1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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CONSOLATION AND GO BANG. 

 They were started at. 9:35. Consolation surpassed Bang 

 in speed, style, range, judgment in working his ground and 

 ability to locate and point. He had the heat to his advan- 

 tage trom the start, and never was pressed by his competi- 

 tor. Consolation did a very pretty piece of work in roading 

 a bevy down wind, but he flushed it on oak leaves near the 

 woods, a flush wholly excusable, as it was impossible to 

 point it under the circumstances. He picked up three good 

 points quickly in succession on singles. 



DEXTER A"ND LEBANON. 

 They were started at 10:15. Lebanon did not run up to 

 the form of his previous heat, and was not easily handled, 

 not being perfectly broken. With respect to natural capa- 

 bilities he probably surpassed any pointer in the stake. He 

 was handicappped at the start by not being a retriever. 

 Dexter started with two injured feet, but ran pluckily. The 

 heat, as a whole, was rather inferior, although Lebanon did 

 a very superior piece of work in roading a bevy a long ways 

 through pine woods, locating and pointing it. Dexter 

 gained a slight lead on single birds. While Lebanon was 

 roading the bevy Dexter pointed a single bird in heavy sedge 

 and weeds in a hollow by a branch, and scored a retrieve on 

 the bird. Dexter joined Lebauon in the roading to locate, 

 both secured a point and were steady to shot. The And was 

 Lebanon's. On the scattered birds Dexter showed superi- 

 ority. At the end of 45m. they were ordered up. After con- 

 sulting a few minutes the dogs were ordered on for a half 

 hour more. A long search was made without finding. 

 Lebanon pointed near a patch of briers; White failed to flush. 

 Sent on, both dogs begun roading slowly and pottered. 

 Lebauon pottered off to the left; Dexter, sent in a few yards 

 ahead and to the right poiuted the bevy and was steady to 

 wing. The dogs had the wind ot the bevy in the last piece 

 of work and should have roaded it quickly and accurately. 

 The judges cousulted nearly a half hour and awarded the 

 heat to Dexter, which was a correct decision under the cir- 

 cumstances. The first series had the following results: 

 Ossian beat Pontiac. 



Roger Williams beat Joyce of Hall's Island. 

 Consolation beat Go Bang. 

 Dexter beat Lebanon. 

 Flirt a bye. 



Tiiird Scries. 



OSSIAN AND FLIRT. 

 Dogs started at 12:10. Flirt showed a keen nose and fine 

 pointing qualities, but was not quite equal in range or judg- 

 ment. Ossian false-pointed twice in the beginning of the 

 heat. Near the edge of some pine woods Ossian pointed, 

 then drew on and pointed again. Flirt coming up, caught 

 scent and pointed the bevy. At the rise, Wiiite shot and 

 killed three. Flirt made a bad retrieve, doing it slowly and 

 pinching the bird. Ossian retrieved nicely. Flirt was well 

 backed to a good point on a single ot the scattered birds, 

 which flushed wild. At the end of 45 minutes the dogs were 

 ordered up, and the running was suspended while the party 

 went to lunch at the Model Farm. At 1:50 the heat was re- 

 sumed. Ossian pointed a single bird in an open field soon 

 after starting, and was steady to shot. The dogs were run 

 an hoar and one-half without findi ng any more birds. Ossian 

 won. The sudden change in the weather had its effects on 

 the habits of the birds, they not moving from cover to their 

 feeding grounds. 



DEXTER AND ROGER WILLIAMS. 



Some time was lost in getting dogs and handlers together, 

 owing to the aimless manner in which the_ whole party 

 drifted about through the grounds. Roger pointed in a hol- 

 low on short grass and was well backed. White failed to 

 flush. Dexter was held and Roger given an opportunity to 

 locate without competition, which he failed to do. Both 

 dogs then had an opportunity together. Neither appearing 

 to show sigus of finding they were ordered back into the 

 woods. Dexter took a cast further down the bottom, found 

 and pointed the bevy; he was steady to shot and retrieved. 

 The scattered birds were followedinto the pine woods. Both 

 pointed nicely on separate birds, and were steady to shot. 

 Moved on, and Dexter followed a single and stood to the 

 flush: Roger backed. On a sidehill Dexter pointed and held 

 it while his handler walked up the hill to him; Roger 

 backed. The birds were scattered in pines Avhere there was 

 no cover for tbem. Dexter pointed two or three nicely and 

 was nicely backed. Roger pointed to a flush, held his point 

 and White flushed another to it. Dexter pointed, drew on 

 and the bird flushed wild. Moved on and Roger scored next 

 on a single bird and was well backed. Roger flushed, stopped 

 to wing' and poiuted, and another bird flushed wildly to 

 point. Dexter pointed and Roger backed or pointed on the 

 toot-scent as he was across wind a few yards from it. Near 

 the edge of the pines Roger false-pointed. Taken as a whole 

 Roger had the better range and speed, although not greatly 

 superior. On game Dexter showed superiority in accuracy, 

 quickness and precision. He won at the expiration of the 

 time limit and the running for the day ended. Taken as a 

 whole it was rather a dull day. In the third series 



Ossian beat Flirt. 



Dexter beat Ro^er Williams. 



Consolation a bye. 



Fourth Series. 



OSSIAN AND CONSOLATION. 



The brace was cast off at 8:30 near town. This was the 

 beginning of the fourth series. There were three dogs in it, 

 thus giving Dexter the bye. He was required to run a side 

 heat at the same time as Ossian aud Consolation to place 

 him on an equality of conditions for the next heat. Both 

 dogs started off without much spirit, the cool morning ap- 

 parently not being to their liking. Ossian showed a dis- 

 position to potter occasionally and did not range to find 

 bevies. Consolation was first to find and point a bevy in 

 open sedge; Ossian backed nicely; both were steady to shot 

 aud wing. The find and report of the gun stimulated Os- 

 sian to range and show keener interest in the work. The 

 bevy was followed across some pine woods. Consolation 

 caught scent and was drawing prettily to a point on a single, 

 when Ossian returning from a cast, crossing some yards 

 ahead of him, wheeled to the point; the bird flushed wild a 

 few moments afterward. Soon after moving on Ossian 

 pointed a bird accurately and was handsomely backed by 

 Consolation; Consolation was a little unsteady to shot. 

 Ossian found and pointed the next bevy and was well backed; 

 both were steady. Moved on and Ossian retrieved a bird 

 nicely which Rose killed to his point; Consolation again 

 backed well, but was slightly unsteady to shot. White ; in 

 the open, called point, but hfs dog was out of sight and the 

 bird flushed before the judges could see the work. A bevy 

 was flushed in the open by one of the party and was marked 

 down aud followed. Ossian made a false point. Ossian 

 pointed, drew on, located and pointed; Consolation backed 

 at first but refused to back the second point. At this junc- 

 ture the time limit expired and Ossian won. Consolation 

 was the wider ranger and better in style; and although he 

 was beaten in the heat he showed a higher grade of all- 

 around work than Ossian 



Ossian beat Consolation. 



Dexter a bye. 



Final for First Place. 



DEXTER AND OSSIAN. 

 The heat began at 9:45, and for a final heat for first place 

 was not a very superior exhibition of work; in fact it was 

 very common work. Neither dog showed much range or 

 speed. Dexter was wearing a buckskin shoe, neatly fitted 

 to his foot, yet there was a perceptible hitch in his gait, 



caused bv his injured foot. How much better he would 

 have run had his feet been uninjured is a matter of conjee 

 tare; but from his physical structure, style of going, etc., 

 the inference is that he would not have worked much better 

 had his feet been well. He showed an excellent nose and 

 capabilities of pointing birds. His style of going is not 

 graceful and he has no pretensions to bench show form, 

 being coarse and cobby. Both dogs stopped to a point on 

 foot scent; the judges flushed the bevy some yards away. 

 Ossian pointed a single, bird; Rose didnot "go far enough ahead 

 to flush the bird; he ordered his dog on; taking a short circle 

 Ossian returned, pointed it again, then false-pointed. Ossian 

 and Dexter both pointed a bevy in the open, standing about 

 20yds. apart. As the judges were just coming out of the 

 woods when the point was made, they did not see which 

 dog pointed first. Height killed two birds which were well 

 retrieved by Dexter, On the scattered birds, Dexter made a 

 good point on two of them and Ossian backed. Ossian, mov- 

 ing up in the woods pointed a single bird about 100yds. 

 away; Dexter in the meantime pointed a single. In a fal- 

 len treetop a bird had hidden aud Dexter pointed it and 

 was backed well by Ossian. The latter was going better 

 than in his last heat but would stop aud potter occasion- 

 ally. Moved on and Dexter pointed a bevy by a branch; the 

 dogs were ordered up and Dexter won. Down 45m. 



The running for second place was postponed till Monday. 

 Ossian, the runner up, having run two heats in one day had 

 the privilege of running for second place on the next avail- 

 able day. Rose Williams was selected to run with him. 



SUMMARY. 



All-Aged Pointer Stake, open to all pointers that have 

 never won a first prize in an All-Aged Stake at any recog- 

 nized field trial in America. First prize, §300; second, $150; 

 third, $50; and fourth 550. Forfeit $10, and 5i20 additional 

 to start. 



First Series. 

 Pontiac beat Lass of Bow. 

 Roger Williams beat Flash. 

 Joyce of Hall's Island beat Vanderbilt. 

 Consolation beat King of Kent. 

 Go Bang beat Duke of Vernon. 

 Dexter beat Lalla Rookh. 

 Lebanon beat Duke of Hessen. 

 Flirt beat Greenfield. 

 Ossian a bye. 



Second Series. 



Ossian beat Pontiac. 



Roger Williams beat Joyce of Hall's Island. 

 Consolation beat Go Bang. 

 Dexter beat Lebanon. 

 Flirt a bye. 



Third Series. 



Ossian beat Flirt. 



Dexter beat Roger Williams. 



Fourth Series. 

 Ossian beat Consolation. 

 Dexter a bye. 



Final for First Prize. 

 Dexter beat Ossian and won first prize. 



{Special to Forest and Stream.] 



High Point, N. O, Nov. 26 —Ties for second place in 

 pointer stake: Roger Williams and Ossian. The heat for 

 second place was begun at 8:37, near the school house. A 

 cool wind blew from the northwest. Ossian pottered some 

 on the footscent of larks. Both made game on a stubble 

 field androadedand pointed alternately; neither dog located. 

 After drawing the field the dogs were again brought to 

 where they roaded the bevy. Roger roaded carefully across 

 wind and excusably flushed an outlying bird; then pointed 

 the bevy; he retrieved nicely. In pine woods onjthe scattered 

 birds, Roger false-pointed. Next he pointed a bevy and 

 made three points in succession to Ossian's one, on some 

 scattered birds. Both working together pointed and the 

 bird flushed wild. At the end of the extra thirty minutes 

 Roger won. He had better range, style and more uniform 

 speed. Ossian was awarded third. Consolation and Le- 

 ban on divided fourth. 



The setter stake was begun at 10:02. Roger beat Galatea, 

 Toledo Blade beat Cassio, Joey B. beat Dashing Lady, Jack 

 Modoc beat Jaquies, King Leo beat Brandon. Memphis 

 and Avent Kennels have sold Orlando to J. Simpkins, New 

 York, and Joey B. to R. P. Carroll, New York. 



AMERICAN FIELD TRIAL CLUB ENTRIES. 



CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 24.— Editor Forest and, Stream: 

 Inclosed please find nominations for All-Aged Stake 

 of American Field Trial Club, which closed on Nov. 10, 1888. 

 — C. W. Paris, Sec'y. 



SETTERS. 



Bohemian Girl (W. G. Mellier, Kansas City, Mo.), black, 

 white and tan bitch, May, 1885 (Count Noble— Mollie Belton). 



DAVE R. (Dudley & Fisher, Nashville, Tenn.), lemon and 

 white dog, April, 1886 (Gath's Hope— Daisy F.). 



Brandon (John Denny, Ligonier, Pa.), lemon and white 

 dog, April, 1883 (Royal Rock— Lewis's Nellie). 



Dimple (Fred W. Myles, Memphis, Tenn.), white, black 

 and tan bitch, February, 1887 (Gordon— Blanche). 



Bob (Fred W. Myles, Memphis, Tenn.), white and black 

 dog, 1886 (Count Osborne— Bess). 



Mat Queen (Fred W. Myles, Memphis, Tenn.), white and 

 black bitch, 1888 (Dan J.— Lady May). 



King's MARK (Chas. W. Barker. Majors, Neb.), blue bel- 

 ton dog, April 12, 1886 (King Noble— Belle Belton). 



Queen Noble (Chas. W. Barker, Majors, Neb.), blue bel- 

 ton bitch, April 12, 1886 (King Noble— Belle Belton). 



Lottie C. (Chas. W. Barker, Majors, Neb.), light orange 

 and white bitch, Jan. 15. 1887 (King Noble — Queen Vashti). 



Maud (Bert Crane, Chicago, 111.), black, white and tan 

 bitch, June 24, 1883 (Dog Whip— Harrison's Juno). 



Little Gift (Bert Ciane, Chicago, 111.), black, white and 

 tan bitch (Roderigo— Queen Bess). 



Nellie Cambridge (Richard Dormau, Cincinnati, O.), 

 black, white and tan bitch, June 18, 1885 (Racket— Daisy 

 Cambridge). 



Rowey B. (Herbert Bevans, Lamar, Miss.), black, white 

 and tan bitch, December, 1886 (Roderigo — Juno A.). 



Effie Hill (W. W. Titus, Montpelier, Miss.), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Prince B. — Donna). 



Tipton (Poindexter & Tipton, Mason, Tenn.), black and 

 white dog, December, 1886 (Gath's Mark — Vic). 



Joev B. (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.), 

 black, white and tan dog (Roderigo— Lillian). 



Claude (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.). 

 black, white and tan dog (Roderigo — Lillian). 



Cinch (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.), 

 black, white and tan bitch (Roderigo — Bo Peep). 



Ollie S. (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn. 

 black, white and tan bitch (Paul Gladstone — Lottie). 



CASSIO (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.), 

 black, white and tan dog (Count Noble— Lizzie Hopkins). 



POINTERS. 



Sachem (Mitchell Harrison, Philadelphia, Pa.), black, 

 white and tan dog, 1885 (Beaufort. — Zuba). 



Lord Graphic (John R. Daniels, Cleveland, O.), liver and 

 white dog, Feb. 8, 1885 (Champion Graphic — Daphne). 



CKOXTETH FREELAND (J- J- Roonev, Kansas City, Mo.), 

 liver and white dog. March 10, 1886 (Croxteth— Lady Bow). 



PONTIAC (Field Trial Kennels, Charlottesville, Va.), liver 

 and white dog, January, 1886 (Milton Bang II.— Climax). 



Go BANG (O. W. Donner, Coosaw, S. C), liver and white 

 dog, March, 1886 (Graphic— Bloomo). 



Joyce of Hall's Island (O. W. Donner, Coosaw. S. C), 

 liver and white bitch, March 24, 1887 (Lad of Bow— Bloomo). 



FLIRT (F. R. Hitchcock, New York, N. Y.), liver and white 

 bitch, May 2, 1885 (Graphic— In a). 



Duke of Hessen (F. R. Hitchcock, New York. N. Y.), 

 liver and white dog, May 9, 1885 (Luck of Hessen— Blarney). 



Lad of Bow (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, N. Y,), 

 liver and white dog, March 19, 1884 (Graphic— Climax). 



Lass of Bow (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, N. Y.) ( 

 liver and white" bitch, March 19, 1884 (Giaphic— Climax). 



Lebanon (Lebanon Kennels, Lebanon, Pa.), liver and 

 white dog, Nov. 15, 1885 (Tim— Peg). 



Consolation (Col. C. H. Odell, New York, N. Y.), lemon 

 and white dog, Jan. 29, 1885 (Bang Bang— Grace III.). 



Roger Williams (Col. C. H. Odell. New York, N. Y.), 

 lemon and white dog, Aug. 20, 1886 (Bang Bang— Lallah 

 Rookh) . 



Fun (J. B. Cartwright, Augusta, Ga,), liver and white dog, 

 1887 (Mainspring— Rosa). 



THE SPANIELS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I think Mr. Watson hit the nail square on the head when 

 he gave Mr. Fellows that little jab about his judging at 

 Philadelphia last year Fellows bad been singing the 

 praises of the "giraffe" spaniel for so long, and yet, as 

 Mr. Watson remarked, when it came to judging, or rather 

 picking them out, at Philadelphia, he slumped right over to 

 the present type, acknowledging thereby the superiority of 

 it, which of course— save in some of the extremes of type— is 

 the proper one. 



Surely the cocker of to-day is " eminently well built, 

 graceful and active," and right up to the standard too. 

 Take Obo II., Shin a, Doc, Brant, Baby Obo or any of the 

 champion class of dogs, and Jersey, Dolly Obo, Chloe W., 

 Mike, Dandy W., and others, in the open class, and you will 

 find nothing slow among them. The "giraffes" would be 

 given a pretty good race with any one of them. It savors of 

 the old cry of field versus bench, when it has been proven 

 over and over again, that a majority of the crack sporting 

 dogs on the bench are thorough -going field dogs as well. 

 Amoug my lot I have one, an exemplification of the " long 

 and low" (so-called), almost an "extreme;" short straight 

 legs; long silky ear; dark eye and coat like polished ebony; 

 she can not only " knock out " any of " the poet's " dogs on 

 the bench (never been exhibited yet, I am holding her back 

 for just this sort of an occasion), but she can beat any of the 

 "giraffes" for a hundred or a thousand yards run for 

 "marbles or for fun," as Mr. Fellows has occasion to remark 

 once in a while. 



The present style Is " long and low," 

 For Mr. Fellows told us so. 

 But when he gets mad once in a while, 

 His brain gets working; he changes his style, 

 The "long and low" he stops to revile. 

 And says they are all a la " crocodile." 

 But we listen demurely with a quiet laugh, 

 For Fellows' dogs aie all a la " giraffe." 

 (A long way after Fellows.) 

 Stamfobd. As Onlooker. 



DOG TALK. 



WE are sure that this note will strike a responsive sen- 

 timent in the breast of every lover of the dog: 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Recently I had the pleasure of 

 seeing that grand St. Bernard Piinlimmon, but (in my 

 opinion) unless he receive better treatment, within six 

 months he will be a dead dog. Plin is grossly fat and his 

 coat stands out "every way for Sunday." Plin's keeper (a 

 property man connected with the Emmet Company) is not 

 familiar with dogs and Plin is confined most of the time in 

 a hamper. Poor Plin, I am sorry for you. The Hartford 

 Times says that Plin's support was the best Emmet had. 

 As Plin was on the stage about 30 seconds your readers can 

 draw their own inference as to the quality of the support. 

 I do not believe Plin has been washed or groomed since his 

 arrival from England. I sincerely hope that Mr. J. K. Em- 

 met will secure some person to look after Plin who know r s 

 something about dogs and that Plin may receive treatment 

 due this peer of dogs of his breed.— A. C. Collins. Mr. 

 Emmet has declared that he will not show Piinlimmon on 

 the bench in this country. Perhaps some enterprising bench 

 show manager may secure the dog to be shown not for com- 

 petition. 



The November number of the American Kennel Register 

 had 110 pedigree records, making the total number now 

 registered 6776. There is a paper on the cocker spaniel by 

 Dr. Boulton (reprinted), an essay on Kennel Management 

 (the first of a series), relating specially to the treatment of 

 distemper, which is useful; and the summary and prize list 

 of the American Coursing Club Meet, Hempstead Coursing 

 Club, Indiana Field Trials, Kansas City Show, Richmond 

 Show, St. Paul Show and the St. Bernard Club's Show 

 (England). The Register is maintaining its character, won 

 long ago, for usefulness as a convenient work of records for 

 ready reference. How well the class of owners, whose inter- 

 ests the Register was established to second, appreciate it is 

 shown by the large number of entries, that for November 

 being above the average. The next number will close the 

 volume for the year, and all the entries received in season 

 for the December number will have the advantage of being 

 included in the index for the year. 



Mr. Emerson Dillon, of No. 10 Market street, Scranton, 

 Pa. , has lost his much-prized black and tan toy terrier bitch 

 Topsy. She was sent to the Buffalo show ; took first in her 

 class and disappeared. The supposition is that some one 

 forced the door of her cage. The police were notified, but 

 all efforts to find her have proved of no avail. Mr. Dillon 

 describes her thus: "Topsy weiehed five pounds or a little 

 under, was very correctly marked: neck, on underside, breast 

 and under part of body and tail almost bare; ears not 

 trimmed, rather long and erect; a trifle of white hair in 

 middle of breast; one quite noticeable scar just at base of 

 right ear; very active and quick and fond of play." 



"The first time a fox has ever taken to a tree to escape the 

 hounds occurred here near this place the other day," savs a 

 West Chester, Pa., despatch to the New York Times. Jef- 

 ferson Shaner, a well-knowm Chester Valley hunter, was 

 the man, and the fox was driven forty feet up a tree; and 

 the skin will be stuffed and preserved as the only fox known 

 to have climbed a tree. There is nothing new about this 

 feat of the fox; our columns have contained many records 

 of like instances. 



Misery makes strange bedfellows, and the show to be 

 given by the Northern Illinois Poultry and Pet Stock Asso- 

 ciation will bring together an odd lot worthy of Noah's ark. 

 Dogs will be asked to show themselves along with squirrels, 

 rabbits, jack rabbits, hares, coons, prairie dogs, ~ ferrets, 

 Guinea pigs, white rats, tame fox. monkev, gray wolf, wood- 

 chuck, deer, bear, ponies and other Barnum's Museum 

 creatures. 



There is some satisfaction in setting out to accomplish an 

 undertaking requiring skill, care and judgment, and in ao 



