Dec. 4, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



401 



Mr. P. Kelly's fawn and ) 



white dog El Rio Bey j" oeat 

 Mr. T. J. Oronin's black and I hl , n1 \ Mr. P. Gallagher's black and 



white dog Dan B. f o«w -j w hite dosr Faugh-a-Ballagh 



Mr. P. F. Cano van's black I . , \ Mr. J. Baker's bine bitch 



and white dog Freestone i uew ' ) Fanny. 

 Mr. J. H. Watson's fawn * • , ) Mr. J. Eagan's white and 



bitch Drytime f oeat -j black bitch Bessie. 



Mr. D.Shannon's brirdle - ( Mr. IL Worm lnRt«nV_ blue 



and white dog El Bey 



a. 



Nelly Bly beat Joe McCauliffe. Freestone beat Dan B. 



. I Mr. A. Tracey's white and 

 ' 1 black dog May Boy. 



( uiaciv untu oessie. 

 Mr. H. Wormlngton's blue 

 - beat •{ and white bitch Lady in 

 Blue. 



Examiner beat G-eraldine. 

 El Rio Rey heat Jim Corbett. 



Nelly Bly beat. Examiner. 



Drytime beat El Rey. 



El Rio Rey beat Freestone. 

 Drytime a bye. 



Nelly Bly heat Drytime. El Rio Rey a bye. 



Mr. J. Byrne's fawn hitch Nelly Bly beat Mr. P. Kelly's fawn and 

 white dog El Rio Rey. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



CHAMPION STAKE. 



THE Eastern Field Trials Club brought their meeting to 

 a close, with the Champion Stake. The meet on Mon- 

 day, Nov. 23, was at the old Hoi ton schoolhou.se, consisting 

 of an abandoned log cabin without any sign of habitation 

 around. The first brace, 



bath's maek. a^td rowdy rod, 

 were cast off in a sedge grass field* at 9 A. M. The weather, 

 as usual, was pleasant, getting warmer during the day, a 

 slight south wind blowing. Grata started off with a wide 

 range, and had not been going many minutes before he 

 dropped to a good point at the edge of some weeds. Walking 

 in, Stoddard, his handler, put up a covey, shot and killed: 

 dog steady and then retrieved the dead bird. A move was 

 then made to where the birds had been marked down in 

 some w r oods. Sent in, Gath began roading to the birds, 

 which had scattered. Coming to a point Rowdy backedj 

 when Stoddard flushed three singles in quick succession in 

 different directions. Then some nice work was indulged in 

 by both dogs on scattered birds. Rowdy was the first to 

 drop to a point, when Bradley, his handler, put up two 

 more; Bradley killed and Rowdy retrieved, two singles get- 

 ting up at the same time behind him. The dogs were then 

 taken up and a move made for the field where they first 

 found. In edge of oaks Rowdy pointed a single. On, both 

 dogs ranging wide, Gath pointed in a ditch, and Rowdy 

 brought to back did so indifferently. No bird being put up 

 Gath roaded on down and a covev flushed 25yds. to one side 

 into the pines. Sent in, Gath pointed where the covey had 

 run: nothing found. After some more work in sedge fields, 

 both dogs quartering their ground well and ranging wide, 

 dogs were ordered up at 9:47. Gath's Mark was the better 

 ranger, though, and had a little the best in style. Gath, 

 for a dog of his age, kept up a good gait all the time* 

 rip rap and daist hope. 

 These two were put down at 9:55 in a field of weeds. Capt. 

 McMurdo handling Rip Rap and Titus Daisy Hope. Both 

 went off well and soon Rip broke in, in sedge grass and 

 flushed two birds, then pointed a brace and several others 

 getting up in different directions, McMurdo fired andkilled, 

 and Rip sent on to retrieve did so, and in retrieving, with 

 the bird in his mouth, stiffened on a picturesque point at 

 the top of a deep gully, McMurdo flushed asingle, dog steady 

 to wing aod then brought the first bird to his handler. This 

 was a piece of work one reads about but seldom sees. On, 

 the dogs parted company, Daisy Hope ranging off into pines, 

 where she pointed and Titus flushing, killed, and Daisy re- 

 trieved nicely. Dogs were taken up and moved to fresh 

 ground where, ten minutes later, they were cast off in a 

 stubble field. Rip then did a nice piece of work, roading up 

 to a bevy which McMurdo flushed, dog steady to wing 

 Daisy in the meanwhile had gone off and was seen far ahead 

 on a hill side, Mr. Lorillard and Titus went off after her but 

 it was some time before she was found. After waiting till 

 11:15 dogs were ordered up and 



king's mark and chance, 

 put down in sedge. Both started off at a good gait, and 

 ranging over corn stubble and through oak woods, at edge 

 of sedge grass, King's Mark pointed a covey and Chance 

 backing nicely. Barker handling King's Mark, put the birds 

 up, shot and killed; both steady, Mark sent on to retrieve 

 did so in fine style. On in woods Chance got a point on the 

 scattered birds, Avent shot and killed; dog steady, and re- 

 trieved the dead bird fairly well. Further on in sedge grass, 

 King's Mark pointed and Chance backed, but no bird was 

 found. Both roading on to clump of trees, Mark dropped 

 to the point, but no bird was flushed, and Chance coming 

 up to the same place, repeated the performance. Mark 

 pointed again further on, but the birds had run on. Down 

 the hill Chance pointed and a single flushed; dog steady to 

 wing. Mark pointed foot scent again. In hollow Chance 

 got on to the bevy and pointed nicely, Avent flushed and 

 killed, but Chance retrieved only fairly well. Dogs were 

 then taken up at 11:46. A few minutes later they were sent 

 on in wheatfield and then into sedge grass, where Mark 

 pointed by a fence, but nothing came of it. Working on 

 over a good deal of ground both dogs were eventually lost. 

 Avent returned and said his dog had been on a point. At 

 12:50 King's Mark turned up, trotting along the road to the, 

 school house. Chance showed more speed and raDge, style 

 about equal. The judges after lunch consulted for some 

 time and then the second series began with 

 RIP RAP AND GATH'S MARK 

 at 2:30 P. M. Alongside some sedge grass Rip had hardly 

 gone fifty yards before he stiffened to a point, Gath having 

 passed ahead and ranging wide. Rip was held on his point 

 for some time for Gath's Mark to be brought to back, but 

 finally McMurdo flushed the birds, killing one and Rip sent 

 on to retrieve, though he made several casts, failed to locate 

 the bird which had fallen some distance away. Rip roaded 

 on in sedge grass and soon pointed a single which McMurdo 

 flushed, dog steady. In edge of sedge, Gath got on to a 

 covey which Stoddard put up, shot and killed, Gath sent to 

 retrieve, though given every encouragement, failed to do so. 

 On, Rip pointed a single some distance away, then Gath 

 pointed a covey, birds flushed, dog steady. Gath then in 

 pines dropped to a pointj but birds had gone on, this was 

 repeated, Rip backing; still another no-bird point was made 

 by Gath, evidently where the birds had run through. Sent 

 on in open ground for a while, nothing further being done 

 dogs were taken up at 3:21. Rip was not himself and was 

 not under good control. Gath ranged with his usual vigor. 



KING'S MARK AND DAIST HOPE. 



Down at 3:32 in sedge. Further on in weeds after winding 

 Daisy roaded to a nice point side of oak woods, King's Mark 

 being brought up to back, did so some distance away. Titus 

 flushed, shot and missed, dogs steady. In woods, Daisy 

 scored another point on a single, which Titus put up. 

 Mark in roading up to some birds dropped to a single which 

 flushed. Outside of woods Mark pointed, no bird. Daisy 

 then pointed, moved on and Mark backed. Mark then 

 pointed the covey that Daisy had been roading, Barker shot 

 and killed and Mark retrieved. Dogs taken up at 3:44. 

 Sent on afterward through scattered pines, Mark came to a 

 point at the edge of some oaks, but Barker failed to flush 

 anything. After working out this ground, Daisy secured a 

 nice point in some pines and Mark backing, Titus flushed a 



bevy. Dogs were then ordered up at 4:21. Daisy had the 

 best of it in style and range. After some consultation 



CHANCE AND GATH'S MARK 

 were put down for a final heat at 4:30 in some weeds. Chance 

 soon come to a point, but nothing was found, he roaded on, 

 pointed again, and moving on he came up to the bevy, 

 pointed, and birds flushedrdogs steady to wing. Sent on 

 into woods where birds had been marked, Chance, under a 

 bank, pointed a bird which flushed wild. Mark then higher 

 up pointed where birds had run, Chance backed. In woods 

 Mark then pointed a bevy which Stoddard put up, dog 

 steady to wing. Sent on after this covey, Gath, afier road- 

 ing, located the bird, pointed and single flushed wild. Then 

 Chance pointed and Gath backed, a brace got up when 

 Avent shot and several more flushed to one side. Chance 

 then got a single which Avent flushed. Then Chance 

 pointed several times on running birds. Further on a single 

 got up in front of the horses. After a good deal of ranging 

 and several likely places had been worked out the dogs were 

 ordered up and a start made for home, thus ending the 

 meeting for 1890. After supper the judges decided that 

 Gath's Mark was the winner, the decision being received 

 with acquiescence on all sides, as he had really done some 

 sterling work, and for a dog nearly seven years old ranges 

 with wonderful vigor and endurance. 



SUMMARY. 



H. Hulman, Jr.'s Gath's Mark with G. W. Ewing's Rowdy 

 Rod. 



Charlottesville Kennels' Rip Rap with W. S. Titus's Daisy 

 Hope. 



Col. Ridgeway's King's Mark with A. M. Avent's Chance. 

 Second Scries. 



Rip Rap with Gath's Mark. 



King's Mark with Daisy Hope. 



Chance with Gath's Mark. 



Gath's Mark won first prize. 



The bench show in the evening for the Lorillard medals 

 was judged by Major Taylor and Mr. W. Tallman. There 

 was some little disagreement, between the two judges at 

 first, but they eventually decided that Mr. O. W. Donner's 

 Roi d'Or was the best of the dogs, thus winning one of the 

 Lorillard medals, and Mr. F. R. Hitchcock's Annie F. won 

 that for the best bitch, though on Saturday evening Daisy 

 Hunter was the choice, but she did not appear on the Mon- 

 day evening. Throughout the meeting there was very little 

 kicking, the only murmur occurring when only four were 

 reserved for second series out of twenty-six dogs in the All- 

 Aged; but as this was soon remedied the next day all was 

 serene again, and it was acknowledged that the judges had 

 done their work well. On Saturday evening Mr. Johnson 

 returned to his home in the Far North, and Mr. Pierre Lor- 

 illard, Jr., took his place. H. W. L. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 25. 



THE CENTRAL FIELD TRIALS. 



LEXINGTON, N. C, Dec. 1.— The trials commenced aus- 

 piciously this morning. There are not many visitors 

 present, but as the meeting will last some time, many gen- 

 tlemen have signified their intention of putting in a few 

 days later on. The owners and handlers began to arrive 

 Sunday morning and by evening those who intend taking 

 part in the trials were all on hand. All the well known 

 handlers are here and among the new faces, that is those 

 who did not attend the Eastern trials, are Messrs. Frank 

 Windholz, D. E. Rose, E. R. Coleman, C. M. Hunt and the 

 judges, John Davidson, J. M. Tracy and N. Wallace. The 

 drawing f orthe Pointer Derby took place at 8 P. M. last night 

 with ten starters as follows: 



DERBY— POINTERS. 



First Series. 



Tapster (Charlotteville Kennels), liver and white dog 

 (King of Kent^-Hops), 



with 



Beacon (A. P. Heywood Lonsdale), liver and white dog 

 (Ightfield Dick—Polly Peach'um). 



ZiG Zag (Charlotteville Kennels), liver and white dog 

 (King of Kent— Hops), 



with 



Rush of Lad (T. H. Gibbes), liver and white dog (Lad of 

 Bow— Westminster Gladisla). 



Penelope II. (Lebanon Kennels), liver and white bitch 

 (Lebanon— Penelope), 



ivith 



TiiAY (N. L. Rockwell), liver and white dog (Tory White 

 — Lapf ord Pearl). 



NAS0 Bow of the Elms (The Elms Kennels), liver and 

 white dog (Naso of Kippen— Lass of Bow), 

 with 



MAID op Kent (Charlotteville Kennels), liver and white 

 bitch (King of Kent— Hops). 



Spotted Boy (Cb as. Proctor), liver and white dog (Trinket's 

 Bang— Nellie Bow), 



with 



Tyke (A. P. Heywood Lonsdale), liver and white dog 

 (Ightfield Dick— Perdita). 



The morning dawned as we have been accustomed to see 

 it for the last two weeks or more, frosty and bright, the sun 

 gathering strength towards noon, when it became quite 

 warm and drying the ground up, as usual, affected the run- 

 ning of the dogs at that time. A start was made from the 

 hotel about 8 A. M. I might as well remark here that the 

 trials are managed, in the absence of Col. Odell, by Messrs. 

 Tracy -and Coleman, but as there is a very small field of 

 horsemen to keep in order, the duties of the marshal are not 

 very arduous. About a mile from the town, the first brace, 



TAPSTER AND BEACON 

 were cast off in sedge grass at 8:39, Tapster being handled 

 by C. E. Buckle and Beacon by A. Cameron. Both dogs 

 started off at a slow gait, and in fact the running all through 

 was not at all like the high pressure gait kept up at High 

 Poiut, but partook more of an ordinary day's shooting, as 

 the rules of the Central Club require. The country traveled 

 over was considerably more open than at High Point and 

 there was little cover work done. Birds were scarce, espe- 

 cially in the early part of the day. After working over a 

 good deal of ground without result, it was 9:07 before the 

 first point was made in weeds by Beacon, no birds being 

 found, Tapster backing indifferently. Then some little time 

 after Tapster pointed a bevy at the edge of some pines. 

 Further on Beacon again pointed false and then pointed a 

 rabbit, afterward adding another point to his score. Going 

 back he pointed again and a single flushed; dog steady to 

 wing. As the dogs had now been down an hour and ten 

 minutes, they were ordered up. Tapster was the better 

 ranger, equal in style, though Beacon did not get out from 

 his handler, pottering around too much. 



ZIG ZAG AND RUSH OF LAD. 

 These two were put down in a cornfield at 9:58. Capt. Mc- 

 Murdo handling Zig Zag and Lott, of Chappard, S. C, 

 handled Rush of Lad. Nothing was found till 10:20, though 

 a good deal of likely ground was worked out. Zig Zag was 

 the first to make game, and roading to an uncertain point 

 a single flushed ahead of him. In pines Rush pointed by a 



alien tree and his handler claimed the birds flushed from a 

 tree above the dog; moving on both roaded and then in a 

 swamp. Zig pointed and was held till Rush eould be brought 

 to back which he did for an instant and then moved on 

 further into the swamp, Zig following made another point, 

 Rush backing, when birds flushed all round them, both dogs 

 steady to wing. They then roaded on through swamp and 

 pointed, when birds flushed wild ahead of them, both steady. 

 Further on Zig made a good point and McMurdo putting up 

 a single, shot, Zig was steady to wing and shot. After some 

 more work of no moment, the dogs were ordered up at 11 

 o'clock. Zig Zag_ showed much better range and style but 

 neither ranged wide enough, though better than the previous 

 brace in this respect. 



m PENELOPE hi AND TRAY. 



Down at 11:02 in corn, both started off well. John White 

 handled Trap and S. S. Barker, Penelope II. In a few 

 minutes both pointed in an orchard, when White flushed 

 and Tray broke in, which unsteadied Penelope, who followed 

 suit. Going on down the field Penelope pointed, butno bird 

 was found. Tray then pointed and birds were flushed, dog 

 steady to wing. Moving on Penelope made a point on a cat, 

 which started, and a single flushed. By the side of a ditch 

 Tray pointed a snipe, and Penelope backing nicely, White 

 shot, and though Tray was steady, Penelope broke in a little. 

 Then Tray at the edge of a road made game and. came to a 

 point, but no bird found, Penelope backing to order. Some 

 woods were worked through and then the dogs being moved 

 out, Penelope, in sedge grass, pointed, no bird; moving on 

 Tray pointed and White flushed, when Pen chased for some 

 distance. 



The dogs were then taken about three-quarters of a mile 

 further on and put down in an orchard. Working on into 

 pines Tray was seen to point, but no result. Out of woods 

 by the side of a road Penelope pointed where birds had evi- 

 dently been. For a few yards further on she pointed the 

 bevy and was steady to wing, and Tray coming up to back 

 flushed a single, when balance of bevy got up. Working on 

 after the scattered birds Tray pointed and Penelope backed; 

 White flushed a single; both dogs steady to wing. Tray se- 

 cured another single. On in high sedge grass Tray repeated 

 and was held on his point till Penelope could be brought 

 up, when he moved on and roaded to a flush, and shortly 

 after pointed again, but failed to locate. They were then 

 ordered up at 12:02. Neither dog showed very good work 

 and were about equal in style and range, and both were un- 

 steady at times. 



NASO BOW OF THE ELMS AND MAID OF KENT. 



(g Though near lunch time, these two were called up to work 

 toward the luncheon rendezvous, and were put down at 12:06 

 in sedge grass, Frank Richards handling Naso and Buckle 

 Maid of Kent. No game was found, and at 12:15 dogs were 

 ordered up until after lunch. After an hour's intermission 

 they were cast off in corn, on into sedge; Maid pointed a 

 covey, Naso backing nicely. Then both pointed in woods 

 and Maid broke in to the flush. Moving on Naso made game 

 along a fence and pointed, but nothing came of it; in woods 

 Maid again made a barren point in the sedge grass, Naso 

 pointed false, and after some more ground had been gone over 

 but nothing more found, dogs were ordered up at 2. Maid 

 had the advantage in range and speed, though very indiffer- 

 ent work was done, the heat no doubt being accountable for 

 lack of scent. 



SPOTTED BOY AND TYKE. 



The last brace in the first series was cast off at 2:12 in some 

 weeds, Tyke handled by Cameron and Spotted Boy by Rich- 

 ards. It was not very long before the Boy pointed a bevy in 

 pdge of pines; Richards flushed and dog was steady to wmg. 

 Then in some oaks Tyke came to a point, the Boy backing; a 

 single was flushed by Cameron, both dogs steady to wing. 

 On after the scattered birds a single was flushed by the 

 handlers and the Boy pointed at edge of woods, nolbird; 

 roading on he came to a point on asingle about 25yds. ahead. 

 Sent on in sedge grass the Boy made a false point, then 

 Tyke pointed again, and at the same time a single flushed 

 wild. Birds were running and points followed in quick suc- 

 cession to both dogs. On in sedge grass the Boy pointed, 

 moved up, pointed again, and Tyke coming up at a gallop 

 backed, and at the same time the covey flushed; both dogs 

 steady to wing. . 



On through some woods into the open, where the Boy 

 pointed and Tyke backed. The latter was a little unsteady, 

 moving up when Richards flushed two birds, dogs steady to 

 shot and wing. In some woods to the right about 20yds. 

 away, the rest of the covey flushed, just as Spotted Boy 

 pointed; moving on at edge of woods he pointed again, no 

 result. In woods the dogs seemed to get into the thick of 

 the scent, and made point after point and moving on, birds 

 having run. As time was up the first series was brought to 

 a close. Spotted Boy showed the best work, though in 

 range and style they were about equal. Spotted Boy seemed 

 to have more nose for the likely places. 



The judges now consulted, and at 3:42 decided that Tapster 

 and Penelope II., Zig Zag and Tray, Spotted Boy and Maid 

 of Kent, Tyke (bye) should remain in and run another hour 

 each. 



TAPSTER AND PENELOPE II. 



The last heat of the day began at 3:50 with these two dogs. 

 Cast off in sedge grass, they worked on toward some woods, 

 where near the edge Penelope pointed, when the birds 

 flushed wild into woods. Two singles were then flushed by 

 a judge, birds which the dogs, who had passed on, had 

 failed to locate. Sent on, Tapster pointed a single which 

 Buckle put up and shot, dog steady to shot and wing. In 

 woods further on, Penelope made game, but passed on and 

 strangely enough her owner, Mr. Coleman, riding up, flushed 

 the single about 20yds. to one side. In sedge, while roading, a 

 single flushed soon after they had moved on. In an orchard, 

 Penelope was dawdling along just in front of her handler, 

 showing no inclination to get out and range for birds, when 

 a bevy flushed a few yards ahead of her, which would, if she 

 had ranged out, have fallen to her score. Both dogs then 

 pointed foot scent, and coming out of woods dogs were 

 ordered up at 4:51 P. M. Tapster showed far away the bet- 

 ter work, Penelope seeming to have no hearb in the game. 

 The heat was won by Tapster. 



After this we all hurried home thoroughly tired out. In 

 the evening the draw for the Setter Derby took place in the 

 club room and resulted as follows: 



DERBY— SETTER. 

 First Series. 



Gossip (P. H. O'Bannon), bitch (Roderigo— Belle of Pied- 

 mont), 



■with 



Datcha (Nahmke Kennels), bitch (Roger— Chintz), 



Olga (Nahmke Kennels), bitch (Roy Monarch— Saddle- 

 bags), 



with 



LAN (A. P. Heywood Lonsdale), dog (Woodhill Bruce- 

 Lucy). 



Andy (J. M. Avent), dog (Jean Val Jean— Sheena Van), 



WiMb 



AtalANtA (L. W. Smith), bitch (Jean Val Jean— Sheena 

 Van). 



Rupert (J. M. Avent), dog (Roderigo— Bo Peep), 

 with 



Tory Lieutenant (F. R. Hitchcock), dog (Jean Val Jean 

 —Princess Helen. 



