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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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after Judge Dorsey saw a rabbit, and calling the dogs started 

 it in sight of both.' As it juoiped Gyp came within an inch 

 of catching it, and both beagles dashed down the hill at great 

 speed, Gyp working two turns and Nellie one. Hard pressed, 

 the rabbit took refuge in a wall, and both dogs marked the 

 hole. After being down two hours, they were taken ixp to 

 be put down again in the morning. 



Belle of Rocklank— Countess Juno.— Belle was in 

 charge of C. E. Eska and Countess was handled by F. W. 

 Chapman. Both started badly and with little vim. Mr. 

 Wixom bolted a rabbit from a thicket and Juno picked up 

 the track and ran it alone, but Belle was too fond of her 

 handler to leave him and refused to take the track. Taken 

 up at 4. Countess Juno won. 



This fini-shed the day's sport and all returned home thor- 

 oughly tired out. A delicious game .supperj in which rabbit 

 and quail figured, put every one at peace with himself and 

 the world. 



THURSDAY. 



The morning was clear and frosty, but in the afternoon 

 rain fell and interfered with the sport, only three races 

 being finished. 



Nellie— GvPSET Forest were put down in Demorest's 

 orchard at S to finish the undecided heat of yesterday. Both 

 started merrily, Gyp ranging the better. On the sumach 

 hill Nellie tongued, and both dogs followed the trail for 

 some distance, but it came to nothing. Judge Dorsey then 

 bolted a cottontail from a bunch of grass. Nellie took the 

 track first, but Gyp did most of the work and trailed to hole 

 and marked, with Nellie close behind. The driving was 

 slow and diflictilt. An unsuccessful attempt was made to 

 get the rabbit. Then the crowd sang "The Suwanee River," 

 and as bunny did not come out even then, he was probably 

 killed by the first note. Drawn away, much good coxmtry 

 was himted without result, but at last both dogs got on a 

 rabbit and hustled him through the thickets and briers at 

 great speed. Gyp setting the pace but with Nellie close be- 

 hind. Heat given to Gyp after being down three houi-s. 

 This 1 suit only confirmed the opinion formed yesterday, 

 and the i-ace should have been decided long before, it was.' 



Jltne Rose — Tonts. — Tone, fl^rst prize winner in last year's 

 trials, was cast ofE with June Rose at 11:10, both" dogs 

 handled by their owners. June showed the most xim and 

 found after a few minutes work. Tone was on at once and 

 away they went at a killing gait, leaving judges and 

 handlers to smash their way through the briers as best 

 they could. At the road th'e rabbit made a fling which 

 Jtme worked very prettily and flew down the hill, with 

 Tone a good second. Checked, Tone cast well and hit it off; 

 June on at once and together they did some rapid work up 

 the hill, both dogs keen. In a long run each worked many 

 flings without much advantage to either. Taken up at 

 12:20 and race given to .Tuue Rose. Fine work was done by 

 both dogs, but June was the faster and in mtxch better con- 

 dition for hard work. 



This heat ended the first series and the judgea selected 

 the couple.s to run in the second series as reported below; 

 Second Series. 



CoUKTESS JuKo— Floea K. were put down at l;2:lo in a 

 pasture, Messrs. Chapman and Eska handling them. Juno 

 moved slowly without vim, while P'lora hunted at a snail's 

 pace, yapping occasionally. Up at 1:05 and the walk given 

 to Flora K. ' 



Fannie R vcer—Gypsky Forest were set loose at 1:.55 in 

 edge of woods innnediately after lunch. Gyp did not move 

 with her uHual style, showing lier long, hard race of the 

 morning; Fanny was full of life and spirit. Much ground 

 was i;i)vere':l witlioiit finding fur. R.aiu began to fall as we 

 re-entered the familiar brier Held, where a lialf-gro\vn rabbit 

 was seen by Mr. Parry. It took two pokes of a stick to 

 statt him. Both dogs took tlie tra<'k but the driving was 

 difficult, as the rabbit was sulky and would do nothing but 

 dodge. The rain now came down in earnest and a start was 

 made for home without deciding the race. 



FRIDAY. 



The rain had ceased and the sky wa.s; cloudless. The party 

 made a late start, as it was almost impossible for the tired 

 hunters to get a^v;^y from their beds. There were many 

 false starts and much babbling, but it was no use, they could 

 not lead ofi'. Only five heats were run, as game was very 

 difficult to find. 



Gtpsey Forest— Fan:nt Racer.— These stylish, pretty 

 beagles were put down at 8:2.5 in Demarest's pasttire. Both 

 worked with spirit, and getting out of the field were put on 

 a rabbit in oak underbrush. The leaves had not yet fallen, 

 and in a few minutes judges, handlers and the few specta- 

 tors who followed the hounds were dripping wet. Gyp went 

 off in the lead, doing most of the work, though Fanny got 

 in a turn now and then, btit was not running in the form 

 she di.splayed yesterday. Ordered up at 8:55 and race given 

 to Gyp. Faniiy is young and inexperienced, but will be 

 heard from later. 



Tone— Nellie were laid on at 9:30 in our old stamping 

 ground, the brier field. Both got away poorly, seeming stiti: 

 after yesterday's hard runs, but soon warmed to their work 

 and moved better. Tone trailed prettily to a start. Nellie 

 was with her at once, both hot and eager. At first Tone did 

 the better work, but Nellie improved, and during the last of 

 the race had everything her own way. Taken up after a 

 half hour's run and heat given to Nellie. This was a very 

 fast race and difficult to follow. Tone is out of condition: 

 when in shape she is a hard one to beat. 



Final Scries. 



June Rose— Gypsey Forest.- Cast off at 10:15 in the 

 briers, to run for first prize; both handled by their owner, 

 A. Parry. Together they trailed prettily to a start in a bull 

 ■ brier thicket. Leading alternately, they pressed the i-abbit 

 at a great pace through the thicket, both dogs full of snap 

 in spite of the thorns. But they could not carry the i-abbit 

 out of the bull briers, and the whole run covered but little 

 ground, the rabbit constantly tAvisting, turning and playing 

 all his tricks. Thrown oil several times, they cast well, 

 picked up the track, and were ritnning when ordered up at 

 10:55. Race and first prize given to June Rose, who did the 

 best work during this pretty run. Gypsey Forest took sec- 

 ond prize. 



Fannie— Tone.— These beagles were put down at 11:10 to 

 determine the third prize winner. Fannie opened first, 

 trailed finely, but lost. The spectators started a rabbit and 

 both dogs were called to the track and failed to take it for 

 some minutes; then tongued once or twice and lost in the 

 briers. Called away, a long stretch of country was drawn 

 blank. At last a rabbit was started in the open oak woods. 

 Fannie did some pretty hunting and led at first, but at a 

 turn circled the wrong way, and Tone hit it oft" and had the 

 rest of the race to herself. Tone did better work than in 

 the previous heat. Up at 12:40 and race given to Tone. As 

 Nelbe had previously beaten Tone, the result of this race 

 gave her third prize. 



Class C—Dogs Mn. and Under. 



Royal Krueger— Clyde.— These dogs were down at 

 12:.50 in the briers. Clyde handled by A. Perry and Roy by 

 D. C. Wixom. Both started with style and dash, moving 

 about alike. Roy gave tongue where the previous brace 

 lost their rabbit, Clyde tacked with him and they did some 

 pretty hunting, but failed to find. Ordered up at 1:27 for 

 lunch. Cider, sandwiches and hot baked beans made the 

 Bostonians feel at home again. Down once more at 2:10. 

 Gun fired to test the dogs and the report started a rabbit. 

 Both dogs did some fine hunting, but Clyde was faster and 

 cast better when checked. The ground was very dry and 

 trailing difficult, and the rabbit was finally lost. Up at I 



2:45 and heat and first prize given to Clyde; second to Royal 

 Krueger, 



Class D— Bitches Uin. and Under. 

 First Series. 



Belle Ross— Judy.— Cast off at 2:50 in briers. Belle 

 handled by A. Parry and Judy by C. E. Eska. Judy was 

 timid and bolted back to her box, but when brought xxp the 

 second time did some ranging, bxxt was xxnder no control. 

 For an hour and a half the country was scoured, bxxt no fur 

 or .sign of it was found. Up at 4:35 to be pxxt down again in 

 the moi'ning. 



In the evening the field trial committee decided, in order 

 to finish the field trials as soon as possible, to rxxn the pup- 

 pies with C. S. Wixom as judge; at the same time the 

 regxxlar judges could go on with Class D. 



SATURDAY. 



Before daylight the party were astir and hxxnting grounds 

 were reached at an early houi*. The sky threatened rain at 

 sunrise, but later the sun broke through the clouds. Mr. 

 Vredenbxxrgh, secretary of the A.K.C.^ accompanied the 

 party, and saw the pooi-est sport of the week. 



Belle Ross— Judy at 6:.50 were taken into oak scrxxb to 

 finish undecided heat of yesterday. Judy, a timid little 

 thing and unacquainted with her handler, was kept in chain 

 till the rabbit was ixp, so as to give her every possible chance 

 to show her cixxality. Put on a heat track with Belle, Judy 

 refused to bxxut. Belle ran prettily and was given the race. 

 Judy is said to be a fine hxxnter, and it was txnfortxxnate that 

 her owner coxxld not be present to handle her. 



Toxy— AvA W.- Put down at 8:0;-5 where last brace were 

 taken off. Ava moved merrily and hunted well. She trailed 

 through an open field and worked a fling very nicely, giving 

 tongue in a beautifxxl pleading voice clear as a bell. "Toxy 

 seemed frightened by the crowd and worked poorly. Ava 

 W. won in twenty minutes. Both handled by their owners. 



Nibs- Romp C— Set loose in the briers at 8:23. Nibs, ener- 

 getic and gay, hxxnted with spirit. Romp made little or no 

 effort to find. A cow smashing tbroxxKh the bxxshes put up 

 a rabbit and both dogs were put on the track. Nibs did all 

 the work. Up at 9:13 and race given to Nibs. Sheisavei-y 

 small beagle, but shows snap aiid life in her work. 



Final Scries.- 



Nibs— Belle Ross.— Laid on at 9:31 and moved about 

 alike, showing spirit and hunting sense. Two very small 

 rabbits bolted, but neither dog coxxld do mxxch with them, 

 as the scent lay poorly and the rabbits refxxsed to do any- 

 thing but dodge. Taken up in a half hoxxr. The judges 

 gave equal fir.sts to Ni bbs and Belle Ross. Ava W. took 

 second and Romp C. third. 



Class E — Puppies. 



There were but three entries present in this class, Jumbo 

 having failed to appear, and they were run together. 



Roifp C, The Czar, Tire Pasha.— These pups were put 

 down together at Blauvelt's at 7:11, C. S. V^''ixom acting as 

 judge. They started no game and neither was very ambi- 

 tioxxs to hunt, but Romp C. showed a little more viixx than 

 the others and was given first. The Pasha second and the 

 Czar third. The poor work done by these pups shows that 

 the age limit should be extended or the class abolished. 

 TJie Absolvte. Winner. 



The races to detei-mine the absolute winner now caxne on, 

 and better sport was expected. Romp C, Ava W. and 

 Belle Ross were withdrawn. The judges fix'st ordered down 



Clyde— Tony Weller.— They were cast off" at 10:04 in 

 the briers. Clyde in charge of A. Parry and Tony looked 

 after by Harry Twyford. They started well, both working 

 prettily and fxxll of fire and hxxnt. Tony was the first to 

 give tongue, Clyde trailed with him, bxxt mute; the trail 

 came to nothing. Other coxxntry was hvmted, both work- 

 ing hard and occasionally finding .scent enough to give 

 tongue, but failing to get away; one promising tx-ack was 

 carried into the swamp, bxxt lost there. Then followed a 

 long and tedious hunt for fxxr, but at last Jxxdge Dox-sey 

 got up a rabbit from the surmy side of a rock. "The dogs 

 were pxxt on together, Clyde hit the track a trifle in advance 

 of Tony and going up the hill had the best of the race, 

 working three txxrns in .succession. Tony then settled 

 down to business and during the rest of the race his work 

 was sxxperior to Clyde's. Each dog was running as if for 

 his life, but Tony was the speedier and cut out most of the 

 work, though Clyde took a hand in it now and then. Up at 

 11:47 and race given to Tony Weller. 



Tony Wellicr— June Rose.— Down at 11:55 on trail where 

 last brace were taken xxp. Tony had had woi'k enough to 

 excite his best efforts, while June, just taken from her box, 

 .started withoxxt her usual life. Tony picked up the track at 

 once and in the open woods caught a eoxxple of turns in great 

 .style, and led away at a clipping gait throxxgh the swamp 

 and up the hill. Jxxne did not hark to him, aind before she 

 knew what was going on was far in the rear and out of the 

 race. Up at 12:06 and race given to Tony Weller, who thxxs 

 became the absolxxte winner. Three hearty eheex's were 

 given for Tony, and the National Beagle Clxxb trials for 1891 

 were at an end. Tony Well er (Keno— PI y) is a white, black and 

 tan dog, whelped March 24, 1885, and is the property of Wm. 

 H. Child. Toxxy is well known on the bench, and in these 

 trials proved hinxself a splendid field dog. He is a rapid, 

 energetic and stylish worker, possessed of fine judgment and 

 hunting sen.se. 



The jixdges announced that the specials were awarded as 

 follows: 



The Forest Beagle Kennels, with Hixnterj June Rose, 

 Gypsey Forest aixd Lady Lee, won the specials for the best 

 kennel of four on the bench and in the field. With Hunter 

 and Jxxne Rose they won the special for best brace on the 

 bench. 



Glenrose Kennels, with Ring and Tone, won special for 

 best brace, dog and bitch, in the field. 



Pocantico Kennels, with Stormy, won special for dog with 

 best voice. 



Hornell-Harmony Kennels, with Ava W., won special for 

 bitch with best voice, and with Nibs special for dog win- 

 ning the greatest number of heats owned, entered and han- 

 dled by breeder. 



Wm. H. Child, with Tony Weller, wins the clxxb m.edal 

 and the special for best trailing, 



SUMMARY. 



Entrance fee in each class $5. Twenty-five dollars added 

 in all classes where there are ten or more entries. First 

 prize 40 per cent., second 30 per cent., third 20 per cent., of 

 entx-ance fees and added money. 



(Jlass A — Doqs loin, and Under. 

 First Scries. 



Glenrose Beagle Kennels' Ring beat Forest Beagle Ken- 

 liels' Hunter. 



Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Tricotrin beat Rockland Ken- 

 nels' Roy K. 



Wm. H. Child's Tony Weller beat Pocantico Kennels' 

 Stormy. 



Wm. H. Hyland's.Bill Nye beat Rockland Kennels' Racer 

 Jr. 



Edwin Fields' Fairy's Lee beat F. F. Ogiers's Fleetwood. 

 Pocantico Kennels Stormy beat Hox-nell-Harmony Ken- 

 nels' Sedgewick (a bye). 



Second Series. 

 Tony Weller beat Bill Nye. 

 Fairy's Lee and Ring (dead heat). 

 Stormy beat Trjcotri]!, 



Final Series. 



Tony Weller (Keno— Fly) beat Ring (Victor C— Try R.) 

 and won first prize. 



Ring and Fairy's Lee (Lee II.— Fairy) were given equal 

 second. 



Bill Nye (Rip Van Winkle— Queen Nellie) and Stormy 

 (Royal Krueger— Pussie) were given equal thiid. 



Class B— Bitches isin. and Under. 

 First Series. 



Rockland Kennels' Fanny Racer beat Forest Beagle Ken- 

 nel's Lady Lee. 



Rockland Kennels' Flora K. beat Pocantico Kennels' 

 Dora. 



Forest Beagle Kennels' Gypsey Forest beat Hornell-Har- 

 mony Kennels' Nellie. 



P. F. Ogiers's Countess Jirno beat Rockland Kennels' 

 Belle of Rockland. 



Forest Beagle Kennels' June Rose beat GIenro.se Beagle 

 Kennels' Tone. 



Second Series. 

 Flora K. beat Coixnte.ss Juno. 

 Gypsey Forest beat Fanny Racer. 

 Nellie beat Tone. 

 Tone beat Fannie Racer. 



Final Series. 



.Tune Rose (Frank Forest— Juno 11.) beat Gyi'sey Forest 

 (Frank Forest— Sxie Forest) and won first prize. 

 Gypsey Forest won second. 

 Nellie (Rattler— Rosebud) won third. 



Class C—Docjs ISin. and Under. 

 Bradford S. Turpin's Clyde (Frank Fore.st— Sue Forest) 

 beat Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Royal Krueger (Banner- 

 man— Cora) and won fir.st prize. 

 Rtxyal Krxxeger won second. 



Class D— Bitches, I'Sin. and vnder. 

 First Series. 



Bradford S. Turpin's Belle Ross beat W. H. Ashburner's 

 Jxidy. 



Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Ava W. beat Glenrose Beagle 

 Kennels' To.vy. ^ 



Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Nibs beat Glenrose Beagle 

 Kennels' Romp C. 



Final Series. 



Belle Ross (Ross W.— Cricket) and Nibs (Royal Krueger— 

 Midge) won equal first. 

 Ava W. (Royal Krxxeger— Midge) won second. 

 Romp C. (Tony— Skippy) won third. 



Class F— Puppies. 

 Glenrose Kennels' Romp C. (Tony— Skippy) won first. 

 Rockland Kennels' The Pasha ( Mac— Fanny K.) second 

 Rockland Kennels' The Czar (Mac— Fanny K.) won third. 



Bradley. 



CENTRAL FIELD TRIALS. 



LEXINGTON, N. C, Monday, Nov. 30.— There was every 

 promise on Saturday last that we should have fair 

 weather to comiuence these trials in, but even down here the 

 weather indulges in vagaries that upset the best laid plans 

 Yesterday opened with a snowstorm, and toward night a 

 heavy frost set in, so that all thoughts of rxxnning to-day 

 had to be abandoned. There are several visitors here and 

 the fxxll complemexxt of handlers. Those pi*csent are Messrs 

 P. H. O'Bannon and Harry Smoot, Sperryville, Va.; R. l/ 

 McCook, New York; Bayard Thayer, Bo.ston, Mass.; Captaiii 

 Wainam and F. L. Bevan, Ashboro, N. C; S. 7i. Bog^s and 



Sanborn, Ind.; S. C. Bradley, J. B. Stoddard and John 

 White, Thomasville, N. C; J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley 

 Tenn.; Charles Txxcker, Stanton, Tenn.; D. E. Rose, Law- 

 rencebxu'Ejh, La.; Charles Barker, Ravenna, Neb.;' Johii 

 Lewis, R.amseJ^ N. J.; E. T. McMnrdo and C. E. Buckle, 

 Charlotteville, Va.: S. J. McCartney, E. I. Martin, Wilming- 

 ton, Del.; Dr. Ruwe, Chicago, 111.; Dr. Jarvis, Claremont 

 N. H. ; B. Waters, V. M, Haldenxan and Major J. M. Taylor 

 and Angxxs Cameron, England. ' 



The draw for the Setter Derby took place this morning in 

 the clxxb room. The order of rxmning is: E. .J. Meyer's 

 Prima Dona with Blue Ridge Kennels' Hooe's Mark: J. K. 

 Garnet's Ned Noble with N. T. Harris's Wun Luno- Royal 

 Phelps Carroll's Iza with Blxxe Ridge Kennels' Laundress- 

 W. B. Meares, .Tr.'s, McMurdo with Harry Northwood's 

 Amy Robsart; W. F. Burdell and J. D. Poston's Latonia II. 

 with J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Camille; Pierre Lor- 

 illard, Jr.'s, Lora with Blue Ridge Kennels' Bob Cooper: 

 Randolph Kennels' Randolph's Roy a bye. The clxxb has 

 secured another farm in place of the 'Smith farm, that was 

 so far away from town. This is the Hargreaves farm, and 

 the ground is excellently adapted for the trials. Game is 

 plentifxxl and there is little brier and thick cover, making it 

 an excellent place for the running of the Derby Stakes. 

 Jack Frost still holds the soil in his firm grip, but the sun 

 melted most of the snow during the day, and no doubt a late 

 start will be made in the morning. H. W. L. 



[Special to Fnrest and Stream.'] 

 Lexington, N. C, Dec. 1.— The trials comxixenced this 

 morning with a late start in delightful weather. Snow 

 nearly all gone. In the first heat Hope's Mark had the bet- 

 ter range and hunted with more judgment than Prima 

 Donna and did best work on birds: neither did well toward 

 the finish. Wun Lung ran rings round Ned Noble, and had 

 the best of it on birds and was steadier. Iza had better 

 range and speed than Laxxndress, bxxt little judgment; Iza 

 had little the best of it on birds, bxxt neither are likely to be 

 seen in finish. Amy Robsart showed better work than Mc- 

 Murdo, the latter breaking in several times, and^vill hardly 

 remain in. Latonia was lame when called to rixn with 

 Camille; hurt her shoxxlder in wagon. Camille then ran 

 with Randolph's Roy, Camille under little control and 

 starting with a long chase after hare; neither steady to wing 

 Afterward Roy had slight advantage on birds, bxxt Camille 

 showed best pace and range. Lora and Bob Cooper will both 

 stay in; they ranged well and were aboxxt equal on birds. 

 This ended first series. Judges have just annoxxnced that 

 Bob Cooper, Wun Lxxng, Hope's Mark, Amy Robsart and 

 Lora i-emain in. and Iza, Camille and Ned' Noble in re- 

 serve. 



The Pointer Derby draw resulted: Jas. E. Mahaffy's 

 Prince, Jr., with Charlottesville Kennels' Mainstay; Hunter 

 Bros.' Black Wonder with J. R. Daniels's Promotion; Char- 

 lottesville Kennels' Outcast with W. G. Brokaw's Bob- 

 Charlottesville Kennels' Exile with Beresford Kennels' 

 Daxxntless. 



We regret to hear that Mr. Thomas Staffer, of Manchester, 

 England, whose name is weU known on both sides of the 

 Atlantic as one that was long identified as an owner and 

 breeder of some of the most celebrated pillars of the stud in 

 the Laverack setter, is now^ a confirmed invalid. To pass 

 the time away he has writteix a book on pointers and setters 

 which will shortly be pixblished. Such a book is bound to 

 be interesting to the present generation, who have neces- 

 sarily an imperfect knowledge of the earlier dogs to which 

 they delight in tracing back the pedigrees of the dogs they 

 own to-day— R,ho>be. Molb Blue Dash and all the rest ni' 

 tltem, 



