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steady to shot; being brought together the dogs were sent 

 away; Nannie soon pointed in or near briers; a rabbit ran 

 out; Mark backed poorly; the dogs next, worked on after scat- 

 tered birds. Nannie first pointed falsely, then pointed a 

 covey, and Mark did the same. Mark now moved up when 

 Richards went in to flush, and refused to stop at command: 

 Richards caught and dropped him, Crossed over fence to 

 weeds where Nannie got two single points and Mark one: 

 Nannie retrieved to Barker's kill. The dogs were taken up at 

 1:30, both dogs scoring. In style, range and speed they were 

 about equal, except on point, where Mark had a decided 

 advantage. 



PRtNCE ROYAL H. (A BYE) AND HECTOR. 

 Mr. Fred H. Kennedy's black and white dog Prince Royal 

 H. (Royal Ranger- Daisy Queen), handled by G. R. Howse, 

 was put down against Hector in an orchard at 1:50. The spec- 

 tators soon Hushed a covey: the birds were followed, Hector 

 pointed. Prince backed indifferently, nothing found to the 

 point, In corner of field Prince flushed a covey, then he 

 pointed a single and was steady to wing. He was taken up 

 at 2:4&, failing to score 65 per cent. 



First Regular Scrivs- 



The drawing for the regular first series brought together 

 as the first brace, 



kino's dan and king's mark. 



This brace was put. down in woods on the Bunting farm 

 at 3:05. Mark went away like a shot, and was seen on a 

 point 200yds. away, in edge of stubble beyond the woods, 

 Dan not being near enough to back; Barker shot and killed, 

 Mark retrieved nicely. Being sent on, Mark pointed again, 

 but nothing was found to the point. Botti dogs struck 

 foot scent of birds, and roaded and pointed alternately, but 

 the birds had flown before the dogs arrived. They were 

 ordered into the thicket after .scattered birds, where Dan 

 flushed a single, Mark pointed in thicket by side of ditch, 

 nothing found to the point; they were now taken tp the 

 woods pasture on the Horn farm, where Dau pointed a covey; 

 Mark backed, Stafford shot and missed, both dogs steady to 

 shot. Dan then pointed and moved one, Mark pointed; Dan 

 coming up refused to back, both dogs roaded and pointed 

 alternately, Mark located and pointed staunchly, and was 

 steady to shot. They were taken up at 3:49, and the heat 

 given to King's Mark, who was superior in style, speed and 

 range, and was very much the better broken. 



DAN GLADSTONE AND BABE GLADSTONE. 

 This brace was put down in woods pasture where last 

 brace finished, at 4:03. Babe bolted, and was gone for 30m.'; 

 she was at last found in a cornfield and brought back, and 

 the dogs sent on. Babe soon pointed a single, Dan backed, 

 Nesbit killed, and Babe retrieved; then she pointed again 

 and was steady to wing. Dan then pointed a single; Babe 

 backed a moment then moved on, Rose shot, Dan was 

 slightly unsteady to shot. Passing into stubble on the Phil- 

 lippi farm, Dan pointed. Rose shot and missed; a dead bird 

 was thrown for Dan to retrieve, which he did fairly well. 

 The dogs were taken up at 5:00, and the heat given to Dan 

 Gladstone. In speed and range Babe had the call, but in 

 obedience and training, Dan had a decided advantge. If 

 Babe could be cured of her bolting she would be a danger- 

 ous competitor. 



SATURDAY, NOV. 9. 

 NOBLE DIDO AND BEAUMONT, 

 Rain prevented going to the fields until after dinner, when 

 it cleared away somewhat, and this brace was put down in 

 a stubble field on the Bunting farm at 1:12. Noble pointed 

 in briers after passing through the stubble, and Beaubaeked; 

 both dogs moved on and began roading. but neither could 

 locate. Going to orchard on hill. Beau pointed and 

 moved on. Noble scoring a point on a rabbit. Passing 

 out of orchard to stubble, Noble pointed in fence corner and 

 moved on. Going up a hill the handler flushed a covey, 

 Noble got another rabbit point and Beau backed. Going on 

 into another stubble, Bean found and pointed a covey nicely, 

 Noble backed, Morgan shot and killed, and Beau retrieved, 

 Going into another stubble, Beau found and pointed an- 

 other covey and retrieved a bird to Morgan's kill. The 

 dogs were taken up at 2:26, and the heat given to Beaumont. 

 In speed and range Noble bad the call, and had he not been 

 inclined to false point and had been favored with luck in 

 finding birds, the decision might have been different. 



MAUD AND STUBBLE. 

 This brace was put down in stubbie where last brace fin- 

 ished, at 2:35. Stubble was the first to find; he located and 

 pointed a covey nicely; Maud coming up, caught scent of the 

 birds just as s>ie saw the dog pointing, and pointed herself. 

 McCartney shot and killed; Maud was slightly unsteady to 

 shot; Stubble retrieved nicely. Maud then soon pointed a 

 single in heavy grass, but when Nesbit went in to flush, she 

 left her position and moved after her handler; they together 

 flushed the bird; Nesbit shot and killed, Maud' retrieved. 

 In this point Stubble refused to back, and was dropped; 

 Maud then pointed a rabbit. Going into woods, Maud 

 pointed a single and retrieved to Nesbit. 'a kill. Stubble then 

 pointed a covey and was very unsteady to shot. Passing into 

 stubble field. Stubble flushed a covey that Maud was "road- 

 ing near a fence: Maud dropped r,o a 'point just as the birds 

 flushed. Stubble deliberately walked into this covey. The 

 birds were followed to the woods, but could not be found. 

 Going into an orchard on the top of a hill, Stubble Hushed 

 a single, and Maud roaded and located a bevy and was steady 

 to wing. The dogs were taken up at 4:03. and the heat given 

 to Maud. In style, speed and range they were about equal. 



SAM C. AND DASHING DIXIE. 



This brace was put down in a pasture on the Bunting 

 farm at 4:18. Going into stubble, Dixie pointed twice where 

 quail had roosted; Sam backed one of these points indif- 

 ferently. The dogs were taken us at 4:30, to be put down 

 again Monday morning. 



Monday - , Nov. 11. 



The running of this brace was resumed at 8:14. The dogs 

 were cast off in a stubble field on the E. Horn farm. Sam 

 going down a path near a fence pointed; before Barker could 

 get to him he broke his point and ran into a covey. Going 

 into another stubble Dixie took a wide cast to the left and 

 pointed a covey. Gleason going to his dog flushed the covey, 

 which was lying between him and his dog; Dixie was steady 

 to wing. While Dixie was on his point Sam flushed a covey 

 going up wind: the dogs were sent after the scattered birds: 

 Sam made another flush, Dixie scoring a point on a single, 

 which she retrieved nicely to Gleason's kill. The dogs were 

 taken up at 8:53 and the heat awarded to Dashing Dixie. 

 Sam had the greater speed and range, but Dixie was far 

 superior in style, obedience and bird sense. 



NANNIE B. AND BLUE MARK. 



This brace was put down at 9 o'clock in stubble where 

 last brace finished. Going into another stubble Nannie 

 flushed a single and chased it several yards. Mark pointed 

 a covey and retrieved nicely to Richards's kill. Being sent 

 on both dogs pointed a covey; Barker shot and Nannie re- 

 trieved the bird well. Sent on Nannie pointed again, but 

 the birds flushed before the judges got up. She soon pointed 

 again, moved up and pointed; Barker ordered her on; she 

 was undoubtedly pointing foot scent. Mark pointed, moved 

 on, roading, the bird flushed wild 10yds. ahead. Being sent 

 in by Richards he soon located and pointed a covey nicely. 

 The dogs were taken up at 9:30 and the heat given to Mark. 

 In speed and range they were equal, but Mark had the call 

 in style and bird sense. 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



Second Series. 



KING'S MARK AND DAN GLADSTONE. 

 This brace was put down in stubble, field on west end of 

 Horn farm at 9:48. Mark dropped to a point, soon dis- 

 covered his mistake and moved on. Passiug into woods 

 Dan made game, but. could not locate it. Mark coming up 

 pointed and Dan backed, both steady to wing. Going across 

 the fence Mark pointed and Dan backed nicely; Barker 

 failed to flush his bird They were seut on, and both 

 handlers called point at same time; a single bird was 

 flushed in trout ot the dogs. In briers Rose flushed a covey 

 before he saw his dog on the point. Going on Dan pointed, 

 and birds flushed wild almost instantly. Going on both 

 dogs got a single point: Mark retrieved to Barker's kill; 

 Rose shot and missed. Being sent on Mark pointed, the 

 bird Hushing wild behind him; then Dan pointed and Mark 

 backed: several birds were flushed, both dogs were steady. 

 Then Mark pointed and Dan backed poorly. Going on Rose 

 walked into a covey; Mark pointed, Barker failed to flush. 

 Sent on Mark pointed again, but nothing was found. 

 Further on Mark pointed a covey nicely and won. The 

 dugs were taken up at 10:34. In range Mark had the ad- 

 vantage, but Dan was the best in style and obedience. 



BEAUMONT AND MAUD. 

 This brace was put down in a stubble field at 10:36. Maud 

 soon pointed, Beaumont backed indifferently; the point 

 proved a false one. Beaumont then pointed and moved on. 

 A covey was seen to flush from a cornfield, Beaumont came 

 out of the corn, but whether he flushed or not could not be 

 determined, Going into stubble Beaumont pointed and 

 Maud backed; Beaumont moved on; both dogs began road- 

 ing, but could not locate anything. Passing into woods 

 Beaumont pointed in briers and dropped to shot. Going on 

 both dogs pointed at the same time, nothing was found to 

 the point; then Maud pointed a single and retrieved nicely 

 to Nesbit's kill. Then Beaumont pointed. When Morgan 

 went in to flush, Beaumont, broke bis point, rushed in and 

 flushed the bird. Morgan shot and missed. Maud backed 

 this point nicely. The dogs were taken up at 11:16 and 

 Maud was awarded the heat. In range and speed Beau- 

 mont was the better, but in style, obedience and bird sense 

 Maud was far superior. An adjournment was taken for 

 lunch. 



BLUE MARK AND DASHING DIXIE. 

 This brace was put down in a clover stubble at 12:30. 

 Mark soon pointed covey in fence corner, and was steady to 

 shot, Dixie not near enough to back. The birds were fol- 

 lowed. Dixie was first to point a single, Gleason shot and 

 killed, Dixie retrieved nicely. Then she pointed another 

 single and was steady to wing. She again pointed a single, 

 and was steady to wing. Dixie then pointed in a ditch; "the 

 birds flushing almost instantly. Mark then pointed a single 

 in the briers. Just as the bird flushed crossing the fence, 

 Dixie pointed a single, then she scored two single flushes 

 going down wind ; the birds were followed to woods, where 

 Mark pointed three or four birds in a brush pile, and was 

 backed by Dixie; Richards shot and killed, the bird falling 

 across the fence; Mark was not requested to retrieve, but he 

 did so when, with his handler, be crossed the fence. Pass- 

 ing through thicket Dixie stopped in briers just as a siugle. 

 flushed; this was considered an excusable flush. Crossing a 

 stubble a covey was seen to flush across and near a fence in 

 the briers. At this instant Gleason called point. When 

 the judges got up Dixie was standing with her head turned 

 around almost to her tail, pointing, Mack was backing; 

 Gleason flushed a covey which was behind his dog. There 

 were undoubtedly two coveys here, one on each side of the 

 fence, and Dixie was clearly entitled to a point on the covey 

 which Gleason flushed. Both dogs were steady to wing". 

 The dogs were sent on a circuitous route iu order to give 

 them the. benefit of the wind. In going Dixie took a short 

 cast to the right and pointed in a fence corner, Mark was 

 slightly unsteadyin his back, Gleason shot and missed, both 

 dogs were steady to shot. The dogs were taken up at 1:23, 

 and the heat given to Dashing Dixie. 



Tliird Series. 



KING'S MARE AND MAUD. 

 This brace was put down in stubble where last brace fin- 

 ished, at 1:37, and was judged by Robinson and Madison. 

 Dashing Dixie having the bye, was put down at same time 

 with Dan Gladstone, and was judged by .Judge Freeman, 

 who reports that she ran a brilliant heat, not making an 

 error. The rules require the bye dog to run a side heat for 

 the same length of time that the dog does against whom 

 she will come against in the next series. Maud pointed a 

 covey in a brush pile, Mark backed; the birds were followed 

 along a ditch, where Mark pointed a single; he next pointed 

 on side of hill, Maud backed, nothing was found. Then 

 Maud pointed a rabbit and Mark backed. The dogs were 

 now taken across a barren field and put down in a stubble. 

 A covey flushed near a stump, Nesbit claimed a point, but 

 the judges were not near enough to see. Further on Mark 

 pointed a covey near a fence, and retrieved nicely fco Barker's 

 kill. The dogs were sent into the woods after the scattered 

 birds. Maud pointed a siugle and was steady to wing, 

 then she pointed another and retrieved nicely: Mark was 

 slightly unsteady to back. Maud pointed and moved on; 

 Mark flushed a single, then false pointed; Maud pointed; 

 Mark coming up forced ahead and pointed; both steady to 

 wing. Then Mark pointed and moved on. Soon after he 

 pointed a single nicely, and Maud backed; then Mark 

 flushed three birds and dropped to wing; he then pointed 

 in close proximity to Judge Robinson, who stepped aside, 

 and the bird flushed. He again pointed a single and was 

 steady. Mark then false pointed, and Maud did the same. 

 Maud then pointed a rabbit and Mark backed, A covey 

 flushed wild, which Mark had been roading, and settled on 

 hillside. Mark crossing the ravine, pointed the covey 

 staunchly and won. They were taken up at 3:08. In range 

 and speed Mark was superior, but in style and obedience 

 Maud had the advantage. 



Fourth Series. 



KING'S MARK AND DASHING DIXIE. 



The rules say no dog shall be compelled to run three suc- 

 cessive heats the same day without the consent of its hand- 

 ler. Mr. Gleason waived his right in this matter, and started 

 his dog. By doing so he exhibited his wisdom, as Dashing 

 Dixie showed up in fine form, while King's Mark was very 

 weary. 



The dogs were put down in a stubble on the Horn farm at 

 3:50, and had not gone over 75yds. when Dixie wheeled into 

 a beautiful point on a covey; Mark cut in across her and 

 pointed a single outlying bird of the covey; Dixie retrieved 

 to Gleason's kill. Being sent on Mark pointed, moved up 

 and located a covey; Dixie coming up on the side, pointed 

 an outlying bird of this covey; Mark retrieved the dead bird 

 nicely. " The birds, scattered in au open stubble with very 

 little cover, the dogs were sent in after them, and Dixie soon 

 pointed. Gleason failed to flush, but King's Mark coming 

 up flushed the bird and jumped to catch it when it flew. 

 Dixie then pointed a single in fence corner, and was steady. 

 Mark then pointed a single and was handsomely backed by 

 Dixie, then Dixie pointed a single near the fence; Gleason 

 flushed the bird, which flew toward Judge Freeman, who 

 killed it with his hand. The dogs were taken up at 4:18, and 

 the heat and first money given to Dashing Dixie. In range, 

 speed, style, nose and bird sense as shown in this heat, Dixie 

 was superior. This ended the running of the All-Aged Set- 

 1 ter Stakes. 



S7i 



SUMMARY. 



Prelmnin ary Series— The rules require each dog to score 

 65 per cent, to remain in. 



Bicknell, Ind., Nov. 11.— Indiana Kennel Club's All-Aged 

 Setter Stake; open to all setters that have never wou first 

 prize in any All-Aged Stake in any recognized field trial in 

 the world; $10 to enter and $15 to start. After deducting 

 expenses 40 per cent, to first, 30 per cent, to second, 20 per 

 rent, to third, and 10 per cent, to fourth; closed Oct. 1 with 

 89 lioodnations. 



Mr. N. B. Nesbit's lemon and white bitch Babe Gladstone 

 (Paul Gladstone— Bessie A.) and Mr. J. D. S perry's Gordon 

 setter dog Stubble (Malcolm — Dream IV.). Both scored. 



Gen. W. B. Shattuc's black, white and tan dog Noble 

 Dido (Count Noble— Dido II.). and Col. J. W. Renfroe's 

 black, white and tan dog Dan Gladstone (Gladstone— -Sue). 

 Both scored. 



Mr. Bert Crane's black, white and tan bitch Maud (Dog 

 Whip— Harrison's Juno II.) and Mr. W. II. Daley's black, 

 white and tan dog Count Eric. Maud scored, Count Erie 

 failed. 



Mr. W. G. Peter's black and white bitch Dashiug Dixie 

 (Dashing Dale— Dashing Model) and Mr Geo, W. Ewing's 

 black, white and tau dog King's Dan. Both scored. 



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

 Noble— Cricket) and Mr. C. Swanman's blue belton bitch 

 Dot Belton (King Noble— Bessie Belton). Sam scored, Dot 

 Belton failed. 



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

 (King Noble— Belle Belton) and Mr. W. R. Huntington's 

 black, white and tan dog Beaumont (Prince Royal— Nettie). 

 Both scored. 



Mr. Frank Richards's blue belton dog Blue Mark (Gath's 

 Mark— Lufra) and Mr. J. I. Case, Jr.'s lemon belton bitch 

 Nannie B. (King Noble— Queen Vashti). Both scored. 



Mr. Fred H. Kennedy's black and white dog Prince Royal 

 H. a bye (Prince Royal— Daisy Queen). Failed to score. 



The judges then announced the winners. Dashing Dixie 

 first. King Mark second, Maud third, Blue Mark and Dau 

 Gladstone divided fourth. 



This finished the running for the day. 



Tuesday, Nov. 12. 

 THE ALL-AGED POINTER STAKE. 



Mr. P. T. Madison having a dog in this stake, Mr. A. J. 

 Gleason was selected to act as judge with Mr. Robinson and 

 Mr. Freeman. The drawing brought forth nine starters out 

 of fourteen nominations. 



TOPST W. AND BANNERMAN. 



Dr. J. E, Link's black pointer bitch Topsy W. (Sweep— 

 —Lady Pape), handled by W. B Stafford, and Mr. C. E. 

 Michel's black and white dog Bannprman (Osborn Ale— 

 Keswick), were put down in a rag weed field on the Phil- 

 lippi farm at 7:56. This field being drawn blank, they were 

 sent through a woods to a stubble on the north side of the 

 railroad. In the corner of this field Topsy pointed, moved 

 on , roading and pottering on a piece of ground not over 

 30ft. square, for fully five minutes, without locating any- 

 thing. Bannerman had made a cast to the north side of the 

 field where he made game, and in roading he flushed a covey 

 which went to the woods; the dogs were sent into the woods 

 after the scattered birds, Bannerman pointed and moved on , 

 both dogs passed by birds without pointing, that were after 

 ward flushed by the spectators; considerable time was spent 

 in this woods before a point was established, Bannerman at 

 last pointed a single and was backed by Topsy; Nesbit shot 

 and missed; the dogs were steady to shot. Bannerman then 

 pointed again and was steady towing, then he false pointed, 

 and was backed by Topsy; then he pointed another single, 

 and was unsteady to wing. Topsy then false pointed, and 

 the dogs were taken up at 8:59, Bannerman had some style, 

 speed and range, Topsy had neither. 



RODMAN AND TAMARACK. 



Mr. W. B. Allen's liver and white dog Rodman (Rod- 

 Belle), handled by W. B. Stafford, and Mr. Frank Billings's 

 liver and white dog Tamarack (Tarn O'Shanter— Croxteth 

 Rival Queen), handled by J. B. Stoddard, were put down in 

 a stubble at 9:26, which was drawn blank. Passing into 

 woods pasture on the Horn farm; Rod pointed and Tarn 

 backed. Rod moved on after findinghis mistake. Going 

 into stubble, both dogs made game: Rod located and was 

 unsteady to shot; Tarn at the same time pointed, but noth- 

 ing was'found to the point; Rod retrieved to Stafford's kill, 

 but was very slow in doing so. The scattered birds were fol- 

 lowed; Tarn soon pointed, but when Stoddard went in to flush , 

 Tarn broke his point and followed his handler; nothing was 

 found to the point. While Stoddard was doing this, Rod 

 swung into the left aud pointed a covey, which flushed wild. 

 Then Tarn pointed and Rod refused to back, ran in and 

 flushed two birds. Going into woods after scattered birds, 

 Rod pointed aud Tarn backed. Both dogs moved up, and 

 began roading and pointing alternately until they flushed 

 the birds. Going on, both dogs passed by birds which they 

 should have pointed. Near a brier patch 'ram pointed and 

 Rod backed Indifferently; the point proved false. Further 

 on Tarn pointed in briers; Stoddard shot and missed. They 

 were taken up at 10:13, both scoring. In style on point and 

 in motion Tain was superior. In range and speed they were 

 about, equal. 



rod's gal and OSSIAN. 



Dr. John E. Link's liver and white bitch Boil 's Gal (Rod - 

 Juno) handled by W. B. Stafford, and Mr. P. T. Madison's 

 liver and white dog Ossian (Croxteth — Amine) handled by 

 D. E. Rose, were put down in stubble on the Bunting farm 

 at 10:24, which was drawn blank. Passed through woods 

 pasture to stubble on the Horn farm, Ossian ranging wide 

 and fast, found and pointed a covey in corner of the field, 

 Rose shot and killed. When Ossian was sent to retrieve, he 

 found and brought in the bird tenderly. The birds having 

 gone to the corn they were not followed. The remainder of 

 the stubble was drawn blank. The dogs were now taken up, 

 and a cornfield passed before the dogs were again sent on. 

 Arriving at a stubble which adjoined a cornfield on the 

 west, the dogs were put down in the south end of the field, 

 the wind at this time was coming from the southwest. As 

 soon as the dogs were told to go, Ossian went away like a 

 shot, running close to the corn, evidently intending to go to 

 the north end of the stubble, and work back against the 

 wind; he had not gone over 75yds. when he caught the scent 

 of a covey to his left in the stubble. He had probably gone 

 past the birds 20ft. before he got the scent, he was in air at 

 the time, and before he struck the ground he had turned 

 completely around and alighted with his nose to the birds. 

 He was going with such force, that when he struck the 

 ground he slid backward at least 4ft., tearing up the ground 

 with his toenails. He stood perfectly rigid until after the 

 birds had been flushed by Rose, and he was told to go on. 

 After he had gone on, the spectators examined the spot 

 where he had alighted on his point, and the earth looked as 

 if a gardner had been at work there with a rake. Going 

 into oak woods after scattered birds, Rod's Gal pointed two 

 birds in briers, Ossian backed staunchly, 75yds away. Sent 

 on, Ossian going across wind jumped into another of his 

 stylish points; Rod's Gal refused to back, went in and 

 flushed the bird. Ossian dropping to wing, Ossian's work 

 in this heat was the finest ever seen on the club's grounds. 

 Up at 11:25. Both dogs scored. 



REXIMUS AND LORD GRAPHIC. 



Mr. W. B. Stafford's liver and white dog Reximus (Main- 

 spring—Dell) handled by owner, and Dr. J. R. Daniel's liver 

 and white dog Lord Graphic (Graphic— Daphne) handled by 

 R. B. Morgan, were cast off in a stubble at 11:38. Reximus 



