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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb, 11, 1892. 



ivith 



E. H. Hyde's black, white and tan setter bitch Nancy- 

 Dill (Gleam— Tube Rose). 



J. M. Vaughns liver and white pointer dog Donovan 

 (Crop— Peach) with 



F. S. Ward's black, white and tan setter dog Rod Roi 

 (Roi d'Or— Miss Nellie Y.). 



Blue Ridge Kennels' chestnut and white setter dog Bob 

 Cooper (Roi d'Or— Miss Nellie Y.) a hye. 



First Series. 



Ridgeyiew Donald— Belle Noble Gladstone.— They 

 were started in open sedge at 8:06. Both worked industri- 

 ously, but their range and speed were only fairly good. 

 Don' started his Tange wider, but so soon as birds were 

 found Belle showed more interest and ranged wider and 

 faster than Donald. The first find was a bevy which was 

 scattered about feeding, and some were flushed by the 

 handlers; the birds flushed one or two at a time, the dogs 

 securing no points. Don made a short cast out into some 

 weeds, turned back down wind and flushed a single. In 

 open sedge he pointed a single bird well. Belle then took 

 a cast about 200yds. into sedge grass and pointed a bevy 

 nicely. Both were steady to shot. Following the scattered 

 birds, Donald pointed a bevy and held his point staunchly 

 as the birds flushed one and two at a time. Belie next 

 pointed and was well backed; she roaded on but found 

 nothing. Don was next to point without finding. A cast 

 was made through a large field which was drawn blank 

 and the heat ended. Down 45m. The poiuter was haudled 

 bv H. M. Avent and Belle was handled by H. S. Bevan. 



"Amy Roesart— Little Miss.— They were cast off at 9:01 

 in open sedge. Both showed good speed and made fairly 

 wide casts, but they ran together almost continuously, 

 apparently beiug quite as much interested in keeping each 

 other company as in bunting. The disinclination to work 

 independently impaired their work a great deal in every 

 respect. Amy opened the work on birds by drawiugprettily 

 to a point on a beA T y in the open near the edge of woods; 

 both were steady to shot. Searching for the scattered birds 

 Mi^s pointed but Poindexter failed to flush. The birds 

 wt re fully 100yds ahead. Sent on, Amy roided and pointed 

 t he bevy. The scattered birds were fo]lowed. Amy pointed, 

 and a moment afterward Miss pointed the same scattered 

 birds in heavy sedge. H. M, Short handled Amy and T. H. 

 Poindexter handled Little Miss. Down 45m. 



Abline— Lob a.— This was a very one sided heat, Lora 

 outworking Arline in every respect. The. latter, however, 

 was strange to her handler, Mr. Short, who had her but two 

 or three days before the trials began. She was in Mr. W. 

 W. Titus's charge to be run in the trials, but severe illness 

 in his family prevented him from attending them, hence she 

 was put in Mr. Short's charge. The heat began at 9:55 in 

 ODeu, and it was about 25m. before birds were found, Lora 

 pointing a bevy nicely. Hunting for the scattered birds, 

 Lora secured a good point ou them. Next she flushed a 

 siugle. Sent on, she pointed a bird in sedge. C.Tucker 

 who was handling Lora, picked up the bird in front of her. 

 It apparently was uninjured in any way, and if it was un- 

 hurt, the circumstance was a most remarkable one. The 

 heat ended at 10:31. 



Spuegeon— Latonia II.— The former was handled by Cap- 

 tain R. P. McCargo. the latter by Prank Richards." The 

 heat began at 10:44. Spurgeou lad much the better of it. 

 He took a cast on ground from which the grass had been 

 burnt off, and pointed a bevy well. Latonia backed nicely. 

 On the scattered birds, Spurgeou stopped to a flush. La- 

 tonia went through the scattered birds but did not detect 

 their presence, Going up. she flushed a single. Sent on, 

 Spurgeon made a good point in the open, standing up and 

 pointing steadily. Latonia came in on one side about 30yds. 

 away, roaded carefully and dropped to a point on a close- 

 lying bevy in a cornfield, she being quite in the midst of 

 the Birds, a feat that would have ended in a flush instead of 

 a point, in the greater number of instances. It was the same 

 bevy which Spurgeon had found and pointed. Both did 

 some indifferent work on the scattered birds, each making a 

 point which lacked precision and sharpness. Some work was 

 then attemped on a bevy marked down by spectators, but 

 without success. Spurgeon next pointed a bird in sedge, 

 and Latonia stopjjed to a point as a single bird flushed. 

 Both were deficient in style in motion, Latonia the. more so 

 of the two. Both searched diligently, showed good speed. 

 Up at the end of 45m. 



Fibenzi— The Ghost. — T. H. Poindexter handled the for- 

 mer, Capt. R. P. McCargo handled the latter. They were 

 started in an open cotton field at 11:47. They worked thirty- 

 five minutes before birds were found, The Ghost then find- 

 ing and pointing a bevy in open sedge; Firenzi went in 

 ahead, flushed and chased it. On the scattered birds, 

 Firenzi pointed, probably on foot scent. Next she pointed 

 near where a bird flushed; she then drew on, and a bird 

 flushed to one side near a ditch. Near the road both pointed 

 at the same time and nothing was found. The heat was a 

 poor one and neither did w T ork to get in the next series. 



The running was then suspended while the party went to 

 lunch. 



Tennessee Antel— Coukt Anteo. — They were started at 

 1:10 in the open. B. M. Stephenson handled Axtel. C. 

 Tucker handled Count Anteo. The temperature had been 

 warm during the previous two hours but was then about 

 the warmest of the day. Axtel made his worst error soon 

 after starting; he flushed a bevy while going across wind. 

 Anteo soon afterward dropped to point about forty feet 

 from where the bevy had flushed. On the scattered birds, 

 Axtel pointed a single undecidedly. Anteo near by made a 

 good point. Next, each flushed. At the edge of woods 

 Anteo made a good point and was well backed. Next Anteo 

 pointed a rabbit and chase'd it vigorously. The work was 

 finished on birds by Axtel pointing a bevy near a branch. 

 Both were steady' to wing at all times. Anteo had some ad- 

 vantage in range and speed, although, having a longer 

 stride, he apparently was slower. 



Bob Coopee, under the supervision of Mr. T. M. Brumby, 

 ran a bye. beginning at 1:10 and running while the heat be- 

 tween the t wo last mentioned was run. He ran much below 

 his best form. He secured one point on a wounded bird and 

 flushed a bevy while going down wind, an error which was 

 excusable under the circumstances. He was handled by D. 

 E. Rose. 



Miss Rtjby— Pigciola.— They started at 1:58 in the open 

 field, C. Tucker handling the former, H. S. Bevan the latter, 

 which did the better work on birds and beat out her ground 

 with better judgment. Ruby flushed a single outlying bird 

 of a bevy, then pointed, turned around on point and the 

 bevy flushed. On the scattered birds Picciola picked up 

 four good points in rapid succession in open sedge field, and 

 behaved well to wing. Ruby pointed a bevy on bare ground 

 and was backed prettily by Picciola. The latter made an- 

 other point on a single bird. The heat ended in 45m. Ruby 

 had some advantage in range. Both were diligent. TJp at 

 2:41. 



Wun Lung— Ruby Gladstone.— They began their heat 

 in the open at 3:44, D. E. Rose handling Wun Lung, T. H. 

 Poindexter handling Ruby. Wun was first to point, he 

 standing prettily. As Rose walked by him to flush he 

 moved on; nothing was found. A short 200yds. further on 

 he pointed a bevy; at the same time Ruby, about 30yds. 

 ahead of Wun and the bevy, pointed; but nothing was found 

 to her: point. Both were steady to shot, The birds were 

 followed, Buby pointed pear the edge of some high grass. 

 tWtUwl^W»fPlW4^ t* e w&ft Afterward two >irds 



flushed near where she pointed , and she got a point on a 

 single near the same place. Another point on a single ended 

 the work on birds in this heat They were ordered up at 

 3:30. Wun Lung was far superior inspeed, dash and range. 



Hope's Mare— Nancy Dill. — D. E. Rose haudled the 

 former, while E. H. Hyde handled the latter. They started 

 at 3:37 in open sedge. Soon Hope took a fairly long cast and 

 pointed a bevy. Dill called up to back pointed the same 

 bevy. When Rose shot Mark was steady and Dill stopped 

 to order. While following the scattered birds Mark took 

 a cast about 200yds. away and pointed another bevy. He 

 secured another point on the scattered birds, and was backed 

 well each time by Dill. Sent on to work the scattered birds 

 Mark showed a little over-caution, pointed on foot scent or 

 before he had the bird located well. Dill roaded to a flush. 

 Mark at the same time pointed; ordered on he roaded and 

 the scattered birds flushed wild. Sent on Mark took a cast 

 in a cornfield and dropped to a point on a bevy on bare 

 ground. Rose flushed it about 40yds. ahead of his dog. 

 Dill backed nicely. Dill pointed a bevy in the open and 

 Mark backed her' well. Dill chased when the bevy was 

 flushed, and Mark broke in badly but stopped to order. 

 Dill was an October puppy of 1891, hence was young and 

 puppyish in her ways but showed merit. The heat ended 

 at 4:19. 



Donovan— Rod Roi.— D. E. Rose handled the. pointer 

 Donovan and H. M. Short handled Bod Roi. Roi was sick 

 with a bowel trouble and ran in poor form. Donovan 

 ranged about in an average manner. A bevy was marked 

 down by spectators; Roi flushed a single of it. Rose sent 

 Don in and he pointed as the bevy flushed. The work on 

 birds was poor. They were ordered up at 5 and put down 

 again in another field at 5:21 to complete their 45m,, which 

 they did without finding. 



TUESDAY. 



The morning was slightly cloudy, but as the sun rose 

 higher the clouds disappeared and the trials were favored 

 with a delightfully pleasant day. A mild pleasant wind 

 blew from the south. A large party followed the running 

 from start to finish, displaying the keenest interest. The 

 quality of the work was exceptionally high and would rank 

 with the best work of aged dogs. Some of it was almost 

 brilliant and many of the dogs showed a uniform excellence 

 in their performance. Birds were not .found in plentiful 

 numbers, but by diligent searching enough were found to 

 meet the requirements of the trials. 



Second Series. 



There were thirteen dogs left in this series, about seven 

 more than there was any need of selecting, although they 

 were all dogs of real merit. Still they were entirely out- 

 classed by such dogs as Count Anteo, Hope's Mark, Wun 

 Lung, etc., and further running only made the difference 

 more palpable. It is a mistake for judges to take so many 

 dogs into the second series when there are five or six dogs 

 so superior that the remaining dogs have no chauce to win. 

 To take dogs in merely to gratify owners by giving their 

 dogs an extra ran, thereby implying a closer competition 

 and more difficulty in a decision, is too transparent to the 

 onlookers, creates more dissatisfaction to the owners or 

 handlers when their dogs are finally cast out and, what is 

 more important, adds nothiug whatever to the true purposes 

 of the trials: that is, in determining which are the best 

 dogs. On the contrary it is an obstruction, since it con- 

 sumes unnecessary time, imposes a large amount of un- 

 necessary detail in the minds of the judges and causes a 

 great deal of unnecessary running of the good dogs. The 

 Derby was finished on this day. The decision of the judges 

 was not received with approbation, as is mentioned Herein- 

 after. The judges gave a half hour to each heat in this and 

 subsequent series of the Derby. 



The Ghost— Count Anteo— Cast off at 8:00 in an open 

 field. Count from the start showed a great superiority in 

 range, speed and judgment in beating out bis ground. He 

 pointed a bevy in high weeds. The Ghost called to back 

 pointed the same bevy. Both were steadyto shot. In woods 

 on the scattered birds Count wheeled prettily to a good 

 point on a single. Sent on he again wheeled prettily to an 

 accurate point on a single bird, which flushed wild. Count 

 excelled in speed, range and exhibited a high class perform- 

 ance, doing some exceptionally sharp, good work on birds. 



Spuegeon— Tennessee Axtel.— The heat began at S:31 

 in the open field. A bevy was seen to rise 75yds. away in 

 open sedge and was followed to woods. The judges flushed 

 some of the scattered birds, and both dogs pointed on the 

 footscent. Spurgeon got two points on single birds. They 

 were again sent off to find a bevy, but at the end of thirty 

 minutes there was none found, when the heat ended. Axtel 

 had shown better form in his previous heat. Spurgeon had 

 the better range and speed. 



Miss Ruby'— Wun Lung.— At 9.13 they started in open 

 sedge. Ruby opened the work on birds by pointing, then 

 roading on about 50yds, after Tucker had failed to flush the 

 bevy, and pointed it. The birds had scattered and flushed 

 here and there about here. Searching for the scattered birds 

 Miss pointed a single nicely in the sedge, and was steady to 

 'shot. Wun was next to point, he making three points on 

 singles in succession, and was steady to shot. Wun started 

 in indifferent form, but gradually improved his pace and 

 work till the finish. Ruby started well, but shortened her 

 range toward the end of the heat. Both showed good qual- 

 ity. 



Latonia, while the above-mentioned heat was in progress 

 ran a bye, Mr. T. M. Brumby being the judge. 



Picciola— Hope's Mabk.— They were started at ££47. 

 Mark pointed a bevy well in the open sedge: Picciola went 

 close in and backed or pointed, then broke in and flushed, 

 but stopped promptly to order. Along the edge of woods in 

 sedge Mark pointed one of the scattered birds. He was 

 ranging well at good speed, and doing excellent hunting. 

 Each, about 50yds. apart, got points on siugle birds. Mark 

 pointed twice, apparently on foot scent. Mark beat out his 

 ground with flue judgment, maintained his speed well and 

 his work on birds was good. Picciola showed good training, 

 but she made no showing in the competition with Mark, 

 her work being commonplace. 



Amy Robs aet—Loea. —They were started at 10:21. Lora 

 ran a very ordinary race, showing very little of the high form 

 of her first work. She false pointed and was backed. Sent 

 on, her next work was a point on a bevy in sedge on a side 

 hill in woods. Amy secured a point on one of the single 

 birds in a wet place in woods. The heat ended when the 

 allotted 30m. expired. Amy had the better pace, but ranged 

 very irregularly. 



Little Miss— Bob Coopee.— They began their heat at 

 10:59. Bob pointed a bevy in sedge", Miss coming up and 

 pointing the same bevy. "Miss next made a point on three 

 birds in the same sedge. Moving on about 10yds., she got a 

 point on a single bird. Next, Bob pointed a bevy in a burnt 

 place in sumac and bushes; Miss backed. The point was 

 not accurate and was made somewhat indifferently. Both 

 were steady to shot. Bob showed speed and range, but he 

 could have beaten his ground with better judgment. 

 Third Series. 



Again more dogs were brought in than a proper selection 

 on the work done would warrant, for out of the thirteen 

 selected to run in the second series, eight were called to run 

 again. There were only about four of the eight which were 

 making a formidable competion which outclassed all the 

 pthers. * *.»,•>. j 



Count. Anteo— Wun Lung.— After lunoh. at 1, they were 

 started. Count made a point on a rabbit, Wun iu sedge 

 pointed a bevy nicely, Count, packing well and promptly, 



Both were steadyto shot. The scattered birds were fol- 

 lowed. Count pointed, but Tucker failed to flush; Count 

 drew on and Wun joined in the roading on the running 

 birds; the latter pointed, but nothing being found he was 

 ordered on and roaded to a flush. He next made a point on 

 a single bird, Count roading at the same time. Count 

 pointed a single bird and was backed. Both were steady to 

 shot, Wun next scored a flush in sedge. Count had the 

 better range and had a slight advantage in speed, and the 

 quality of his work on birds was better. The heat was a 

 good one in the display of a high class of work. 



Hope's Mabk— Miss Ruby.— At 1:35 they were started in 

 their heat. The temperature was quite warm and birds were 

 hard to find. Both worked diligently and made a goorl 

 showing. Mark pointed a bevy in the open and was backed . 

 Both were steady to shot. Next he pointed and roaded, but 

 nothing was found. He was first to find and point another 

 bevy, which took a long flight to woods and was not fol- 

 lowed. Both ranged and worked industriously. 



Amy Robsaet— Bob Coopee.— They began the heat at 

 2:31. Bob in woods flushed a bird and chased it. Next he 

 pointed a bevy, moved on and re-established his point iu 

 open sedge, and Amy backed. On the scattered birds, Amy 

 pointed a single bird, the rest of the scattered birds then 

 flushing wild. Bob made a half point on some remaining 

 birds. Bob showed much self-will. His speed and range 

 were the better. 



Loea— Latonia II.— They began the heat at 3:08 in open 

 field. There was little use in ruuning them, as they had no 

 show to win. Lora pointed two bevies and a single bird. 

 Latonia pointed a single and some scattered birds, and 

 flushed a single bird and backed to caution. 



Fourth Series, 



At last the lour dogs which had shown superiority over 

 their competitors were selected, with two more in reserve in 

 case there was need to call them. 



Count Anteo— Hope's Mabk. — At 3:58 the heat began 

 which proved most interesting and was thoroughly contested 

 from start to finish. Both dogs performed with great skill 

 and did remarkably good work. Count Anteo had some 

 advantage in the way of having run more uniform and better 

 previous heats than Mark, but the contest between them- 

 selves was of a high order. On a bevy marked down in 

 sedge. Count pointed, after searching for it skillfully. He 

 was steady to shot. Working for the scattered birds. Count 

 pointed a bevy and Mark backed. Mark made three points 

 on singles. Antonio pointed one single and flushed one on 

 bare ground. The judges dismounted, crossed the fence. 

 Mark pointed in sedge, moved on and roaded and drew to a 

 flush on a single. Sent on, Mark pointed part of a bevy 

 after roading and drawing where it had scattered and run. 

 Count next pointed in sedge by the>edge of the woods, Mark 

 backed; nothing found. Sent on in the open, Mark pointed 

 a bevy in the open and Count backed. Both ranged well, 

 showing excellent speed, style, wide range and skillful class 

 of work on birds was unusually uniform and high class. 



Wun Long— Miss Rub?.— At 4:55 they were started. 

 Ruby pointed a bevy in woods and was a bit unsteady to 

 shot. Wun secured a good point on a single, Ruby backed. 

 Wun then turned around and pointed a remaining bird. 

 Sent on, Wun drew to a point on a bevy iu weeds, doing a 

 good piece of work. The heat ended at 5:25. Wun had the 

 better range and speed. 



The work for the day ended and the party went to town. 



The judges gave their decision in the evening as follows: 

 Wun Lung first. Count Anteo second, Hope's Mark and 

 Miss Ruby divided third. 



While these dogs were the best ones in the stake, they 

 were not placed iu their proper positions. Count Anteo 

 or Hope's Mark should have been first, with the balance in 

 favor of Count, owing to the excellent work he had done 

 throughout the stake. Whichever one was first, the other 

 should have had second, and Wun Lung should have been 

 third or divided third with Miss Ruby. Both Count Anteo 

 and Hope's Mark beat out their ground with better judg- 

 ment, were quicker in getting to their birds after scenting 

 them, and worked with more confidence and did sharper 1 

 woi'k among scattered birds. Their work also was uui 

 formly high class and well sustained throughout the stake, 

 while that of Wun Lung was not, he running one heat very 

 indifferently 7 in comparison. 



First, Wun Lung. 



Second, Count Anteo. 



Divided third, Hope's Mark and Miss Ruby. 



THE ALL-AGED STAKE. 



The All-Aged Stake began on Wednesday moi-uiug. There 

 were twenty-one starters, the same number as that of the 

 Derby. 



The judges were Mr. T. M. Brumby, Marietta, Ga.: Mr. 

 A.M.Young, Manchester, Tenn., and Major J. W. Ren- 

 froe, Atlanta, Ga. They conducted the competition skill- 

 fully and made excellent selections in picking out the best 

 dogs, not an easy task considering the number of good dogs 

 in the stake and the closeness of the competition. They 

 placed the winners with admirable precision. 



Fannie M. displayed a uniform quality of field work, her 

 range, speed, bird sense and work on bevies and single birds 

 all being of a high order-. She made a good showing in 

 each heat and wou first in a most formidable competition. 



Paul Bo, second, showed speed far superior to any dog in 

 the stake, and there were many fast does in it. His dash 

 and range, combined with great, speed and his good work on 

 birds, had placed him above all others when his final heat 

 began, but he failed to take advantage of several opportu- 

 nities to do some work on birds, and thuslost the first prize. 



Tremont, a most promising youngster of seventeen months 

 of age, made a most admirable competition and won his 

 place well in the divided third. 



Whyte B. also made an excellent showing, doing good all 

 round work. 



Eugene T. distinguished himself by quick, accurate execu- 

 tion in pointing birds and by his industry and range in 

 searching for them. 



Following is the order of drawing and running: 



Geo. P. Jones's black and white setter dog Sam R. (Dash 

 Brvson— Daisy Hope) with 



W. L. Taylor's liver and white setter dog Mark's Mark 

 (Gath's Mark— Georgia Belle. 



Chas. F. Loudon's black, white and tan setter dog Dan 

 Tucker ("Gladstone's Boy— Flame) 

 with 



F. I. Stone's black aud white setter dog Dave B. (Startle- 

 Clio). 



C. M. Round's black, white aud tan setter dog J une (The 

 Corsair— Tchula) with 



H. S. Bevan's black, white and tan setter bitch Andro 

 meda (Count Noble— Moonstonej. 



Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan setter bitch 

 Fannie M. (Gladstone's Boy— Flame) 

 ivith 



H. S. Bevan's black, white and tan dog Laddie (Roderigo 

 — Bo-Peep). 



Root. B. Parker's black, white and tan setter dog Glen 

 (Captain Bethel— Enid; v/ith 



P, H, Brysorrs black, white and tan setts? dog Whyte & 

 (Roderigo— Florence Gl&dstqafl; = 



