Deo. 13, 1888. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



416 



Thfcrd Series, 



DIMPLE AND BLOOMO II. 



The heat began at 4:11 in a cornfield. Dimple started oft 3 

 -with great dash, ranging wide, tast and with judgment. 

 Eloomo was chiefly engaged in trying to keep up with Dim- 

 ple and running back to her handler. It was a very one- 

 sided heat from the start. Bloomo pointed very prettily 

 and was well backed; nothing to the point. Dimple roaded 

 a bevy just inside, of the woods, located and pointed it, drop- 

 ping to her point. She was steady to wing. Dimple pointed 

 one of the scattered birds in a fallen pine treetop. Moved 

 on and each secured a point on separate birds. Next Dimple 

 pointed a bird, Bloomo backed for a moment, broke the back 

 and stole the point. Sent on, Bloomo merely followed Dim- 

 ple about and showed no independence or self-reliance. 

 They were sent on to find another bevy. Dimple pointed 

 jjust up wind of the bevy. The handler abandoned the search 

 to the point after failing to find, thinking it false. After 

 they had gone a few yards the birds were seen on the ground 

 in cover by a horseman. The dogs were brought around 

 .again. Dimple pointed the bevy nicely. Both were 

 steady to shot. On the scattered birds Dimple secured 

 another point. The 30ra. were up and Dimple won with 

 much to spare. 



OLIVER TWIST AND FLORENCE GLADSTONE. 



They were started Wednesday at 8:22 in a cornfield. The 

 weather was clear and mild. A gentle wind blew at times. 

 Oliver showed better range, hunting his ground more intel- 

 ligently. His work was not of as high character as on the 

 previous day, not being as prompt and accurate. He made 

 a false point in the beginning of the heat. Both were steady 

 to shot. Florence made some bad flushes on bevies, and her 

 work on single birds was not equal to that of Oliver. Both 

 were steady to shot and wing. On point and back Oliver 

 had the better style; in motion, Florence was superior. 

 Down 45m. Oliver won. The running in this series was as 

 follows: 



Count Piedmont beat The Corsair. 



Dimple beat Bloomo II. 



Oliver Twist beat Florence Gladstone. 



Fourth Series. 



DIMPLE AND COUNT PIEDMONT. 



At 9:34 the heat began. Count Piedmont's style and pace 

 did not contrast favorably with that of Dimple. He had a 

 long, slow stride, and did not gather quickly; yet he worked 

 diligently. Dimple ranged merrily and intelligently. Her 

 style in going was superior; on point she had a slight advan- 

 tage. Count did very correct work, pointing accurately 

 without errors, but he was far behind in quantity and dash- 

 ing performance. Dimple won easily in 45m. Oliver Twist 

 had the bye in this series. 



Dimple beat Count Piedmont. 



Oliver Twist a bye. 



Final Heat f or First Place. 



DIMPLE AND OLIVER TWIST. 



An interval of twenty minutes was allowed to give Dim- 

 ple a rest. It coming to the knowledge of Mr. F. F. Miles, 

 the owner of Dimple, that Oliver Twist had not run a 

 side heat as the rules required, he entered a protest against 

 running at that time. The judges did not require Oliver Twist 

 to run at that time, their intention being to establish fair- 

 ness. Oliver had already run one beat, and if he ran while 

 Dimple was resting he would then have run two heats, and 

 the final for first would make three. On the other band he 

 was resting, while Dimple was running in a warm part of the 

 day. Under the circumstances it was impossible to estab- 

 lish equality of conditions. The letter ol the rule stated 

 Bpecificallv that the bye must run a side heat in his series, 

 hence the* protest was well taken under the rules. It was 

 agreed that the running in the Derby be postponed nntil 

 after lunch, thereby giving the dogs a chance to rest. 

 Thereupon the protest was withdrawn. In the interval the 

 All- Aged Setter Stake was begun. At 1:20 they were started 

 in an open field. They began with dash and spirit, Dimple 

 the more spirited and stylish in motion. Each made a false 

 point and a point on a rabbit. The atmosphere was warm 

 and there was only a faint breeze at times. Dimple found 

 two bevies, making a bad error on one — pointing it, then 

 jumping in and flushing. She, however, redeemed herself 

 on the single birds, pointing them accurately and quickly. 

 During the latter part of the heat Oliver showed signs of 

 distress, he being hot and tired, while Dimple went on with 

 her work as lightly and cheerfully as in the beginning 

 of the heat. Oliver had a slight advantage in style on 

 point; in all other qualities Dimple excelled, considering 

 the heat as a whole. It was a good heat, Dimple ending 

 with some skilful work on single birds. She won. Down 

 Ih. 30m. The running for second was postponed till the 

 next day, Thursday. 



Ties for Second Place. 



OLIVER TWIST AND COUNT PIEDMONT. 



The heat began at 8:49. Count Piedmont was selected as 

 the best dog previously beaten by Dimple. He made an in- 

 teresting race for Oliver and the latter did not have a very 

 wide margin when he won at the expiration of 45m. Count 

 maintained a more uniform pace and his work was of a 

 more uniform quality. He was running better than he had 

 at any time during the trials. Oliver's work was of a 

 superior character and his style better although the heat 

 was light in the quantity of work done. 



Third was awarded to Count Piedmont without further 

 running. Summary: 



First Series. 

 Captain Bethel beat Lindo. 

 Count Piedmont beat Yazoo. 

 Duke of Maine beat Fashion. 

 Dimple beat Keswick's Dan. 

 Tuberose beat Bob's Boy. 

 Oliver Twist beat Hope's Lass. 

 Felix M. beat Mildred. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Sancho. 

 Glamorigan beat Bass. 

 The Corsair beat Millie Gates. 

 Bloomo II. a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Bloomo II. beat Captain Bethel. 

 Count Piedmont beat Duke of Maine. 

 Dimple beat Tuberose. 

 Oliver Twist beat Felix M. 

 Florence Gladstone beat Glamorigan. 

 The Corsair a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Count Piedmont beat The Corsair. 

 Dimple beat Bloomo II. 

 Oliver Twist beat Florence Gladstone. 



Fourth Series. 

 Dimple beat Count Piedmont. 

 Oliver Twist a bye. 



Final for First Place. 

 Dimple beat Oliver Twist and won first prize. 



Ties for Second Place. 

 Oliver Twist beat Count Piedmont and won second place. 

 Count Piedmont was placed third. 



THE ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE. 

 The All-Aged Setter Stake had eighteen starters. The 

 quality of the dogs and work was very good. The grounds, 



being open, gave an opportunity for full display of range 

 and speed. The weather, being warm after early morning, 

 was an element in testing a dog's endurance. The judges 

 were Prof. W. Legar<5, Marietta, Ga.; H. B. Duryea, New 

 York, and T. L. Martin, Lexington, Ky. The judging on 

 the whole was excellent. The interest continued unabated 

 to the end. Following is the order in which they were 

 drawn to run : 



Dashing Lady (W. H. Colquitt), black, wbite and tan 

 bitch (Dashing Rover — Trinket, 



K'lainsl 



Pet Gladstone (West Tennessee Kennels), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Gladstone — Sue). 



Bohemian Girl (W. G. Mellier), black and white bitch 

 (Count Noble— Mollie Belton), 



against 



Ladt C. (West Tennessee Kennels), black, white and tan 

 bitch (Coleman's London— Belle of Hatchie). 



May Queen (F. F. Myles), black and white bitch (Dan J. 

 —Lady May), 



ayah) xt 



LASS O'Buck (Olive Branch Kennels), black, white aud 

 tan bitch (Buckellew— Ida). 



Bob H. (A. J. Crovat), black and white dog (Count Noble 

 —Belle Boyce), 



arjainst 



Dimple (F. F. Myles), black, white and tan bitch (Gordon 

 —Blanch). 



King's Mark (J. I. Case, Jr.), black and white dog (King 

 Noble— Belle Belton), 



against 



BANG Bradlaugh (Olive Branch Kennels), lemon and 

 white dog (Buckellew— Jolly Daisy). 



Brandon (J. O'H. Denny), lemon aud white dog (Royal 

 Rock — Lewis's Nellie), 



against 



Bob (F. F. Myles), black and white dog (Oberlum— Bess). 



Toledo Blade (J. E. Dager), black, white and tan dog 

 (Roderigo— Lillian), 



against 



Rubicon (West Tennessee Kennels), black, white and tan 

 dog (Ben Hill— Zoe W.). 



DAN Gladstone (J. W. Renfroe), black, white and tan 

 dog (Gladstone— Sue), 



against 



Little Gift (Bert Crane), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Queen Bess). 



Cincinnatus (J. E. Dager), black, white and tan dog 

 (Count Noble— Dido II.), 



against 



Maude (Bert Crane), black, white and tan bitch (Dog- 

 whip — Harrison's Juno) 



First SeHes. 



DASHING LADY AND PET GLADSTONE. 



C. Tucker handled Dashing Lady, B. M. Stephenson 

 handled Pet Gladstone. Lady had a bad habit of occasion- 

 ally pointing and flushing her birds, which impaired the 

 quality of her work, although she showed good finding 

 qualities. Both retrieved well. There was not much dif- 

 ference in their performance on birds, barring Lady's un- 

 reliability at times. Lady had the better style; there was 

 not much difference in speed or range. Most' of the work 

 was done in thickets. Down 30m. Pet Gladstone was the 

 winner. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND LADY C. 

 The former was handled by W. W. Titus, the latter by 



B. M. Stephenson. The heat began at 12:22, the hottest part 

 of the day and the most unfavorable for finding. Both 

 ranged wide and fast, Bohemian Girl having a decided ad- 

 vantage. Lady C. pointed a bevy nicely, and retrieved 

 well. Bohemian Girl made a nice point on one of the single 

 birds, and made a neat retrieve. They were sent on to find 

 another bevy. Lady C. false-pointed twice, and Bohemian 

 Girl backed well. This was all the work done. Bohemian 

 Girl had the advantage in pace, range and style and was 

 awarded the heat. 



MAY QUEEN AND LASS O'BUCK. 

 The heat began at 3:30, after the heat for first place in the 

 Derby had been run. R, P. McCargo handled May Queen; 



C. L. Stewart handled Lass O'Buck. The latter ran a very 

 poor heat, trotting about indifferently a few yards from 

 her handler. It was said that ordinarily she was a fine ran- 

 ger, but that the presence of the crowd intimidated her. 

 The heat was one-sided, May getting a point on a bevy, and 

 a point or two on single birds. Lass pointed one of the 

 birds. She backed well. May Queen won. Down 30m. 



DIMPLE AND BOB H. 



They were started at 4:06. D. E, Rose handled the latter, 

 R. P. McCargo the former. Bob showed a disposition to 

 false-point. Dimple found a bevy aud pointed it well; Bob 

 backed. Dimple made a good back to Bob's point on a lark. 

 They were ordered up at 4:46, and the heat was undecided. 

 Thursday was clear, bright and calm, just cool enough for 

 work. A gentle breeze blew from the northwest. The un- 

 finished heat between Dimple and Bob H. was begun at 8 

 o'clock, about a half mile from town. Each made a false 

 point in the early part of the. heat. Bob's nose appeared to 

 be off, as he worked on his birds bunglingly. Dimple started 

 with less vim and range, but as the heat progressed she im- 

 proved in her pace. Dimple pointed very well. Bob re- 

 trieved. He showed a disposition to false-point and was 

 slow in locating his birds accurately. Dimple had the better 

 style, and , taking the heat as a whole, some superiority in 

 range. Dimple won. Down 45m. The heat for second 

 place in the Derby was run after this heat. 



KING'S MARK AND BANG BRADLAUGH. 



They were cast off at 9:39in a cornfield. King's Mark was 

 handled by Charles Barker; Bang Bradlaugh by C. L. Stew- 

 art. King's Mark had better speed, range and style, hunt- 

 ing for his birds with good judgment comparatively. He 

 showed a disposition to false-point at times. Soon after the 

 heat began he was lost for a few minutes and found on a 

 point on a bevy. Each showed reliable backing. Bang 

 showed merit in locating and pointing single birds, but had 

 no speed in ranging or quickness in locating, besides show- 

 ing unsteadiness to wing. King's Mark won easily in 30m. 

 BRANDON AND BOB. 



D. E. Rose handled Brandon; R. P. McCargo handled Bob. 

 The heat began at 10:16. The pace or range was not very 

 fast or wide in this heat. The style was in favor of Bran- 

 don. Bob was not staunch on some of his points. The work 

 done was light in quantity. Brandon retrieved. He won 

 easily in 30m. 



TOLEDO BLADE AND RUBICON. 

 C. Tucker handled the former; B. M. Stephenson handled 

 the latter. They were cast off at 10:56. A full half hour 

 was gone before birds were found. Rubicon pointed a bevy 

 by a ditch and was steady to shot. Toledo Blade pointed a 

 single bird; Rubicon backed, but broketheback. Each had 

 made a false point. They were down lh. Just after they 

 were ordered up Rubicon was found pointing a bevy; Toledo 

 Blade backed. Rubicon had a slouchy style of going, wa3 



heavy in pace and was listless on his points. Toledo showed 

 a much higher grade of work, and bad better speed, style 

 and a more uniform rauge, and won. 



DAN GLADSTONE AND LITTLE GIFT. 



Dan was handled by Porter; Gift by Nesbitt. The heat 

 began at 12:03, and was run until 12:39 without finding. The 

 running was discontinued and the party went to lunch. At 

 1:15 the heat was resumed. The heat was not a good work- 

 ing one, both dogs making errors and not pointing as quickly 

 and accurately as they should considering the opportunities. 

 Each made a good retrieve and both were steady to wing 

 and shot. Dan had a slight advantage in pace, range and 

 style. Dan made two points on single birds and made three 

 flushes; Little Gift made two points and one flush. The 

 heat was awarded to Dan Gladstone. Down lh. 



CINCINNATUS AND MAUD. 



Tucker handled the former; Nesbitt the latter. Cincin- 

 natus was very disobedient and self-willed. He paid little 

 heed to the whistle or commands. His range and pace were 

 superior. There was hardly a breath of air stirring, and the 

 temperature was warm. Each retrieved well. Cincinnatus 

 made the greater number of points and was quicker and 

 more determined in his work on birds. Down 30m. Cincin- 

 natus won. Summary: 



Pet Gladstone beat Dashing Lady. 



Bohemian Girl beat Lady C. 



May Queen beat Lass O'Buck. 



Dimple beat Bob H. 



King's Mark beat Bang Bradlaugh. 



Brandon beat Bob. 



Toledo Blade beat Rubicon. 



Dan Gladstone beat Little Gift. 



Cincinnatus beat Maud. 



Second SeHes. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND PET GLADSTONE. 



The heat began at 2:23. Bohemian Girl took a wide cast 

 soon after starting and was found pointing a bevy. The 

 judges were looking for her, and had requested some others 

 to assist. She was found by a spectator pointing a bevy. He 

 called to one of the judges, stating that she was on a point. 

 The judge called to a reporter requesting him to inform the 

 handler of the Girl that she was pointing. Titus killed and 

 the Girl retrieved nicely. Mr. Stephenson then came up and 

 stated publicly to the judges that the reporters were talking 

 entirely too much, and that it must be stopped. Notwith- 

 standing the dogs were several times ordered on by the 

 judges, he did not cease till he delivered himself of his full 

 measure of bombast. The explanation that the handler was 

 informed at the request of the judges appeared to neither 

 appease his anger nor call to his mind that he was not run- 

 ning the affairs of the club. Pet pointed a single bird and 

 retrieved nicely. Bohemian Girl backed well. She had a 

 decided superiority in pace and range, and better style. 

 Although there was little work done, the difference in the 

 quality of the competition was so palpable that it was un- 

 necessary to continue longer, and the heat was awarded to 

 Bohemian Girl. Down 30m. 



KING'S MARK AND MAY QUEEN. 



They were started at 3:04. Mav pointed first and was 

 steady to shot. Mark pointed a single and Barker asked 

 permission to waive the retrieve, the bird having fallen in 

 an unfavorable place. His request was granted. May 

 retrieved the bird shortly afterward, which did not meet 

 Mr. Barker's approval. He insisted on throwing out the 

 bird and having his dog retrieve it against the order of the 

 judges. Mr. Duryea gave him a very salutary reprimand, 

 which acted beneficially on his handling thereafter. Each 

 pointed separately on single birds; Barker killed and Mark 

 retrieved. On stubble both made game, and roaded and 

 pointed alternately. May was first to the birds and pointed 

 them; Mark backed. May retrieved tenderly, but did not 

 seek properly for the bird. Each made a point afterward. 

 King's Mark won. Down 30m. The work was not of a 

 high grade. The heat was close in the quality of merit 

 shown. 



BRANDON AND DIMPLE. 



They were started at 3:39. The work done was mostly on 

 scattered birds of two bevies marked down by spectators. 

 On the single birds Brandon got a slight lead, although his 

 work was not very quick and not always accurate. Dimple's 

 nose appeared to be somewhat off, as she did not do as well 

 as in previous performances. She was superior in pace, 

 range and style. The heat was a close one, taking all the 

 qualities into consideration, and could have been decided 

 either way on the work done. Brandon won. Down lh. 

 This ended the running for Thursday. 



TOLEDO BLADE AND DAN GLADSTONE. 



The weather was much the same as on the previous days, 

 clear and pleasant, the morning being cool. They were cast 

 off at 8:27 on new grounds, about three or four miles from 

 town. Dan opened the work by pointing a bevy, Toledo 

 Blade backing to order. Porter shot and Toledo Blade broke 

 in badly and showed some unsteadiness afterward on. a 

 single bird which he pointed, flushed and was anxious to 

 gain possession of. Each then made a point on single birds. 

 Toledo retrieved tenderly, but searched with awkwardness 

 and without judgment. Dan had Toledo Blade well beaten 

 until the latter part of the heat when the Blade redeemed 

 himself and snatched victory out of the fire. He made six 

 points on single birds in succession and one flush, his woz'k 

 being both rapid and accurate. He had slightly better style 

 on point; in motion they were about equal. Neither ranged 

 as wide as was desirable, the better speed and range being a 

 little in favor of Toledo Blade. Cincinnatus did not run a 

 bye in this series. The running resulted: 



Bohemian Girl beat Pet Gladstone. 



King's Mark beat May Queen. 



Brandon beat Dimple. 



Toledo Blade beat Dan Gladstone. 



Cincinnatus a bye. 



Third Series. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND CINCINNATUS. 



The heat began at 9:10. Bohemian Girl soon found and 

 pointed a bevy and was backed by Cincinnatus. They were 

 steady to shot. The Girl showed better work and more of 

 it on the scattered birds, finding and pointing quicker than 

 her competitor. Cincinnatus was not always reliable on 

 his points. He retrieved tenderly, but found the dead bird 

 with difficulty. After the work on the first bevy was ended 

 they were sent on, working toward some woods about 300- 

 yds. away where some birds had been marked down. The 

 Girl took a long cast ahead, caught scent in the open field 

 and gave an exhibition of first-class work in locating and 

 pointing a bevy. She took quick casts on the scent, each 

 bringing her nearer to the birds which she quickly located 

 and accurately pointed. Titus killed one of the birds and the 

 Girl retrieved nicely. She won. She had a decided advan- 

 tage in speed, range and style. Down 30m. 



BRANDON AND KING'S MARK, 



The heat began at 9:48. A wide detour was made and the 

 dogs were worked back to where the birds of the last bevy 

 were scattered in pine woods, and on these the heat was set- 

 tled. Brandon retrieved well. He also performed better on 

 the scattered birds, both in respect to quantity and quality. 

 The pace of each was ordinary and the rauge not very wide! 

 At the end of 30m. Brandon won. The dog having the bye 

 was required to run a side heat. The "running was as 

 follows: 



Bohemian Girl beat Cincinnatus. 



