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that flushed wild. Roadins down the ditch, they secured „ 

 couple more; then Dolly pointed, left it, and Blade, on the 

 other aide of the ditch, pointed a single that flushed wild. 

 The dogs were almost identical in markings, both so heavily 

 marked with black that it was almost impossible to distin- 

 guish one from another. DoHy soon after pointed false in 

 pines and was backed by Blade, who did the same further 

 on. Dolly pointed false again, and then on hillside she 

 dropped to some scattered birds that flushed wild: Short 

 fired, killed, and Dolly retrieved in good style. Following 

 the marked birds, Blade got another single in woods, was 

 well backed by Dolly, and Tucker flushed. Called ap at 

 2:iS. Neither had much range or speed, but of course the 

 condition of ground was against them, but they did well on 

 their birds. 



Edge Maek— Top Maetc— Down at 3:47 in open grass 

 field. Edge Mark (Skidmore— Flo Maclin) was handled by 

 S. C. Bradley and Top Mark C&ath's Mark— Burd Helen) 

 by H. M. Short. Both started at a good pace, but Edge 

 Mark soon dwindled down and did not range out as he 

 . should have done. Edge Mark at top of woods made game 

 roaded, but failed to locate, and birds flnshed wild th 

 other side of the belt of timber. Then Top Mark pointed i 

 single nicely, and same time, higher uii, Edge Mark fol 

 lowed .suit. Bradley flred and mis.sed, dog .steady. After 

 this they passed several singles, which should liave been 

 scored on, and were called iip at Toy) Mark showed 



fair range and speed, and had better .style and nose than the 

 other, Edge Mark hunting too low without decision. 



LON Noble— Cot: XT GLAJa.sroxE.— Down in ragweed at 3:36, 

 Lon Noble (Count Noble — Alphonsine) was handled by Chas, 

 Barker and Count (xladstone (Count Noble— Ruby's Girl] 

 by John White. Count at once got out to his work, rang- 

 ing well and at speed, the other not comparing favorably 

 in this respect. Eon started with a false point in sedge. 

 Then dogs were moved to other gi-ound. Here Count was 

 the first to point, was backed by Lon Noble, and White 

 flushed, do.gs steady to wing. Beating out a large field 

 Couut dropped to a point, then moved on toward cover, 

 where in sedge near the edge, Lon flushed birds and got the 

 puuishment due for this faua' pas. Then she was redeem- 

 ing herself by a point on a single, when Count came in 

 ahead and took the point, bird flushing wild. Count pointed 

 again, no result, and both roaded into pines, where Count 

 made an uncertain point; and dogs were called up at 4:34. 

 The heat and work done was all in favor of Count Grladstone, 

 the other will be counted out. 



Paul Bo— Antevolo were then cast oft' for the last heat 

 at 4:38 in wheatfield. Paul Bo (Paul Gladstone— Bo-Peep) 

 was handled by Frank Richards and Antevolo (Count 

 Noble— Trinket II.) by Chas. Tucker. Both dogs ranged 

 out at good speed, Paul Bo showing most judgment. Paul 

 soon found a bevy and was well backed by Antevolo 

 Richards killed but his dog does not retrieve. Paul fol 

 lowed this up by another single point, Antevolo refu.sed to 

 back and was near flushing when Tucker dropped her, 

 Richards shot, dogs behaving well. Going into pines dogs 

 flushed a bevy. Following the birds AntCA-olo, at the other 

 side of wocd, nailed a single and so did Paul, both handlers 

 fired and Richards killed and had to bring the bird himself. 

 ■Then further on Paul dropped to a point, was backed, but 

 nothing came of it. Paul near pines went up to a bevy in 

 good style, Antevolo drew in front and pointed and birds 

 flushed wild, Richards shot, dogs steady. Little more was 

 done and dogs called up, as it was getting dusk. The heat 

 was all in Paul Bo's favor, he running a good race, and An- 

 tevolo ranged well, but her tendency to steal the points will 

 go against her. 



Oelakdo a bye. — At the same time that the last heat was 

 being run Judge Wallace had Orlando out to run his bye, 

 Orlando is by Roderigo — Bo-Peep and his part owner J. *M. 

 Avent handled him. ^He ran 45m. and ranged out well and 

 at a good pace. He pointed twice on singles and then on a 

 rabbit. Afterward Avent walked up a hevy and Orlando 

 secured another point on a single. This ended the day's 

 work several miles from town. 



SATURDAY. 



There was a heavy frost last night, so wc did not hurry 

 fche start this morning, as the ground was pretty hard, 

 though the warm sun soon softened it out. The .start was 

 again at the Hargreaves farm, which is one of the prettiest 

 hits of country m this neighborhood. Long stretches of 

 sedge and grass, at intervals broken by clunaps of timber, 

 not too thick, and with a noticeable absence ot briers. The 

 judges called up eight dogs in the second series. These 

 were: Daisy Hunter with Count Eric, Harry C. with Paul 

 Bo, Orlando with Antevolo, Dad Wilson, Jr. with Count 

 Glad.stone. 



Second Series. 



Daisy Hu^tter- Count Eeic— Put down in open at 9:29, 

 they both ranged out well, first into corn, then into sedge. 

 In a little spinney Daisy made game, then pointed in a ques- 

 tioning manner, moved on, and nothingwas found for some 

 time. Dogs worked apart too much; this was Count Eric's 

 fault, for Daisy laid to the course, but Count was lost for 

 some time and Daisy was held up for a while. Then in 

 woods Dfiisy was put down again, roaded to two birds 

 and only just stopped in time as they flushed wild. Called 

 up then at 10:35, Count being still lost. It was an unsatis- 

 factory heat, Daisy Hunter getting really no point on 

 game. 



■ H AEBT C— PAUL Bo.— Down at 10:42 in ragweed, and both 

 Soon put acres behind them. Both dogs made game in 

 woods, pointed and bird flushed wild. In the open Paul 

 stood to a single and was well backed. This was repeated 

 in the same order, Richards firinjr. In woods Harry C. 

 nailed a single in capital style. Dogs called up at 11:20. 

 Paul Bo ran an excellent race and Harrj"^ C. improved his 

 chances. 



Orlabdo— AsTEVOLO.— Put dowu where others taken up 

 in grass field at 11:35. A bevy flushed wild and then on, 

 Orlando's superior scenting powers brought him to an out- 

 lying bird to the right, Avent fired, missed, dog steady. To 

 the left Antevolo stopped on a single, that flushed in a huixy. 

 Then Antevolo was missed and Orlando held up. Off again 

 together, they skirted timber where Orlando was said to 

 have flushed a bird. After this, lower down he nailed a 

 ■single in .sedge, edge of woods. Avent missed the shot, and 

 dogs called up soon after at 13:15. The heat was all in favor 

 of the dark colored dog Orlando, who was under good control 

 and working with good sense. Then we galloped to our 

 lunch baskecs at the barn near by. 



Dad Wilson Je.— Count Gladstone.— Cast oft' near farm 

 at 1:04. Both pointed in woods at start, but nothing found. 

 Count ipointed again, then working through a cotton patch 

 Dad nailed a single in good shape, and as Short fired and 

 missed, dog .stead.y, a bevy flushed wild ahead of Couut. 

 After this Count was missed and not found for ten minutes. 

 Dad working out groun<i to the leJ't, Short flushed a bevy. 

 After the scattered birds, when Count was the first to come 

 up with them and secured a couple. Then through the fence 

 both dogs pointed the balance of birds. A false point for 

 Dad ensued. In woods, Mr. Tracy flushed a bird, and Dad 

 dropped to wing. Count, at edge of timber, pxtt a bevy to his 

 credit in fine style, Dad honoring nieelv. W hite flred, missed, 

 and dogs .stead.y. On the scattered birds Count did well, 

 nailing them in the bottom laud. Lfp at 1:50. All Count 

 Gladstone's heat, af(;er he was found, running a good race 

 with plenty vim and style. This ended the second series, and 

 judges called for the winners of the Derbys to run the abso- 

 lute winner heat. 



Won Lung— PfiOMOTioN.— Sent off at 1,56 in corn stabble. 

 Both ranged out widp^ hi:}t-\yun Lung's greatei- ^peed and 



wide casts were very noticeable, as usual. This dog reminds 

 one of a bag of spnngs, always eager and on the go. To 

 find new ground the dogs were worked chiefly on bottom 

 land and swamp, when the open country would have suited 

 Wun Lung much better. Promotion being at his best in 

 broken, swampy cover work. In swampy sedge Wun Lung 

 pointed. Promotion honored, Wun Lung drew on, pointed, 

 but nothing found; both roaded. and 50yds. further, in 

 sedge. Promotion came up with the bevy which flushed 

 wild. Then he pointed fur and false pointed, Wun Lung 

 backing. Down by ditch Wun Lung pointed undecisively, 

 nothing found, but higher up the hill in cover Promotion 

 soon pointed three birds and was .steady to Barker's "raise." 

 In ragweed, edge of wheat, Wun Lung pointed a lark. In 

 thick pines Promotion pointed a large bevy which flushed 

 as judges came up. Taken out of woods and coming out of 

 a swamp Wun Lung stopped. Rose thinking there could be 

 nothing ordered him to move on, when a single flushed. 

 Judpe.s consulted, and it was an anxious moment, for it 

 meant ft4()0 for one or the other. No decision was arrived 

 at, and dogs were ordered to work toward pines again. 

 They hunted out swamp alone.side the railroad and Pro- 

 motion found birds. Barker shot and killed, dog steady. 

 Dogs ordered up at and coming up the hill judges de- 

 cided that (he j)ointer Promotion was the absoliite winner 

 of the Derby and *100 additional money, making $800 that 

 Mr. Barker takes from the meeting. 



All-Aije Setter Stakf-, Third Series, 

 The judges then wanted 



Oelando— Paul Bo to run again, and it was generally 

 thought that the heat wa.s to comply with the rule about 

 first and second running together, as these two were the 

 favorites in the race, although before the stake was com- 

 menced nol)ody wanted anvthiug but Daisy Hunter. Down 

 in ragweed at 3:111. lu pines Orlando pointed false, but 

 Paul's nose served binj truer, for outside of cover he dropped 

 to a bevy; Richards flushed the birds, fired and missed, dog 

 steady. Then lower down Orlando spotted a .single, Avent 

 fired at it and killed. Orlando retrieved the bird ifairly well. 

 A point on fur for Orlando. In woods Paul Bo pointed a 

 single in fine style, and was held some time for Orlando to 

 come up; not coming Richards flushed the bird, flred and 

 missed, dog steady to both. Higher up Orlando pointed 

 false. Throughout the heat Paul Bo was much superior in 

 pace and range, and handled his birds faultles.'dy. Dog.s 

 up at 3:5(). Judges had a confab and ordered out 



Harey C— Count Gladstone.— Cast off at 4:01 in rag- 

 weed and sedge, Count showing a little the best in speed 

 and range. In cotton patch Count pointed false. Then one 

 of the prettiest sights of the trials was seen as they both 

 pointed in woods on the dry leaves; both are styli.sh dogs, 

 and their quivering flags and uplifted fore feet made us 

 anxious to reproduce the scene by the aid of our trusty 

 "Hawkeye," but the old saying is true— what alot of things 

 a man sees when he hasn't got his gun. Nothing came of 

 the point, and Count, in a wheat field, repeated the perform- 

 ance with the same result. Then he was lost for some time. 

 Meanwhile Harry C, just out of woods in sedge, nailed a 

 single, which Bradley shot at but missed, dog steady. After 

 this the he.at was all in Harry C.'s favor, he finding the 

 birds and being under good control, which cannot be said of 

 Count, who was heedless in the extreme. When called up 

 judges decided Paul Bo first, Orlando second. Harry C. and 

 Count Gladstone divide third money. The decision was well 

 received, as Count's previous work fully entitled him to 

 recognition, though Harry ran throughout the stake a 

 much better race and some people thought he was entitled 

 to the whole of third money. 



SUMMA.V1Y. 



Ali-Age Setter Stake— First Series. 

 Edward (^ray's Count Eric (Count Noble— Fannie W ) 

 with J. Shelley Hudson's Dad Wilson, Jr. (Dad Wilson— 



hill'he'pointed a bevy, and White wounded bird, but dog 

 could not find it; Nick backed. Further up Nick came up 

 with a single, hut pointed twice before he nailed it; Lewis 

 flred and missed. Afterward Nick made game, roaded into 

 oaks, pointed, but Lewis could not find; dog moved on, and 

 stiffening out again ten yards further on, Lewis put up a 

 bevy, fired and missed, dog not quite steady. Then going 

 through woods, both were found at a point at the other side; 

 nothing came of it, however. Casting back a few yards 

 higher up, Nick of Naso pointed a single that flushed wild. 

 Nothing more being done, dogs were ordered up at 3:14, The 

 race was pretty nearly all in Nick of Naso's favor; was 

 under better control than Duke, but the latter had slightly 

 the best range. Both .stylish worker.s, as two such hand- 

 some bench show dogs would naturally be. 



Wild Damon— Don- Fis Hrl.— Cast off at 3:18 in the same 

 field. Wild Damon (Damon— Flora) handled by C. E. 

 Buckle and Don Fis Hel (Devonshire Sam— Nellie Bang) 

 was handled by Geo. A. McClin. Wild Damon started with 

 a flush on bevy. Wild Damon made wide casts and was 

 much the .speedier ranger. Coming back from a long cast 

 to the rear Damon pointed prettily in woods and was held ' 

 for Dou Pis Hel to back, and then Buckle flushed the bird, 

 dogs steady. Then to the right Don Fis Hel nailed one 

 nicely, but McCliu missed it , dog steady to shot and wing. 

 A long tramp for about twenty miiruips ensued, vvhen Wild 

 Damon pointed, but nothing found in the high ragweed, he 

 roaded and drew to a point several tinips, but nothingwas 

 done. Then Don pointed false, Wild Damon hacking. In 

 oaks Wild Damon, making a nice cast, winded a single, 

 which flushed wild just after he pointed. Dogs were called 

 up soon after at 4:£0. Wild Damon did the best ranging and 

 had the keenest nose, handling his birds well. Don Fis Hel 

 ran better than heretofore. 



B. Stoddard, who was laid up with the grip at Thomasville, 

 N. C Rock II. (champion :Graphic— Lady Belle) was han- 

 dled by b. C. Bradley. Both got off well to their work. After 

 ranging out .some time Rock pointed stylishly in sedge, 

 Bradley could not find, and dog moved oil a pace or two 

 and birds flushed wild. Don backed but left it and working 

 round up wind nailed the balance of hew, which was marked 

 down in wood.s. Dr. Thomas shot and killed, Don retrieved 

 the bird at once but dropped it about 5yds. away and would 

 not fetch after mouthing the bird a bit. Of course, the dog 

 was handicapped rather by the change of handlers, though 

 the Doctor worked his dog well. Going into the woods 

 some pretty work was done on the singles, both pointing 

 about the same time, Doctor shot at his bird, but missed. 

 Then Rock nailed another, which Bradley killed and dog 

 retrieved in good style. Afterward Rook pointed, moved on 

 and stopped as a single flushed a yard from Bradley's feet. 

 Working out of woods and over a lot of ground Rock 

 pointed and Don honored it. both showing good style. Rock 



Lit). 



J. H. and J. A. Hunter's Daisy Hunter (Gath's Hope- 

 Daisy F.) with Geo. A. McClin's Bonnie Bondhu (Coimt 

 Wakefield — Pearl Bondhu 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Rupert (Roderigo— Bo- 

 Peep) with Bert Crane's Natalie II. (King Noble— Natalie). 



Greenfield Hill Kennels' Harry C. (Roderigo- Counte.ss 

 House) with E, O. Damon's The Corsair rDan Gladstone— 

 Haideet. 



J. Shelley Hudson's Dolly Hill (Ben Hill— Dolly S.) with 

 Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s Blade (Toledo Blade— Sula C). 



Francis S. Brown's Edge Mark (Skidmore— Flo Maclin) 

 with B. M. ;Stephenson's Top Mark (Gath's Mark— Burd 

 Helen). 



B. Ridgway's Lon Noble (Count Noble— Alphonsine) 

 with Adolph Dill's Count Gladstone (Count Noble— Ruby's 

 Girl). 



Richard Merrill's Paul Bo (Paul Gladstone— Bohemian 

 Girl) \vith Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s Antevolo (Count Noble- 

 Trinket II.). 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Orlando (Roderigo— Bo- 

 Peep) a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Daisy Hunter with Count Eric. 

 Harry C. with Paul Bo. 

 Orlando with Antevolo. 

 Dad Wilson, Jr. with Count Gladstone. 



Tliird Series. 

 Orlando with Paul Bo. 

 Harry C. wnth Count Gladstone. 

 Richard Merrill's Paul Bo wins first money, $350. 

 J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Orlando wins second 

 money. S150. 



Greenfield Hill Kennels' Harry C. and Adolph Dill's Count 

 Gladstone divide third money, $100. 



Paul Bo is a handsome, well-made setter, as becomes his 

 parentage. Consistent in his work, showing a keen nose 

 combined with free and intelligent range. Is decided on 

 his points and makes few mistakes. Orlando was described 

 at High Point. Harry C. is a handsome, heavily marked 

 dog, shows plenty of pace and range, and here he proved 

 that he had excellent scenting powers. Couut Gladstone is 

 a little dog on the Wun Lung pattern. Full of vivacity and 

 eager for bis work, he gets over a lot of ground, and delights 

 in mystifying his handler as to his whereabouts; this is his 

 only fault, as he is well trained otherwise, has a good nose 

 and goes to his birds with decision and snap. 



Lexington, N. C, Monday, Dec. 7.— Another wet morning 

 and consequently no work could be done in the trials These 

 wet days, although they afford a welcome rest for some of 

 us, are exasperating to the majority, who are anxious to 

 keep down their hotel bills and get the agony over as soon 

 as possible. Toward noon, as usual here, the rain stopped 

 and after lunch we started in a field almost in the villao-e 

 with " 



The Pointer ALL-A(i£ Stake. 

 First Serien. 



The draw had taken place on Friday night last, and the 

 first brace down was 



Nick oe Naso— Duke oir Hessen.- Cast off at 3:35 in 

 sedge, Nick of Naso (Naso If.— Pettigo) was handled by 

 John Lewis, and Duke of Hessen (Luck of Hessen— Blarney) 

 by John White— ''a pair of Jacks," as a man facetiously 

 termed them. Both dogs settled down to wide ranging but 

 a deal of ground was beaten out before any game was made 

 Duke was the first to point in sedge just out of cover Nick 

 of Naso backing, but nothing resulted, and further up the 



much better than last year. Both did weU'ou their birds 

 and Don's slight unsteadiness was doubtless due to a more 

 or less strange handler. The weather was very cold and 

 raw and we were all glad to get back to our firesides again. 

 SUMMARY. 



AllAge Pointer Stake— First Series. 

 H. R. Baldwin's Nick of Naso (Naso II.— Pettigo) with 

 Hempstead Farm Kennels' Duke of Hessen (Luck of Hessen 

 —Blarney). 



Charlotteville Kennels' Wild Damon (Damon— Flora) with 

 N. R. Fishel's Don Fis Hel (Devonshire Sam— Nellie Bang). 



Dr. H. J. Thomas's Devonshire Don (Molton Baron- 

 Village Star) with C E. Connell's Rock II. (Graphic— Lady 

 Belle). 



C. C. M. Hunt's Barker's Grouse (Mainspring- Swain's 

 Fly) with R.. R. Moore's Grousedale (Underwriter— "Trix). 



Charlotteville Kennels' Maid of Kent (King of Kent- 

 Hops) with A. L. Saiiford's Frank W. (Duke of Vernon — 

 Royal Cute). 



[Special to Farest and Stream.] 

 Lexinuton, N. C, Dec. a— The ^All-Aged Pointtr Stake 

 was concluded this aftenioon. 



Starting near town, Barker's Grouse and Grousedale, han- 

 dled by Bradley and Lewis respectively, ran a poor race, 

 Grou.se not running up to form: neither dog ranged out well. 

 Grouse, however, was the best and found a bevy and a single 

 to Grousedale's bevy. Maid of Kent and Frank W. was the 

 next brace down, and ran much better. Handled by Buckle 

 and Lewis. Frank pointed two bevies to Maid's one and 

 ranged nearly as well. 



Seco]id Scries. 

 Duke of Hessen and Wild Damon ran first. Wild Damon 

 starting with a bevy to good point; he soon found another 

 and retrieved well. Afterward pointed a single and a bevy 

 and handled his birds well; only range in Duke's favor. 

 Rock II. ran all around Grouse in the next heat and secured 

 one bevy and retrieved well. Prank W. and Maid of Kent 

 ran another heat, when Maid pointed a bevy to Frank W.'s 

 uncertain single. 



Judges then called for Duke of Hessen with Maid of Kent 

 and Wild Damon with Frank W. in 



Tliird Series. 



Cast oft' after lunch, Duke of Hessen found his first bevy 

 and retrieved nicely to kill. Then Maid pointed a bevy and 

 also retrieved well. Down nearly an hour. Wild Damon 

 and Frank W. then ran for two hours, but there was little 

 point work. Wild Damon pointed one bevy and Frank the 

 other just at the close of heat. Judees then announced 

 Maid of Kent winner of tirst money, §350; Duke of Hessen 

 second, $150; Frank W. third, $100, Duke of Hessen also 

 wins the Pointer Club special. 



The Free-for-All Stakes commence to-morrow. Drawn as 

 follows: R Merrill's Paul Bo with B. Ridgeway and F. S. 

 Brown's King's Mark; E. Gray's Count Eric with Char- 

 lottesville Kennels' Rip Rap; Charlottesville Kennels' Maid 

 of Kent with J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's Chance; J. 

 M. Avent and N. T. Harris's Antonio a bye. The race for 

 absolute winner of All-Age Stake will also be run. 



H. W. L. 



SPANIEL PRIZES. 



Editor Forent and Streani: 



At a meeting of the executive committee of the American 

 Spaniel Club, held in New York on Dec. 1, it was decided to 

 award the following cups at the forthcoming Westminster 

 Club show, viz.: The American Spaniel Club's field spaniel 

 cup, solid silver, value $100; the American Spaniel Club's 

 cocker spaniel cup, solid silver, value 8100; the American 

 Spaniel Club's stud dog trophy, value fSo; the American 

 Spaniel Club's American Field cup, solid silver, value §100; 

 which, with the usual cash prizes offered by this club, will 

 make keen and unusual competition. 



It has also been decided to hold the .second annual dinner 

 of spaniel exhibitors and lovers of the breed during the 

 show, arrangements for which are in the hands of Messrs. 

 Wilmerding and Keasbey, to which all spaniel men are in- 

 vited. The annual meeting of this clul) will be held on 

 Feb. 34, 1893, at 4 P. M, Rowland P. Ke.isbey, Sec'.y. 

 York, Dec. 4, 



