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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 18, 1890. 



up at 9:50. Deuce is the faster, but there is little to choose 

 between them in other respects. Ightfield Deuce was 

 awarded the first prize, as I informed you by wire from the 

 field. To decide which should run with Zig Zag for second 

 place. 



KING OF KENT AND PUKE OF HESSEN 

 were put down at 10:01. John White, as usual, handling 

 Duke, and C. E, Buckle the King. King of Kent has an 

 enlarged gland just under the jaw, and this may affect him 

 in his work. In thick pines Duke came to a point but noth- 

 ing found. In sedge, near some woods, Duke pointed again, 

 moved on, pointed and a single flushed; dog steady to wing. 

 Then in the woods, King pointed a single which Buckle put 

 up, shot at and missed; King steady as a rock. Then Duke 

 picked up a single which White shot at and missed. An 

 exchange of false points then ensued, when dogs were 

 ordered up at 10:50. A good deal of cover work was done in 

 this heat, and both dogs ranged fast and wide, King of Kent 

 under better control than the other. King of Kent won. 

 The All-Aged Setter Stake was then resumed with 

 EDGEMARK AND E ANNIE M. 

 Cast off at 10:53 in sedge, both started at a good clip. 

 Edgemark was handled by S. C. Bradley and Fannie M. by 

 Stoddard. A good deal of ground was worked out before 

 Edgemark made a false point in woods, being backed by 

 Fannie M. Then the order was reversed, but with the same 

 result. Then Edge pointed a single in briers, Fannie back- 

 ing. Bradley flushed, both steady to wing. Fannie M. now 

 got in her work, pointing a. single, which flushed, followed 

 by two more; Fannie then pointed another. On, at edge of 

 pines she pointed again, and Stoddard flushed the birds, 

 shot and missed; dog steady. Sent on. Edgepointed in sedge, 

 doubtless where birds had ' just left, Fauuie backing. Edge 

 then pointed an outlying bird, roaded on and pointed same 

 bird again, Bradley flushing, shooting and missing. Fan 

 then pointed in sedge grass, Stoddard flushing the bird, shot 

 and killed, when Fannie retrieved nicely. Then Edge 

 pointed false at edge of woods. After roading on. Edge 

 pointed again, roaded on, but failed to locate birds. Fannie 

 then made a similar point in briers, Edge backing. Dogs 

 were ordered up. Range and pace were about equal, but 

 Fannie M. was best on birds. Every one was now ready for 

 lunch, and after this had been duly discussed, 



HARRY G. AND ANTONIO 

 were put down at 12:51 in stubble field. In pines, soon after 

 starting, Antonio pointed false. In thicket Antonio re- 

 peated, Harry backing. Then in. woods Harry pointed a 

 single, which Bradley flushed, fired at and missed. The 

 weather was now very warm and hard on the dogs. In rag- 

 weed Antonio pointed again and Harry backed dutifully, 

 but nothing came of it; roading on, he stopped again, moved 

 on and pointed once more, and though scent seemed hot, no 

 birds were found, Harry being meanwhile held up. Soon 

 after Harry C- pointed a bevy in sedge, Antonio getting on 

 at the same time; both handlers fired and Bradley killed his 

 bird. Harry C. sent to refcrevie, did so indifferently. In 

 nines Antonio repeated his no-game point act, Harry 0. 

 backing; then roading, he came up with his game, pointed, 

 and Avert t flushed, shot and missed. Further on in sedge 

 grass Harry pointed, when Bradley flushed a. single. Then 

 Antonio pointed footscent. Dogs were then ordered up at 

 1:51. There work was about equal in style, range and pace. 

 The heat to decide second in Pointer Stake was now run, 

 with 



KING OF KENT AND ZIG ZAG. 

 Both belong to the same kennel, King being the sire of the 

 other. Cast off at 2:04. Zig was the first to stop, pointing 

 and King backed, but no result. After covering some more 

 territory the dogs were ordered up and Zig Zag awarded 

 second prize. Shot W3S to have run with King of Kent for 

 third money, but in the evening, as thehandlers were willing, 

 the judges divided third between them. 



SUMMARY. 



The drawing in first series, owners' names and pedigrees 

 have already been published. 



Second Series. 

 Frank W. beat Hickory's Staunch. 

 King of Kent be.it ightOeld Guelph. 

 Zig Zag beat Lass of Bloomo. 

 Shot beat Rock II. 



Ightfield Deuce beat Duke of Hessen. 



Third Serids. 

 King of Kent beat Frank W. 

 Zig Zag beat, Shot. 

 Ightfield Deuce a bye. 



Final 



Ightfield Deuce beat Zig Zag aud won first prize. 



Zig Zag beat, King of Kent and won second prize. 



King of Kent and Shot divide third money. 



ALE-AGED SETTER STAKE (Continued). 

 NOBLE COUNT AND PRINCESS BEATRICE. 



These two were cast off at 2:54 in wheat field. In sedge 

 grass Beatrice pointed iome distance from birds, roaded iu 

 woods, and located birds, when Tallmau flvshed, shot and 

 missed, Beatrice steady to shot and wing, Count lost some 

 distance behind. Found, Count pointed to one side of the 

 woods. Iu woods, alter marked bevy, Beatrice soon picked 

 one out by a tree stump which Tallman flushed, shot and 

 killed, Beatrice retrieving nicely. Count pointed a wood- 

 cock at the same time, and Judge Wallace varied the mono- 

 tony by shooting it. Both then pointed in fence, but noth- 

 ing found. Count in sedge grass, after being lost again 

 pointed, drew on and pointed again but without result' 

 then after a good deal of ranging Beatrice pointed again 

 Dogs were ordered up at 3:58, Beatrice shows best speed and 

 range and did the best work of the two. She is pretty sure 

 to remain in. J 



LILLY BURGESS AND DAISY HOPE. 

 Cast off at 4:03 in weeds, Lilly Burgess was handled bv 

 irank Richards and Daisy Hope by W. W. Titus. A few 

 minutes after startiug Daisy began her High Point tactics 

 again, for getting away from her handler, was lost and not 

 brought m till mst nine minutes before the hour was up 

 Lilly, after waiting a quarter of an hour or so, was sent on 

 when she at once pointed a rabbit in bottoms; on, along the 

 bottoms, Lilly pointed larks. After ranging some distance 

 billy pointed by a fence, roaded on and pointing again 

 another rabbit was started. Then Hope appeared on the 

 scene at 4:o5. Sent off together again in sedge, Lilly soon 

 pointed a single, and still another in corn and sedge- 

 tviL-hards shot and killed and the bitch retrieved well- Hope 

 meanwhile backing nicely. Lilly then pointed false drew 

 cm and pointed again. Dogs up at 3:C6, Daisy rambling off 

 mice more. This will surely cost her any further chance in 

 the stake. Lilly ranges well and will doubtless remain in. 

 As it was still light, 



BABE GLADSTONE AND IGHTFIELD ROSA 



r fJL?„ Ut dovv , n r , at ™ stubble. Nesbitt handling Babe 

 Gladstone and Bradford the English bitch. Rosf soon 

 ?n Tmvf p\ Se ' ^.hacking stylishly. Babe then pointed 

 w»?I ' fl Sa sustamed bet! Babe drew on but could not 

 ™l^ S0D1 f W* e ? ranging we turned our faces 

 homeward after a hard day's work. 



Thursday. 



The meet this morning was at Grime's place. Weather 

 quite mild and balmy, and as the day advanced becoming 

 uncomtor ably warm. The wind was soiith The imnn 

 oSSn™ h 1 nmai9h ^ I"** * m Previous IvSf 



BABE GLADSTONE AND IGHTFIELD ROSA, 

 at 9 A. M. in ragweed field. Both dogs started out a good 

 pace. Rosa was the first to clai m the attention of the judges, 

 making two false points in woods. Passing out of cover, a 

 bevy was flushed by Rosa. This was followed by a false 

 point on Babe's part," Then in high sedge grass Rosa got a 

 point on a single which Brailsford flushed. At the same 

 time higher up the field Babe pointed where bird had been, 

 as nothing was found. There was here an opportunity to do 

 good work on the singles had the dogs been up to the busi- 

 ness, as they were flushing conti nually while the dogs ranged 

 around them. Several false points were made by Rosa, Babe 

 backiug most of them. Dogs were then ordered up at 9:31. 

 Neither did work that will entitle them to a place in second 

 series, though Rosa was the best of the two. 



KATE MILLER AND REVEEDY. 



This brace was cast off at 9:34, both starting off fast. Kate 

 Miller was handled by Nesbitt and Reverdy by Stoddard. 

 Soon after startiug, even the oldpst sportsman on the ground 

 was astonished to see three turkeys get up iu a grass field 

 by the side of a wood. Two flew into the woods and the 

 other soared away far over the tops of the highest trees, 

 looking like au eagle in its flight. This happened within 

 200yds. of the railroad track. Further on in long sedge 

 grass Reverdy flushed a bevy as she galloped along; then in 

 bottoms, pointed, moved on and pointed again. Kate 

 pointed too. Stoddard put up a single, shot and killed, and 

 Reverdy. sent to retrieve, did sOj but poorly. Then Kate 

 pointed, moved on and a single flushed. Kate pointed again 

 and birds got up all over the place, scattering in every 

 elirection. Then in some cover at the top of a bank Reverdy 

 pointed and Kate backed, but nothing fouud. On after the 

 marked birds, Reverdy flushed, dropped to wing and Kate 

 backed. Kate pointed higher up, Reverdy roaded in and 

 pointed, drew on, but birds had evidently run. Lower down, 

 by the side of the R. R. track Reverdy picked up another 

 single which flushed ahead of him. Over the track Reverdy 

 pointed again but Stoddard failed to flush anything, but 

 birds had ruu on, as judges put up birds ahead. Katemean- 

 while was backing nicely Further em Kate pointed false, 

 Reverdy backing. Theii both dogs roaded on in sedge and 

 into oaks, wheh~Kate stopped on a point, Reverdy backing, 

 and a single flushed wild ahead of the dogs Sent on a few 

 yards further, Kate winded another single and Reverdy 

 backed, when Nesbitt put up the bird, shot and wounded. 

 Reverdy then made a false point to one side. In open, edge 

 of R. R. track, Kate scored another single, Reverdy doing 

 his duty. Nesbitt flushed, fired and missed, both dogs 

 steady. Kate, in pines, made another false point, then, 

 after a good deal of ranging, Kate pointed a bevy, Reverdy 

 backing. Nesbitt shot and missed. Dogs were then ordered 

 up at 10:35. Both are about equal in range and pace. 

 Reverdy's flush at the start seemed to rattle her. Kate was 

 the better on birds. 



NANNIE B. AND KING'S DAN. 



Nanuie B., handled by S. S Barker, and King's Dan by 

 S. C. Bradley, were cast off at 10:41 iu grass and ragweed, 

 both startiug off at a good gait. In woods King's Dan 

 pointed and Nannie B. backed, but though given every 

 opportunity Bradley failed to flush anything and dog roaded 

 on, pointed again several, making a series of pretty pictures, 

 as he is very stylish, but no game. Then Nannie pointed 

 larks. Iu swamp Nannie picked up a single, then scored a 

 point at the edge of some oaks. King's Dan backing nicely, 

 roaded on. stopped, moved on and pointed again, when 

 Barker flushed a bevy well ahead of him and shot, but only 

 wounded his bird. Both dogs steady to shot and wing. 

 Dogs were then ordered up at 11:37, Nannie B. proving the 

 best of the two. 



IGHTFIELD RANGER AND PRINCE LUCIFER. 

 These two started off at 11:42 iu weeds. Ranging on into 

 woods Prince Lucifer pointed nicely, when Barker flushed a 

 covey, shot and missed. Higher up Prince pointed again, 

 Ranker backing, then the dog moved on, pointed and a sin- 

 gle flushed before t he others, BarKer shot and wounded bird. 

 After the singles Prince scored again, when Barker shot aud 

 killed, the dog retrieving well. At the edge of the woods 

 Ranger got on to a single. Prince backed, and Brailsford 

 flushed the bird and killed, Ranger making a poor retrieve. 

 Near a log cabiu, a few yards further on T Prince pointed 

 aud Ranger backiug, Barker put up another single Then 

 after we had scoured several fields Ranger pointed an out- 

 lying bird by the side of some oaks and Brailsford flushed, 

 dog steady to wing. Then several yards further on Prince 

 pointed the balance of the bevy, Ranger backing. Barker 

 flushed, shot and both dogs steady. Ranger then iu some 

 pines came to a point, moved ou, pointed again and Prince 

 backed, nothing was found just then, but a single flushed 

 afterward at edge of woods to one side of where the bitch 

 had pointed. Further on Prince pointed a single whjch 

 Barker put up, but gun missed fire. In corn Prince made 

 a stylish point, left it and roaded on. but failed to locate 

 game. A fresh point was then made by Ranger in thorns 

 and another by Prince in cotton patch. Then the dogs were 

 ordered up at 12:42. Prince Lucifer showed far better style 

 range and pace, besides doiug most of the work on birds 

 As we were all by this time pretty hungry lunch came as a 

 welcome diversion. After lunch as Sam R.. who should 

 have ruu with Simonides, was reported sick, Simonides ran 

 a bye, and the next brace. 



SAM MILLER AND CASSIO 

 were put down at 1:27 in sedge grass and weeds. J. JVI 

 A vent handled his Cassio and Frank Richards Sam Miller 

 Both dogs ranged off very fast and wide. In corn, Cassio 

 pointed, but Sam went in ahead and would not back, then 

 Cassio moved on and at edge, of corn Cassio pointed again, 

 bam backiug this time, quite 75yds. away, when a'bevy 

 flushed wild before A vent could get up, both dogs steady to 

 wing. Burther down, in the corner of some oaks, Cassio 

 pointed again, Sam backing, and Avent flushed a bevv, shot 

 aud missea with both barrels. Then Sam pointed and Cas- 

 sio backed, but nothing was found. Sam redeemed himself 

 shortly after by pointing in a clump of firs, Cassio backing 

 slightly, when Richards flushed a large bevy, shot and killed 

 bam retrieving well On in open, Sam secured another bevy 

 which Richards flushed, Cassio backing; both steady to wing 

 Ranging on m open, Cassio pointed this time aud Sam 

 backed when coming up Avent flushed two birds, shot and 

 killed, Cassio making a good retrieve. In some woods Cas- 

 sio then pointed a bevy which Sam backing, Avent. flushed, 

 but did not shoot. Dogs were then ordered up at 2-27 Some 

 good work was done by both dogs. Cassio especially, and 

 there, is little tear but that both will be seen again. This 

 concluded the first series in this stake, am i the Gordons were 

 the neld 6 ° D ' SC6ne t0 8h ° W their vaunted Prowess in 

 GORDON STAKE. 

 KING ITEM AND BELMONT. 

 These were the first two down on the list, Samuel Fisher 

 9 h S dl «% {lUg Item Tallman handled Belmont. Cast off at 



™.Yii, a ■ r t c »"ji.mug was aone, and tJ 

 nn hf u nt V , eVy ^ was vei T steady to W ii 

 S^ifi 16 iS Usl ? e<i a ? lngle - and thea another in highsedgf 

 grass. Moving on into pines, King Item Dointed false a^H 



S? Kir'?? whU TTATnli^'g^ 



SS i K Dg , Ifcei 5 baeklD & neither quite steady to 

 f?VT ?t"«i • In sed S e «was Btilmout came to a good 

 a £i tyad ^ Bushed a. largt bevy 



both steady to wing. Then m some sedgy swamp Belmont 



pointed, and Tallman flushed a single, shot and killed, and 

 Belmont sent to retrieve, did so after a little casting round. 

 On. after these birds, King Item flushed twice. Dogs up at 

 3:54. Belmont redeemed herself somewhat by finishing 

 better than she started; but King Item will hardly be heard 

 of again in this stake. Neither ranged out much from the 

 gun nor showed any speed. 



BEAUMONT AND GORDO. 

 Beaumont handled by W. Tallman, and Gordo by A. 

 Cameron, were; cast off at 4 P. M. in ragweed field. After 

 some trotting round Gordo, in woods, flushed a single but 

 was steady to wiug. Then coming down a field Gordo made 

 gaine and a single flushed to one side. Beaumont then 

 flushed a. bird, anel Gordo moved on, meanwhile Beaumont 

 also thought he had something, and not showing any dis- 

 position to "hie on" when ordered, as there was nothing 

 there, his gentle handler caused much amusement by help- 

 ing him with his foot. Then after awhile Gordo pointed 

 false, Beaumont backing nicely. Further on Gordo pointed 

 birds, which Cameron flushed, shot and killed, Beaumon' 

 backing. Gordo, sent to retrieve, did so fairly well. Gordo, 

 in woods, then roaded to a single flush. Beaumont then 

 pointed, and ordered on to flush did so a few yards away, 

 then pointed again, when bird flushed ahead of him. 

 Gordo, in sedge grass, came up with some birds, pointer! 

 and Beaumont backing, Cameron flushed; both dogs steady 

 to wing. They were then ordered up at 5:04. Gordo was the 

 faster of the two, but in justice to Beaumont, we must say 

 that Mr. Tallman, not expecting to run him to day, had 

 given him several miles run behind a wagon in the morn- 

 ing, besides some work in the field. Belmont has been in 

 season, and having been shut up a good deal was therefore 

 not in the best of shape. As twilight was coming on apace 

 a move was made for town some miles distant. 



Friday. 



ALL-AGED SETTER STAKE. 

 Second Series. 



The meet this morning was at Smith's place, distant 7 

 miles from town. Birds were not very plentiful. The 

 weather was cold, and most of the running being on high 

 ground we felt the full effect of the raw northeast wind, 

 which blew hard all day, making it the coldest day yet ex- 

 perienced in the field. Commencing with the second series 

 the first brace down was 



FRED GATES AND NATALIE II., 

 at 9:06 A. M. Before the dogs had fairly started they both 

 ran into a bevy of birds, which dropped 30yds. away. Nes- 

 bitt shot and killed, when Natalie retrieved, Rose missing; 

 both dogs steady. Then on scattered birds each made"a 

 point on singles. Fred Gates then flushed a single, when 

 birds got up all around him. Moving on Natalie pointed 

 foot scent. Going on down the hill into bottom Fred 

 pointed a bevy and Rose flushed, shot and missed. Then 

 both pointed singles of the scattered birds. In sedge grass 

 Natalie picked up another siugle. Further on Fred pointed 

 a bevy, Natalie backiug; birds flushed aud Rose shot and 

 missed. Moving on toward woods Fred at the edge pointed 

 by the side of a fallen tree, then roaded on some time, but 

 failed to locate birds; Natalie backed. Then Natalie painted 

 in sedge grass, Fred backing nicely, but nothing came of it. 

 Further on Fred pointed and drew on, then pointed again, 

 when a bevy flushed wild. Dogs ordered up at 10:42, Fred 

 Gates winning the heat. « 



PRINCE LUCIFER AND SAM MILLER. 

 Down at 9:47 in sedge grass; both got off well and fast. 

 Soon after starting Prince pointed by a ditch very stylishly: 

 Sam backed, when Barker put up a bevy, shot and missed,' 

 Prince not quite steady. In edge of "woods Sam pointed, 

 Prince backing nicely. Sam moved on and oat into the 

 open, nothing found. In ragweed in bottom. Prince pointed 

 a single iu good shape, which Barker shot at and missed, 

 dogs steady. Theu further on Prince pointed in a ditch, 

 Barker flushed birds, fired and missed. Sam backing some 

 distance away. Sam in a bunch of ragweed pointed and 

 Richards flushed two birds, shot and missed. Further on 

 Prince pointed false. In stubble Prince then pointed a lark. 

 Dogs up and heat given to Prince Lucifer, who excels the 

 other in pace, range and style. 



ANTONIO AND KATE MJLLEE. 

 Cast, off at 10:24 in stubble. Soon after starting, in a 

 swamp, Kate pointed, moved on and pointed again, when 

 Richards flushed a single, shot and killed, Kate retrieving 

 nicely. Higher tip in sedge grass Antonio pointed, Kate 

 backing, but Avent failed to find anything. Dogs were then 

 taken up, anel a half mile further ou put down in a grass 

 field, near where a bevy had been flushed by horsemen. In 

 sedge aud weeds Antonio then pointed, Kate backing, but 

 no result. Lower down the field Kate came to a good point, 

 and while being held on till Antonio could come up to back, 

 a bevy flushed wild. Antonio was ranging off iu another 

 direction, Kate steady to wiug. Dogs were then ordered up 

 at 11:26. Kate won. 



SIMONIDES AND LILLY/ BURGESS. 

 Off at 11:34 in corn stubble. Simonides shortly after in 

 edge of woods pennted a single, which flushed; dog steady. 

 Further in woods Simonides picked up another single, then 

 he pointed another, but birds had run on. Further in woods 

 Lilly made a good point on a single, which Richards flushed; 

 dog steady. Across a stubblefield at edge of woods, Simon- 

 ides pointed, Lilly Burgess backing, when Rose put up a 

 bevy, shot and missed: both dogs steady. In edge of woods 

 Simonides pointed birds which Richards put up, shot and 

 wounded. Dogs were then ordered up at 12:04, Simonides 

 getting the verdict. He has tbe pace and range of the other. 



NANNIE B. AMD CASSIO. 

 Cast off at 12:09 to work toward luncheon place. Down in 

 hollow Nannie pointed a single which Barker flushed, shot 

 at and missed. Then by some woods Cassio pointed, but 

 nothing found. Going on some distance and into woods 

 Nannie pointed again, and Barker going in flushed, shot, 

 but did not kill. Dogs were ordered up at 12:55. A good 

 deal of rangiug was indulged in, but few birds fouud. Cas- 

 sio had the pace and rauge. Nannie B. got tbe verdict. We 

 than galloped a couple of miles toward town to a farm 

 where lunch was served. 



HARRY C. AND PRINCESS BEATRICE. 

 It was 2 P. M. before we got to work again, the above 

 brace being cast off in ragweed field. Harry started off the 

 faster, maintaining a good gait throughout, but somehow 

 did not get on to the birds like his slower opponent. In a 

 cornfield Beatrice was the first to score, pointing a bevy. 

 Harry, called up to back, came up as birds flushed wild; 

 both steady to wing. At edge of woods Beatrice pointed 

 again, Tallman flushing, Harry backed stylishly; both 

 steady to wing. Following up the scattered birds, Beatrice, 

 a little distance further up, pointed a single at edge of 

 W e 0( ? - P y a cveek < then roaded on aud dropped as the balance 

 ot birds flushed, then pointed another single just after. 

 Harry then, in woods, thought be had something, but it 

 proved delusive. Ou ahead in high sedge Harry pointed 

 and a bevy flushed wild before handler could get up. In 

 edge of oak Harry pointed just as dogs were ordered up, and 

 ]tidges allowed him to try and locate, but he failed; the 

 birds may have run on as he was held on the point some 

 nine. Dogs up at 3:40 and the he-it given to Princess 

 Beatrice, much to the relief of her owner who had been an 

 aBxious spectator, as she was dmvn against oae o' the best 

 tlogs iu the stake, out whose uosj siaax^ 1 to be off to-day. 

 A heat of the first series in the Gordon Stake. 



