Sept. 8, 1892.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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exhibited veiy clean, intelli^eTit work in his flt-at heat, 

 ranging wide, with excellent judgment and proved himself 

 a goodliuder, and skilful in pointing the birds when found. 

 Had his handler been more experienced in the nice points 

 of field trial handling his dog would have won easily. Joe 

 is nicely broken with the one exception of backing, and his 

 handler, observing conscientiously what he thought the 

 rules and fair play required, permitted his dog to go by the 

 pointing dog without any effort to restrain him. 



The spirit of fair play and a desire to see the best dogs 

 win were predominant with every member. Every move 

 was characterized by the greatest consideration for fairness 

 to all, and every member present showed himself a gentle- 

 man sportsman. 



Following is a list of the Derby entries: 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 dog Kingston (Chance— Bessie Avent) 

 'With 



L. W. Smith'.s black, white and tan bitch Fair Chatham 

 (Chatham— Babe W.). 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's black and white dog 

 Bonia iRod- Juno A.) 



with 



F. II. Perry and John Switzer's Irish setter bitch Hawk- 

 eye Queen (Claremont Patsy— Nora of Claremont). 



J. M, Avent and Bayard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 dog Lochinvar (Chance — Bessie Avent) 



vjiih 



John Shai-ples's liver and white pointer dog Alberta Joe 

 (Ightfield ITpson-Ightfleld Blythe). 



F. H. Perry and B. G. Odione's Irish setter bitch Clare- 

 mont Clara (Claremont Patsv— Claremont Glencho) 

 with 



John Siarples's liver and white ticked pointer bitch Al- 

 berta Ruby (Ightfield Upson— Ightfield Blythe). 



The Irish setters made a most excellent showing, ranging 

 wide at good speed, but need more experience on birds. 



The starters were not so many as there would have been 

 had there not been malicious influences at work against the 

 club's success. Of this, more later. 



Besides those mentioned hereinafter t^ere were present at 

 the trials Messrs. W. F. Ellis, D. M. Telford, J. Wootton 

 and Samuel Beckett, who has judged the club's trials in 

 previous years, and others. 



Wednesday. 



Wednesday was very favorable for good work. A stiff 

 and steady wind blew from the south. The temperature 

 was aboiat riaht for comfort and good work. Chickeus were 

 found in sufficient numbers to test the dogs satisfactorily. 

 Taken as a whole the work done during the forenoon was of 

 an ordinary mixed grade of good, bad and indifferent. How- 

 ever, a high order of skillful work was necessary to secure 

 good results as the chickens showed some wildness and 

 flushed easily. 



An effort was made to work the dogs up wind as much as 

 possible, but it is of no importance whatever in hunting for 

 bevies, except at such times as a dog quarters his ground in 

 mathematical lines. Liter, the dogs were worked regard- 

 less of the wind. A dog which ranges well according to his 

 own judgment will beat out his ground quite as well when 

 the course of the shooter is down wind as when it is xip 

 wind. 



The BEnBY— First Series. 

 KiNGSTOK— Fa?j Chatham.— They were started at 7:49 in 

 the open prairie. Kingston was handled by J. M. Avent 

 and was troubled with a sore foot which made a slight dif- 

 ference in his running. Fan was handled by L. W. Smith. 

 Soon after being cast off, Fan drew accui-ately to a point on 

 a bevy. She "held her point for a few moments then 

 abandoned it and worked to one side, feeling for scent. 

 The chickens flushed wild. King had taken a cast out of 

 sight and was not found for several minutes. Sent on, 

 King false-pointed, and Fan backed indifferently. Fan 

 next drew nicely to a point on a single bird which flushed 

 wild ahead of her before the handler could walk up to her. 

 Sent on, she roaded again and a single bird flushed w ild 

 ahead of her. King a moment afterward pointed. Fan 

 drew to a flush on a single and soon afterward King drew 

 to a point on one; a short distance from there he pointed 

 another. While both were making game, a single flushed 

 wild ahead. Fan next drew accurately to a good point on 

 a single bird in grass. The dogs were ordered up at 8:'20. 

 There was no sharp, nice work in the heat: in fact, the 

 work was awkward and lacked finish. King did not go to 

 running birds with promptness, and ranged irregularly, 

 very wide or close and beat out his ground without exercis- 

 ing much judgment. Fan showed a good nose and judg- 

 ment in drawing and pointing, but the latter was done in 

 a listless manner. She did not range above moderately 

 well. 



BoNiA— Hawkeye Qtteen.— They were started at 8:35, the 

 former handled by J. M. Avent, the latter by W. Pickering. 

 The heat was a poor one. Queen ranged wide and with 

 judgment, but her performance on birds was limited, con- 

 sidering the opportunities. Bonia did not show any fin- 

 ished, accurate work, and was disposed to point on' false 

 scent or footscent. His first work was a flush on an out- 

 lying bird, then he took a short turn and pointed a single; 

 as his handler walked up he moved forward a few steps and 

 the bird flushed just as he stopped. At the same time Queen 

 and her handler flushed the rest of the bevy. Bonia roaded 

 and pointed, then took a turn and flushed the bird. He 

 next false pointed and Queen backed him well. The dogs 

 were watered. Bonia false-pointed again and Queen drew 

 in to his point, refusing to back, which was in a measure 

 excusable in consequence of having been deceived by a false 

 point and indecision. Sent on, Bonia pointed a bevy and 

 Queen backed fairly well. This was the first good piece 

 of work done in the heat. Queen had the better range 

 but she had no find. The heat was ordinary. The dogs 

 were ordered up at 9:0.5. Bonia showed good speed, but his 

 I'ange was irregular and lacked judgment. 



LocHisvAR— Albeeta Joe.— J. M. Avent handled the 

 former, J. Shai-ples the latter. The heat began at 9:13. Both 

 dogs showed range and spirit. Loch false-pointed and Joe 

 backed apparently or stopped to scent. Sent on Joe showed 

 decidedly the better range and judgment. He pointed three 

 birds and Loch laacked, but required cautioning to hold it. 

 Sent on Loch took a cast down wind about 100yds., got 

 wind of the rest of the bevy and pointed them. Sent on. he 

 going at speed, soon flushed a bird and chased it, but stopped 

 finally to order, then ran to the wagon close by. He was 

 mildly jmnished, but it seemed to cool his ardor through 

 the rest of the heat. Again sent on Joe was doing some 

 grand ranging, and carried himself stylishly. He soon 

 dropped to a point on a bevy and held it well. The birds 

 flusLied wild some yards ahead as the handlers walked up. 

 Sent on Joe soon dropped to a point and nothing apparently 

 was found to it. Sent on about 100yds. ahead of wiiere Joe 

 pointed, Loch flushed a single bird, which probably had run 

 from Joe's point. IsexC, Loch roaded a bird to a flush close 

 by the handlers. Joe taking a long cast at the same time 

 flashed a bird across wind. At 9:47 the heat ended. The 

 work done was the best of the forenoon. Joe .showed a high 

 claiss quality of Derby work and was easily ahead of evety- 

 thing in the stake on the work so far done. Loch showed 

 excellent quality, but wanted more experience and finish. 

 Joe's worst fault was in dropping to his points, a trifling 

 matter as compared to the gtiaiity of his superior work. 



GLAHEMoyr Clara— Albert A Rttbt.— The former was 

 bandied by W. Pickering, the latter by John Sharpies. 

 They were started at 9:55 and ran about twenty minntes 

 without finding, when they wei-e watered and again sent 

 on. Ruby flushed two birds excusably down wind. They 

 were taken up at 10:38, and carried to scrubs near by where 

 a bevy had been marked down. Ruby pointed the bevy. 

 ClHra coming in close by stopped to an uncertain point, and 

 a single flushed close to her. Both were running together 

 a great deal and watching each other. Ruby showed the 

 most independence and ranged the wader, in fact showed a 

 very superior range. Some bungling work was done on 

 scattered birds in the bushes. At 10:45 Clara was sent on 

 working alone till U:Ol. She ranged well, but found nothing 

 and made a false point. The running was then suspended 

 till after dinner and the party went to town. 



A rest of several hours was taken on account of the 

 midday weather. 



Second Scries. 



The judge retained six dogs to try conclusions again, the 

 work in the first series being too unsatisfactory to form an 

 opinion of the dogs' relative standing. Those selected were 

 Bonia, Alberta Joe, Kingston, Alberta Ruby, Hawkeye 

 Q.ueen and Lochinvar. 



BoNTA— Albeeta Joe.— They started at 2:55. Joe started 

 slowly at his work, but soon increased his pace and range 

 and was taking as good casts as in the moi-ning. Bon soon 

 pointed a single. Joe came in down wind, refused to back 

 and joined in the point. The bird was flushed to one side a 

 few yards away. The weather was so warm that the dogs 

 were taken up at 8:13. The party rested and no more work 

 was done until 4;25, when the dogs were again started. 

 Bonia had an unpleasant habit of turning in at the ends of 

 his casts and working behind his handler. Joe pointed a 

 bevy across wind, and Bonia, coming in, came through the 

 bevy and backed. Sent on, Bonia flushed a remaining bird; 

 and, ,50yds. further on, .Toe flivshed a bird down wind. After 

 some ranging, Joe struck foot scent and roaded. but his 

 handler urged him on. He then took a cast, came back and 

 roaded accurately to a flush. Next each flushed. They were 

 ordered up at 4:,3fi to be put down again later. 



K inCtSton— Albeeta Ruby.— At 4:40 they began their heat. 

 King soon took a long cast to the rear and beat out the 

 ground to and fro from a quarter to a half mile or more 

 away and quit working to the gun for fuUy ten minutes, 

 ignoring the whistle, whereupon Mr. Avent mounted a 

 horse, rode to him and brought him back. The heat was 

 then resumed. King pointed three birds, and being urged 

 on he flushed. At the same time Ruby, across a hollow 

 lOOyds. away, pointed: nothing found. The dogs were 

 brought together and started. Ruby flushed one on stub- 

 ble, and dropped as two more flushed. Moved on. King 

 pointed and Ruby drew in and took the point. The bird 

 was flushed some yards ahead. Ruby next pointed a single 

 bird. Ruby ranged well and showed good speed. The heat 

 was a poor one, being but ordinarily good in small parts. 



Hawkeye Queen— Lochtijvar. —They started at 5:30. 

 This, too, was a poor heat, unfinished, fragmentaiy work 

 predominating. Queen pointed at the edge of a stubble and 

 Loch coming in to call, ran into the bevy, which was down 

 wind of Queen, and flushed it. He showed an inclination 

 to chase but stopped to caution, which disturbed Queen and 

 she left her point. She resumed her point afterward and 

 roaded to a flush on a single on the stubble. Next she 

 pointed and was backed. Her handler failing to flu-^h 

 ordered her on, and the bird was afterward flushed about 

 10yds. from where she pointed. Loch was disobedient and 

 difficult to handle. Up at 5:24 with no chance of either 

 winning. 



BoNTA— Alberta Joe.— They were again cast off' at 5:30 

 Quite a long search was made before finding, .Joe pointed 

 where a bird flushed wild. Next he made a partially ex- 

 cusable flush on the stubble. Next, Bonia pointed and Joe 

 refused to back and took the point. He apparently was 

 getting more jealous and made no pretext of Packing. He 

 was not getting off his nose, if his power of recognizing 

 scent and going to the birds was any criterion by which to 

 judge. He was showing jealousy and carelessness, and his 

 handler was urging him too much. Sent on, Bonia again 

 pointed. Joe refused to back, took the point, drew on and 

 flushed the bird. Avent killed. Up at 5:4.5. .Joe pointed a 

 bird j'lst as the heat ended. 



This finished the stake and the work for the day. 



The judge after a few minutes' consideration announced 

 the winners as follows: 



First, Bonia; second, Alberta Joe; third, Kingston. 



The prizes in the Derby were S1.50 to first, |90 to second, $60 

 to third. To non-members the entry fee was $5 to enter, .¥10 

 additional to start. To members, S3 and #5. Entries closed 

 July I. 



THE ALL-AGE STAKE. 



This stake began on Thiu'sday morning. There were 1:3 

 starters. The quality of the work done was very good as a 

 whole, some of it superior. 



Mr. Tallman handled the running with skill, and deter- 

 mined the winners with correctness and good judgment, 

 giving the greatest satisfaction. 



This stake was open to the world, and even first winners 

 at the great trials were not barred. So far as the trials 

 of this year are concerned, these liberal conditions made no 

 difference; but there is a possibility that such a liberal 

 policy, if followed in the future, will work against the best 

 interests of the club and the competitors. There are certain 

 important matters of revenue which every club has to con- 

 sider and should consider, to sustain it with as little deficit 

 as possible. With an ail-aged stake open to the world, 

 there is a possibility that there might be so many first prize 

 winners entered in future stakes that there would not be the 

 slightest chance for amateurs, consequently they would not 

 enter their dogs. The necessity of barring first prize win- 

 ners from all-aged stakes has been demonstrated at the 

 larger trials. It cuts down the clubs' revenues if they are 

 not barred. 



Duke of Manitoba, the winner of first, made an excellent 

 showing and won his honors most thoroughly. His work 

 was regular and good. He exhibited excellent finding qual- 

 ities and located his birds with judgment and promptness. 

 He had good style, a most pleasant disposition and perfect 

 obedience. He showed a slight degree of over-training once 

 in awhile by looking to his handler for a signal to indicate 

 the direction in which to hunt, a fault not habitual and very 

 easily remedied. 



Bettye S , the second prize winner, is well known in the 

 history of field trials. 



Novelist, third, showed a very superior order of ranging 

 and good judgment in her work. She maintained a uniform 

 rate of good s{)eed, and performed fairly well on birds. In 

 ranging with judgment, she was superior to Bettye S. She 

 was the winner of the All- Aged Stakes of the club's trials 

 last year. 



The trials were a success and deserve the support of all 

 sportsmen. A scrupulous spirit of fair play was observable 

 in every move of the management, as could not be otherwise 

 when such true gentlemen and true sportsmen were in 

 charge. There can not be too many such clubs if they com- 

 prise similar memberships. 



Following is the list of starters: 



L. W- Smith's black, white and tan setter bitch Atlanta 

 (Jean Val Jean ) 



with 



John Wool ton's black and white dog Dick Bondhu II. 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 setter bitch Novelist (WoodhuU's Bruce — Llewellin's 

 Novelty) 



■With 



P. A. McDonald's white and black setter dog Roy. 



F. H. Brydges's brown and white pointer bitch Daisy 



'With 



J. M. Avent and Bavard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 setter bitch Bettye S. (Roderigo— Bo-Peep). 



J. D. McMurry's white and lemon bitch Belle 

 wit7i 



.1. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 setter dog Rupert (Roderigo— Bo Peep). 



J. A. Telford's blue belton setter dog Grouse (^Brant— Lill). 



with 



W. F. Ellis's black, white and tan setter dog Duke of 

 Manitoba (A. 24,734J. 



W. F. Ellis's lemon and white English setter bitch Cora 

 with 



J. M. Avent and Bayard Thayer's black, white and tan 

 dog Orlando (Roderigo— Bo-Peep). 



E. D. Adams's liver and white setter dog Shot (Frost II,— 

 Dime), a bye. 



About a dozen birds were killed during the trials. It was 

 most conclusively demonstrated that mo'^'t successful trials 

 can be held on chickens in Manitoba. There are birds in 

 sufficient numbers to test the dogs, there are the best of 

 grounds and the climate is most favorable for work, condi- 

 tions which did not always prevail at the chicken trials held 

 in the States in the 703 and 80s. Such trials are very conclu- 

 sive tests of a dog's merit, much more so than trials on 

 quails commonly are. They also show that when a dog is 

 absent a long time he is not always pointing. 



Thursday. 



The day opened with some signs of rain, but as the sun 

 rose higher the weather cleared up and the temperature 

 gradually became warmer. A steady mild south wind blew 

 till about midday, when it died away and the weather was 

 then close and sultry and distressing for the dogs to work. 

 There was a tiresome delay in getting the dogs started. Mr. 

 Smith, in making an early start ahead of the party, by some 

 misunderstanding got into the wrong place. Mr. Avent 

 thought that his competition began in the third heat, when 

 it began in the second, thus there was a delay of forty-nine 

 minutes, added to a late start, which everybody endured as 

 patiently or impatiently as they pleased. 



First Scries. 



Novelist— Rov.— As the first brace could not be started 

 owing to the absence of Mr. Smith and Atlanta, this brace 

 was started. J. M. Avent handled Novelist and W. Picker- 

 ing handled Roy. Novelist took wide casts from the start, 

 working out her ground nicely to the gun. One, a long 

 cast, was to a stubble, she flushed an outlying bird and 

 dropped to wing. She remained down. Roy backed her, 

 then moved on and flushed a single. Avent flushed the 

 rest of the birds, .shot and killed. Both dogs were steady. 

 Roy made two flushes on the stubble. Novelist, in the 

 meantime, pointed, drew on forty yards and pointed the 

 birds. Roy backed, Avent killed and both dogs were steady. 

 They were ordered up at 8:37. Novelist's work on birds 

 was a bit faulty. 



Atlanta — Dick Bondhc — They began at 8:31. The 

 former was handled by L. W. Smith, the latter by John 

 Woolton. Atlanta flushed three times in succession, twice 

 excusably across wind and once up wind. Atlanta next 

 pointed up wind of a single and Dick backed. Atlanta 

 moved on and Dick went up and pointed the bird. He was 

 steady to shot. Next he flushed across wind in stubble 

 They were ordered up at 8:59, just as Atlanta pointed and 

 a single bird flushed a long distance ahead. Tne work on 

 birds was very imperfect. Atlanta showed a fair range 

 only. Dick ranged too close, but was diligent and showed 

 good judgment. 



Daisy— Bettye S.— They started at 9:30 and ran seven- 

 teen minutes when they were watered. The former was 

 handled by W. Pickering, the latter by J. M. Avent. Each 

 flushed a single across wind. On stubble, Bettve drew to a 

 flush on a single bird and dropped to wing, a poor piece of 

 work. Both ranged wide and at good speed, but showed 

 poor judgment, and their performance on birds was also 

 poor. 



Belle— Rupert.— W. Pickering handled Belle, J. M. 

 Avent handled Rupert. They were cast off at 9:30. Belle, 

 behind a clump of bushes, flushed a bevy or pointed just as 

 it flushed. She was concealed by the bushes and it could 

 not be determined what she had done. Moved on after the 

 same bevy in the open. Rupert pointed it aad Belle backed 

 or pointed. Both were steady to shot. They weve worked 

 on the scattered birds. Belle, at edge of the hushes, pointed 

 and the bird flushed wild io the'bushes. A number of op- 

 portunities were olfered for good work on the scattered 

 birds, but the handlers crowded their dogs so hard that 

 they made errors and the work was broken and unsatisfac- 

 tory. At 9:59 they were watered and sent on. Next, Belle 

 pointed and was backed. Nothing found. The heat ended 

 at 10:11. Rupert had a slight advantage in speed. Belle 

 made wider ca«ts. Both mads a poor showing on birds. 

 They were urged too much by their handlers at times to do 

 good work, but they fell far short of their onport unities. 



Grouse- Duke of Manitoba.— J. A. Telford handled the 

 former, W. F. Ellis the latter. They began at 5:04, the in- 

 tervening time having been passed in town, the weather be- 

 ing close and oppressive. lb was still sultry and very trying 

 to the dogs. Duke ranged wide and well from the start. 

 Grouse was working diligently but his range was only 

 medium. He pointed a single nicely in erass and Duke 

 backed or pointed near him when called in. Sent on, 

 Grouse showed signs of distress soon and began to let up in 

 his work. Duke pointed a bevy nicely. He broke shot wUen 

 the bird was killed. TJo at 5:37. Duke beat out his eround 

 with rare judgment and worked his birds skilfully. He was 

 perfectly obedient to command and signal and showed a 

 sweet disposition. 



Cora— Orlando —Mr. Ellis handled Cora, Mr. Avent, 

 Orlando. They began at 5:34. Orlando made a very long 

 cast, too long for practical work, and pointed a bevy. A 

 single bird of it flushed. He drew forward a few steps and 

 pointed again. Some more flushed. He moved in, got 

 identified closely with the proceedings for several minutes, 

 flushing, over an area of several acres, different lots of 

 chickens, utterly ruining his chances. He flushed six dif- 

 ferent times, singles and more. Rarely was such a disturb- 

 ance created among peaceful chickens by a dog, and there 

 seemed to be lots of them, although much alarmed. Sent 

 on again, he pointed a bird about 300yds. away, drew in on 

 it and flushed. Cora made game, pointed a single and was 

 steady to shot. The heat ended at 6:01, Cora was not a 

 wide ranger, but was cunning in her work on birds. Orlando 

 was too much out of control to know much about his work 

 otherwise. 



Shot — Atlanta.— The former had the bye. He was 

 handled bv W. Pickering. The heat began at 6:10 and 

 ended at 6:41. Atlanta had the wider range. Both showed 

 faulty work on birds, though having plenty of opportu- 

 nities. Atlanta was particularly faulty in locating running 

 birds. She broke shot wildly oace, This ended the running 

 for the day. 



