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TGHTEIELD BLITHE AND DOVER. 

 Mr. Johnson handled Blithe, Mr. Wells handled Dover. 

 Down at 2:10. In this heat it became apparent that in his 

 pointer Blithe Mr. Johnson had not only-the better dog of 

 the pair, but the best dog in the strikes. Her work was 

 simply admirable, and she showed herself perfectly broken, 

 of excellent disposition and exceptional ranging qualities. 

 She outclassed Dover, and beat him hands down, whereat 

 Mr. Wells made bis customary urgent objections, to which 

 Mr. Johnson replied with his customary pleasant smile. No 

 birds were found till late in the heat. Blithe pointed and 

 roaded. A bevy went up wild. Dover false-pointed, which 

 is his worst fault; Blithe dropped to order. Blithe pointed 

 running birds in corn, Dover an indifferently good back. 

 Up at 3:17. Blithe won. 



Third Series. 



CANADIAN JESTER AND STEM SING. 

 This pair were drawn on a guard, Mr. Johnson's two dogs 

 coming- against each other otherwise. Mr. Davey handled 

 Jester, Mr. Wells handled Pitti Sing for Mr. Johnson. Down 

 at 3:35. Pitti had the better of it in range and style. She 

 was a wide and easy-going ranger. The dogs made game in 

 a cornfield. Jester' pointed and Mr. Davey flushed, Jester 

 breaking in but stopping to order. Pitti Sing also pointed, 

 and dropped beautifully to wing before she was ordered to 

 do so, as the birds flushed about her. Roading and point- 

 ing followed, Jester backing well once. A good bevy of 

 scattered birds was left, by reason of some theory or 

 another, and the dogs taken across a blank field. Near a 

 house in corn Jester broke in after a bird that rose ahead of 

 him. Thereupon the judge ordered the pair up and gave 

 the heat to Pitti Sing. Down 30m. 



DINAH C. AND 1GHTFIELD BLITHE. 



Mr. Wells and Mr. Johnson again entered the ring, each 

 handling his own dog. It was well on toward dark, but 

 Mr. Wells insisted on running, and the pair were cast off at 

 4:15. Dinah pointed at a fence in thicket, very possibly on 

 footscent. Blithe, brought up to back, pointed a bird as 

 she passed into the thicket. Mr. Wells thought his dog had 

 been interfered with while on game. Such was not the 

 case. Mr. Wells showed himself overbearing and discourt- 

 eous, with which mild comment this matter is with difficulty 

 allowed to pass. This gentleman has kept his friends busy 

 apologizing for him for the past three days. There is a 

 point where this becomes quite threadbare. That all neces- 

 sity for it be obviated, let the gentleman in question take 

 example, as before suggested, of his chief apologist and 

 friend, Mr. Johnson, who is fairly a model of sportsmanlike 

 courtesy and a perfect observer of the proper etiquette of 

 the field. At the bottom of this little ripple there is nothing 

 worse than mere thoughtlessness, for Mr. Wells is known 

 for a hearty good fellow. 



These dogs went on into a wood, drawing several covers 

 blank. Blithe unfortunately ran into a bevy and flushed. 

 At the end of the 45 minutes the judge gave the heat to 

 Dinah, on technical reasons alone, admitting later that he 

 thought Blithe the best dog in the stakes. A dark and 

 muddy drive of 14 miles then followed, and it was late when 

 town was reached. 



Thursday, Nov. 14. 



Rainy weather still continued, and the party faced an un- 

 pleasant task as they walked into the muddy fields. This 

 was about six miles from town. 



Final Meat. 

 PITTI SING AND DINAH C. 



Down at 9:45. After casting along a creek bed some time 

 Pitti Sing blundered over a single, not to much discredit. 

 Pitti Sing pointed nicely on stubble, Dinah backing off for 

 an instant, but then drawing down close and again backing. 

 Dinah false-pointed at the fence. Pitti Sing was the better 

 in ranging qualities, although Dinah is herself an excellent 

 ranger and a good field dog of four or five years' experience 

 on quail. Pitti Sing, as earlier stated, is new on quail. Up 

 at 10:25. Pitti Sing won. 



By agreement of the night before it had been arranged 

 that the second dog should not run the last dog beaten by 

 the winner, to determine place, but that second and third 

 should be decided by the judge on previous work. The 

 judge now announced Pitti Sing as winner of the All-Aged, 

 Dinah C. second, Ightfield Blithe third. 



Pitti Sing.the winner (Baron Doveridge— Norah),is a 401bs. 

 white setter bitch, with liver markings on head and ears. 

 She was in bad condition, but at her best is not perhaps a 

 show dog. Her ears might be carried a bit lower, and her 

 ribs spring better, and her coupling stronger. She is, how- 

 ever, tidy but rangy, and by her work has" shown her qual- 

 ity. She wins the custody of the American Field cup, 

 which she must win next year to hold, also $75 cash, also 

 251 bs. of powder, the latter offered by the Hamilton Powder 

 Co. A donation of 1,000 shells is to be divided, on just 

 what basis is not known at this writing. 



Dinah C, second (Mingo— Fausta II.), is a compact em9 

 f air-proportioned setter bitch, white and black, about 43lbs. 

 weigtit, In coat and quarters she is not perfect. In head 

 she is good, and she is we.U ribbed and of good loin; in all a 

 very useful bitch. She w ins $35 cash. 



Ightfield Blithe (Dancer— Ightfield Bloom), third, is svell 

 nigh a perfect pointer bitch. She is about 361 bs. weight, 

 liver and white in color. She has perfect legs, feet, back, 

 ribs and loin. Her muzzle is not too long, but her head is 

 symmetrical and good. If she has fault, it lies in a tail just 

 a shade coarse, but it is a question if she could be thought 

 much below par on that point. This cheerful and merry 

 little one wins $15 cash, also the special pointer prize of $10. 

 She is a better dog than either of those above her. 



SUMMARY: 

 First Series. 



Canadian Jester beat Paris. 



Breezo beat Bob. 



George beat American Beck. 



Dinah C. beat Maggie B. 



Pitti Sing beat Mingo. 



Ightfield Blithe beat Cambriaua. 



Gambol beat Brush R. 



Dover beat Manitoba Belle. 



Second Series. 



Canadian Jester beat Breezo. 



Dinah C. beat George. 



Pitti Sing beat Gambol. 



Ightfield Blithe beat Dover. 



Third Series. 



Pitti Sine,' beat Canadian Jester. 



Dinah C. beat Ightfield Blithe. 



Final. 



Pitti Sing beat Dinah C. and won. 



THE DERBY. 

 Immediately upon the closing of the All-Aged, running 

 was begun in the Derby. In these stakes there was but one 

 forfeit, and the drawings were as follows: 



MARCUS (R. G : Hervey, Brockville), liver pointer dog, 

 14m os. (pedigree not sent in), 



against 



1 ghtkleld Blithe (T. Johnson, Winnipeg), liver and 

 white pointer bitch, 20mos. (Dancer— Ightfield Bloom). 



Snap (Ed. Green, Chatham), black and white setter dog, 

 20nros. (Dash— Belle), 



, agaznsv 



Breezo (R. G. Hervey), liver pointer dog, Minos, (pedigree 

 not sent in ). 



Brighton Pride (Davey and Richards, London), blue bel- 

 ton setter dog, 18mos. (Brant— Belle), 



against' 



DOROTHEA (J. Lome Campbell), black and tan Gordon 

 bitch, Kimos. (Jack— Becky Sharp). 



First Series. 



MARCUS AND IGHTFIELD BLITHE. 



Marcus was handled by J. McGregor, a good and quiet 

 handler. Mr. Johnson handling Blithe. Down at 10:35. 

 Blithe aid it all, and in thirteen minutes the judge gave her 

 the heat, Marcus refusing to hunt. 



The next pair were Snap and Breezo. Snap was absent 

 and the heat was given to Breezo. 



BRIGHTON PRIDE AND DOROTHEA. 



Mr. Davey handled Pride, Mr. Campbell haudled Dorothea. 

 Down at 10:50. Pride showed a very independent, cheerful 

 and bnsiness-like ranger, quite surpassing Dorothea, who 

 was too fleshy and unfit for field work. Dorothea pointed 

 in a thicket to demerit, no bird being found, after a fail- 

 delay. Both dogs were obedient and easily handled. Pride 

 made a very showy point on the stubble", crouching down 

 with one forefoot doubled under him. Dorothea did not 

 back. Mr. Davey snapped the bird down, but Pride broke 

 shot and retrieved without order, the bird falling about 

 30tt. away. Dorothea now showed a disposition to hunt 

 close in, while Pride ranged wonderfully well. Ordered up 

 at 11:30. Brighton Pride won. 



Snap was still absent. The judge put down Breezo with 

 Marcus, for a confirmation of his opinion as to third place. 

 By agreement, the placing of the winners was left in the 

 discretion of the judge without further running. His deci- 

 sion was Ightfield Blithe first, Brighton Pride second, 

 Breezo third. 



Ightfield Blithe, winner of the Derby, has been fully spoken 

 of before. She wins $25 cash as first money. 



Brighton Pride (Brant — Belle), second, is a fine young blue 

 belton dog, good in head, a bittallish and not of great bone, 

 but a workmanlike one. He. wins $15 cash. He will be 

 heard from later, and is much of a setter. 



Breezo, third, is just a plain liver and bacon colored 

 pointer, without much style about him, tall and large, but 

 wit h the making of a good serviceable field dog in him. His 

 owner neglected to send up his pedigree, but he is said to be 

 well bred. He wins $10 cash. 



SUMMARY. 

 First Series. 



Ightfield Blithe beat Marcus. 



Breezo a bye. 



Brighton Pride beat Dorothea. 



Finn! Hail. 



Under discretion, Ightfield Blithe first, Brightou Pride 

 second, Breezo third. 



A nice little game dinner was served to the field party at. 

 the Grand Central Hotel in the evening. It was announced 

 that the club had paid its debts, concluded the business of 

 the meet, and had a neat little surplus in the treasury for 

 next year. This is a worthy showing for a worthy club," and 

 one. which doubtless has a good future before it. 



E. Hough. 



THE INDIANA FIELD TRIALS. 



INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 third annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel Club 

 opened at Bicknell, Nov. 1, with the Members' Stake, which 

 was judged by Messrs. A. J. Gleason and P. T. Madison. 



The weather for the first three or four days of the trials 

 was very pleasant, but the remainder of the time was cloudy 

 and rainy. The trials were stopped twice on account of the 

 inclement weather. The grounds were not as good as they 

 were last year on account of many of the best fields being 

 full of corn, and the dogs had to be taken from one open 

 field to another, which at times was very inconvenient and 

 annoying. The Setter JJerby began Monday morning. Nov. 

 4, and was judged by Royal Robinson, J. B. Stoddard and 

 P. T. Madison. On 'Tuesday Mr. Stoddard was compelled 

 to retire, and Mr. J. M. Freeman took his place and acted 

 throughout the entire trials. The work done in the Setter 

 Derby was of a high order, while that of the Pointer Derby 

 was rather tame. 



THE SETTER DERBY. 

 Monday, Nov. 4,— Preliminary Ser ies. 



Each dog must score not less than 60 per cent, in this 

 series or be dropped entirely out of the race. 



FRANKIE FOLSOM AND SIMONIDES. 



Mr. A. J. Gleason's orange and white bitch Frankie Fol- 

 som (Marksman— Don's Nellie), handled by owner, and Rose 

 and Madison's black, white and tan dog Simonides (Gath's 

 Hope— Gladys), handled by D. E. Rose, were cast off in a rag- 

 weed field on the Phillippi farm, half a mile west of town, 

 at 8:2". The handlers soon walked into a covey; Frankie 

 being near, pointed a portion of the remaining covey indif- 

 ferently. Following the birds through a small cornfield, to 

 where they had alighted in a woods pasture, the spectators 

 flushed another covey. The dogs soon pointed singles 

 simultaneously. Both dogs were steady to shot. Gleason 

 probably thinking he could rattle his opponent's dog, fired 

 both barrels when his bird flushed. If such were his con- 

 victions he was badly mistaken, as Simonides held his point 

 as solid as a stone wall. Judge Robinson informed Gleason 

 that only one shot must be fired in the future, unless the 

 judges ordered differently. Mr. Gleason was then ordered 

 to bring his dog up to back Simonides, which she did nicely. 

 Moving on Frankie pointed a single, and Simonides backed 

 handsomely; both were steady to wing. Frankie pointed 

 again in a bunch of weeds, Simonides backed: Gleason 

 failed to flush a bird to the point. Being sent on Simonides 

 pointed a single bird, and was steady to shot. Frankie 

 soon pointed again, and Simonides backed; Frankie moved 

 up and flushed the bird. Going down wind Simonides 

 flushed a single, and dropped to wing. The dogs were 

 taken up at 9:15, each winning a place in the first regular 

 series. In style and speed they were equal, Simonides hav- 

 ing the advantage of range and obedience. 



ZULU AND KING LEO'S BOY. 



Mr. J. I. Case, Jr.'s, black, white and tan dog Zulu (King 

 Noble— Nellie Belton), handled by J. L. Barker, and Mr. 

 W in. Dingle's black, white and tan dog King Leo's Boy 

 (King Leo— Flaxy Gladstone), handled by Gleason, were put 

 down in an open pasture at 9:20. Passing into a stubble 

 field, Leo pointed and moved on, Zulu pointed and was 

 steady to wing; followed the birds to woods. Leo flushed a 

 single and was slightly unsteady to wing; being ordered on, 

 Zulu flushed a single. Leo pointed, but no bird was found 

 to the point. Then Zulu flushed a single in the briers. 

 Worked back into the stubble, and finding nothing more, 

 the dogs were sent into the woods, which was drawn blank. 

 Going on into another stubble, the handlers flushed a covey, 

 which was followed. Leo got the first point on a single, but 

 was unsteady in his poiut, and moving flushed the bird. 

 Zulu then flushed a single. Leo pointed a single, drew up 

 and flushed the bird. The brace was taken up at 10:49, both 

 scoring less than 60 per cent. In style and obedience King 

 Leo's Boy had the advantage; in all other respects they were 

 about equal. 



HOPE'S RAV AND MODESTY. 

 Mr. D. E. Rose's black, white and tan dog Hope's Ray 

 (Gath's Hope— Lady May), handled by owner, and Dr. J. 

 McDowell's blue belton bitch Modesty (Gath's Mark — 

 Esther), haudled by Geo. McLin, were put down in a stub- 

 ble field on the Horn farm at 11:10. Going across wind, Ray 

 flushed a single bird of an outlying covey which the judges 

 flushed a moment later. Following the birds to the woods, 

 Modesty was the first to find a point; she was very steady to 

 shot. Going on Ray pointed a rabbit, and was' steady to 

 fur; moving further Ray pointed a single, but the bird 

 flushed a moment later; then he pointed a covey. The 

 birds were followed into the woods. Ray picked up three 

 points on singles on dry leaves, and won his place in the 

 next series. Modesty, not scoring 60 per cent., was dropped 

 out. The dogs were taken up at 11:58. Ray was superior 

 in everything but obedience. An adjournment was uow 

 taken for lunch. 



TEMP IE CAMBRIDGE AND SAM <!. 



Mr. G, R. Howse's black, white and tan bitch Tempie 

 Cambridge (Count Paris— Nellie Cambridge), handled by 

 her owner, and Mr. J. I. Case's lemon belton dog Sam C. 

 (King Noble— Cricket), handled by C. W. Barker, were cast 

 off in an orchard at 12:55. In ten minutes the judges flushed 

 a covey, which went to the briers. Sam soon pointed, but 

 moved on after finding his mistake. In briers Tempie 

 pointed, but Howse failed to flush a bird to the point; Sam 

 backed indifferently. Being sent on Sam pointed, and Tem- 

 pie backed handsomely; no birds were found. The dogs 

 then began roading, and located the birds simultaneously. 

 Both dogs were steady to shot. The birds were followed to 

 the woods, where Tempie got two good points to one fdr 

 Sam. They were taken up at 1:35, both winning their place 

 in the next series. Tempie was superior in style, range, 

 speed and obedience. 



DAISY GIRL AND NANNIE B. 



Mr. G. R. Howse's black, white and tan bitch Daisy Girl 

 (Count Paris— Nellie Cambridge), handled by owner, and 

 Mr. J. I. Case's lemon belton bitch Nannie B. (King Noble- 

 Queen Vashti), handled by C. W. Barker, were put down in 

 woods where last brace finished at 1:45. Daisy soon pointed 

 a single; the bird flushed wild a moment later; she was 

 steady to wiug. Going on Nannie pointed in fence corner, 

 Daisy backing beautifully; no bird found to the point. 

 After a little spin Daisy pointed a covey, and was steady to 

 shot. The birds were followed, Daisy getting three points 

 on single, while Nannie got two. They were taken up at 

 3:20, both scoring over 60 per cent. 



BRANTON BRAG AND LILLY BURGES. 



Mrs. Geo. N. Whiteley's orauge and white bitch Lilly 

 Burges (Gath's Mark— Esther), handled by Frank Richards, 

 and Mr. N, N. Nesbit's black, white and tan dog Braxton 

 Brag (Roderigo— Lufra) handled by owner, were cast off in 

 an open stubble at 2:40. Lilly soon pointed but no birds 

 were found to the point. After crossing a fence Brag 

 pointed in briers, and Lilly backed, but Nesbit failed to 

 flush his bird. Going on into stubbie Lilly found and 

 pointed a covey nicely, Brag coming up refused to back, 

 went in and flushed the entire covey. The birds were fol- 

 lowed, but before reaching the place where they were marked, 

 Lilly pointed another covey. Brag backed, then deliberately 

 walked in and flushed the birds, Lilly remaining steady. 

 The birds were followed, and Lilly soon captured three sin- 

 gles to one for Brag. Then Brag flushed a single, and lost 

 his place in the next series, while Lilly went in with flying 

 colors. They were taken up at 2:20. Lilly had style, speed, 

 range and obedience all on her side. 



CLOCHETTE (A BYE) AND BRAXTON BRAG. 



Mr. P. Lorillard, Jr.'s black, white and tan bitch Clochette 

 (Roderigo— Lavalette) handled by D. E. Rose, having the 

 bye, the judges selected Braxton Brag to run with her. 

 They were put down in an open pasture at 3:30; working 

 across this pasture and a newly sown wheat field and find- 

 iug nothing, the dogs were turned into a stubble field, where 

 Brag found a covey and pointed it nicely. Clochette backed. 

 The dogs were steady to wing. Following the birds to edge 

 of corn Clochette flushed twice and then pointed a single, 

 ami was unsteady to shot, although she dropped at com- 

 mand. Being sent on she flushed a single. The dogs were 

 taken up and carried to stubble on the Horn farm, where 

 Clochette flushed a covey and lost her place, in the next 

 series. She was taken up at 4:30. 



Tuesday, Nov. 5— First Regular Series. 

 Zulu, King Leo's Boy, Modesty. Braxton Brag and Clo- 

 chette having failed to score the required 60 per cent., were 

 retired, and the new drawing brought out as the first brace, 



HOPE'S RAY AND SAM C. 

 They were cast off in an open stubble, both dogs going 

 well. They both soon made game, but as they were both a 

 little, over anxious, they roaded into a covey going down 

 wind. Sent after the scattered birds. Ray was the first to 

 locate; he pointed a single in a fence corner very nicely, and 

 was steady to wing. Passing on, Ray pointed another single, 

 and was steady to wing. Then Sam located a single and 

 made a stylish point; he was also steady to wing. The dogs 

 were now sent on to find a fresh covey. Barker called point; 

 the birds flushed wild before the judges and reporters could 

 get near enough to see the dog. Beiug sent on after the 

 scattered birds, both dogs pointed singles simultaneously, 

 and were steady to wing. Then Sam false pointed. Moving 

 on, Ray pointed a single in fence corner; Sam backed indif- 

 ferently; Ray was steady to shot. Passing on. Ray pointed 

 a single, which flushed wild a moment later. Then Sam 

 pointed and Ray backed indifferently. Barker failed to find 

 a bird to the point. The dogs were then sent on through a 

 stubble into a woods pasture, which was drawn blank. Go- 

 ing into another stubble, Sam pointed a rabbit and Ray 

 backed. Going on into corner of a small cornfield, both 

 dogs pointed a covey simultaneously; both were steady to 

 shot. Going into corn, Ray got lost and was out of sight 

 five minutes; when found he was on a point. Tfte dogs were 

 then taken up, brought out of the corn and turned loose in a 

 stubble field. Going up wind, Sam pointed a covey in style; 

 Ray was not near enough to back; Sam was steady to shot. 

 The birds went to the corn and were not followed. The 

 dogs were sent into another stubble. Going down wind at 

 a clipping gait, Ray flushed some outlying birds, and 

 dropped to wing. He then roaded and located the rest of 

 the covey, and was steady to wing and shot. The dogs were 

 taken up at 10:04 and Hope's Ray declared the winner. The 

 work in this heat was not of a high order, both dogs being 

 hard to control. In speed, style and range they were about 

 equal. 



NANNIE B. AND SIMONIDES. 

 Mr. Madison, having an interest in Simonides, did not 

 judge in this heat. The brace were put down in a stubble 

 field on the west end of the Horn farm at 10:35. Nannie 

 soon pointed a covey and Sim backed; both were steady to 

 shot. Being sent on into woods after the scattered birds, 

 Nannie pointed, Barker failing to find a bird to the point. 

 Then she pointed again in the briers near the edge of the 

 woods, which also proved false. Going back into stubble 

 Sim jumped into a beautiful point, going across wind at a 

 rattling trait; Nannie was brought up to back, which she 

 did indifferently; Sim dropped to shot. In fence corner 

 further on, Rose called point; birds flushed a moment later. 

 Passing on into woods Sim pointed a single, and was steady 

 to shot. Then he flushed a single from the dry leaves. 

 Nannie then pointed a single in dry briers and was steady 

 to shot. Passing on Nannie pointed in briers; Barker could 



