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shot. After tbis she was called up, at 5:45, -when it was 

 almost dark. Nugget hunts with a vim, shows judgmeut 

 and a good nose, and is moreover a busy, merry sort of 

 worker, especially in cover. This ended the day's running, 

 and we had ^ot a line on the sort of work we might expect 

 from the Iristi setter. Some of them had shown excellent 

 merit as Derby dogs, under the adverse condition of ground 

 and wind. 



TUESDAY. 



It was announced last night that Elcbo's Maid and Squaw, 

 Nugget and Coleraine, should run to decide the winners in the 

 Derby, with Finglas, Maid of Borstall and Adonis in reserve. 

 A slight frost during the night made the morning air crisp, 

 while a warm suu did its best to make us all comfortable. 

 The ground hnd dried out nicely and conditions were favor- 

 able to good work. 



Elcho's Maid— Squaw were the first brace put down in 

 stubble near woods at 9:26. At the start Maid made game, 

 but nothing came of it; Squaw ranging further out. Into 

 cover at the edge, Squaw pointed and Maid honored it; both 

 moved ou and a single flushed wild. Roading out of wood.^ 

 and then in pines not far off. Maid nailed a single in good 

 style and was steady to flush. Then going into pines, at the 

 edge Maid held a bew nicely, and Squaw helped the good 



W. H. Child's Leigh Done VI. with E. B. Bishop's Fin- 

 glas. 



George E. Gray's Elcho's Maid with E. B. Bishop's Coler- 

 aine. 



George H. Kendall's Rose of Claremont with B. M. 

 Vaughan's Bessie Mavourneen. 



F. H. Perry's Pride of Patsey with H. E. Richards's 

 Adonis. 



H. B, Anderson's Nugget a bye. 



Seco7id Series. 

 Elcho's Maid with Squaw. 

 Nugget with Coleraine. 



H. B7 Anderson's Nugget, first money, 1200, and Rev. R. 

 O'Callagban's subscription of $15.7o. 



E. B. Bishop's Coleraine second money, $125. 



Geo. E. Gray's Elcho's Maid third money, $75. 



Mr. Anderson also wins the 150 for handler of winning 

 dog. 



All-Aged Stake, 

 The drawing for this stake last night had resulted as 

 follows: Geo. E. Gray's Hope with R. E. Lutz's Jim Beatty. 

 E. B. Bishop's Finglas with C. P. Hubbard's Jessie Jones. 



and were followed. Duke came very near flushing two 

 birds, just stopping on top of them. Then returning Duke 

 nailed another single. Points on scent at edge of woods 

 for Duke, Don backing, closed the heat at 4 o'clock. Duke 

 showed very fair hunting sense and intelligent range. Don 

 acted poorly, rambling round his handler most of the time. 



LiMEEicK— Edjta II.— This was a good heat, dogs being 

 cast off at 4:03 in a grass field. Limerick (Glen Elcho— Nora) 

 was handled by John White, and Edna II. (champion Elcho, 

 Jr.—Romaine) by .Joseph Hawkins, of S. C. Bradley's ken- 

 nel, Both dogs started at a good gait, ranging wide and in- 

 telligently over a large field, where, by cover, Limerick was 

 the first to find and pointed a beA^y, Edna backing nicely. 

 White fliished and dogs were steady to wing. Following these 

 birds Edna wheeled to a single in a bunch of sedge, and to 

 the left at the same time Limerick pointed a brace, and both 

 were steady to their handlers' fire. This was a very pretty 

 piece of work. Then Limerick pointed another, but it 

 flushed wild. Edna just at the edge of woods pointed an- 

 other single, Limerick dropping to^do her honor. Hawkins 

 flushed and fired, Edna steady, but Limerick moved as bird 

 flushed. Then Edna while galloping at speed stopped at 

 the foot of a pine tree as a bird flushed. Going into the 

 cpen some distance off Edna made a pretty point, then drew 



N. EOWE. H, B. DCTRYEA. A. MEKEI-jAN. Jt)SN WhiTF.. 



EAfiTEEN Field Trials, 1891. 



OwMERs AXD Handlers at Easterk Field Trials, 1891. 



work by a stylish back; both .steady to flush. After these 

 birds in pines Maid roaded to a flush and was steady to wing. 

 Lower down. Squaw made game and roaded to a single, 

 which she pointed, Ander.son flushed, shot and dog steady. 

 Elcho's Maid then held up at 9:50. Squaw going alone not 

 far fi-om here nailed a bevy and dropped to the birds as they 

 flushed wild. Then called up at 9:54. Elcho's Maid had a 

 turn by herself, but found nothing, and was called up at 

 10:03. Several singles were flushed by horsfmen which she 

 might have located. Elcho's Maid had somewhat the ad- 

 vantage on birds, showing more bird sense; range and speed 

 about equal. 



Nugget— Coleraine,— These two were put down outside 

 of woods in sedge at 10:08, and both started ofl' well. On a 

 hill Coleraine began her work poorly by a flush, but was 

 steady to wing. After some varied ground had been worked 

 out Nugget in open pointed and Coleraine dropped as she 

 backed, nothing found. Coleraine showed no sign of game. 



Eastern Field Trials, 1891. 



MB. HUNTER WrrH DAISY HUNTEH, 



but ranged off as soon as allowed to. Nugget roaded into 

 the edge of the cover, nailed the birds and Anderson shot as 

 they flushed. Nugget behaving nicely. After these birds in 

 woods, Coleraine was the first to spot a single, Irwin fired; 

 this was repeated higher up, and Nugget also put another 

 to her credit, pointed again, and roading on nailed it, fol- 

 lowing suit directly after, Coleraine backing. All this 

 within a few yards and was an opportunity for pretty and 

 careful work well carried out. Further on Nugget pointed 

 again and was held for Coleraine to back, bird flashed wild. 

 Dogs were called up at 10:46. Nugget had shown some 

 superior work on birds and fully demonstrated the fact that 

 there are Irish setters that have just as good a nose and can 

 handle their birds just as carefully as any other. Coleraine 

 was found clogged with bm-rs, and no doubt this accounted 

 for her indisposition to range toward the end cf heat. This 

 was her handler's care. Judges soon announced H. B. An- 

 derson's Nugget first, E. B. Bishop's Coleraine second and 

 Elcho's Maid third. 



summart. 



IrisJi Setter Club's Dcrhy— First Series. 

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

 Sq^uaw. 



Max Wenzel's Ready II. with G. G. Davis's Silk. Michael 

 Flynn, Jr.'s. Sedan with Geo. E. Gray's Blue Rock. Dr. 

 Wm. Jarvis's Duke Elcho with F. L. Cheney's Onota Don. 

 C. T. Thompson and W. H. Child's Limei-ick with Dr. Wm. 

 Jarvis's Edna H. F.H.Perry's Claremont Patsy with E. 

 B. Bishop's Coleraine. This was an excellent filling, and 

 one the Irish Setter Club should feel proud of. No time 

 was wasted after the Derby winners were announced in 

 casting off the first brace, 



Hope— Jlm Beatty, at 11 o'clock. Hope (Brian Boru Jr. 

 —Biddy) was handled by owner, and Jim Beatty (Lee Grouse 

 —Lew) by J. W. Howse. Both started well. Ranging 

 through some fields, into woods and then into open again, 

 when Hope stiffened out on a bevy, Jim honoring the point! 

 Gray flushed, shot, and dogs were steady. Going into pines 

 after scattered birds, Hope scored again, Gray firing at the 

 flush, doe steady. Nothing more was found and dogs called 

 up at 11:35. Hope did all the work on birds .and was the 

 better ranger, showing fair judgment and nose. 



FmGLAS— Jessie Jones.- Put down in open sedge field at 

 11:46, neither got out very far. In an orchard Jessie thought 

 she had something, pointed and was backed by Finglas. 

 The bitch moved on, but after some roading failed to locate, 

 and then both started on another quest. Nothing done, how- 

 ever, and neither showing much hunt they were called up at 

 12:20, as it was lunch time. After this welcome respite and 

 a chance to stretch our limbs, these two dogs were put down 

 again at 1:22; but still they were unable to find game, and 

 were finally called up at 1:39. Finglas seemed to have lo.st 

 the little snap he had yesterday, and ranged rather listlessly, 

 paving more attention to his handler than to the work o"n 

 hand. Bessie did better ranging, but neither will do for the 

 finals. 



Ready II.— Silk.— Cast off at 1:45. Ready H. (Red Dash 

 —Ready) was handled by H. B. Anderson and Silk (cham- 

 pion Chief— Gypsy Maid) by F. J. Schuvler. Soon after 

 starting Silk dropped to a point, and m'oving on after ii 

 while a single flushed wild. Going into woods each flushed 

 a single, and then Silk pointed another, Schuyler fired and 

 dog steady. Getting out of the woods and into a corn patch, 

 Silk pointed a single in good shape, Schuyler fired again, 

 and dog dropped to shot and wing. Then we hunted out 

 some corn, and dogs were ordered up at 2:16. Both dogs 

 ranged fairly well, and the work on birds was in favor of 

 Silk, who was well broken; but neither showed very good 

 powers of scent and their chances are sm'all for a second 

 appearance. 



Sedan-Blue Rock.— We were told to keep our eves open 

 on this heat, as something better was coming, nor were we 

 disappointed. Sedan (Chester D. Herald— Nancy) had the 

 services of the well known handler, S. C. Bradley, and Blue 

 Rock ( Musk err y— Nancy Lee) was handled by owner, Geo. 

 E. Gray. Starting off at 2 o'clock, both ranged out well to 

 their work, and after covering some ground. Blue Rock, at 

 the edge of cover, scored on a single, and both dogs then 

 roaded carefully out of woods, but did not locate further. 

 Higher up m pines Sedan froze to a bevy in good style and 

 Bradley fired at the flush. Dogs were sent after these birds, 

 and in pines two or three points were noted Avith no result, 

 but afterwards a single flushed wild, evidently running 

 ahead. Then Blue Rock pointed where bird had flushed; 

 both dogs roading, Sedan soon nailed a single in picturesque 

 stjie, and at the same time to the right Blue Rock pointed, 

 but he was not so fortunate. This was all done in the space 

 of two minutes. Getting out into the open, Sedan soon 

 came to a point, but nothing found. Dogs were called up 

 at 3 o'clock. The heat was in favor of Sedan as far as sense 

 and nose went; pace and range about the same. 



Duke Elcho— Onota Don.— The former, by champion 

 Elcho, Jr.— Maid, was handled by S. C. Bradley and Onota 

 Don, by champion Chief— Bizreena, was handled by Horace 

 Smith. Cast off at 3:05 in sedge field. Down bv a ditch 

 Duke pointed a bevy, Don at the time being round'handler's 

 heels, dog steady to flush. Up in pines in a brier thicket, 

 Duke held another bevy; Bradley put up the birds aud dog 

 gteady to shot and wing, birds flying into thick pine woods 



on and pointing again, Hawkins put up two birds some 

 distance off; Limerick had beon called to back and did so 

 20yds. ahead. Soon after this dogs were called up at 4:.32. 

 This was the best heat yet, both beating out their ground 

 well and showing good nose. These dogs from Thomasville 

 are certainly the best ranging dogs of the stake and show 

 every evidence of the association with men accustomed to 

 handling high class field does. 



Claremont Patsey— Coleraine.— We were now quite 

 near the Model Farm buildings, and dogs were cast off at 

 4:45. Claremont Patsey (Frisco— Nellie IX.) was handled 

 by Geo. A. McClin, and Coleraine (Fingal— Aveline) by W. 

 T. Irwin. Twenty yards from the starting place Coleraine 

 stiffened on a bevy 40yds. away, and Patsey coming across 

 wind in his cast went right into the "brown" of "them, a 

 bad piece nf business. Coleraine held her point steady till 

 flushed. Followed birds, when in bottom Colerain e drcorjed 



EASTERN Field Trials, 1891. 



JOHN WHITE WITH DUKE OF HESSEN AND COUNT GLADSTONE. 



to a point, drew on and then gave it up, made a cast over a 

 ditch, dropped to a good point, Patsey coming up. dropped 

 then moved in ahead of the other and birds flushed all 

 round. Marked down on hill, where Coleraine improved 

 her opportunity and pointed two birdf5. Near cover on the 

 hill Patsey stopped and then roaded in a very uncertain 

 manner, and stopped again just as the bevy flushed wild. 

 At the same time higher up Coleraine had dropped to a 

 small bevy and was steady to Irwin's flush. Then into the 

 woods for singles, where Patsey did not improve his chances 

 by flushing a single, and just as the heat closed Coleraine 

 pointed larks. Dogs were then called up at 5:15. Coleraine 

 did good work in this heat, and made a good bid by her 

 superior nose and steadiness for a prominent place in the 

 Stake. This closed the day's work, 



WEDNESDAY. 

 It was given out by the judges last night that Limerick 

 and Coleraine, Hope and Sedan and Bluerock and Edna 

 should be brought to the field to-day to run in the second 

 series. There was no hurry, as we had all the day before 



