nor. 26, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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made up lost ground and handsomely won a long and hard 

 coTirse. 



No greater day's coursing than this was ever seen in any 

 country. There were but two of the courses under a mile, 

 and many of them would no doubt measure three; there 

 were no more than four hares killed, about one-half of them 

 got clear away and the rest got into holes. The ground in 

 . many places was hard and the grass dry and chippy, causing 

 mucli injury to many of tbe hounds. The twentj^-eight 

 courses were run in exactly five hours. Mr. Pabey's judg- 

 ing gave good satisfaction all round, and Mr, Wren, our 

 great slipper, surpassed himself; bis work was simply 

 splendid. 



SECOND DAY. 



Wednesday morning found the men of the leash all ready 

 and anxious for tbe fray, and about 7 o'clock many of thern 

 were on their way to the field. The coursing of the previous 

 day had, however, shown that the ground was altogether too 

 dry, and many of the dogs even in the first courses of the 

 second day were limping. The morning was lovely, such 

 a one as can .scarcely be foxind out of California at this sea- 

 son of the year, not a cloud appearing to mar the lovely 

 beauty of the skies. All being in readiness at 10 o'clock, the 

 first pair of dogs were called to slips for the 



First Ties. 



Catharine Hayes— Juno.— This pair had a rather short 

 slip, and instantly closed on their game, the former getting 

 the run up and turn; some pretty close scoring was then 

 done by both dogs, but Hayes had always the lead in run- 

 ning and working, and eventually drove the hare into a hole 

 and won the course. 



Al Farrow— Whip.— Many thought this would be a great 

 coufse, but the former dog was in it all through, aud won a 

 heavy course without much assistance. 



Twilight— Bessy.— This also was a one-sided affair, the 

 first-named dog outworking his opponent at all points. A 

 long course. 



Moonlight— Glen Farrow.— In this course Moonlight ran a 

 bye, his opponent being drawn in consequence of injuries 

 sustained in his first course. 



Johnnie Rex— Headlight.— This course was a great proof 

 of Rex's wonderful speed and working power, for he un- 

 questionably met a good dog and defeated him with ease; 

 yet so desperate was the trial and so hard was some of the 

 ground over which the dogs went, that when Rex was picked 

 up it was found that the pads of his forefeet were liter- 

 ally torn away, and his owner gave notice that he was with- 

 drawn. 



Dark Rustic— Joe McAulifie were slipped to a flyer. Joe 

 made the run, but in making his drive to kill went a ter- 

 rific "cropper" over and over again, and it was thought by 

 not a few that he must have been killed. In the meantime 

 Rustic hud his game all to himself and pressed it hard, and 

 when Joe saw his game once more almost in the teeth of his 

 enemy he foT-got his troubles, and after a long chase came 

 into play again, and after some two or three great efforts 

 succeeded in out-working Rustic, and eventually won one of 

 the finest courses of the meeting. 



Dolly Vardeu— Sacramento Girl.- This was a long course 

 in a great measure hid from the spectators, many of whom 

 thought when they saw the flag go up against Dolly that 

 the judge had made a great mistake; but afterward when 

 the course was explained it was evident that the decision 

 was a correct one. 



Governor— Sbyrocket.—The latter dog won this easily, the 

 former quit. 



Laurelwood— Snowflake. The latter won the course from 

 top to bottom. 



R E. Lee— Depend on Me.— The dogs sprang at once to 

 the front and made things hot for puss, though she was a 

 fast one once she made up her mind to travel in a straight 

 line. However, she was brought round, and the latter dog 

 began to have something to do in the game, but just at that 

 moment a harbor of refuge hove in sight and Master Jack 

 gave a couple of short turns that gave him a few yards more 

 advantage, and in an instan the buried himself as deep as 

 possible from his foes, evidently caring little which of them 

 had the best of the play. R. E. Lee won. 



Short Stop— Tom Fitz.— Tom was a hot favorite for this 

 course, ten to one being offered about him. But "men pro- 

 pose," etc., he was never in the game; he was beaten from 

 the start. 



Sam Nash— Wolf Tone.— This was looked upon as an easy 

 thing for Sam, and so ic proved; but immediately on the 

 finish of the course another hare jumped up, and so terribly 

 cut up was Sam when he finished with him that he had to 

 be drawn from the stake. 



Nelly Bly— Scout.— Nelly got a bye, Scout being drawn 

 lame. 



Dazzle— Zulu. — A very sharp course; the latter dog win- 

 ning with some points to spare. 



It would be waste of your valuable space to attempt to 

 describe the remaining ties, mostly all the dogs being more 

 or less injured, and causing byes right through, as will be 

 seen by tne summary. 



Many of the dogs were very unfortunate, while some 

 others, notably NeDy Bly, was on fortune's side — having no 

 less than three byes— two accidental ones and one natural, 

 but in her last she suffered so much that she fell an easy 

 prey to R. E. Lee in the next. 



The winner, Joe McAuiiff", had but one bye iu the whole 

 match, and strange to say it was the only course in which he 

 was really tested. He is a handsome black dog weighing 

 about .511 bs., and when extended to his game looks evejy 

 inch a greyhound, moving with the ease of a piece of mach- 

 inery aud never loses an inch of ground when coming round 

 with his hare. His blood is rich with all the old stock of 

 California. He was bred on Aug. 11, 1889; is by Irish Boy 

 out of Banshee, Irish Boy by Pat Maloy out of Banshee (close 

 inbreeding). Banshee is by Templeton out of imp. Tempete. 

 Pat Maloy by King John, by Thornton out of Fanny, both 

 imported from Australia. 



SUMMABT. 



M. Tiernan's w r bitch Oath. Hayes beat T. Coony's bl \v dog 

 Dandy Jim. 



^ Jas. Byrne's f bitch Juno beat W. J. Heney's w br dog Warm 



J. J, Rademakei's br dog Al Farrow beatT. W. Sheehan's w 

 blk biteh Molly S. 



J.Cranston's bl w dog Wliip beat Callahan & Kennedy's blk 

 dog Tom Schaap, 



W. E. Windam's blk w bitch Twilight beat D. Shannon's blk w 

 bitch Sun Dial. 



John Eagan's w blk bitch Besseybeat Jas. Byrne's brwdog 

 Tyrant. 



T. A. King's w r dog Moonlight beat D. D. Roaehe's'blk dog 

 Dan O, 



M. Tiernan's f dog Glen Farron beat T. Coony's blk w bitch 

 Queen Bess. 



T. P. Mf^Innery's blk w dog Jolmny Rex beat T. J. Cronin's w f 

 dog Dan O'ConnelJ. 



Dr. W. E. Wadam's blk w dog Headlight beat H. M. N. Spring's 

 W dog Native Son. 



P. D. Nolan's blk w dog Dark Rustic beat P. F. Oanovan's br w 

 dog Ben d'Or. 



ThOH. Hall's blk w dog Joe McAnliffe beat P. F. Oanovan's w 

 dog Blanco. 



D. D. Roache's blk w bitch Dolly Tarden beat H. M. N. Spring's 

 bl dog Duke of Milpitas. 



John O'Brien's br w bitch Sacramento Girl beat Thos. Farrell'a 

 Dlk biich Bride. 



Jas. McDonald's br w dog Laurelwood beat D. & R. Shannon's 

 blk w bitch Sea Shell. 



Callahan & Kennedy's w f dog Snowflake beat J.F.Carroll's 

 W b!k dog Monarch III, 



Perry Ourtiss's blk w dog Skyrocket beat D. D. Roache's bl w ! NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB FIELD TRIALS. 



dog Monntain Hare. -^-r-r-r^ 

 Fred Menry's w blk dog R.E.Lee beat B. Dougherty's blk w IVTANUET, N. Y., Nov. 23.— The running in the second 



±y annual field trials of the National Beagle Club was to 



biich Daisy. 



T. J, Cronin's blk w dog Depend On Me beat H. O. Lowe's w blk 

 dog Prmce Rupert. 



S- M'llihen's br w dog Short Stop beat T. Collin's br w bitch Fly. 



T. P. Mclnerny'a blk w dog Tom Fritz beat John Hough's w br 

 dog Dexter. 



Jas. Cox's w bl dog Sam Nash beat T. J. OrbriJn'S blk bitch Jen- 

 nie G. 



B. Grogan's br dog Wolf Tone beat John Baker's bl w dog Fanny. 

 P. D. Nolan's blk w dog Scout beat T. Coony's br dog Carbine. 

 J. Byrne's f bitch Nellie Bly beat B. Nolan's bl dog Natty. 

 T. H. Mclnerny's blk w dog Dazel beat Fred Neary's w blk bitch 

 Madame Blavatsky. 

 Robt. Boyd's £ bitch Zulu heat D. Shannon's f dog Silverton. 

 First Ties. 



Snowflake beat Laurelwood. 

 Skyrocket beat Governor. 

 R. E. Lee beat Depend- On-Me. 

 Short Stop beat Tom Fitz. 

 Sam Nash beat Wolf Tone. 



Catharine Hayes beat Juno. 

 Al Farrow beat Whip, 

 Twilight beat Beassey. 

 Moonlight, a bye. 



Jennie Rex heat Headlight. . „™„ . , 



Joe MoAul iffo beat Dark Rustic. Nellie Bly, a bye. 

 Sacramento Girl beat Dolly Dazel beat Zulu. 

 Vardeu. 



S&condi Tt^.*^ 



Catharine Hayes beat Al Farrow R. B. Lee beat Skyrocket, 

 Twilight, a bye. Short Stop, a bye, 



Joe McAnliffe beat Jennie Rex. Nellie Bly, a bye. 

 Snowflake beat Sacramento Girl 



Third Ties. 



Catharine Hayes, a bye. R. E, Lee beat Short Stop. 



Joe McAnliffe beat Snowflake. Nellie Blv, a bye. 



Fourth Ties. 



Job McAnliffe beat Catharine R. E, Lee beat Nellie Blv, 

 Hayes, 



^ Final, 



Joe McAnliffe beat R. E. Lee. 



„. Winners. 



First -.Toe McAubffe. Third ] niviri«ri J Nellie Bly, 



8econd-R. E. Lee. Fourth f J^'vided -j g^^y^^ 



Snowflake, Twilight and Short Stop, $'20 each. 



The first prize was $500, the second $250, the third |100. 

 The meeting was a splendid success, with the exception of 

 the accidents to the dogs in the third and fourth ties. At 

 the close of the meeting Pi-esident Shaunan made one of his 

 happy speeches, thanking all for their excellent conduct, 

 and calling for three cheers for Mr. Pahey, the judge, which 

 were given with a will, and then for each of the officers of 

 the field, all of which were responded to in the happiest and 

 most cordial veins. 



It took exactly ten hours to run off the fif fcy-six courses — 

 a feat which has never before been surpassecl on any open 

 coursing ground on this continent, and seldom, if ever, in 

 any place. 



There is a movement on foot at Medera, thirty-five miles 

 south of Merced, on the S. P. R. R., to get up a meeting 

 early in March next, to which the people will give $500 or 

 $600 added money. The amount was practically placed 

 Saturday night. The grounds are very fine for coursing, of 

 a sandy loam, and perfectly safe for dogs. There are thous- 

 ands of acres just near the town, and any quantity of game; 

 there are also a number of good hotels in the place, 



J. R, Dickson. 



BRUNSWICK FUR CLUB'S TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your correspondent "Bradley" iu your issue of Nov. 19 

 gave a very good accoixnt of the first three days' trials of the 

 club, but as he did not stay to the Qnish, of course he did 

 not see the final run of the All-Aged classes nor hear the 

 awards of the judges. 



On Thursday, the 13th, the hounds were cast ofl: in East 

 Princeton. A fox was seen on a ledgy hill and the hounds 

 put in. They all got off well, running at a furious clip 

 down through heavy timberland. Soon Mr, Perry's Clinker 

 could be heard far ahead of the pack, and in each circle of 

 the fox he increased his lead. Finally the fox broke for 

 high ground again and ran through the line of hunters, Mr, 

 Harrington, of Worcester, wounding him but not checking 

 his speed. Clinker was close on him, running for a kill, 

 and in a few seconds he was heard baying the fox, having 

 him backed against a tree. Two hunters coming up the 

 fox started to run, when Clinker jumped on him, soon 

 finishing his existence. The rest of the pack were well 

 bunched, coming into the death about 5m. afterward. 



The puppy class was run off on Friday, a good race being 

 obtained, showing the nine youngsters to be the best class 

 ever run at the trials. 



The judges were Dr. Heffenger, chairman, Mr. F. G. 

 Stewart and Mr. E. C, Gill. 



The final awards were as follows: 



Hunting. 



1. R. D. Perry's b w t bitch Slip. 



2. R. D, Perry's b t dog Clinker. 



3. L, O, Dennison's tan and blue ticked dog Trimmer, 

 Trailing. 



1, A, B, F, Kinney's b w t dog Trim, 



2, R. D. Perry's b t dog Clinker, 



3, R. D, Perry's b w t bitch Slip, 

 Speed. 



1, R, D. Perry's b t dog Clinker. 

 3. B. J. Bates's red dog Leads All, 

 3. R D. Perry's b w t bitch Slip. 



Enduranee. 



1. A. B. E. Kinney's b w t dog Trim. 



2. R, D, Perry's b t dog Clinker. 



3. R. D. Perry's b w t bitch Slip, 

 BarMng. 



1. O. F. .Joslin's b w dog Rover. 

 3. A. B. F. Kinney's b w t dog Trim. 

 3. L, O, Dennison's tan and blue ticked dog Trimmer, 



Style. 



1. R. D. Perry's b t dog Clinker. 



2. A. B. F. Kinney's b w t dog Major, 



3. A, B. F. Kirmey's b t dog Lancaster. 

 Pup-py Class. 



1. Knight & Given's b w t bitch Beauty, 

 3, A, G. Hall's b t dog Rover. 

 3. E. J, Bates's tan and blue ticked bitch Spottie, 



Special Prizes. 

 R, D, Perry's Clinker, highest general average medal and 

 American Field cup. 



A. B. F, Kinney's Trim, endurance medal, given by Mr, J. 

 H. Baird. 



Knight & Given's Beauty, steel engravlug "A Promising 

 Litter," given by Mr. R. D, Perry, 



The fourth annual meet of the club will be held in Febru- 

 ary next, probably near Brunswick, Me, 



A. C. Heffenger, Vice-Pres. and Sec. pro tern. 



POHTSMOUTH, N. H. 



IRISH SETTER CLIJB.r-At the meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee of the Irish Setter Club, held Nov. 19, Mr 

 Child resigned frotu the field trial committee and Dr. 

 Jaiwis was appointed in his place. The field trial commit- 

 tee was authorized to manage the trials and pay the prizes, 

 — G. G, DAVIS, Sec' y. 



Names and Portbaxts of Bibds, by Gurdon Trumbull. A 

 book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 



begin here to-day, but a heavy northeast storm has prevented 

 all field work. Among the club members and sportsmen 

 present are: W. A. Power, Boston; P. W, Chapman, Mel- 

 rose, Mass.; Dr. Edwin Field and T, S. Field, Red Bank, N. 

 J,; H. F. Schellhass, New York; John Bateman, Gravesend, 

 Jj. L; C. S, and D. 0. Wixom, Covert, N. Y.; H, L. Kreuder, 

 Nantiet; A, Parry, Franklin Park, Mass.; Wm. H, Hyland 

 and Edwin Beck, North Tarrytown, N. Y.; George Laick, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y.; Wm. H. Ashburner, Philadelphia; Harry 

 Twyford, Bay Ridge, L. I. 



The bench show was held in the morning. The judging 

 began at 11 o'clock in the new building of the Rockland 

 Kennels. Pottinger Dorsey, of New Market, Md,, and W, 

 S. Clark, of Linden, Mass., who are to judge the dogs in the 

 field, officiated in the ring. Among the beagles entered are 

 many well known on the bench, and the quality of the dogs 

 as a whole is fully equal to that seen in our large shows. 

 The awards were as follows: 



DOGS.— 15iN. AND Under— Challbngb Ct,ass— Ist, Rockland 

 Kennels' Racer, Jr.— Opbn Class— 1st, Forest Beagle Kennels' 

 Hunter; 2d, F. F. Ogisr's Fleetwood; 3d, Rockland Kennels' Roy 

 K. Very high com., Edwin Field's Fairy's Lee. 



BITCHES.— 15iN. AND Under— OHAnuENGE Class— No entries. 

 —Open— Equal let. Forest Beagle Kennels' June Rose and Rock- 

 land Kennel's Fanny Racer; 2d, Rockland Kennels' Belle of Rock- 

 land; 8d, Forest Beagle Kennels' Gypsey, Very high com,, Forest 

 Beagle Kennels' Lady Lee. 



DOGS.— 13iN. AND Under— Challbngb Class— lat, Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels' Royal Krueger.— Open CLA.S8-lst, Bradford 

 S. Turpin'is Clyde. 



BITCHES.— 13iN. AND Under— Challenge Class— 1st, Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels' Ava W.— Open Class— Ist, Bradford S. Tur- 

 pin's Belle Rosb: 2d, W. H. Ashburner's Judy; 3d, Hornell-Har- 

 mony Kennels' Niha. Very high com. and com., Glenrose Beagle, 

 Kennels' Toxy and Romp C. 



PUPPIES.-lst and 2d, Rockland Kennels' The Pasha and The 

 Czar; 3d, Glenrose Beagle Kennels' Romp C. 



The entries for the trials have filled well. There are bat 

 two beagles absent. Midge and Jumbo; the latter may arrive 

 to-morew. The drawing in the various classes resulted as 

 follows: 



CLASS A. 



Ring (Glenrose Beagle Kennels) against Hunter (Poresfe 

 Beagle Kennels). 



Tricotrin (Hornell-Harmony Kennels) against Roy K. 

 (Rockland Kennels). 



Tony Weller (Wm. H. Child) against Stormy (Pocantico 

 Kennels). 



Bill Nye (Wm. H, Hyland) against Racer, Jr. (Rockland 

 Kennels), 



Fairy's Lee (Edwin Field, M,D,) against Fleetwood (F, F. 

 Ogier). 



Sedgewick (Hornell-Harmony Kennels), a bye, 



CLASS B. 



Fanny Racer (Rockland Kennels) against Lady Lee (For- 

 est Beagle Kennels). 



Flora K. (Rockland Kennels) against Dora (Pocantico 

 Kennels), 



Nellie (Hornell-Harmony Kennels) against Gypsey Forest 

 (Forest Beagle Kennels), 



Belle of Rockland (Rockland Kennels) against Countess 

 Juno (F. F. Ogier). 



Tone (Glenrose Beagle Kennels) against June Rose (Forest 

 Beagle Kennels). 



CLASS C. 



Royal Krueger (Hornell-Harmony Kennels) against Clyde 

 (Bradford S, Turpin), 



CLASS D, 



Belle Ross (Bradford S, Turpin) against J udy (W, H, Ash- 

 burner). 



Toxy (Glenrose Beagle Kennels) against Ava W. (Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels), 



Romp C, (G lenrose Beagle Kennnels) against Nibs (Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels). 



CLASS E, 



-rJ^^^ Pasha (Rockland Kennels) against Jumbo (Paul C. F, 

 Hoffman). 



The Czar (Rockland Kennels), against Romp C. (Glenrose 

 Beagle Kennels), 



IRISH SETTER CLUB TRIALS. 



HIGH POINT, N, C, Nov. 23, -The "red" men, as they 

 are facetiously termed down here, began to come in 

 last night, and this morning's train brought the balance 

 Those who are here and entered in these trials as handlers 

 and owners and judges are Messrs, L. W. White, Thomas- 

 vllle, N, C; J. R. Howse, Trenton, Tenn.; H. B. Anderson 

 Glenview, N. J.; E. I. Martin, Wilmington, Del.; George e' 

 ?ray, Appleton, Minn.; W. T, Irwin, Hutchinson, Kan.' 

 John White and S. C. Bradley, Thomasville, N, C- George 

 M ;Clin, Bicknell, Ind., and Dr. G. G. Davis, who is here 

 alone to represent the Irish Setter Club and arrange matters. 

 It is unfortunate that there are not more owners of Irish 

 setter kennels present to countenance the trials. At 9 P M 

 this evening the draw for the Derby took place and an un- 

 expectedly good entry filled. They were drawn as follows: 

 Nelson McMurdo's Maid of Borstal with L. A. Van Zandt's 

 Squaw, W. H. Child's Leigh Done Vi with E. B, Bishop's 

 Finglas George E. Gray's Elcho's Maid with Coleraine. 

 George H. Kendal's Rose of Claremont with B. M.Vaughan's 

 Bessie Mavourneen, P. H. Perry's Pride of Patsey withH, E 

 Richards's Adonis, H. B. Anderson's Nugget a bye. The 

 start will be at Blair Farm to-morrow at 8:30. The hand- 

 some trophy given by the Philadelphia Item is on view in 

 theoflSce and is an object of especial attraction, as it is a 

 handsome large silver punch bowl. 



High Point, Nov, 23.— The wind is blowing a gale and 

 the rain coming down in torrents this morning, so it is not 

 very likely that there will be much, if any, running to-day 

 By a late train last night Dr. W. Jarvis, Claremont, N. H,' 

 came down from the North, and the presence of this well- 

 known breeder of Irish setters lends additional interest to 

 the meeting. 



iSvecial to Forest and Stream.] 

 High Point, Nov. 25.— The weather cleared about nine 

 o'clock, but we did not start with the Irish Setter Trial till 

 afternoon to allow the ground to dry out. The heat between 

 Maid of Borstall and Squaw was not very good, neither 

 showing range, but Squaw did fairly on birds. Finglas 

 proved a better dog altogether than Leigh Done Vi, ranging 

 and showing fair style, though he flushed birds, Elcho's 

 Maid and Coleraine heat was the best of the lot, both ranged 

 with speed and vim, Coleraine best on birds, shoAving good 

 nose. Adonis had the best of Pride of Patsey in the next 

 heat, though neither ranged very much, Bessie Mavourneen 

 and Rose of Claremont ran indifferently and neither good 

 enough for second series. Nugget near dark ran a good 

 race, finding two bevies and hunting ground out well. The 

 second series will contain Squaw, Coleraine, Elcho's Maid 

 and Nugget, In reserve, Finglas, Maid of Borstall and 

 Adonis, H, W. L, 



FOHEST and Stream. Bos 2,833. N. Y. city, has descriptive lUus- 

 trated circulars ot W. B. Lefflng well's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which wiU be mailed tree on request. The book Is pro- 

 npunced by "Nanit," "Gloan" "Dick Swiveller," "Syblllene"and 

 other competent authorities to be the best treatise on the subjeet 



