Nov. 36, 1881.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



87B 



WEDNESDAY. 



A very hard frost daring the night make the grouiid like 

 a brick, so the start this morniug was later than usual to 

 allovp the ground to softea a bit, the rendezvous being near 

 the Model Farm. The day was sunny and clear biit very 

 cold. A nice morniug for a rousing gallop, but not to go for 

 hours on hoi-seback no faster thanli walk. 



NATAxiE IL— MAID OF Kes-t.— Natalie II., Eaglish setter 

 (King Noble— Natalie), was handled by N. B. Nesbitt. and 

 Maid of Kftut, a good-looking pointer bitch (King of Kent- 

 Hops), was under the care of C, E. Buckle. No work of any 

 special merit was done in the heat. Down at 9:31 in open 

 weeds, Natalie very soon found and pointed a bevy in thick 

 plum thicket and Nesbitt went in and flushed, IMaid had 

 Ibaeked and both were steady to Nesbitt's shot. Following 

 these birds along edge of woods, dogs did not locate. Then 

 on some distance where birds flushed from a tlalcket, dogs 

 out of sight, but Nesbitt claimed his dog pointed them. 

 Following scattered birds none were found, though Maid 

 pointed and Natalie backed. Going through a long piece of 

 woods the dogs repeatedly made game, but could not locate 

 anything. Then Maid pointed in the open, Latonia backing 

 nicely, but nothing put up; this was repeated across a brook 

 and dogs ordered tip at 10:17. Natalie did all the work on 

 birds, but to Maid's credit must be given pace, range and 

 style. 



Ante voLo— Daisy Hunter.— At 10:25 these two were cast 

 oft" at edge of woods. Antevolo (Count Noble— Trinket II.) 

 was handled by Chas, Tucker and Daisy Hunter (.Gath's 

 Hope— Daisy F.) by her owner, .J, A. Hunter. Both got out 

 from their handlers in good style. It was not long before 

 Daisy Hunter got down to work, and in a clump of pines 

 stiffened out to a bevy, Antevolo called up to back, but 

 birds Hushed before he could get there, Daisy steady to shot 

 and wing. Then she nailed a single lower down. A no- 

 point from Daisy, and then in woods Antevolo pointed a bird, 

 Tucker firing, dog steady. Daisy pointed foot scent, but 

 not steadily, and then they were called up at 10:57. Both 

 showed good range and judgment, Daisy the best, and also 

 had the advantage on birds, though hardly a heat in which 

 Daisy did as well as usual, getting out a little too far at 

 times. 



Sam R.— Oklanco.— Sam R is well known to readers of 

 FOEEST AND STREA3I, he is by Dash Brysou— Daisy 's Hope. 

 The latter bitch won the All- Aged here last year. W". W. 

 Titus handled Sam R. Orlarido, a good-looking, heavily 

 marked black, white and tan setter (Roderigo— Bo-Peep) , 

 was handled by his part owner, J. M. Avent. Starting in 

 weeds at 11:04, they galloped off in fine style. After a while 

 in ragweeds, side of woods, at the end of a field, Orlando 

 made a stylish point, Sam doing his duty nicely; birds 

 flushed wild and Avent fired, dogs of course "were steady to 

 shot and wing. After these birds in weeds, then in woods, 

 Orlando pointed and Sam backed, but nothing found. To 

 the right, Sam, reading nicely, brought np stiff before a 

 single which Titus flushed, and Orlando coming up pointed 

 where birds had been. Then followed some roading and 

 Sam making a cast into open, then in woods, pointed, but 

 did not hold it when Titus came tip, Orlando honored it, 

 however. Then Orlando pointed false, Sam backing, but 

 higher up Orlando redeemed himself by nailing a bevy, Sam 

 backing; Avent flushed the birds, dogs steady to wing. 

 Following these birds Sam pointed, but Titus failed to put 

 up, but a single afterward rose behind the dog as spectators 

 caraenp. Further on in brush Sam nailed a single in good 

 shape, which Orlando honored; both steady to Titus's shot. 

 Both dogs ranged well and speedily, Orlando best on birds, 

 though Sam did well in cover on singles. Up at 11 :.50. It 

 was now time for lunch and an acceptable lounge after, 

 when 



DoLLT Hill— Dick Bondhu were put down at 1:12, Dolly 

 Hill (Ben Hill— Dolly S.) is a heavily marked setter and 11. 

 M. Short handled her. Dick Bondhu, handled by W. W. 

 Titus, is by Dashing Bondhu— Dashing Primrose. Starting 

 in corn stubble both went ofl: at speed. Soon Dick, going 

 off to the right, was lost some time. Meanwhile Dolly 

 hunted through some woods and several of us tried to find 

 Dick. Dick coming in sight eventually, he pointed on hill, 

 Dolly backing, but he was mistaken. Dolly in pines scored 

 a point and stood the birds till they flushed wild. Going 

 into woods Dick, after we had all passed, commenced road- 

 ing behind and pointed where birds had flushed; dosrs were 

 called up at 2:13 without any further result. Dolly Hill 

 had the best of the heat in every way; Dick not being" under 

 control and running a very green dog, Air. Titus telling me 

 he had never been trained on birds, though five years old, 

 and therefore the reason for running him is hardly apparent 



Geouse— The Cobsair.— The pointer Grouse, by Main- 

 spring—Swain's Fly, had S. C. Bradley for his handler, and 

 The Corsair, by Dan Gladstone— Haidee, was, as usual, 

 looked after by D. E. Rose. Moving to other ground, dogs 

 were put down at 2:29. After going some time, both hunt- 

 ing wide and with judgment. Grouse wheeled to a stylish 

 point by brier thicket and held it some minutes till Corsair 

 could be brought np to back, affording plenty of opportu- 

 nity for the "Kamerettists" to hand his work"down to pos- 

 terity; Corsair backed stylishly and Bradley flushed the 

 birds. A good piece of work for the pointer; both dogs 

 steady to wing. Grouse improved his opportunity by nail- 

 ing a single lower down. Corsair honored it and Bradley 

 flushed, fired and killed. Grouse retrieving in good style 

 showing excellent training. Another of these singles fell to 

 Corsair's share, and he pointed again, moved back, pointed 

 when Rose put up two birds and Corsair steady to .shot. A 

 hundred yards further Grouse pointed, but Bradley could 

 not raise anything, and dog drew on and a single flushed as 

 he stopped, Corsair backing, dogs steady to shot and wing 

 Covering some varied ground, Grouse pointed hen and 

 chickens, and made a couple of points unsteadily to the left- 

 but easting out to locate more closely, by a house on hill, he 

 wheeled to a point in scrub oak and held it till Bradley 

 came up and flushed the bevy, a good piece of work, clinch- 

 ing it by his steadiness to shot and wing. Dogs were then 

 ordered up at 3:03. Grouse showed what the pointer is capa- 

 ble of, for he did in this heat genuine long-headed work, 

 going to his Inrds with a vim, ranging out freely, but al- 

 ways with good judgment. Range and speed were about 

 equal, style being in favor of Corsair, who did not by any 

 means do himself justice, as he is capable of just as good 

 work as the other did, but this was an off day for him 

 Dogs, like men or horses, have their good days and those 

 tnat are otherwise. 



Count W.— Duke of Hessen.— Another pointer and set- 

 ter heat. Count "W'.,the setter, by Count Noble— Jennie 

 HI., was handled by S. C. Bradley, and the well-known 

 pointer Duke of Hessen, the hope and pride of Hempstead, 

 IS by Luck of Hessen— Blarney, and John White was bis 

 handler. Put down in a big grass field at 3:11, both ranged 

 out well— too well, for Count W. was lost at once near 

 woods. Duke was found higher up the hill ; but thinking 

 that Count was in large wood below, several of us hunted 

 high and low for him, but no one went up the hill where 

 Duke had been found. It was 3:50 when a shout went up 

 that he was on top of the hill in woods, ju.st as the next 

 brace was called. It was said Count was found on a bevy 

 which he must have held for a long time. Starting to- 

 gether again at 3:56 in sedge, on hill soon after. Count 

 nailed a.bevy in woods, Bradley told the judges and opening 

 a gate let them in. Count still steady, Bradley put up the 

 birds, fired and dog behaved well. Just before this Duke 

 thought he would create a little excitement and was lost 

 down hill for a short time; brought up to follow the flushed 

 birds Count got two of them and was steady as they flushed 

 wild. Di^ke higher up pointed false. Crossing road into 



woods, Bradley claimed a point and a single was flushed 

 by horsemen. Taken out of woods dogs ran back again and 

 at other end Duke pointed in sedge, Count backing, Duke 

 went on, pointed, and was honored again, when it was found 

 he had the bevy at last, and dogs were steady to flush. On, 

 in ragweed. Count pointed below a. bevy, meanwhile judges 

 flushed birds about 75yds, above hini. After these Duke 

 nailed two of them and was steady to shot and wing. Held 

 up for Duke. Coming together Count dropped to a sinajle 

 just above Duke, when Bradley flushed, dog steady. This 

 ended a long heat at 4:29, characterised by much whistling 

 and many interruptions. Count W. had the advantage on 

 birds, is a merry, stylish worker, with plenty of pace but 

 rather heedless. Duke hardly ran the dog he did last year, 

 though full of snap and go. 



Flight— Dad Wilson. Jr., were put down immediately 

 after at 4:31. Flight (Paul Gladstone— Belle Ward), handled 

 by N. B. Nesbitt and Dad Wilson, Jr. (Dad Wilson— Lit), and 

 a well known dog on the bench, was handled by H. M. 

 Short. Soon after starting across a ditch Plight dropped to 

 a point. Dad backing, but no result. Then hear pines Dad 

 did the same, false points followed by Flight, neither dog 

 working out as they should do. Lower down Dad pointed 

 again, dogs seeming to be playing at the game. (Joing over 

 varied ground Dad near a fence nailed a single. Short fired, 

 dog steady. Then Dad got down to good work and stood to 

 a bevy in fine style in standing corn, Flight backing, Short 

 flushed, fired, dogs steady. Going over a brook Dad nailed 

 a single. Flight seconding him j dogs steady to Short's fire. 

 Dad did good work here. Flight, not to be outdone, in pines 

 pointed and dropped to two birds, which Nesbitt shot at, 

 dog steady. A no-result point from Flight followed out of 

 the woods, and dogs ordered up at 5:03. Dad Wilson, Jr., 

 did nice work on birds and had most style, neither ranged 

 far out from the gun. This ended the day's work some dis- 

 tance from town. 



THURSDAY. 



A vei'y pleasant day, cool, but sunny and clear, getting 

 warm toward afternoon; just a day to make one feel that 

 life is at times worth living. The first brace down was 



Count Gladstone— Don Pis Hel.— Count Gladstone, a 

 good-looking blue belton by Count Noble— Ruby's Girl, was 

 handled by John White. Don Fis Hel, a black pointer tliat 

 ran at Bicknell, Ind., by Devonshire Sam— Nellie Bang, was 

 handled again by Geo. McClin. They were put down in 

 sedge near Blair Farm at 9:20. Count started ofl: well, but 

 Don Fis Hel ran his usual gait, very near to the gun. Much 

 to his surprise evidently, immediately after starting he 

 trotted right up to a bevy that flushed from under him. 

 steady to wing. After this when we had got on terms with 

 Count he was seen to point by a fence, moved a little as 

 White came up, but was steauy to wing, as they flushed 

 wild. Going after these birds Count pointed false. Cross- 

 ing a brook in bottom, edge of pines. Count nailed a single 

 in good style. Count pointing again, soon after Don drew 

 right pa.st him, paying no attention to the point, which, 

 however, resulted blank. Then in sedge Don pointed bunny, 

 and as it passed chased a bit. Heat ended soon after at 9 -OS. 

 There was only one in it, and his name was Count Glad- 

 stone, Don pottering round most of the time. 



HARBr C— Blade.— A good brace these, though little 

 actual work was done beyond showing some good style and 

 range. Harry C. (Roderigo— Countess House) was handled 

 by owner, S. C. Bradley, and Blade (Toledo Blade— Liila C.) 

 was looked after by Chas. Tucker. Starting in open near 

 pine woods at 10 o'clock, both went off at a slashing gait. 

 Soon after start they were held up to get on to other ground, 

 and then put down in clover field. Going to pines both 

 pointed birds and were steady to wing. In pines Blade 

 pointed and birds flushed wild in thick cover; then one of the 

 dogs pointed, birds getting up wild just as they came out of 

 pines. Blade nailed afterwards one of these nicely. Tucker 

 fired and dog steady. Up at 10:49. Little game was found 

 that could be properly seen, both dogs ranged well and 

 stylishly. Blade had the best of it on birds. They will be 

 given another chance no doubt. 



Wild Damon— Count Eric— This was a pointer and setter 

 heat. The pointer Wild Damon (Damon— Flora) was handled 

 by C. E. Buckle and the setter Count Eric (Count Noble— 

 Fannie W.) by N. B. Nesbitt, They were started high up on 

 hill, and both showed good speed and range. Count Eric 

 soon got beyond control. Meanwhile Wild Damon pointed 

 a bevy, which Buckle flushed, dog .steady. Count coming to 

 form again pointed in bottom, Damon dropped to back, and 

 Nesbitt fired at flush, dogs steady. Then Count did well on 

 a large bevy by a fence, Damon also honoring stylishly, 

 and both were steady to Nesbitt's shot. Following these 

 birds, Damon soon pointed a single and Buckle firing, dog 

 behaved well. Dogs up at 11:44 Damon had much best 

 range and style but Count had a little the nose of him. 



NicoDEMUS— Nahmke Philip.— Nlcodemus (Dick Swivel- 

 ler— Ion) was handled by owner, Col. J. R. Purcell and 

 Nahmke Philip (Roy Monarch— Saddlebags) by T. M. Al- 

 drich. Nicodemus was drawn to run against Pansy Blos- 

 som, but thelatternot turningup in time for first series, and 

 as Nahmke Philip was the bye dog, they ran together to 

 close the first series. Put down at 11:48 in sedge, neither 

 ranged out much, Nicodemus trotting around his owner 

 most of the time. Nahmke Philip was the first to get wind 

 of birds and drew on in an uncertain way, finally freezing 

 to them, Nicodemus backing, dogs steady to flush. In bot- 

 toms Nahmke pointed, Nicodemus honored, then both 

 roaded but failed to locate. Then in ditch Nicodemus flushed 

 several birds and Nahnike pointed where they had raised. 

 A false point by Nahmke and dogs called up at 12:30, a poor, 

 dawdling heat, dogs pottering round their handlers most of 

 the time, Nahmke Philip the best, however. 



Time for lunch now and then the judges held a long con- 

 sultation and decided that the following dogs should run in 

 second series: Top Mark with Natalie II., Rupert with 

 Antevolo, Orlando with Daisy Hunter, Maid of Kent with 

 Grouse, Corsair with Count W., Duke of Hessen with HaiTy 

 C, Dad Wilson, Jr. with Count Gladstone, Blade with 

 Count Eric. 



Second Series. 



Top Mark— Natalie II.— Neither started off at 1:55 with 

 much speed or range. The work, however, was sharp while 

 it lasted. In a corn patch Top Mark was first to score, drop- 

 ping to a bevy, Natalie honored his work in good style. 

 Short put up the birds and dogs were steady. Then Natalie 

 thought she had them sure, but was mistaken. Top 

 humored her, however. Top Mark, in pines, nailed a single, 

 Nat doing her duty well, too; the dog followed this up with 

 another bird, and dogs were steady to Ijoth shots. Up at 

 3:08. Down 13 01. The work was all in favor of Top Mark. 



Rupert— Antevolo.— This was a good heat between dogs 

 of good class, Down at 2:11. Antevolo was first to wind 

 game and pointed a bevy side of oak woods; Rupert honored 

 and Tucker had no difficulty in flushing the birds, fired, and 

 both behaved as they should do. Then in high weeds by a 

 fence Antevolo clinched his good work by getting another 

 bevy, and higher up Rupert nailed one of the .singles and 

 Ante followed suit at the bottom of a fir tree. Tucker put 

 bird up and dog made an excusable jump. Both dogs were 

 were working at speed and in a snappy style. A false 

 point to Rupert after careful roading, then he came up with 

 a brace, Rupert followed this with two more singles, Ante- 

 volo backing nicely, and dogs were steady to Avent's shot. 

 Called up at 2:33, down 21m. Antevolo had the advantage 

 on birds. 



0PJ.AND0— Daisy Hunteb.— We were getting down to 

 the Stake dogs now. In a grass field they started at 2:39, 

 and both soon put lots of country behind them. Soon after 



starting, Daisy going in her usual knowing manner, far in 

 front, pointed a bevy which flushed wild, and coming up 

 Orlando pointed where bevy had flushed. Over the hill, by 

 the side of a pine tree, Orlando pointed a brace of birds 

 which were flushed by horsemen behind him. Pointing 

 again he did not hold it and a single rose. A false point on 

 hill and a single in pines for Orlando closed the heat, Avent 

 firing at the single, dog .steady. Ordered up at 3:34. Neither 

 had any advantage in speed and range, but Orlando had the 

 be,st of it in findine: birds. 



Maid oe Kent— Grouse.— Two pointers these. Down at 

 3:35, both struck out at a clipping gait. Grouse started his 

 score with a false point, Maid backing. Maid then pointed 

 where Judge Duryea had flushed some birds, but nothing 

 more found. She cancelled this, however, by pointing a 

 bevy in the open, and was held for Grouse to back, who paid 

 little attention, coming in from the side and only backed to 

 order. Buckle flushed, Maid little unsteady to shot, Pol- 

 lowing these liirds. Maid gathered in a single, and Grouse's 

 back completed a pretty posture. Crossing a brook Grouse 

 pointed birds of this bevy, Bradley putting them up and 

 firing, dogs steady. Then Maid pointed foot scent, and dogs 

 ordered up at 4:04. Neither had much advantage in birds, 

 both speedy, wide rangers, but Grouse did not seem to have 

 his clearest nose to-day. 



Corsair- Count W.— Put down at 4:13, Count, true to 

 his record, got lost at once, but instead of being behind, 

 where last seen, he was well ahead and must have held the 

 point he was found on some 10m.; a single rose to Bradley's 

 flush, fired, dog a little unsteady. Meanwhile Corsair h"ad 

 been held up, but was sent to back. Then in pines Count 

 pointed a single. Corsair backing. Count on hill then 

 pointed several times; drew on but nothing found, Corsair 

 pointing too. After much preliminary work Count at last 

 roaded to the birds and Bradley flushed and shot, dog 

 .steady. Into corn patch after singles Corsair flushed two 

 birds down wind and should have nailed one that judge 

 flushed. A false point to Corsair and dogs up at i-.SO. 

 Work hardly good enough for winning form. Down 38m, 



Duke of Hessen— Harry C— S. C. Bradley was getting a 

 tiring race of it, three heats in succession. Down in the 

 same place at 4:55, it was getting dark and difficult to see 

 in the covers. Hari-y C. was the first to score, pointing a 

 bevy, being backed by Duke; but before handler came up 

 broke back, then stopped, when both were steady to shot 

 and wing. Several no-result points followed in woods 

 across the brook; following it up, however, Duke nailed 

 the bird stylishly and was steady to flush as White came 

 up in front across the b-'-ook, undecided whether to humor 

 the dog or not. Higher up, just as the dogs were called in, 

 Harry C. nailed a single in good shape, which Bradley 

 flushed. This I don't think was seen by j udges, who were 

 much lower down and turnetl for home. Harry 0. proved 

 the sitrest on birds, both ranged well. 



FRIDAY. 



There were still two more heats in the second series and 

 at a late start near Blair Farm, the morning being cloudy 

 and dull. 



Dad Wilson, Jr.— Count Gladstone were sent off at 

 9:33. Both set a good pace and quartered their ground well, 

 but were only seen occasionally, as the fields near the Model 

 Farm were covered with high sedge and ragweeds, and such 

 free ranging dogs were soon lost to view. Count was lost 

 for some time near the farmhouse. When they came to- 

 gether again Count pointed near pines, Dad backing; noth- 

 ing came of it, however. Through woods into ragweed 

 after both had made game in cover, Dad pointed, but moved 

 as Short came up and flushed. Then Count pointed, noth- 

 ing found; both roading, Dad at last located the running 

 birds, held them to a good point, and Short flushed and 

 fired; dogs steady. To the left Dad smelled something, 

 wagged his flag and soon steadied to a point on several birds 

 which flushed wild. After these birds in thick cover, Dad 

 nailed a single nicely, and was steady to shot and wing, 

 tiien after a drawing point he stopped as bird flushed under 

 his nose, then he roaded to another and showed some pretty, 

 careful work. Count was off lower down in woods. Up at 

 10:15. Down 53m. Dad Wilson, Jr., did good work on birds 

 and was under better control than Count. 



BlADE-The Corsair.- At 10:34 they were sent off in 

 open, worked into pines when Blade dropped to a single, 

 flushed by Tucker, and Blade caught another single over the 

 hill in bottoms. Points on birds by each ensued, each honor- 

 ing the other. Then in pines Blade made game and moved 

 back to where birds had been, and stopped just as a single 

 rose wild near him, spectators standing all round. A point 

 by Blade in pines and oaks, l^acked by Count, followed but 

 nothing found then, bevy flushed after. Dogs up at 11 

 o'clock. Blade did the work on birds, but hardly went 

 snappily enough to his birds. Both ranged out well and 

 quartered their ground with judgment. This concluded 

 second series. The judges then consulted and finally an- 

 nounced at 11:30 that in 



Third Series 



Orlando should run with Antevolo and Daisy Hunter with 

 Harry C. There was no hurry and we had plenty of time 

 for lunch at the Model farmhouse. About a mile from this 

 place, after lunch and a discussion as to the probable win- 

 ner, 



Orlando— Antevolo were started in a stubble field. Up 

 in pines Antevolo was the first to score, nailing a single. 

 Some time after Orlando pointed to one side of woods and 

 Avent flushed birds, fired, dog steady. Antevolo pointed 

 again, roaded on, and in sedge birds flushed as judges came 

 up. No other work was done, and dogs ordered up at 1:59, 

 Antevolo showed better work than Orlando, is a further 

 ranger and equally as good on his birds. 



DAISY Hunter— Harky C— Put down in grass field at 

 3:06, where the other two were taken up. Going over a hill 

 Harry made a very stylish point on a bevy, which Bradley 

 flushed, dog moving a little as birds rose and the shot rang 

 out. Daisy some distance off working out her ground in 

 her usual knowing style. Following the flushed birds into 

 oaks. Here was Daisy's chance; she just feels at home in a 

 cover with a lot of singles to handle. She nailed two, Harry 

 backing nicely each time. At 3:31 Daisy was held up and 

 HaiTy went it alone. Down in sedge and briers he roaded 

 to a single, which Bradley flushed and fired at, dog steady. 

 Then he got another, which flushed wild. Dog held up. By 

 this time the weather was very warm. At 3:37 Daisy was 

 set to work again to the left in pines and oaks, where she 

 soon pointed, moved on, made a cast and came round in 

 front and nailed two birds, another flushing wild. Lower 

 down she pointed foot scent, and wagging her flag roaded 

 on with a stop or two till she held the birds in pines'^ Hunter 

 flushed, ^ Then she was ordered up out of woods and taken 

 up at 3:35. Down 8m. 



Orlando then had a trial by himself, Pat down at 2:40 in 

 sedge outside of woods, it was getting uncomfortably warm. 

 Across the bottoms to hillside, he roaded to a nice point and 

 held it steady till Avent came up and flushed the bevy 20yds. 

 off. Up at 3:52, down 13m. .r J' «■ 



Antevolo was called out and sent off in another direction 

 at 3:56, but though he ranged well out, he found nothing and 

 was called up at 3:01, when he might have had a little more 

 time. 



Judges then consulted and at 3:15 announced Orlando 

 first, Daisy Hunter second, Antevolo third. 



Orlando is a stylish looking, heavily marked dog, ranges 

 well out and has fair judgment on birds, the decision that 

 put him first place was questioned, as he showed no superi- 

 ority whatever to Daisy Honter, who is a well made bitch. 



