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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 15, 1888 



Joseph Becker's black and tan setter bitch Nellie Rex 

 (Rex— Gip) 



Tbeat 



Dr. J. E. Link's black pointer dog Phil Sheridan (Joe 

 Pape— Nellie). 



W. P. Coleman's liver and white pointer bitch Lilly P. 

 (Drake— Phoebe) 



beat 



Chas. Wbalen's liver and white pointer dog Noble Bang 

 (Bang Bang— Vanity). 



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

 Gladstone (Gladstone— Flounce) 



beat 



W. P. Coleman's liver and white pointer dog Duke P. 

 (Drake— Phoebe). 



A. W. Whipple's liver and white pointer dog Bertraldro 

 (Cornerstone— Bessie Beaufort) 

 beat 



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

 (Rod— Juno). 



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

 (Deck Roy— Light's Girl) 



beat 



J. N. Peeble's lemon belton setter bitch Flossie Noble 

 (King Noble— Elsie Belton). 



H. A. Coinstock's liver and white pointer dog lloojier 

 Harry (Devonshire Sam — Gypsey) 

 beat 



J. L. Barker's black and white setter hitch .lill (Count 

 Rapier— Donna J.). 



Chas. G. Stoddard's lemon and white pointer bitch Van 

 Bang (Bang Bang— Vanity) 



beat 



Albert Smitbnight's liver and white pointer bitch Trinket 

 S. (Bodinc— Meteor's Trinket). 



Second Scries, 

 Tennie beat Nellie Duane. 

 Dashing Dixie beat Lotta C. 

 Daisy Hunter beat Flora Temple. 

 Nellie Rex beat Resolute. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Lilly P. 

 Bertraldro beat Frank R. 

 Van Bang beat Hoosier Harry. 



Third Scries. 

 Tennie beat Dashing Dixie. 

 Nellie Rex beat Daisy Hunter. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Bertraldro. 

 Van Bang a bye. 



Fourth Series. 

 Tennie beat Van Bang. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Nellie Rex, 



Fifth Scries. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Tennie and won first. 



Sixth Series. 

 Bertraldro beat Tennie and won second. 

 First. Florence Gladstone; second, Bertraldro; equal third. 

 Tennie and Rod's Gal. 



Previous Winnings.— Bicknell, Ind., 18ST: Cherrystone 

 (Trinket's Bang— Pearlstoue), pointer, first: Zetta King Don 

 (King Don— Queen Faust), pointer, second; Queen of Ten- 

 nessee (Gath's Hope— Freda), setter, and Dash (Royal C— 

 Belle), setter, equal third. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 Col. Sloo and Mr. Shultz having been called home. Mr 

 Royal Robinsou and Mr. P. 1. Madison were selected to act 

 as j udges with Mr. Bergundthal in this stake. The drawing 

 brought forth eighteen starters, fifteen pointers and three 

 setters. 



First Series. 



JOE PAPE AND LORD GRAPHIC. 

 Dr. J. E. Link's black pointer dog Joe Pape (Sambo the 

 Devil— Spot), handled by W. W. Titus, and Dr. John R. 

 Daniel's liver and white pointer dog Lord Graphic, handled 

 by C. Menke, were put down where the Derby finished at 

 7:45. Going into the woods Joe pointed a covey, Graphic 



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pointed a single: Joe backed. Graphic moved up with his 

 handler and flushed the bird. Going on Joe pointed a rabbit, 

 and was steady to fur. Graphic pointed where a rabbit had 

 run from and moved on; then Graphic false-pointed. Pass- 

 ing over to woods he p inted a covey in the bushes; Joe 

 backed; both dogs steady to shot. Graphic then made a cast 

 m the open field and pointed a single, and was steady to 

 shot. Moving on Joe commenced roadiug along the fence- 

 Graphic ran in ahead and flushed two birds: then Graphic 

 pointed in fence corner and Joe backed. Graphic left his 

 point, moving forward, and flushed the birds. Titus shot 

 and killed. Graphic was sent to retrieve, but failed to find 

 the bit-d. The dogs were sent on and Graphic flashed a single 

 m the grass. Then Joe pointed a covey in the grass. Graphic 

 coming up refused to back, but went in ahead and stole the 

 point. They were taken up at 8:35 and the heat awarded to 

 Joe Pape. Graphic had the most speed and style, but Joe 

 was under much better control. 



ROD-GEM AND ROWDY. 

 This brace was put down where the last heat was finished 

 at 8:40. After giving them a spin in the open they were 

 thrown into the woods, where Rod pointed in style. Titus 

 shot arm killed. Rod was sent to retrieve, but Rowdy broke 

 away from McCartney, his handler, and retrieved the bird 

 Rowdy then pointed indifferently, moved up aud began 

 roading, and walked deliberately into a covey. Then the 

 judges threw out a dead bird for Rod to retrieve, which he 

 did nicely. They were ordered taken up at 9:05, and the heat 

 given to Kod Gem. In style, range, speed and obedience 

 Rod was the superior. 



NELLIE DUANE AND RESOLUTE. 



Nellie failed to appear, and the heat was given to Resolute. 



BODKIN AND EFFIE HILL. 

 This brace was put down in a racweed field at 9-25 

 Almost immediately Effie pointed a covev; Titus shot and 

 missed ^he birds were followed and Effie pointed, and J 

 L. Barker, the handler of Bodkin, brought Bodkin up to 

 back which he did nicely. The birds by this time had 

 moved toe dogs began roading and Effie soon nailed them 

 again; Titus snot and killed; Effie retrieved. Being sent on 

 Bodkin pointed, and Effie backed. Barker shot and killed 

 both dogs dropped to shot; Bcdkin retrieved nicelv Sent 

 on Effie pointed foot scent and moved on, but soon pointed- 

 Bodkin backed; both steady to wing. The dogs were 

 ordered on, arid Bodkin pointed a moment then moved on 

 Effie going down, Wind, flushed a single and dropped to 

 ^H^ffi 30 ^ 1 ! 1 S°H^ a rabbit ' thea * e Pointed a PP single 

 fpnlp Hi 1 ' ■ ° ked '- ¥f steady t0 win & A ^ er crossing the 

 fence Bodkin pointed staunchly and Effie backed both 

 steady to wing; Barker failed to find a bird to the point 



f^Wfi^Kf + , n t0 £ d f? of comfi eld Effie began roading, 

 took the birds through the corn and into a stubble field 



fully three hundred yards, nailed the covey and won. They 

 were taken up at 10:00. This was a very brilliant heat. Effie 

 had a slight advantage in style, range and speed. 



KATIE NOBLE AND KING'S MARK. 



Mr. L. A. Boli's black, white and tan bitch Katie Noble 

 (Count Noble— Queen Meg), handled by Titus, and J. I. 

 Case, Jr.'s, blue belton dog King's Mark (King Noble- 

 Belle Belton), handled by C. W. Barker, were put down in 

 a stubble field at 10:11. Katie soou pointed in the corner of 

 the feuce and Mark backed. Titus failed to find a bird. 

 Passing on Mark pointed and Barker failed to flush. Going 

 up the fence Katie pointed a covey and Mark dropped into 

 a point on some birds almost instantly. Barker shot and 

 both dogs dropped. The birds were followed to a thicket 

 on the hillside and Katie pointed on upper side of thicket. 

 Titus shot and missed; Katie was steady to shot. Mark by 

 this time had secured a point in the thicket. Barker killed 

 and Mark retrieved. Passing into the woods Mark pointed; 

 Barker shot and missed; Mark was steady to shot. Katie 

 flushed a single in the dry leaves. Mark pointed a little 

 further on and Katie backed. Barker failed to flush a bird 

 to the point. Passing through a cornfield, then through a 

 stubble aud into the woods Katie pointed a covey and won. 

 They were taken up at 11:01. In style and range they 

 were equal, but Mark showed the greater speed. 



JESS AND BOHEMIAN GIRL. 



Mr. E. E. Pray's liver and white setter bitch Jess (Dick- 

 Spot Belton), handled by A. J. Gleason, and W. G. Miller's 

 blue belton setter bitch Bohemian Girl (Count Noble — Mollie 

 Belton). handled by Titus, were put down in an apple 

 orchard at 11:18. This was drawn blank. At 11:30 they 

 were taken up until after lunch. They were put down in a 

 stubble on the Horn farm at 12:17. Bohemian Girl began 

 roading a bird which flushed wild 30yds. ahead. Several 

 fields were now drawn blank. Passing into a small weed 

 field the Girl pointed in fence corner; Jess backed: the birds 

 flushed wi Id and were followed up a ravine. Jess pointed 

 and the bird flushed wild again. The Girl then pointed 

 twice in succession, and the birds flushed wild to each point. 

 Jess pointed and Gleason shot and missed. Jess was steady 

 to shot. Going up the side of the hill Jess flushed a single 

 and dropped to wing. Going into the woods the Girl pointed 

 a covey in a patch of briers and was steady to wiug. The 

 clogs were taken up at 1:20 and the heat given to Bohemian 

 Girl, who had a great advantage in style, range, speed and 

 obedience. 



POLLY II. AND FLORA TEMPLE. 



Mr. J. B. Stoddard's black and white setter bitch Polly II. 

 (Josh Whitcomb — Polly), handled by her owner, and Mr. A. 

 J. Gleason's black, white aud tan bitch Flora Temple (Zippo 

 —Ruby Buckellew), handled by her owner, were put down 

 in an open weed field at 1:21. Going east about 300yds., Polly 

 struck foot scent, and roaded her bird 50yds. to a point. 

 Stoddard shot and missed; Polly was steady to shot. Going 

 across a ditch, Polly pointed a single and 'was slightly un- 

 steady to wiug. Flora flushed a single in the stubble. Pass- 

 ing on, Polly began roading and Flora ran in ahead and 

 pointed a covey; both dogs steady to wing. The birds were 

 followed, and Polly jumped into a nice point on a single and 

 won. They were taken up at 2:15. Polly had the "call in 

 style, speed and range. 



LOTTA C. AND PRAT'S GLADSTONE. 



Mr. J. L Case, Jr.'s, lemon and white setter bitch Lotta C. 

 (King Noble— Vasbti) and J. A. Bolen's black, white and 

 tan setter dog Pray's Gladstone were put down in stubble 

 field at 2:25. Gladstone soon pointed a rabbit; then moved 

 on and flushed a single bird. Moving on again, he pointed 

 a_ single and was steady to wing. Passing on, he pointed a 

 single: Gleason shot and killed; Gladstone retrieved. Taken 

 up at 2:52 and heat given to Pray's Gladstone. Lotta C. had 

 the best style, range and speed. The work iu this heat was 

 not brilliant. 



BEAUMONT AND DARBY. 



Mr. W. K. Huntington's black, white and tan dog Beau- 

 mont (Prince Royal— Nettie), handled by J. L. Barker, aud 

 John Bolus's black and white dog Darbv (Bridgeport- 

 Bessie Belton), handled by owner, were put down in open 

 woods where last heat was finished, at 2:55. Beaumont soon 

 pointed and moved on, then Darby did the same. They then 

 both flushed a single aud dropped to wing. They were sent 

 on and Beaumont pointed, but Barker could not find a bird. 

 Darby came up after Beaumont had gone, pointed in same 

 place and was steady to wing. Moviug on both dogs pointed 

 the same covey; Barker shot and killed, Beaumont retrieved. 

 Following the birds Darby pointed, but Bolus failed to flush 

 a bird to the point. Beaumont stopped, but Barker ordered 

 him on and the bird flushed. Further on Darby pointed, 

 and was steady to wing. Coming up to briers near a fence! 

 both dogs pointed different coveys at same time. Barker 

 shot and killed. Darby was slightly unsteady to wing and 

 shot. Beaumont retrieved nicely. The scattered birds were 

 followed and Beaumont pointed; Darby, coming up, walked 

 into the birds. The dogs were taken up at 4:07 and the heat 

 given to Beaumont. In speed, range and style thev were 

 about equal. 



Second Series. 



JOE PAPE AND RESOLUTE. 

 This brace was cast off in a stubble field at 1:17. Joe 

 crossed the field to a bunch of briers and pointed. Titus 

 failed to flush a bird to the point. Passing into the woods 

 Joe pointed a covey. Titns shot and killed; Joe retrieved 

 They then went into a stubble field which was drawn blank, 

 and the dogs were taken up at 5:05 to be put down in the 

 morning. Tuesday rain fell in torrents, and nothing was 

 done this day. 



Wednesday. 



The brace was put down in the stubble at the Phillippi 

 farm at 7:42. The spectators flushed a covey which was fol- 

 lowed to the woods, where Resolute flushed a single bird, 

 and then chased a rabbit, while Joe pointed a single and 

 was steady to wiug. The dogs were taken up at 8:16 and 

 the neat given to Joe Pape, who had the advantage of range 

 and speed, but Resolute had the best style. 



ROD-GEM AND POLLY II. 



The dogs were cut loose in the open woods at 8:20. Polly 

 soon established a point in a fence corner, and Rod backed 

 Both dogs steady to wing. Polly went on, flushed a single 

 and dropped to wing. She went on and pointed again, and 

 Rod backed; then she picked up two more points on singles 

 in the same locality. Moving on she began loading, and 

 btoddard flushed the bird. Then she pointed again and 

 Stoddard shot and killed. Polly retrieved and won Thev 

 were taken up at 8:43. Polly was the best in stvle, speed 

 and range. J ' p 



KATIE NOBLE AND PRAY'S GLADSTONE. 



This brace was put down where the last heat was finished 

 at 8:4b. Katie soon pointed a rabbit and Gladstone backed 

 Passing on Katie false-pointed. Then Gladstone pointed' 

 and Katie backed. Gleason shot and killed. Gladstone re- 

 trieved very unsatisfactorily. Passing- on down the fence 

 trlaclstone pointed and was steady to wing. Further on 

 Katie pointed, Titus shot and killed. Katie retrieved nicely 

 Gladstone then pointed by a stump and won. Taken up at 

 J-.io. Katie had the best style, but in range and speed thev 

 were about equal. J 

 EFFIE HILL AND BOHEMIAN GIRL. 



Both dogs were handled by Titus and were put down in 

 the open woods pasture on the Horn farm at 9.15. Effie 

 soon pointed in the briers, Bohemian Girl backing beauti 

 fully. Titus shot and missed, both dogs dropped to shot" 



They were sent on, and the Girl pointed. Titus thinkiug she 

 was pointing a rabbit ordered her on, and a covey flushed 

 ahead of her. Following the scattered birds the dogs be- 

 came separated and both pointed at same time. Titus 

 flushed the Girl's point first, she was steady to wing; he 

 then brought her over to back Effie which she did nicely, 

 Effie having remained rigid all this time; Titus flushed the 

 bird and both dogs were steady to wing. Going on both 

 pointed where a rabbit had been seen run from. Moving 

 on, both dogs pointed. Titus shot and killed. The Girl re- 

 trieved. Further on the Girl pointed and Effie backed, both 

 steady to shot. Going into a stubble field Bohemian Girl 

 found a covey in the fence corner. When the judges got up 

 they decided that both dogs were entitled to a point. The 

 birds ran and were roaded by both dogs about 100yds., when 

 they flushed wild and went to the woods where the Girl 

 secured two points on singles and won. They were taken 

 up at 10:04. Bohemian Girl had better range, speed and 

 style than Effie and was under better control. 



Third Series. 



BEAUMONT AND JOE PAPE. 



This brace was put down in the woods at 10:15; both dogs 

 pointed several times where birds had evidently been aud 

 moved on. Beaumont crossed a branch and pointed, moved 

 on fifty yards and 1 ocated the birds. Barker shot and killed, 

 Beaumont retrieving nicely. The dogs were taken up at 

 10:45 on account of rain and the trials postponed until to- 

 morrow. 



Thursday. 



This brace was put down in a stubble field on the Phillippi 

 farm at 7:37 to finish the postponed heat of yesterday. The 

 weather was damp and cloudy, but the judges decided to 

 finish the races to-day, rain or shine. The' stubble field was 

 drawn blank. Passing into the woods the spectators flush ed 

 a covey which scattered in every direction. Working back 

 toward and into the stubble field, Beaumont flushed a 

 single and was steady to wing. He then pointed a single 

 nicely, Barker shot and killed, the dog dropped to shot. 

 Beaumont retrieved the bird handsomely. Going to the 

 Horn farm Joe flushed a single. No other "birds being found 

 aud the water being all over the ground the dogs were taken 

 up at 8:15 and taken to the Bunting farm and put down at 

 8:23. Beaumont soon pointed a single and won. They were 

 taken up at 8:30. Beaumont had the call in range,' speed 

 and style. Joe was superior in obedience. 



POLLY II. AND PRAY'S GLADSTONE. 



This brace was put down where the last heat was finished 

 at 8:35. They soon pointed and moved on. PoUy pointed, 

 Stoddard flushed a single aud Polly dropped to wing. Fol- 

 lowing the birds Polly flushed a single, then she pointed 

 and was steady to wing. Going on Gladstone pointed a 

 rabbit. Gleason ordered him on and he pointed again, 

 Polly backed. Gleason failed to find a bird to the point. 

 They were sent into a weed held, where Polly pointed, 

 moved on and began roading. She soon stopped on a point 

 and a single flushed wild about ten feet ahead of her. Pass- 

 ing through the weed field to a brier thicket Polly pointed 

 a single and was steady to wing. The dogs were taken up 

 at 10:08 aud the heat given to Polly, who had the advantage 

 in style, range, speed and obedience. 



Bohemian Girl a bye. 



Fowih Series. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND BEAUMONT. 

 This brace was put down in a ragweed field at 10:35. The 

 dogs worked through the field to the fence, where the Girl 

 pointed and moved on. Going into another ragweed field 

 she pointed, and when the bird was flushed Beaumont 

 chased about one hundred and fifty yards. Passing into a 

 cornfield Beaumont pointed a single"; then he secured an- 

 other point in the weeds. Barker shot and wounded the 

 bird, which fell in the wood a long distance away. The 

 judges did not order a retrieve. Then the Girl pointed and 

 was steady. They were taken up at 11:35 and the heat given 

 to Bohemain Girl, who had the advantage in speed, stvle, 

 range and obedience. 



Fifth Series. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND POLLY 11. 



This brace was put down in a ragweed field on the 

 Wampler farm at 12 M. to compete for first honors. Polly 

 soon pointed and the Girl backed. Stoddard failed to find a 

 bird to the point. Passing into another weedfield the Girl 

 pointed and Polly backed, both dogs steady to wing. (Mr 

 Wampler allowed no shooting on his farm, which is the 

 reason "steady to wing" is used so often.) Bohemian Girl 

 pointed again and Polly backed; both dogs dropped to wing. 

 Then Polly false-pointed. They were taken up at 12:34 and 

 the heat and first money awarded to Bohemian Girl. In 

 style and obedience they were about equal, but the Girl was 

 superior in range and speed. 



Sixth Series. 



POLLY II. AND EFFIE HILL. 

 The judges sel elected Efflie Hill as the best dog beaten by 

 the winner of first to run against Polly II. for second money 

 They were put down in the open stubble field at 1:02. Effie 

 soon pointed and Polly backed. This was close to the fence. 

 Titus failed to find the birds to the point. Effie crossed the 

 fence, and while she was doing that Polly made a cast up 

 the fence and pointed staunchly. Stoddard flushed and Polly 

 dropped to wing. The birds settled along the fence. Effie 

 coming up, pointed a single and was steady to wing. Then 

 Polly secured another point on a single. She then false- 

 pointed, and Effie nailed a single in the fence corner. Then 

 Polly secured another poiut. These birds were very small, 

 and the judges decided to leave them and move out in the 

 field to hunt for better birds. Passing through the field to 

 a thicket, Polly secured a point on a covey and Effie backed; 

 the birds flushed just as the judges came up. They were 

 followed into the woods, where Polly soou dropped to a poiut 

 on another covey, and won. They were taken up at 1:57. 

 In speed, range, style and obedience they were equal. 



Seventh SeHes. 



KING'S MARK AND BODKIN. 

 The judges selected King's Mark and Bodkin as the two 

 best beaten dogs to run for one equal third. The dogs being 

 back over a mile from where the last heat was finished, they 

 were not put down until 2:32. Mark soon pointed, moved 

 and the bird flushed. Then he jumped into a handsome 

 point on a single, and dropped to shot. Barker killed aud 

 Mark retrieved nicely. Passing into a thicket, Mark false- 

 pointed. Barker sent him on and he soon pointed a single 

 nicely, and won. The dogs were taken up at 3:05, and the 

 Indiana Kennel Club's second annual field trials were fin- 

 ished. 



SUMMARY. 



Bicknell, Ind., Nov. 8, 1888.— Indiana Kennel Club's All 

 Aged Stake. Open to all setters and pointers that have 

 never won first prize in any All-Aged Stake in any recog- 

 nized field trial in America; $5 to enter and S10 to start. 

 Sweepstakes purse, After deducting expenses, 50 per cent, 

 to first, 25 per cent, to second, and 12^ per cent, each to two 

 equal thirds. Closed Oct. 1 with forty-one nominations. 



First Series. 



Dr. John E. Link's black pointer dog Joe Pape (Sambo the 

 Devil— Spot) 



beat 



Dr. John R. Daniel's liver and white pointer dog Lord 

 Graphic (Graphic— Daphne). 



