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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 3, 1892. 



took it pretty easy as we had lots of time. Passing one of 

 the neatest farms we had seen during the week we worked 

 down into opeQ cover. Judges, reporters, spectators, every- 

 body constituted themselves beaters, and to "Billy" Tall- 

 man fell the fur, but he let it go< and the dogs being drawn 

 over the trail not a whimper was heard and neither hunted 

 with any vim, Fanchette, especially thinking it somewhat 

 of a lark and indulging in a solo and a "skirt" dance to 

 and fro with evident satisfaction.! A move was made toward 

 the village, and at edge of wood Charm tongued two or 

 three times, but no go. Up at 4:18. Down 3h. 11m. Neither 

 did anything, but Charm was much the best as far as mere 

 hunting went. We then walked. to the village and getting 

 Millard went out again to settle the 



Final. 



Charm — Millard.— These were both from Somerset Ken- 

 nels and Peabody handled them under Judge Lewis's orders, 

 Judge Clarke being busy with Clyde who was running for 

 his stake in another direct.ioti. ,The dogs were put in some 

 swamp cover near the "Krenrlej- Homestead" and a likely 



Mb. H. L. Kheuder and Zillah and Champ. Loir. 

 1 irst aud Second, Class D, 18in. and under. 



spot it proved. The Fobkst a^id Stream man put up a 

 rabbit, and xVlillard catciung on led the other into the thick 

 cover where they drove puss ding-dong with lots of glorious 

 music for several good turns, aud as they would probably 

 keep in this coverall nightif not called off, they were caught 

 at 5:40. Millard much the best, an active, level-headed 

 youngster that will do to watch in the future; just outside 

 of the thick cover in the open, one time he gave .us a very 

 pretty sharp trail, but brought up at the thick cover again". 

 Coming into the house we were told what Clyde had done 

 in his bye. This was a poor day's sport but better is ex- 

 pected to morrow. 



Friday. 



The judges having decided that Millard won first and 

 Charm second in the Derby, 



FiFER— Fanchette were cast off at 7:35 in the swamp, 

 opposite the Homestead, to try for third money. The 

 morning was a capital one for scent, rather dull and cloudy, 

 and the air had that damp feeling that proclaims a good 

 hunting morn, but after a hare had been started neither 

 do^ picked up the trail. Hare was seen, and crossing a tield 

 Filer bit the trail off and went a fair gait followed by 

 Fanchette both trying vigorously. Quarry lost, then Fan- 

 chette ran some birds up and third prize was given to Fifer 

 at 8 A. M. 



^•1 hsolut£- Winner. 



The trials were gradually coming to a focus, for now we 

 had settled the winners in every stake and the judges were 

 still alive and comparatively fresh. The crucial test was 

 now to come in finding out from the five good first prize 

 winners which should win the club medal, that denotes 

 the best beagle, officially, of the year in the field. The first 

 to come out were 



Lee II.— Clyde.— Down at 8:30 near cornfield in the open. 

 A hare soon started in corn and dogs drawn to the line, 

 when Clyde was first to tongue, and both dogs took us 

 merrily across the field and lost, but Lee found, working 

 more carefully by the fence at the left, where he hustled 

 bunny in great shape, Clyde a close attendant, though the 

 big one outfooted the little fellow, game as he was^ Lee 

 II. is a very good tSiu. A cheek followed, then another 

 little run, a check and Lee led oil merrily again with plenty 

 of music. Trails were very mixed and several hares were 

 seen. Clyde did some intelligent finding, but working in 

 the corn rows was bad for scent. Down near the woods a 

 hare put up, Clyde first on, followed by Lee, who quickly 

 took the lead, rushed bunny out of woods along the field, 

 vrith a check or two, into some rough stuflE, then out into 

 the open. This was hot work and bellows were soon to 

 mend all round. Both at fault, then Clyde had a turn tak- 

 ing scent up across ditch, then lost in "woods. Lee taken 

 to a clump of weeds in open put out a hare which ran to 

 woods. Clyde would not leave but was afterward caught 

 and taken to other side of field. Meanwhile Lee failed to 



fet the trail of the hare that crossed the field. Dogs up at 

 ,12. Speed and driving in favor of Lee, but Clyde was 

 also a merry, busy worker, and both hunted intelligently 



Millard-June Rose.— The sua came out now and mide 

 it uncomfortably warm, especially as the two dogs did some 

 lively work. At 9:15 in corn xMillard struck a trail, but soon 

 was at fault. June m her careful way picked up ttie trail 

 and earned to ditch, where they were checked in thick cover 

 Dogs drawn over to corn again where hare had been seen 

 Millard tongued first, but soon was lost in contrary trails- 

 hare came out and crossed the open; dogs laid on, June tak- 

 ing up the warm trail, aud both drove for blood, Millard 

 beine a little too quick for the other. Up at 9-55 



ZiLLAH-CLYDE.—Down 10:18 In pasture. Clyde was han- 

 dled by A. Parry and C. Eska had Zillah. Zillah jumped a 

 hare in open aud ran by sight to swamp. Here they were at 

 fault some time and Clyde worked the turn, but lost again 



Clyde cast wide, the other close, but neither found. Another 

 hare was started afterward by Zillah, and Clyde harked to 

 her. Some pretty work ensued. Clyde leading, and they 

 were driving when called up at 10:15. The work was fairly 

 equal, perhaps Clyde being a bit the quicker. 



The judge wishing to see Lee in the open and judge of his 

 hunting tactics again, he was put down with Zillah at 10:20. 

 Lee got on a hare after a crood deal of backing and filling, 

 but soon lost, and dogs ordered up at 10:44. 



Final. 



Lee TI.— Millard.— This wag the deciding heat, and at 

 11:05 they were cast off in the open by railroad track. Alotof 

 ground was gone over without result. Then in stubble both 

 tongued and worked quarry toward posted ground; drawn 

 off and taken to bottoms. 'Some good hunting on old trails 

 by Lee was a feature here. He proved a careful, level-headed 

 worker, but Millard was also, an ambitious little chap, and 

 only needs age to be a "hummer." A few yelps were heard 

 and Millard showed a disposition to hunt back, and would 

 not keep up on the line. In scrub oaks both were put in 

 together. Millard starting on a trail, lost; then hare was 

 sighted and Millard did some pretty work, both hu.stliDg 

 bunny across the field to a check; then Lee carried the trail 

 back to fern field, when they lost, but Lee went in the right 

 direction, Millard working too much to one side; though a 

 hot trail was close, he showed himself a little green here. 

 Another run and a check, and Millard should again have 

 picked it out, but Lee took the right trail and the heat wss 

 decided in his favor at 12:15. Three cheers were given and 

 Mr. Dorsey was congratulated all round. Millard will do 

 to watch another time, as he was certainly a good second. 



Mr. Pottinger Dorsey's Lea II. was whelped June 27, 1887, 

 and is a heavy marked black, tan and white dog of hand- 

 some form and a winner on the bench at New York in 1890 

 and '91. He is very near, if not quite, the limit in height. 

 His work was marked bv careful judgment and good hunt- 

 ing sense. Somerset Kennels' Millard is a smaller dog, 

 whelped Jan. 1, 1891, and is of a more racy build than Lee, 

 fast and quick in his work generally and with a little more 

 nraetice wiU make it warm for any dog; indeed, he did it 

 here, 



1 , ter dinner a pack race was arranged between Rockland 

 Kennels' pack and Glenrose Beagle Kennels', for a club 

 medal. Rockland Kennels ran champion Lou, Fanny 

 Racer, Roy K. and Zillah, they doing some very pretty pack 

 work, keeping well toerether, and one little burst across a 

 Held by a wall side was extremely stirring, plenty of music 

 and the proverbial "napkin" would have covered them. 

 Afterward Glenrose Kennels put down Butterfly, Parthenia, 

 Fifer and Gypsey A., but Fifer's unwillingness to keep with 

 the others, bolting .several times, and their inability to find 

 game lost them the race to Rockland Kennels. This fin- 

 ished the meeting, as darkness was coming on. Rockland 

 Kennels also won the bench show kennel prize. H. W. L. 



company, also some of the string lately owned by Mr. Phis- 

 ter of Cincinnati, and Mr. Lowe's kennel ofiicrs the best of 

 his 4-year-olds, and from Denver come the much famed bitch 

 Pearl of Pekin, Monk Bishop, very likely a better one, and 

 Irish Lass, a white whose fame is not yet. Mr Watson has 

 here the fast black Royal Crest, which was so well thought 

 of last year. All in all, there will be plenty of work cut out. 

 Drawings were made late to-night, as announced by wire. 

 Runnings go early to morrow morning, by the card. 

 Tuesday, First Day, Oct. 25. 

 The day was the best in every way ever known in the his- 

 tory of the club. The weather was delightful, bright, but 

 not too warm. The crowd of beaters was just large enough 

 and not too large, and for once in a way was trHctable and 

 pleasant, possibly owing in part to the presence of a deputy 

 sheriff. No ugly wrangles or loud-mouthed criticism of the 

 judging was heard, and indeed the judges' work was above 

 criticism. Lastly, most important of all, perhaps, and cer- 

 tainly most pleasaut, the supply of hares was never so good 



AMERICAN COURSING CLUB. 



Great Bend, Kansas, Oct. ;^— The seventh annual meet- 

 ing of the American Coursing Club is now in progress, and 

 bids fair to be of interest. Members are here from over a 

 eoodly section of country — Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, Da- 

 kota, "Wisconsin and New York. California is not repre- 

 sented. Hares are reported abundant. The weather at this 

 writing is pleasant. The club house has not been moved 

 and the grounds are the same as those of previous years 

 To-night there were made 38 entries in the All-Aged Stakes, 

 and 27 entries in the puppy Derby. Last year there were 46 

 in the All-Aged and 22 in the Derby. The hotels and horses 

 are about the same as in previous years. 



At the business meeting to-night Dr. Shaw, vice-president, 

 was in the chair, following Mr. Watson, president pro tem. 

 It was announced that Mr. E. H. Mulcaster, of Waupun, 

 Wis., would judge the running, and that Arthur Ma.ssey 

 would act as slipper. The judge was instructed to order 

 when to slip, the slip steward to be dispensed with. 



Ml-. Luse thought that the Pearl of Pekin-Chiconee Lass 

 protested decision ought to be taken up. There had been so 

 much talk over it that it seemed time to act. Me moved to 

 take it up. The executive committee were hard as badgers 

 to draw out. It became evident that they intendetl to be on 

 tioth sides of the case if possible, and would shift the res- 

 ponsibility on the club if they could do so. It growing late, 

 Mr. Price moved to ]30stpone action on this case until the 

 regular annual meeting. This was carried. 



Mr. Luse moved to suspend the National rules as to pedi- 

 aree under which the club ran, and to use the American 

 Coursing Club records, not barring any dog on account of 

 unknown pedigree, hut to admit any dog on payment of 

 registration fee of 25 cents. Carried. 



The following new members were admitted: Dr. A. J. 

 Cattanach of Denver, Col,; Messrs. Ed. Martin of Midway, 



H. V, Jamieson and June Rose. 

 Winner Class B, 13 to I51a. 



and the runnings were gotten ofE without long and tedious 

 walks over the hard alkali pastures. Barring an accident 

 or two for which he was not in the least responsible, Arthur 

 Massey was as usual perfect with the slips. The first three 

 courses of the morning were run off within 25 minutes after 

 leaving the club house. The entire first series of the All- 

 Aged was run off and the party done with the 7 miles' ride 

 to town an hour before dark— a record of 19 courses and 

 over two dozen starts in better time than ever was shown 

 before. The success of the day put everybody in the best of 

 spirits, and the day was thoroughly enjoyable in every way, 

 showing as it did a pretty .sport followed in the "proper 

 manner. 



The day had some interesting features and some brilliant 

 work. The popular memory was well in e^^dence when Mr. 

 Watson's Royal Crest went in with Master Peter, Royal 

 Crest's reputation rested on a brilliant though losing course 

 as a puppy last year, but he was known aud backed for 



C.S. Doud. W. A. i--;jliiii'r. £i < rnrpiu J Iioi^ev 



™. C-E. Peabody. Judge Clarke, .-a^JuJgi: LowJs. ' P. W. t.iA,Bman. fl. Hanfii 



NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB FIELD TRIALS, 1898. 



. \\ .Jamieson. 



Kas.; Will E. Stokes and Chas. Hooper of Great Bend Kas ■ 

 •Michael Allen of Chicago: H. G. Nicholls and J. Harvey 

 Rew of Mitchell, S. D.; E. H. Lyon of Emporia, Kas • J R 

 Ballard of Winfleld, Kas.; Abe Bowen of Chase, Kas.;' e". h" 

 Mulcaster of Waupun, Wis. 



The puppy class this year bids fair to be unusually strong, 

 if one can tell by a look at the specimens. Messr,s. Page and 

 Lowe nominate a good lot out of Mr. Lowe's kennels. Mr. 

 Luse of course has some entries. Messrs. Price and Royce" 

 Mr. Lyons of Emporia, Mr. .J. Herbert Watson of New Yor^^ 

 and others have on a lot, any of which may go dangerouslv 

 near the bottom of the list. In the All-Aged' Stakes, natur- 

 al ly, the entries are better known, and many of the old "roods 

 are here, as will be seen later on. Mr. Luse has the two 

 little bitches, Lady In Black and Lady Barton, always hot 



much of a favorite this year, though his brindle mate .should 

 naturally have offered odds. That oddity in greyhouuddora. 

 Lady In Black, made the most brilliant exhibition of the 

 day, and caused anew the query as to what it really is that 

 gives a dog quality in performance. Her litter sister. Lady 

 Barton, also as usual proved very fast and clever, and the 

 two left the field well liked for an advanced place. The Bit 

 of Fashion bitch, Belle of Eltham, made Uttle showing, 

 and Norwegian, "half-brother to Fullerton," and popularly 

 thought a good chance therefore, proved distinctly disap- 

 pointing. Lord Neverstill showed in high form and went a 

 favorite. 



Besides the Winfleld representative, Mr. Ballard, the two 

 Dakota men, Messrs. Rew and Nicholls, and other new faces 

 ou the grounds, the line had re-enforcements from an unex- 



