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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Not. 19, 1891« 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



MEMBERS' STAKE. 



HIGH POINT, N. C, Nov. 12.— It can hardly be said that 

 the Eastern Eield Trials proper have eommeijced yet, 

 the regular meeting not starting; till Monday next. Arriv- 

 ing at High Point, late on Wednesday night. Nov. 11, we 

 found Messrs. F. H. Hitchcock, H. B. Duryea. E. C. Kent, U. 

 L. McOoob, Bockes, Washington A. Coster, A. D. Shephard, 

 Jr., Col. Purcel, S. C. Bradley, D. E. B-ose. CoL Mcrrimau 

 and J. M. A vent already at the Hotel Bellevue. Next day, 

 Nov. 12. a late start was made from the hotel in beadtiful 

 weather, the frost of the previous night tempering the rays 

 of the early sun, whose promise of warm weather during 

 the day was fulfilled. There were only four entries in this 

 stake that filled, and so there was no need to hurry much. 

 The dogs were drawn as follows: Mr. F. R. Hitchcock's Roi 

 d'Or with Mr. H. B. Duryea's Bettye S,; Mr. F. R. Hitch- 

 cock's Tory Lieutenant with Col. Geo. T. Leach's Guy. The 

 start was at the Blair farm, and owners had, as usual, to 

 handle their own dogs, but each of these men are well versed 

 in this especial branch of field sport, so that the dogs did 

 not sufEw from inexperienced handling. The work done on 

 the whole was very good. The Judges who kindly and 

 efficiently officiated were Messrs. Washington A. Coster, 

 Berrsrd Walters and S. C. Bradley. Birds were quite 

 plentiful enough. The first brace, 



Roi U'Oe— Bettye S., were sent off at 9:39. Roi D'Oor 

 was handled by Mr. Hitchcock and Bettye S. by Mr. Duryea. 

 Both dogs started out well, and after ranging several fields 

 and rough land, Roi, near a fence, fiushed a bevy. Moving 

 on Roi roaded and was drawing to a point when'Mr. Hitch- 

 cock, thinking the dog was .iust pottering, ordered him on, 

 when dog turning away, the birds flushed, and uo error can 

 be charged to the dog. About the same time Bettye made a 

 point to cue side, and Mr. Duryea fired at the raise, Bettye 

 steady to shot and wing. Moving on, Bettye made a splen- 

 did point on a single in very heavy weeds. It maj' here be 

 noted that the vegetation tliis year on the club's grounds is 

 very rank, affording abundant cover for birds, and dogs will 

 have to keep their noses in good order to get them. Nothing 

 further happening, the brace was called up at 10:46. Bettye 

 S. did snappier work on birds, and had better range, speed 

 and style, 



TonT LiEUTEifANT— Gut.— Mr. F. R. Hitchcock handled 

 his last year's Derby winner, and Col. Leach held the gun 

 over Guy. Put down at 10:50. After working some time we 

 came to a hollow in woods where Guy began reading, and 

 while locating Lis birds Tory came at a gallop from a cast 

 he had been making to one side and nailed them before Guy 

 could get up. Mr. Hitchcock flushed them and dogs were 

 steady to wing. Then on the scattered birds Guy did some 

 good work, making two points, and Tory put one to his 

 credit, too. Guy at once showed himself much more certain 

 on his birds, going to them without hesitation. Moving out 

 of woods to find another bevy, Guy found the game in corn, 

 Tory backing nicely, when Mr. Leach put up a single, and 

 then sent his dog on which pointed the remainder of the 

 bevy a few yards further. Guy then pointed another bird 

 and was steady to shot; Tory at the same time either backed 

 or pointed. 



Col. Leach here began to feel a thirsty pang and moved to 

 adjourn to a spring near by, and taking his dog along, Guy 

 on the way there pointed a bevy, and on returning repeated. 

 This work was not accepted bv the judges, the dogs being 

 practically held up. Another time, for the .sake oC his dog, 

 it would be well for the Colonel to carry his spring along 

 with him. Resiiming work, dogs were then taken to where 

 a bevy had been flushed to look for single birds. Tory 

 pointed, but Mr. Hitchcock's tramp, tramp, in front re- 

 vealed nothing, and dog moving on a single was afterward 

 flushed a yard or two to one side by spectators, so no false 

 point was credited to Tory. Mr. Hitchcock afterward 

 flushed a few birds, and Guy coming up pointed foot scent, 

 roaded on, then pointed another bevy which was put up by 

 Col. Leach; dog steady. Dogs then ordered up at 13:36. 

 Guy was superior in nose and manner of picking out his 

 birds, and quite held his own in speed, range and style. 

 Dosvn Ih. 16m. The company then moved on to the Model 

 Farm for lunch. 



Seoond Series. 

 Bettye S,— Guy.— After lunch these two were sent ofl' at 

 3:20 i u gi-ass field to decide first honors. After working 

 through various fields and rough land Guy pointed a bevy 

 in an open at edge of oaks, and Bettye backed, both making 

 a pretty picture. Moving on into the woods after these 

 birds, some very pretty and careful work was done, Guy 

 pointing the balance of bevy, Bettye backing; birds flushed 

 wild. Then in firs to right Bettye pointed a single, which 

 Mr. Duryea fired at and missed; dogs steady. In thick firs 

 Guy pointed, but Mr. Leach could find nothing. Then 

 Bettye dropped to a point in another ditch, and a single got 

 up to Mr. Duryea's tramping. Crossing the open fields, Guy 

 at edge of firs pointed a large bevy, which flushed wild as 

 his owner came up; Bettye backed and both dogs were steady. 

 Moviug on into the thick firs after these birds, Guy soon 

 pointed, drew on, and pointing again Mr. Leach put up a 

 single, Bettye S. seconding Guy's work very nicely. Then 

 Bettye dropped to a single as it flushed wild. Birds were 

 scattered all round here, and both dogs scored several points, 

 Guy getting the most and doing move certain work. Going 

 out of woods, Guy pointed another single nicely. Brought 

 back to open ground, when, after going over a lot of fields, 

 dogs were called up at 3:30 P. M. Guy" showed signs of his 

 previoiis long heat, and was not so fast or as wide a ranger 

 as Bettye S,, but had the nose of the bitch all the time, and 

 iu a quiet way getting right on to his birds without mis- 

 takt. .Judges after a short consultation decided that Guy 

 won fir.st, Bettye S. second and Tory Lieutenant third. 



Summary, First Series. 



F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan dog Roi d'Or 

 (Roderigo— Bo Peep) with H. B. Duryea's black, white and 

 tau ('itch Bettye S. (Roderigo— Bo Peep). 



F. B. Hitchcock's black, white and tan dog Tory Lieu- 

 teuaot (Jean Val Jean— Princess Helen) with Geo. T. 

 Leach's black, white and tan dog Guy (Gladstone's Boy- 

 Lady). 



Second Series. 



Guy with Bettye S. 



Guy wins first money, 1100. 



Bettye S. wins second money, .$75. 



Tory Lieutenant wins third money, .f50. 



Guy is a well made little dog with good forelegs and feet, 

 but is hardly in shape for prolonged work. He has a good 

 nose, and understanding the style of country, hunts with 

 good judgment and goes right to his birds. Bettye S. is a 

 handsome heavily marked bitch, stylish worker and tireless 

 ranger. Tory Lieutenant is well known from his perfrrm- 

 ances last year, when he proved a styli.sh, speedy and wide 

 ranger and wa« good on his birds. 



High Poixt, N. C, Monday, Nov. 16.— During the last 

 two days handlers and owners have been coming io, till 

 now most of tlie veterans in the game are on hand. But 

 somehow entries were scarce, and the Derby did not fill up 

 to expectations, only fifteen filling at Sunday night's draw. 

 The divided stake seems the more popular. Among the vis- 

 itors here are Pierre Lorillard, Jr., New York; J. O'H. 

 Driiiiy, Pittsburgh; F. J. O'Counell, Coal Grove, O., and L, 

 E. b'ocdmjin. The handlers and owners present are Messrs. 

 J. M. Avent.- C, B. Buckle, Capt. McMurdo, John N. Lswis, 

 S, C. Bradley, Prof. Schuyierj Joseph H. and Joha A. Hiia- 



ter, J. B. Stoddard, George Nefibitt, D. E. Rose, Charles 

 Tucker, T. M. Aldrich and G. E. Gray. The drawing for the 

 DERBY 



took place last night and resulted as follows: 

 N. Wallace's Maud Noble with Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s 



Ijora. 



CharlottesvilleKennels? Exile with J. M. Avent & Bayard 



Thayer's Ca.mille. 



Charlottesville Kennnls' Mainstay with Royal Phelps 

 Carroll's Robespierre. 



O W. Donner's Wagtail with Col. Purcell's Tall Son of 

 York. 



Harry Korthwood's Amy Robsart with Blue Ridge Ken- 

 nels' Bob Cooper. 



Royal Phelps Carroll's Iza with N. T. Harris's Wun 

 Lung. 



Blue Ridge Kennels' Hope's Mark a bye. 



The judges were Messrs. H. B. Duryea, Arthur Merriman 

 and R. L. McCook. The latter gentleman was some time 

 since connected with Mr. Duryea iu the proprietorship of 

 the Highland Kennels, that owned the pointer Robert le 

 Diable at one time, selling him to his present owners. 



The start at 8:40, in cloudy, misty weather, was at the 

 Blair farm, and the first brace down was 



MAUD Noble— LORA.— Maud Noble, a black, white and 

 tan English setter (Rowdy Rod— Pearl Noble), was handled 

 by S. C. Bradley, and Lora, same color (Hailstone's Boy- 

 Ruby D.), had the guidance of Chas. Tucker. Both started 

 well, and Maud soon pointed a bevy in woods, but to the 

 raise broke in and chased, stopping to order. Following the 

 birds in woods, Maud pointed, but nothing came of it. Then 

 we turned into sedge field, when Maud pointed a bevy which 

 flushed wild. After these birds into woods, Maud stiffened 

 out when a single flushed and she went after it again. Lora 

 then began to get in her work, and pointing a single a few 

 yards from where others flushed, was steady to shot and 

 wine. Then she got another single in sedge, steady to wing. 

 She then repeated this. Maud then pointed in same sedge 

 and Lora honored it, but nothing found. Dogs were called 

 up at 9:09. Both had fair speed, but neither ranged out very 

 well. Lora was the best on birds. 



Exile— Camille.— Put down in open corn stubble, the 

 black and white ticked pointer Exile (King of Kent— Hops) 

 was handled by Capt. McMurdo, and the black, white and 

 tan setter bitch Camille (Jean Val Jean— Haidee>, by J. M. 

 Avent. In orchard and weeds Camille was first to nail a 

 bevy which flushed wild as Exile was brought up to back, 

 both steady to wing. After the .scattered ' birds, Camille 

 nailed a single and was steady to shot. Then in crossing 

 some hedge a bevy flushed wild but too far away to see 

 whether dogs pointed or not. Exile was then sent on to 

 work alone, Camille being held up. Exile pointed foot 

 scent several times, but bird running he could not just nail 

 it till reading carefully out of woods he stopped as a single 

 flushed. Then pointing another in edge of woods, he was 

 called up at 9:.59. Camille did the best work on birds and 

 was the better ranger. 



MAINSTAY— Robespieree.— Mainstay (Mainspring— Bar- 

 maid) is a black and white ticked pointer in Capt. Mc- 

 Murdo's lot, and Robespierre (Roderigo— Ollie S.) is a black, 

 white and tan English setter handled by J. M. Avent. Put 

 down precisely at 10 o'clock, both started oft" well, and after 

 working out several fields Robespierre pointed a bevy in 

 ragweed; Mainstay brought up to back, but had not got 

 there before Avent fired as birds flushed. On into woods 

 after them, both dogs made game but failed to locate. Then 

 in some briers Mainstay pointed twice on singles. Up 

 further in firs, Robespierre then dropped to a single, drew 

 on, dropped again and bird flushed. Then he pointed again, 

 when Mainstay, coming across, drew in ahead of him, 

 nothing found. Further on Robespierre flushed birds, drew 

 on and pointed several more which flushed wild, dog steady 

 to wing. Up at 10:32. Robespierre did best work on birds 

 and hunted with better judgment. 



Wagtail— TALL Son of York.- The black, white and tan 

 setter Wagtail (Roderigo— Belle of Piedmont) was handled 

 by Capt. McMurdo, and Tall Son of York by owner. Col. 

 Pursell. Down at 10:35 in sedge, neither started out well, 

 though Wagtail much the best. Going down ragweed. 

 Wagtail flushed several birds, stopping to wing. Going on, 

 neither dog ranging out much, York content to watch his 

 handler. Wagtail stopped as balance of bevy flushed wild, 

 York backing. Then both pointed at same" time edge of 

 .sedge, drew on and Wagtail stopped again, then roaded on 

 carefully and a single rose, McMurdo fired, dog steady. 

 Then in making a cast Wagtail stopped right on top of an- 

 other single, drew on and pointing again a yard or two fur- 

 ther, York coming across pointed too, and another single 

 rose just after, then nailed another. Birds were thick all 

 round and there was oppDrtunity for pretty work. Called 

 up at 11 '04. Neither ranged out enough and York pottered 

 m est of the time. Neither will do for the finals. 



Amy Robsart— Bob Cooper.— Something better here. 

 Down at 11:12. The lemon and white bitch Amy Robsart 

 (Dad Wilson— Bohemian Girlj was handled by H. M. Short, 

 and the chestnut, tan and white Bob Cooper (Roi d'Or— Miss 

 Nellie W.) by D. E. Rose. Both went off fast and ranged 

 wide. After going some distance Bob pointed a bevy which 

 Rose put up; dogs steady. Leaving these birds and striking 

 to the right, nothing was done for some time; then Bob 

 pointed in woods, nothing found. In ragweed outside of 

 woods Amy pointed a bevy, Bob backing. After the birds 

 in orchard, Amy dropped to an outlying bird, then pointed 

 again, drew on and stopped as another single rose; Short 

 fired; dogs a good deal steadier than some of the horses, who 

 jumped at every shot. Nothing more was done and the dogs 

 up at 12:20. Both ranged out well and fast, and work on 

 birds was about equal. A move was then made for the 

 Model Farm for lunch. 



IzA— WiTN Lung,— The black, white and tan bitch Iza 

 (Roderigo— Ollie S ) was handled by J. f!L. Avent, and black, 

 tan and white Wun Lung fCaptaiu Bethel— Enid) by D. E. 

 Rose. Put down iu corn stubble at 1:30, Iza at the side of 

 fence pointed, and birds flushing Avent tired, dogs steady; 

 then both pointed in meadow lower down, but neither han- 

 dler found anything. Into the open and passing through 

 some scrub oaks. Wun Lung pointed prettily to a single, 

 which Rose fired at, dog steady. Then Wun Lung made a 

 beautiful long cast to the top of hill, and went right to a 

 bevy, holding the point some minutes till handlers could 

 come up, when Iza coming across field to order stopped to 

 back, left it, and went right in and flushed birds, a bad piece 

 of work on her part, Wun still steady to wing; then, a few 

 yard further on Wun pointed au outlying bird of this bevy 

 in sedge, Iza pottering behind. Wun roaded some distance, 

 made another cast, but failed to locate birds, and dogs up at 

 2:08, Wun Lung showed himself .superior in every particu- 

 lar— .=peed, range, style and decision on points. 



Hope's mark— Joe Lewis.— It was intended to run Joe 

 Lewis in the stake, but notwithstanding he had filled last 

 night, it was found that he had not been entered in the 

 Derby, only in All-Aged Stake. He, however, ran the bye 

 with Hope's Mark. Hope's Mark, black, white and tan dog 

 by Gath's Hope— Lady May, was handled by D. E. Rose, and 

 Joe Lewis, same color, by Count Noble— Fannie, was looked 

 after by Prof. Schuyler. Down iu corn stubble at 2:20. 

 Hope in woods roaded carefully to a large bevy which Rose 

 flushed, birds going only about 75yds. further on in sedge. 

 Then Mark pointed same birds agaiu, Joe also dropping to 

 them iu an uacert un manner. Mark then in pines pointed, 

 Joe bucking; Mark also put another bird to bis credit, the 

 other dog acting puppyisn. Out in open sedge Mark made 

 a point with his flag and hindquarcer.-s high in the air, hiud- 

 egs on a atone; Joe backed but Rose eould find nothing, 



though a single was afterward flushed by horsemen to the 

 right. It then began to rain quite sharply. Dogs soon 

 after called up at 8:.52, Judges consulted some time, when 

 they announced that in 



Second Series, 



Robespierre- Bob Cooper should run together. Put 

 down at 3:25 both went off as if they meant business, Hobf s- 

 pierre not quartering so wide as the other. Bob, sour dis- 

 tance off, at edge of woods, either stopped on or HiK^asd 

 birds. Then into woods after them Robespierre iiou,ted a 

 bevy which flushed wild, steady to wing, Robespierre again 

 pointpd, footscent this time. On in the open Bob nailed a 

 couple nicely, Robespierre backing. Bob a bit unsteady to 

 flush, moved on a step and balance of bevy rose, Robespierre 

 dropping to flush_, too. Lower down Robespierre pointed. 

 Bob backed, nothing found. Making a cast Bob pointed a 

 single nicely, which flushed wild. Before Robespierre could 

 come up, dog chased, when he got a taste of fir balsam, ex- 

 ternally applied. Dogs up at 3:56. Bob best on birds and 

 ranging out two to one of the other. He needs to be a little 

 steadier to wing, however, being very excitable on birds. 



W UN Lung— LoHA were also called out at 4:07. In firs and 

 oaks both dogs pointed, then both made game and roaded 

 carefully but could not locate. Lora pointed down in a hol- 

 low, Wun dropped to back, but Tucker could find nothing. 

 Then Wun made a good point and was held a long time for 

 Lora, and just as she came up and dropped to back, birds 

 flushed and Rose fired, dogs steady, but horses again the 

 reverse. Wun Lung taken up at 4:24 and Lora went ou 

 alone and secured two points in woods. Wun showed much 

 better range and speed, more bird sense and did stylish 

 work. Has a good look in for the stake. 



CAMILLE— Hope's Makk were then called up and put to 

 work at 4:35. Soon after .starting a bevy was flushed by 

 horsemen. Going on Camille flushed a bird of this bevy 

 where they had settled. Then she got another bird, Avent 

 firing, dog steady. Then Mark pointed, Camille honoring 

 the stand. Some distance further and dogs up at 5 o'clock, 

 with work about equal. 



The All- Aged Stake to-night filled well and the draw is as 

 follows: 



J. M, Avent and Bayard Thayer's Rupert with B. M. 

 Stephenson's Top Mark. 



J. R. Purcell's Nicodemus of Ion with N. H. Wallace's 

 Pansy Blossom. 



A. L. Sanford's Frank W. with (^eo. G. Harley's Joy H. 



Dr. Hartman's Albert's Duchess with Wra. Mahone, Jr.'s 

 Graphic VL 



Bert Crane's Natalie II. with Charlottesville Kennels' 

 Maid of Kent. 



Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s Antevolo with J. H. and J. A. 

 Hunter's Daisy Hunter. 



Geo. P. Jones's Sam R. with J. M. Avent and Bayard 

 Thayer's Orlando. 



J. Shelley Hudson's Dolly Hill with W. W. Titus's Dick 

 Bondhu. 



C. C. M, Hunt's Grouse with E. O. Damon's The Corsair. 



N. Wallace's Count W. with Hempstead Farm Kennels' 

 Duke of Hessen. 



Wm. McKeunan, Jr.'s Plight with J. Shelly Hudson's 

 Dad Wilson, Jr. 



Greenfield Hill Kennels' Harry C, with Pierre Lorillard, 

 Jr.'s Blade. 



Charlottesville Kennels' Wild Damon with Edward Gray's 

 Count Eric. 

 E. W. Durkee's Nahmke Philip a bye. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 17.— [Special to Forest and 

 Stream.-]— The concluding heats to determine the Derby 

 winners were run this morning. We did not start till 10 

 o'clock, owing to rain and cloudy weather and high winds 

 toward afternoon. Amy Robsart and Maud Noble ran to- 

 gether, when both did fair work. Amy the best on birds, 

 Down 2om. Then Camille was tried alone and picked up 

 two bevies in short t ime, behaving nicely. Bob Cooper and 

 Wun Lung then ran a heat of forty minutes, but neither 

 located birds, though pointing often. Hope's Mark then 

 ran alone, but did hot go in his usual .snappy style; found 

 one bevy. Then Bob Cooper was put down after these 

 birds, finding several singles and two bevies. 



After lunch Camille and Bob Cooper ran to decide second 

 place. Bob found most birds and ranged better, a little un- 

 steady at flushes. Judge decided N. T. Harris's Wun Lung 

 fir.st. Blue Ridge Kennels' Bob Cooper second, Avent & 

 Thayer's Camille third. Rose handled the two first and 

 Avent handled Camille 



The All- Aged Setter Stake then commenced with Rupert 

 and Top Mark. Both did good work; Mark best on birds, 

 Rupert more speed and range. Frank W. and Joyce ditl 

 poorly, neither ranging out much, Joyce the best on birds. 

 Albert's Duchess and Graphic VI. run about 30m. with the 

 work done in favor of Albert's Duchess; but neither will be 

 seen nut again. 



At this stage of the game wild turkeys were sighted and 

 excitement caused broke up the heat and the dav's work 

 ended. The judges in All- Aged Stake are Messrs. 'Duryea, 

 Merriman and Rowe. 



High Point, N. C, Nov. 18.— At the meeting of the 

 Eastern Field Trials Club last night officers were elected as 

 follows: President. T. B Hitchcock: Vice-Presidents, H. B. 

 Duryea and Pierre Lorillard, Jr. ; Sec'y-Treas., W. A. Cos- 

 ter. J. W. Lorillard offered three medals for dogs showing 

 best bench show form. 



Covington. Ky,, Nov. W.~Editor Forest and Stream: I 

 am this day in receipt of a letter from W. W. Titus, dateii 

 at High Point, N. C, Nov. S, iu which he says: "I am sorry 

 indeed to inform you that Arline has just come in heal". 

 She will be iu full blast by field trial date, ne^t Monday 

 week. I know you will be disappointed, but it leaves me in 

 a hole, as she was the only Derby I brought E;a.st with me. 

 'What can't be cured mustrbe endured,' I suppo.se, but it 

 mixes a fellow's plans pretty badly sometimes. Arline is 

 in the pink of condition and was doing strong work for the 

 dry weather, and I was hopeful of getting in the front row 

 with her. However, 'We will see them later'." This is a 

 sad disappointment to me, for I certainly had a very .strong 

 entry in Arline, not only on account of her royal breeding, 

 she being by champion Dad Wilson out of champion Bo- 

 hemian Girl, but she had all along, since puppyhood, 

 showed remarkable high-class work.— J. Shelley Hupson. 



CASHIER'S WINS.— Cincinnati, Nov. 15.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: How kind ( :■') of "Mathew Henry" to correct a 

 few printer's errors in the Cincinnati show catalogue as to 

 Eberhart's Cashier's wins. People who know me do not take 

 me for a fool, and such I would be if I intentionally had 

 printed and .sent out a claim for prizes that my dog did not 

 win. Eberhart's Cashier did win flrist (puppy) in an undi- 

 vided class of about twenty at New York, 1890. He did win 

 fir.st, open (beating Sprake), at Detroit, 1S90 (no show '91). 

 He did win first, open, and special for best pug in open class 

 {beating Penrice) at Cleveland, 1891, both tinfes under Miss 

 Anna H. Whitney, the best judge of pugs in America. I 

 consider Mathew Henry not ignorant, but vicious in stating 

 what he knew to be untrue when he says that "Cashier was 

 not eligible to challenge class at Lexington." I've got 

 seven dollars in my inside coat pocket and know a pawn 

 broker of whom I can borrow a few hundred more by putting 

 up Cashier as security, and I'll just risk the whole busines.'? 

 that Cashier wa,s eligible to challenge class there (where he. 

 won). Bonsor (whom I showed for Mr, Pitts) won there in 

 open class,— Al^ G. Eberhabt. 



