Not. 8, 1890,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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inson is not now booming as she was a few years ago, and 

 the duller times have detracted from the popular interest in 

 sports. It is hoped that to-morrow there will he more^ local 

 entries, and a pluckier spirit on the part of the Hutchinson 

 men who feared to put their dogs against the imported ones. 

 As a matter of fact, this meet was a very good time to show 

 inclos c d coursing at its best. 



To-day at 2 P. M. the drive of the jacks was made over 

 the course into the starting pen, aud a stranger sight is 

 rarely seen. About seventy-five of these, great wild fellows 

 were in the inclosed course ahead of the line of beaters, who 

 carried a long strip of canvas, which reached from fence to 

 fence. The jacks were apparently not very wild and often 

 broke back through the line or squatting close, hopping off 

 leisurely as the canvas approached them. It was a rare 

 chance to watch the method of locomotion of the jack rab- 

 bit For those who do not kuow it, it may be said that the 

 jack in running spreads wide and throws his hind feet far 

 ahead of his forefeet in his stride. Mr. Allison thinks he- 

 has about 600 jacks in the inclosure of a half section, possi- 

 bly 1,000 t'h.ey are. multiplying rapidly, and all seem per- 

 fectly healthy. Only oue "lumpy" jack was seen on the 

 drive. It will be noticed, however, that these inclosed jacks 

 were very slow. The total length of the course has been 

 twice shortened, and is now only 550yds. and its width is 

 only 75yds., yet out of the whole number of jacks coursed 

 to-day, only two or three escaped, exactly the reverse of the 

 first day at Great Bend, where the conditions were altogether 

 more difficult. The dogs were not run muzzled. 



The demonstrated fact of rabbit culture shows what 

 coursing might be made in the neighborhood of New York 

 were the S. P. C. A. a trifle less energetic in their opposi- 

 tion. The condition of inclosed jacks depends much upon 

 the amount of exercise they get. The jacks run to-day were 

 very slow because they were corn-fed and very fat and slug- 

 gish. The jack as a wild bird is forced to hustle every night 

 for his food, and this hardens him. It is said that the jacks 

 on Long Island are doing well. There seems no reason to 

 suppose they will not soon become numerous if watched 

 carefully. The Kansas experiment, at least so far as hare 

 breeding is concerned, may now be called a success. In- 

 closed coursing, barring S. P. C. A opposition in the great 

 cities, might also well grow to a suceess. 



Running began shortly before 3 P. M., a crowd of about 

 160 persons being on hand. Mr. R. Etock, of Hutchinson, 

 acted as judge, Wm. Raill as slipper. 



LANCASTER— M AJOR G LEND YN E. 

 The first brace in was Mr. Luse's red fawn dog Lancaster 

 and Mr. Allison's white and brindle dog Major G-lendyne. 

 This course was excruciatingly funny, Both dogs ran cun- 

 ning, and a slower lead-up or a more waiting race was never 

 seen, each wanting "meat," and each waiting for the other 

 to turn it to him. At the close of the course Major held pos- 

 session for a few wrenches, Lancaster going wide in his 

 anxiety lest he should do some work. The "meat dogs" 

 were taken up and the course given Major. 



NORWEGIAN" — LIBERTY. 



The big light brindle Norwegian, handled by Rookwood- 

 Landseer Kennels for Mr. Phister, went in against Mr. 

 Lowe's dark brindle bitch Liberty. Norwegian is very fast 

 up and fairly flew to the hare, taking a turn and a possible 

 wrench. Liberty got in on his wide turn, coming a clipping 

 gait, Wrenched and turned, wrenched twice and rushed to 

 kill, making a possible trip, though that could not be seen 

 in the dust. Norwegian wrenched but fell out of it again, 

 not getting around quick euough. Liberty took up the bare, 

 killed very cleverly and won. 



BABAZOUN — DRY T TME . 

 Rookwood-Landsepr's red dog Babazoun and Mr. Watson's 

 light fawn bitch Dry Time, went in next. To the astonish- 

 ment of everybody Dry Time went ahead with a great burst 

 and won the run-up and a turn. Babazoun ran into her on 

 the corner and unsettled her stride, but he held for only one 

 turn and two wrenches, leaping clear over the hare at the 

 fence in an unhandy pass to kill. Dry Time drew by and 

 shut the red fellow out after that, showing herself unex- 

 pectedly close and clever, and killed to great merit, rolling 

 clear over with the hare fast in her mouth. The innocent 

 looking bitch at once sprang into great favor, for she out- 

 footed her speedy rival right and left. Dry Time won. 



DOLLIE— MINNIE STATON. 



Dr. Shaw's rugged little beauty Dollie went in with Mr. 

 Belmont's elegant brindle bitch Minnie Staton. Dollie was 

 naughtv and ran disgustingly queer. Minnie passed her 

 on the run-up as if she were standing still. Minnie turned, 

 wrenched twice, turned again nicely, when Dollie sprang in 

 and killed. Minnie Staton won. 



LITTLE THOUGHT OF— LADY ALICE. 



Mr. Luse's red bitch Little Thought Of and Mr. Allison's 

 blue and white bitch Lady Alice had a beautiful run up of 

 225yds. neck and neck till Little Thought Of drew ahead to 

 the scut, earning the lead, the turn, two wrenches and a 

 trip. Lady Alice was thrown in by no merit of her own in 

 the least, and killed, whereupon the judge gave her the 

 course, by just what process of reasoning it is very hard for 

 one who is not a judge to determine. Little Thought Of 

 should unquestionably have had the course. 



BELLE— LUSE'S LUCK. 



Dr. Shaw's second baby, Belle, closed this series with Mr. 

 Allison's light fawn bitch Luse's Luck. Mr. Allison's 

 choice of names failed to propitiate the. goddess of fortuue, 

 and Belle bjat Luse's Luck, earning the run-up by a trifle, 

 and placing Luck for a turn and wrench, which was about 

 all he wanted. Belle crowded and rushed to kill, both dogs 

 falling. Belle turned the closer on the recover, and crowded 

 the hare to the escape. No kill. Belle won. 



Second Series. 



MAJOR GLENDYNE— LIBERTY. 

 This brace made a not very brilliant lead up, Major the 

 better, and taking a turn and a wrench. Liberty was placed, 

 turned and killed, and was given the course. It was a poor 

 exhibition of work all around. The jacks were now recog- 

 nized to be too slow. 



DRY TIME— MINNIE STATON. 

 Dry Time and Minnie Staton fell together, two good ones, 

 Minnie the favorite for she is held very fast and clever, and 

 it was thought Dry Time had outclassed herself in her first 

 course. The run-up was hard, perhaps 175yds. to the hare, 

 and again, to the amazement of the fancy, the light fawn 

 bitch came ahead, passing Minnie fair aud square, earning 

 the lead and two turns in an instant. Minnie got the bare, 

 but though extremely clever fell out of it a bit wide. With 

 another dog it might have mattered little, but Dry Time 

 turned on the space of a handkerchief, and it was turn, 

 turn, turn and wrench in a moment. Minnie was again in, 

 turned and wrenched, but Dry Time would not have it so, 

 and wrenched the hare ahead to a sensational kill, winning 

 byeiglu points on the score. Whether she could ever do 

 this again is a question, as Minnie is a courser herself, but 

 she did it this time beyond earthly question. Mr. Watson 

 had not expected this, and congratulations on the rapid im- 

 provement in the condition of his bitch were poured upon 

 him. > Both these bitches have been sadly out of condition, 

 but life and exercise on the plains are doing them a vast 

 deal of good. This was pretty work, and iuterest grew in 

 the' event. Really here was as fine a display of inclosed 

 coursing as we have ever had in this country. 



LADY ALICE— BELLE. 



Alice ran up and scored again and again, placing Belle. 



who turned wide, recovered, wrenched aud killed very tidily, 

 but too soon for herself. Lady Alice won. 



TJnrd Series. 



LIBERTY— DRY TIME. 



Liberty and Dry Time led in the third series. Dry Time 

 agaiu, amid considerable excitement, showed ahead to the 

 hare, and should have been credited well for speed. The 

 score was a run up, two wrenches and a very pretty kill for 

 Dry Time; a turn, two wrenches and a turn for Liberty. The 

 score was 5 to 3 in favor of Dry Time, but the judge made it 

 undecided, though the course was larger and showed more 

 work than the Liberty— Major Glendyne course. Dry Time 

 came out of this course with a badly cut foot. 



Lady Alice ran a bye with Babazoun. 



LIBERTY— DRY TIME. 



Liberty and Dry Time went in again. Agaiu Dry Time led 

 to the hare, and at first was better. The dark brindle, how- 

 ever, game, as a pebble herself, drew by, held possession 

 better to the close, aud won very justly. 



Fourth Series. 



LIBERTY— LADY ALICE. 



Liberty and Lady Alice ran a hot undecided of 260yds., 

 Liberty making oneof her savage kills, falling with thehare 

 in her mouth. After a short wait and a three-dogs course 

 on a side bet, these went in again, and agaiu the course was 

 hot and short. Liberty ran up, turned, rushed and killed at 

 once, and won. 



SUMMARY OF THE DAY. 



First Series. 



Mr. Allison's Major Glendyne beat Mr. Luse's Lancaster. 

 Mr. Lowe's Liberty beat Rookwood-Landseer's Norwe- 

 gian. 



Mr. Watson's Dry Time beat Rookwood-Landseer's Baba- 

 zoun. 



Blemton-Hollywood's Minnie Staton beat Dr. Shaw's 

 Dollie. 



Mr. Allison's Lady Alice beat Mr. Luse's Little Thought 

 Of. 



Dr. Shaw's Belle beat Mr. Allison's Luse's Luck. 



Second Series, 

 Liberty beat Major Glendyne. 

 Dry Time beat Minnie Staton. 

 Lady Alice beat Belle. 



Third Series. 

 Liberty beat Dry Time. 

 Lady Alice a bye. 



Fourtli Scries. 

 Liberty beat Lady Alice, and won. 



Liberty won first, §60 and one-fourth of the gate receipts- 

 Lady Alice seeond,$30; Dry Time third,«l5: Belle fourth, $15] 



Liberty is a 541b., dark brindle bitch (Lord Neversettle— 

 Partera), a rangy one, not yet very fast from slips, but very 

 fit and plucky and a good dinger. 



Lady Alice is a blue and white 501b. bitch (Joe Burnside— 

 Humming Bird), compact and fairly clever. 



Dry Time is aJJ&lb. light fawn bitch, imported (Britain 

 Still— Haytime). She has great quality in head, feet and 

 forelegs. She is not ribbed very well back, aud stands over 

 a lot of ground. In tail and coat ou quarters she is rough 

 but strong. In hindquarters she is powerful, and very high 

 standing behind. Hardly a bench bitch, to-day's work 

 would show her a great performer, and if she does as well 

 hereafter Mr. Watson need not be afraid of her. 



Belle is a 451b. white brindle bitch (Trales — Humming 

 Bird), showily marked and a nice little bitch. She and her 

 sister Dollie are very popular and pretty little creatures. A 

 photograph of this pair in the slips, with Arthur Massey, 

 the veteran slipper of the American Coursing Club, is for- 

 warded in the hopes it may be received in time for illustra- 

 tion. These little ones are not exceptional winners, but in 

 the photograph, which was happily caught by Mr. Phister, 

 they show exceptionally neat, and make a bit of greyhound 

 life not always easy to get at. 



Tlmrsday, Second Day, Oct. SO. 



As on the day previous, the weather was bright and clear, 

 but to-day was much cooler. Attendance very light. A 16- 

 dogs stake, at $5 entrance, was arranged. Running began at 

 about 3 P. M., a drive being first made from the lower end 

 of the inclosure, where several hundred jacks could be seen 

 at once on the bare ground as the beaters advanced. 



LANCASHIRE LASS— VERDURE CLAD. 



The first brace was Mr. Lowe's brindle bitch Lancashire 

 Lass and Rookwood-Landseer Kennels' light brindle bitch 

 Verdure Clad. Verdure led up, turned and wrenched. The 

 Lass was wide two or three times, and though she killed 

 Verdure Clad's work was so much closer that she won. 

 LITTLE CLIMBER— DANDY. 



In a long rain-up Mr. Lowe's white and briudle bitch 

 Little Climber led Mr Allison's black aud white dog Dandy, 

 worked handily and rushed to a speedy kill, beating Dandy 

 pointless. 



LITTLE THOUGHT OF— NETTLEFIELD. 

 Mr. Luse's brindle bitch Little Thought Of and Rook- 

 wood-Landseer's nomination for Mr. Phister, the white 

 and black bitch Nettlefield, came together, and their course 

 was the occasion of a most singular incident, and one which 

 warrants the common expression to-night that one might, as 

 well flip coppers for the winner as to run. Little Thought 

 Of got the run-up clearly beyond any question, and wrenched 

 three times, holding ahead all the way to the escape, the 

 hare being very fast. Nectlefield was thrown in at the close 

 and perhaps wrenched. The judge gave Nettlefield the 

 course, a most ludicrous and remarkable thing to do. He 

 can not have seen the dogs run the course. 



BE LLE— LANCASTER. 



Dr. Shaw's Belle and Mr. Luse's Lancaster went in. Lan- 

 caster ran up, turned and fell wide, loafing for Belle. Belle 

 wrenched twice and turned. Lancaster drove to kill, missed 

 and came a cropper. Belle wrenched, clung, killed nicely 

 and won. 



DOLLIE— BABAZOUN. 

 Dr. Shaw's Dollie and Rookwood-Landseer's Babazoun 

 ran a short undecided. Babazoun ran into Dollie and she 

 yelped with pain. Dollie killed. They went off again. 

 Babazoun ran up, and held possession the better. Dollie 

 again broke in and killed at the escape, but too late, and 

 the red dog won. He was much faster than Dollie, but not 

 very clever on the turns. 



PAT BOWEN— YONDER HE GOES. 

 Mr. Ira D, Brougher's black and white dog Pat Bowen, of 

 the same litter as Yonder He Goes (Trales— Arthur's Gipsy) 

 went in with the one-fourth champion of last week. Pat 

 led up in a long run up of 300yds. and wrenched twice. The 

 hare said good-bye and went. Pat beat Yonder pointless. 



WITCH HAZEL— MINNIE STATON, 



Mr. J. H. Watson's importation from Great Bend, the 

 brindle bitch once known as Lady Go Lightly, rechristened 

 for the occasion as Witch Hazel, and not generally known 

 as one of the Trales— Dick's Darling litter, which produced 

 Lady in Black, Lady Barton and Little Thought Of, now 

 went down against the elegant bitch Minnie Staton, im- 

 ported by BJemton-Hollywood Kennels. Minnie went off 

 like a rocket, led by 20 lengths, wrenched and turned wide. 

 The little 'un wrenched twice. Minnie got in at the fence, 

 but again fell wide. The Witch closed'ahead, and for a 

 wrench and a turn did well. Minnie exchanged the com- 



pliment, but the Witch after that did it all, crowding the 

 hare to the escape. It was a very close coarse, but Witch 

 Hazel won by one point. Minnie leaped the bli nd at the 

 escape. Witch Hazel in some way got over the escape and 

 was loose in a field full of jacks, which bobbed up oue after 

 another about her. She coursed a dozen, or so and was 

 taken up at last with a cut foot. 



LATER ON— LINE OF LUCK. 



Mr. Allison's brindle dog Later On and Mr. Lowe's brin- 

 dle dog Line of Luck went in next. Luck led up well, being 

 a fair galloper, wrenched and placed Later Ou for two 

 wrenches. Luck drew hy, turned twice, wrenched twice at 

 the escape and won easily. He is too large a dog for close 

 work. 



Second, Series. 



VERDURE CLAD— LITTLE CLIMBER. 



Little Climber led up with a cleau go-by, passing Verdure 

 Clad at 200yds. from the slips. Climber then wrenched and 

 an instant later killed to great merit, picking up the hare 

 in her stride. Little Climber beat Verdure Clad pointless. 



NETTLEFIELD— BELLE. 



Nettlefield ran a great course, taking lead-up, five 

 wrenches and two turns ahead of Belle. The latter was 

 placed for three wrenches at the close. The hare escaped. 

 Nettlefield won. 



BABAZOUN— PAT BOWEN. 



Babazoun led up, turned and shut out Pat for four 

 wrenches. Babazoun then ran wide, with ears a bit pricked 

 up, and beyond question playing cunning. Pat was as cun- 

 ning as he and waited for a turn before he killed. Babazoun 

 won. 



WITCH HAZEL— LINE OF LUCK. 



Luck rau up and wrenched. Witch wrenched. Luck 

 turned and led off, wrench and a turn again. Witch drew 

 by and showed her great sticking qualities, wrenching aud 

 turning ahead to the close, when Luck killed to no merit. 

 Witch Hazel scored 17% points. Line of Luck scored 5% 

 points. The judge gave the course to Line of Luck. 



Witch Hazel is a hardy little burr, of small quality, ex- 

 cept in performance, like all her litter. She is slow up, but 

 one of the hardest to get away when once in. 



Third Series. 



It was announced that Mr. Lowe and Rookwood-Landseer 

 Kennels would divide the stakes, each having two dogs in . 



SUMMARY. 



First Series. 

 Verdure Clad beat Lancashire Lass. 

 Little Climber beat Dandy. 

 Nettlefield beat Little Thought Of. 

 Belle beat Lancaster. 

 Babazoun beat Dollie. 

 Pat Bowen beat Yonder He Goes. 

 Witch Hazel beat Minnie Staton. 

 Line of Luck beat Later On. 



Second Series. 

 Little Climber baat Verdure Clad. 

 Nettlefield beat Belle. 

 Babazoun beat Pat Bowen. 

 Line of Luck beat Witch Hazel. 



Tliird Serie,s. 



Little Climber and Line of Luck divided total, $110, with 

 Babazoun and Nettlefield. 



Little Climb ar is Lord Neversettle— Partera, weight 541bs., 

 a great killer and not a bad one. 



Line of Luck, same breeding, is an immense creature, 

 standing apparently over about 10ft. of ground. He has a 

 good loin and can travel, but is too large for this work. He 

 weighs 681bs. now. 



Babazoun is a 611bs. red dog, Britain Still — Fascination, 

 of good quality, fast, but not especially good on a turn. 



Nettlefield (property of Mr. Phister) is by Dick Day ex 

 Camborne. She is a white and black, about 501bs., and a 

 handsome one. She is the family pet in Mr. Phister's 

 kennels. 



This closed the meeting. E. Hough. 



NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB TRIALS. 



HYANNIS, Mass , Nov. 3.— Most of the members of the 

 club came down to the village by the 4:15 train from 

 Boston, and the sight of six or seven couples of beagles 

 created quite au excitement both on the way down and 

 when we arrived. The whole population of this little town 

 from the postmaster down to the common loafer, is on the 

 qui Vive for to-morrow's fun, and it is certain that the trials 

 will be well attended. The members of the club present 

 this evening are: O. W. Brooking, F. W. Chapman, A. W. 

 Parry, W. F. Rutter, Jr., A. R. Crowell, Jos. Lewis, Chas, 

 E. Peabody, Bradford S. Turpin, W. A. Power and H. W. 

 Lacy. After seeing the dogs comfortably boused for the 

 night, the party adjourned to the house of Mrs. W. Myer, 

 where a substantial supper having been disposed of, the 

 business of the evening commenced. At the meeting the 

 above named gentlemen were present. Business opened 

 with the election of H. W. Lacy as a member. A- member 

 of the club also donated an oil painting of the best beagle in 

 all classes. The trial to be run off after the finals of the 

 regular classes have been decided. 



As will be seen bj T the appended list the bitches are 

 in the majority in every class, the under 15in. class being 

 an especially good one. The complete list is as follows: 

 Class A— Bogs ISin. and under. 

 Don (W. F. Rutter, Jr.), white, black and tan (Rattler 

 III. ). 



Sunday (Geo. E. Greenleaf), black, white and tan (Frank 

 Forest— Sue). 



Clyde (Bradford S. Turpin), white, black and tan (Frank 

 Forest — Susie). 



Frank Forest (A. Parry), black, white and tan (Riot- 

 Skip). 



Class B— Bitches lain, and under. 



Belle Ross (Bradford S. Turpin), white, black and tan 

 (Ross W.— Cricket). 



Baby Deane (E. W. Whitcomb), white, black and tan 

 (Fitz Hugh Lee— Belle Dimon). 



Twintwo (Chapman & Jamieson), black, white and tan 

 (Kennealy's Lea— Tone), 



Mollie (Clark and Rutter), black, white and tan (Come- 

 roe — Nell). 



June Rose (O. W. Brooking), white, black and tan (Frank 

 Forest — Juno). 



Sue (Geo. P. Berry), black, white and tan (Comeroe — 

 Susie). 



Forest (A. Parry), black, white and tan (Frank Forest- 

 Sue). 



Tone (Glenrose Kennels), white, black and tan (Flute M. 

 —Skip). 



Lilla (Glenrose Kennels), tan and white (Cameron's 

 Racket— June). 



Cora (F. W. Chapman), white, black and tan (champion 

 Rattler— Scioto). 



Topsy (F. W. Chapman), white, black and tan (champion 

 Trailer-Spot). 



Desdemona (F. W, Chapman), white, black and tan (Ken- 

 nealy's Lea— Tone). 



Class C—Dogs Win. and. under. 



Frank Forest (A, Parry), black, white and tan (Riot- 

 Skip). 



