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back the birds ran; then Dixie pointed and Sne backed, both 

 dogs steady to wing. Followed birds to the woods, where 

 Dixie pointed and Sne backed; both dogs dropped to shot. 

 Ordered up at 10:02. Dashing Dixie won. The work done 

 in this heat was very fine. In style they were equal, but 

 Dashing Dixie had the advantage in speed and range. 

 GATH'S spark and flora temple. 

 Mr. S. H. Socwell's orange aud white setter bitch Gath's 

 Spark (Gath's Hope— Lady M.), handled by Stoddard, aud 

 Mr. A. J. Gleason's black, white and tan bitch Flora Tem- 

 ple (Zippo— Ruby Buckellew) were cast off in an open woods 

 pasture at 10:20. Flora pointed indifferently in a bunch of 

 briers; then Spark pointed and Flora backed, both dogs 

 stead v to shot. Moved on and Flora pointed and Spark 

 hacked to order, both steady to wing. Ordered up at 10:88, 

 Flora Temple won. Flora had the most style; they were 

 equal in speed and range. 



MINNIE AND LOTTA C. 



Mr. Curtis "Wright's black, white and tan setter bitch 

 Minnie, handled bv Stafford, and Mr. J. I. Case, Jr.'s liver 

 and white bitch Lotta C, handled by C. W. Barker, were put 

 down in open woods pasture at 10:50. Going down wind 

 Lotta flushed a covey, birds were followed and Lotta 

 pointed a single in fence corner. Minnie backed, both steady 

 towiug. Passing on Minnie flushed a single; then Lotta 

 pointed a single and was steady to shot. Minnie false 

 pointed. Moved on and Minnie flushed a single. Then 

 flushed another and dropped to wing. Then Lotta pointed 

 aud Minnie backed. Dogs ordered up at 11:20 and the heat 

 awarded to Lotta C. Minnie was more stylish than Lotta, 

 but Lotta had the advantage in range and speed, An ad- 

 journment was now taken for lunch. 



DAISY HUNTER AND SYLPH. 



Messrs. G. A. and J. A. Hunter's orange and white setter 

 bitch Daisv Hunter (Gath's Hope— Daisy F.), handled by J. 

 A. Hunter, and' Mr. J. L. Barker's red Irish setter bitch 

 Sylph (Glencho— Ashmont Nord) handled by C. W. Burker, 

 were put down in a large ragweed field at 12:18. Daisy dis- 

 played a wonderful burst of speed, heing by far the speedi- 

 est dog vet shown. Daisy false pointed in a bunch of bushes, 

 passed on and flushed a single, then pointed a covey, steady 

 to wing, passed on aud pointed another covey, was steady to 

 shot and wiug. A short distance further on Daisy pointed a 

 single aud was steady to -wing. Ordered up at 12:37. Daisy 

 Hunter won. Daisy had all of the speed, style and range 

 shown in this heat. ' 



CALIPH AND RESOLUTE. 



Mr. C. G. Winchell's black and white setter dog Caliph 

 (Kota— Topsy), handled by Chas. Shaake, and Mr. J. I. Case, 

 Jr.'s blue belton setter dog Resolute (King Noble— Queen 

 Vasbti) bandied by C. W. Barker, were cast off in open field 

 at 12:53. Passing to a ragweed field Caliph flushed a single 

 bird in edge of an old orchard. Resolute flushed a single 

 in briers. Then Resolute pointed a single in fence corner. 

 Ordered up at 1:18. Resolute won. Resolute had the call in 

 range, speed and style. 



PHIL SHERIDAN AND NELLIE REX. 

 Dr. J. E. Link's hlack pointer Phil Sheridan (Jo Pape— • 

 Nellie), handled by J. B. Stoddard, aud Mr. Joseph Becker's 

 black and tan setter Nellie Rex (Rex— Gip), handled by Geo. 

 McLin, were put down in a ragweed field at 2. Nellie 

 pointed covey, Phil refused to back, but walked in and 

 flushed the birds; birds went on to another ragweed field, 

 where Phil pointed and Nellie backed; both dogs steady to 

 wing. Following the birds to the woods, Nellie pointed 

 single in the briers and was steady to shot. Dogs takeu up 

 at 2:22 and the heat awarded to Nellie Rex; she was superior 

 in range, speed and style. 



NOBLE BANG AND LILLY P. 

 Mr. Chas. Whealen's liver and white pointer dog Noble 

 Bang (Bang Bang— Vanity), handled by Stafford, and W. P. 

 Coleman's liver and white pointer bitch Lilly P. (Drake— 

 Phoebe); handled by Gleason, were put down at 2:29, where 

 the last heat was finished. Lilly P. pointed a single and was 

 steady to wing. Passing on, both dogs pointed at the same 

 time; both were steady to wing. Passing ou, Lilly got two 

 more points and won. Taken up at 3:14. In style, speed 

 and range they were about equal. 



FLORENCE GLADSTONE AND DUKE P. 



Mr. J. I. Case, Jr.'s black, white and tan setter bitch 

 Florence Gladstone (Gladstone— Flounce), handled by C. W. 

 Barker, and Mr. W. P. Coleman's liver and white pointer dog 

 Duke P. (Drake— Phcebe), handled by A. J. Gleason, were 

 put down in open woods pasture at 3:20. Duke pointed a 

 covey in grand style and was steady to wing. Passing ou 

 Florence pointed a single and Duke backed; both dogs steady 

 to shot. Then Duke pointed a single and Florence backed. 

 Gleason flushed and shot, both dogs dropped to shot. Pass- 

 ing on, Duke flushed a single and Florence further on 

 pointed a single and was steady to wing. Ordered up at 4:32 

 and heat awarded to Florence Gladstone. Florence was 

 superior in speed, style and range. 



BERTRALDRO AND ROD'S GAL. 



Mr. A. W. "Whipple's liver and white pointer dog Bertral- 

 dro (Cornerstone— Bessie Beaufort), handledby A. J. Gleason, 

 and Mr. W. B. Stafford's liver and white pointer bitch Rod's 

 Gal (Rod— Juno) were cast off in a stubble field at 4:40. Gal 

 pointed covey at the edge of the woods, Bert backed in style. 

 Stafford shot, both dogs dropped. Moved on and Bert 

 pointed single and was steady to wing. Moving on again 

 Bert pointed where a bird had just been seen flush. Moving 

 to other side of field Bert pointed a covey, Gal backed; both 

 dogs dropped to shot. Moving on Bert pointed a single, 

 jumping into his point in style; Gal backed, both dogs 

 moved aud bird flushed, both dropped to wing. Moving 

 on Gal pointed covey and Bert backed, both dropped 

 to shot. Moving on Gal pointed and when birds were 

 flushed she dropped to order. The dogs were ordered 

 on and both pointed at the same time; moved ou and 

 both pointed again; moved on again and Bert pointed 

 near a patch of briers. Gal coming around briers flushed 

 the bird; both dogs dropped to wing. Ordered up at 5:15 

 aud the heat given to Bertraldro. Your reporter has 

 never seen any better work than was done in this heat. 

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

 fitting close of the work of the first day. 



Friday. 



The day opened cloudy and warm with every indication of 

 rain, which came about ten o'clock and interfered greatly 

 with the work of the trials. 



FRANK R. AND FLOSSIE NOBLE. 



Mr. D. L. Pickerel's black and white setter dog Frank R. 

 (Deck Rov— Light's Girl), handled by J. S. McCartney, and J. 

 H. Peebles's lemon beltm setter bitch Flossie Noble (King 

 Noble— Elsie Belton), handled by W. B. Stafford, were cast 

 off in an open woods pasture close to the coal shaft at 7:33. 

 Going into a brier thicket Flossie flushed a single and Frank 

 pointed further on, was slightly unsteady when bird was 

 hushed. The brewing storm made it very difficult to find 

 any birds. The dogs kept at their work about two hours 

 before they were successful in finding anything. Then 

 Frank pointed a covey in heavy weeds close to a fence and 

 Flossh- came up and walked into the birds; the birds were 

 follow el into the woods and Frank secured a point on a 

 single and won. They were taken up at 10:02. Frank had a 

 slight advantage in style; they were about equal in speed 

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proaching storm, but there were many who failed to get 

 there in time to escape a sound drenching. Attendants of 

 field trials are always a sorry-looking set, but when they get 

 caught in a heavy rain, as they most always do, their ap- 

 pearance is indescribable. The storm apparently having 

 passed, the judges decided to start the next brace, conse- 

 quently they were called up. 



HOOSIER HARRY AND JILL. 

 Mr. H. A. Comstock's liver and white pointer dog Hoosier 

 Harry (Devonshire Sam— Dixey), handled by owner, and Mr. 

 J. L. Barker's black and white setter bitch Jill (Count Rap- 

 ier — Donua J,), handled by owner, were cast off in a stubble 

 field at 10:29. Nothing being found they passed into the 

 woods, where the judges flushed a covey. Following the 

 birds both dogs scored a flush ou singles, then Harry flushed 

 again. Going into a cornfield Harry pointed a covey, Jill 

 came up on the opposite side and flushed the birds. Follow- 

 ing the birds in the woods Jill pointed a single. Harry 



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pointed a covey, both dogs steady to shot. Ordered up at 

 11:10 and heat awarded to Hoosier Harry. In speed Jill had 

 the advantage, in range and style they were equal. The 

 rain coming on again the judges decided not to put down 

 another brace until after lunch. 



TRINKET S. AND VAN BANG. 

 Mr. Albert Smithnight's liver and white pointer bitch 

 Trinket S. (Bodine— Meteor's Trinket), handled by J. L. 

 Barker, and Chas. G. Stoddard's lemon and white pointer 

 bitch Van Bang (Bang Bang— Variety ), handled by W. W. 

 Titus, were cast off in an open weed field at 1:20. No birds 

 were found in this field. Moved on to a stubble field, where 

 Van pointed a covey, moved up a few steps and birds flushed. 

 The birds were followed to the woods, where Trinket pointed 

 a single and Van backed, both dogs steady to shot. Passing 

 on Van pointed. At this juncture a countryman's dog came 

 running through the wood and flushed the birds. Van was 

 steady to wing. Following the birds Van pointed again 

 and won. Ordered up at 1:37. In style Van Bang bad the 

 advantage, but in speed and range they were equal. 



Second Scries. 



NELLIE DUANE AND FANNIE, 

 At 1:22 Nellie Duane aud Fannie were put down in an open 

 woods pasture. Going down the vviud at a rapid pace Nellie 

 flushed a single bird; 'passing on she chased a rabbit until 

 she was beyond the control of her handler; after being 

 brought back and started on she pointed a single. Fannie 

 refused to back, went in and flushed the bird. Nellie was 

 unsteady to wing, but stopped to order. Dogs ordered up at 

 2:03 aud heat awarded to Fannie. They were equal in speed, 

 style and range, but Fannie was the most obedient. The 

 rain began to fall again in torrents and the trials were ended 

 for the day. 

 Saturday, Nov. 3, opened clear and bright. 



LOTTA C. AND DASHING DIXIE 

 were put down in an open, ragweed field on the Phillippi 

 farm at 7:15. Going across the field at a rapid pace, Dixie 

 wheeled into a beautiful point. Lotta came up and backed. 

 Gleason shot and both dogs dropped instantly. The birds 

 were followed to the woods, where Dixie pointed a single, 

 moved up and flushed the bird and dropped to wing. Lotta 

 pointed, but finding her mistake moved on. Dixie pointed 

 a covey and was slightly unsteady to wing, but dropped to 

 command. The dogs were taken up at 7:52 and the heat 

 awarded to Dixie. Dixie was superior in speed, style, range 

 and obedience. 



DAISY HUNTER AND FLORA TEMPLE 

 were put down in the open woods where the last heat was 

 finished at 7:55. Going to a bunch of bushes Flora pointed, 

 and Daisy refused to back and was dropped by her handler. 

 Gleason failed to find a bird to the point. The dogs were 

 sent on and Daisy flushed a single and Flora false-pointed 

 again. Gleason claimed he saw a rabbit running out of the 

 grass. Daisy again refused to back. Daisy further on 

 pointed a rabbit and Flora backed. Moved on and Daisy 

 pointed foot sceut, and moved on and soon located the covey 

 aud pointed in grand style. Dogs ordered taken up at 9:10, 

 and the heat awarded to Daisy Hunter, who had the advan- 

 tage in speed, range and style. 



RESOLUTE AND NELLIE REX 

 were cut loose in an open pasture field at 9:15. Resolute 

 soon flushed a single and Nellie pointed. She was steady to 

 wing. A little further on Nellie pointed another single. 

 Resolute pointed the same bird but moved up and made a 

 flush. The dogs were sent on and Resolute pointed and 

 Nellie backed indifferently, both slightly unsteady to wing. 

 Further on Nellie pointed a single and Resolute false- 

 pointed. Then Nellie pointed a single nicely and was steady 

 to wing. Taken up at 9:31 and heat awarded to Nellie Rex. 

 Nellie was superior in speed, style and range. 



LILLY P. AND FLORENCE GLADSTONE 

 were turned loose in an open field at 9:47. Lilly soon came 

 to a point and Florence backed. No bird was found to the 

 point. The dogs were ordered on and Lilly false-pointed 

 again, and Florence backed. The dogs were sent into a corn- 

 field, where Florence found and pointed a covey, but was 

 slightly unsteady to wing. Following the birds, Lilly 

 pointed a single and Florence backed; both steady to shot. 

 Further on Florence pointed a single, but the bird flushed 

 wild almost instantly. Going on Lilly pointed, which 

 proved false. Then Florence pointed a covey in briers. Lilly 

 came up behind and birds flushed, both steady to wing. The 

 dogs were taken up at 10:32 and the heat awarded to Florence, 

 who was superior in style, speed and range. 



BERTRALDRO AND FRANK R, 

 were cast off in a ragweed field at 10:42. Frank soon flushed 

 a single, then went "on and flushed the covey. Following 

 the birds Bertraldro pointed and Frank backed; both dogs 

 were steady to wing. Further on Bertraldro pointed again 

 and was steady to wing. The dogs were sent on and Ber- 

 traldro picked up another point and was backed by Frank; 

 both were steady to shot. The dogs were taken up at 11:17 

 aud the heat was given to Bertraldro, who was the most 

 stylish, but Frank had the call in range and speed. 



HOOSIER HARRY AND VAN BANG. 

 This brace of pointers were put down in a ragweed field 

 where last heat was finished at 11:22. Van Bang, after 

 crossing the field, pointed a covey and was steady to wing. 

 Following the birds, Harry pointed, but did not hold his 

 point satisfactory to the judges. The dogs were ordered to 

 be taken up at 11:52 and the heat given to Van Bang. Harry 

 was superior in speed, but Van Bang had more range and 

 style and was under better control. 

 Third Series. 



TENNIE AND DASHING DIXIE 

 were put dowu after lunch at 12:37 in an open stubble field, 

 which was drawn blank. Passing into another field, Dixie 

 pointed, but discovered her mistake and moved on. Teunie 

 backed this temporary point. Going further on Dixie 

 pointed a covey and Tennie backed; both dogs broke shot. 

 Then Dixie flushed several outlying birds. Tennie soon 

 found and pointed a covey and was steady to wing. Going 

 on Dixie flushed two birds and Tennie pointed a single and 

 was steady to shot. Ordered taken up at 1:19 and heat given 

 to Teniae. Dixie was very rank in this heat and surprised 

 all of her admirers; she was considered by many the coming 

 winner. 



and range. DAISY HUNTER AND NELLIE REX. 



Every person adjourned by mutual consent, and went This brace of setter bitches, both belonging to members of 

 with all his might to a neighboring barn to escape the ap- the club, were cut loose in the open woods aM:23. Daisy 



soon flushed a single, then another. Nellie pointed but was 

 unsteady to shot; she, however, stopped to command; being 

 sent on 'Nellie flushed a single, then both flushed and gave 

 chase; after being brought back and sent on, Daisy soon 

 flushed a single; then, further on, pointed a rabbit; moved 

 on to order and chased another rabbit about 50yds. The 

 dogs were ordered up at 1:51 and the heat given to Nellie 

 Rex. The work in this heat was of a very low order. Mr. 

 Hunter could not control his bitch at all. 



FLORENCE GLADSTONE AND BERTRALDRO. 

 This brace, setter against pointer, was put down in an. 

 open woods pasture at 2 o'clock. Florence soon pointed a 

 single aud Bertraldro pointed same bird at the same in- 

 stant; both dogs were entitled to this point. Barker shot 

 and both dogs dropped. Being sent on Bertraldro pointed, 

 moved and birds flushed; Gleason shot and Bertraldro drop- 

 ped to shot. Bertraldro further on pointed, moved and 

 bird flushed, and he dropped to wing. Then Florence 

 pointed and was steady to wiug. Bertraldro then pointed 

 and Florence backed. Gleason shot and killed, both dogs 

 steady to shot. The dogs were ordered on, Florence pointed, 

 moved on a few steps; Bertraldro came up and bird flushed; 

 both dropped to wing. They were sent on and Bertraldro 

 flushed a single and dropped to wing. Ordered on Bert- 

 raldro false-pointed and Florence did the same. Then 

 Florence pointed a single in good shape and won. Ordered 

 up at 2:49. In style, speed and range they were about equal 

 and their work was of a high order. 



Fourth Series. 

 TENNIE AND VAN BANG. 

 This brace of pointers were put down where the last heat 

 was finished at 2:56. Van Bang soon began roadiug and 

 Titus walked up the bird. Then Van Bang pointed a single 

 in the bushes. Titus shot, Van Bang steady to shot. Then 

 Tennie pointed and dropped to shot. The dogs were sent on 

 and Tennie pointed and Van Bang backecl indifferently. 

 Both dogs dropped to shot. The dogs were then brought 

 out of the bushes and sent down a fence, where the birds 

 had been marked down. Van Bang pointed in fence corner 

 and Tennie backed. Titus failed to find a bird to the point. 

 Being sent ou Van Bang did the same thing again. Ordered 

 on, Tennie pointed single and dropped to wing. Dogs taken 

 up at 3:48 and heat giveu to Tennie. 



FLORENCE GLADSTONE AND NELLIE REX. 



This brace of setter bitches were put clown where last heat 

 was finished at 3:50. Florence pointed in a bunch of bushes. 

 Nellie came up on the other side aud pointed same bird; 

 both were, steady to wing. Going into a stubble field, Nellie 

 flushed a single outlying bird. Then the covey flushed -wild 

 and went into the woods. The birds were followed and Flor- 

 ence flushed a single. She then picked up three single points 

 in one-two-three order, and won. The dogs were taken up 

 at 4:20. 



Fifth SeHes. 



TENNIE AND FLORENCE GLADSTONE. 

 This brace, pointer against setter, were put down where 

 the last heat was finished at 4:27, to compete for first money. 

 The excitement now was at fever heat, as both dogs had their 

 admirers. Florence soon pointed a single in a brier thicket. 

 Baker shot and killed. Florence was steady to shot. She 

 was ordered ahead. She soon made game and was about to 

 locate the bird when it flushed. She dropped to wing. 

 Being ordered on Florence pointed a single; moved on and 

 pointed again and was steady to wing. Then Tennie pointed 

 and was steady to wing. They were ordered on and Tennie 

 pointed again, and Florence backed, both steady to wing. 

 Then Plorenceflushed asiugle. moved on andpointed a single. 

 Passing into a stubble field Florence pointed a covey, and 

 birds flushed almost instantly. The dogs were taken up at 

 5:05, and the heat and first money awarded to Florence Glad- 

 stone. 



Monday. 

 Sixth Scries. 



BERTRALDRO AND TENNIE. 

 The judges selected Bertraldro as the best dog beaten by 

 Florence Gladstone to run against Tennie for second money. 

 They were put down in the stubble on the Phillippi farm at 

 7:15. Tennie soon pointed a covey in good style and Ber- 

 traldro backed beautifully; both dogs were steady to shot. 

 Being sent on after the scattered birds, Bertraldro pointed a 

 single and dropped to shot. Then he pointed another at the 

 side of a ditch, and was steady to wing. Crossing the ditch 

 and going a short distance, Bertraldro pointed a covey. 

 Tennie roaded into and flushed the birds. The dogs were 

 taken up, and the heat and second money awarded to Ber- 

 traldro. They were down about 32m. 



At the conclusion of this heat the judges announced that, 

 they had selected Teunie and Rod's Gal as the winners of 

 equal third. 

 1 SUMMARY. 



BiCKNELL, Iud., Nov. 5, 1888.— Indiana Kennel Club's 

 Derby. Open to all setters and pointers born on and after 

 Jan. 1. 1887; $5 to enter and $10 to start. Sweepstakes purse, 

 after deducting expenses, 50 per cent, to first, 25 per cent, to 

 second, and two equal thirds to get 12% per cent. each. 

 Closed June 1 with 70 nominations: 



First Series. 



R. "W. Wehrle's black and tan setter bitch Nellie Duane 

 (Briar— Fannie Turner) 



beat 



W. B. Stafford's lemon and white pointer dog Rod's Son 

 (Rod— Bille). 



"W. B. Stafford's lemon and white pointer bitch Tennie 

 (Rod— Nell) 



heat 



P. T. Madison's black, white and tan setter dog Perry T, 

 (Jack W.— Gladys). 



W. G. Peters's blue belton setter bitch Dashing Dixie 

 (Dashing Dale— Dashing Model) 

 beat 



W. B. Stafford's lemon and white pointer bitch Sue (Rod 

 —Nell). 



A. J. Gleason's black, white and tan setter bitch Flora 

 Temple (Zippo— Ruby Buckellew) 



beat 



S. H. Socwell's lemon and white setter bitch Gath's Spark 

 (Gath's Hope— Lady M.). 



J. I. Case. Jr.'s liver and white setter bitch Lotta C. (King 

 Noble— Queen Vasbti) 



beat 



W. B. Stafford's black, white and tan setter bitch Minnie 

 (Royce— Jennie) . 



J, A. Hunter's orange and white setter bitch Daisy Hunter 

 (Gath's Hope— Daisy F.) 



beat 



J. R. Culligan's red Irish setter bitch Sylph (Glencho— 

 Ashmont Nora). 



J. I. Case, Jr.'s blue belton setter dog Resolute (King 

 Noble— Queen Vashti) 



beat 



0. G. Winchel's black and white setter dog Caliph (Kota— 

 Topsy). 



