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Antoine pointed, moved on out into the open, then into 

 pines, where he pointed and flushed a covey. A vent shot, 

 dogs steady. Across a swamp Antoine got another point 

 and was again hacked hy Tillie and a single flushed. Both 

 dogs did some roading in woods, Antoine pointing, hut no 

 bird put up. Out into the open in weeds Tillie roaded and 

 came to a point, aud a few yards further on Antoine pointed 

 a large covey; Avent shot: both dogs steady. Tillie was then 

 taken into woods, where bird had been marked down, where 

 she pointed a covey in the fence. Gray shot and missed, 

 dog steady to shot and wing. Dogs were then taken up at 

 W8. 



DAISY HOPE AND CLAUDE. 



Titus handling his own bitch and Bradley, Claude. These 

 two were put down in sedge field at 3i54. Both off at speed, 

 when Claude soon pointed a covey in pines, Bradley shot 

 and missed, dog steady. Daisy had meanwhile ranged off 

 some distance in woods; brought back, further on she pointed 

 and Claude hacked ; Titus shot and killed and Daisy retrieved 

 bird. Then Claude pointed and his handler flushed a single 

 some distance away, and yet another flushed near by; Claude 

 then roaded to edge of woods. Daisy soon pointed a single. 

 Dogs up at 4:15, Down again in corn at 4:22, and on in high 

 sedge a bevy flushed. Daisy then got a point on two of these, 

 birds and Claude backed nicely. Birds flushed and both 

 dogs were steady, Daisy then roaded on and pointed, Claude 

 backing, but nothing^ound. Daisy further on pointed one 

 of the scattered birds. Bradley shot for a retrieve, but 

 missed. Dogs were then ordered up at 4:40. Both good 

 rangers and showed plenty of style. 



EL BIO KET AND ORANGE DON. 



Cast off at 4:42. El Rio Rey was handled by Titus and 

 Orange Don by Meares. El Rio showed most speed and 

 range at the start. After working for about 20 minutes, 

 Orange Don roaded to a point on a single of scattered birds, 

 which Meares killed, dog steady to shot and wing. On the 

 same covey El Rio got a point in sedge, birds put up, Titus 

 shot, dogs steady. Another single flushed in front of the 

 dogs. Then both dogs got a point, Don on a single, which 

 Meares flushed and killed; sent to retrieve, Don did not 

 acquit himself very creditably. El Rio then roaded to a 

 point on covey at side of woods, Titus put up birds, mis- 

 fired, dogs steady to wing, "Working on Don came to a point 

 near some pines, sent on to find, with no result. Dogs were 

 then taken up aud a start made for town and dinner. 



Friday. 



EDGEMARK AND PRINCE LUCIFER, 

 Another bright morning saw us all early at the Blair field, 

 and the dogs weie cast off at 8:25 in sedge grass. Bradley 

 had charge of Edgemark and Barker handled Prince Luci- 

 fer. Both started" off fast and in two minutes Prince had a 

 covey marked, birds flushed and dog steady to wing; Edge- 

 mark backed. Further on, in pines, Prince pointed false. 

 Both dogs then pointed some birds in weeds, birds put up, 

 both were steady to shot and wing, both handlers firing. 

 Prince Lucifer then, in galloping across a sedge field, stopped 

 short on a point, the other dog backing, but birds had run 

 on. In woods Prince pointed again without result, though 

 two birds flushed some distance lower down. On, Edgemark 

 made a point, bird killed and dog steady to shot and wing. 

 In oak woods Prince pointed a single, Barker shot and 

 missed, both dogs steady. Dogs ordered up at 9:10. Prince 

 Lucifer showed more style and slightly the faster and wider 

 ranger. 



FANNIE M. AND EOI D'OR, 



Off in sedge grass at 9:15. Fannie M. was handled by 

 Stoddard and Roi by Buckle. Both started off at a good 

 gait, Roi beainning at edge of oak woods with a false point. 

 In sedge about ten minutes after Roi pointed a covey very 

 nicely. Buckle put up and killed, Roi sent on to retrieve 

 did so'after some casting about, Roi then roaded to woods 

 when he pointed, sent on to find, two birds flushed ahead of 

 him. Fannie further on pointed a single which Stoddard 

 killed; sent to retrieve she acquitted herself well. After 

 ranging over several more fields without finding, dogs were 

 ordered up at 10:03. Both showed good range and speed, 

 Fannie M. being somewhat the best in this respect, style 

 about equal. 



IGHTFIELD DEUCE AND LILLY BURGESS. 



These two were cast off at 10:11 in sedge and stubble. W. 

 Brailsford handled Deuce and Richards Lilly Burgess. A 

 covey was soon flushed by Brailsford in a field that Lilly 

 had been over. Birds marked down in woods. Sent on both 

 dogs pointed and birds flushed wild. Lilly then cast wide 

 over a field and made a nice point on a brace. Deuce, 

 brought up to back, did so. Lilly working on, a single 

 flushed in dry leaves. Then the woods, a cornfield and some 

 stubble were'worked out without result. Some more likely 

 places were hunted through, some of which was hard on the 

 English dog, a pointer, but she went at it gamely, and at 

 the end of 45 minutes was going better than the setter. Dogs 

 up, down 50 minutes. At first the setter had the speed and 

 range, but as above stated gave place to the pointer in this 

 respect, style about equal. 



IGHTFIELD RANGER AND CASSIO. 

 The last brace in this series was put down at 11:10 in stub- 

 ble, Brailsford handling the English dog and Avent his own. 

 Cassio coming down the side of a hill pointed a covey very 

 smartly, birds at the same flushed wild some distance 

 ahead. On the singles Cassio made two quick points. 

 Ranger, acting very puppyish, failed to point several birds 

 that were near him and" while Cassio was pointing ahead of 

 him. Ranger then pointed a cripple and tried to catch it, 

 and soon made another point on bird, which Brailsford put 

 up and shot at. Ranger then flushed, but stopped to wing. 

 After some time Cassio found a covey and pointed in pines. 

 These were not followed, and a course was laid for the 

 Model Farm. Cassio went his usual snappy gait, and with 

 the exception of occasionally stopping to look, ran well. 

 Ranger lacks the speed, range and style for this country. 

 Down 45m. The judges consulted after lunch and decided 

 that the dogs worthy to remain in to run in second series 

 were Duke of Hesson, Daisy Hunter, Prince Lucifer and 

 Shot. There was a good deal of dissatisfaction at this, as 

 there were six or eight dogs left out that had shown equally 

 as good work, if not better, than two or three of those left 

 in and which eventually proved the case. 



Second Series. 



DUKE OF HESSEN AND DAISY HOPE. 

 Cast off in sedge at 2:42, the dogs ranged through some 

 fields and oak patches, both ranging out of sight for several 

 minutes. Duke came back to whistle, but Daisy was not 

 found for some time, being in corn at top of a hill, Both 

 dogs then started again at 3:30 in sedge grass, through an 

 orchard, into some woods, then in woods Daisy pointed a 

 large covey, which were marked down in woods, Titus 

 flushed, dog steady. The pointer working off meanwhile in 

 T-he woods with Judge Merriman. In pines Daisy got a single, 

 and at the same time a few yards further on Duke pointed 

 to the rest of the covey, which were flushed by White. Fur- 

 ther on, in pines, Daisy pointed and Duke backed, no bird 

 put up. Then Duke pointed a single, White shot, Duke 

 steady. Ordered up at 3:33. Both are speedy and wide 

 rangers, a little too much so at times; equal in style. 



SHOT AND PRINCE LUCIFER. 



Shot, handled by Barker, and Prince, by Meares, were put 

 down at 3:47. Two minutes later at the bottom of a hill 

 Prince scored a pretty point, then roaded on a couple of 

 yards and pointed again, when Barker put up a large covey 



which was marked down in woods'on'hillside. Meares shot 

 and missed, dog steady. After the marked birds, in ditch at 

 edge of woods, Prince roaded a few yards, when Shot pointed 

 a single, which Barker shot, and retrieved the bird very 

 nicely. Dogs were then taken up and put down where the 

 covey was first found. In open field Prince did a good piece 

 of work, though his handler was whistling him off a.ll the 

 time, roading to a covey in the very spot when Mr. O'Ban- 

 non had to move his' horse out of the dog's way, and was 

 much astonished when the dog pointed a covey ; which 

 Meares put up and killed, clog steady to shot and wing, and 

 retrieved the bird. Dogs were then ordered up at 4:15. 

 DUKE OF HESSEN AND DAISY HOPE. 

 These two were then put down again about a quarter of a 

 mile further on, at 4:33, in clover and sedge grass. The dogs 

 soon parted company and in oak woods to the left Daisy 

 pointed a covey. Titus put up the birds and fired. Daisy 

 sent in to retrieve, failed to find wounded bird. In edge of 

 woods Daisy pointed and Duke was brought up to back. 

 Titus flushed the covey into woods, shot aud killed and 

 Daisy retrieved the bird. Dogs were then ordered up and a 

 start made for town. Both ranged well and worked their 

 ground thoroughly. In the evening the judges very properly 

 changed their minds and decided to give some of the other 

 dogs a chance to show their mettle again. Those given 

 another life, to-morrow are Duke of Hessen, Shot. Fannie M., 

 Tghtfield Deuce, Lilly Burgess, Cassio, Harry C, Ightfield 

 Guelph, Daisy Hope, Daisy Hunter, Prince Lucifer and 

 Antoine. 



Saturday. 



Every one was pleased to think the judges had seen fit to 

 alter their decision of Friday afternoon and give several 

 more dogs a chance that had shown equal merit to those, 

 with one exception perhaps, at first selected. The start was 

 from the Glass House, and at 8:30 the first brace, 



DUKE OF HESSEN AND SHOT, 

 were put down in a sedge field. The weather was mild and 

 somewhat cloudy, quite a change from previous days. It 

 was .not long before Duke flushed a covey which flew into 

 pines, and this bad work affected his chances in the stake, 

 no doubt, to some extent. Lower down the field, Shot had 

 stiffened to a point, birds flushed and dog was steady to 

 wing. Both pointed in pines but birds had got up. They 

 were then ordered up at 8:50. 



IGHTFIELD DEUCE AND FANNIE M. 



These two were put dnwn in corn stubble at 9:02. Both 

 started off in good style, Fannie M. being the wider ranger. 

 Deuce hunted after a while very houndy, nosing the scent 

 too much, Faunie's style being accordingly very noticeable 

 in comparison. In oaks Fannie pointed nicely, steady to 

 wing. On in pines Deuce pointed at the very edge a single, 

 which Brailsford put up, and dog jumped at bird as it 

 flushed toward her. Deuce then pointed again, Brailsford 

 shot and missed, Deuce steady. Further on Fannie pointed 

 and was backed hy Deuce, but no bird was found. Fannie 

 catching up to the birds made a very fine point on a single, 

 which Stoddard put up, but could not shoot on account of 

 reporters, who dropped to gun with more celerity than 

 grace. On, Fannie pointed again, birds had run on. Fan- 

 nie then roaded to the covey and was steady to flush, she 

 then pointed fur. On in broom straw Fannie pointed and 

 held it till Deuce was brought up to back. Another rabbit 

 was put up. Dogs up at 9:38. Neither showed any great 

 work, though Fannie had the best of it. 



LILLY BURGESS AND CASSIO. 



In sedge grass these two were cast off at 9:40. Lilly was 

 quite lame in- the early morning and was stiff in her action. 

 Cassio soon pointed a covey, Lilly came and took, the point 

 with him, Birds were marked in rag weeds. On, both 

 pointed; Avent shot and missed, then Richards killed and 

 Lilly retrieved. Cassio then pointed a rabbit in edge of 

 woods. Lilly then cast up edge of woods and pointed a 

 single. The dogs were then taken up twenty minutes. 

 Only fair work was done and not up to winning form. 

 HARRY C. AND IGHTFIELD GUELPH. 



Down at 10:05 in stubble. Bradley walked into a covey, 

 Guelph coming up slowly pointed, when they got up. Going 

 on, Harry ranged out over stubble, hunting fast and wide, 

 the English clog, as usual, keeping more at home. In pines 

 Guelph did better: roaded up and pointed a covey, which 

 Brailsford killed and bitch retrieved poorly. In weeds 

 Harry made a point, moved on and flushed; steady to wing. 

 Guelph then pointed nicely and Harry backed. Dogs up at 

 10:35. 



DAISY HOPE AND DAISY HUNTER. 

 These two sisters were put down at 10:42 in ploughed field 

 at edge of woods. They were almost identical in color, the 

 only difference being a couple of orange spots on Daisy 

 Hunter's loin. Both started roading in different parts of 

 the field; Hunter finally pointed a covey in a brush heap. 

 Handler shot and killed, bird retrieved nicely. Hope then 

 pointed by the side of fallen timber, Hunter backing: birds 

 flushed, Titus killed and Hope retrieved after a wide cast. 

 On in pines Hope pointed a single, Titus flushed, steady to 

 wing. In another part of pines Hope pointed another single; 

 Titus put up the bird, dog steady, bent on through sedge 

 grass to marked birds, Hope pointed the covey which Titus 

 flushed. Hope was then taken up to wind for Hunter, who 

 was lost, but eventually found pointing a bevy. Dogs up, 

 Hope did some very good work without a fault on the scat- 

 tered birds. 



PRINCE LUCIFER AND ANTOINE. 



Down at 11:19 in corn. In oak woods, Antoine pointed, 

 nothing found. At edge of wheat, out of woods, Prince 

 pointed a single, Barker shot and missed. Antoine then got 

 a point in sedge and Avent flushed two birds, Prince backed, 

 both steady. In open, dogs were ordered up at 11:35. Both 

 were about equal in range and speed. A move was made 

 for lunch and judges consulted for some time. About 12:30 

 they decided on the four to finally run in the third series as 

 follows: Ightfield Guelph, Shot, Harry C. and Daisy Hope. 

 IGHTFIELD GUELPH AND SHOT. 



After lunch at the old school house, this brace was put 

 down at 1:20 in sedge grass. Shot made game in some briers 

 while Guelph was roading in the bottom and working up to 

 birds, pointed a covey, part of which flushed. This was a 

 bit of pottering work. Dog was steady to wing. At the 

 same time Shot went up ahead and located birds in a likely 

 place, and held his point till Guelph came up. Meares shot 

 and missed, dogs steady. In edge of oak woods Shot pointed 

 a single nicely: sent on'he pointed and flushed another to the 

 right. Guelph then pointed and Brailsford killed, bird re- 

 trieved. Then Shot pointed again. Guelph backed but 

 birds had gone on. Shot pointed again on foot scent. Fol- 

 lowing on into sedge grass Shot pointed again and birds 

 flushed. In edge of sedge Shot pointed, Guelph coming up 

 went in and took his point instead of backing; a single 

 flushed, both steady. Back into sedge, Guelph roaded to a 

 point on a scattered covey which flew into woods. After 

 some more ranging clogs were taken up at 1:57, Shot showed 

 better range, Guelph not going up to his points in a con- 

 fident manner. 



HARRY C. AND DAISY HOPE. 

 These two good ones were put down at 2:05 iri sedge grass. 

 Daisy started off the fastest, and after crossing a creek was 

 lost some minutes and finally found by Mr. Lorillard. 

 Meanwhile Harry C. pointed a covey. Soon after this Daisy 

 was lost again, but the character of ground was such that 

 she should have been held and not allowed to hunt out and 

 range so far* It was shown conclusively in the last beat 



with ber sister, that she could be made to hunt to the gun 

 when required. In this case, two wide-ranging dogs were 

 put down and their handlers were afraid to restrict their 

 range. Dogs were then taken up and a move made to more 

 open ground, where Daisy was put down alone at 2:59, After 

 working out a lot of country she was missed again, but was 

 fouud within 200yds. pointing a covey, birds were flushed 

 and dogs taken up at 3:20. 



DUKE OF HESSEN AND HARRY C. 

 Duke of Hessen was tried with Harry C. again at 3:24 in 

 stubble. Harry flushed a covey in rag weed field and birds 

 marked clown; were not found. Afterward Harry pointed 

 again on side of hill and Duke backed a long way off; no 

 birds. Duke soon after pointed a covey in pines. Harry 

 ran close to birds without seeing Duke and flushed them". 

 Harry pointed again, Duke pointiDg at the same time. 

 Duke then pointed the covey, but was too close and some of 

 them flushed, others laid and were flushed by White. Harry 

 then made a point on a single in the woods and repeated. 

 Duke then got a point on another, when dogs were ordered 

 up at 4:16, 



DAISA" HUNTER AND CASSIO. 



These two were put down together at 4:25 in sedge grass 

 in bottom. Cassio started off wit h a point on fur and ran it 

 out straight. Daisy on the other side of ditch at same place 

 pointed a covey in pines. Cassio then ran into these birds, 

 and going on dropped to point, to which no birds were 

 flushed. Over in weed field he pointed again, and bird was 

 killed by Avent which Cassio retrieved fairly well: then he 

 flushed one in pines. Cassio acts best on these birds: Daisy 

 is inclined to get off. After some time Cassio made a good 

 point on a covey, Daisy ranging on hillside also found a 

 covey and pointed well, Dogs were ordered up at 5 P. M., 

 and this concluded the running for the All-Aged Stake of 

 1890. 



After dinner the judges gave out their decision as follows: 

 Daisy Hope first, Duke of Hessen second, Daisy Hunter and 

 Shot divided third. Thus two of the four first selected were 

 thrown out and more capable dogs put in their place. 



The winner of the All-Aged Stake, Daisy Hope, is a big, 

 rather coarse looking English setter bitch, rather straight 

 behind, and almost white in color, her orange ears being 

 her only markings, But she can go, and no mistake about it, 



Duke of Hessen, the pointer, and winner of second prize, 

 is a well-niade liver and white dog, and is known to every 

 show-goer as a noted winner on the bench. Daisy Hunter, 

 sister to the winner, is, as I have said before, a well-formed 

 bitch barring throatiuess and shortness of muzzle, her body 

 being quite up to show form. Harry C. is a handsome 

 looking black, white and tan English setter, is nicely built 

 and a good worker. 



SUMMARY. 



First series given above. 



Second Series. 

 Duke of Hessen with Shot. 

 F&nnie M. with Ightfield Deuce. 

 Lilly Burgess with Cassio. 

 Harry C with Ightfield Guelph. 

 Daisy Hope with Daisy Hunter. 

 Prince Lucifer with Antoine. 



Third Series. 

 Ightfield Guelph with Shot. 

 Harry C. with Daisy Hope. 



Fourth Scries. 

 Harry C. with Duke of Hessen. 

 Daisy Hunter with Cassio. 



Daisy Hope first prize, Duke of Hessen second, Daisy 

 Hunter and Shot divide third. 



The Irish setter specials for best and second best Irish set- 

 ters in the trials were won by Geo, Gray's Tillie Boru and 

 Max Wenzel's Ready fi„ though manythought tnatDarragh 

 Pat : s work entitled him to second place. Major Taylor and 

 Mr.Tallman judged the English setter bitches for the medal 

 presented by Pierre Lorillard last night for the hitch show- 

 ing the best bench show form. Of those brought forward 

 Messrs. Hunter's Daisy Hunter was far the best as regards 

 bench show form, though a little throaty; she has a fair 

 head and well-made body, is well-ribbed and has excellent 

 legs and feet. 



CHAMPION STAKE. 



The drawing for this stake took place on Sunday night 

 and resulted as follows; 

 Gath's Mark with Rowdy Rod. 

 Rip Rap with Daisy Hope. 

 Chance with Ring's Mark. 



The start will be at the Holton school house at S A. M. 

 sharp, when it is expected the best work of the trials will be 

 seen, as this stake contains the eremc de la . creme of field 

 trial form. 



The annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Club was 

 held this afternoon, when officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected, particulars of which I hope to be able to give you in 

 time for this mail. [ H, W. L. 



[Special to Forest and Stream.] 



High Point, Nov. 25. — The running of the Champion 

 Stake was commenced Monday morning at 9 in the order 

 named. Pierre Lorillard, Jr., took Mr. Johnson's place as 

 judge. Gath's Mark in his heat with Rowdy Rod showed 

 himself much suporior, doing some good work on scattered 

 birds. Daisy Hope bad the best of Rip Rap in next heat, but 

 Rip made a sensational point. While retrieving a bird he 

 came to a point on another, with the dead bird in his mouth. 

 Next heat Chance had slightly the better of King's Mark, 

 but at finish both were lost for some time. 



In second series Gath's Mark's work was better than Rip 

 Rap's, though both hunted wide and fast. Several points 

 were made by both and good work done. In the next, 

 King's Mark and Daisy Hope, the latter did the best work, 

 not ranging away so far. Then Chance and Gath's Mark 

 were run at 4:50. Several coveys were pointed and fair work 

 was done on scattered birds. In the evening the judges an- 

 nounced Gath's Mark as the winner. He is nearly- seven 

 years old and shows wonderful vigor. 



The English setters were judged at 9 P. M. for the Loril- 

 lard medals. In dogs O. W, Donner's Roi D'Or won. In 

 bitches, F. R. Hitchcock's Annie F. 



HUNTING DOGS AS PETS. — Editor Forest and Stream : 

 My foi"mer communication appears to have been misunder- 

 stood. My contention is that hunting dogs are not prop- 

 erly pets. The two qualities do not go together. Let a 

 high-spirited game dog be introduced into the house and 

 petted and fondled as a'favorite. and continued in that keep- 

 ing, and it will be found that with one or two interbreedings 

 with other house dogs of the same species, the offspring will 

 lose all their vigor and endurance, and so much of their vim 

 as to make them utterly useless as hunters. Any dog, how- 

 ever spirited and intelligent he may have been, becomes 

 enervated and impaired by petting and indulgence. Hence 

 we repeat with full confidence, that hunting dogs are not- 

 adapted to use as a house dog. Perhaps to be more clearly 

 understood, we should have added, as a house dog and 

 hunter combined. We are not disputing that dogs of any 

 species may be favorites in the house or in the field; but con- 

 tend that hunting dogs attain their greatest excellence in 

 the field and in the chase, rather than about the house. 

 That. a.t least, has been our experience.— G. S. T. 



