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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 26, 18S1. 



with orange ears and ticks. She is a favorite with every 

 one m the field, goes so systematically to her work, hunts 

 for herself, bnt always with an eye to her handler and is ex- 

 ceptionally good on singles. Antevolo ran a good dog in his 

 latter heats when he showed equal merit with the winner. 

 He is a racy looking chestnut and white and goes with good 

 speed and snap to his work. 



Summary, jLU-Aged Stake. 



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

 Stephenson's Top Mark. 



A. L. Sanford's Frank W. with Geo. G. Harley's Joye. ' 



Dr. Hartman's Albert's Duchess witti Wm. Mahoue, Jr.'s 

 Graphic VI. 



Bert Crane's Natalie II. with OharlottfeSville Kennels' 



Maid oi Kent. 



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

 Hunters 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 Cor.sair. 



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

 Duke of Hessen. 



Wnx McKennan, Jr.'s Flight with J. Shelley Hudson's 

 Dad Wilson, Jr. 



Greenfield Hill Kennels' Harry C. with Pierre Lorillard, 

 Jr.'s Blade. 



Charlottesville Kennels' Wild Damon with Edward Grev's 

 Count Eric. 



Col. J. R. Purcell's Nicodemus of Ion wthE. W. Durkee's 

 Nahmke Philip. 



Second Series. 

 Top Mark with Natalie II. 

 Rupert with Antevolo. 

 Orlando with Daisy Hunter. 

 Maid of Kent with Grouse. 

 The Corsair with Count W. 

 Duke of Hessen with Harry O. 

 Dad Wilson, Jr., with Count Gladstone. 

 Blade with Count Eric. 



Third Series. 

 Orlando with Antevolo. 

 Daisy Hunter with Harry C. 

 $m ^' Bayard Thayer's Orlando, first money, 



J. A. & J. H. Hunter's Daisy Hunter, second money, $S50 

 Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s, Antevolo, third money, $150. 



CHAiiPioK Stake. 

 The draw for this stake took place on Friday night and 

 resulted in five entries filling, all of them representative 

 dogs to which no quarter was given and none expected, and 

 visitors and all anticipated seeing some good work- nor 

 were they disappointed. All the dogs are well known and 

 several have won honors on the bench as well as in the field 

 The judges for this stake were Messrs. Duryea, Merriman 

 and Hitchcock. The draw resulted in J. M. Avent and 

 Bayard Thayer's Chance running with J. A. & J. H. Hunter's 

 Daisy Hunter; B. M. Stephenson's Tribulation with Char- 

 lottesville Kennels' Rip Rap; J. M. Avent and N. T. Harris's 

 Antonio, a bye. The start was at the Blair farm, about two 

 miles from town. The weather cloudy and showing sign« 

 of rain, which fell as the stake closed. It was 9:38 when the 

 first brace, 



Chakce— Daisy Hunter, was started in com stubble and 

 sedge. Chance (Roderigo—Bo-Peep) was handled by.T. M 

 Avent, and Daisy Hunter (Gath's Hope— Daisy) by J A 

 Hunter. Both dogs went off at their usual dashing gait 

 and were soon lost to view. After ranging out several fields 

 Daisy made game in an orchard, and in ragweed pointed 

 twice, but not steadily, roaded carefully on birds which 

 were running, and just as she stopped again Hunter ran 

 ahead and put them up, the bitch dropping to shot. This 

 was very pretty work. Chance was off somewhere on his 

 own account, and Daisy was held up till found. In sedge 

 Chance pointed false. Daisy in cover then pointed one of 

 the singles the bitch had .stood to, and then picked up two 

 more. There is no dog in the trials that can excel her in 

 cover work on birds, going up to them in good style, with 

 the utmost confidence and with a glance back at her owner 

 as much as to say, "Here you are, old man; I've got another!" 

 Then she pointed footscent below, and going out of woods 

 'both ranged for a quarter of an hour when Chance in hollow 

 pointed a bevy, Daisy making casts in pines. Chance was 

 then held up till Daisy coming up at speed took a five-barred 

 fence m her gait. Then into pines, where Chance was point- 

 ing m the middle of a scattered bevy. Daisy cast round, 

 went on in front, and stopped on an outlying bird, not seeing 

 Chance at all. Dogs were called up at 10:35. Daisy showed 

 conclusively that she was superior both on birds and in the 

 good judgment she displayed in her casts and attention to 

 handler; Avent's whistle going continually, his dog ranging 

 so far out and paying little attention to the gun. Chance of 

 course acted in good style on his birds. 



Rip Rap— Tribulation.— These are two noted pointers 

 and I dare say there is more sentiment attached to Rip Rap 

 than any other dog in the stake, as his name always con- 

 jures up reminiscences of his sensational running as a 

 youngster and his interesting point last year while running 

 in the Champion Stake. Rip Rap (King of Kent— Hops) 

 was handled by Capt. McMurdo and Tribulation (Beppo III 

 —Lass of Bow) by H. M. Short. They were put down higher 

 up from where the other two were taken up and started at 

 10:.31 in sedge and ragweed. Their style of going was slash- 

 ing, and both ranged their ground out thoroughly at good 

 speed. Tribulation five minutes after starting pointed, 

 drew on, reading carefully, when Rip Rap made a cast at 

 •speed and picked up the birds, dropping as they flushed 

 wild. Following the birds in high pines Rip Rap pointed, 

 and McMurdo put up the birds, fired and dog steady. At 

 the same time Tribulation higher up nailed one of the 

 singles, Short firing. Going through the cover, near the 

 edge, Rip Rap made a stylish point by a fallen tree and 

 McMurdo flushed another single. Working out these pines 

 Tribulation was the first to score and stift'ened on another 

 single. Rip Rap honoring the point and dogs w^ere steady at 

 flush. Not to be outdone Rip Rap hunted out another 

 single before leaving the cover, which McMurdo had no dif- 

 ficulty in raising. Dogs then held up and taken back to 

 open. While dogs were ranging through two sides of a 

 large field it was left for horsemen to flush a bevy in the 

 middle of it. Going into oak woods Tribulation secured a 

 point and Short fired, dog steady. Then further on Rip 

 Rap equalized matters by pointing bird which flushed wild. 

 A point by Tribulation and a move-on and two birds flushed 

 after dogs were ordered up at 11:33, Rip dropping to a bevy 

 before being chained. On the work done Rip Rap had the 

 best of it, but both did well and showed good range, pace 

 and nose, style about equal. 



Antonio a Bye.- Not much time was wasted in sending 

 Antonio {Roderigo— Bo-Peep) off alone to run his bye. He 

 was handled by J. M. Avent. Put down in a ragweed at 

 11:28 he started off fast toward woods. Going in he soon 

 found birds. Avent flushed and shot; dog steady. Further 

 on in cover he pointed, but Avent could not raise anything. 

 Then he passed a single that judges afterward flushed. 

 Going on down woods he pointed another single, Avent 

 getting in a shot. Ranging in and coming back from cast 

 he wheeled to a point where birds had been put up before, 

 then moved on. Another no-result point when going at 

 speed out of woods and he was ordered up at U:S5, ge put 



up a good heat and ranged out well and fast, covering a 

 wide range of country and hunting with fair judgment. 

 Judges then consulted and decided that Daisy Hunter and 

 Antonio .should run off after lunch. This was bringing 

 things to a focus quickly. After lunch, in the open. 



Daisy Hunter— Antonio were put down in ragweed, and 

 every one felt that both dogs must do their level best, as 

 mistakes on either's part would be fatal. I will detail this 

 heat iully, so that the reader may judge for himself as to 

 the justness of the award. Ranging into pines Daisy was 

 the first to find, hunting in her usually confident manner, 

 and going right bang to her game and never too far from 

 her handler. Hunter put up the bevy, shot, dog steady 

 Antonio meanwhile was some distance away, and Daisy was 

 held up and we went to look for Antonio, who was found on 

 point m oaks, but nothing came of it. Making a cast or 

 two he pointed again, but nothing found; afterward, some 

 distance off, a single was flushed by the fence by a horse- 

 man. Instead of Antonio being brought back to Daisy to 

 follow her bevy, she was brought to the dog, and a move 

 made to other ground just near the Model Farm buildings 

 ihis move in Antonio's favor availed him nothing, for it is 

 all the same to this Daisy Hunter; she is independent, and 

 while Antonio put acres behind him with seemingly little 

 purpose in view, Daisy hunted out the high sedge in bot- 

 toms by a wood, where she stiffened to a quivering point 

 and held it finely for seven minutes, when, as Avent was 

 sighted, having been called to bring his dog up to back, 

 which had been ranging way off, a single flushed wild 

 Daisy steady. This piece of good work on Daisy's part 

 elicited ejaculations of praise from every one. Moved on 

 into woods and dogs then held up at 2^2.5. By this time 

 Daisy had clearly shown her superiority to the other dog 

 and there should have been no delay in the decision; but 

 judges were not satisfied, and ordered them down in corn 

 patch toward where Antonio had been ranging when 

 called up to back. Down in a ditch by bridge in the 

 road leading to Model farmhouse Daisy pointed in 

 thick briers, and Antonio coming in ahead, pointed 

 drew on, pointed again several times, till finally 

 the bevy flushed wild as he .stopped. Meanwhile 

 Hunter, thinking birds were ahead of Antonio, called his 

 bitch on and she roaded after the dog. Mr. Short, after the 

 decision was given, went to the bridge and put up some 

 birds out of the thicket, so evidently the bevy had split and 

 Daisy was right after all. The dogs were called up after the 

 bevy flushed to Antonio's point, and in a few minutes their 

 decision was announced to be in favor of Antonio, who thus 

 won the Champion Stake of 1891. This decision deprived 

 Dai,sy Hunter of honors which she had justly earned by good 

 sterling work, as shown in her intelligent range, skillful 

 manner of handling her birds and consistent attention to the 

 gun throughout her heats. In contradistinction to this An- 

 tonio, while a fast and wide ranger, had little system and 

 simply galloped on, paying little or no attention to his 

 handler, whose arm and whistle were going all the time 

 nearly. The decision was condemned by every spectator 

 present except those directly interested in Antonio's win- 

 ning, and that such a decision should have been given by 

 men of their experience is perfectly unaccountable and will 

 certainly do much to injure the Eastern Field Trials Club ii 

 the minds of handlei-s and owners. 



The heat was worked entirely in favor of Antonio, and the 

 bitch was pulled from one place to another to follow him. 

 After she had found her bevy why was she not allowed stili 

 further to clinch the good work bv putting the other dog 

 with her on the scattered birds? It was advanced that 

 Dai.sy Hunter is not such a high-class dog as Antonio. This 

 class business seems to be overdrawn. If "high-class" 

 means getting away from the handler as far as po.ssible and 

 being under next to no control then she is not. High-class 

 in our mind means work by a dog that can be made a pleas- 

 ure to the hunter to see and feel that his dog is hunting 

 with .systematic judgment and making its casts in likely 

 places and at the same time acknowledging that it is work- 

 ing for the man with the gun, not entirely for itself. This 

 Daisy Hunter did and Antonio did not. There is no inten- 

 tion of impugning the integrity or honesty of the judges in 

 the above remarks, but my wish is to show that the circum- 

 stance was an unpleasant ending to an otherwise enjoyable 

 meeting. 



Summary, Champion Stake. 



(Open only to winners of All- Aged Open Stakes at recog- 

 nized field trials in America.) 



First Series. 

 J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Chance 

 with 



J. H. and J. A. Hunter's Daisy Hunter. 



B. M. Stephenson's Tribulation (pointer) 



'With 



Charlottesville Kennels' Rip Rap (pointer). 

 J. M. Avent and N. T. Harris's Antonio (setter) a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Daisy Hunter with Antonio. 



Antonio won first money, §225, and a cup, value |100. 



H. W. L. 



THE MERCED MEET. 



[By a Special Correspondent.'] 



MERCED, Cal., Nov. 13 —The second meeting of the 

 Inter-State Coursing Association commenced here on 

 Tuesday, Nov. 10, having the largest entry for a coursing 

 stake ever made in America— namely 56 dogs— all from 

 within the State with the exception of one. Prince Rupert, 

 and owned by H. C. Lowe, of Kansas; and certainly a finer 

 lot of greyhounds, take them all in all, were never sent to 

 slips in any country. 



The attendance was much larger than that of last year 

 and much more enthusiastic— if such a thing was possible. 

 The weather was all that the most "glorious climate" of 

 the Golden State is noted for and all conditions seemed to 

 favor the "sport of things," and as a consequence the 

 pleasure of the three or four thousand people present was 

 great indeed. 



Much disappointment was caused by the non-arrival of 

 California's judge— her own "Johnny" Grace. As soon as 

 it was learned in consequence of business arrangements Mr. 

 Grace could not be present a gloom seemed to spread over 

 all, and for a time there seemed but Little hope of the ap- 

 pearance of the "silver lining." So thoroughly has Mr. 

 Grace ingratiated himself with the coursing men of Cali- 

 fornia that it is difficult for any of them to believe that his 

 place can be filled by any other. No wonder then that the 

 whole of the coursing men gathered at Merced looked and 

 felt disappointed. However, the committee of management 

 appealed to Mr. Wm. Fahey, of Fresno, to come to their 

 assistance. Mr. Fahey, though suffering from a recent ill- 

 ness, proved himself in every respect the best substitute for 

 Mr. Grace that could possibly be found among all the cours- 

 ing men present. 



The coursing field is situated some sixteen miles from 

 here on what is known as the Nevada Bank estate, and this 

 distance is certainly a great drawback, as the road to the 

 grounds is anything but a pleasant one. 



The famous grounds were reached about 9 o'clock Tuesday 

 morning; and a few moments afterward Flag Steward J. R. 

 Dickson began to marshal the crowd into position, and 

 called out the first pair of dogs. Mr. Dominick Shannon, 

 the president of the field, then ataod up in his carriage, and 



after addressing the assemblage on the great success of the 

 meeting so far, referred in a few well placed sentences to 

 last year's meeting and its happy and successful termina- 

 , S^*^^* success had given coursing in 



the State. "I am sorry," said Mr. Shannon, "that 1 must 

 inform you that honest ,Iohn Grace cannot on this occasion 

 be present, through the necessitv of his Iraslness engage- 

 ments; but Mr. Fahey. of Fresno, has kindlv consented to 

 take his place, and I trust when the meeting is closed I will 

 be able to say of him as I did of Mr. Grace last year, that to 

 our judge was due the great and unalloyed pleasure of the 

 meeting." 



Exactly at 10 o'clock the first pair of dogs were handed to 

 the slipper. 



Catharine Hayes and Dandy Jim.— M. Tiernan's Catharine 

 Hayes and T. Coonye's Dandy Jim were the first brace. In 

 a few moments a regular flyer jumped from his "lair," and 

 instantly the eager beauties strained on the leash, but they 

 were in the grasp of a master hand, and not unil the proper 

 monaent did the leash fly open, and the first course of the 

 great meeting commenced. It was a long and trying one 

 and fleet as seemed the pair of beautiful hounds, the little 

 ball of bluish gray seemed bounding along as if made of 

 rubber. But every race has an end, and^ eventually the 

 namesake of the queen of song went to the front by three 

 lengths and scored first honors, placing her opponent for a 

 point; the bitch again came in for two or three more points, 

 and then m a straight run picked up pu.ss and won a grand 

 course. 



Juno and Warm Belt.— J. Byrn's Juno and W. J. Heney's 

 Warm Belt then made their bow. The former had all the 

 fun to herself in fully a mile course, driving the hare into a 

 squirrel hole and of course winning. 



Al Farrow and Molly S.— J. J. Raddemaker's Al Farrow 

 (last year s winner) and T. W. Sheehan's Molly S. trotted out 

 for the next course, but the champion soon settled matters 

 and easily won the shortest course of the meeting. 



Whip and Tom Schaap.— J. Cranston's Whip and Kallar 

 han and Kennedy's Tom Schaap were scarcely in slips when 

 a flyer went away ahead of them, and going as if the north 

 pole was his destination— and if he kept a straight line he 

 should be now north of Alaska. Whip got the course 



Sundial and Twilight.— D. Shannon's Sundial and W E 

 Wadam's Twilight had a pretty course at flr.st, but the 

 latter was altogether too clever for the former and won 

 after a very long chase. 



Tyrant and Bessey.—.Tas. Byrn's Tyrant and J. Eagan's 

 Bessey went away to a circling hare, and after some prettv 

 work Bessey won handsomely. 



Moonlight and Dan C— T. A. King's Moonlight and D D 

 Rqache's Dan C. had a griller, and after the first few 

 points the hare broke away, pushed closely by Moonlight 

 who eventually lost his game but won the course 



Glen Farron and Queen Bess.— M. Tiernan's Glen Parron 

 and T. Coony's Queen Bess. The former led, took two turns 

 and then let in the Queen for two points, when Glen Farron 

 again took command, and after a chase of a mile killed and 

 won the course. 



Johnnie Rex and Dan O'Connell.— T. P. McInnerney'S 

 .Johnnie Rex and T. J. Cronin's Dan O'Connell had a rat- 

 tling spin after a good hare, the former getting the run up 

 and turn. Then Dan had a go in for a couple of points- 

 then the hare went for a straight run, but Rex brought her 

 around again and won a flne course. 



Headlight and Native Son.— W. E. Wadam's Headlight 

 and H. M. Spring's Native Son. The former led, took first 

 turn and let in the Son; he then went a "cropper" and was 

 in it no more. 



Ben d'Or and Dark Rustic— R. Canovau's Ben d'Or and 

 ^. D. Nolan's Dark Ru.stic went to a flyer; the former led 



and got first turn and then drove the game before him, but 

 after a few hundred yards died away and Rustic took com- 

 mand, did some pretty work and won. 



Blanco and Joe McAuliffe.— P. F. Canovau's Blanco and 

 T. Hall's Joe McAuliffe were no match, the latter winning 

 a heavy course all by himself. 



Pride and Sacramento Girl.— T. Farrell's Pride and J 

 O'Brien's Sacramento Girl had a long run before either of 

 them showed in the lead. The Girl eventually held out the 

 longest and got the turn: there was not much more in it as 

 the hare was by far the best of the three. The Girl won ' 



Sea Shell and Laurelwood.- D. Shannon's Sea Shell and 

 J. McDonald's Laurelwood had a sharp and short course, on 

 the decision of which there was some little unpleasantness 

 but which was easily settled when the judge exnlained the 

 running. Laurelwood won. 



Snowflake and Monarch HL— MCallahan & Kelly's Snow- 

 flake and J. P. Carroll's Monarch III. had the closest and 

 prettiest course of the day. For over three-quarters of a 

 mile they ran as if in the leash, and both dogs being white 

 it was impossible to distinguish them at so great a distance, 

 Snowflake got the course. 



Governor and Great Expectations.— John Eagan's Gov- 

 ernor and J. B. Watson's Great Expectations had a very 

 long course, out of sight most of it. Governor won. 



Mountain Hare and Skyrocket. -D. D. Roache's Mountain 

 Hare was no match for P. Curtis's Skyrocket, who won 

 easily, doing all the work, but lost the hare. 



Dairy and R. E. Lee.— B. Dougherty's Dairy and Fred 

 Neary's R. E. Lee had a fine course, in which a large amount 

 of work was done by both dogs, Lee getting the course 

 eventually. 



Depend on Me and Prince Rupert.— T. J. Cronin's Depend 



1 Me and H. C. Lowe's Prince Rupert had a scorcher. It 

 must surely have been over three miles, and both dogs being 

 very much alike in color it was impossible to distinguish 

 which w^as which. The former got the course. Both dogs 

 were completely exhausted when picked up. 



Short Stop and Fly. —S. Millikin's Short Stop and T. Col- 

 lins's Fly had a long run and little work; the hare got away 

 and Short Stop won. 



Tom Pitz and Dexter.— T. P. Mclnnery's Tom Pitz and 

 John Hough's Dexter were sliiiped to a demon flyer. Pitz 

 had to do it all, and in his efforts to kill his game came near 

 killing himself. 



Sam Nash and Jennie G.— James Cox's Sam Nash and T. 

 J. Cronin's Jennie G. had a flyer in front of them for over a 

 mile and a half, but Sam had the best of the course all 

 through and won lone hand. 



Wolf Jane and Fanny.— B. Grogun's Wolf Jane and John 

 Baker's Fanny had a long stern chase, but the former out- 

 paced and out-worked his opponent by several points and 

 won a fine course. 



Carbine and Scout.— T. Cooney's Carbine and P. D. Nolan's 

 Scout were slipped to a circling hare. The latter was much 

 the faster dog, but he could not turn worth a cent, and with 

 a working hare was nowhere when he made a rush and 

 killed and lost. 



Natty and Nellie Bly.— B. Nolan's Natty and James 

 Byron's Nellie Bly caused some excitement as they went to 

 slips, both dogs being known to be fast and clever. On get- 

 ting off Natty led and got flrst turn and again served him- 

 self. The hare then made a break, but after a sharp run 

 Nellie got the lead and the turn and followed it up with two 

 or three points more, then died away and Natty took com- 

 mand, but before he could reach the hare she got into a hole 

 and Natty lost. 



Dazel and Madame Blavatsky.— Fred Neary's Madame 

 Blavatsky was no match for T P. Mclnerney's Dazel, who 

 won all of a long and hard course. 



Zulu and Silverton.— Robert Boyd's Zulu and D. Shan- 



an's Silverton were the last pair on the first round of the 

 card; the former would not work in slips and of course got 

 the worst Qt the go, but once the African saw the game he 



