FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 30, 1890. 



to wing and Rose cautioned him, and then he wheeled 

 around, left the remainder of the hevy, and ran hack to 

 Rose, and he could not he induced to go back and point the 

 birds, which soon flushed wild. They were marked down 

 near by in sedge and the dogs were worked after them. 

 Hope made one flush and was steady to wing. After work- 

 ing for them some time the iadges and reporters flushed 

 several. At the end of the thirty minutes the dogs were 

 ordered up and the heat and first place given to Simonides. 

 This was too important a heat to be decided on only one 

 actual point, and both dogs were nearly evenly matched in 

 every other respect. They should have'been run longer. 

 Final for Second Place. 



HOPE'S RAY AND ROWDY EOD. 

 Rowdy Rod was selected by the judges to run for second 

 place with Hope's Ray, but Mr. Rose contended that he 

 must be run a side heat. Judge Starr contended that Rowdy, 

 being the best dog beaten by Simonides and Dad Wilson, 

 Jr., the best dogs beaten by Hope's Ray, they should have 

 run together, I suppose, to see which of them was the best. 

 In this Mr. Rose and Judge Starr were wrong. There is 

 nothing in these rules or any other field trial rules to make 

 a dog beaten by different dogs run a side heat, nor is there 

 any rule to make one dog run a side heat to put him on an 

 equality to run for second place. The other two judges did 

 not construe the rule as Judge Starr and Mr. Rose did; so it 

 was mutually agreed that Rowdy Rod and Hope's Ray 

 would run for second money that afternoon. After giving 

 Hope's Ray several hoars' rest, they were cast off among a 

 bevy that the last brace had found. Before Rowdy went 

 50yds. he flushed a single and stopped to wing. Hope also 

 flushed some eight or ten birds off 75yds. to the left. They 

 were then cast off in a large cornfield, where Rowdy made 

 one of his wide casts and pointed a bevy nicely, and was 

 held some time for Ray to back, which he did well. Avent 

 shot and killed, and both dogs were steady to shot. The 

 birds were marked in open sedge. Rowdy made a wide cast 

 for them, but missed them, and went a hundred yards be- 

 yond them. Hope caught wind of a single and the bird 

 flushed as he turned around; he drooped to wing. He then 

 made a nice point to a bird that flushed wild. He again 

 dropped on a point before Rowdy got back from his cast. 

 Rowdy, when whistled around to back, also pointed 

 a bird that was some 15 to 20yds. behind Roy. Both 

 birds flushed and the dogs were steady to wing. 

 The dogs were ordered on out to open, when Rowdy went 

 some 200yds. almost as straight as a line to the two birds 

 and pointed. At this time Rose had started in the opposite 

 direction. Judge Starr said he saw one bird flush wild in 

 front of Rowdy's point, but he was so far away he could not 

 fully determine whether or not it was a quail or a lark, so 

 the point was not allowed. By this time Rose and his dog 

 were still working in the opposite direction some 200 or 

 300yds. away. Avent put chain on Rowdy and led him after 

 Rose, until at last Judge Starr rode opto Judge Wallace 

 and told him to stop Rose until Avent could catch up. The 

 dogs were then worked through an open cornfield to the 

 scattered birds of first bevy. Rowdy pointed a single, bird 

 and the judge called Avent's attention to his dog being on 

 point just as the bird flushed wild. Rowdy was steady to 

 wing. He marked it and went straight to it and pointed it. 

 The bird ran, and as handler and judges came up the bird 

 flushed. On a short distance in a bare cotton field Hope 

 flushed a single and dropped to wing. A few moments 

 later Rowdy pointed a single and was steady to shot. Time 

 was then called at the end of 30 minutes. Rowdy cut loose 

 well and showed a much higher class dog in every respect 

 than Ray. Rowdy Rod was then announced winner of 

 second, and Hope's Ray third. This ended the Derby. Fol- 

 lowing is the summary: 



First Series* 

 Simonides beat F.F.V. 

 Hope's Ray beat Bang. 

 Transit beat Lillie Talbot. 

 Annie F. beat Ned White. 



Dad Wilson's Boy beat Flake, of Flock finder, .'r. 



Dad Wilson, Jr., "beat Harry C. 



Fred Gates beat Heinekin. 



Val beat Royal C. 



Rowdy Rod beat Tribulation. 



Roy Wilson a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Simonides beat Roy Wilson. 

 Hope's Ray beat Trausit. 

 Annie F. beat Dad Wilson's Boy. 

 Dad Wilson, Jr. , beat Fred Gates. 

 Rowdy Rod beat Val. 



Third Series. 

 Simonides beat Annie F. 

 Hope's Ray heat Dad Wilson, Jr. 

 Rowdy Rod a bye. 



Fourth Series. 

 Simonides beat Rowdy Rod. 

 Hope's Ray a bye. 



Final for First Place. 

 Simonides beat Hope's Ray and won first prize. 



Final for Second Place. 

 Rowdy Rod beat Hope's Ray and won second prize. 

 Hope's Ray was placed third. 



First, Simonides; second. Rowdy Rod; third, Hope's Ray. 



ALL-AGED STAKE. 



First Series. 



FEED GATES AND DON'S DON. 

 Fred Gates and Don's Don was the first brace in the All- 

 Aged Stake. They were put down at 12:30 and worked 

 through an open corn and cotton field. Fred had a great 

 advantage in speed, range and style. He also outworked 

 Don on game, and won with something to spare. Down lb. 

 35m. Fred minded his handler, Mr. Blunt, much better 

 than he did Mr. Rose in the Derby, and showed to be a better 

 dog. Don was handled by Major Purcell. 



EOT WILSON AND F. F. V. 

 were put down after lunch in a cotton field and worked 

 through cotton and cornfields throughout the heat. In 

 speed and range neither had much to brag of, with a slight 

 advantage in favor of Roy Wilson. Roy also had the best 

 of it in style. This heat was one of the poorest run during 

 the trials. Roy had four points to F. F. V.'s one, and F. F. 

 V. had at least six flushes to her credit. Neither dog re- 

 trieved. Both dogs backed well. At the end of 45m. they 

 were ordered up and Roy Wilson won. 



STUBBLE AND BEN HUE, 

 the next brace, were put down at 3:22 and were worked 

 through open corn and cotton fields. Ben had a decided ad- 

 vantage in speed and range, neither showing a great amount; 

 they were about equal in style. Ben made the first two bevy 

 points to Stubble's two flushes and one false point, and at 

 the end of 30 minutes Ben Hur won. Stubble was handled 

 by McCartney aud Ben by McCargo. 



TENNESEE BOB AND CHANCE. 

 The Derby was then continued, which occupied the 

 balance of the day. Saturday was a beautiful day and birds 

 were found very plentiful. The dogs were put down at 9:40 

 and were worked through cotton and corn fields throughout 

 the heat. Chance had the advantage in speed and range, 

 although he did not show nearly up in his usual form; he 



appeared to be very sore from a severe attack of mange, 

 every movement showing that he was entirelv out of condi- 

 tion. They were about equal in style. Chance pointed 

 three bevies and was steady to shot, aud made no flushes. 

 Bob made one single bird point and broke shot, and he also 

 made one or two flushes. At the end of 30 minutes Chance 

 was declared the winner with something to spare. Bob was 

 handled by Stephenson and Chance by Avent. 



daisy's hope and beppo m. 

 After the last brace were taken up a heat in the Derby- 

 was run and this brace was put down at 11:25 and worked 

 through corn and cotton fields throughout the heat, except 

 on one bevy that went to high grass. In speed and range 

 Hope had a great advantage, but Beppo would frequently 

 tail after her until he would get lost from her, or his han- 

 dler would whistle him in. In style Bep had the advantage. 

 Hope was very hard-headed and paid verv little attention 

 to her handler's orders. She had to be whipped in the heat 

 to make her pay any attention to the whistle. In this heat 

 there were four bevies fouud, but not a single point was 

 made until the last bevy. Hope made four points and four 

 flushes. Beppo made two points and three flushes; on his 

 last flush he quit hunting entirely and Game to heel and 

 stayed there for some time. Hope made a retrieve, backed 

 and was steady to wing and shot. Beppo did not have an 

 opportunity to retrieve, as he failed to find the only bird 

 that Short killed; he backed and was steady to shot and 

 wing. At the end of Ih. and 15m. the heat was awarded to 

 Daisy's Hope with some to spare. 



HEINEKIN AND TEANSIT 

 were put down at 1:05. They were worked through the heat 

 in cotton and cornfields. . Neither dog showed any great 

 am ouut of speed or range. Transit had a slight advantage 

 at first, but at the wind-up they were about equal. At the 

 end of 30m. there was not enough work done to justify the 

 judges in deciding the heat and they were ordered up until 

 after lunch. During the heat there were six bevies found 

 and only three points made. Transit made three points and 

 about five flushes. Heinekin did not make a single good 

 point during the heat and had seven or eight flushes to his 

 credit. He also broke shot once, when Short shot over 

 Transit's point. Transit was steady to shot and wing. 

 Neither one had a bird killed to retrieve. This was a very 

 poor heat. Transit won. Down lh. 15m. Heinekin was 

 handled by Major Purcell and Transit by Short. After 

 this heat the Derby was finished. 



FEANK FLOCKFINDEE AND CAPTAIN BETHEL 

 were cast off at 4:02 and worked through corn and cotton 

 fields throughout the heat. Captain Bethel ranged wide 

 and showed good speed and style. Frank showed very little 

 range and speed, and ran with his nose continually on the 

 ground. There was quite a lot of birds found, but neither 

 dog did any painting of note, but after one hour and fifteen 

 minutes of miserable flushing, Capt. Bethel was declared 

 the winner. 



TENNESSEE CHABLEY AND ROWDY KOI). 



Monday was a beautiful day for good work. The dogs 

 were put down at 9 in open cotton and cornfields, both showed 

 good speed and range, but Rowdy had the best of it in 

 these respects. There were four bevies fouud in this heat, 

 Row T dy having much the advantage in the work, and at the 

 end of 30m. he won with something to spare. Charley was 

 handled by Stephenson and Rowdy by Avent. 



COESAIE AND SPBING 

 were put down at 9:40 and worked through corn and cotton 

 fields throughout the heat. In speed and range Corsair had 

 a slight advantage, in style he had much the"" best of it, but 

 Spring completely outworked him on birds, making four 

 points and no flushes that were not excusable, while Corsair 

 made only two points and four flushes. They were both 

 steady to shot and wing, and both retrieved well. At the 

 end of one hour and fifteen minutes Spring won. Corsair 

 was handled by Stephenson and Spring by his owner. 



DAD WLLSON, JE. AND LADY ZEAL 

 were cast off in open cornfields at 1:15. In speed and range 

 Dad had a decided advantage. His style in working his 

 game is very poor; he rarely ever makes a stiff point, and 

 makes lots of bad flushes. In this heat he did not make a 

 single point. Zeal only made two points. This was a very 

 poor heat, neither dog showing much merit. At the end of 

 30m. Lady Zeal won. Dad was handled by Short and Lady 

 Zeal by Stephenson. 



JOY OF PEINCE WILLIAM AND GALENA. 

 Toledo Blade was withdrawn on account of a swelling on 

 his throat, and Dimple being in season was also withdrawn. 

 This brought Joy and Galena together. They were put 

 down at 12 M. and worked through corn and cotton fields 

 throughout the heat. In speed and range they were both 

 far behind the best dogs in the stake. In style Galena had 

 the advantage. There was very little work done on gome. 

 Galena made two points and was steady to shot and wing. 

 Joy made no point and broke shot. At the expiration of 45m. 

 Galena won. She was handled by Stephenson and Joy by 

 her owner. 



Bloomo II. having a bye, this ended the first series with 

 the result as follows: 

 Fred Gates beat Don's Don. 

 Rov Wilson beat F.F.V. 

 Ben Hur beat Stubble. 

 Chance beat Tennessee Bob. 

 Daisy's Hope beat Beppo HI. 

 Transit beat Heinekin. 

 Capt. Bethel beat Frank Flockfinder. 

 Rowdy Rod beat Tennessee Charley. 

 Spring beat Corsair. 

 Lady Zeal beat Dad Wilson, Jr. 

 Galena beat Joy of Prince William. 

 Bloomo II. a bye. 



Second Series. 



BLOOMO II. AND FRED GATES. 



Short, the handler of Bloomo, was sick, and she was 

 handled by Stephenson. They were cast off at 1:02, and 

 worked through corn and cotton fields. In speed, range and 

 style Fred had much the advantage, cutting out all the 

 work, Bloomo never making a wide cast unless she was 

 close after Fred. She acted throughout the heat as near 

 like an idiot as any dog I have seen in a field trial. Fred 

 completely out worked her on game and won easily. Down lh. 



BEN HUE AND EOY WILSON 

 were cast off at 2:55 in open corn aud cotton fields. In speed 

 and range Ben had the advantage; in style Roy had slightly 

 the best of it; in work on game neither dog did much, Roy 

 doing all that was of any note, beating Ben without mak- 

 ing a retrieve, Down 15m. 



CHANCE AND DAISY'S HOPE 

 were then cast off and worked across a large cornfield. On 

 the opposite side Chance was found pointing. Hope came 

 up, refused to back, went all round him and then made a 

 short cast off about 50yds. and also pointed. Avent came up 

 and seeing Hope's performance thought there was nothing 

 in front of Chance, and ordered him on. Just as he moved 

 a bird flushed a little to one side in the next corn row. 

 Titus flushed a single in front of Hope, shot and killed it. 

 Hope was steady to shot and retrieved it. The dogs were 

 worked on down the hedgerow where Hope picked up three 

 more good points on scattered birds that no one knew any- 

 thing about, while Chance made one point on a dead bird 

 and flushed one bird on bare ground. Hope was very lucky 



and sharp in this heat; she stuck to this old hedge row 

 closely, picking up the single birds in good shape, while 

 Chance was out hunting a bevy. Just after Hope had made 

 her last point on one of the single birds the 30 minutes' 

 time was up and the dogs were ordered up and Hope won. 

 In speed and range they both went at a clippinggait, clearly 

 outclassing any brace that had been run before. This was 

 entirely too short a heat to test two high-class dogs. It is 

 true that in the 30m. Hope was undoubtedly ahead, but if 

 they had run an extra 15m. the result would probably hava 

 been different, as will be clearly shown bv Hope's running 

 and by what the judges thought of her later on by giving 

 Chance part of third and leaving Hope out. There is no 

 doubt by the decision in third place that the judges saw by 

 Hope's performance in the first aud last heats that they 

 made one of the greatest mistakes of the trial by deciding 

 this heat in so short a time. 



EOWDY EOD AND LADY ZEAL 

 were the next brace. They were worked through corn and 

 cotton fields, where Rowdv showed wonderful speed and 

 range, cutting out all the work ahead of Zeal. He also 

 found the only bevy that was found, doing a fine piece of 

 work on it, and he made one more point than she did. They 

 were both steady to shot and wing and retrieved well, they 

 both backed, and at the end of thirty minutes Rowdy was 

 the winner with lots to spare. This 'ended the day's run- 

 ning. 



SPBING AND GALENA. 



Tuesday was a bright, cool day, all that we could ask for 

 for a day to do first-class work. Birds were found plentiful 

 and satisfactory work was done all day. At 8:40 the dogs 

 were cast off two and one-half miles south of town. They 

 were worked exclusively through cotton and cornfields. In 

 speed, range and style they were about equal. Galena had 

 the luck ih getting in the' greatest quantity of work, and 

 won in forty-five minutes. This ended the second series. 

 Transit did not run and Capt. Bethel had a bye. Following 

 is the result: 



Fred Gates beat Bloomo II. 



Roy Wilson beat Ben Hur. 



Daisy's Hope beat Chance. 



Rowdy Rod beat Lady Zeal. . 



Galena beat Spring. 



Capt. Bethel a bye. 



Third Scries. 



FRED GATES AND CAPT, BETHEL 

 were the next brace. They were cast off at 9:47. In speed, 

 range and style they were a rattling good brace. They both 

 went well from beginning to end, and were about equal in 

 these respects. Capt. Bethel got in some first-class work on 

 game, pointing three bevies and one single. He was also 

 steady to shot and wing; retrieved nicely". He made three 

 flushes. Fred only made oue good point, that was on a 

 bevy. He also made three flushes and chased once. They 

 both backed, but not well. This was a surprise. Every one 

 expected to see Fred beat Captain easily, but the Captain 

 beat him hands down in 30 minutes. 



DAISY'S HOFE AND ROY WILSON 

 were cast off at 10:30 in a lai-ge corn field, and worked through 

 corn and cotton fields throughout the heat. Daisy went off 

 at a good rate of speed and ranged well, but she was not 

 uniform in her work. She did not work as she should when 

 on birds, but she completely outclassed Roy. Roy had the 

 advantage in style. They made only one point each, and 

 were both steady to shot and wing, and both backed. At the 

 end of 45 minutes Hope was declared the winner. In this 

 heat Hope did not hold up to the end as she should have 

 done. 



ROWDY EOD AND GALENA 

 were cast off at 11:32 and worked through open corn and 

 cotton fields. Rowdy went off at a high rate of speed and 

 range, and held up to the end, completely outclassing 

 Galena in these respects. He also outworkedlier on game, 

 and at the end of 30 minutes he was clearly the winner. 



This ended the third series with the result as follows: 



Capt, Bethel beat Fred Gates. 



Daisy's Hope beat Roy Wilson. 



Rowdy Rod beat Galena. 



Fourth Series. 



CAPT. BETHEL AND DAISY'S HOPE. 



The judges ruled that Rowdy must run a side heat to put 

 him on an equality with Capt. Bethel and Daisy's Hope to 

 run for first place, which he did while they were running 

 their heat. At 12:10 Daisy's Hope and Capt. Bethel were cast 

 off in open corn and cotton fields. They both went off at a 

 good rate of speed and ranged very wide. Capt. had the 

 advantage in style. For twenty-five minutes Hope com- 

 pletely outworked Capt., and had a decided advantage in 

 nearly every respect, but the heat was just about five min- 

 utes too long, as she slowed up and commenced loafing. Up 

 to this time Hope had made three good points, was steady 

 to shot and wing, and retrieved well, while Capt. only had 

 one single bird point to his credit, a refusal to back and a 

 flush or two. At the end of 30 minutes they were ordered 

 up, and at that time Hope was clearly the winner, and if 

 the judges had stuck to their rule in deciding in favor of 

 the dog that was ahead at the end of 30 minutes, they would 

 have given the heat to Hope; but after several minutes con- 

 sultation they ordered the dogs on. Hope's slowing up in 

 the last 5 minutes probably made them suspicious of her 

 ability to hold up at the high rate of speed she started with. 

 This no doubt was the proper thing to do, and it should 

 have been done from the beginning of the trials, especially 

 when they had two high class dogs down. But it was bard 

 for her handler to be sent on for 15 minutes longer when he 

 knew they had been deciding every heat up to this one in 30 

 minutes when either dog had much advantage. 



In the last 15 minutes Capt. Bethel had a decided advan- 

 tage in speed and range. Hope did not stop going, but 

 she slowed down considerably and showed no disposition to 

 work. Capt. Bethel made two good bevy points and four 

 single bird points. The singles were marked by the hand- 

 lers in open ground, but the harder Mr. Titus would try to 

 get Hope around the worse she would sulk and he could 

 not get her to make a single point. At the end of the 15 

 minutes it was clear to every one that Capt. Bethel was the 

 winner with something to spare. Down in all 45 minutes. 

 From what I have seen of Daisy's Hope in field trials I think 

 if a straight course is followed aud birds are not found too 

 plentiful, she might beat almost any dog in a 30-minute 

 heat. She has a good nose, but she is bull-headed and 

 wants to have her own way about everything, and as soon 

 as her handler tries to whistle her in to work single birds, 

 she persists in having her own way and does very poor 

 single bird work, and if she gets a little fatigued she loafs 

 at times, and the more her handler tries to get her to work 

 the worse she gets. 



Final for First Place. 

 EOWDY EOD AND CAPT. BETHEL. 

 After lunch and a good long rest this brace was put down 

 in a large open cornfield to compete for first place. In 

 speed, range and style they were a capital brace, both rang- 

 ing several hundred yards from their handlers, Rowdy 

 having a slight advantage. Rowdy found the first bevy and 

 Capt. backed to order. The birds flew a long ways. In 

 weeds Rowdy was drawing on a single bird, when Capt. 

 came up, went in and the bird flushed. Rowdy soon pointed 

 a single and was steady to shot. Moving on Rowdy pointed 

 several single birds, that run down a ditch. Avent shot 

 both barrels at them to make them flush, but they did not 



