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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 25, 1890. 



All communications must reach us by Tuesday 

 of the week they are to be published; and should 

 be sent as much earlier as may be convenient. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Dec, 30 to Jan. 3, 1891.— First, Dog Show of the Buckeye Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at Canton, O. James Sterling, Sec'y, 

 39 North Market street. 



1891. 



Jan. 0 to 9.— Delaware and Susquehanna Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Bingham ton, N. Y. 



Jan. 13 to 17.— Third Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Poultry and Pet Stock Association, at Charleston, S. C. Benj. 

 Melnuess, J r.. Secretary. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— First Annual Dog Show of the Louisiana Poultry 

 and Pet Stonk Association, at New Orleans, La. A. E. Shaw, Sec- 

 retary, "Box 1658. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— Dog Show- of the Georgia Poultry and Pet Slock 

 Association, at Augusta, Ga. A, H. Vonderleith, Secretary. 



Jan. 31 to 26.— Dog Show of the Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Elmira, N. V. Carl Hart, Secretary. 



Jan. 27 to 30.— Inaugural Dog Show of the South "Carolina Ken- 

 nel Association, at Greenville, S. C. F. F. Capers. Secretary. 



Feb. 2-i to 27.— Fifteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. 



March 3 to 6.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Kennel 

 Club, at Baltimore. Md. W. Stewart Diffeuderffer, Secretary. 



March 10 to 13.— First Annual Dos Show of the Duouesne Kennel 

 Club, at Pittsburg. Pa, W. E. Litfell, Secretary. 



March 16 to 19.— Inaugural Dog Show of the Washington City 

 Kennel Club, at Washington, D. C. 



March 24 to 27.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Massachusetts 

 Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary. 



March 31 to April 3.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the New 

 England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. E. H. Moore. S' cretary. 



ApnlSto 11.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club, at Chicago, ill. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary. 



April 14 to 17.— Fourth Dog Show of the Cleveland Kennel Club, 

 at Cleveland, O. C. M. Munball, Secretary. 



Sept. 1 to L— Dog Show of the Youngstown Kennel Club, at 

 Youngstown, O. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Jan. 19.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at Bakersfield, Cal. H. H. Briggs, Secretary. 



Feb. 2.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 

 Club. T. M. Brunby, Secretary, Marietta, Ga. 



CENTRAL FIELD TRIALS. 



Tuesday, Dee. 16. 



rpHE last stake to be run at the Central Field Trials began 

 JL this morning, with the Free for All or Four-hour race. 

 The drawing took place last night and resulted as follows: 



Rowdy Rod (Geo. Ewing)— Chance (J. M. Avent). 



Nannie B. (J. A. McLeod)— Daisy Hope (N. S. Titus). 



Pitti Sing (T. Johnson)— King's Mark (B. Ridgway). 



The amount of money given for first, $1,000, is a great in- 

 ducement to handlers, but well they know that it must be a 

 sterling good dog and a stayer to*be able to run consistently 

 throught heats of 8 or 4 hours' duration, which he must do to 

 win the money. Th e runner-up is consoled with S100. Rowdy 

 Rod is the favorite, Daisy Hope and Chance coming next. 



ROWDT ROD AND CHANCE, 



the first brace down for the Four-hour race, were cast off at 

 8 A. M. in the large sedge grass field at edge of town. The 

 morning opened bright and frosty, but the south wind 

 brought rain about 11 o'clock, making it most uncomfort- 

 able work for both dogs and all concerned. S. C. Bradley 

 handled Rowdy and J. M. Avent, Chance. Not long after 



JUDGE WALLACE. 



starting Chance pointed a bevy, which Avent flushing, shot 

 and killed; Chance retrieving. Then Rowdy pointed a small 

 bevy, secured a single on scattered birds, which Bradley 

 flushed, shot at and missed. Moving on to pine woods, Rowdy 

 pointed and Bradley flushed the bird out of a pine tree. 

 Then Rowdy pointed, and drawing on failed to find any- 

 thing. Chance pointed further on in sedge and small pines. 

 Rowdy backed to order, when Chance moved on, roaded but 

 failed to locate. Further up the hill he pointed false again. 

 Then he pointed again, then drew on but in the wrong 

 direction, and Rowdy being let go, at once drew to the left 

 and found the birds within a *ew yards, dropping as the 

 birds flushed wild. Chance making off to one side further 

 up the hill, dropped to a point again, but Avent not finding, 

 he drew on and ranged off. Rowdy, who had followed 

 flushed birds in the bottom, failed to score, and coming up 

 both pointed, but Rowdy drawing on pointed at foot of fir 

 tree where a single bird had just flushed. Out of woods in 

 sedge, dogs were held up and taken to another farm where 

 they were put down in cornfield, A lot of varied coun- 

 try was hunted out, when Chance had a welcome rest, 

 Rowdy having ranged off in woods where he was found 

 on a point, Bradley flushing a bevy, shot and killed. 

 Rowdy retrieving well. Then Chance was lost, and 

 Rowdy had his turn, and after waiting about twenty 

 minutes, dogs were brought together and shortly 

 after Rowdy got a good point on a bevy, which Brad- 

 ley flushed but did not shoot; both dogs steady. Then 

 Rowdy pointed foot scent near by. In high sedge, further 

 on, Rowdy dropped to a point, but Bradley failed to find 

 anything. Then on in edge of woods Chance pointed false, 

 Rowdy backing. In some dense pines Rowdy then made a 

 good point on a bevy ; which Bradley put up, shot and 

 missed. It was now raining hard and rubber coats were in 

 order. In ragweed field Chance pointed false, and Rowdy 

 coming up did not care much about backing. Chance was 

 then held up, as Rowdy had secured a bevy in woods. After 

 ranging on some distance, at edge of woods, Chance got a 

 good point on a bevy; Avent flushed, shot and missed. After 

 the scattered birds, Rowdy pointed a single, which Bradley 

 shot and wounded, Chance backing. Bird was hard to re- 



trieve as Rowdy had to chase, eventually bringing it in. 

 Then Chance pointed false. Further on in woods, in a patch 

 of sedge grass, Rowdy pointed, and Chance passing him 

 failed to back, when Bradley flushed a single, shot and 

 missed. Shortly after Chance pointed stylishly in pines and 

 a single flushed wild ahead, Rowdy backing nicely. Going 

 on through the pines. Chance secured a single, and Avent 

 flushing, the balance of birds got up. Bogs were then taken 

 up at 12 o'clock, Rowdy winning the heat. Rowdy did the 

 best work on birds, and both were going fast at the finish 

 considering the wet and heavy nature of the ground, as it 

 was still raining hard and showed no sign of stopping. 

 After lunch, which was eaten before a welcome wood fire in 

 the farmhouse kitchen amid steaming leggings, a halt was 

 called for the clay and a wet ride home ensued. Snow fell 

 during the night, some three inches deep, and as the weather 

 was still unfit for work on Wednesday, it was decided to lay 

 up for the day. 



Thursday. 



NANNIE B. AND DAISY HOPE. 



After the blustering snowy weather of yesterday this 

 morning opened frosty and clear, the sun coming out toward 

 the middle of the day, when it became quite warm. The 

 above brace was put down at 8;05 in the sedge field near 

 town. Daisy was the first to poiut, Titus putting up a bevy, 

 shot and killed, Daisy retrieving. Following the scattered 

 birds each pointed singles, and Nannie retrieved to Barker's 

 kill. Then all the birds flushed wild. Daisy soon located a 

 bevy in sedgefield, making agood point; Nannie backed and 

 Titus flushed. Following the scattered birds into woods 

 Nannie pointed false, then reading on she pointed false 

 again. Daisy having been brought up pointed as well, but 

 nothing came of it. The dogs were then taken up and put 



JUDGE DAVIDSON. 



down at edge of woods about half a mile away. Working 

 into woods Nannie pointed, moved on and stopped again, 

 then roaded on, but could not locate. A good deal of varied 

 ground was now hunted out, aud it was upward of an hour 

 before Daisy was lost again. She then redeemed herself by 

 pointing in a strip of cover, but her handler not flushing 

 she drew on and finally located the birds several yards fur- 

 ther on, birds flushing wild; Titus shot and missed. Fol- 

 lowing the scattered birds Nannie picked up a single 

 which Barker flushed, but did not shoot, Daisy 

 meanwhile backing. Daisy then pointed a single 

 and Titus flushing, Titus's gun missed fire. Both dogs 

 then roaded on carefully and out into the open sedge. 

 Then Daisy at the corner of woods began roading, stopped, 

 moved on, when Titus flushed a single as the bitch was 

 coming toward him from the left. Daisy dropped to wing. 

 Then Daisy pointed foot scent, Nannie backing. Daisy 

 secured another single which Titus shot at and missed, 

 Nannie backing nicely. Daisy followed this up by a good 

 point on a bevy at the edge of woods, but Titus failed to 

 score. For some time Nannie had begun to show signs of 

 giving up, and Barker asked permission to withdraw her, 

 but the judges would not allow it. The bitch took it into 

 her own hands, however, and laid down, handler and dog 

 taking a rest. Her feet were sore and she seemed generally 

 out of shape. It may be said that this bitch is very open 

 footed, and this country if any where needs a dog with good 

 sound limbs and good close feet, thick through the pads. 

 Finally Barker took the bitch up at 11:05. Going back in 

 woods Daisy pointed, and judge Davidson to vary the 

 monotony thought he would take a shot. After due prepa- 

 ration a single was flushed, when the judge let fly, missed, 

 and followed suit with the other barrel, but with a shake of 

 the tail "Bob White" flew contemptuously away. At edge 

 of woods Daisy pointed again but nothing found. Little 

 else was done before 12:05, when Daisy was ordered up and 

 the heat of course awarded to her. Daisy did nearly all the 

 work on birds, besides ranging out well, and was at the 

 same time under pretty good control. Lunch was eaten at 

 the edge of some pines, and a crackling fire lent warmth 

 and a charm to the scene. The next brace, 



PITTI SING AND KING'S MARK 

 were put down at 12:48 in corn. Pitti Sing was handled by 

 A. Cameron and King's Mark by W. S. Barker. Both started 

 off at a good gait which on the part of Pitti Sing was kept 

 up pretty, well to the finish. At the edge of some pines 

 King's Mark was the first to point, but nothing came of it; 

 then further on Pitti pointed and Mark backing, Cameron 

 flushed a bevy, shot and missed, both dogs steady. Work- 

 ing out into the open, Mark, in sedge, pointed and Pitti 

 backed stylishly, but Barker could not find. Dog sent on, 

 roaded round, pointing several times but failed to locate 

 birds. Mark further on indulged in another false point. 

 Then Pitti, at edge of pines, pointed and Mark backing, 

 Cameron flushed a small bevy, dogs steady to wing. Mark 

 then pointed false and followed it up soon after by stopping 

 to a single, Pitti backing nicely. Then Pitti false pointed, 

 backed by Mark; both dogs then roaded through pines, but 

 failed to locate, handlers flushing a single. Out of woods 

 Mark pointed fur, Pitti backing, Barker started a rabbit. 

 In sedge Pitti pointed a large bevy which flushed before 

 Cameron could get up to them, Mark backing nicely.' Then 

 by the side of some sedge Mark pointed and Barker flushing 

 a single, shot and missed, Mark further on, where bevy had 

 been marked down, pointed and Barker raised a single, 

 Pitti meanwhile pointing, but nothing found. Mark pointed 

 again and a single flushed ahead near the road. In grass 

 and weeds Pitti pointed but nothing was found, and moving 

 on to the left Cameron flushed two birds ahead of Pitti, who 

 was pointing again, and just as Cameron came up several 

 birds flushed, he shooting to no effect. Moving on, in sedge, 

 Mark pointed, drew on, and pointing again Barker flushed 

 a single, shot and missed. After half an hour's quest, Pitti 

 secured a good point on a brace of birds at edge of sedge. 

 Birds flushed wild and Cameron shot and missed. 

 Then Mark pointed where birds had flushed. After- 

 ward a single flushing, Cameron put his dog on, when 

 she pointed and a single was flushed. To the right 



Mark then pointed false and moving on some distance 

 pointed a bevy at the edge of ploughed field. Pitti backing 

 Barker flushed, but somehow failed to shoot. On, over a 

 swamp to some woods where birds were marked down. 

 Mark pointed a single, then another and Pitti also secured 

 one. Working on through sedge grass Mark pointed again 

 and Pitti backing, Barker flushed a bevy, shot and killed, 

 Mark retrieving bird nicely. Then Pitti pointed a bird in 

 pines, then pointed again, roaded on but failed to locate. 

 Here Mark showed signs of distress, the going was heavy 

 and his weight began to tell, he seemed to collapse all at 

 once and settling down to a walk would not leave his hand- 

 ler. Dogs were then, at 4 P.M., taken up to be put down 

 about a quarter of a mile further down a road. Pitti 

 started off gaily, but King's Mark refusing to budge. 

 Barker was compelled to take him up for good and Pitti 

 went on alone. Pitti galloping through a field pointed a 

 big flock of doves. Then going on through stubble Pitti, 

 catching scent, roaded prettily to a point on a bevy at edge 

 of some briers, birds flushed just as Cameron came up, when 

 he shot and missed. In pines she got on to the scattered 

 birds but failed to hold them, oue bird flushing af ter she 

 had pointed and been sent on. She was ordered up at 4:48. 

 She did not show much signs of distress, often, when she 

 thought she had a likely bit of ground, starting off at as 

 good a gait as ever. We finished the day's work several 

 miles from town. 



Friday— Second Series. 



ROWDY ROD AND DAISY HOPE. 



Much interest was centered in this race, as both were 

 favorites, but Rowdy was not to be denied. The morning 

 was bright and frosty, becoming uncomfortably warm to- 

 ward the middle of the day, making it pretty Hard on the 

 dogs and handlers. Rowdy, as usual, was handled by 

 Bradley, and Daisy by her owner, W. W. Titus. Cast off at 

 8:28, both started well, keeping together for some time. 

 Daisy was the first to point in oaks, Rowdy backing, but 

 nothing came of it. On entering woods Daisy found a bevy 

 which Titus flushed, shot and killed, Daisy making a good 

 retrieve. After going thirty-live minutes dogs were taken 

 up, and about ten minutes after put down in cotton patch. 

 Then in a clump of pines Rowdy pointed a bevy which 

 Bradley flushed, Rowdy retrieving nicely to the kill. In 

 dense pines Rowdy pointed and Daisy backed, but nothing 

 found. Rowdy roaded on carefully and located birds which 

 flushed wild; Bradley shot and missed. On, in pines, Rowdy 

 pointed false; then Daisy pointed a single, Titus shot and 

 missed. Working through the pines Rowdy secured a good 

 point on a bevy, which Bradley put up, shot at but missed. 

 Daisy backing. Leaving these birds, dogs were taken out 

 into open sedge, where Bradley flushed a bevy, Rowdy drop- 

 ping to wing. In sedge Daisy pointed then moved on, repeat- 

 ing in some pines, roading carefully but could not locate. 

 Higherup on the hill birds were located by Rowdy, and point- 

 ing staunchly, Bradley flushed, Rowdy retrieved to his kill 

 Lower down meanwhile, Daisy had come up with her bird 

 and pointing, Titus put them" up, shot and Daisy retrieved 

 In pines further on Daisy pointed a single, which Titus 

 flushed. Taken out of the woods Rowdy in some corn then 

 pointed a bevy, Bradley flushing, shot and missed. On 

 scattered birds up the hill, Daisy picked up a single, 

 which Titus shot, others getting up in every direction. 

 Then Rowdy pointed a couple of birds, Daisy pointing some 

 others to one side. Roading on Rowdy picked up the birds 

 and Bradley killed; dogs steady. Atthe foot of a pine Daisy 

 pointed, but nothing found.' In some sedge Rowdy was 

 found on a staunch point, but not finding anything dog 

 ordered on to locate, which he did after some careful road- 

 ng, birds evidently on the move some distance ahead. A 

 single flushed to Rowdy's point, and Bradley shot and 



JUDGE TRACY. 



killed, others flushing ahead. Rowdy retrieved in good 

 style from the high sedge grass. In bottom, by a creek, just 

 before the finish, Rowdy pointed, but nothing came of it, 

 and as time was up the dogs were secured at 12:24, and after 

 some consultation judges decided in favor of Rowdy Rod. 

 Rowdy was going much the stronger at the finish, but the 

 almost summer-like heat must, have affected the dogs con- 

 siderably. Meanwhile Pitti Sing ran a side heat with the 

 guide, Cameron killing three birds, 



SaMirday. 

 ROWDY ROD AND PITTI SING. 

 The morning opened cloudy and a raw sort of frost pre- 

 vailed, making it very cold, and the frost lying on the 

 ground so long materially affected the scent for some three 

 hours of the heat. Both dogs at 8:38, in stubble and corn- 

 field about two miles from town, started off at a good speed. 

 Soon after starting, in sedge and ragweed, Pitti came to a 

 point and a bevy flushed wild. Then Rowdy pointed, moved 

 on, pointed again and a single flushed. In high sedge Pitti, 

 after some ranging, pointed false, moved up and pointed 

 again, nothing found. Further on Pitti galloped into a 

 bevy, birds flushing and Pitti dropping to wing. Sent on 

 Pitti pointed and Cameron not finding anything, dog was 

 ordered on and flushed a single, which Cameron shot at and 

 missed. Rowdy then in sedge stopped, but roading on came 

 up with the birds which flushed wild ahead, Rowdy dropping 

 to wing. Across the track, Rowdy going down wind was said 

 to have flushed a bevy and stopped to wing. In pines Pitti 

 pointed and a single flushed ahead of her and being held on 

 the point some time, another single flushed to one side. 

 Sent on, she pointed again and Cameron flushed a single. 

 Pitti then in ragweed flushed a bevy on the hill. Rowdy 

 backing to the drop. Roading un the hill she pointed again 

 but nothing found. Another point was made by this bitch 

 and Rowdy backing to order, Cameron flushed a single, shot 

 and missed. Calling his dog into stubble side of sedge 

 patch, she pointed a bevy which Cameron flushed. Rowdy 

 seemed off nose and was not hunting with his usual confi- 

 dence, a single flushing quite near to him. Then he pointed 

 a bevy at the edge of pines, which Bradley flushed, shot and 



