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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LNov. 6, 1890, 



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

 W.— Cricket). 



Class D— Bitches 13in. and under. 



Banner Queen (F. W. Chapman), white and tan (cham- 

 pion Bannerman— Queen). 



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

 (champion Fitz Hugh Lee— Belle Dimon). 



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

 (Ross W.— Cricket). 



The drawing for the trials resulted in the following order 

 of running: 



Dogs— loin, and under. 

 Clyde against Don." 

 Frank Forest against Sunday. 



Bitches— Under 15in. 

 Mollie against Baby Deane. 

 Desdernona against Sue. 

 Twintwo against Gypsy Forest. 

 Lilla against June Rose. 

 Cora against Belle Ross, 



Tone, a bye. — 



Dogs — Under 13in. 

 Clyde against Frank Forest. 



Bitches— Under 13in. 

 Belle Ross against Banner Queen. 

 Baby Deane, a bye. 



Afterward an informal discussion took place among the 

 members on the prospects of game to be found in the neigh- 

 borhood, which was reported as favorable. The whys and 

 wherefores of the club's rejection by the A. K. C. were then 

 discussed. After numerous opinions were expressed, it was 

 the unanimous opinion of the club that this little setback 

 need have no effect on the club or its future. They would 

 carry out the purpose for which the club had been formed, 

 i. e.*, to improve the working beagle, and doubtless the 

 A. K. C. would see in the future which club best deserved 

 their consideration. It was the general opinion that next 

 year, after the beagle breeders of the country saw that the 

 club was in earnest, and that their first attempt at beagle 

 trial was a success, they would at the next trial have a much 

 larger entry. The members present are full of enthusiasm 

 and everything points to success. The class of dogs present 

 are excellent, many bench winners being among them, and 

 all the best strains are represented, so that the trials will be 

 useful to the breeder in determining which strains are the 

 better to breed to, for dogs that can hunt. 



Tuesday, Nov. 4.— The start for the grounds was made at 

 6 A. M. 



By 6 A. M., after a hearty breakfast, the members of the 

 club and their dogs had comfortably filled two farm wagons 

 and were on their way to the grounds where the trials are 

 to be run. The morning was quite cold and the haw frost 

 covered everything with a white pall. A drive of three 

 miles brought us into a wild section of country, covered with 

 dense shrubbery, which at a glance I saw would be hardly 

 suitable for the running of beagles, and that the judges 

 would have a pretty difficult task to keep track of the dogs 

 at all was apparent. Just as the sun was struggling up be- 

 yond the shore, at 7 A. M., the first couple in the first series 

 was put down. 



CLTDE— DON. 



The dogs soon made for the dense cover, where it was 

 almost impossible to follow them. They soon parted com- 

 pany, and for nearly an hour it was push and scramble all 

 the time for the judges to keep either dog in sight. It was 

 then decided to take them up, as neither had found fur or a 

 sign of it. Heat undecided and left till more likely ground 

 could be reached. Mr. Turpin handled Clyde and W. J. 

 Ruth, Jr., Don. Don showed at once far more hunting 

 sense and style, but the judges decided to give Clyde another 

 chance, on game if possible. Moving near the shore, where 

 rabbits were said to be more plentiful, the next couple were 

 laid on. 



FRANK FOREST— SUNDAY. 

 These were A. Parry's Frank Forest, handled by owner, 

 and G-eo. E. Greenleaf's Sunday, handled by O. W. Brooking. 

 After some work in thick cover, more open ground was 

 reached. Near some cranberry beds Sunday struck a trail, 

 and giving tongue, soon hed Frank Forest at his heels, who 

 so far had shown better hunting powers and style. Frank 

 took up the running and soon left Sunday, who pottered 

 round considerably, looking too much to his handler. Frank 

 meanwhile had taken the rabbit in hot pursuit, but the 

 many crossing trails seemed to bother him for a while, 

 which allowed bunny to put some distance between them 

 when she was seen to cross a ridge in full view of the specta- 

 tors. Frank soon picked up the trail again and carried it 

 into thickest of cover. He could be heard for several 

 minutes hot on, when the judges decided to give him the 

 heat, and at that moment puss broke cover again, and cross- 

 ing the open, was followed in about five minutes by Frank, 

 who was then caught. Down one hour. Frank Forest 

 showed most style and hunt, Sunday being seemingly un- 

 familiar with his work and running very slouchy. 



CLYDE— DON. 



These two were put down at 8:30 to run off their undecided 

 heat. Don was all fire and go and hunted persistently, but 

 without result. Many likely places were drawn blank by 

 Don, but Clyde did not seem to be himself and walked about 

 in a listless manner. After being down twenty minutes 

 Mr. Turpin asked the judges' permission to withdraw his 

 dog. This was granted and the heat awarded to Don. It 

 seems Clyde had, the previous day, got on the trail of a 

 hare and ran himself to a standstill, but not being accus- 

 tomed to such hard running it had broken him up. 



FRANK FOREST — DON. 



These two smart hounds were put into cover at 9:10 by the 

 side of some cranberry bogs. Theyranged together for some 

 time in thick brier and bushes here and there, equally good 

 in their work, for nearly an hour. Working toward the 

 swamp, nothing being found they were taken up and the 

 wagons carried all hands to another and more likely part of 

 the woods, alongside the shores of a creek. They ranged 

 through the cover for an hour or more, when Don opened 

 out on a trail, and the rabbit was seen to cross a ridge; but 

 Don failed to hold the scent and hunted round on an uncer- 

 tain trail for half an hour, giving tongus occasionally, but 

 never getting away. Frank meanwhile was working the 

 same way, but mute. As the dogs had now been down more 

 than two hours and the heavy work was beginnidg to tell 

 on judges and handlers alike, and as there seemed no likeli- 

 hood of starting any game, it was decided to take the dogs 

 up and go to lunch, and in the meantime find out if more 

 likely ground could be found. The land thereabouts is en- 

 tirely unsuited for such trials, as the judges must get a 

 chance to see the dogs in their work. In this thick cover 

 they part, as a rule, and there is an end of it, as far as arriv- 

 ing at a decision of their merits is concerned. The heat was 

 left undecided. 



On the way to the house the idea of going to Salem, New 

 Hampshire, was discussed, as far more suitable ground could 

 be had there and rabbits were known to be quite plentiful 

 After luncheon it was finally decided, at a meeting of the 

 members present, to pact up our things and shake the dust 

 of Hyanms from our feet A photograph of the members, 

 their dogs and the judges was taken by Mr. Libbis. Train 

 was then taken for Boston, 79 miles distant. Arriving at 

 L*-??*?™,*' * at 4 sup P er fea ten, we are now waiting for the 

 11 P. M. train for Lawrence, Mass,, where tb§ night will be 



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m/7es from here. We all fervently hope that better ground 

 is in store for us, as the club is deserving of much praise for 

 their pluck and persistence. H. W. L. 



INDIANA KENNEL CLUB TRIALS. 



THE fourth annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel 

 Club began on the club's grounds at Bicknell, Ind., 

 Thursday, Oct. 30, with the Puppy Stake for all dogs born 

 on or after October. 1889, in which were fourteen nomina- 

 tions and six starters. The drawing was as follows: 



Effie K. (George E. Gray), black and white English 

 setter bitch, pedigree not given, 



against 



MARIE BURR (W. F. Burdell), liver and white English 

 setter bitch (Paul Gladstone— Latonia). 



Nutwood] (Fairbank & Board), liver and white pointer 

 dog (Ossian— Nellie E.), 



against 



Flora (Geo. G. Ware), black, white and tan English setter 

 bitch (Gladstone's Boy— Clara). 



PAXico (A. J. Gleason), liver and white pointer dog (Os- 

 sian— Nellie E.), 



against 



Onota Dan (F, L. Cheeney), red Irish setter dog (Chief— 

 Bizreena). 



First Series. 



MARIE BURR AND EFFIE K. 

 Marie Burr, handled by McLin, and Effie K., handled by 

 Good, were put down in a stubble field on the Horn Farm 

 at 8:20. Both bitches had a very nice way of going, and 

 showed considerable speed for puppies. Mary was first to 

 find a bevy, which she pointed nicely; Effie being brought 

 up to back, refused to do so, but ran in and flushed the 

 birds. Both dogs were steady to wing. The birds were 

 followed and both dogs dropped into a point simultaneously 

 on the same bird. Both handlers shot when bird was 

 flushed, and the dogs were steady. They were taken up at 

 8:43. In speed and range they were about equal, but in 

 style Marie was superior. 



NUTWOOD AND FLORA. 



Nutwood, handled by McLiu, and Flora, handled by Poin- 

 dexter, were put down in stubble, where last brace finished, 

 at 8:49. Both handlers called point in a few minutes, but 

 before the judges got up the dogs moved on. Flora was 

 first to find; she pointed a bevy nicely and was steady to 

 wing. Nutwood not near enough to back, the birds went to 

 corn and briers and were not followed. Passed into woods 

 pasture. Flora false pointed, then she duplicated the per- 

 formance three times. They were taken up at 9:33. In speed 

 and range they were about equal, but in style while mov- 

 ing Nutwood was far superior, as he went with a high head, 

 while Flora was of low carriage. 



PAXICO AND ONOTA DON. 



Paxico, handled by Gleason, and Onota Don, handled by 

 Morgan, were started in a stubble at 9:50. A bevy flushed 

 in a patch of corn in near proximity to Don. The birds were 

 followed to where they alighted near the railroad. Don 

 pointed a single just in time to prevent his being scored 

 with a flush. Then both dogs pointed a single each, and 

 were taken up at 10:10. In style, range and speed Paxico 

 was decidedly superior. 



The judges decided not to spot out any of the dogs, but 

 allow them all to run again for the prizes'. 



Second Series. 



EFFIE C. AND MARIE BURR 

 were started in a stuble at 10:30. Marie soon nointed, the 

 bird flushed almost instantly. Then Effie pointed a single 

 and was steady to wing. Effie then made a false point and 

 Marie did the same. Then Marie pointed a bevy and won. 

 They were taken up at 10:56. In this heat Marie did some 

 very nice work. 



NUTWOOD AND FLORA 



were cut loose in an open field at 11:00. Flora flushed a 

 single, then she pointed a rabbit. Nutwood pointed a single 

 nicely and was steady to wing. Flora then made another 

 flush and next false pointed. Passed to woods Nutwood 

 made game and was drawing on his birds when Flora saw 

 him. She rushed in ahead and stole the point. Nutwood 

 backed promptly, which I consider a remarkable piece of 

 work for a puppy of his age, as there are few old dogs that 

 would have acted so nicely under the same circumstances. 

 Both dogs were steady to wing. The birds were followed, 

 Nutwood getting a nice point on a single, to one point and 

 four false points for Flora. The dogs were taken up at 11:38 

 for dinner. They were cast off again in the woods on the 

 Bunting farm at 1:12, which was drawn blank. Passed to 

 stubble Flora false pointed and Nutwood backed. Then 

 both dogs pointed a bevy at the same time and were steady 

 to wing. Flora pointed a single and Nutwood backed. 

 Flora then made another of her false points, then she re- 

 peated the performance. They were taken up at 1:45 and 

 the heat was given to Nutwood. This heat should have 

 been decided before dinner, as there was no comparison in 

 the work of the two dogs, Nutwood showing superiority in 

 everything that is desirable in a bird dog. 



PAXICO AND ONOTA DON 

 were put down in a pasture field at 1:56, which was drawn 

 blank. Passed into stubble, Don was first to find a bevy, 

 which he pointed nicely and was fairly steady to wing. 

 Paxico then located a bevy and pointed them nicely and 

 was steady to wing. Before leaving this stubble Paxico got 

 two nice single points, while Don got one point, and going 

 into corn he made a flush. The dogs were taken up at 2:40 

 and the heat given to Paxico, who deservedly won, as his 

 performance on birds was really brilliant. 



Third Series. 



PAXICO AND MARIE BURR. 



Nutwood and Marie Burr both being handled by the same 

 handler Paxico had to change places with Nutwood. They 

 were started at 3:08, Paxico m bottom near a branch stopped 

 on a point going down wind just as a bevy flushed and 

 dropped to wing. The birds went to a brier thicket and 

 were followed, where Marie pointed a single; the cover being 

 so very heavy the judges ordered the dogs taken to the open 

 and started again. Near a fence Paxico pointed a bevy and 

 Marie backed. The birds were flushed and followed. Paxico 

 pointed where the birds were marked down and when 

 Gleason went in to flush a bevy arose from the point. Right 

 here the dogs should have been taken up and the heat given 

 to Paxico, but the judges ordered the dogs on and both 

 secured a single. Then Marie pointed a single nicely. 

 Paxico dropped to a single point in time to avoid a flush. 

 Then Paxico flushed a single and Marie did the same. 

 Passed to cornfield Paxico pointed a bevy and Marie backed 

 I learned after the heat was decided that the judges gave 

 the credit of this find to Marie. Then Marie pointed a sin- 

 gle in the corn. Paxico also pointed a single. The birds 

 were followed to an orchard, where Paxico got one single 

 point near the fence. The dogs were taken up after leaving 

 the orchard and going about 300yds. into a stubble without 

 finding anything, and the heat given to Marie Burr, I con- 

 sider this an eropeous decision, as the dog in my opinion 

 was clearly entitled to %i heat, They were taken up aH;30, 



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Fov/rth Series. 

 Friday, Oct. 31.— The day was cold and raw, and a strong 

 west wind blowing. 



MARIE BURR AND NUTWOOD 

 were put down in the stubble on the Bunting Farm at 8:20 

 A. M. to run for the first prize. Marie seemed to have lost 

 all of her dash and speed, not going more than fifty yards 

 from her handler, while Nutwood was going at a high rate 

 of speed and hunting the fields with great dash, a high head 

 and a merry tail, not pottering in the least. Marie pointed 

 near the railroad which provedfalse. Marie ran into a bevy 

 I might say, by accident, which she pointed; she was steady 

 to wing. The birds were not followed. The dogs were now 

 taken to the woods, which were drawn blank. While going 

 to these woods a bevy flushed wild and went to a cornfield. 

 After leaving the woods the judges ordered the dogs into 

 the corn to find this scattered bevy. Marie by this time was 

 not working further than twenty to thirty feet from her 

 handler, while Nutwood continued his way of going. Mc- 

 Lin happened to walk to where the birds were and Marie 

 pointed the bevy. Then she made two false points and one 

 true one, while Nutwood got one point. The dogs were 

 taken up at 9:15 and the heat and first prize given to Marie 

 Burr. The judges seemed to take nothing iuto consideration 

 but points. In style, range, speed and endurance Marie 

 was very inferior. The dogs should have been run longer 

 or their decision reversed, as the dog was her superior in 

 everything but luck. 



Fifth Series. 



Effie K., Flora, Nutwood and Paxico were selected to run 

 in the order named for the remaining prizes. 



EFFIE K. AND FLORA 

 were put down in stubble at 9:15. This field was drawn blank. 

 Passed to another stubble, Flora made three false points and 

 was backed by Effie K. Flora then flushed a bevy. The birds 

 were followed to the woods where Effie got two single points, 

 while Flora got two more of her false points. The dogs 

 were taken up at 10:08 aad the heat rightly given to Effie K. 

 In all my experience at field trials I have never seen such a 

 persistent false pointing dog as Flora. 



NUTWOOD AND PAXICO. 



This brace of litter brothers was cast off in a stubble field 

 at 10:15. Paxico pointed near a fence and was backed by 

 Nutwood. Gleason flushed the birds from the briers on the ' 

 opposite side of the fence. Then Paxico pointed in the briers. 

 Gleason failed to find a bird to the point, although the spec- 

 tators flushed several birds from the grass near the bushes. 

 Then both dogs pointed singles nicely and were steady to 

 wing. In the last point mentioned Nutwood was entitled to 

 the find. The dogs were taken up at 11:15 and the heat given 

 to Nutwood. Had I been judging the dogs I surely would 

 have continued the heat or given it to Paxico. In style, 

 range and speed they were about equal. An adjournment 

 was now had for dinner. 



Sixth Series. 



EFFIE K. AND NUTWOOD. 



This brace was put down at 1:15 in a stubble field to run 

 for second prize. Nutwood's hard work began to show 

 itself when this heat started; although he gamely worked his 

 ground it was very evident that his powers of endurance 

 had been severely tested. He had worked in five hotly con- 

 tested heats, while his opponent had only worked in three. 

 Effie K. got two points, while Nutwood scored one. They 

 were taken up at 2 o'clock and the heat and second prize 

 given to Effie K. and Nutwood was placed third. All field 

 trial rules are at fault that will compel a tired dog to run 

 against a fresh one for a prize, and until that fault is elim- 

 inated from the rules the result of trials will not be satis- 

 factory to the gentlemen who own and run dogs, neither 

 will they be just. 



This Puppy Stake was judged by Dr. J. B. Alexander, Mr. 

 G. D. Jay and Mr. Wm. M. Kerr. 



SUMMARY. 



Second Series.— All dogs remained in to run for the prizes. 

 Marie beat Effie K., Nutwood beat Flora, Paxico beat Onota 

 Don. 



Third Series.— Marie Bur beat Paxico, Nutwood a bye. 

 Fourth Series.— Marie Bur beat Nutwood and won first. 

 Fifth Series. — Effie K. beat Flora, Nutwood beat Paxico. 

 Sixth Series.— Effie K. beat Nutwood and won second, Nut- 

 wood third. 



MEMBERS' STAKE. 



The drawing of the Members' Stake resulted as follows: 

 Jubilee (J. M. Freeman), blue belton and tan English 

 setter dog (Gath's Mark— Esther), 

 against 



Rosaline Wilkes (W. M. Kerr), black and white pointer 

 bitch (Ossian — Fannie K.). 



Hoosier Harry (H. A. Comstock), liver and white pointer 

 dog (Devonshire Sam— G3 r psy), 



against 



Lone Jack (Royal Robinson), black and white English 

 setter dog (Change— Queen B.). 



These dogs contested for the club trophy, a handsome 

 silver cup. The owner of last year's winner to receive the 

 entire entrance money, -$5 entrance. Each member to handle 

 his own dog. 



First Series. 



JUBILEE AND ROSALINE WILKES. 



This brace was put down in stubble on the Freeman farm 

 at 2:15. Both dogs started off at a clipping gait and con- 

 vinced the judges and all others that they were good ones, 

 as far as speed, range and style were concerned. Passing 

 into another stubble Jubilee pointed, Freeman called point, 

 but before the iudges got up the dog left his point and went 

 on. Rose coming tip at great speed wheeled into a magnifi- 

 cent point where J ubilee had been pointing. Kerr flushed a 

 bevy to this point, shot and missed, Rose was steady to shot. 

 On, Rose nailed a single, and Jubilee also pointed one near 

 the fence. The dogs were now sent on to hunt out the bal- 

 ance of the stubble, which was drawn blank. They were 

 then sent into the woods after the scattered birds, where 

 Rose made three points in one, two, three order, while Jubi- 

 lee backed one of the points indifferently, and scored one 

 false point. The dogs were taken up at 2:56 and the heat 

 given to Rosaline Wilkes. The work done in this heat by 

 Rosaline Wilkes was fully up to the standard of the very 

 best English setters and stamped her as one of the best, if 

 not of the very best pointer bitches in America. She was 

 quick and snappy in her work on birds and stylish and 

 rigid on her points, while her style in action would be very 

 difficult to equal. 



LONE JACK AND HOOSIER HARRY. 

 This brace was put down in stubble at 3:02, and worked 

 east toward a cornfield. Harry began roading down wind 

 and roaded into a bevy; he was, however, steady to wing; he 

 should have pointed these birds. Working back toward 

 where they were first put down, Jack pointed a bevy in 

 heavy cover. On, Harry flushed a single; Jack pointed a 

 single in briers. Harry flushed another single, then both 

 dogs scored & point on a single; both dogs were steady to 

 Comstock's shot. Each secured single points in briers. 

 Then Jack flushed twice and got a good point on a single, 

 04 was steady to R-o biu wn'alsilL 4o§s were tgkgn up 



