SUNLIT. 

 At 2:30 this brace was cast off on the same ground. They 

 were of about equal range and speed, but v< ry different in 

 their style of going. In a few minutes Joe established a 

 point in the swale, and Sunlit being brought up backedhim 

 staunchly. Two birds were put up, but were not shot at. 

 Joe afterward pointed a hare's nest, but soon moved on. The 

 setter next swung into a point on a bird, which flushed as 

 the handlers came up, and before Joe could be brought iu. 

 Moving down the swale Joe nailed a bird, which did not 

 wait for a back. Up on a grassy mound Sunlit made game 

 and roaded on, and Joe coming up found and pointed the 

 bird, which his handler shot at and missed. Sunlit next 

 pointed in the bottom, and Joe backed: but no bird was 

 found. The bitch tried to locate several times, but the 

 birds were constantly moving. Joe handsomely pinned oue 

 in the grass, which his handler killed, and Suulit retrieved 

 it. After some more work, in which Joe made a couple of 

 fine points, and was backed in each case by Sunlit, the 

 judges, at 3:20, declared the pointer winner of the heat aud 

 first money. 



Ties for Second Place. 



SIRIUS AND GALATEA. 

 Bennett's setter Sirius aud Barney's pointer Galatea were 

 run to determine which should compete with Sunlit for 

 second place. They were cast off at 3:30, and after a ten 

 minutes^ run both made several points and some very fine 

 backing was done by Galatea, the heat was given to Sirius, 

 he having a few more points to his credit. 



SUNLIT AND SIRIUS 

 This brace (litter brother and sister) was cast off at 4 

 o'clock, the former haudled by Post and the latter by Wal- 

 ter. Fifty yards from the start Sunlit pointed, and almost 

 at the same instant Sirius did likewise. They held their 

 positions steadily until .the photographer secured a good 

 picture, when three birds were put up. Walter shot and 

 missed, the dogs steady. After a short cast through 



up and killed Lit's bird, she being steady. The dog's bird 

 proved to be a crippled one, which ran and he retrieved it. 

 He soon pointed again in the edge of the grass, and his 

 handler shot aud missed. Another of his points Sunlit 

 backed some eighty yards away. Walter shot and killed, 

 both dogs breaking, but they stopped to order. Sunlit re- 

 trieved the bird nicely. At 4:15 the dogs were ordered up 

 and the heat given to Sirius. 



Final fur Tliird Place. 



A later start was made from town on Friday, there being 

 but one more heat to run— for third place. The morning 

 was a little bit raw owing to a sharp wind from the north, 

 and dull clouds obscured the sun. The grounds were 

 reached about ten o'clock. 



SUNLIT AND SCOUT CROXTETH. 



This brace was put down at 10:25, the former handled by 

 Post and the latter by DeMott. Both ranged off at good 

 speed, but Scout still exhibited a stiffness in his limbs. 

 For all that, he showed himself to be a stylish fellow and a 

 careful worker. Post soon walked up a bird in a low bottom, 

 which be grassed and Sunlit retrieved. In an open place 

 both pointed the same bird, which DeMott killed, and Scout 

 retrieved it in good shape. Both dogs were steady. Sunlit 

 next roaded some birds to a point, but they did not hold. 

 She soon after pointed in a bush, and the bird flew from 

 above her head. Considerable ground was drawn blank, 

 when the bitch got a bird in the grass and was staunchly 

 backed by the pointer. The bird ou being put up (the dog's 

 steady) flew back among the spectators and was not shot at. 

 After being down an hour and a quarter the heat was 

 given to Suulit. 



This ended a week of unalloyed sport in the field. Good 

 dogs, plenty of birds, fine open fields to work them over, 

 gentlemen judges, gentlemen visitors, gentlemanly handlers 

 and springlike weather— what more could the most ardent 

 sportsman desire? These annual meetings of the Pacific 

 Coast Club are growing in interest. Every year finds a 

 better class of dogs in competition, and noue'biit thft better 

 class of sportsmen have been present at any of the meetings. 

 Next year the list of starters will no doubt be very large,~as 

 many puppies have been whelped the past year, aud the 

 majority of them will be entered in the Derby, while the 

 All-Aged list is yearly increasing. 



Following is the summary: 



First Scrie*. 



Royal Duke beat Sirocco. 



Sunlit beat Dick. 



Sirius beat Count CroxtHi,. 



Black Joe beat Galatea. 



Point beat Solano B. 



Second Series. 

 Sunlit beat Royal Duke. 

 Black Joe beat Sirius. 

 Point a bye. 



Tliird Series. 



Suulit beat Point. 

 Black Joe a bye. 



Final, for First Place. 

 Black Joe beat Sunlit and won first prize. 



Ties for Second Plaee. 

 Sirius beat Galatea. 



Final for Second Place. 

 Sirius beat Sunlit and won second prize. 



Final for Third Place. 

 Sunlit beat Count Croxteth and won third prize. 



N. E. White. 



AN 



I WONDER if after last week's broadside, there is any- 

 thing left of ''Tallyho." The "brethren" seem to have 

 formed a compact to annihilate him. While reading their 

 peppery lines Mr. Savage, of this place, passed my studv 

 window, carrying a big red fox which he captured in a fox 

 drive last Friday. I hurried out to ask him about the hunt, 

 a species of sport in which I have never joined, and yet one 

 which must be exciting in some ways. In this country all 

 the roads run at right angles with each other and with the 

 cardinal points of the compass. A week before the day for 

 the hunt, hand bills were distributed through the country, 

 indicating a certain tract of land three miles square which 

 was to be beaten over, and the round up was to take place 

 in the center. There was a captain for each of the four 

 sides of the inclosed space. The start was made at ten 

 o'clock exactly. No guns or pistols were allowed. A.bout 

 seven hundred men joined in the sport, and several women, 

 with a taste for adventure, appeared ou the scene. 



No one could tell in advance what the result of the drive 

 would be, but the hopes of many were high. As the lines 

 drew toward each other it became evident that there was 

 something alive in the ring. This was certain when the 

 women, with clubs in their hands, went toward the center 

 of the five acres or so of ground which was girdled by a 

 closely standing line of eager men. Beating about through 

 the weeds iu the low, swampy ground iu the middle of the 

 inclosed space, they soon started the foxes, five in number. 

 Two of them got too near the outside of the ring, aud were 

 killed by the men. After chasing the others for "a while the 

 ladies were ready to abandon their pursuit, and the men 

 closed in aud made short work with the three. 



This is the method of catching foxes in this part of Illinois. 

 It is not the New England way, and perhaps gives the fox 

 less chance for his life, ur.less he is sharp enough to dodge 

 out of the ring before the hunters .get close together, but 

 men are not likely to consider all the fine points of hunting 

 ethics when they are after a lot of chicken thieves and pig 

 stealers which have, at sundry times, invaded their coops 

 and styes. 



Next Wednesday, Jan. 23, there is to be a similar drive, 

 15 miles from here, near Homer. There are a number of 

 wolves in the neighborhood and it is hoped they can be 

 captured. RICHARD GEAR HOBBS. 



Uhbana, 111. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream.: 



In addition to the special prizes already announced the 

 proprietors of the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, offer $25 

 tor the best field spaniel puppy. 



Mi-. K, E. Hopf, proprietor of the Hospice Kennels, Ar- 

 lington, N. J., offers two special prizes of $50 each, one for 

 the best smooth-coated, the other for the best rough-coated 

 St. Bernard puppy, whelped after May 1, 1888, the get of 

 his champion Hector, one-half the amount of each special to 

 go to the breeder of the winner. 



The Westminster Keunel Club offers a silver medal for 

 the best rough-coated St. Bernard bitch shown with two of 

 her produce, and a similar medal for the best smooth- 

 coated bitch on the same conditions. Kindly state that we 

 have decided to make a class for dachshund puppies, also 

 that the weights in the spaniel classes which were by an 

 oversight omitted in our premium list will be as heretofore, 

 viz.: Field spaniels, SSlbs. and over; cocker spaniels, under 

 281bs. Jas. Mortimer, Supt. 



TROY DOG SHOW— Troy, N. Y., Jan. 28.— Editor For- 

 est and Stream; Please announce that we have made two 

 new classes, a challenge class for English setter bitches and 

 one for Irish setter bitches, with prizes of $10 and medal for 

 each class.— Alba M. Ide, Secretary. 



ILLINOIS FOX DRIVE. 



m.jof^lt^ j„ ulo " M wiiuuwuuou, d,uu a, lar^e covey oi oiras missea, tne aogs steady. After a short cast through a 

 was found in an opeu flat covered with bunch grass and low , swale both again pointed, seventy yards apart, and Post put 



