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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 5, 1889. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



(Concluded from Page 373.) 

 ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE. 

 Third Series. 



IN the third series Cassio and Nora were the first brace. 

 Cassio won, beating Nora in searching for birds and 

 doing some grand wo^k in roading out a bevy that had run 

 away from his point. On singles no satisfactory work was 

 done, as they were wild, and Nora had no chance to get 

 even with him. 



The next brace was Chance and Toledo Blade. The heat 

 was one-sided. Chance out-classed his competitor and won 

 the heat hands down. 



Cincinnatus had a bye, and this ended the series. Follow- 

 ing is the result: 

 Cassio beat Nora. 

 Chance beat Toledo Blade. 

 Cincinnatus a bye. 



Cincinnatus and Cassio were the ouly brace to run in the 

 fourth series, Chance having a bye. They were put down in 

 sedge at 11:32. In the actual work done there was not much 

 to choose between them. Cassio had the better range and 

 stayed out looking for birds better than Cincinnatus. In 

 speed and style they were about equal. Considerable work 

 was done, and some of it, especially that on some running 

 birds, was very pretty. At 12:15 they were ordered up with 

 Cassio the winner. This left only Chance and Cassio in for 

 first money. Both are owned by the Memphis and A vent 

 Kennels, and the judges, without running them, selected 

 Chance as the better dog, and he was declared winner of 

 first prize. 



Orlando and Toledo Blade were selected by the judges as 

 the best of the dogs previously beaten by the winner, and 

 they were ordered to run to decide which should compete 

 with Cassio for second place. They ran rather a poor heat, 

 which was won by Toledo Blade, who outranked and out- 

 worked Orlando. Under the rules Cassio could not be called 

 upon to run the deciding heat until the next day, and the 

 Pointer Stake was begun, and after running two' heats the 

 work for the day was finished. On Saturday the weather 

 was clear and cool with a light breeze from the northwest, 

 just the day for man and dog to range the fields with com- 

 fort. At 8:48 Cassio and Toledo Blade were put down in a 

 large open field to decide second money. Both dogs started 

 off well and each did good work, Blade having slightly the 

 best of it, and at the end of the heat the flag went up for 

 him and he was declared winner of second place. This ended 

 the running for the stake, the judges selecting Cassio for 

 third place, and decidiug fourth place equally between Nora 

 and Cincinnatus. 



It was xmfortunate that under the rules some of the best 

 dogs in the stake were snowed under, and consequently 

 dogs of lesser merit were placed over them. There is no 

 question that the best dog in the stake was the winner, but 

 there is also no question that at least two of the dogs that 

 were unnoticed were much higher class animals than either 

 of the last four. Both Rowdy Rod and Bettye S. in natural 

 ability and hunting qualities are far superior to them, but 

 under the rules they were thrown out. The same difficulty 

 has been found in previous years and much thought has 

 been given to the subject by thinking men, but no practical 

 remedy has as yet been applied. The imperfection in the 

 rules was never more apparent than in this stake, and 

 nearly every practical man who watched the running was 

 thoroughly convinced that a radical change must be made, 

 and we are pleased to note that at the annual business 

 meeting of the club measures were adopted to remedy the 

 evil by voting to adopt the spotting system, and a committee 

 consisting of Messrs. Donner, Hitchcock and Duryea was 

 appointed to revise the rules in conformity with the system. 

 It is to be hoped that something more practical and just 

 than the. present system will result from their labors. The 

 stake was finished at 9:35. Following is a complete sum- 

 mary: 



First Scries. 

 Bettye S. beat Desmond II. 

 Dick Tate, beat Whitie. 

 Nora beat Rowdy Rod. 

 Toledo Blade beat King Leo. 

 King's Mark beat Polly II. 

 Chance beat Orlando. 

 Nannie B. beat Nora. 

 Cincinnatus beat Guy. 

 Roi d'Or beat Rapid Ann. 

 Cassio a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Cassio beat Dick Tate. 

 Nora beat Bettye S. 

 Toledo Blade beat King's Mark. 

 Chance beat Nannie B. 

 Cincinnatus beat Roi d'Or. 



Third Series. 



Cassio beat Nora. 

 Chance beat Toledo Blade. 

 Cincinnatus a bye. 



Foxirth Series. 

 Cassio beat Cincinnatus. 

 Chance a bye. 



Final for First Place. 

 Chanco was placed first. 



Ties for Second Place. 

 Toledo Blade beat Orlando. 



Final for Second Place. 

 Toledo Blade beat Cassio and won second place. 

 Cassio was placed third, and Nora and Cincinatus equal 

 fourth. 



THE POINTER STAKE. 

 There were 23 nominations for the Pointer Stake and 16 

 of them filled. They were drawn to run in the following 

 order: 



LAD of Bow (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon. N. Y.), 

 liver and white dog, March, 1884 (Graphic— Climax), 



against 



Rip RAP (E. Dexter, Boston, Mass.), black and white dog. 

 May, 1888 (King of Kent—Hops). 



FAN FAN (J. B. Wallace, Ansonia, Conn.), liver and white 

 bitch, July, 1887 (Graphic— Lady Belle), 

 against 



Consolation (C. H. Odell. Yonkers, KT. Y.\ orange and 

 white dog, June, 1885 (Bang Bang— Grace III.). 



Feed (Bayard Thayer, Bostou, Mass.), liver and white dog, 

 2yrs. (Robert le Diable— Trick), 



against 



Count Fauster (Dr. J. G. F. Holston, Zanesville, O.), 

 liver and white dog, March, 1887 (Mainspring— Dolly Fau- 

 ster), 



Seldom (N. Simpkins, New York), liver and white bitch 

 4Kyrs. (Booth— Tuck), 



against 



Lebanon (Lebanon Kennels. Lebanon, Pa,), lemon and 

 white dog (Trim— Peg). 



Duke of Hessen (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and 

 White dog, 4Kyrs, (Luck of Hessen— Blarney). 



against 



Pontiag (E. Dexter, Boston, Mass.), liver and white dog, 

 3yrs. (Milton Bang II.— Climax). 



Tammany's Boy (Miss H. Wooster, Ansonia, Conn.), liver 

 and white dog, 2yrs. (Tammany— Juno), 

 against 



Roger Williams (C. H/ Odell, Yonkers, N. Y.), orange 

 and white dog, May, 1886 (Bang Bang— Lalla Rookh). 



MikAndA (J. T. Richards, New York), liver and white 

 bitch, January, 1887 (Mainspring— Beauty), 

 against 



Woolton Game (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and 

 white bitch, February, 1887 (Gough— Larkspur). 



DALGAEOUKI (C. H. Odell, Yonkers, N. Y.), orange and 

 white bitch, August, 1886 (Bang Bang— Lalla Rookh ), 

 against 



Bounce (G. W. Amory, Boston, Mass.), liver and white 

 dog, Feb. 26, 1887 (Bob— Sal). 



First Series. 



Lad of Bow and Rip Rap were the first brace in the Pointer 

 Stake. They were put. down on Friday after the heat be- 

 tween Toledo Blade and Orlando was decided. Lad of Bow 

 was bandied by John White and Rip Rap by Captain Mc- 

 Murdo. A gale of wind was blowing, making it difficult for 

 the dogs to locate their birds. Rip outclassed Lad in search- 

 ing for birds and also had the best of it on singles, and won 

 the heat. Lad went at a fair rate of speed and ranged well, 

 but he could not compete with Rap, and toward the finish 

 he let down somewhat, while Rap kept up to the end. 



The next brace was Fan Fan, handled by Bradley, and 

 Consolation, handled by Luke White. Con started at speed, 

 and outpaced and outranged Fan from stax - t to finish. He 

 was not in good coudition and was tired at the end, but he 

 is very game and did not let down. Both did some good 

 work on game, with the advantage in favor of Consolation, 

 and he was awarded the heat. This ended the work for the 

 day. 



On Saturday, shortly after the finish of the Setter Stake 

 at 9:49, Fred, handled by Height, and Count Fauster, han- 

 dled by Tucker, were put down on the Snow farm. Both 

 moved fairly well and at a fair rate of speed at the start, but 

 they slowed down near the finish and went at moderate 

 speed. Count won the heat, having a slight advantage in 

 the work done, although neither of them did any very satis- 

 factory work when on game. 



At 10:48 Seldom, handled by Height, and Lebanon, handled 

 by Luke White, were put down in sedge grass near a corn- 

 field. Both did much better than the previous brace, show- 

 ing up well on game and doing some good work. Seldom 

 was too fat, and although she went at a fair rate and ranged 

 well, she was not the equal of Lebanon in these respects; he 

 also showed the better style both in going and when on 

 game, and won the heat. He ran here last year and divided 

 fourth prize with Consolation. 



Considerable interest was manifested in this heat. Both 

 dogs ran last year unplaced, but they were said to have im- 

 proved, and a good heat was expected. Duke of Hessen was 

 handled by John White, and Pontiac by Buckle. Both have 

 greatly improved on their form of last year, and ran a capi- 

 tal heat so tar as pace and range are concerned. The heat 

 was run in the middle of the day, and not many birds were 

 found. Duke had a little the best of it in speed and ranged 

 wider, working out the ground more systematically. After 

 working nearly an hour no decision could bereache'l, and 

 they were taken up during lunch, and at 1:52 they were 

 agaiu put down, and at the expiration of twenty minutes 

 Duke found a bevy, which he pointed in good style and re- 

 trieved a bird nicely, and was declared the winner. 



At 2:19 Tammany Boy, handled by John White, and Roger 

 Williams, handled by Luke White, were put down in the 

 large stubble field west of the Model Farm barn. Boy is a 

 big, rather awkward-looking dog, but he goes very level 

 and moves well, and although he started very slow, he soon 

 woke up and showed considerable speed and range, and 

 hunted out his ground fairly well. He was not rigid on 

 some of his points, but two or three of them were made in 

 good style. Roger has not improved on his Derby form, and 

 does not get to his birds in as good style as he then did. At 

 the start he clearly had the best of it at all points, but when 

 Boy got agoing he gained rapidly on him, and was soon 

 working outside. Roger dwelt too much on old scent, and 

 although he did some very pretty work to look at, it was not 

 of the character to win at a field trial. At the end of an 

 hour and twenty minutes the judges awarded the heat to 

 Tammany Boy. Although the heat was very close, there is 

 no doubt that, taking everything into consideration, he was 

 a trifle ahead. Luke thought otherwise, and expressed his 

 opinion rather too freely, an occurrence that, we feel sure, 

 he will regret as much as any one after he has thought the 

 matter over. 



The next brace was Miranda, handled by John Lewis, and 

 Woolton Game, handled by John White. The latter is a 

 noted English field trial winner in both the Derby and All- 

 Aged Stakes, and a great deal of interest was manifested 

 as to how she would behave on our game. She acquitted 

 herself with honor and won the heat very easily. She is a 

 fairly good moving bitch with a long stride that carries her 

 over the ground much faster than is apparent at first 

 glance. The character of her work on game is of a high 

 order, and when she has had sufficient experience on the 

 festive quail she will undoubtedly be a first-class performer. 

 She evidently has a good nose and considerable bird sense. 

 Miranda is an easy-moving bitch with a bit more speed and 

 range than her competitor, but she was evidently off in 

 nose, as she bungled on her birds. 



The last brace of the series, Dalgarouki, handled bj T Luke 

 White, and Bounce, handled by Poindexter, were put do vn 

 at 4:35 and worked till a few minutes past five, when they 

 were taken up for the day to go down again on Monday. 

 No work on birds was done and but little speed or range 

 was shown by either. 



Monday the weather was delightful, but too warm for 

 shooting, and some of the work on birds was not quite up 

 to the mark. Previous to starting Luke White offered the 

 judges an apology for the hasty words of Saturday, which 

 was accepted. Dalgarouki and Bounce were cast off at 8:45 

 near the Glass house to finish their undecided heat of Satur- 

 day. Both went better than they did on Saturday, but 

 neither showed much pace or range, Bounce having the ad- 

 vantage in these respects as well as in the work on birds, 

 and at the expiration of an hour and two minutes he was 

 declared the winner. Both dogs are said to be good workers, 

 but from some catise neither showed much ability. This 

 ended the first series with the result as follows: 



Rip Rap beat Lad of Bow. 



Consolation beat Fan Fan. 



Count Fauster beat Fred. 



Lebanon beat Seldom. 



Duke of Hessen bea t Pontiac. 



Tammany Boy beat Roger Williams. 



Woolton Game beat Miranda. 



Bounce beat Dalgarouki. 



Second Series. 



The first heat in the second series brought Rip Rap and 

 Consolation together. Although it was decidedly hot some 

 very pretty work was done by both dogs. At the expiration 

 of an hour and ten minutes Rip Rap was declared the win- 

 ner. He had the best of it in pace and range and way of 

 going, and the character of his work on game was of a higher 

 order than that of his competitor. The greater experience 



of Con gave him the advantage so far as finding goes. The 

 little fellow showing up well in this respect, he is also a 

 busy worker and kept up well notwithstanding his evident 

 lack of condition for hard work. 



Count Fauster and Duke of Hessen were next put down 

 at 11:11 in an open field near the Holton school house. Count 

 started off much better than in his previous heat and did 

 very creditable work, going at a fair rate of speed, and 

 although his range was limited he kept up to his work very 

 well. Duke went at a great pace, ranging wide and hunt- 

 ing out his ground in first-class style, showing up in these 

 respects much better than any dog in the stake, He also 

 proved a stayer and was going in capital form at the finish: 

 his nose, however, was not right, and Count had much the 

 best of it, both in finding bevies and in the work on singles. 

 After running an hour and five minutes they were taken up 

 for lunch, which was awaiting us at the Holton school 

 house. After lunch they were again put down, and after 

 18 minutes the heat was decided in favor of Count Fauster. 

 Although Duke showed the greater natural ability his 

 lack of nose was too great a handicap to overcome. 



The next brace was Lebanon and Tammany Boy. Lebanon 

 started off well and beat out his ground in a workmanlike 

 manner. Boy was inclined to loaf, and did not show tip so 

 well as in his previous heat, and at the end of the allotted 

 45 minutes Lebanon was declared the winner. He ran his 

 heat well and displayed considerable bird sense, and near 

 the finish he worked out a running bevy very nicely, beat- 

 ing his competitor, who had an equal chance, as they alter- 

 nately roaded and cast for the birds. 



Woolton Game made short work of Bounce in the next 

 heat, beating him easily at all points. She ranged better in 

 this heat than she had previously done, and at the finish she 

 did some excellent work on a ranning bevy. Bounce ap- 

 peared to be off in nose, and he was unsteady to wing and 

 unreliable on back. This ended the second series, with the 

 result as follows: 



Rip Rap beat Consolation. 



Count Fauster beat Duke of Hessen. 



Lebanon beat Tammany Boy. 



Woolton Game beat Bounce. 



After a wait of more than an hour for the dogs which had 

 gone in the direction ordered, but which had not been taken 

 by the judges, we agaiu started. The interval of waiting 

 was not lost, however, as Col. Mei-riman wishing to test 

 the field qualities of Mr. Bradley, cast him off in a thicket 

 among the scattered birds of the last bevy. Bradley had no 

 dogs to bother him and started off at a fair rate of speed, 

 but the Col. did not handle with his usual admirable skill, 

 choosing rather to test the natural finding ability of Bradley 

 by allowing him to take his own course, which he did, but 

 erred in judgment by making a cast in the wrong direction. 

 The Colonel, ho\*ever, with rare good bird sense drew 

 straight to a single which he jumped and cutting loose 

 grassed it in a brier patch in capital style. Bradley came 

 in at the report of the gun and redeemed himself by scoring 

 a first class retrieve. The Colonel is not a "meat hunter," 

 and as he had enough for his breakfast he stopped the 

 slaughter, but went on and gave us an excellent exhibition 

 of his finding qualities by going straight to some of the re- 

 maining birds, kicking them up and giving a shot, just for 

 fun, at each rise. 



Third Series. 



The dogs arrived soon after, and at 4:23 Rip Rap and 

 Count Fauster were cast off in a stubble field to run the 

 first heat of the third series. We worked over considerable 

 ground, Count getting in a point to a bevy and one to a 

 single, while Rip Rap was beating ottt the ground in an- 

 other direction, going at a good rate of speed and ranging 

 wide. Finally the dogs were brought together, and we took 

 a long tramp to a large stubble field, where they were 

 started upon even terms, and the spectators were given a 

 capital exhibition of the great difference between high-class 

 and ordinary work. At the word. Rip took the right hand 

 side of the field and went at speed to the upper end, when 

 he made a short cast toward the center and came back with 

 his head well up, with the wind blowing across him until 

 within 100yds. of us, when he caught the scent of a bevy 

 and whirled on a beautiful poiut. Count at the start took 

 a few strides and struck the trail of the same bevy and 

 slowly and carefully worked out every bit of the foot scent, 

 but before he got near enough to locate them Rip had got 

 in his work in an artistic manner that completely threw in 

 the shade the good but less meritorious work of Count in 

 nosing out the trail. It was now nearly night, and although 

 both dogs did some good work a portion of it was unsatis- 

 factory, and at dark they were ordered up to go down again 

 in the morning. 



Tuesday morning it was cloudy, with a cold, raw wind 

 from the northeast. Scent appeared to be good, and some 

 excellent work was done. Rip Rap and Count Fauster were 

 put down at 8:50 to finish their undecided heat. At the ex- 

 piration of 17m. the heat was decided in favor of Rip Rap. 

 He had decidedly the best of it at all points and scored an 

 easy win. 



At 9:28 Lebanon and Woolton Game were put down, For 

 some time there was not much difference in their speed or 

 range, but near the finish Game let down a little and Leba- 

 non had the best of it in these respects. In the character of 

 the work done Game was ahead in point of merit, and had 

 she not made a mistake in working a bevy at the finish, the 

 decision possibly would have been reversed, as it was a very 

 close heat and some capital work was done by both dogs. 

 The heat was a long one and the merit of the dogs was well 

 tested. At the expiration of lh. 47m. the heat was decided 

 in favor of Lebanon. This finished the third series with the 

 result as follows: 



Rip Rap beat Count Fauster, 



Lebanon beat Woolton Game. 



After lunch, which was taken at the Model Farm, Rip Rap 

 and Lebanon were put down in the large stubble field at 

 12:55. This was the deciding heat for first place, and it 

 proved to be the best one in the stake. At the end of the 

 heat the flag went up for Rip Rap, and he was declared the 

 winner of first prize. Both dogs went better than in any of 

 the previous heats, and although Lebanon fairly outdid 

 himself, the result was never in doubt, as the high character 

 of the work done by Rip. together with his better pace, 

 range and style, kept him well ahead, and showed him to be 

 the best pointer that has ever run at American trials. 

 Should he train on he will, if nothing befall him, make it 

 exceedingly warm for the long-haired fraternity, and we 

 shall look to see him in the front rank. Lebanon also 

 showed up quite a pointer, and although defeated he was 

 far from being disgraced. 



Count Fauster and Consolation were put down at 2:11 to 

 decide which should compete with Lebanon for second place. 

 Con clearly had the legs of Count and outranged him, 

 and although he gamely kept going to the end, his lack of 

 condition had evidently affected his nose, and his work on 

 birds was not nearly up to his form in previous years. 

 Count showed up better in this heat than he had done 

 before, and at the expiration of an hour and nineteen min- 

 utes he was awarded the heat. 



At 3:52 Lebanon and Count Fauster were put down to run 

 the deciding heat for second place. Lebanon was still going 

 his best, and outclassed his opponent in quality and beat 

 him in quantity of work, and at the finish he was awarded 

 the heat and declared the winner of second prize. 



The judges then selected Count Fauster for third place 

 and Woolton Game for fourth, and the stake was finished. 

 In placing Count and Game in the order named, we imagine 

 that the judges followed precedent instead of their own con- 

 victions. In previous years it has generally been the prac- 



