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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[BBO. 8, 1893. 



PENNSYLVANIA KENNEL CLUB FIELD TRIALS. 



The Pennsylvania Field Trials Club held its trials com- 

 mencing Nov. 3«. at. High Point for the first time, it being 

 the ninth field trial held by the club, and the first one of the 

 flliib's trials open to the world. 



There was a good attendance of members, jolly sportsmen 

 all. The trjalss were a success, the dogs started were of ex- 

 cellent field abilities, the stakes filled well and the weather 

 during the wsek was most pleasant. The club has demon- 

 strated its abil it 7v to hold a field trial fqnal to the best in 

 the land, and it is to be hoped that it will continue in the 

 good work iq fiiture years, it is rumored that it will come 

 out stroflR-er next vear than ever^ making some departures 

 "iu field tnal rjnatrera in the way of energetic management, 

 larcer prize.s and bettei^tcrounds. 



The ^t;Tounds of the Hiastem Field Trials Club vs^ere not 

 satisfactory. Tbey have grown up so much to brush and 

 briers, and are so "rough withal, that each added year de- 

 creases their value for field trial purposes. The town itself 

 is, from a field trial standpoint, an excellent one to leave, 

 for most of the residents, who can make any business con- 

 tracts of any kind with the sportsmen, discard all standards 

 of fixed values and merrily pluck the stranger. 



The judges were Messrs. Washington A, Coster, Saratoga 

 Sprino-'s; Dr. W". -larvis, Claremont, N. H., and W. Tallman 

 New York. Their judging, as a whole, gave good satisfac- 

 tion, there being less than the average "kickine," which, 

 from immemorial usage, appears to be a part of field trials. 

 I heard one sportsman say that a kicker, nine times cut of 

 ten, is a mau who can not stand the gal¥, but 1 do not know 

 just what he meant by the expression, there being a foreign 

 woi'd in It. The man who cannot take defeat quietly and 

 I'almly at a tield trial is lacking in gameness. 



The order of running the stakes vvas changed from that 

 advertised in the programme, the Derby being started first 

 instead of the Members' Stake, the latter stake being run 

 while the All-Age Stake was run, thus saving time and 

 obliging some owners. 



The Derby. 



The competition was not of a high grade, considered as a 

 whole. As will he noted in the list of dogs started, this 

 stake was largel\'a repetition of the Eastern Field Trial: 

 Club's Derby. There were 23 starters. 



The winner. Mr. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s, "Rod's Sue, was far 

 superior to her competitors in every respect. She beat out 

 her ground in a most pleasing style and with excellent judg- 

 ment. 



Hamlet, winner of second, made a creditable competition 

 though of a class inferior to that of Rod's Sue. 



Dot Rogers, owned by Mr. Lorillard. did some excellent 

 work on birds, and made a strong bid for second place. Xn 

 many respects she was superior to Hamlet. 



Following is the order of running, which is different from 

 the order of drawine, the retiring of Mr. Cardeza's Delphic 

 Duke and Delphic Daisy disarranging the drawing: 



Pierre Lorillard, Jr's.. liver, white and tan bitch Rod's Sue 

 fRoderigo— Grladstone Girl): C. TucKer, handler, 

 1 villi 



Hempstead Farm Kennels' liver and white bitch Hemp- 

 stead Game (Duke of Hessen— Woolton Game); Angus Cam- 

 eron, handler. 



Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' black and wite dog 

 Conscript (King of Kent— Hop'); C. B. Buckle, handler, 



H. Merriam's black, white and tan bitch Tan (Nat Good- 

 win-Royal Myrtle); S. C. Bradley, handler. 



Avertfc & Thayer Kennels ' black and white dog Bonair 

 (Roderigo— Juno A.), J. M. Avent, handler, 



Willi 



Fairmount Kennels' black, white and fcan bitch Hope's 

 Bud (Czar—Zoe W.), C. W. Barker, handler, 



Hempstead Farm Kennels' liver and white bitch Hemp- 

 stead Blo.^som (Duke of He.ssen— "Woolton Game), A. Cam- 

 ernUi handler, vntli 



P. Lorillard, .Tr.'s, black, white and tan bitch Dot Rogers 

 (Roderigo— Gladstone's Girl), C. Tucker, handler. 



S. Murray Mitchell's lemon and white dog San<''y Gladstone 

 (Breeze Gladstone—Delaware). H. B. Anderson, handler, 



with 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, lemon and white bitch Maiden Mine 

 (Vanguard— Georgia Belle), C. Tucker, handler. 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan dog Loch- 

 iuvar (Chance— Haidee), J. M. Avent, handler, 

 wWi 



Francis G. Taylor's lemon and white dog Report (Breeze 

 Gladstone— List Noble), H. B. Anderson, handler. 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan dog Ham- 

 let (Chance— Bessie Avent), J. M. Avent, handler, 

 U'«7i 



Luke W. White's liver and white biteli ©.caceful II. (Duke 

 of Hessen— Concave), owner, handler. 



J. W. M. Cardeza's lemon and white pointer dog Delphic 

 Duke (Dick of Delphos— Genesta), Olden Smith, handler 



wun 



L. Gardner's black, wMte and tan bitch Roger's Spark 

 (Roger— Dora Deane), J. H. Lewis, handler. 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan dog Kings- 

 ton (Chance— Bessie Avent), J. M. Avert, handler, 

 ■with 



.r/- H-.Wioslow's liver and white pointer dog Redemption 

 (Graphic— Vandalia), S. C. Bradley, handler. 



Avent and Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan dog 

 Cheyaher (Jean Val -Jean— Lucy Avent), J. M. Avent 

 handler, tcWi ' 



,-„T^omas Hallam's black white and tan bitch Brighton 

 Lhp (Canadian Jester— Lassie), owner, handler. 



J. A. Hunter's orange and white bitch Hoosier Girl (Dad 

 Wilson— -Daisy Hunter) a bye, owner-, handler. 



MONDAY. 



Heavy clouds and a foggy atmosphere were unfavorable 

 signs, but gradually the fog lifted and the weathei becaSi 

 clearer though cloudy. Birds were found in sufficient 

 quantities ror the competition. The work as a whole was 



First Series. 



Rob's Stje Am Hempstead Game— Were started at 9 

 rh°= °^ ^, ^^''y oPeii weeds and 



i^^A^ ^^^^ few moments flushed wild. Game flushed a 

 «f Q 'on " scattered birds Game made two flushes. TTp 

 at 9;.30. Sue had the wider range and better judgment- and 

 her work on buds also was better. Game had |ood speed 



fh« wtTf^-^^"^ Delphic DiniE-Were nest in order, but, 

 the latter being absent the next available dog was taken 

 after some discussion as to what was the correct procedui?" 

 rpS<^?^'^S'^^^,*^^ ^^^"^^^ be reaSged On 



\ n£^°^.*'^"^'^?' iiowever, it was learned that the do-s 

 %v ere not di-awn m braces. The rule reads ; ' 'Dogs shall be 



shtll ™^ in^h^l.^r^^^'^ K^^^ order dra4°^ Each dJi 

 shall run m the first series with the next,.available. dog if 



that order." Each brace is therefore made up in turn as 

 the juderes call it. 



Conscript and Tan— Began at 9:50. Conscript roaded 

 to a bevy which flushed wild. In woods, searching for the 

 scattered birds, each pointed a bevy and were steady to shot. 

 Conscript flashed a sinerle bird, soon after which he flushed 

 some scattered birds. Up at 10:18. 



Bo:nAte and Hope's Biid— Began at 10:22. Bud pointed 

 a bevy, then pressed forward and flushed it. In woods, 

 Bud pointed and drew on alternately, loeating and pointing 

 the bevy and was steady to shot. In a thicket in a hollow, 

 each handler claimed a point, but no one could see the dogs 

 before the birds flushed. Bonair flushed a bird; then Bud 

 pointed one in pines and Bonair backed, Bonair pointed in 

 pines; nothing found. .A.t the same time. Bud pointed, 

 drew on by the bird and missed it. Barker flushed it as he 

 walked forwai-d. Both worked merrily, ranged fairly well, 

 but their work on birds was imperfect and unskilful. 



Hempstead Blosi^om and Dot Rooees— -Were cast off at 

 11:03. Blossom dropped to a point in open sedge ; no bird, 

 Dot pointed a bevy and Blossom backed. The latter next 

 false pointed. Each secured a good point on single birds. 

 Blossom dropped to a point ; footscent probably ; nest she 

 I pointed scattered birds. Two bevies were flushed in pines 

 " by the horsemen. Both dogs did some faulty work on the 

 scattered birds, Blossom pointing inaccurately and Dot 

 making a flush. Up at 11:31. Blossom had good Speed, but 

 preferred the easy places to run in. Dot made a fairly good 

 showing on birds, but did not stay out at her work so well 

 as she should. 



Sandy Gladstone and Maiden Mine— Commenced at 

 11 :36. Both were found pointing a single bird in pine woods. 

 It was said that Sandy was th" first to point. Sent on. Both 

 doEfs roaded a bevy. They flushed two or three outlying- 

 birds, then pointed the rest. By the side of a ditch Maiden 

 nointed a bird and was backed. Steady to wing. Sent on, 

 Maiden nointed a bird. Sandy went by and roaded to a 

 flush Up at 12:0.'>. Sandv made a poor showing. 



LocHiNVAR AND REPORT— Began at 1 :35 after lunch. Re- 

 I)ort pointed larks; Lonhinvar backed. Report made two 

 false points. Up at 2:16. No birds found. Both showed 

 fairlv good ranee. 



Hamlet and Graceful IT.- Were ea.st off at 3:17. On the 

 scattered birds of a bevy flushed by horsemen. Hamlet 

 pointed and the birds flushed wild. Moved on, Hamlet 

 pointed in woods, Grace refused to back, went ahead and 

 pointed a bird and was unsteady to wing. She appearerl to 

 be headstrong. Next, she roaded and pointed, then wilfully 

 flushed the bird. She next pointed a bird. Bamlet made a 

 point to which there was nothing. ITp at 2:.'>1. Gr.ieehad 

 speed and dash, but liked the easy going places. Hamlet 

 beat out his ground better and was not .averse to working in 

 thickets. The work of both on birds was indifferent. 



Delphic Duke and Roger's Spark.— The former y?as not 

 present when called in the morning, but was on the grounds 

 at this juncture and ready to .start. They began at 2:58. It 

 was observed that Delphic Duke's handler was a negro, or a 

 gentlemen of terra cotta tinting. As the heat progressed, 

 dissatisfaction among the handlers began to grow rapidly. 

 Spark flushed an outlying bird and the horsemen flushed 

 the rest of the bevy in the open weeds. In the woods, Spark 

 flushed a bird. A' protest or objection against the colored 

 man from most of the handlers was entered, with a threat 

 that they would not run if the negro was not barred. The 

 doss were ordered up at .S:30 while the matter was being 

 considered. The objection was entirely on account of color. 

 There is no doubt but that the competition should be exclu- 

 .sively for white men, but there is also no doubt but what 

 the club should have acted with soma sort of decision on the 

 matter so soon as it was known that the ne.gro would handle. 



The club, knowing that the negro would not be acceptable 

 to the^handlers, .should not have permitted him to start at 

 all. The matter of a negro handling in field trials had been 

 disciisstd at a club meeting a long time ago, and the senti- 

 ment was positively against it. The officers, in respect to 

 thi.s matter, held that they could not know the sentiment of 

 the handlers until after the negro bad begun handling and 

 a protest against him was lodged. While they might not 

 officially know it, they could easily have learned the senti- 

 ment of the handlers by a little inquiry. As the matter 

 stood, nearly every white" handler refused to go on with the 

 competition unless the negro was excluded. A fiimsv at- 

 tempt at a compromise was attempted, when Mr. F. S. 

 Brown, with the consent of the colored man, attempted to 

 handle Duke in the heat, which was resumed at 3:29. Of 

 course Duke would not work for a stranger when his handler 

 was close by, and of course this was certain' to be the case 

 before it was attempted. At 3:35 another objection was 

 raised on the ground that Duke was not present within 

 twenty minutes when called to run after the heat of Rod's 

 Sue and Hempstead Game. This was really a frivolous ob- 

 jection, inasmuch as the management had already condoned 

 the matter and allowed the dog to start. The rule on this 

 subject is as follows: "Rule 12— If absent more than twenty 

 minutes it may be disqualified at the discretion of the 



The judges did not disqualify the dog. On the contrary, 

 he was held in and called to run with Spark and did run. 

 An objection at that juncture founded on the twenty minute 

 limit was not well taken. Delphic Daisy was summarily 

 barred, ruled out or something or other, vfhich meant that 

 she could not start. The intention of the club was most 

 commendable, but the awkward manner in which it man- 

 aged the matter was most unskillful. The better way, one 

 which would have been praiseworthy, would have been to 

 meet the issue squarely and fearlessly [on its merits. Mr. 

 Cardeza on the following day telegraphed his resignation 

 from membership and demanded the return of his entrance 

 money. The club assured him that it would be returned. 



Kingston and Redemption— Began at 3:45. Soon after 

 starling Redemption pointed a bevy and was steady to shot. 

 An open field was beat out before the dogs were taken on 

 the scattered birds in woods. Redemption pointed a bird, 

 then wilfully flushed it. He next flushed a bird and chased 

 it. Kingston pointed in pines; the bird was flushed after 

 he moved on. Each made a false point. Up at 4:16. A poor 

 heat. 



Chevalier and Brighton Clip began at i-M. In an open 

 stubble Clip had caught scent and was nicely drawing on to 

 locate when Chevalier came in ahead independently, caught 

 scent and pointed. The birds were further on. After the 

 handlers had beaten out the ground ahead the dogs were 

 sent on. Clip was the quicker and got to the bevy first, 

 drawing nicely with head well up and pointing with con- 

 fidence and judgment. Both were steady to shot. On the 

 scattered birds Clip made a most skillful exhibition of 

 single bird work, pointing bird after bird quickly and ac- 

 curately. She made sis or seven points. Chevalier made 

 two, and one to which nothing was found. Up at 4:54. Clip 

 was somewhat deficient in range, but was industrloup and 

 fairly speedv. Chevalier had fairly good range. 



HoosiEH Girl had a bye and ran alone, beginning at 4-S6 

 She had only a moderate range;and did not work her ground 

 with the best of judgment. She roaded aad pointed a bevy 

 nicely during the half hour in which she ran. 



This ended the first series and the running for the day. 



TUESDAY. 



The sun'shone clear and bright, andTthe" temperature was 

 pleasantly warm. Birds were found in plentiful numbers 

 Iwelve dogs were kept in the second series, more than there 

 was any .good reason for. 



Second Series. 



Dot RoGiiES AaiD Che vajlieb -Were stSrted m en open 



field at 8:57. Chevalier flushed a bevy. On the scattered 

 birds he pointed one in pines. Dot made a very skilful 

 draw to a point on a single bird in pines. Chevalier fol- 

 lowed Dot about constantly, and showed no independence or 

 self-reliance. He pointed a bevy. Dot passed close by it 

 without recognizing scent. In pines Chevalier pointed a 

 bird. Dot flushed a bird and chased it, but she was not 

 habitually unsteady. Chevalier roaded and pointed iu 

 pines: nothing found. Up at 9:3.5, Dot was the faster and 

 wider ranger, beat out her ground better and was sharper 

 on birds. There was too much rushing in this heat by the 

 handlers. 



LocHiNYAE AND REPORT— Were cast off at 9:45 to work on 

 scattered birds in pines. Report was run alone from 9:45 to 

 10 without finding. Neither succeeded in scoring a point. 



BoNAiB AWD Graceful II.— Began at 10:11. After much 

 searching about by both dogs, Graceful pointed a bevy in 

 the open and was steady to shot. Next, she pointed some 

 scattered birds, then moved on and flushed them. In the 

 open and along the edge of pine woods, Graceful roaded 

 and pointed, but failed to locate anything, Bonair was the 

 better range". Up at 11:09. 



Hope's Bud and Hempstead Blossom— Began their heat 

 at 11:34. Bud, closely followed by Blossom, going down 

 wind, ran into a bevy and Blossom dropped to wing. No 

 points were made on the scattered birds. In the open the 

 spectators flushed a bevy, which was followed. Blossom 

 pointed the bevy in woods. She next pointed a bird. Blos- 

 som pointed at the edge of creek, then crossed over, roaded, 

 and the bird flushed ahead of her. Up at 12;05. Both had 

 good speed and range. 



Rod's Sue and Hoosier Girl.— After lunch, at 1:43, they 

 were started in an open field. Sue beat out her ground 

 prettily ana merrily. Girl had a narrow range and a pot- 

 tery way of working. Girl flushed a bevy. She next false 

 pointed. Sue made two points on single birds and one to 

 which nothine was found. Girl flushed twice and made one 

 false point. Up at 2:05. 



Hamlet and Brighton Clip— Began at 2:10. Soon Ham 

 let pointed a bevy in weeds, and was steady to shot. An- 

 other bevy flushed wild about 80yds. away in the same field. 

 In pines, on the scattered birds, Clii> made two points on 

 single birds. She showed timidity in her work. Hallam 

 ha.ndled skillfully and quietly. Hamlet was the bolder and 

 wider ranger. Clip could do fine work on birds, but was 

 lacking in confidence. 



LOCHINVAR was run alone, beginning at 3:.30, to test hia 

 abilities on scattered birds. He made two points, but 

 showed a disposition to potter now and then. His range was 

 ordinary. Up at 3:39. 



Tliird Series. 



Rod's Sue and Hamlet— Were started at 3:18 to comply 

 with the rule which requires the first and second to be run 

 together. Sue showed" far superior range and judgment. 

 Hamlet pointed a bevy which Sue had caught scent of by 

 good ranging, Hamlet came in by luck, so he caught scent 

 and pointed the bevy. Sue, close behind, pointed or backed. 

 Both were steady to shot. In woods. Sue pointed a bird. 

 Hamlet pointed and there were three birds to his point, "Up 

 at 3:.38, and the .judges announced Rod's Sue first, Hamlet 

 second, and Dot Ranger third. 



The prizes were S400 to first, $200 to second and $100 to 

 third. Ten dollars forfeit, $10 additional to fill. 



The judging was quite good and gave satisfaction to the 

 majority. 



The All-Age Stake. 



There were twenty starters, many of them famous in the 

 history of field trial competition. 



The winner of first, Harry C, is well known. He is a 

 well built dog, an excellent performer and runs uniformlly 

 well. 



Lora, the winner of second, is a worker of rare merit, and 

 outclassed Harry in every respect, save the one feature of 

 working on scattered birds in which they both excelled. She 

 beats out her ground with admirable judgment and marks 

 the flight of birds as accurately and eagerly as could the 

 most keen eyed enthusiast. In quality of work she also 

 surpassed Harry by far. 



Miss Ruby, third, also is an excellent performer, but sh« 

 did not display therange and speed of the others. Her work, 

 however, was very uniform and reliable. 



Following is the order of running; 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan bitch 

 Bettye S. (Roderigo — Bo Peep), J. M'. Avent, handler, 

 with 



G eo. T. Leach's black, white and tan dog Gay (Gladstone 

 Boy— Lady. 



Hey wood-Ijonsdale's liver and white pointer dog Prawn 

 (Crab— Polly Peachem), A. Cameron, handler, 



with 



Greenfield Hill Kennels' black, white and tan dog Harry C 

 (Roderigo— Countess House), S. C. Bradley, handler. 



Ohas. Heath's black and white bitch Lena (Prince Lucifer 

 —Juneau), Wm. Tell Mitchell, handler, 

 vjith 



P. Tiorillard Jr.'slemon and white dog Count Anteo (Count 

 Noble— Gladstone Girl), C. Tucker, hanfUer. 



Glenmore Kennels' Irish setter bitch Coleraine (Pingal III. 

 — Aveline), W. T. Irwin, handler, 



with ' 



A Dill's black, white and tan dog Count Gladstone (Count 

 Noble— Ruby's (jirl), John White, handler. 



C. 0. M. Hunt's lemon and white pointer dog Grouse 

 (Mainspring— Swain's Fly), S, C. Bradley, handler, 



with 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and tan dog 

 Rupert (Roderigo~Bo-Peep), J. M. Avent, handler. 



C. C. Cushing's liver and white pointer dog Jupiter (^Po^i 

 Bohne— Belle C), Major J. R. Purcel), handler, 

 with 



Hempstead Farm Kennels' liver and white pointer dog 

 Hempstead Duke (Naso of Kippen— Lass of Bow), A- 

 Cameron, handler. 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s lemon and white bitch Miss Ruby 

 (Gladstone's Boy— Ruby D ), C. Tucker, handler, 



'With 



Chas. Heath's black, white and tan dog Pete (Princa 

 Lucifer— Junean), Wm. Tell Mitchell, handler, 



Glenmore Kennels' Irish setter dog Finglas (Fingal ni. — 

 Aveline), W. T. Irwin, handler, 

 with 



C. T. Thompson's Irish setter dog Merlin (Grab— Flora), 

 J. White, handlei'. 



T. G. Davey's black, white and tan dog Brighton Tobe 

 (Locksley— Leddersdale II.), T. Hallam, handler, 



■mith 



P. Lorillard. Jr.'s white and Jiver bitch ^Antevolo (Count 

 Noble— Trinket IL), C. Tucker, handler. 



Major J. R. Purcell's liver and white pointer dog Heine- 

 ken ^Flockfinder— Ion), owner, handler, 

 iiAth 



P.'Lorillard. Jr.'s'lblack, white and tan bitcli Lora (Glad- 

 stone's Boy— Ruby D.), C. Tucker, handler. 



