June 23, 1892.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



£95 



CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S DERBY ENTRIES 



We have received the following Derby entries from the 

 secretary of the Central Field Trial Club. The total num- 

 ber of nominations is 107, comprising 61 Eoglish setters, 1 

 Irish setter and 45 pointers. These were all whelped in 

 1891. 



POINTERS. 



Onward (G. W. Amory), dog (Wise C— Velce v.). 

 Kent ELGIN (G. G. Ashford), dog (King of Kent— Vera 

 Vang). 



LAD of Ruth (R. L. Adams), dog (Ruth of Lad— Topsy 

 L.). 



Daisy Socwell (R. L. Adams), bitch (Ossian— Devonshire 

 Jilt). 



Ridgewood Bepfo (J. L. Anthony), dog (Beppo III.— Reve- 

 lation). 



Hunt's Croxie (Bob Cooper), bitch (King of Kent— Croxie 

 Wise). 



Chin Chin (Charlottesville Kennels), bitch (Rip Rap— 

 Fannie Bijou). 



John Paul (Charlottesville Kennels), dog (Rip Rap— Pet- 

 ticoats). 



Ruffle (Charlottesville Kennels), bitch (Rip Rap— Dex- 

 ter's Dolly). 



Conscript (Charlottesville Kennels), dog (King of Kent- 

 Hops). 



Cosette (Charlottesville Kennels), bitch (King of Kent- 

 Hops). 



Searspring (Charlottesville Kennels), dog (Mainspring- 

 Queen ie). 



Jingo (Charlottesville Kennels), dog (Mainspring— 

 Queenie). 



Osnell (J. B. Castletnan), dog (Rex— Nell). 



Vaero (J. B. Castleman), bitch (Rex— Nell). 



Nellos(J. B Castleman), bitch (Rex— Nell). 



MAiNOS fJ. B. Castleman), bitch (Rex— Nell). 



Led A (T. G. Davey). bitch (Devon Nero— Meg). 



Bessie Ranger (T. G. Davey), bitch (Major G. — Belle). 



Ridgeview Patch (Di-ake-SeCton Kennels), bitch (Beppo 

 III— Lady Norrish ID. 



Ridgeview Duke (Drake-Sefton Kennels), dog (Beppo HI. 

 — Blithesome). 



Ridgeview (Drake-Sefton Kennels), bitch (Beppo III— 

 Blithesome). 



Bankrupt (W. T. Hunter), dog (King of Kent— Lass of 

 Bloomo). 



Lady Peg (W. T. Hunter), bitch (King of Kent— Lass of 

 Bloomo). 



Dennis (P. R. Hitchcock), dog (King of Kent— Croxie 

 Wise). 



Hempstead Blossom (Hempstead Farm Kennels), bitch 

 (Duke of Hessen— Woolton Game), 



Hempstead Game (Hempstead Farm Kennels), bitch 

 (Duke of Kent— Woolton Game). 



Hempstead Duchess (Hempstead Farm Kennels), bitch 

 Duke of H-ssen— Merry Legs). 



Luck of Hempstead (Hempstead Farm Kennels), dog 

 CDuke of Hessen — Merry Legs). 



Manitoba Shot (T. Johnson), dog (Cotton— Psyche). 



Croxie Kent (W. N. Lipscomb), bitch (King of Kent— 

 Croxie Wise). 



FLORINE (C. H. Odell), bitch (Rip Pap— Dalgorouki). 



Trim (C. H. Odell), dog (Roger Williams— Ruby). 



Pete (C. H. Odell), dog (Roger Williams— Ruby). 



Bradley (G. H. Price), dog (King of Kent— Lass of Kent). 



Early Dawn (Randolph Kennels, agent), dog (Duke of 

 Beaufort— Mam'zelle). 



Kent's Maid (H. I. Regenald, agent), bitch (King of Kent 

 —Galena). 



Croxie O'Bannon (R. L. Shannon), bitch (King of Kent 

 Croxie Wise). 



Ginger Ale (R. L. Shannon), bitch (Osborn Ale— Pearl's 

 Dot). 



Duchess of Highlands (Elliott Smith), bitch (Beppo III. 

 —Belle). 



Graceful II. (L. W. White), bitch (Duke of nessen— 

 Concave). 



GRACE IV. (L. W. White), bitch (Duke of Hessen— Con- 

 cave). 



ClANCARTY (J. H. Winslow), bitch (Beppo III.— White 

 Fawn). 



Redemption (J. H. Winslow), dog (Graphic— Vandalia). 

 Aspiration (J. H. Winslow), dog (Dick Swiveller — 

 Bloomo III ). 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Cecile H. (R. L. Adams), dog (Dr. Maelin— Cosette). 

 Rowdy Dash (R. L. Adams), dog (Rowdy Rod— Flame 

 Gladstone). 



Sir Kent (R. L. Adams), dog (Kent II.— Nicolette). 



Chevalier (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Jean Val Jean 

 —Lucy Avent). 



Shadow (Avent & Thayer Kennels), bitch (Jean Val Jean 

 — Lucy Avent). 



Miss Juno (Avent & Thayer Kennels), bitch (Roderigo— 

 Juno A,). 



Boniar (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Roderigo— Juno 

 A.). 



Kingston (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Chance— Bessie 

 Avent). 



Hamlet (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Chance— Bessie 

 Avent). 



Lochinvar (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Chance— Bes- 

 sie Avent). 



LORIS (Avent & Thayer Kennels), dog (Chance— Haydee). 



Proctor Knott (Blue Ridge Kennels), dog (Gath's Hope- 

 Dashing Lady). 



Hope's Mint (Blue Ridge Kennels), dog (Gath's Hope- 

 Dashing Lady). 



Lancier (Blue Ridge Kennels), dog (Gath's Hope— Stock- 

 ing). 



Dick Fox (Blue Ridge Kennels), dog (Chance— Countess 

 Rush). 



Lady Brooks (Blue Ridge Kennels), bitch (Chance- 

 Countess Rush). 



Lottie BevAn (H. S. Bevan), bitch (Duke of Birming- 

 ham— Row ey B). 



Paul Dombey(H. S. Bevan), dog (Chance— Nettie Bevan). 



Orsino (E. W. Clark, Jr.), dog (Rod Gem— Winnie Davis). 



Era Turner Sunflower (C. S. Cross), bitch (Dick Tur- 

 ner—Babe Gladstone). 



Fling (Bert Crane), bitch (Rowdy Rod— Maud). 



Brighton Clip (T. G. Davey), bitch (Canadian Jester- 

 Lassie). 



Gale Noble (H. K. Devereux), bitch (Breeze Gladstone- 

 Katie Noble). 



Spot Cash (H. K. Devereux), dog (Vanguard— Georgia 

 Belle). 



Nahmke Phillip II. (E. W. Durkee), dog (Nahmke Phil- 

 lip—Mercy). 



Nahmke Alice (E. W. Durkee) bitch (Nahmke Phillip- 

 Mercy). 



El Rey Del Mondo (El Grato Kennels), dog (Toledo 

 Blade— Jessie Gladstone). 



Roger's Spark (L. Gardner), dog (Roger— Dora Deane). 



Hope's Trap (G. E. Gray), bitch (Gath's Hope— Trap, Jr.). 



Hoosier Girl (Joe H. & J. A. Hunter), bitch (Dad Wilspn 

 — Daisy Hunter). 



Duff (W. T. Hunter), bitch (Toss— Pitti Sing). 



Gladstone's Pet (W. T. Hunter), dog (Roderigo— Glad- 

 stone's Girl). 



Hoosier Lady (F. R. Hitchcock), bitch (Dad Wilson- 

 Daisy Hunter). 

 Cricket (F. R, Hitchcock), bitch (Roderigo— Juno A). 



Chinaman (F. R. Hitchcock), dog (Chance— Bessie Avent). 

 Peer (F. R. Hitchcock), dog (Peg Bid— Tempest). 

 Juno Smith (N. T. Harris), bitch (Rowdy Rod— Flame 

 Gladstone). 



Ky-Ko (C. F. Joyce), dog (Tan— Tghtfield Sophie). 

 Winnepeg (Thos. Johnson), dog (Manitoba Toss— Pitti 

 Sing). 



Nat Goodwin II. (Herbert Merriam), dog (Nat Goodwin- 

 Royal Myrtle). 



Fan (Herbert Merriam), bitch (Nat Goodwin— Royal 

 Myrtle). 



Flyaway (Herbert Merriam), bitch (Rowdy Rod— Eve). 

 Speedaway (Herbert Merriam), bitch (Rowdy Rod— Eve). 

 Dessie Hope (P. D. Madison), bitch (Gath's Hope— Stock- 

 ing). 



Princess Ray (G. A. McLin, Agent), bitch (Prince Luci- 

 fer—Princess Lill). 



Flirt (Rmdolph Kennel), bitch (Dakota— Rose). 



Gaiety (Royal Robinson), bitch fLone Jack— Gay Phoebe). 



Clem Gladstone (J. L. Sneed), dog (Paul Gladstone— 

 Latonia). 



MECCA (T. E. Shreve), dog (Paul Gladstone-Latonia). 

 Allegro (A. C. Shallenberger), dog (Roderigo— Nan Val 

 Jean). 



JEAN MlDA (W. Wilsou), bitch (Jean Val Jean— Andro- 

 meda). 



RAr-EYE-DAN (W. Wilson), dog (Ben Hill-Dolly S.). 

 St. Anthony (J. H. Winslow), clog (Rowdy Rod— Celeste 

 C). 



Guy's Lady (G. T. Leach), bitch (Guy— Belle). 

 Rod's Sue (P. Lorillard, Jr.), bitch (Roderigo— Gladstone's 

 Girl). 



Dot Rodgers (P. Lorillard, Jr.), bitch (Roderigo— Glad- 

 stone's Girl). 



Addie T. (P. Lorillard, Jr.), bitch (Roderigo— Maggie 

 Gladstone). 



Maiden Mine (P. Lorillard, Jr.), bitch (Vanguard- 

 Georgia Belle). 



Gladevla (P. Lorillard, Jr.), bitch (Blade— Estelle). 



Spiker's Girl (P. Lorillard, Jr ), bitch (Chance— Spike). 



Lady Belton (T. M. Lawry), bitch (Tennessee Bob— Dixie 

 Belton). 



IRISH SETTER. 



Erin II. (E. B. Bishop), bitch (Tyrconuel— Kinvarra). 



PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIALS CLUB DERBY 

 ENTRIES. 



The Derby closed with 43 nominations: 14 English set- 

 ters, 4 Irish and 1 Gordon setter, 24 pointers. The trials will 

 be run at Bakersfield, Cal , in January next. The entries 

 are as follows, all whelped in 1891, except where otherwise 

 stated: 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Dan Ardo (E. L, Craig), black, white and tan dog (Luke 

 —Dido), June 28. 



Estrella (R. K. Gardiner), orange and white bitch (Monk 

 of Furness— Minnie Noble), Oct. 6, 



Al Ki (R. K. Gardiner), black, white and tan dog (Major 

 P.— Lucy), June 22. 



DAISY (George Croker), white and orange bitch (Jim Phe- 

 lan — Buck's Nellie), April 12. 



Merchant of Venice (Wakeman & Handley), black and 

 white dog (Monk of Furness— Knight's Belle), March 30. 



Count Kern (Linville & Harvey), lemon and white dog 

 (Donald Bane— Mia R. Mack), Jan. 11, 1892. 



Wooff (Edward Fay), black and white dog (Outlaw Dick 

 —Montana Queen), July. 



Bogie (Frank Maskey), blue belton dog (Rover H.— Beasy), 

 Oct. 1. 



Molly Stark (H. M. Tonner), liver, white and tan bitch 

 (Roy T.— Lilly C), Jan. 20, 1892. 



Jaconet (California Kennel), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gladstone II.— Janet), July 25. 



Johanna (California Kennel), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gladstone II.— Janet), July 25. 



Javelin (California Kennel), black, white and tan dog 

 (Gladstone II.— Janet), July 25. 



Mercury (California Kennel), orange and white dog (Dick 

 Bondhu— Sunlit), Jan. 26, 1892. 



(California Kennel), black, white and tan bitch 



(Dick Bondhu— Sunlit), Jan. 26, 1892. 



IRISH setters. 

 Coe (A. H. Higgins) dog (ch. Elcho, Jr.— Kate IX.), June 

 18. 



Sidney (C. S. Sargent), dog (Mike T.— Lady Elcho T.), 

 June 6. 



Miss McGinty (L. L. Campbell), bitch (Dan II.— Lady 

 Jessie), Oct. 11. 



Don't Care (F. L. Wooster), dog (Dan II.— Lady Josie), 

 Oct. 11. 



GORDON SETTERS. 



VAN (Frank Lane), black and tan dog (Dan— Jess), Feb. 3. 



POINTERS. 



TAPADEROS (E. G. Schundell), white and lemon bitch 

 (Duke of Vernon— Patti Croxteth T.), August. 



FrAnciscA (Wm. Schreiber), white and lemon bitch (Rip 

 Rap— Sail S.). July 3 



Lucinda (Wm. Schreiber), liver and white bitch (Rip Rap 

 -Sail S.), July 3. 



Honest John (C. A. Haight), liver and white dog (Dick H. 

 —Lady Max), June 14. 



Carmel (Henry Huber), liver and white dog (Beppo III.— 

 Sally Brass II ), July 18. 



San Juan (Henry Huber), liver and white dog (Beppo III. 

 —Sally Brass II.), July 18. 



Sporty Boy (Howard Black), liver and white dog (Duke 

 of Vernon— Patti Croxteth T.). 



Helter Skelter (Dr. A. DeMonco), liver and white bitch 

 (Sergeant Glenn— Trot II.), March 17. 



Tramp (W. W. Foote), white and orange dog (Pat P.— 

 Donna Blanks), May. 



Sam Weller (Geo. B. Sperry), liver and white dog (Beppo 

 IH. -Sally Brass II.), July 18. 



Printer (Wm. C. Brown), liver and white dog (Professor 

 — Lillie P.), June 26. 



Billy P. (Jas. E. Watson), black dog (Old Black Joe II.— 

 Black Bess), Jan. 13. 



George P. (Jas. E. Watson), black dog, same litter. 



Jim P. (Jas. E. Watson), black dog, same litter. 



Doctor P. (Jas. E. Watson), black dog, same litter. 



Booth P. (L. Thibault), black dog, same litter. 



Fra Diavolo (W. J. Golcher), lemon and white dog (Duke 

 of Vernon— Vera), Aug. 28. 



Jill (W. J. Golcher), liver and white bitch, same litter. 



Tommy Tickler (J. M. Bassford), liver and white dog 

 (Bismark — Beulab), July. 



Brown Betty (H. M. Tonner), seal brown bitch (Bruner's 

 Nig— Amaryllis), Jan. 18, 1892. 



Zip III. (J. F. Hughes), crushed strawberry dog (Banjo- 

 Stella), Jan. 19. 



El Rey (J. H. Yoell), liver and white dog (Beppo III. — 

 Sally Brass II.), July. 



Kent of Blossom (A. B. Truman), liver and white dog 

 (King of Kent — Lass of Blossom), March. 



Saddlebags (A. R. Crowell), liver and white bitch (Duke 

 of Vernon— Hornell Bess), Oct. 8. 



I ofiter for sale my entire kennel of celebrated Clumber span- 

 iels, with the exception of champion Johnny. F. H. F. Mercer 

 ("Clumber") Spuyten DuyvU, New York City.— Adv. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



Chicago, June 18.— Concerning the subject of retrieving 

 at field trials, I present the following, taken from the per- 

 sonal letter of a friend who is thoroughly conversant in the 

 matter in all its phases. It deals with the matter accord- 

 ing to the facts as they exist at present. He writes as 

 follows: 



"I do not think that retrieving qnail does much harm, 

 because our dogs nearly always lose runners and really do 

 not do trailing. In fact, they are no retrievers at all, as 

 compared to English retrievers. I call their retrieving a 

 useful trick and nothing more, nor would I wish them to 

 do better. 



"What I feel a good deal interested about is the ranging 



question. I agree with Mr. about everything except 



that, but I think he is all wrong on that point. I think a 

 dog has to be taught to range, and it takes a great deal of 

 time to do it without making him cramp his width of 

 range. Owing to the mania for what I call wild ranging, 

 we have of late years been afraid (or, more correct, have 

 thought that it would be waste of time to do so), to drill 

 our dogs in ranging; but I am going back to my old plan 

 and believe that, in spite of all the talk, it will work best. 



"I trained a very good setter once for my own shooting in 

 a pretty open country and he never gave me any trouble 

 about finding him, as he always kept in sight, though 

 ranging wide. If I did lose him I had only to think where 

 I saw him last and be would certainly be on a point not 

 far from that place. We have dogs now that take a header 

 into the thickest covert they can find and will travel 400 or 

 500yds. without showing themselves sometimes. Men want 

 to break too many dogs: that is the trouble and don't give 

 enough time to each. Probably some of our judges that 

 think so much of wild ranging never shot over one that 

 ranged wide, but with consideration for the gun all the 

 same." 



There is a great deal of practical truth in the. foregoing, 

 which deserves the consideration of all interested in the field 

 trials and sport with the dog and gun. The distinction 

 pointed out between the performances of wide-ranging dogs 

 is an important one, the absence of such knowledge in many 

 instances leading to misunderstanding and sometimes to an 

 unqualified condemnation of all wide ranging. A wild wide 

 ranger is no standard by which to judge au educated wide 

 ranger. The wild ranger goes from place to place with little 

 or no judgment, is partially or wholly regardless of the 

 gun, and is out of sight a greater part of the time. Other 

 details of field work are executed in a heady, blundering 

 way, with a disposition to as much disobedience as possible. 

 Because such dogs have run in field trials and in a few in- 

 stances have won, it has established a very general opinion, 

 outside of the regular field trial supporters, that such style 

 of dog is the approved one at field trials. The opinion i3 

 erroneous. A wide-ranging dog may sweep an open country 

 right and left in a range of from 200 to 400yds., and still be 

 working as faithfully and reliably in the interest of the gun 

 as if he were working within gun shot all the while. On 

 the other band, a wild ranging dog even if confined to a 

 close range is not necessarily working well. It is the 

 thorough education in working reliably and earnestly for 

 the gun which puts the proper finish on a dog's efforts 

 whether the ranging be wide or close. A wide-ranging dog 

 which conducts his range intelligently according to the 

 character of the country, and works to the gun, is im- 

 measurably superior to a close ranger, one which always 

 ranges close regardless of whether the hunting grounds are 

 open or otherwise. 



A great deal depends on whether a dog is endeavoring to 

 work to the gun or not. If truly working to the gun, the 

 character of the grounds has little effect on the quality of 

 his work, for he will range close in thickets or rough coun- 

 try, and will only widen his fling where it will be useful and 

 produce better results. No better illustration of the dog's 

 intelligence and efforts to further the interests of the gun 

 can be mentioned than where a wide-ranging dog when on 

 quail or chickens will voluntarily range close when hunting 

 woodcock or ruffed grouse. 



I believe that enough attention has not been given to the 

 matter of wild or educated ranging at field trials in the past, 

 and consequently there has not been the distinct discrimina- 

 tion there should be, although there never was the exagger- 

 ated preference for the wild, runaway dog which the ordin- 

 ary-day's-shooting men insist on pushing forward as the 

 standard field trial performer. Thus it will be plain to the 

 readers that a wide ranger is desirable and the better 

 performer, but the manner of ranging is of the utmost im- 

 portance. 



The season is approaching when trainers make a beginning 

 on the rudimentary field training of their setters and 

 pointers. In years past the chicken grounds of Iowa, Minne- 

 sota, Dakota and Nebraska were favorite training resorts of 

 the trainers, but of late years, for various reasons, but few 

 trainers visit the chicken grounds. The trip is very ex- 

 pensive, the crop of chickens of late years is very uncertain, 

 and if good is soon almost destroyed by excessive slaughter, 

 and the benefits which a dog derives theoretically from an 

 experience on chickens are found to be very small or absent 

 in practice, and that there were many undesirable features 

 connected with it. For instance, the weather in the latter 

 part of the season becomes quite cool in the chicken country, 

 and, as the dogs have then become acclimated, a change to 

 the hot climate of the Southern quail country affects them 

 physically, and incidentally the quality of their work. The 

 work in chicken hunting is very severe and dogs at the 

 end of the season are in most instances in very thin condition 

 in consequence. The work on chickens, moreover, is entirely 

 different from that on quail. Because a dog will point and 

 work well on chickens, it does not follow that they will do 

 the like on quail. In fact, some dogs do not profit in work 

 on quail from an experience on chickens. B. WATERS. 



The American Field Trial Club. 



Columbus, In A.— Edit or Forest and Stream: The board 

 of governors at a meeting to-day decided to change the date 

 of the trials of the American Field Trials from Nov. 21 to 

 the 15th of the same month. There were reasons which 

 weighed in favor of the 21st, but after having received re- 

 quests from many who were desirous of running in the 

 Eastern and the American also, to change the date so that 

 the two might not conflict, the board thought it best to 

 make the change. This puts us now in direct line of march 

 from the U. S. trials at Elizabethtown, Ky., to the Eastern 

 at High Point. As it was before there was a gap of a week, 

 — W. J. Beck, Sec'y._ 



Southern California Kennel Club. 



Los Angeles, Cal.— Editor Forest and Stream: At a 

 meeting held by the Southern California Kennel Club in 

 Los Angeles, Tuesday June 7, the following officers were 

 elected for the ensuing year: J. F. Holbrook, President; 

 Tony Bright, J. H. Kiefer, Frank W. Ingalls, John Schu- 

 macher and T.J.Casey, Vice-Presidents; E. K..Benchley, 

 Treasurer; C. A. Summer, Secretary and James Watson of 

 Philadelphia Delegate to the A. K. C— C. A. Sumner, Sec'y 

 S. C, K. C. 



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