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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 13, 1888. 



Brandon beat King's Mark. 

 Toledo Blade a bye. 



Fourth Scries. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND TOLEDO BLADE. 



This beat was begun at 10:40. The heat was a good work- 

 ing one and was well contested. No birds were found in the 

 first 30m. Bohemian Girl was lost for a few minutes, and 

 found on point a short distance away in sedge grass in pines. 

 She was steady to shot and wing. On the single birds, 

 Toledo Blade had some advantage in quickness and quan- 

 tity "but none in accuracy; On ranging and pace the Ghrl 

 was decidedly superior and was awarded the. heat. Her 

 style in ranging was the better; on point there was but little 

 superiority. The limning in this series was as follows: 



Bohemian Girl beat Toledo Blade. 



Brandon a bye. 



Final Meat for First Place. 



BOHEMIAN GIRL AND BKANDON. 

 They were cast off at 12:40. Quite a long hunt was made 

 without finding. A bevy was marked down by some specta- 

 tors. Brandon pointed it- Bohemian Girl backed. The bevy 

 was flushed and lighted about one hundred yards away. On 

 the scattered birds Bohemian Girl made two points and two 

 flushes, Brandon two or three points and three or four 

 flushes. Bohemian Girl had a decided advantage in range, 

 speed and style. Brandon retrieved well. Titus did not 

 kill. Brandon had a sore foot aud was wearing a boot. The 

 injury cut down his speed and range perceptibly. Down 

 30m. Bohemian Girl won. She has a fine disposition and 

 was elegantly trained. 



Ties for Second Place. 



TOLEDO BLADE AND BRANDON. 

 They were cast off at 2:10. Toledo Blade had the advan- 

 tage inspeed. rangeand style. Bi-andon was limping slightly 

 on his injured forefoot. Toledo pointed a bevy and Brandon 

 backed. Blade retrieved. Brandon flushed going <up wind 

 of the bird. Next he pointed single and Toledo backed, and 

 broke in when the bird flushed. Toledo Blade won second, 

 Down 30m. 



Brandon was awarded 5Q per cent, of third; Gincinnatus 

 and Dan Gladstone each 25 per cent, of third, pimple had 

 run a very superior race and was worthy of consideration in 

 the division of third. Following is the" summary: 



First Series. 

 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. 

 Cineinnatus beat Maud. 



Second Series. 

 Bohemian Girl beat Pet Gladstone. 

 King's Mark beat Di mple. 

 Toledo Blade beat Dan Gladstone. 

 Cineinnatus a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Bohemian Girl beat Cineinnatus. 

 Brandon beat King's Mark. 

 Toledo Blade a bye. 



Fourth Series. 

 Bohemian Girl beat Toledo Blade. 

 Brandon a bye. 



Final Heat for First Place. 

 Bohemian Girl beat Brandon and won first prize. 



Ties for Second Place. 

 Toledo Blade beat Brandon and won second prize. 

 Third was divided, one-half to Brandon and one-quarter 

 each to Cineinnatus and Dan Gladstone. 



THE POINTER STAKE. 



The Pointer Stake began on If id day, immediately after the 

 All-Aged Setter Stake was ended. The judges were Dr. R. 

 I. Hampton, Messrs. B. P. nolliday, Prairie Station. Mis.s., 

 and T. L. Martin, Lexington, Ky. The weather was pleas- 

 ant; in fact, pleasanter weather never favored a field trial 

 than that of the week of the running. Birds were fairly 

 plentiful, but not iu sufficient numbers to run off several 

 stakes in the best manner when the dogs are of mixed qual- 

 ity, the poor dogs always consuming the most time. The 

 trials on the whole were ably conducted and were a success. 

 Everything passed off pleasantly and satisfactorily, barring 

 some discontent at decisions, more or less of which is alwavs 

 present at field trials. Some of the decisions in the Pointer 

 Stake were not well received, but on the whole the judges 

 handled it very ably; in fact, the judges in each stake con- 

 ducted the running skillfully and placed the dogs with cor- 

 rectness. They were painstaking and industrious. Col. 

 Sherrod and Mr. J. Shelly Hudson were marshals. The 

 stake had twelve starters, as follows: 



OssiAN (P. T, Madison), liver and white dog (Croxteth— 

 Amine), 



against 



Lebanon (Lebanon Kennels), lemon and white dog (Tim- 

 Peg). 



Consolation (C. H. Odell), lemon and white dog (Bang 

 Bang— Grace III.), 



against 



Graph (W. M. Tower), black and white dog (Brown Stout 

 — Clytie). 



Graphic (Chas. Heath), liver and white dog (Bonus 

 Sancho— Fursdon's Juno), 



against 



Lady Zeal (John E. Gill), liver and white bitch (Croxteth 

 —Amine). 



Duke op Hessen (F. R. Hitchcock), liver and white dog 

 (Luck of Hessen— Blarney), 



against 



Bloomo II. (Chas. Heath), liver and white bitch (Bang II. 



Roger Williams (C. H. O'Dell), lemon and white dog 

 (Bang Bang— Lalla Rookh) , s 

 against 



Lass of Maine (H. F, Farnham), black and white bitch 

 (Graphic— Zitta). 



Sally Brass II. (E. P. Dortch), liver and white bitch 

 (Graphic— Meally), 



. against 



Beau of Portland (H, F. Farnham), black and white 



dog (Graphic— Zitta). 



OSSIAN AND LEBANON. 

 The heat began at 3:13. Ossian was handled by D. E 

 Rose: Luke White handled Lebanon. Both roaded a bevy 

 down wind about 200yds. Both pointed and roaded alter- 

 nately. Each pointed the bevy. Rose shot and killed; 

 Lebanon broke in. Ossian got two points on single birds, 

 and one flush. Lebanon did not secure a point on birds, but 

 bad some flushes to his score. Down 30m. Ossian won 



CONSOLATION AND GRAPH. 



Luke White haudled Consolation: S. L. Porter handled 

 Graph. The heat began at 3:50. Consolation sbovyed supe- 

 riority in pace, range and style, but was disobedient. He 

 found two bevies and made some points on singles, making 

 one point at a bird in a tree, several feet from the ground. 

 Graph pointed a bird nicely in the woods, and was steady. 

 Consolation retrieved a bird which was thrown out by one 

 of the judges. Consolation won. 



GRAPHIC AND LADY ZEAL. 



Graphic had a very lame forefoot and was withdrawn. 

 Lady Zeal ran a bye. 



DUKE OP HESSEN AND BLOOMO II. 



C. Tucker handled Duke of Hessen; B. M. Stephenson 

 handled Bloomo II. They were cast off at 4:27 and ran till 

 4:52 without finding any birds. The running for the day 

 then ended. Saturday was a little cloudy. A mild south- 

 west wind blew. Tlie heat was continued at 7:4.5. Duke 

 pointed a bevy, Bloomo refused to back, drew in and shared 

 the point for a moment, then flushed the bevy. At the end 

 of 30m. Duke won. He had better range, and stayed out at 

 his work better. 



LASS OP MAINE AND ROGER WILLIAMS. 



Roger was handled by Luke White; Lass of Maine by H. 

 M. Short. Roger presumably flushed a bevy as he was at 

 work close to it when it flushed. Lass pointed a single bird, 

 and also found and pointed a bevy; she was steady to shot 

 and retrieved well. Roger backed reliably, and made two 

 points on single birds, and retrieved well. He had better 

 range and speed. Lass won. 



BEAU OF PORTLAND AND SALLY BRASS II. 



Sally Brass was handled by W. T. Mitchell; Beau of Port- 

 land by H. M. Short. They were run one hour without any 

 satisfactory work on birds. They were taken up and put 

 down again at 1 1:00 and run 30m. Each made two flushes. 

 Beau bad the better pace and range, and won. The running 

 of the first series resulted as follows: 



Ossian beat Lebanon. 



Consolation beat Graph. 



Lady Zeal a bye. Graphic withdrawn. 



Duke of Hessen beat Bloomoo II. 



Lass of Maine beat Roger Williams. 



Beau of Portland beat Sally Brass II. 



Second Series. 



OSSIAN AND CONSOLATION. 



The heat began at 10:20 and lasted 30m. Ossian pointed a 

 bevy which was worked down near a thicket. On the scat- 

 tered birds in thick cover Ossian made several points; the 

 handlers were separated and worked on different ground 

 while work on the scattered birds was being done. Conso- 

 lation made some points on singles and was under better 

 control than when lie ran his previous heat. He bad an 

 advantage in pace and range. Both were steady to shot and 

 wing. Ossian did more work on the birds and won. 



LADY ZEAL AND LASS OF MAINE- 



They were cast off at 11:47. Lady Zeal pointed a bevy and 

 Lass backed. Lady broke shot and retrieved the dead bird. 

 Going down wind she flushed a bevy aud made one point on 

 the single birds and two flushes. Lass backed well. Down 

 lh. Lass won. The party then went to lunch. 



BEAU OF PORTLAND AND DUKE OF HESSEN. 



They were cast off at 1:25. This heat was the best of the 

 stake, considering range, speed and clean work on birds. 

 Beau was first to find a bevy, and he retrieved the dead bird 

 nicely. On scattered birds Beau outworked Duke, showing- 

 better nose and judgment. He again found and pointed a 

 bevy; Duke backed; Short sent Beau on and the bevy flushed 

 around him. Duke made some good poiuts and retrieved 

 well. The style on point was about equal. Duke had a 

 slight superiority in range. Beau's performance was a sur- 

 prise considering his performance iu nis previous heat. He 

 won. Down 30m. The second series was as follows: 



Ossian beat Consolation. 



Lady Zeal beat Lass of Maine. 



Beau of Portland beat Duke of Hessen. 



Third Series. 



OSSIAN AND LADY ZEAL. 

 ♦ They were started at 2:02. On scattered birds Ossian 

 pointed a single bird; Lady was kept steady by command. 

 Rose shot and missed; Ossian, when ordered on, resumed 

 his point, and Rose flushed another bird; Lady backed in- 

 differently. At the expiration of 30m. Ossian won. Beau of 

 Portland had a bye but did not run a side heat. Summary: 

 Ossian beat Lady Zeal. 

 Beau of Portland, a bye. 



Final for First Place, 



OSSIAN AND BEAU OF PORTLAND. 



They were started at 2:45 and drew a large area without 

 finding. At the end of a half hour they were ordered up 

 and the party went to other grounds. Beau found and 

 pointed a bevy in a ran; Ossian backed. Ossian roaded and 

 pointed a rabbit, Beau backed. Beau pointed twice single 

 birds in sedge, and found and pointed a bevy. Ossian made 

 two or three points on single birds. There was not much 

 difference in style. Beau had some advantage in range and 

 maintained a more uniform pace. The heat ended at 4:27 

 and Beau of Portland won the heat and first place. 



By consent of all concerned, the judges were allowed to 

 place the dogs second and third without further running as 

 the heat for second place would have to be postponed till 

 Monday, if run. The judges placed Ossian second! Duke of 

 Hessen fifty per cent, of third. Consolation and Lady Zeal, 

 each twenty-five per cent, of third. The latter was not a good 

 selection as there was nothing in her work to commend her 

 for a place. Roger Williams had shown better work, and a 

 higher quality of field capabilities than Lady Zeal. This 

 ended the inaugural trials of the Southern Field Trial Club, 

 a successful meetiug. 



SUMMARY. 



First Series. 



Ossian beat Lebanon. 



Consolation beat Graph. 



Graphic (withdrawn) Lady Zeal (a bye), 



Duke of Hessen beat Bloomo II. 



Lass of Maine beat Roger Williams. 



Beau of Portland beat Sally Brass II. 



Second Series. 

 Ossian beat Consolation. 

 Lady Zeal beat Lass of Maine. 

 Beau of Portland beat Duke of Hessen. 



Third Scries. 

 Ossian beat Lady Zeal. 

 Beau of Portland a bye. 



Final for First PUtce. 

 Beau of Portland beat Ossian and won first prize. 

 Ossian was awarded second prize. 



Duke of Hessen, 50 per cent of third; Consolation and 

 Lady Zeal, each 25 per cent of third. 



MASCOUTAH KENNEL CLTJB.— Dec. 6.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: At a meeting last evening of the Board of 

 Directors of the Mascoutah Kennel Club, Norman Williams, 

 Esq., was elected president of the club. The resignation of 

 Mr. Cobb was due to business engagements which necessi- 

 tate a long sojourn in Europe.— John L. Lincoln, Jr. 



THE ST. BERNARD PRIZES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Dec. 5 is an article headed "St. Bernard 

 Prizes," signed "Essex," which would lead a novice to 

 believe that American-bred St. Bernards possessed little 

 merit and had almost no chance at all of winning any of the 

 specials offered by the St. Bernard Club of America. Will 

 you kindly publish the following for the benefit of breeders, 

 exhibitors and admirers of St. Bernards? 



The St. Bernard Club of America offers twenty-six cups? 

 to be competed for at the shows of 1889, and while the entire 

 twenty-six are open to American-bred dogs, fourteen of the 

 cups are for American-bred exclusively, four for stud dogs, 

 four for brood bitches, and only eight for dogs irrespective 

 of breeding. 



By referring to the prize winners of 1888 "Essex" will 

 notice that, if these prizes had been competed for this year, 

 not one of the cups would have reverted to the club for lack 

 of American-bred dogs of merit. 



At New York the cup for the best American-bred smooth- 

 coated dog would have been competed for by Petrarch, 

 second prize open class, and Lord Hector, first ;prize puppy 

 class. The cup for the corresponding bitch would have had 

 three competitors: Daphne from the champions, Thisbe r 

 first prize open class, and Myrtle, first prize puppy class.- 

 The rough-coated dog cup would have been won by cham- 

 pion Otho or Lando Hector, first prize puppy class, The 

 corresponding bitch class would have found one worthy of 

 the cup in Dorothy, first puppy, and perhaps one in the 

 open class. (I have forgotten the prize winners in that class 

 and cannot say positively). 



At Boston the cup for the best American-bred smooth- 

 coated dog would have had Petrarch, first prize open class,, 

 and Duke of Brunswick, first puppy class, as competitors.. 

 The cup for corresponding bitch would have been competed 

 for by champion Daphne, Apolloua. first open class, and 

 Myrtle, first puppy class. In the rough-coated dog class 

 there would have been champion Otho and Melrose Prince. 

 I am not positive about the hitter's breeding, but if he is not 

 an American dog, Prince Leo would have competed in his 

 place. In tbe corresponding bitch class Princess Gilder- 

 would have taken the cup. 



This disposes of eight cups. Of the remaining six, four 

 are offered at the New Jersey Kennel Club show and two at 

 Chicago. As neither club held a show this year I cannot 

 prove what would have happened to these cups if the clubs 

 had held shows, but I have no doubt that worthy competi- 

 tors will be presented in 1889. The Board of Governors in- 

 tend to offer handsome cups and believe that a dog, to win 

 one, should possess some merit other than being bred in 

 America. 



Don't you think American dogs are protected sufficiently 

 when fourteen out of twenty-six cups are set apart for them 

 exclusively? They can also win the remaining twelve if 

 they have sufficient merit. W. H. JoEGKEL, J r. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Though "Essex," as a member of the St. Bernard Club, 

 has a perfect right to disagree with the decisions taken by 

 the Board of Governors in regard to specials in the shape of 

 club cups, it shows very bad taste on his part to drag the 

 matter before the public, If "Essex" has reasons for being 

 dissatisfied, why did he not write on the subject to one or the 

 other of the officers of the club, with several of whom he is 

 personally acquainted? "Essex" knows full well that had 

 he pursued this course and privately called the attention of 

 the Board to what he considers an injustice to the individual 

 members of the club, his views would have received due con- 

 sideration and the Board would have had reason to appre- 

 ciate his action. Does "Essex" not think that family mat- 

 ters are best adjusted at home? Do they concern the public 

 at large? Most emphatically, no! The same with club mat- 

 ters. The Board of Governors is supposed to manage the 

 affairs of the club and to act for the benefit of the club as a 

 whole, and not for private ends. I do not intend to touch 



Essex's ' insinuations, which would imply the contrary. 

 They are entirely uncalled for and not worthy of being 

 noticed. 



According to him the home-bred dogs have no chance of 

 winning any of the cups at all, and yet out of the twenty- 

 six cups fourteen are for American-bred dogs exclusively 

 and the other twelve are for dogs irrespective of breeding*, 

 The club members who own valuable imported stock have 

 as many claims on the club as the "average American 

 breeder" (member of the club of course) who sends his bitch 

 to the imported dog. Both need to be encouraged if the 

 breed is to be improved. 



The action of the meeting of Nov. 12 is well understood 

 by ' Essex." It was taken purposely to prevent members of 

 the club from winning a trophy with undeserving speci- 

 mens. Such a course, naturally, is not gratifying to those 

 who own stock whose only qualifications are, first, that it is 

 owned by a member of the club and second, that it was bom 

 in America. 



It is not very likely, however, that the case will occur 

 where a cup for best American-bred will revert to the club, 

 because the best dog (American-bred) failed to win a prize 

 in its respective regular class. Still, it might occur. Here 

 is an instance; At the last St. Paul show a dog which had 

 won two firsts at previous shows in the West was turned 

 out of the ring by Chas. H. Mason, who was judging, be- 

 cause it was a St. Bernard in name only. It is an American- 

 bred dog and is owned by a member of the club. 



"Essex" says: "The American breeders need protection." 

 Yes,and so does the club in its endeavors to improve the 

 breed. It (the club) needs to be protected from dogs like the 

 above. 



"Essex," I know, has a better opinion of our home-bred 

 dogs, and, as a breeder and owner of prize winners, be can 

 certainly not countenance the giving away of specials to 

 specimens simply because they are bred at home, but are 

 no credit either to the club or to the breed. 



It is true that, possibly, a good dog shown in the open 

 class might be handicapped from competing for the cup for 

 best dog or bitch (irrespective of breeding) owned by a mem- 

 ber of the club, but the restriction would affect the im- 

 ported dogs as well as the home-bred ones. For instance: 

 Three imported cracks, A, B and C, not belonging to mem- 

 bers of the club, take 1st, 2d and 3d. The reserve goes to 

 another very good dog called D, and owned by a club mem- 

 ber. This dog could easily win a second and might, in the 

 future, winsome firsts, when not in such hot competition. 

 Now, according to the restriction, this dog D cannot compete 

 for the cup for best dog or bitch (irrespective of breeding) 

 owned by a member of the club. I admit that, on the sur- 

 face, this does not seem right nor just, but the line has to be 

 drawn somewhere, and it is not judicious to make flesh of 

 one and fish of the other. 



Besides it is not very likely that the case above referred 

 to would occur, for owners of cracks, not already members 

 of the club, will not neglect to join before showing their 

 dogs. There is another point which has escaped the criti- 

 cism of "Essex." It is this one: In the same class (rough- 

 coated, open) the dog E takes the first vhc. , he is a good 

 specimen, that, like the dog D, can win in a fair class. He 

 is American-bred and belongs to another club member, 

 and hence ought to be entitled to compete for the cup for 

 best American-bred rough-coated dog. However, because 

 he failed to win a prize in his regular class, he is debarred 

 from competing, and the cup goes to the dog puppy F, which 

 may be a poor wretch, but happens to have been born in 

 America and to be owned by a member, and managed to get 

 a third in the puppy class, because tbe competition was of 

 the poorest. 



