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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LNoV. 17, 1892. 



F 1 XTU R E S. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Nov. 23 to 25.— BrooMyn. H. W. Huntington, Sec'y, 148 South 

 Eighth strfet. 



Dec. 6 to 9 —First Annual Dog Show Hermitage Kennel Club, 

 Nashville, Tenn, Robert C. Stockton, Sec'y. 



1R93. 



Jan. 3 to C. ^Mohawk V^alley Poultry and Kennel Club. 1\ B. 

 Zimmer, Sec'v, Gloversville, N. Y. 



Ffb. 31 to 33.— Westminster Kenuel Club, New York city. Jas. 

 Mortimer, Supt. 



April i to 7.— New England lienuel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. 

 W. Newman, Sec'y. 



May 3 to 6 —Pacific Kenuel Club, at San Francisco, Cal. Horace 

 W. Orear, Seo'y. 



June 13 to 17.— World's Fair, Chicago. 



Sept. 7 to 10.— Hamilton, Ontario. A. D. Stewart. Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 31.— Eastern Field Trial Club Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 W. A. Coster, Seo'y. 



Nov. 38.— Philadelphia Kenuel Club Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 F. G. Taylor, Sec'y. 



Dec. 5.— Central Field Trials, at Lexington, N. C. Col. Ode)), 

 Sec'y. 



Dec. 19.— Irish Setter Field Trials, at Lexington, N. C. Dr. Gt. 

 &. Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., Sec'y. 



1893. 



January.— Pacific Coast Field Trials, at Bakersville, Cal. J. M. 

 Ki'gariE. Sec'y. 



Feb. 8.— Southern Field Trials, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. 

 Brumby, Sec'v 



THE UNITED STATES FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S 

 TRIALS. 

 The Pointer Derby. 



This sUki- began on Monday, Mov. 7, at Elizabethtown, 

 Ky. l'licr(^ wt;rr; fourteen starters. Owing to the scarcity 

 (if'l)ii dt4, a ri:a,rcity whlctt wa^^ felt thrnughont the competi- 

 tions, and which, in gome heals, occasioned long, wearisome 

 workirifi with indecisive results, the titake was run in a.slow, 

 nnsatisfatcory manner. The standina of the dogs in the 

 competition was many times uecessarlly decided on ex- 

 tremely narrow margins. 



The grounds themselves were uufavorable, inasmuch as 

 the large fields were so short of vegetation that they afforded 

 neither cover nor a food supply for the birds. The large 

 fields were covered by a short, light growth of grass ; many 

 were sown in wheat: the ("ornfields were entirely free of 

 weeds, and there was little auristure in the ground. There 

 were a few stubble fields, far too few for the requirements 

 of the trials, and they were not very fruitful in results. 

 What birds there were, however, used the few thickets, 

 woods and other scanty cover which was available. 



Hunting in the bare fields was a waste of effort. Hunting 

 in the thickets or cover along the .streams reduced the work 

 to the level of pottering and hedge-hunting. Even at that, 

 it was -without much result in the way of finding birds, 

 either as to quantity or quality of performance. 



By looon of the first day, birds had been found iu such few 

 numbers, and the grouuds were .so unpromising, that many 

 expressed grave doubts as to the possibility of holding the 

 trials there. By night, the management was serioxisly con- 

 sidering a removal to other territory. Some local sportsmen, 

 however, gave great encouraigement by assurances of better 

 success on other territory which was available. Their argu- 

 ments prevailed. This territory was worked on Tuesday. 

 It was no improvement on that of the previous day. 



It is only just to say that the local sportsmen and land 

 owners were as kind and courteous as it was possible to be. 

 They were enthusiastic in their interest in the succe.ss of the 

 trials, and gave all possible assistance. Excellent horses 

 were provided. Every inducement which could be of ad- 

 vantage was held out, but the hard fact that the trials 

 could not be run properly withoiit birds always prevailed 



On Tuesday, after lunch, a special meeting of the club 

 members was called to act on the matter. After a brief dis- 

 cussion of the situation, a motion to run the trials elsewhere 

 was unanimously carried. It was then decided to call in 

 such handlers as were directly interested in the competition 

 and get an expression of opinion as to what locality they 

 prefen-ed. The president of the club explained the situation 

 to them and stated that the wishes of the majority would 

 prevail. Three places wet'e mentioned— New Albany, Miss. 

 Bicknell and Columbus, Jnd. 



New Albany was rejected on account of the difficulty and 

 delay of reaching it, and being in an opposite direction from 

 that which most of the handlers would take after the trials, 

 namely, eastward to the Eastern trials. 



Bicknell was objected toon the ground that some handlers 

 had trained and worked their dogs there. 



Columbu.s Tnd , was the place which metjmost general 

 approval. CarliRip, Jnd,, was mentioned. 



There appeared to be some few who were desirous of hav- 

 ing the trials held as near their homes as possible. At this 

 .luncture, the mepressible Andy Gleason made the followins: 

 motion: " 



"I move that these trials be i-un at Alma, Kansas." 



Alma IS his home. 



Everybody laughed, but tlie sarcasm served to show the 

 absurdity of each handler desiring to have the trial at his 

 own home. Ihe inotion ( o l un tlie trials at Columbus was 

 then put and carried unurdmfmsly. 



Forthwith the seeietaiy. Mr.' Madison, began makine 

 airanpmentK for thr. change. He engaged a special train to 

 tianster to rolumbus the whole aggregation of owners 

 handlers luduvs. renorters and dogs at the expense of the 

 cltib. At I0::iii J>. M. Ilu. train was ready ;=inrl tbelaroest 

 nei.n rial party ever s..'en oji one train was'surin on its way. 



\Viiile this au.. showed tlie ehd> management to be ener- 

 getic, capable aud equal to the o^-easion, it seems reasonable to 

 know ledge of whether birds were 

 ^'^""^ obtained before the trials 

 Ti^^r^J^TJ°^^9^ ^^""^ drawing the grounds 



a few days before the commencement of the trials by some 

 '^Fv^ff'^^''^' of theclub. All theunpleasantcompli^tions 

 were a sequence to this nversigh*- 



menf nW^^'^^^^.-r'"'" express a positive opinion or state- 

 amount of work on birds. For the 

 fppitiL^'^t ■ °' ?/ ^¥ l^'^at^ ^^ere indecisive. They were 



necessari y so from the force of circumstances 

 dn^« i'YlT ^^-^^atLstedall available facilities to give the 

 dogs a thorough trial. Ample time was always .^iven 



or DSnstsH^rlT^''''f-- ^^i^dges could be more earnest 

 cLnni ™^"^' ^^'1, isgi-antying to state that their de- 

 cisions were received with approbRtlon. 



Mes^rs^P H^T^^^f". '"^'^r "'^^ ^^^^ Vincennes, Ind., aud 

 Gmnit' ^^^^^^•"'t^^TP'^1^' ai^dB. M. Stephenson. La 



«nS-^^™^^- Reniroe and Mr. Freeman, the judges 



lbfv ?ntr'|§ina l.y:were to arrive later; the election prlb- 

 tSffullf fv,fiV»'"' ^te^t'O'^- Judges managed the trials 

 conserm^f f."^'^ "^^^ disadvantages which were 



aS^^+V" ^"fa^orable grounds and scarSitv of birds, 

 lot an# present were A. T. Smith. Texas: R. L. Shan 

 ipn aufl wife. Lomsvi If Mr„.Tn-r. ^-p TT„,.„;„ ol ^t_^,_ _ 



Ala.; H. W, Delaplaine, Louisville; H, M. M. Mundy, Louis- 

 ville; D. C. McDowell, Jno. A. Hunter, "W. Daniel. Major 

 Purcell, A. J. Gleason, T. H. P.undexter, A. P. Gilliam, 

 Thos. Bond, Geo. Maclin, J. H. .Johnson. M. C. Wiles. W. 

 T. Irwin, D. B. Rose, C. W. Barker, G. R. Howse, J. M. 

 Avent. .Jas. Williams, A. M. Yound, Nashville; P. T. Mad- 

 ison, Maj. J. M. Taylor, Victor M. Haldeman, L. A. B'ce, 

 Chicago; W. B. Rice, W. B. Stafford, Gus. F. Schrever. 

 Capt. Clinton, Dr. N. Rowe, John C. Gude and many 

 others. 



On Tuesday, Mr. W. J. Beck, the secretary of the Ameri- 

 can Field Trial Club, arrived at Blizabethtown. He was 

 considted in respect to grounds at Columbus, Ind., and the 

 report was circulated that he stated that part of the Ameri- 

 can Field Trial Club's grounds could be used on the first 

 day, and in that time other .grounds could be secured which 

 could be used thereafter. It was hasty on the part of all 

 concerned to contemplate a departure for Columbus before 

 having an absolute knowledge of what could be secured, 

 and how long it would take to secure what was needed. 



No analysis of the competiton would be of any value, 

 .since the opportunities of testing the dogs' qualities were 

 too limited to fully develop the merits or demerits of the 

 dogs. An intelligent dog could range and beat out the 

 likely places with rare judgment and find nothing for his 

 efforts. The dog that ran fast and far without judgment 

 made as good showing, so far as finding is concerned. There 

 was so much bare ground that it was most discouraging to 

 the dogs to make any effort to search. Many intelligent 

 dogs refuse to beat out a bare field. In fact it is well known 

 tha,t the greater Is the dog's Intelligence the more he re- 

 frains from doing silly things; and beating out a bare field 

 with a view to finding birds is one of them. 



As to which dog was the best one, it may or may not be 

 that the trials determined it. The opportunities were too 

 few and too imperfect to make the test conclusive. It was, 

 however, the best which could be done under the circum- 

 stances. The club was earnest and energetic. It did the 

 best it could to readjust and make the trials a success, but 

 the one oversight of taking for granted the reports of abun- 

 dance of birds were true was what besan the taogling con- 

 sequences. It was most unfortunate since whatever course 

 was pursued it Avorked a hardship to some one. 



To go in any direction to another locality entailed added 

 expense to some one or more on returning. It added a 

 fatiguing experience to the does which had eonie on a long 



the afternoon a raw breeze sprung up and clouds again ob- 

 scured the sky. 



First Series. 



Teottblesome— Mame S.— They were cast off at 8:36 in an 

 open field. Mame showed the better speed and ran Ere, in 

 this respect being quite good. Troublesome flushed, down 

 wind, an outlying bird of a bevy and dropped. Mame, a 

 moment afterward, pointed the bevy. The birds were fol- 

 lowed. Mame pointed a sinele and Troublesome also got a 

 point. Both were steady. Troublesome made but a mod- 

 erately fair showing. The heat ended at 9:30 with everything 

 in Mame's favor. 



GiNGEB Ale— Kent's Queen.— At 9:33 they were started, 

 and were taken up at 10:39 without finding birds, although 

 they were worked both in open and cover. It was necessary 

 to take them up as they were worked down to a very narrow 

 range and had lost interest in working for birds which were 

 not. 



Lady Peg— Onward.— They began at 11:01. Onward did 

 not work independently. He followed Pe« constantly. Peg 

 showed the greater superiority. Onward roaded up wind to 

 a flush on a bevy— poor work. Oa the scattered birds On- 

 ward flushed a single in open, and Peg pointed the scattered 

 birds. Both were steady to wing and shot. They were ordered 

 up at 11:36, Peg the better in every respect. 



Boy's Faust— Eael of Kent,— They were started at 11:51, 

 both ranging poorly. No work on birds of any consequence 

 was done. Earl pointed a single and flushed once. They 

 were ordered up at 13:35 and the party partook of an excel- 

 lent lunch 



CPwOxie O'Bannon— Biz.— In high weeds at 1:40 they were 

 cast off. A reporter flushed a bevy, which was marked down 

 in an unfavorable place for good work. Biz made a half 

 point, standing on bare ground and pointing at some light, 

 narrow cover on the bank of the creek. A single bird 

 flushed wild from the point. Biz roaded and half pointed, 

 then a bird flushed wild. No dog could have made a good 

 showing under such conditions. Moved on, Croxie pointed 

 a bevy in brush and high weeds. Steady to wing. ' It was 

 followed. The dogs were worked around and around aud 

 back and forth to find them. Some flushes were made and 

 it was difficult to determine whether the dogs were at ff n't 

 or not, as handlers and horses were close on them. The beat 

 ended at 2:10. All the work was done in cover in a narrow 

 strip of l^nd, too small and close to te.st the range of eithtr. 



THE KOUGH-COATEl) ST. BERNARD MARVKL. 

 Owned by Mr. W. C Reick, New York City. 



joumey, but as the running prSgres&ed ifc developed that 

 there was no other alternative. 

 Following is the order of drawing: 



Edgemont Pointer Kennels' bitch Troublesome (Tribula- 

 tion—Pride of Idstone), A. T. Smith, handler, 



with 



R. L. Shannon's bitch Mame S. (Osborn Ale— Pearl's 

 Pride), G. R. Howse, handler. 



R. L. Shannon's bitch Ginger Ale (Osborne Ale— Pearl's 

 Pride), E. Gar, handler, 



wUh 



John Bolus's bitch Kent's Queen (King of Kent— Vera 

 Bang), owner, handler. 



-..i^- '-'-\^^T^^^"u (^ioS of Kent-La.ss of 



Bloomo), F. Richards, handler. 



with 



G. W. Amory's dog Onward (Wise C— Velce V ) T H 

 Poindexter, handler. 



Adolph Schmidt's dog Boy's Faust (Spotted Boy— Sally 

 Ale), G. R. Howse, handler, J 



IVitJl 



, •^J^s J.-„Sc^rever'.s dog Earl of Kent (King of Kent-Sal), 

 A. P. Gilliam, handler. 



R. L. Shannon's bitch Croxie O'Bannon (King of Kent— 

 Croxie Wise), E. Gar, handler, • 

 ■urith 



•RiY- ^9= (King of Kent-LassJ of 



Bloomo), Geo. Richards, handler. 



Joseph Crugom's dog David C. (Dukeof Hessen-Princess 

 Margueritej, G. E. Gray, handbT-, 

 wiih 



L.\^:■B1a^^r^Ltfr^'fnd^ Lad-Topsy L.), 



ulw^B^slli^t^^^^^ (O^Bi-u-Clipaway 



^ with 



MONDAY. 



A heavy rain had fallen during the night. The mornins' 

 was cloudy and threatening morf bad welther. but iTSf 

 cleared up aud the sun shone forth for a shOTt time In 



David C— Lad op Rush.— The heat began at .9:14. Both 

 worked merrily. Dave flushed a single in weeds. The scat- 

 tered birds flushed wild. Do.as beat about in woods. Both 

 pointed hesitatingly, then roaded. Dave roaded to a point 

 on a bird, and was steady to shot. Lad, brought up to hick, 

 pointed— footscent probably. They were worked in both 

 open and cover. In open. Lad was much the wider ranger 

 but m cover had no superiority over his competitor. The 

 heat ended at 3:10. 



PoMME de Teeke— Kent FLGiN.-They began at 3:14 and 

 worked till .3:2b without findint;:, when they were taken to 

 2^ « 'ir'd started afresh at 3:43 in au open field. 



Staltord called a point for Pomme just as the bevy flushed. 

 Kent made a false point. LTp at 4:23. 



This completed the running for the day. 



TUESDAY. 



The day opened delightfully cool and pleasant. A trace 

 ot trost could be seen in place?. New grouuds were tried 

 hut they were no improvement on those of the day previous' 

 Only tour bevies were feund by diligent search before luuch. 

 Large bare fields, with a scarcity of cover, were the preva- 

 lent features. The further the running progres«ed the 

 became that it wasimpossible to hold tfae trials at 

 Blizabethtown under existing circumstances, therefore a 

 move to other grounds must he made 



Pomme de Teree— Kent Elgin.— This brace was again 

 put down. At 8:40 they were stsrtcd. Kent pointed a bevy 

 by the edge of woods and was backed by Pomme. The birds 

 were followed into a thicket where the dogs beat about 

 without finding. They were ordered up at 9:33. 



Second Series. 



A l"^^^ Peg-Lad of Rush.— They were cast off at G;24. 

 At 9:30 they were ordered up for a few minutes while taken 

 to other .grounds. The fields were exceedingly bare and un- 

 promising. Lad, going down wind, flushed an outlying 

 bud of a bevy near a small growth of brush. His handler 

 flushed the b vy a moment afterward. The birds were 

 marked down in the open and followed. L^d made a point, 

 and the birds at the same moment flushed wild. They were 

 next worked iu to woods, where Lad pointed a single bird 

 weJl and was steady to order. Peg was. the wider ranger. 

 Lad performed the better ou birds, 



Mame S.— Eael of Kent.— They were worked across a 

 stretch of open, then into woods, where a bevv was marked 

 down. In beating about several birds were flushed by the 

 handlers. Mame was first to fiod. She pointed nicelya 

 bevy in a fallen tree top. Earl backed- In the open Ear! 



