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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 27, 8&. 



Jock against Ned, 



Argus against General Arthur. 



Steve against Bob. 



Force against Doris. 



BANG AND GOUT 

 were put down at 10:55 at east side of island and hunted 

 southerly to South Point. Bang stopped m the high ^sedge 

 grass at the point in undecided fashion. Gout ranging wide 

 tame up and seeing Bang backed nicely. The former 

 roaded along slowly and finally wheeled away from, the 

 scent and galloped off. Fortunately handler did not claim 

 a point during the time the dog stopped. A move to west 

 along south side of island. Both .logs worked nicely .Quar- 

 tering the ground systematically and well. Now and then 

 a bird or two would flush, but at such a distauce off that 

 no fault could be found with either dog. Halfway across 

 Gout pointed. Bang, called for a back, refused it, /jading 

 along until past Gout. No bird found. Then followed 

 cmite a tramp, across High Top, to Short Cut, then a turn 

 to Ceder Mead and past Rock Oak. Gout here refused 

 a point of Bang, roading in and passing the black dog, the 

 bird flushing wild some distance ahead of him. Through 

 Cedar Mead to the old clay pit, now fast growing up to a 

 mass of canes and weeds. Here Gout made a Stiff point 

 and was backed by Bang. After a few seconds Gout moved 

 along, Bang followed fast and got close up, when both dogs 

 stopped together on staunch point. The birds rose wild. 

 There were two bevies, the first a lot of 20, whose noise in 

 rising started the other bevy, the latter numbering as many 

 if not more birds than the first. Both dogs did excellent 

 work on these birds. Quail were followed to what in old 

 Eastern Field Trial days was known as the Devil's Kitchen, 

 a spot of some two acres in extent grown to the thickest of 

 cover by the matting together of vines, grasses and shrubs. 

 It is even yet in some degree impassable to man or dog. 

 Many paths have, however, been cut through it, these lead- 

 ing in everv direction. Hero Gout got two capital points, 

 Bang backing elegantly. On the last bird being put up, 

 shot and killed, Gout was ordered to retrieve, he did so in 

 indifferent, fashion. Bang retrieved the bird afterward in 

 magnificent style. Brace ordered up at 1:10 P.M. and a 

 move made for lunch at club houss. Promptly at half- 

 past-two the second brace 



NED AND JOCK 



were cast off to west of club house and hunted over the hills 

 in that direction, and toward North Point, now known as 

 Unlicensed Bar. Nothing found. A turn made south 

 toward Cedar Mead. Here Ned found a bird and got a 

 point. Jock called up for a back, refused it, but ranged up 

 to and alongside of Ned. Ned theu roaded along a few yards, 

 but going slowly and cautiously. As soon as he moved Jock 

 took a short swirl, and coming back again, took position 

 with Ned, but facing him. Bird rose wild before trie dogs. 

 To expedite matters. Bob was ordered to run with the other 

 dogs, he being one of the next brace. A long weary tramp 

 followed through the woods, over hills and down hollows. 

 Birds in any number could be heard as they rose, but at such 

 distance as to preclude all idea of getting their direction. 

 At last Jock secured a point. Bob called in and backed 

 nicely. Birds ran from under Jock's nose, Mr. Stanley see- 

 ing them running ahead of the dogs. Both dogs now roaded 

 along, stopping and roading alternately. Ned, who had 

 been ranging wide, now came up and took position alongside 

 the others, not backing. Ned finally roaded along faster 

 than the others and passed them, moving so rapidly as to 

 flush three bird3. He was somewhat unsteady to wing, but 

 stopped to order. Amove was made across woods eastward. 

 In the middle of these woods occurred one of those episodes 

 which are continually happening to shooting men when dogs 

 and men forget all about the matter in hand, and go in for 

 a jolly time regardless of all rules, the judges being as 

 much rattled as the competing men and quadrupeds. Jock, 

 moving along in his steady way, pointed with nose down 

 over a heap of brush. "Rabbit," sang out every one. Bob 

 and Ned both backed for a single moment, when Mr. Stan- 

 ley shoved his foot in the brush to start the supposed hare. 

 Instead of a hare out dashed two gray squirrels — immense, 

 lusty fellows they were, too. Bob and Ned dashed after one, 

 the other finding it extremely hot with Jock's jaws so close 

 to his hindquarters, turned quickly and sought the protec- 

 tion of the brush. Jock was close on him and shoved under 

 the brush after him, grabbing him and shaking the squirrel 

 as a dog does a rat. At the squals of the squirrel and the 

 threshing of the leaves, out burst six more. Bang! went one 

 gun, then another; back came Ned and Bob, and for a little 

 while pandemonium reigned. It was a bark and a bite, a 

 shot and a shout, until three squirrels were had and the rest 

 scattered no one knew where. Judges and members roared 

 with laughter, the dogs came back looking foolish. Bob, 

 worst of all, had struck some colored material in his mad 

 race, his head looking as if he had just pulled it from out a 

 pot of yellow paint. His comical appearance as he shook 

 his head and snuffed started everybody on the roar again. 

 Result, one kill for Jock and another for Stanley; Hester 

 lost one hard hit, while all the others had nothing to their 

 credit but powder smoke and noise. The dogs were now 

 taken up and three others put down. Time 4:10. 



GENERAL ARTHUR— STEVE— ABGUS. 

 Hunting through the woods to Black Snake Trail, through 

 that open lot to East Bluff, along the bluff north, through 

 the woods; Arthur here did some excellent work. He 

 secured a point, stopped, roaded, stopped again, roaded on 

 to his final stop; it was all of 200yds. Two birds flushed 

 themselves wild a long way ahead. Arthur somewhat un- 

 steady, but stopped at once to order. The dog soon got 

 another point, followed it up well, for the birds were run- 

 ning fast. Arthur would road along, then take a turn to 

 right or left, or both, to see whether they were trying to 

 flank him, then resume his roading again. This was re- 

 peated several times in a run of say 200yds. At last the 

 birds, tired of such a chase, rose wild. Arthur dropped to 

 wing. Doctor Speir and Judge Pentz walked on, but Arthur 

 refused to follow, remaining crouched close to the ground. 

 The Doctor called but he refused to move. Turning to po 

 to him the Doctor flushed four birds which had been lying 

 close, the dog steady to wing. All this took close to half 

 an hour, and was as lovely, as clean a bit of work as is often 

 seen. Moving on through woods and fields Arthur scored 

 point after point, until it was too dark to work longer 

 This was the best work of any done at this season's trials 

 Unfortunately, Judge Pratt had followed another lot of 

 birds with the handlers of Argus and Steve. So there was 

 no opportunity to try Arthur's manner of backing or retriev- 

 ing, as no bird had been killed over his dozen or more 

 points; it was decided to try his qualifications in these 

 regards the next morning. Time, 5:10. All day the weather 

 had been of the most disagreeable character, intensely so 

 The wind had blown a halt gale the whole time. It was 

 cold, extremely so, and added to these unpleasant features 

 there was a constant succession of heavy snow squalls' 

 Arriving at the club house we found the other division 

 already there. Judge Pratt reported but few birds found 

 bteve found all these, was extremely stylish in way of eo- 

 lng and on point, and was obedient and pleasant in disposi- 

 tion. Argus did not appear to advantage: he was short of 

 work, and therefore did not show up as well as he should 

 have done. 



Wednesday— Third Dat. 

 force and doris. 

 These were the last of the All-Aged entries. Force worked 

 nicely, quartering his ground in a workmanlike manner 

 Doris, while possessed of more speed and full as much style' 



was very like a puppy in action, running hither and thither 

 without apparent aim or purpose. Across the big pasture, 

 along edge of wood to Quail Run. In the briers that grew 

 so luxuriantly there Force pointed. Arthur, called for a 

 back, came up, but instead of backing roaded up alongsiae 

 of Force. Ordered to flush, no bird was found. A turn to 

 north along East bluff and Force stood again, tins time m 

 good fashion. Judge Pratt, who was handling him, put up 

 the birds, a big bevy. Judge shot and missed, force was 

 steady to both shot and wing. As time was rapidly passing 

 and some of those present had to leave on the early atter- 

 nooii train for your city, it was decided to run the first, two 

 of the Brace Stakes. 



BRACE STAKES, 1888. 



Dr. S. Fleet Spier's black and white setter clog St. Elmo 

 and blue belton dog General Arthur. 



W. Stanley's black setter dog Bang and Gordon setter 

 Jock. . 



S. B. Duryea's blue belton dogs Ned and Guy. 



AV. M. Van Anden's Irish setter dogs Gout and Rheuma. 



Thus St. Elmo and General Arthur were turned off at 9:15. 

 The hunting was done in the direction which the flushed 

 bevy had taken. In woods at end of East Bluff the Saint 

 scored the first credit, pointing nicely and well. Arthur gox, 

 one almost simultaneously. Force coming up failed to back, 

 taking the scout himself. Bird flushed wild, both dogs 

 steady to wing, Saiut dropping to charge position at sound. 

 Another turn up in woods, wheu Force got a good point. 

 Both setters called up for aback, both refused, roading up 

 alongside of the pointer took a point themselves. Out of 

 woods in open lot to west. Saint found the game and got 

 an elegant point. Arthur called for a back refused again, 

 and ranged quickly but quietly alongside of Saiut. Both 

 stood well and in grand style. Steve now called up to back 

 failed utterly, ran "in. passed both dogs and flushed the birds. 

 Shot at and "one killed. Force without order went in and 

 brought back the dead quail in capital fashion. He had 

 previously backed Arthur and the Saint in first-rate form. 

 Steve then tried for a retrieve, he made a muss of it, 

 although he located the bird cleverly. Arthur then tried 

 and fetched in capital manner— both these opportunities 

 made upon a bird already killed and hidden in high grass 

 some, distance away. This finishing the running of the All- 

 Aged Stake, I give scores as made: 



AliL-AGED STAKES, 1888. 



wonders. For speed, range, style aud nose your correspond- I 

 dedt has never met their superior. In those qualities due 

 to training they were sadly amiss, being uQder but little 

 control, and in retrieving, well, they did not retrieve at all. 

 As a whole I look upon them as having such quality that 

 wheu properly broken I know of nothing that can approach 4 

 them, let alone surpassing th^m. 

 Scores a> made in the Brace Stakes are given below; 



Name of Don. 



fieneral Arthur — 



Gout 



Force 



Jock 



Ned 



Steve 



Bob 



Argus 



Doris 



Points Of Merit. 



° ? .'» £.§ PS* 



'I? lis 



II* I' 



I CD « 



35120 1 



35 20 6 fj 



3218J ? e i 



33 10 7 5! 6 



35! 10 1 4 4 



35 20 4 (j 2 



3017 6 6 



3015 5 4, 4 



3) g 



Is 



10 .. 



W W W W,i-3 



y s £ 9 1- ; 



2 00 : 



= tr . 



*Not being able to win, was not tried for a retrieve. 



+ Withdrawn before making full scores. 



GOUT AND RHEUMA. 



This brace was cast off at 9:45, immediately after the work 

 just described. Both, dogs ran magnificent ly', so far as speed, 

 style and range were concerned. In these respects they out- 

 scored most of the others, and would have won hands down, 

 but for the hard-headedness and self-will so inherent in dogs 

 of Irish blood. 



The Doctor's brace had in the meantime been taken in the 

 direction of the flushed bevy. Saint drew to a point, which 

 was gotten by Arthur almost at the same moment. Gout 

 and Rheuma came dashing up; Gout ranged in alongside 

 of the English setters and stopped. Rheuma dashed off in 

 another direction. Walking m to flush, no bird was found. 

 St. Elmo and Arthur ordered up, and Mr. Stanley's brace, 



BANG AND JOCK, 

 cast off at 10:55. The ground hunted to the north shore 

 at Black Oak Point. Nothing found, and then a start south 

 along the bluff and through the blackberry briers of Quail 

 Run. On the way Rheuma pointed stiffly. Nothing was 

 found on trying to flush, save a hare which ran like a scared 

 dog for safer quarters. Moving along still southerly and up 

 the steep hills which form the high bluff at this part of the 

 Island. At the crest of the hill Jock pointed stiffly, beiug 

 backed in awkward fashion by Bang. Bird was flushed to 

 order, shot at and killed by Stanley, both dogs steady as 

 clocks to both wing and shot. Jock sent to retrieve, which 

 he did in good form. As be was coming in with the quail 

 Bang drew himself to a stiff point. Stanley spoke to Jock 

 to fetch quicker. As the dog stepped forward, out flushed 

 from almost under Stanley's feet, Bang's bird. Stanley fired 

 and missed. Course of quail followed. On the way Gout 

 got a good point. Rheuma called in to back, failed to do so, 

 butrangingup, ran in ahead of Gout and away the birds flew. 

 Both dogs very unsteady to wing. Red dogs ordered up, and 

 NED AND GUT 



cast off at once; time, 11:10 A. M. Steps retraced. The, hill 

 was left and the woods which bound it entered in south- 

 erly direction, Scarce in when Bang got a good point. The 

 quail flushed wild some distance ahead of the dog. Stanley 

 shot and killed. Bang ordered to fetch the dead bird. Guy, 

 however, rushed in ahead, grabbing the email and bringing 

 it m in very bad fashion. A few yards further on, on the 

 side of a knoll, Bang secured another point. Stanley ran 

 around a clump of trees to get sight for a shot. He started 

 on the. way a hare, which ran across Bang's nose between 

 the dog and his point. Bunny flushed the: bird, which got 

 clean away; Bang steady to both wing and fur. Moving 

 south into woods, Jock picked up a point, Bang back- 

 ing him capitally. Ned and Guy called in for a back, 

 both did so in good style. Ned, however, broke 

 his stand, rushed in ahead of aud across the black 

 dogs, routing out the birds which were shot at and 

 missed. At the reports Buy and Ned both broke shot and 

 dashed in mad races after the living quail. Ned came back 

 to order, Bang and Jock steady so both shot and bird and 

 chase. Dogs ordered up at 12:10 and the trials declared 

 finished. Despite the horrid character of the weather, de- 

 spite the enforced absence of so many of the members, the 

 trials were as good as any that have ever been run on the 

 island. The quality of the dogs was high, although in 

 obedience and disposition many were inferior, vet in natural 

 ability I fancy the work of the year has never been beaten. 



The most killing brace was without doubt Jock and Bang 

 of W. Stanley. While lacking in the more showy qualities 

 of style, speed and range, they proved themselves marvels of 

 obedience, behaving well under the most trying circum- 

 stances. They possessed nose in uncommon degree, united 

 to hunting intelligence, a combination hard to heat. 



The brace of S. B. Duryea, Ned and Guy. are simply dog 



atils I 



Bang f •• 



Ned I 

 Guy f 



NEW ENGLAND FOX HUNTIN 



Editor Forest and Stream! 



In your issue of Dec. 13, "Tallyho" attacks the VW | 

 Massachusetts Fox Club for the manner in which il 

 kill foxes. Now, I do not know the lay of the country wheft. 

 they hunt foxes, and will therefore let them defend their 

 own case, but further on he says, "to my miud the shooting,^ 

 of foxes before hounds is a murderous, unsportsmanlike 

 amusement,'' and again he says, '"the only fox hunting. ] 

 worthy of honorable mention is where the hounds kill, and ] 

 where the fox has a clear chance of escape. Anything less j 

 than this is not legitimate, because fair play is barred out." 

 Now. "Tallyho" hits us a hard rap. It is the first time that J 

 we in Vermont have heard that we did not hunt foxes in a-j 

 sportsmanlike and legitimate way. How are we to kill our 

 foxes if we may not shoot them before bounds? Has | 

 "Tallyho" a few hounds that can kill foxes over ourVer-] 

 mont mountains,? If so he would confer a favor on the fox j 

 hunters of this section if he will let ns have just one. To | 

 any one who has not made a practice of fox hunting "Tally- 

 bo's" article would seem to be all right, and perhaps it is 

 for some parts of the country. But to one who has seen fo* 

 hunting in northern Vermont, for instance, it is the silliest ( 

 nonsense, and calls forth nothing but ridicule for the writer \ 

 of it. I have been one of a party, on three different days 

 within a week, who were "fox hunting, and we got none. 

 But the hounds run them all the same, but we had no chance 

 to shoot. Did the bounds kill them ; some one might ask, 

 but no one up here would ask such a question. Of course 

 they did not kill them, and I never saw a hound that could 

 catch an unwounded fox over our hills, through the swamps 

 and among the rocks.in which this section abounds. We 

 holed one after running all day. besides putting a fresh dog 

 on the track in the afternoon and in sight of the fox. I have] 

 known a fox to lead a hound off sixteen miles and come 

 back to where he started and not get shot, and the hounds 

 could not catch him either. Will "Tallyho" say that those 1 

 foxes had no chance? Why is it not just as sportsmanlike 

 to try to kill foxes before the hounds as it is to get a fox in 

 some level country and run him down and kill him with 

 hounds? Not more than one fox in five that is run here is 

 shot; the rest escape. Is that mnrderous? Don't it give the 

 foxes any chance? 



I think that such as '•Tallyho'' ought to stop to think be- 

 fore they write such bosh as he wrote. It may be that what 

 is right and sportsmanlike in one place cannot be practical 

 in another. Aud it is just so with fox hunting. We cannot 

 kill foxes here with hounds; it is an impossibility. Your 

 hounds that can do it in a level country can't do it here. 

 There are good foxhounds here aud fast runners too, but 

 the "lay of the land" is against them. 



I would like to hear what, the Worcester (Massachusetts) 

 Club think about the idea that they do not hunt foxes as 

 sportsmen should. Tf I could write here all that has been 1 

 said by the readers of his article, "Tallyho" would be sur- 

 prised at the things said about him aud his way of fox 

 hunting. If "Tallyho" will come up here and stop awhile 

 he will be welcome, and we will show him whether our way 

 is sportsmanlike or not. H. B. LOYERIN. ' 



East Berkshire, Vt. 



THE HEMPSTEAD RABBIT BAITING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Hempstead mode of killing rabbits I should judge, 

 very unsportsmanlike and cruel, brutally' so. A true sports- 

 man allows his quarry a fair chance. Even a school boy, 

 proverbially the most cruel (unthinkingly so) of all animals, 

 would blush to be caught indulging in this particular 

 "sport." 



I would suggest the mount for the judge would be a 1 

 Spanish jack, for then three of the interested parties would 

 have long ears, for, of course, the dogs are clipped. As I 

 understand, this particular "sport" (?) is one imported from 

 the north of England, practiced there by miners, the most 

 brutal of the human race. No gentleman would counten- 

 ance it for a moment, much less be present at a "run." I 

 think it should be discouraged. Reignolds. 



Boston, Maes. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Fair play should be part of one's religion. We claim it as 

 American sentiment. In coursing rabbits according to the 

 Hempstead mode there is not a semblance of fair play. It 

 is cruel and brutal. J erom e Burnett. 



Washington, D. C. 



DOG TALK. 



DR. CYRUS EDSON, in his report to the President of, 

 the Health Department on the subject of killing dogs 

 at the dog pound, states that he made an experiment a iew 

 days ago with common illuminating gas which was a com- 

 plete success. Fifty-three dogs were placed in the appara- 

 tus, and in three minutes they were insensible and iu five: 

 minutes they were dead. The' Doctor states that there was : 

 no evidence that the animals suffered pain. 



We understand that Mr. C. J. Peshall has recently had 

 offered to him upon reasonable terms, a team of fox-terriers, 

 the owner stipulating that they shall be used for rabbit 

 baiting. Of course the offer was declined. 



The English Pointer Club will hold their annual field 

 trials next year at Wrexham on May 8 and 9. 



MASTIFF PUPPY WEIGHTS.-Glens Falls, N. Y., Dec. 

 20. — Our PlinlimmOn — Lady Wellington puppy Princelim- 

 mon was three months old yesterday and weighed exactly 

 oOlbs. This we consider an extra good weight, and have yet 

 to hear of one to beat it. — Halfway Brook Kennels, 



