Feb. 11, 1892.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Richard Merrill's black, white and tan setter dog Panl Bo 

 (Paul Gladstone— Bohemian Girl) 



with 



G, W. Arnorv's liver and white pointer dog Bounce (Bob 

 -Sail). 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s black, white and tan setter dog Blade 

 (Toledo Hlade- Sula G.) with 



J. Shelley Hudson's black, white, and tan setter dog Bad 

 Wilson Jr, (Dad Wilson— Lit). 



Black, white and tan setter bitch Bonnie Bondhu (Gus 

 Bon d h u ) with 



Whyte Bedford's black, white and tan setter dog Tremont 

 (Gladstone's Boy—Speckle Gown). 



A. P. Gillam's black, white and tan setter clog Eugene 

 Tucker (Count Noble— Ruby's Girl) 



with 



P, Lorillard, Jr.'s white and liver bitch Autevolo (Count 

 Noble-Trinket II.). 



B. M Stephenson's black, white and tau setter dog Top 

 Mark iGath's Mark— Burd Helen) 



with, 



Bert Crane's black, white and tan setter bitch Natalie II. 

 (King Noble— Natalie). 



J. Shelley Hudson's black, white and tan setter bitch 

 Dolly Hill (Ben Hill-Dolly S.) a -bye. 



WEDXESDAT. 



The weather again was clear and pleasant. During the 

 midday hours it was quite warm and birds were at that 

 time difficult to find. Birds were, in parts of the grounds, 

 found in great abundance, while in other parts Ions' searches 

 were necessary to find even moderate numbers. There was 

 a large attendance of spectators. Tbey were remarkably 

 well behaved but sometimes pressed too close from eager- 

 ness to see all the work. Good work was the rule through- 

 out the day, although there was none which could be called 

 brilliant. Indeed, there was better work done in the Derby, 

 but that circumstance is not remarkable, as many of the 

 dogs in the Derby could hardly be classed as puppies. 

 First Series. 



S vm R.— Makk's Mark.— The heat commenced at 8. D. 

 E. Rose handled the former and T. H. Poin dexter the lat- 

 ter. Mark pointed a single bird. Sent on, he pointed a bird 

 indifferently. Nest he pointed jost as the bird flushed. He 

 pointed and nothing was found, and next he made a good 

 point at a bird which was shot at and missed. Both dogs 

 were steady. They were then worked in the open field 

 where Mark made three or four flushes wilfully on some 

 birds of a bevy, then came in; the rest of the bevy Mushed 

 wild. Mark next false pointed. Sam next pointed; Rose 

 failed to flush; Sam to a short circle came back and flushed 

 the bird. At the same time Mark, about thirty yards away, 

 pointed a bird, the bevy apparently being scattered about 

 feeding. While beating about, Sam, going down wind, 

 flushed a single excusably, after which he made another 

 flush; this on a short space of ground which had been 

 walked over repeatedly, the birds lying very close. Sam's 

 nose apparently was not at its best. Mark pointed a single 

 bird well. Sam pointed by the edge of woods, moved "on 

 and roaded but failed to find. They were ordered up at 8:45. 

 Both ranged moderately. Mark showed indifferent style on 

 point. Sam had been injured recently and had an abscess 

 which undoubted!? interfered with his work. 



Dave B. — Dak Tucker.— They started almost immedi- 

 ately upon the ending of the previous heat. J. A. McCargo 

 handled Dave B.. B. M. Stephenson handled Dan Tucker. 

 Dan took a circle and roaded to a point clown wind. Steph- 

 enson flushed the bevy behind his dog, shot and killed, and 

 the bird fell close to Dave as he came in; he immediately 

 picked it up and retrieved it without delay, an excusable act 

 under the circumstances. The scattered birds were fol- 

 lowed. Dan in woods pointed one and was backed; both 

 were steady to shot. Dau held his point and another bird 

 was flushed. Next Dave pointed what apparently was foot- 

 scent. Dan backed. Dave pointed a bird in a brash pile in 

 woods, and was backed. Dave next flushed a single. Dave 

 pointed a bird near the same brush pile and was steady to 

 shot. They were then worked into the open field. Dave 

 pointed, but nothing was found. They were ordered on. 

 Both roaded down wind in the sedge. Dave should have 

 been allowed to locate his birds without competition. Both 

 roaded about 30yds. and pointed some birds; both were 

 steady to shot. Moved on in open sedge; Dan pointed and 

 Dave backed. Dan had not located; he drew on and Dave 

 was allowed to locate the birds with him, contrary to the 

 rules, which were violated in a similar manner in other 

 heats. Dan drew up wind of the bevy, which flushed wild 

 behind him. No work on the scattered birds was scored. 

 Both dogs pointed a bevy. Dan pointed a single and re- 

 trieved it indifferently to Stephenson's kill. They were 

 ordered up at 9:31. Dan showed good speed, range and work 

 on birds. Dave improved in speed and range as the heat 

 progressed. 



Justs — Andromeda. — The former, handled by B. M. Steph- 

 enson, and the latter handled by H. S. Bevan, were started 

 at 9:48. A search of about. 20m. ensued, before a find was 

 made, Andromeda roading and pointing a bevy in good 

 style. June had from another direction gone in and point- 

 ed the same bevy after June began roading. Sent on, June 

 wheeled to a point as a bird flushed, and shortly afterward 

 she repeated tne same act. Andromeda pointed a woodcock 

 at the edge of a ravine. The grounds hunted on during the 

 heat were poor and unfavorable for birds or good work. 

 Sent on, Andromeda next found and pointed a bevy. Up at 

 10:33. In speed and range they were nearly equal, Ando- 

 meda beating out the ground with better judgment. 



At the same time, Dolly Hill ran a bye. Dr. Rodgers being 

 the judge. She worked diligently, showed good speed and 

 range. The grounds hunted were very poor, and no birds 

 were found. 



Fannie M.— Laddie.— The former was handled by D. E. 

 Rose; the latter by H. S. Bevan. They were started at 10:41. 

 Fannie had the speed and range, beating out her ground 

 with judgment. She pointed a bevy and was backed. On 

 the scattered birds, she made three points in succession, and 

 scored a retrieve. Laddie false-pointed once. Fannie point- 

 ed another bevy. Up at 11:27. 



The partv went to lunch at Mr. Bias's place. 



Glen— Whyte B.— Captain R P. McCargo handled Glen: 

 A. P. Gilliam handled Whyte B. Glen's first work was a 

 false point in the open , Whyte honoring it with a back. Sent 

 on, Whyte dropped to a point on a bevy; Gilliam killed and 

 the bird fell in a bad place for a good retrieve. Whyte 

 made an ordinary retrieve, ne being slow to find the dead 

 bird. On the scattered birds, Whyte dropped to a point; 

 nothing found; Whyte moved on, came back to the same 

 place, and pointed a single bird and was steady to wing. 

 Sent on. Whyte pointed a bevy. He pointed one of the scat- 

 tered birds in sedge in a thicket. He held his point, and 

 Gilliam flushed another bird to it. A point by Glen on a 

 single closed the work on birds in the heat. Up at 1:13. 

 Both ranged wide and fast, beat, out their ground well, and 

 their work on birds was verv good. 



Paul Bo— Bounce.— The 'former was handled h\- Frank 

 Richards, the latter by T. H. Poindexter. Paul ranged at 

 high speed and hunted diligently. The handlers flushed a 

 bevy which was followed. Paul dropped to a point on a. 

 single in sedge; Bounce coming in from the aide came in 

 ahead and pointed the same bird. Paul, aent on* flushed 



down wind on remaining bird. The heat ended at 2:01. At 

 the same moment the judge ordered the dogs up, Poindexter 

 called out a point for Bounce, which proved to be on a large 

 bevy. Paul had the advantage in every way. He showed 

 high speed and range. There were but few opportunities to 

 work on birds. 



Blade— Dad Wilson, Jr.— They started at 2:06. Blade 

 pointed in a hollow in sedge up wind of a bevy: Dad backed. 

 They were up wind of a bevy which flushed wild. Dad, 

 going down wind, flushed a single bird. At a plum thicket 

 Tucker claimed a point for Blade, but the bird flushed 

 before the judges could get near enough to see it. B^th 

 dogs pointed, then roaded to a point in sedge. Dad re- 

 trieved to Short's kill. Both ranged wide and fast. Up 

 at 2:54. 



Bonnie Bondhu— Tremont.— They started at 3:02. G. R, 

 Howse handled Bonnie. Capt. R. P. McCargo handled Tre- 

 mont, Tremont flushed going down wind. Bonnie took a 

 cast and pointed a bevy well in weeds. The birds were 

 followed to woods. They each secured three points on the 

 scattered birds. Tremont pointed a crippled bird which he 

 retrieved indifferentlv. Each pointed a bevy, or parts of 

 same bevy, about 30yds. apart. Sent on, Bonnie pointed 

 scattered birds in sedge; Bonnie refused to retrieve. Tre- 

 mont dropped to a point on a single; good work. Bonnie 

 next pointed a single and Tremont backed well about 20yds. 

 away. Both ranged well, Tremont a trifle the better. There 

 was a great deal of excellent work done. 



Eugene T. — Antevolo. — A. P. Gilliam handled the 

 former, C. Tucker the latter. Both took very long casts at 

 the start. Antevolo pointed in weeds. She took a circle 

 and came back to same place and pointed up wind of the 

 bevy, which Tucker failed to flush. She moved on down 

 wind and flushed the bevy. In the open she flushed and 

 chased. Eugene wheeled nicely to a point on a single in 

 sedge; Antevolo backed; Eugene retrieved. He next dropped 

 to a point on a single in sedge; the bird flushed wild. Both 

 ranged wide and fast, but were not working the ground in- 

 telligently, and seemed more in the hunnu- for a good tud 

 than a good hunt. The work on birds, considering numer- 

 ous opportunities offered, was inferior. 



Top Mark— Natalie II.— H. M. Short handled the former, 

 N. B. Nesbitt the latter Natalie poiuted in sedge; standing 

 about 40yds. behind, Top backed well. Nesbitt failpd to 

 flush, the bevy being quite a distance from the dog. Moved 

 on both dogs roaded and pointed a large bevy, and were 

 steady to wing. In woods on the scattered birds Natalie 

 made two points on singles, Top made four and a retrieve, 

 making a poin* while searching for the dead bird. Top, 

 with his head upj drew nicely in the open quite a distance 

 to a point: Natalie backed. The dogs got up wind of the 

 birds; both cast back downwind and Natalie pointed the 

 bevy. The beat ended at 5:21. The heat was a good one, 

 both dogs performing well in the work on birds and in 

 searching for them. 



THUBSDAT. 



The morning showed signs of rain, the sky being overcast 

 with clouds. 'Gradually it cleared up and turned cooler 

 Toward noon the clouds gathered ami again rain threatened. 

 A light sprinkle fell for about an hour, when the weather 

 turned clear and warm. The change in the weather had an 

 unpleasant effect on the trials, as the birds had sought the 

 protection of cover and were extremely difficult to find, 

 causing long searches and light work in the heats. There 

 were an unusual number of spectators in attendance on the 

 last day, following with as much interest as at first. Con- 

 sidering the xxnfavorable weather and scarcity of birds, the 

 work was of a high order. The judges spotted the dogs ex- 

 cellently well in this series. 



Second Series. 



Fannie M.— Whyte B.— They began their heat in the 

 open at 8:15. Both ranged fast, Fannie M. the faster and 

 wider in range, and she beat out her ground with greater 

 judgment. Whyte was first to point, he being up wind of 

 the bevy in open sedge, he moved on but took the wrong 

 direction and failed to locate. Fannie moved on down wind 

 on the bevy and flushed an outlying single, the remainder 

 then flushed. They were followed into woods. Fannie 

 pointed a single and was steady to shot. Whyte pointed 

 and was backed nicely, but nothing was found to the point. 

 Both pointed and roaded about but failed to find anything. 

 A bevy was flushed by horsemen, and marked down and 

 followed. In open sedge Fannie made two good points on 

 single birds and retrieved well to Rose's kill. Whyte backed. 

 Both points were quick and accurate. The heat ended at 

 9:13. The work on birds was limited in amount: but it was 

 largely in favor of Fannie. 



Paul Bo- Andromeda.— At 9:18 they started in the open, 

 A great deal of ground was worked over and but few birds 

 found. Paul pointed a woodcock on wet ground in woods, 

 and nicely retrieved it to Richards's kill. A bevy was 

 flushed and marked down by spectators, and the dogs were 

 worked to find the scattered birds. Paul took a cast about 

 150yds. away and pointed a single bird by a branch in thick 

 brush: Andromeda backed staunchly and well, Andromeda 

 dropped to a point in the open; nothing found. She moved 

 on and pottered some on the footseent. The heat ended at 

 9:51 Paul showed great speed and range, and sharper and 

 more accurate work on birds. 



Dave B. at the same time ran his bye in charge of Mr. Fos- 

 ter, but as the work had no bearing on the competition, the 

 bye dog being taken in again regardless of the quality of his 

 work, the work in detail is of no consequence. The heat 

 was a poor one. 



Dan Tucker— Dolls - Hill.— At 10:06 they started in 

 woods, and soon were worked into the open sedge field, where 

 Dolly pointed. She was held on her point an unreasonably 

 long while. Dan was brought up to back. Dan took the 

 point. Short killed and Dolly retrieved well. Ou the scat- 

 tered birds no work was done. Working in the open for a 

 bevy, both pointed a few yards apart, close on a bevy, and it 

 was impossible to determine which had the point. The 

 birds were Hushed a few feet from their noses. The heat 

 ended at. 10:36. Dan had wider range and was slightly better 

 in speed. There was but little work on birds. 



Dad Wilson, Jr.— Bonnie Bondhu.— In an open field at 

 10:38 they were started. Dad was out of sight in sedge for 

 an instant, going down wind, and a bevv was seen to flush 

 near him. Sent on to find another bevy, Bonnie was first to 

 point in sedge; Dad coming in joined in the point. Nothing 

 was found, but some of the spectators had seen the bevy 

 flush some distance away in the bare cotton patch close by, 

 before the judges rode "up. The birds were marked down 

 and followed into woods, where each got a point on single 

 birds. They were then taken up and cast off on other 

 grounds, twenty minutes being taken up in making the 

 transfer. Dad found and pointed a bevy in sedge. Next he 

 flushed a bird, but it was excusable.it being done down 

 wind. They were ordered up at 11:55. Both ranged well 

 and at good speed. 



Tremont— Blade.— They started at 12 M. In open sedge 

 Blade flushed three birds, then pointed and Tremont backed, 

 nothing found ; the point probably was on foot-scent. Blade 

 flushed a single and was doing rather ordinary work other- 

 wise. Tremont pointed a single, and Blade coming up, 

 joined in the point. Tucker claimed a point and shot at the 

 bird when it flushed: neither the point nor the right to shoot 

 was bis. Blade flushed a bevy. Tremont had the advantage 

 in every way. Up at 12:38, . 



The party went to lunch. 



Third Scrir*. 



Six dogs were selected to run in the third Series, and ph« 

 fudges selected then* with rare s&itt and judgment . 



Fannie M.— Dave B.— At 1:25, in open sedge, the heat 

 began. Dave pointed a bevy in open sedge, held his point 

 well for a few seconds, then flushed the bevy and chased it. 

 The birds were followed to a small island of trees. Fannie 

 dropped to a point on a single and Dive backed. Rose ran 

 about, finally flushing a close-lying bird. The heat was all 

 one-sided, ending in favor of Fannie at 1:46. 



Paul Bo— June.— They began at 1:49. June flushed a 

 single, then another flushed wild immediately, in an open 

 sedge, field near the edge of woods. Paul came in to where 

 June pointed, turned and moved out a few feet and flushed 

 a single. The ground was beaten out, but no birds were 

 found. Moved on in the open sedge field. Paul turned 

 into the woods close by and pointed a single bird, and was 

 steady to shot. Paul's next work was a point on a rabbit, 

 and soon thereafter n point on a bevy in sedge, in the open. 

 On the scattered birds of this bevy in woods Paul pointed a 

 single and June backed nicely. Both were steady to shot. 

 Up at 2:18. Both showed great speed and ranged very wide. 

 June showed exceptional ranging qualities, aud had he been 

 competing with a dog which possessed less than the phe- 

 nomenal speed of Panl Bo he would undoubtedly have made 

 a most, excellent showing. 



Tremont— Natalie.— At 2:40 they began their heat in the 

 open fields. Tremont pninted a. bevy and Natalie came in a 

 moment afterward and pointed the same bevy. The scat- 

 tered birds were followed but no work was done on them. 

 Tremont pointed a bevy and Natalie backed, iu open sedge 

 on wet ground. At 3:(.li the heat ended. Tremont had the 

 greater speed and range. Natalie would dwell at times in 

 her ranging. 



Fourth Series. 



Four dogs were left in in this series and the judges selected 

 the best dogs with commendable judgment and precision. 

 They were following the running of the dogs closely and 

 were approaching the finals with the best dog3. 



EUGENE T.— Whyte B.— Thev started at 3:15. Whyte. 

 pointed a bevy in the weeds. Eugene, called in to back, 

 pointed the same bevy. The birds were followed. Eugene 

 pointed a single bird well and Whyte backed. Sent on, 

 Whyte jumppd into a point; Eugene backed, but gave up 

 the backing of bis competitor and watched the gun as the 

 handler went forward to flush. The dogs were ordered on 

 to locate; Eugene took the point on the single and Whyte 

 backed. Both were steady to wing. Sent on, Eugene pointed 

 two birds in heavy weeds and Wnyte backed. Sent ou. 

 Eugene pointed and Whyte backed. The heat ended at 3:40 

 wiih the class of work in favor of Eugene. 



Fannie M —Paul Bo — Tn a weed field, the final heat for 

 first and second bigan at 3:47. Both dogs ranged at very- 

 high speed, took wide casts »nd beat out their ground with 

 judgment. They worked diligently and covered wide areas 

 of ground. Fannie pointed a rabbit. Sent on, in open 

 ground in sedge she made a point. Paul was called to back, 

 and as he came iu he caught scent and poiuted about 30yds. 

 ahead, and the bevy was flushed close by him. The credit 

 of the find was Fannie's, as Paul simply was called in to 

 back and pointed birds already found.' Some birds were 

 flushed close to where Fannie pointed after she had been 

 sent on. Fannie pointed two singles in sedge. Fannie 

 pointed in heavy weeds. Rose beat about but failed to flush. 

 Fannie, with painstaking care, roaded down wind through 

 the weeds, pointing betimes. While she was roading 

 straight to the bevy, Paul pointed. The scattered birds were 

 followed into a thicket. The scattered birds flushed wild. 

 They were followed. Paul pointed and moved on, and the 

 scattered birds flushed wild. Fannie moved on and pointed 

 the bevy where the birds had flushed. The heat and trials 

 euded at 4:31. Both dogs showed great pace and range. 

 Paul did not show the execution in working on birds that 

 he did in previous hpats. He had fallen off some in range, 

 but was far from quitting, as some seemed to think he would 

 do. He runs at phenomenal speed, and if the heat is too 

 long, he slows down some, but he is no quitter. His pluck 

 is as great as bis speed. His heat of four hours, which he 

 completed at the Central trials, demonstrated that. Fannie 

 ran a very even good heat and beat Paul on the work done. 



The judges announced the winners after they arrived in 

 town, as follows: First, Fannie M.; second, Paul Bo; equal 

 third, Tremont, Whyte B. and Eugene T. 



Col. P. H. O'Bannon negotiated the purchase of the cele- 

 brated field trial winner Antonio for the Blue RidgeKennels. 

 paying -f2,000 for this dog. He will be a great addition to 

 this already very strong Kennel. B. Waters. 



RE THE NAME PSOVOI VS. BARZOl. 



WITH a view to procuring further expression of opinion 

 as to the correct name of the Russian wolfhound, we 

 sent the Russian Consul General a copy of Forest and 

 Stream containing the letters on the question and a request 

 tor information as to which was which and who was right. 

 He invited us to call on him and then gave us every infor- 

 mation in his power and sends the following letter: 

 Editor Forest mid Stream; 



I omitted to tell you that the breed Borzie is divided into 

 several denominations. The dogs in general used for cours- 

 ing are termed Borzie Sobaki. These are divided into ten 

 different breeds named as follows: Psovie Borzie or Gusto- 

 psovie Borzie, Tchistopsovie Borzie, Krimskie (Crimean) 

 Borzie, Moldovanskia (Moldaw) Borzie, Gorskie (Mountain) 

 Borzie, Tazyi Borzie (Turcoman or Persian), Hiviuskie 

 Borzie (Khiva), Kirgiskie Borzie (Kirghis), Horty Borzie 

 and Brondastye Borzie. 

 I will in order explain their characteristics: 

 The Psovie Borzie is an essentially Russian breed, the old 

 Gustopsovie breed is now a rarity, but through the efforts 

 of several breeders the breed is being reproduced, are called 

 Psovie BoTzie and thus are more than likely the dogs that 

 are now being imported to this country under the erroneous 

 name of "Barzois" or "Russian wolfhound." P ovie. is, 

 however, the correct name. In height they are from 26 to 

 30io. Their descriptions as given in the Russian Encyclo- 

 pedia, says they have a long narrow head, muzzle fine and 

 long and flat, not curved, lower jaw shorter than the upper, 

 dark colored nose, ears small and thrown back till they 

 almost meet at the back of the head, eye of good size and 

 with few exceptions always dark, neck long and the sides 

 flat, chest broad between the elbows, but narrow in front, 

 shoulders heavy and powerful, legs straight and well mus : 

 cled, feet turn out a little, with compact toes, though one 

 is more open than the others, like a thumb; back, in the 

 male slightly arched, but in female straight; ribs well de- 

 veloped and loin well tucked up, hindlegs nearly straight 

 and set wide apart, hindquarters well muscled and the veins 

 well developed, hindfeet like a hare, tail thin and curved, 

 with feather banging, coat wavy, silky and not very thick, 

 color white, black, gray and a mixture of these colors, any 

 other color shows that there is some cross in the strain. 

 They are swift and powerful, quick in their movements, and 

 the "fling" or mode of throwing themselves at the game is 

 a characteristic of the breed. This breed is the most highly 

 prized in Russia. 



The Tchistopsovie Borzie was a cross between the Psovie 

 Borzie and the Horty Psovie (European greyhound). The 

 breed is, however, extinct, as no good resulted from it. 



The Krimskie Borzie ( Crimean) partakes of the form of the 

 Psovie, but ears are small, pendant and covered with orange- 

 yellowy-hair; chest well devoloped; back hollow behind the 

 shoulders and quarters drop suddenly, making almosL a 

 point at ths hip; tail curled, and must be of one color from 

 root to tip, In height :-M;. to 30 Vim, or 14 to 15 verskoks. 

 Color, black, red, and, white, and, i f spotted the color runs in 

 pot distinct, 



