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SOME FIELD TRIAL "POINTS." 



flushed in woods near Zig Zag. Afterward Tray pointed 

 but no bird was found. Moving on through woods Tray 

 pointed and White flushed a single; dog steady to shot and 

 wing. After some further traveling with no result, dogs 

 were ordered up at 9:23, and Zig Zag won. There was little 

 work done in the way of finding birds by which to decide 

 the heat. 



SPOTTED BOY AND MAID OF KENT. 

 These two were slipped at 9:30 where the others had been 

 taken up, in sedge grass. After working out a lot of ground 

 S. Boy got on to the scent and roaded toward some pines. 

 Then in pines Maid dropped to a point, S. Boy baching 

 stylishly. Buckle flushed the birds and fired; dog" steady to 

 shot and wing. Sent on, S. Boy pointed a single which 

 Richards flushed; dog steady to wing. Sent on, Maid moved 

 lame, her foot having been trodden on by her handler, but 

 she dropped as a single flushed. In a strip of woods, Maid 

 pointed a single and Boy backed. Buckle then flushed the 

 birds; both dogs steady. On in sedge, S. Boy soon after got 

 a good point on a bevy at edge of pines. Richards flushed 

 and shot; dogs steady. The dogs were then taken up and 

 heat awarded to Spotted Boy. This was a good decision, for 

 Spotted Boy showed better range and style and found his 

 birds well. In the meanwhile Tyke had run his bye. 

 Third Series. 



TAPSTER AND TYKE. 



Cast off in a cornfield both started off well. Working on 

 into young pines Tapster pointed four birds, which Buckle 

 flushed, dog steady to wing. Then in sedge grass Tyke 

 pointed but failed to locate birds. This was followed by 

 Tapster roading to a flush in woods, several birds getting 

 up when dog dropped to wing. Coming to the edge of pine 

 wood Tyke made a good point on a bevy, Tapster backing. 

 Cameron flushed and both dogs were steady. On in woods 

 Tapster roaded to a point on a bevy which flushed wild. 

 Then Tyke got in two more points on scent only and at edge 

 of some oaks Tapster followed suit. Dogs were' then ordered 

 up at 12:06 and the heat given to Tapster. Neither showed 

 much merit in this heat, both were equal in style and range, 

 but somehow neither could find the birds. A move was 

 now made for lunch. 



ZIG ZAG AND SPOTTED BOY. 



After lunch these two were put down in weeds at 1:07. 

 On, in woods, Spotted Boy made game and flushed a bevy 

 down wind. In pines Spotted Boy'pointed foot scent only, 

 Zig backing, dogs moved on and some time after, in a corner 

 of woods, near the dogs, a bevy flushed, both steady to 

 wing. Spotted Boy pointed, moved on and roaded to a 

 point again, Zig backing each time. Then Spotted Boy 

 located the birds and pointed, when Richards put up a bevy; 

 Zig backed, and dogs were steady to shot and wing, this 

 being a nice piece of work. Spotted Boy then found a single 

 and bird flushed. Then in pines Spotted Boy pointed, but 

 birds had gone on. Dogs were ordered up at 2:12 and heat 

 awarded to Spotted Boy. He showed the better nose, speed 

 and range. As the next heat in this stake would be to decide 

 the winner it was decided to give Spotted Boy a rest and go 

 on with the first series in the Setter Derby. 



SETTER DERBY. 

 First Series. 



GOSSIP AND DATCHA. 



The flrat brace down at 3:18 were Gossip, handled by 

 Stoddard, sad Datcha by Smith. Soon after starting, dogs 

 teassed some bi^dsin «ied«e grass which flushed wild, ^Takea 



back another bird got up close to the dogs' this may have 

 been excusable, it was quite warm about this time of the 

 day. In edge of corn Datcha pointed, drew on, pointed 

 again. Gossip backed, then drew on and went on in front of 

 the other and a single flushed, this unsteadiedboth dogs, but 

 they dropped to Smith's shot! On m woods, Datcha on the 

 other side of fence, pointed again and Gossip backing, Smith 

 put up a bevy, to which dogs were steady. Datcha then 

 roaded through a swamp after these birds and soon both 

 dogs pointed, Datcha getting wind first over a dry patch of 

 sand banks, birds were flushed and both were steady to wing. 

 In sedge grass further on, Datcha pointed again, Gossip 

 backing, and Smith shot over single, both steady. This was 

 quite quick work on these birds. Dogs were ordered up at 

 3:20. Both ranged well, Gossip being an especially active, 

 merry-working bitch, though Datcha had the luck of the 

 birds. 



IAN AND OLGA. 

 These two were cast off at 3:24 in some corn. Soon after, 

 Olga in sedge grass pointed false, Ian backed, moving on 

 Ian almost flushed a covey, but dropped at once to wing. 

 Making for the birds which were marked down in woods, 

 Ian pointed and Olga backed, but nothing came of it. Olga 

 got a single and Ian was brought up to back. Further on 

 Ian stopped again and Olgo backed, but Cameron could find 

 no birds; dog ordered on, he roaded to another point with 

 the same result. After going over a good deal of ground and 

 with one or two more no-game points for Ian, he at the edge 

 of the field pointed again, when Cameron flushed a single, 

 this was no doubt the bird he was making for all the time. 

 Dogs were then ordered up at 4:25 and a start made for town. 

 Neither shows very good work, though Ian is the better, but 

 will have to get on to his birds a bit more confidently. 



WecMesday. 

 POINTER DERBY. 



Final Series. 



SPOTTED BOY AND TAPSTER. 

 The first heat this morning was to decide the winner of 

 first place in this stake, and a ride of about four miles 

 brought us to Grimes's place, where game was found in 

 abundance during the day. The wind was east and the 

 mbrning was raw and drizzling. Dogs were cast off at 9:05. 

 Soon after starting Tapster whirled to a handsome point 

 and moved on. Spotted Boy coming up a moment later 

 pointed same place and got the birds; Richards flushed. At 

 the edge of woods Spotted Boy pointed and Tapster backed, 

 when a bevy flushed. Further on in woods Tapster pointed 

 same birds and Boy backed, when Buckle flushing, dogs 

 then dropped to wing. After working out of woods into 

 some grass Boy came to a point, but did not hold it, roaded 

 on some distance and pointed bird in a ditch. Tapster then 

 pointed and Boy backed and Buckle flushed the birds some 

 distance s ahead; both steady towing. In a patch of corn 

 Boy then came to a stylish point, Tapster backing nicely, 

 Richards put up the birds and shot, dogs steady to shot and 

 wing. This was a very pretty piece of work. On in pines 

 Tapster pointed just in time to save himself, birds getting 

 up all around him. Just before this Boy had flushed a 

 single. Then Tapster in woods flushed a single, and a 

 yard or two further on another flushed just as he came to a 

 point. On, Boy pointed a single nicely, and Tapster coming 

 up did his duty creditably; bird put up by Richards, who 

 fired, and both were steady. Dogs were ordered up and the 

 heat and first prise given to Spotted Boy. He deserved it, 

 aa he had better range md style, m& had the null on birds. 

 The flj»t series of feh* 



SETTER DERBY. 



ANDY AND ATALANTA. 



The Setter Derby was then resumed. Dogs were turned 

 down at 10:30 in weeds. Andy was handled by Avent and 

 Atalanta by Nesbitt. Soon after starting, across a ditch in 

 weeds, Andy pointed and a single flushed wild ahead, Ata- 

 lanta backing. Moving on, another single flushed wild to 

 Atalanta's point, Andy backing nicely. On, Andy dropped 

 to a flush of birds which Atalanta was pointing lower down. 

 In weeds to one side, Andy pointed handsomely and Atalanta 

 backing. Avent flushed a bevy, fired, killed and both dogs 

 were steady. Further on a single was flushed by Avent. 

 Atalanta roading on, a single got up well ahead of her. 

 Further on Andy flushed a single and chased a yard or so, 

 stopping to order. In thick grass Atalanta pointed a single, 

 Andy backing quite a distance away. At edge of woods 

 Andy whirled to a nice point on a bevy which Avent flushed. 

 On, Andy flushed a single. In corn Atalanta pointed a bird 

 and Andy backed. In ragweed Andy came to a point with- 

 out result. Dogs ordered up at 11:30. Both ranged well, 

 Andy being a little the speedier. 



BUPEPvT AND TOBY LIEUTENANT. 

 Cast off at 11:35 in open field. Rupert, handled by his 

 owner J. M. Avent, and Tory Lieutenant by John White. 

 Ranging on through woods, Tory was the first to find and 

 pointed a covey. After a good deal of ground had been 

 covered Rupert came to a point but nothing found. Then 

 further on Rupert pointed again and Avent flushed and 

 shot. Working out of woods, Tory pointed at the edge and 

 two birds flushed wild. Sent on in weeds, in the open, 

 singles flushed in quick succession. Dogs were ordered up 

 at 12:30. Both are wide rangers, especially Tory Lieutenant; 

 he has also the speed, style about equal. A move was now 

 made for lunch. Then came the run off for second place in 



POINTER DERBY. 

 TAPSTEB AND ZIG ZAG 

 being cast off in stubble at 1:25, both went off together at a 

 good gait. After some ranging Zig, in the open, came to a 

 point and Tapster backed. McMurdo put up a single close 

 to and fired, both dogs steady to shot and wing. In edge of 

 oaks Tapster pointed a single and further on Zig got on to 

 the main bevy, which was a large one. Tapster backed and 

 both were steady as McMurdo flushed. Coming out of woods 

 Zig whirled to a point in some grass and Tapster, backing 

 prettily, McMurdo flushed a single. The dogs were then 

 ordered up and heat and second prize given to Zig Zag, and 

 Tapster was awarded third. The first series and names of 

 owners have been already published. 



POINTER DEEBY SUMMARY. 



First Scries. 



TAPSTER (Charlotteville Kennels), King of Kent— Hope, 



>ioith 



Beacon (A. P. Hey wood -Lonsdale), Ightfleld Dick— Polly 

 Peach 'um. 



Zig Zag (Charlotteville Kennels), King of Kent— Hops, 

 ivitli 



RUSH of Lad (T. H. Gibbs), Lad of Bow— Westminster 

 Gladiola. 



Penelope II. Lebanon Kennels), Lebanon— Penelope., 



■with- t , 0 ... . 

 !0BAY *N, K moe&wellH Tortr White— Bar>land Pea*),* 



