B18 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Ittec. 1§, 1892. 



found, he appeared to be roadlng, but found nothing. About 

 300yds. away, at the same time, Game false pointed. Sent 

 on. Lad roaued as if on a bevy, but found nothing. Lad 

 next found and pointed a bevy in the open and Game backed 

 well. Both steady to wing and shot. Lad false pointed in 

 woods. Next he pointed two birds. Cfame at thi.s juncture 

 was pottering a Kreat deal. Up at 9:.33. Lad also pottered 

 betimes. He was much the more industrious and ranged 

 the wider, 



Ceoxie O'Banjton and Jingo were started at 9:41, and 

 ran 36 minutes. Jingo pointed a bevy in the open and Croxie 

 refused to back. Oq the scattered birds Jingo pointed, and 

 again Croxie refused to back. Croxie loafed a great deal and 

 picked out the easy going. She did not appear to be inter- 

 ested in hunting. J ingo was industrious, ranged fairly well 

 Riud hi.s work on birds was erood. 



GrNGER Ale and Hempstead Blossom started 10:34; 

 down 34 miuutes. Blossom dropped to a point on a bevy iu 

 sorghum. Steday to shot. At the same time Ginger refused 

 to back, went in ahead, caught .scent but failed to locate, 

 although the birds were close by her. She acted in a pup- 

 pyish manner. Blossom required a great deal of help from 

 her handler. Sbe worked out the same casts repeatedly, 

 and ranged poorly. One of the judges flushed a bevy which 

 the dogs had passed. The birds were marked down in open 

 weeds, yet the dogs could not find any of them. Thereupon 

 they were ordered up. 



Graceful II. and Duchess of Higalands were started 

 at 11:04, and were worked 50 minutes. They raced about, 

 watching each other and frittered away a good deal of time 

 nosing up larks and pottering on false scents. Graceful 

 pointed a bevy well in the open, although she was not rang- 

 ing wide at the time. Duchess dropped to a back. Both 

 steady to shot. On the scattered birds Grace roaded, and a 

 single bird flushed wild. Both saw it and cha.sed. Both 

 doss had gone through the birds which were mrst favorably 

 scattered for good work, and which the horsemen flushed as 

 they rode up. Graceful pointed a single bird, which flushed 

 at the same moment. Duchess roaded to a flush. Next sbe 

 pointed to caution when rnading, pottered on, and the bird 

 was flushed afterward. The work was poor and faulty. 

 Both came in frequently to handlers for orders, and ap- 

 peared to have little thought of birds. 



The party went to lunch. 



Kent's Maid akd Eaelt Dawn-— Commenced at 1:05 and 

 ran 33 minutes. Both pottered and loafed a great deal. 

 Their range was clo.se. Maid pointed a bevy in pines, then 

 flushed it. 



CoNscRirT AND Ceoxie Kent— Were started at 1:33, and 

 ran lb. 14ai. Tue temperature was quite warm and not a 

 breath of air was stirring. Conscript scented a bevy, and it 

 Hushed wild. On the scattered birds Croxie pointed a single. 

 Conscript was out of sight a great deal and had an inordin- 

 ate love for rabbit chasing. He was bard to manage, He 

 showed good qualities for future improvement, 



Ladv Peg was cast off at 2:51 to run a bye. She had a 

 number of good opportunities on birds, but she blundered 

 badly, some of her errors being apparently willful. She had 

 a moderately fair range. 



Second Series. 



Lad of Rush and Jingo— Were started at 3:39 and ran 

 Hdaa. There were sufficient birds in this heat to give abun- 

 d,tat opportunities for good work, but only a small part was 

 tH ken advantage of. Jingo was near a bevy which flushed 

 in corn, but whether he pointed or flushed, I could not see. 

 Lid went down into a hollow close by and pointed a bevy; 

 ir. at the .same time flushed wild. Sent on. Lad in heavy 

 weeds roaded to a flush on a bevy. In woods on scattering 

 birds both dogs made game. One of the handlers walked 

 the birds up. Jingo made two points on a railroad embank- 

 ment. Lad was fatigued and pottered betimes. .Jingo was 

 the better ranger. 



Hempstead Blossom and Graceful II.— Began at 4:25 

 and ran 35m. Blossom false pointed, and was backed. Both 

 hud their noses to the ground a great deal and pottered. 

 Graceful dropped to a point on a bevy, Blossom dropping to 

 a back. Both were steady to shot. Graceful found and 

 pointed another bevy, got two points on single birds and 

 was steady to wing and shot. Blossom backed. 



Duchess of HroHLANDs-Started alone at 5:04 and was or- 

 dered up at 5:3B. Nothing found, 



TUESDAY. 



The coolness of the morning gradually 'changed to a 

 warmer temperature. Heavy clouds on the horizon for a 

 short time threatened a storm, but they soon disappeared 

 The sun then shone clear and the afternoon was warm 

 Birds were found in plenty. The work done, save a few 

 heats, was exceedingly poor. 



JiNGio AND Graceful II were started at 8:40. They were 

 soon separated, Graceful going up a hollow, pottering here 

 and there. She was given ample time each time to attempt 

 to locate. While being brought back to join Jingo, Grace- 

 ful made game, but so uncertainly that it was difficult to 

 believe .she was working on quails. She went into a brook 

 and was soon out of sight. Soon a bevy flushed close by 

 the brook where she disappeared, but whether she pointed 

 or flushed is not known. On the way to join Jingo she 

 false-pointed. Jingo in the meantime had roaded nicely to 

 a point on a bevy and was steady to shot. Jingo ranged 

 with judgment and indu.strv. Up at 8:59. 



Lad of Rush and Graceful 11. were started at 9:00 and 

 ran ten minutes. Both pottered wearisomely in good, open 

 flelds. They worked close to their handlers and constant 

 urging did not keep them from putting their noses to the 

 ground. Lad held his speed and industry comparatively 

 the better, but neither made any showing worthy of com- 

 mendation. 



This finished the running of a stake which was most 

 weakly contested. 



The. iudges announced that Jingo won Gxst, Lad of Rush 

 second, and Graceful XL third. Four hundred to first, .^350 

 to .second, S150 to third. Wi nner of Derby, SlOO additional. 



The Setter Derby. 

 This stake had twenty- three starters. There were a few 

 beats m the first series in which some excellent work was 

 done, otherwise the running on Tuesday was very inferior 

 the point work being particularly bungling and full of 

 error.«. 



The dogs were drawn to run as follows, but did not no 

 run on account of the non-appearance of Nahmke Alice' 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black and white doglKingston 

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



T. G. Dayey's black, white and tan bitch Brighton Clip 

 (Canadian Jester— Lassie), T. Hallam, handler. ' 



,r.^l!^? RWge Kennels' lemon and white dog Hope's Mint 

 (Gath's Hope— Dashing Lady), D. E. Rose, handler, 

 with 



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

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



TuFJTP^^^fJ'^-^,!'^^ Nahmke Alice (Nahmke Philip- 

 Mercy), Tom Aldrich, handler. 



umh 



pdl!?iL'^!?*'''y%'; ^liite and tan dog 



handler Jean-Lucy Avent), J. M. Avent) 



vJmA^^^'^X^l^^'Y^}^?.^''^ ^^"^ ^i*^ch Gladstone's 

 FGt (Rodengo— Gladstone's Girl), Geo. E. Gray, handler. 



'With 



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

 win—Royal Myrtle), S. C. Bradley, handler. 



J. L. Sneed's black, white and tan dog Clem Gladstone 

 (Paul Gladstone— Latonia), G B. Gray, handler, 

 with 



J. L, Adams's black, white and tan dog Cecil H. ( Dr. Mac- 

 lin— Cossette), L, W. Blankenbaker, handler. 



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

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

 with 



Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan dog Dick Fox 

 (Chance— Countess Rush), D. E. Rose, handler, 



Avent & Thayer Kennels' black and white dog Bonair 

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



'With 



Thos. Johnson's black dog Winnipeg (Manitoba Toss— 

 Pitti Sing), W. J, Giles, handler. 



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

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



■with 



Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan dog Loch invar 

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



K. W. Durkee's lemon and white dog (Nahmkee PhiUp 11, 

 (Nahmke Philip— Mercy), T. Aldrich, handler, 



with 



W. T. Hunter's black bitch Duff (Monitoba Toss— Pitti 

 Sing), Geo. E. Gray, handler. 



Royal Robinson's black, white and tan bitch Gaiety (Lone 

 Jack— Gay Poebe), Geo. E. Gray, handler, 



'iviih 



J. L.Adam's blue belton dog Sir Kent (Kent II. — Nicolefcta^, 

 L. W. Blankenbaker, handler. 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch Rod's Sue 

 (Rodeoigo— Gladstone Girl), C. Tucker, handler, 



'With 



L. Gardner's black, white and tan dog Roger's Spark 

 (Roger— Dora Deane), T. Aldrich, handler. 



C. F. Joyce's black, white and tan dog Ky-Ko (Tan— 

 Ightfleld Sophie), F. S. Bevan, handler. 



The winner of first, Maiden Mine, ran well, b\it did work, 

 by force of circum.stances, which was out of her class. She 

 goes to her birds sometimes with quickness and accitracy, 

 at other times she false points with equal earnestness. 

 Cecil H. rah a good race, doing some excellent, sharp point 

 work on birds, and making a superior showing in range, 

 speed and judgment. 



Dot Rogers was a better ranger than Roger's Spark, the 

 latter excelling in point work. 



Frn^t Series. 



Kingston and Bric4Hton Clip— Were started at 9.15 and 

 ran 25 minutes. Each got a point on the same bevy. Both 

 steady to shot. Clip pointed and roaded; nothing found. 

 Kingston backed. Clip pointed a bevy in i listless manner, 

 and It flushed, one or two birds at a time. A little ordinary 

 work was done on scattered birds. Clip ranged close and 

 was slow. Kingston was the better, though hi.s range was 

 inferior. A poor heat in every wfly. 



Hope's Mint and Hamlet— Began at 8:43; down 38m. 

 Hamlet, going up wind, flushed a bevy. On the scattered 

 birds each flushed. Hamlet pointed a single. The rest 

 flu.shed wild, in the open, a bevy flu.shed and Mint was in 

 suspicious proximity. Mint flushed twice on scattered birds. 

 Hamlet was the better and wider ranger. The work on birds 

 was faulty and little compared to the opportunities. 



Nahmke Alice, being absent, the next brace wa.s called 

 and started, the twenty minutes' grace being timed by the 

 judges. Alice not appearing iu that time, she was out of the 

 stake. 



Chevalier and Kt-Ko began at 10:34 and run .59 minutes. 

 The heat was a poor one. Ky-Ko was a close ranger, slow 

 and weak in speed. Chevalier iu woods flushed a bevy In 

 open weeds, Ky-Ko pointed a bevy and was steady to shot 

 Ky-Ko flushed a bird and Chevalier pointed one. Chevalier 

 was the better ranger, though only fair. 



Gladstone Pet and Tan were started at 11 :.3T; down 35 

 minutes. Pet m the open flushed a bevy. In woods. Pet 

 pointed ; nothing found. Tan backed in a listless manner 

 Tan pointed scattered birds. Pet flushed scattered birds" 

 The point work was inferior. 



Clem Gladstone and Cecil H.— After lunch, at 1:20, they 

 were started in the open. They were soon worked on bird's 

 flushed by horsemen, Cecil flushed one. Clem pointed a 

 single in pines. He next flushed a single. Cecil pointed 

 scattered birds in corn. Next she made two points on single 

 birds in corn. Up at 2:06. Both ranged well. Cecil was 

 sharper and quicker on birds. They were the first brace in 

 the stake which, so far, had done any good ranoiug 



Dot Rogers ant) Dick Fox were started at 2:11' Ud at 

 3:02. Dot pointed a bevy in a small patch of brush in the 

 open field. She held her point nicely for a few moments 

 So far, it was nicely done ; but she jumped in and flushed" 

 then chased the birds to woods. A whipping improved her 

 work. She nex^b pointed a bevy nicely and was steady. 

 Dick backed. The birds went off the Club's preserve and 

 c mid therefore not be followed. Dot was the better ranker 

 and showed excellent qualities on birds, barrino- the un- 

 steadiness. Both had narrowed their range at the end of 

 the heat. 



Bonair and Winnipeg -Commenced at 3:05. Bon false 

 pointed in open. Winnipeg flushed a bird and chased it 

 vigorously. Bonair roaded to a flush on a bird down wind 

 Winnipeg flushed a bevy and chased it. He was ordered ud 

 at 3:o0. Bonair wa« worked on the scattered birds He 

 showed fatigue and made a poor showing considering his 

 opportunities He roaded, but he needed a deal of coaching 

 to get him to locate and point accurately on the single bird 

 Up at 4:(J3. Winnipeg had speed and range, but he was not 

 well broken. 



Maiden- Mine and LocHiNVAE-Began at 4:11. Maid^^n 

 had a dashing way about her and went up to her birds with 

 so much boldness and spirit that it looked as if she were not 

 quite staunch, bul she behaved well. First she pointed a 

 bevy and held her point while her handler was walking up 

 to her. The bevy flushed wild, and .she behaved nicelv She 

 next pointed a bird well. Both at the same time pointed 

 some scattered birds in woods. Maiden flushed a bird She 

 next pointed; nothing found. She next pointed a single 

 well. Next she pointed a bevy in pines. Up at 4:3.5. Both 

 ranged well. Maiden was remarkably quick in her work on 

 birds, going to them with a high nose and swiftly but her 

 Tv' iwl marred by numerous false points. She w^ould 

 take all the work away from an average dog owing to her 

 Quickness. Her performance was good, yet she needs some 

 finishing and more decision. She would point and go on of 



wn^wl'^.^'T''' ^"^i constant stopping marred the good 

 work that sbe cculd do. * 



Nahmke Philip .^'d Durr-Were started at 4--37 Duff 

 POiJ^^ed a single bird nicely. Duff- pointed a bevy in 'woods 

 Phihp at the time not being near. On the scattered birds 

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 WEDNESDAY. 



The weather was cloudy apd damp in the forenoon, and a 



rainstorm seemed to be a certainty. Later, the cloxids dis- 

 ! appeared for a time. The afternoon was close and sultry, 

 there being a most uncomfortable oppressiveness in the at- 

 mosphere. Either the dogs were all out of form, or the 

 weather conditions were unfavorable for good work, for a 

 lower grade of work performed by good dogs was seldom 

 seen. It was a most tiresome day from a field trial point of 

 view. Birds, too, were hard to find and the grounds were 

 difficult to work. 



gaiety and Sir Kent— Began at 8:15 and ran 42m. 

 Gaiety pointed a bevy in sedge. She next false pointed. 

 Kent was tiring and at best ranged poorly. Gaiety was 

 speedier and much the wider ranger. Kent was slow and 

 ranged close to his handler. 



Rod's Sue and Roger's Spark— Began at 9. Spark be- 

 came separated from her competitor and pointed a bevy in- 

 differently. In a hollow, working on the scattered birds, 

 Spark pointed one. Spark again pointed; Sue backed; 

 nothing was found. Sue false pointed in woods. Spark 

 backed. Spark pointed, then made game in woods; nothing 

 found. Sue next made two points to which there was 

 nothing. In open weeds. Spark pointed and Sue, forty yards 

 away, jumped into a pretty back. Spark roaded up to a 

 point on the bevy and was steady to shot. In pines, on the 

 scattered birds. Sue made two points on singles, starting 

 once on a chase, but stopped to order. Up at 10:06. Sue 

 was the wider and better ranger, but her point work was 

 inferior. 



Nahmke Alice was started at 10:12 and was ordered up at 

 10:40. She pottered incessantly and pointed when she saw 

 fit to do so, which was frequently. No birds found. She 

 had been disqualified yesterday for not appearing when 

 called. To-day Mr. Tracy informed the reporters that he 

 had evidence that Alice was on the grounds before the 

 twenty minutes gi-ace had expired. The clause relating to 

 the matter is as follows: "A dog absent more than twenty 

 miuutes when called, provided such delay was not caused 

 by following the instructions of the judges, shall be declared 

 out of the race," etc. Nahmke Alice was absent more 

 than twenty minutes after being called, therefore, accord- 

 ing to the rules, it was mandatory that she be declared out 

 of the race. That she was on the grounds as a juatter of 

 hearsay was entirely irrelevant. The judges are supposed 

 to act on personal knowledge and not on evidence. A dog 

 could easily be on the club's grounds and still be absent 

 from the trials. It is always better to live tip to the rules. 



Second Scries. 



Ten were left in for the second series. The work was ex- 

 tremely inferior. None of the dogs appeared to be able to 

 do high-class work. The grounds were largely bare fields, 

 corn fields or heavy ridge intermixed with briers. Birds 

 were scarce, and such ones as were found went to thick 

 cover, when flushed. 



Dick Fox and Bonair ran a poor heat, the work on birds 

 being extremely inferior. Dick pointed a bev,y, getting 

 quite close to it, and it flushed wild. He had the "wind, and 

 ought to have pointed it at a greater distance. Bonair roaded 

 to a flush on a single bird and the rest flushed wild. Dick 

 false-pointed and was backed well. Bonair pointed about 

 ten points up wind of a single. Dick, at the same time, 

 pointed; nothing found. He made two more similar points 

 and flushed a single bird across wind. Started at 11:16 and 

 ran twelve minutes, Bonair was the better ranger. Dick's 

 range was ordinary. The heat was faulty and inferior. 



Dot Rogers and Hamlet commenced at 11:33, and were 

 ordered up at 11:57. Dot pointed a bevy nicely in woods 

 and Hamlet backed. Both were steady to shot. It was a 

 good piece of work. On the scattered birds. Dot ran quickly 

 into a good point on a single. Hamlet flushed one. Dot 

 stopped quickly on a good point on two birds in pines. She 

 next pointed a bird. At the same time Hamlet pointed one. 

 Dot was the faster, and her work on birds was remarkably 

 speedy and positive. She went up to her birds in a gallop, 

 with head well up. 



Maiden Mine and Roger's Spark began at 1:16, after 

 lunch. Spark pointed a bevy in woods. Each made two 

 points on birds in woods. Maiden next pointed ; nothing 

 found. Sport, backed. Up at 1 ;47. 



Hope's Mint and Gaiety began at 2:10, and ran 24 miu- 

 utes. Mint flushed a bevy. Both ranged well. No more 

 work on birds was done in the heat. 



Cecil H. and Rod's Sue ran a long, discouraging heat. 

 Both were industrious. Sue was the wider and better ran- 

 ger. Both made a number of false points. The grounds 

 were most unfavorable, the coui'se being repeatedly changed 

 on account of bare wheat fields, thickets and corn fields. 

 The heat began at 2:42 and ended at 4:04. Sue pointed in 

 ridge, Cecil backed ; nothing found. Cecil pointed a single 

 and Sue backed. Cecil nearly caught the bird, then it 

 flushed. Cecil fliished a bevy down wind in woods. The 

 dogs then became separated. Sue false pointed. Cecil 

 pointed an owl or hawk in corn. Cecil pointed twice and 

 nothing was found. In the meantime Sue had made a false 

 point. The dogs were then brought together and sent on. 

 Sue pointed a .sparrow. This ended a poor heat. 



Chevalier and Dot Rogers were cast off at 4:17 and ran 

 till 4:35, both making a poor showing on birds. The judges 

 flushed a bevy in heavy sedge, and the dogs were worked on 

 the scattered birds marked down in open. Chevalier flushed 

 one and tried to catch it as it flushed. Dot showed a dis- 

 position to chase, but stopped to order. Chevalier flushed 

 one. He ranged close, and sometimes followed Dot, the 

 latter being faster and wider in range. 



After this heat ended, the judges declared the work for 

 the day ended, the conditions apparently being against any 

 good work. ^ 



A heavy rainstorm fell in the evening. 



THURSDAY. 



The heavy rain of la.st night improved the conditions a 

 great deal, and the character of the work improved accord- 

 ingly. Ths weather cleared up in the middle of the fore- 

 noon. In the afternoon, it again became cloudy and a mod- 

 erate stiff wind set in. 



Malden Mine and Cecil H. were started at 8:38. Cecil 

 roaded up wind to a flush on a bevy, a very poor piece of 

 work. Maiden at the same time was making game. Each 

 pointed one of the scattered birds in woods. Each backed. 

 Both were steady to shot. Maiden made two more good 

 points on .single birds. In open sedge. Maiden pointed about 

 30yds, up wind of a bevy, doing a good piece of work, Cecil 

 backed. The bevy flushed wild. Cecil pointed the scattered 

 birds. Maiden a few feet away pointing or backing. In the 

 open, Cecil made two false points. Maiden pointed larks. 

 Up at 9:12. Both ranged well. Maiden was the quicker in 

 point work, but showed alack of confidence sometimes in 

 working on birds, and many times she pointed when she 

 ought not to. Both were industrious. Cecil was bolder on 

 birds, but less skilful. 



Dot Rogers and Roger's Spark— Began at 9:17. Spark 

 soon dropped to a point on a bevy. Dot was not near to 

 back, spark flushed a bevy, she having the wind of it. On 

 the scattered birds. Spark pointed one in sedge and was 

 steady to shot. Dot showed an inclination toward uu.steadi- 

 ness when a single flushed, but stopped to order. Dot 

 pointed a bevy m pines. At the same time Spark pointed in 

 the open; nothing found. Up at 9:32. Spark was a narrow 

 ranger, but showed fairly good work on birds. Dot was 

 mtich taster and sharper in bird work, and rauged far wider 

 and better. 



Rod's Sue was given another run, beginning at 9:39, and 

 up at 10. She beat out her ground in beautiful style, found 

 and pointed a bevy v^ell and showed excellent judgmerit. 



