Not. S, 189a.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



3S5 



Both hounds were handled by their owners, H. V. Jamie- 

 son having Vick R. They were cast off in an open field 

 at 8;07, Venus at first got to work in the quickest manner. A 

 great deal ot ground was traversed, Venus still doing the 

 best huutiu^i< though she could find nothing. Moving to 

 another field Vick got into her gait and did the leading: 

 still no game until a hare was kicked up by someone. Dogs 

 were laid on and Venus was first to strike, and both dogs 

 drove "puss" to thick cover wnere they lost. Afterward 

 Vick found again and hu.stled the quarry smartly to a stone 

 wall where it went to earth. Working back to oxten field 

 nothing more was done and dogs were taken up at 9:30. 

 Down Ih. ISm. 



Skovv— FANaT racer.— Charlie Peabody handled Snow 

 and A. Eska bad charge of Mr. Kreuder's Fanny Racer. 

 Cast ofi: at 9;35, neither showed much "git up and git." 

 Snow eventually struck a trail and Fanny followed, but 

 not ambitiou.sly, and bunny was lost altogether. Dogs 

 •were worked across a field. Snow doing the best hunting. 

 Then we tried for a hare that had been marked, but it 

 wasn't at home; further on, however, a hare was started by 

 Snow and lost. Fanny then took up the trail and hustled 

 bunny to some scrub oaks across a roadway, when both 

 dogs were at fault. Snow got on to another and some fair 

 hunting ensued, Fanny showing herself at times a bit of a 

 babbler, which is likely to impress one at first thought with 

 the idea that she is busier thau she really is. Dogs up at 

 10. Down Sbm. 



Paethenia-ZtllAH.— F. W. Chapman, her owner, hand- 

 led Parthenia and Zillah was under C. Eska's orders Tbey 

 were put down at 10:10 in open field and Zillah soon showed 

 herself much the faster worker, Parthenia evidently not 

 taking kindly to the ground, which was here very rough 

 and stony and covered with briers. Plenty of old trails 

 were snitfed over, but they led to nothing' livelier. This 

 may have been the fault of the dogs, as they did not work 

 very close. Hunting down hill toward the railroad track, 

 into scrub oaks, both tuned up, but Zillah, getting the line 

 first, made a short drive toward the briers, where they lost, 

 and though they tritd hard bunny proved too sly for them. 

 A search in the open once more proved fruitlesvs and dogs 

 were called up at 11:40. Down Ih. 80m. Zillah was the 

 best worker of the two, doing some intelligent, busy hunt- 

 ing; but as she was afterward found to be undersis^ed she 

 was excluded from further competition in this class. 



JnsE Rose— Gyp.sey A.— Cast oft in a weed field it was 

 seen that each wms bandied by its owner. .June got down to 

 business in the livelii st manner, and putting irp the fur 

 drove the quarry at a smart pace, followed by (jypsey, to a 

 brier patch. There was a good deal of trailing and' warm 

 work generally here, taut they failed to hold the scent, June 

 doing most of the leading, showing her usual good trailing 

 qualities and neglf cting no part of 1 ^-^ ground in her quf st"; 

 she is very level-headed. The rur^umg here was very diffi- 

 cult, the thick briers making it impossible to follow the 

 dogs at times. Gypsey can do better thau she did in this 

 heat, as she was handicapped, by condition, and though thf 

 spirit seemed willing the flesh gave out. They were called 

 up at 12:30. Down 4.5m. The company then got on the traii 

 of the lunch basket and they left nothing to swear by but 

 the handles. During digestion the judgps decided that 

 Fanny Racer and Parthenia were out of it, which lefc Venus 

 and Vick B.. Snow and Gypsey A., and -June Rjose a bye to 

 ru n in the 



Second Series 



'iT^ENUS— VlGK R.— The signal to start was given at 1 :10. 

 Tbe judees wanted to see these two especially) work together 

 again. Tenus trailed along a wall and was unwillinii' to 

 leave it, pH\ing nu attentioD to her owner. Mednwbile l^ick 

 R was beatintr out the likely places ih the hrier,«, but to no 

 purpose. Taken down to fcruh o iks both hunttd with vim, 

 Venus doing better than at first, but culd not he con- 



r 



.JiTDGKS Consult. 



trolled, much to the disgust of her owner. Here Vick gave 

 tongue, and after some stylish work jumped the quarry and 

 drove it for some time at a merry pace, hustling bunny into 

 the woods and swamp. Venus meanwhile proved too head- 

 strong and neglected her owner entirely, thus failing to get 

 on the trail at all. Called up at 1:40. Down 30m. Mr. 

 Dorsey was disgusted with his bitch, aud picking her up in 

 his arms made a bee line for his temporary home. It is safe 

 to say that before Venus appears in public again she will 

 know how to spell— obedience. 



S^J^ow— Gypsey A.— Cast oS at 1:45 P. M. As usual, they 

 were in the hrier patches, and though working industri- 

 ously they failed to find. They were then taken to where 

 Vick had driven the hare in the last heat, but did not 

 strike at once, and Judge Lewis accidentally kicked the 

 hare. Gypsey hit off first, giving tongue in her usual high 

 Key, but Snow, making a wider cast.'picked up the trail a 

 long way ahead of her and went off alone at a rattling pace 

 that trie'd the powers of all to keep in sight. Bunny headed 

 for the swamp. Gyp following, too, but lost trail and was 

 helped by handler. There was plenty of music to be heard 

 for some time, but the judges aud reporters were out of it 

 and fast in the briers far behind. Eventually the. hare was 



lost in tbe swamp, but Snow had done the smartest work. 

 Drawn off to an open field Snow ranged the better of the 

 two, and dogs up at 3:28. Down 4.3m. 



JiTNE Ro.SE A BYE.— This bitch was then worked f-lone 

 through the open fields for some time, doing the same 

 honest, level-headed work as usual; she may be a little slow 

 but she is very thorough and sure, quite fulfilling her 

 promise as a youngster in 1890. She followed an old trail 

 for some distance,"but failing to get warmer .she was called 

 up, and with Snow she was sent oft" in the 

 Fiiml. 



-TuKE Rose— Snow.— This heat was for blood and to decide 

 which should have tbe choice of moneys. Mr. Parry did the 

 honors by providing us with a hare, and dogs were drawn to 

 where the gentleman from Lioden rose the fur. The dogs 

 picked up the trail in great style. 



. W, .S. Ur, A HKE, JUDGB.. 



F. W. (Jia-APMAN, t uES. Joe Lewis, .Fuugk. 



After this hare was worked to a loss in a weed field an- 

 other hare was started Snow was the first to open on i*^, 

 and led us toward wh^re both were at fault; Jane was first 

 to find, and both chiming in, some lively work was indulged 

 in with the quality of it in Jirne's favor. Some hit-and-miss 

 work in woods then took place, in which Snow did well, 

 leading one little merry burst, which bothered som_eof us to 

 keep in sight, the briars being very affectionate and bestow- 

 iug their favors impartially. Then some give-and-take work 

 ensued as each lost and in'turn struck the line in casting. 

 Iq this June E.,ose showed probably tbe best, getting the 

 most leads. Further down in woods a hare was found in 

 her form; hare "lit out" and dogs thrown on, literally 

 June Rose was the first to tongue, and away they both went 

 ding-dong and hustled that bunny for 10 mintites til! all 

 hands were dripping wet and pumped out. June Rose 

 clearly showed her superiority, and the judges called the 

 dogs upat3-.50; downltir 30m. The judges decided that June 

 Rose was entitled to first prize, Snow second, and Gypsey A. 

 and Vick R. divide third money. This was a perfectly just 

 decision, for though Snow was snappy and good on hot 

 trail, when it came to downright head work June Rose had 

 the advantage. This concluded the day's work, and some of 

 the boys were not at all sorry, as the rough ground and the 

 briars were very trying. 



Thursdity. 



The class for dogs lain, and under had several entries, but 

 with the exception of Bradford S. Turpin's Clyde they did 

 not fill. A meeting of the field trial committee was' held 

 and decided that Clyde should run a bye, and be entitled to 

 whatever prize the judges should think fit to give, according 

 to the work ho did. Although Clyde did not run this bye 

 till dusk 1 miehl^as well give the account of it in its proper 

 oi'der. -At 4:50 P M. Clyde was put down just near Air 

 Kreuder's house in open field, and working to alder swamp 

 he thrashed his ground out well, hunting out all the likely 

 places and was snappy and full of judgment. In a few min- 

 utes he made a start and drove the hare hot for some dis- 

 tance, when he was at fault. Circling nicely he picked up 

 the trail again for another short run, checking, but soon on 

 tbe liue again, working it across a turnip field to a swamp, 

 driving well and closely. Judge Clarke was satisfied he was 

 a-nod enoueb tor first aud said so. Clyde was taken up at 

 5:35. Down 4.5m. 

 In the bitcu class for l-3in. and under the draw was: 

 H. Hanson's Desdemona with Glenrose Beagle Kennels' 

 Butterrtv. 



P-^f kland Kennels' champion Lou. ■witli W. F. Ru tier's 

 Mollie. 



.i-tui..s;land Kennels' Zillah a bye. 



The start was an early one, tlie first brace being cast oft' at 

 7:50 in a new part of the country just out of the village. 

 This was a more cultivated section with open gra.ss fields, 

 and, in fact, all that could be desired except nares, and there 

 was the trouble and dire disappointment, still we made the 

 best of it and frowned down any suggestions about trying 

 the country we were in yesterday. Open fields and woods 

 with one rabbit was better than briars and unlimited bun- 

 nies. The day was a glorious one, no wind to speak of and 

 the sun shining brightly, but as "Bradley" remarked, "A 

 good day to be alive in but a bad one for huutiug," and so it 

 proved, for it was the worst game day we had had so far. 

 However, Desdemona. handled by H. Hanson, and Butterfly, 

 by F. W. Chapman were soon busy at work slowly picking 

 a place to a find hare, but it was not till S:20 that Mr. Turpin 

 conjured up a bit of fur. Dogs were laid on and Desdemona 

 struck the scent first, carrying it down the hill, but Butterfiy 

 getting into the line carried itup the hill again, when Desde- 

 mona scurried us along for 30yds. and lost. Cros.sing the 

 road Desdemona struck it and led for a few yards when But- 

 terfly took the lead with plenty of music till lost at bottom 

 of hill again. A lot of desultory work with a whimper now 

 and then ensued and dogs were called up at 8:50. Down 

 Ih. A difflcult heat to gauge, as there was little between 

 theiu, and that little but indifferent. The ground was too 

 dry to hold a scent long enough to swear by. Desdemona's 

 voice is her chief charm. 



Lor— Mollie.— Handsome little Lou, bandied by her 

 owner, and Mollie, haudled by Charlie Peabody, were cast 

 oft" at edge of woods at 8:55. A lot of ground was searched 

 over without a whimper from the dogs, but numerous dis- 

 gusted grunts from those who had to follow, and especially 

 when Mollie trailed a horse to his shady lalr in the bottoms. 

 At 9:.30 Ml-. Kreuder had Eska take hold of Lou, and soon 



after Lou opened on top of hill but did not carry it on. Mr 

 Dorsey had marked a hare in open aud Lou was put on 

 alone, then Mollie came up and both worked into woods- 

 without tonguing. Lou opened and Mollie brought up; 

 a check followed a short ruD. At edge of woods Mr. 

 Hanson saw a hare and Lou getting on carried us along 

 at an easy gait and then lost; here she did some intelligent 

 casting and showed herself much superior to the other. 

 Mollie tumbled on the trail and gave us a breather. Then 

 Hanson saw hare again and fired, missed, and dogs being 

 laid on away we went, and circling bursts took place, with 

 Lou doing most of the work. Dogs called up at edge of 

 woods after a check, at 10:15; down Ih. 20m. Lou had the 

 best of it though Mollie also did fair work considering the 

 ground, aud why she was left out of the subsequent pso- 

 ceedines altogether I cannot vinderstand. 



Zillah {a bye).— She was handled by Eska. The judges, 

 in deference to the wishes of the Butterfly— Desdemona 

 owners, who thought the frost was against them in the 

 early morning and wished for another try, concluded to let 

 them run with Zillah. As it proved, this acted detriment- 

 ally, for Zillah's superiority was all the more conspicuous. 

 Zillah's work had been prettv well gauged the day before, 

 when she ran so well with Parthenia, so that it was only 

 necessary for her to do her time in this stake. Cast off in 

 open grass field at 10:25, we worked to where a hare had 

 been marked in the other heat, but getting there the biirdi 

 had flown and the scent too. Jamieson was equal to the 

 occasion, and put up a hare and Desdemona was first to 

 open, but Zillah soon led for 20yds. when she was at fault: 

 casting and finding Zillah raced on and lost. Some castihg 

 round with a whimper or two, and dogs were called up at 

 10:.55. *Dowu 30m. Zillah was faster, cleverer, and the 

 leader all through. It did not take long to decide that in 

 the 



Final, 



Loir AND Zillah should run off for first place, and they 

 .started in edge of woods at 11:10. Working over toward the 

 Blauvelt farm where those briers are, a long hunt ensued in 

 tbe open. After .some time a brace was put up in weed 

 Qe'd and dogs drawn to the line. Lou opened but Zillati 

 was quickest away, and rushed the quarry to thick briers, 

 where she lost; casting further down Lou caught on and led 

 the race through the briers to woods outside, followed by 

 Zillah Judges thought this would do and called them up 

 at 13:09. Down 59m. 



Both worked well, but the younger bitch was smarter in 

 casting, Lou, as became her years and dignity, not caring to in- 

 dulge in too much gaiety. The judges took a little walk and 

 returning delivered this opinion; " Zillah first, Lou second, 

 third withheld. This startled the owners of the "ineligibles'' 

 but they took their medicine as sportsmen should, and 

 gulping down an anathema on things in general and the 

 weather in particular they prepared for the Derby. Person- 

 nlly 1 wondered why Mollie had been forgotten. It was now 

 lunch time, and at the old gate corner was an appetizing 

 spread of roast pork and beans, aud it was good. Col. De 

 L incey Kane and J.W. Appleton joined us here, and, though 

 tney brought an air of New York City with them, they 

 tackled the beans with all the relish of a New Englaoder. 



THE DERBY. 



Lunch over and the pipe ashes cleared away, the draw for 

 this stake was read as follows: 



Glenrose Beagle Kennels' Fiferwith Somerset Kennels' 

 Millard. 



Somerset Kennel's Charm with Rockland Kennels' S'an- 

 chette. 



FiFER— Millard.— F, W. Chapman looked after Fifer aud 

 Charlie Peab niy li d charge of .Vliliard Thiswas thesecond 

 appearance of the Somerset dogs, and it proved that Mr. 



O 



MK. POTTIMGEB. DOTtSBY AND LeE II. 

 Absolute WiDner, N. B. 0. Trials, 1893. 



Phwbns has some good stock in his kennel. At 1:08 iu open 

 weed field both started slowly. After crossing two fields a 

 hare was started and dogs drawn to trail, and trail carried to 

 dense thicket at edge of woods. In the briers Millard ton- 

 gued. but could not hold the trail; afterward, picking it up 

 in another spot, he led us a merry clip for .yOvds. Pvabody 

 started another hare and Millard led Fifer and all of us on a 

 hustling spurt to the briers again, where a check followed; 

 ouarry either ran into the wall or along it. Then Millard 

 led us out of briers along the wall. Taken from this bad 

 part, through some other cover, Millard shortly struck a 

 trail and led a merry pace for 50yds. and lost, cast, picked 

 UP and had another little burst. Evidently several old trails 

 here that bothered Millard. Fifer wasn't in it, and they 

 were called iu at 1:53. Down 49m. Millard had pace, hunt- 

 ing sense and good judgment, acd showed up well by con- 

 trast. 



Charm— Fanchette.— Cast oft' at 3:07 in open weeds and 

 it was seen that C. E. Peabody had charge of Charm and 

 Fanchette was under Eska's orders. This was a most un- 

 satisfactory heat. Ground was too dry and game had gone 

 off somewhere, A lot of ground was covered and we all 



