Sept. 15, i802.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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NORTHWESTERN F. T. C. TRIALS. 



The trials began on the afternoon of Sept. 5. Some of the 

 competitors and one of the judges did not arrive till after- 

 noon, hence the delay in startinpr. 



The Judges were Rev. W. Hamilton Spence and myself. 



The tin als in the preliminary steps started unpleasantly. 

 The management decided to adopt the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club's rules with the following aineudraent: 

 "INSTEUCTION TO .JUPOi-ES. 



- "The trials will be run utider the Eastern Meld Trials 

 Club's rules, 



"The jurlges will give greater credit to the dog that works 

 to the guD, and works obediently and cheerfully without 

 assistance of the handlers. Handlers must not whistle and 

 shout at their dogs in a manner that will interfere with an 

 opponent's dog. If they do so the judges will order up the 

 dogs and have them work alone. The desire of this club is 

 that dogs shall have the greatest credit that go and work 

 intelligently and industriously and show the greatest skill 

 in handling their game. (Signed), PAUL H. GoTZiAN." 



Mr. Avent objected, and held that the club had advertised 

 to run under E. F. T. C. rules, and that they therefore had 

 no right to make any changes. The discussion took such a 

 turn that Mr. Johnson, the secretary, told Mr. Avent that 

 the rule was made specially for him. Thereupon Mr. Avent 

 paid his entry fees and refused to run his dogs, a.ssnring the 

 management that he would not run under a rule made 

 specially for him. Mr. Gotzian tore in pieces the paper con- 

 taining the new rule and a working harmony was restored 

 for a time. 



The rule of itself is a most excellent one and worthy the 

 consideration of every field trial club. Mr. Johnson's idea 

 was excellent as embodied in the rule, but it should have 

 been made for all alike and so under-stood. It is a repetition 

 in part of some things already in theE, F. T. C. rules; but the 

 part requiring the judges to run a dog alone which has been 

 balked or obstructed by whistling or loud orders from the 

 opposing handler, is excellent, and the need of it has been 

 many times observed in trials of past years. It is to be re- 

 gretted that such an unpleasant incident occurred. It un- 

 doubtedly created a feeling which lasted throughout the 

 trial and caused a great deal of carping. 



Mr. Paul Gotzian resigned his office of president on the 

 same evening. 



f Some of the ill feeling took 'a vindictive turn, and it was 

 rumored that Mr. Avent was canvassing the company dili- 

 gently for members to the Manitoba Field Trials Club, an 

 act which is quite as reprehensible in the way of being un- 

 sportsmanlike as it could well be. The kicking seemed to 

 be contagious, and some who had no interest in the trials 

 whatever were as loud and free in their speech as if it were 

 a personal grievance. 



THE DERBY. 

 The work was from good to ordinary and a good part of it 

 inferior, there being but little work done in it of a uniform, 

 good class. 



Alberta Joe, the winner, was mentioned in the report last 

 week as a winner in the Manitoba Field Trial Club's trials. 

 In range, judgment and uniformity of work he surpassed 

 any dog in the stake. He dropped to his points and did not 

 go to his birds every time with perfect confidence, he appa- 

 rently being overtrained in that resnect. 



Manitoba Shot had a wide range and worked his ground 

 with .ludgment, showed a good nose, went to his birds accu- 

 rately and found fairly well. He made some blunders, but 

 showed a much higher class of work than the others, and 

 the judges considered him an easy second. 



Buff, divider of third, showed an ordinary character of 

 work on birds, but his range in his first heat for regularity 

 and scope was superior to the others. 



Liochinvar, divider of third, showed a mixed grade of 

 work. He was inferior in nose and range as shown by his 

 inferior work several times in locating his birds. He also 

 required a deal of assistance from his handler. 



Following is the order of ruoning: 



Thos. Johnson's black setter dog Sut (Manitoba Toss— 

 Pitti Sing) with 



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

 dog Liochinvar (Chance — Bessie Avent). 



.John Sharples's liver and white pointer bitch (Upton — 

 Blythe) with 



L. W. Smith's setter bitch Fan Chatham (CJhatham — Ba- 

 ball). 



Thos. Stone's liver and white pointer dog Manitoba Shot 

 (Coton— Psyche) with 



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

 dog Kingston (Chance—Bessie Avent). 



Thos. Johnson's liver and white pointer bitch Gem of the 

 West (Upton— Blvthp) irilh 



J. M. Sneed's se"tter dog Gem Gladstone (Paul Gladstone 

 — Katonia). 



John Sharples's liver and white pointer dog Alberta Joe 

 (Upton— Blythe) wilh 



Thos, -Johnson's liver and white pointer dog King of Man 

 itoba (Upton— Blythe), 



S. J. Gottschammer's setter dog Eagle Monk (Monk of 

 Fu rness— Q aail) vnth 



Joe Philip's liver and white pointer dog Lonsdale (Coton 

 —Psyche), 



W. T. Hunter's black settef dog Datf (Manitoba Toss- 

 Pitti Sing) wiUi 



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

 setter dog Bonia (Roderigo— Juno A). 



Thos. A. Montgomery's setter bitch Varo (Bruce M — 

 Frost HI,) with 



J. B. Kelly's liver and white pointer dog Victor (Coton— 

 P.syche). 



Tbos. Shelton's liver and white dog Diamond (Upton— 

 Blythe) with 



Thos. Stone's liver and white pointer dog Sam (Coton — 

 Psyche). 



The judging gave a great deal of dissatisfaction in some 

 quarters, Mr Avent being particularly loud, vehement and 

 persistent in nursing his grievance, and he would not play 

 any more, he refraining from making his entries in the All- 

 Age Stake. So soon as the decision was announced he pub- 

 licly gave vent to his anger and denunciation of the judges 

 His refusal to enter his all-age dogs did not seem to affect 

 any one very seriously, and the trials went on pleasantly 

 ^yithout him. 



Monday. 



The afternoon was very pleasant and favorable for good 

 work. A mild wind blew from the west, which gradually 

 died away to calmness. Birds were found in plentiful 

 numbers, yet the quality of the work was very inferior, 

 some of it being really poor. 



Srr— LocuiNVAR. -They were started at 4:45. T. Sheldon 

 handled Sut, and J. M, Avent handled Lochinvar. Loch 

 ranged wide, but not with the best judgment. After beat- 

 ing out some ground he soon drew with a high nose with 

 precision to a bevy of which he had every advantage and 

 was steadj' to shot. A single bird was left and Loch roaded 



to a flush on it. Sut flushed and chased. Soon afterward 

 he cha.sed again. He showed no training and wa.s wild. 

 Mr. Johnson then requested that his dog be retired and the 

 judges complied, and ordered the dogs up. It is ,-in open 

 question whether the judges had a right to order both dogs 

 up under the Eastern Fielil Trials Club rules, as there is 

 much that can be said on both sides, but the common sense 

 of the matt.2i' was as the judges acted. 



Ali;ekta Kin-i^ — Fair Chatham.— W. Pickerius liandlerl 

 the former, W. L. Smith the la,tter. They began at .5:03, 

 The heat was a very poor one. Both fell far short of their 

 jpportunities on birds. Fair ranged with much better 

 judgment, but her work on birds was ordinary, she showing 

 'lesitation and indecision, and one time .abandoned warm 

 scent close to birds. Ruby ranged with poor judgment, 

 although covering a good deal of ground at times, but she 

 had no success as a finder. 



Kingston— MANITOBA Shot.— They began at ,'5:4.?, the 

 former handled by J. M, Avent, the latter by Thos. John- 

 son. Kingston had a sore foot, which interfered with his 

 efforts, and as the heat progressed he went quite tenderly 

 and showed some lameness. Shot started a bit slow and 

 ranged close, but gradually widened out his range and beat 

 his ground with good judgment. He showed a good nose ■ 

 and finding qualities, but he was a bit over-c:iutious in f 

 drawing to his birds, at times on single birds, he made a 

 number of errors in the way of flushes from carelessness or 

 inattention. He made six Mushes in all, some excusably, 

 and found three bevies. King pointed twice on birds. 

 Both were steady to shot. King backed only moderately 

 well, and his range was irregular and lacked judgment. A 

 moment after the dogs were ordered up. King chased a jack 

 rabbit aborrt a half mile or more, which jumped up ahead 

 of him. Shot showed the greater quality in his work and 

 was more intelligent. 



Gfm of thf. West— Clem Gladstone —They started at 

 6:37, T. Shelden handled the former, F, Richards the latter. 

 The work on birds was very poor, and abounded in errors, 

 although there were plenty of good opportunities to display 

 good work. Each scored points on singles, but their efforts 

 at locating were poor. Both pottered on the footscent a 

 great deal. The pointer made many flushes, some excusably, 

 some not. Clem had been started soon after a long railroad 

 ride, and proi)ably that circamstance had something to do 

 with his showing. The heat and work for the day ended at 



:10. 



Tuesday. 



The weather was cool and cloudy and rain threatened. A 

 gentle wind blew during the day, except during the midday 

 hours. 



Albekta Joe— King OF MakitobA, — The fornier was 

 handled by J. Sharpies, the latter by T, Sheldon, They 

 began at 7:45. King roaded to a point on the bevy; Joe 

 called in to back, took the scent. King chased when the 

 bird flushed and his handler shot. Shortly afterward he 

 chased again badly and led Joe off on a bad chase. At 8:04, 

 after the chase, he was ordered up and Joe was run alone, 

 A long search was made before finding. He dropped to a 

 point next, then roaded, pointed, mo^ied on and roaded to 

 point, .roe showed some good ranging during the heat and 

 apolied excellent jtrdgment. 



Eagle Monk— Lossd ale.— They began at S;.50. Lonsdale 

 was handled by T. Johnson, Eagle Monk by A. C, Anderson. 

 Birds were soon found and Monk chased twice. Lonsdale 

 ranged close and pottered a great deal. 



X)XTFF— BoNiA.— The former was handled by F. Richards, 

 the latter bv J, M. Avent. The heat began at 9:43, Duft' 

 pointed a bevy at the edge of stubble and Bonia coming up 

 joined in the same point. Some said Duff stopped to a flush. 

 Both were steady, Bon pointed and Duff backed; moved on 

 about oOyds , and Bonia flushed a single up wind. Next, 

 Duff drew carefully and had just stitt'ened in a point when 

 the bird flushed wild. The dogs were then worked toward 

 where the .scattered birds of the bevy found first had flown. 

 Bonia pointed; Dufl' backed and Bonia roaded with his 

 handler's assistance. The heat ended at 10;27. Bonia, showed 

 a disposition to point frequently on the footscent, and 

 ranged irregularly with little judgment. 



Chickens were so scarce that the dogs were taken up and 

 carried to other ground. 



Varo — Viotor.— The former was handled by J, Simonean; 

 the latter by .i . McCloud, 'L'he heat began at 10:05. At 11:16, 

 Varo was ordered up for flushing and cha.sing repeatedly, 

 Victor roaded extremely slow and wan overcautioua. He 

 pointed stanchly. His range was very close and hia pace 



low. *He was ordered up at 11:33. 



Diamond— SAM,— They were staited at 11:36, T. Johnson 

 handling the former; ,1. McCloud the latter. Sam roaded 

 to a false point. He next pointed close to a bevy. Diamond 

 backed in a half-way manner; Sam drew in and flushed the 

 bevy. On the .scattered birds, both pointed about 40yds. 

 apart at the same time. Diamond pointed a, single up wind, 

 and Sam going across wind flushed it. Dp at 11:06, Dhainond 

 ranged wide and fast, worked sharp on her bird,% and .■showed 

 good judgment. 



This ended the ftrst series. 



The judges selected six dogs to run in this ,saL-ies. The 

 qrrality of the M-^ork done, eon.sidered as a whole, was 

 ordinary. 



LocHTS\ Au— Shot. — After lunch and a rest of about three 

 hours, the running began at .^:0H. Loch took a cast and 

 pointed a bevj'^ nicely. Shot went up and stole the point. 

 Both were steady to shot. Loch then pointed a remaining 

 bird. Next he pointed, then left his point, and Avent flushed 

 the bird a few yards ahead of where he pointed; it was a very 

 poor piece of work. Shot flushed a bird. The dogs were 

 watered. Loch loaded and pointed, roaded and pointed, his 

 handler helping him and urging him on. Shot pointed at the 

 same time; nothing was found. Loch pointed a single bird; 

 soon afterward he pointed another, and Avent urged him on 

 to a flush. Shot pointed. Loch backed; Shot took the trail 

 of an Old bird and roaded it well to a point, .doing a most 

 difficult piece of work. Loch crossed the trail several times 

 without recognizing it. Up at 3:40. Snot showed the wider 

 range, taking longer cases with better judgment, and beat- 

 ing out his ground with more regularity. He went to his 

 birds without prompting or assistance from his handler, e.v- 

 cept when close to him. 



AlbektA Joe— Duff.— They began at 3:43. Duff flushed 

 or pointed a single, the judges did not see which. Next Joe 

 too^ a long cast downwind and pointed three birds, dropping 

 to his point and remaining staunchly while his handler went 

 up to him and flushed. They were worked on very unfavor- 

 able grounds without finding. They were ordered up to be 

 put down again, as it was imfair to run them to a standstill. 



Diamond— BoNio.— They began at 4:30. Diamond soon 

 pointed and Bonio refused to back and pointed: a false point 

 for both. Bonio again false pointed and Diamond backed 

 to order. Bonio pointed, roaded and pointed, his handler 

 assisting him along; nothing found. Diamond dropped to 

 a point or flush, the judges not being able to see the work. 

 Bonio, 200yds. awav, pointed a bird, moved in and flushed 

 it. The heat then ended Time i:52. Both dogs behaved 

 poorly and ranged with no judgment. 



Albeeta Joe— Duff.— They began at 4:57 and were run 

 9m., nothing being found, brrt Joe showed such a decided 

 superiority in range and judgemnt that the dogs were 

 ordered up. 



Alberta Joe— Shot.— Thev were started at 5:10. Soon 

 Joe pointed near the edge of a stubble and Shot going up, 

 without seeing Joe, pointed about 20yds. ^to one side, and 

 his handler flushed a bird ahead of him. Shot pointed, Joe 



backed to a mild caution, nothing found. Sent on, Joe 

 made a good find on a bevy of chickens which he pointed 

 steadily, dropping to his point. Joe flushed a single down 

 wind. The birds flew over a rise a short distance ahead and 

 were followed, .foe .soon located and pointed them. Shot 

 pointed behind him on n single; his point apparently was 

 aback. Both were steady to .shot. The heat ended then. 

 Time 5:39. 



After a short consultation the judges aunouuced the win- 

 ners: First, Joe; second. Shot, third, Lochinvar and Duff. 



Thf! prizes were.- First, $198; second, $83.50; third, $49,50, 

 divided, 



THE ALL AGE STAKE. 



This stake was begun on Wednesday, Sept. fi. The work 

 as a whole was very creditable, and some of it decidedly 

 superior. 



Manitoba Shot made many admirers in the running of the 

 stake, and his excellent and well sustained work proved the 

 correctness of the judges' estimate of him in the Derby, in 

 which their decision had been ridiculed and commented 

 upon in terms not flattering. Yet he was the same class 

 <log on Wednesday that he was on Tuesday, the difference 

 being only in the siiectators' minds. They looked to the 

 detail of the work entirely, and atipareutly did not consider 

 the high class of the dog at all. His work on Tuesday was 

 in most unfavorable ground. He was easily first in the 

 stake. 



.Toe showed a little ataleness In his work, due perhaps to 

 the hard work oC the previous day. He was a fairly good 

 second. 



Atlanta, third, ah^vved good flnding capabilities, ranged 

 well and made a good showing, but she lacked courage in 

 her work on birds once in a while. 



The trials were a success, and it is to be hoped that they 

 will be held again next year, notwithstanding the unpleas- 

 antness which several times cropped out during the last 

 meeting. 



It is probable that no meeting ever was held in which 

 there was more kicking and bad feeling, some of it over 

 fancied grievances and more of it from pure ill temper. The 

 judges conducted the running and made their decisions per- 

 fectly independent of anybody's pleasure or displea.sure, the 

 only consideration being to determine the best dogs in the 

 stake. 



Quite a little crowd was present. Besides those mentioned 

 in the report of the running, there were Paul H. Gotzian, 

 of St. Paul; Mr, Boxer, of Winnipeg; Dr. Rowe, Messrs. Day, 

 Har-din and others 



Good weather favored the trials, and birds were found in 

 sufficient numbers. There was game in abundance; and the 

 reports were quite as favorable in respect to chickens and 

 ducks in North Dakota, on the lines of the Great Northern 

 Railway, which runs through some of the finest duck and 

 chicken grounds of the West. 



The order of running was- 



Thos. Stone's liver and white pointer dog Manitoba Shot 

 (Coton-Psvche) with , . , ^ , . 



Thos A. Montgomery's aver and w hite pointer bitch Ight- 

 field Beauty (Ightfield Dick— Polly P.). 



Thos. Johnson's blue belton setter bitch Manitoba Pet 

 with 



John Sharples's liver and white pointer dog Alberta Joe 

 (l^pbon— Blythe). 



C. M, (Triggs's Iflack, white and tan dog Click Noble (Dan 

 Moore-- ) with 



L. W. Smith's black, white and t.an bitch Atlanta (Jean 

 Val Jean— Shena Van), 



J. C. PhiHip.s'.s liver and white pointer dog Coton (Ponto— 

 Dalntv) with , ^ ^, 



A. J. Kloflauda's black, white and tan dog Dan Noble 

 (Gladstone's Boy— Flame). 



Thoa. Johjison'3 blue belton bitch Manitoba Patti 

 witTi. 



J. H Fuller's liver and white setter dog Sport (Don— _ 

 Dolly). _ _ 



Elms Keuoels' blue belton bitch iVfinnesota (Monk of Fur- 

 ne.ga -Lady Faydette) witJi 



H. P. Hennett's^lemon _and white setter dog Lucky Druid 

 (Ruby's Druid— Boosier Belle). 



First Series. 



Manitoba Shot— BtTNTT.— They began the heat at 8:13. 

 Thos. .Tohnson handled the former, T. Montgomery handled 

 the lattei-, Bunty was first to point. Shot, going across 

 wind, pointed the same birds several yards ahead of Bunty, 

 doing it nicely, though the credit of the And was Bunty's. 

 Sent on, Bunty roaded to a point on a remaining bird. 

 They were then worked in a circle to where a large bevy 

 had been marked down; .soon each secured a point on it. 

 Bnuty made three, flushes and Shot made one. Next, Shot 



Eoiuted a .-single bird sharply and nicely. Bunty backed, 

 ut not promptly. Mr, Johnson shot, and, thinking he had 

 a blank cartridge, he was not cautious in aiming, and he 

 killed the bird. Bunty broke shot. Shot pointed well; 

 nothing found; Bunty backed well. Shot next took a long 

 cast, beating out his grorrnd skillfully; he drew accurately 

 to a bevy, head well up, and pointed it. The bevy flushed 

 wild while Shot's handler was about 1.50yds. away, and he 

 remaiined perfectly staunch, doing an excellent piece of 

 work. The heat ended at 8:43, Shot ranged wide and well, 

 cutting out his work with good judgment, 



Manitoba Pet- -Alberta Joe.— T. Johnson handled Pet; 

 J Sharpies handled Joe. They started at 8:48 Joe .started 

 slow, apparently a bit stale aftar the hard work of the day 

 before. He soon increased his speed and range to his good 

 form. Pet ranged extremely wide; too wide, as she would 

 go out of sight. Pet made game on an old bird a long 

 distance away, flushed it and half chased. Joe dropped to 

 wing handsomely. Sent on, Joe drooped to a point on a 

 bevy .and remained steady when it flitshed wild. Some of 

 the birds went over Pet, a quarter mile away, and she 

 chased them. Next, she took a long cast, ran into a bevy 

 without checking her speed, Joe, about 30yds. away, 

 dropped to wing. She showed excellent speed and ranging 

 capabilities if properly applied. 



Click Noble— Atlanta.— he former was handled by G. 

 W. Richards, the latter by W. L. Smith. Atlanta was far 

 the wider ranger and the faster in speed. Her work on birds 

 was better than Chick's, although she made several errors. 

 They started at 9:30 and were down thirty minutes. 



Coton— T) AN Noble.— T. Johnson handled Coton, G. W. 

 Richards handled Dan Noble. They started at 9:-54. Dan 

 ranged close and made many false points during the heat. 

 Coton ranged wide at first, but narrowed down gradually 

 till toward the last he needed urging to keep him out at his 

 work. No work on birds was done during the heat. Up at 

 10:30. 



MANITOBA Patti— Sport.— T. Shelton h.andled Patti, J. 

 H. Fuller handled Sport, Each mad a bad flush on birds of 

 the same bevy; both dropped to wing. Patti's handler 

 flushed more birds ahead of her. The weather was getting 

 warm and affected the dogs' work. After a long search 

 without finding they were ordered up at 11:13 to be put down 

 again , 



Minnesota— Lucky Druid.— At 11:16 they began, the 

 former handled by A. C. Anderson, the latter by Frank 

 Richards. The weather was close and the conditions ua- 



