Feb. S8, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



16S 



with 



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

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



Manchester Kennel Company's black, white and tan dog 

 Sport (Vanguard— Georgia Belle), A. P. Gilliam, handler, 



J. M. Freeman's black, white and tan dog Dan Burgess 

 (Dan Gladstone— Lilly Burgess), G. A. McLin, handler. 



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

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



MONDAY. 



The weather was comfortably warm. A gentle wind blew 

 most of the time. The heavy clouds which overcast the sky 

 once showed nigns of breaking away, but only for a few mo- 

 ments, when it resumed its solid dark color for the remainder 

 of the day. Birds were found in plentiful numbers. The 

 work done T\'as mixed, as commonly happens in a Derby, yet 

 as a whole it was fairly good. 



First Series. 



Gleam's Pink and Cecil H. began at 8:11 and ran an in- 

 ferior heat. They ranged badly, though they showed speed, 

 and their work on birds was very faulty, Pink opened the 

 work by drawing prettily to a point, and Cecil backed well 

 and promptly. A sparrow was all which could be produced 

 to the point. Next, Cecil pointed and was well backed; noth- 

 ing foQud. Sent on, Cecil again false pointed. He next 

 pointed a woodcock. After some ranging Pink pointed a 

 bevy nicely, and Cecil, 30yds. avv ay, dropped to a back. Each 

 made a point on the scattered birds. Pink was steady to 

 caution. Up at 8:50. Cecil appeared a bit too high in flesh 

 and was heavy in his stride. He came in unnecessarily at 

 times to get orders from his handler. Pink was more regu- 

 lar in .speed, and was a wider ranger. Each backed promptly 

 and well. The handlers managed their dogs skillfully and 

 quietly. 



Nancy Foreman and Hope's Mint were cast off at 8:4.5. 

 The heat was inferior and full of errors. Mint drew steadily 

 to a flush ou a single bird in open sedge. Nancy pottered on 

 the footscent and frittered away time and effort repeatedly. 

 She flushed twice up wind in the open, the dogs being among 

 a bevy of scattered birds feeding in open sedge. There were 

 numerous favorable opportunities to point, but though the 

 dogs were among the birds they failed to point and the birds 

 were flushed here and there by the horsemen. After a half 

 hour of the heat had been rim. Mint pottered betimes. He 

 false pointed in a thicket in a hollow. Both pointed a bevy. 

 Mint was lost during some minutes. When toimd, the dogs 

 were again sent on, and soon Mint found and pointed a bevy. 

 Mint had narrowed his range in the last part of the heat 

 while Nancy had widened hers a little, though not covering 

 much ground. Both were stcatLy to shot. 



Direct and Lillian Ru,s,SELL"started at 9:58. Lill pointed 

 a rabbit aud next roaded nicely to a point on a bevy. She 

 made a good point on a single near the edge of woods, and 

 Direct backed when cautioned. He showed some jealousy. 

 Ho flushed a bird. Lill pointed a rabbit. Up at 10:33. Lil- 

 lian was the wider and faster ranger. She exhibited better 

 judgment and abetter knowledge of the work. Direct ranged 

 close and beat out his ground without any plan or sy,stem. 

 Both were steady to shot. Direct is young comparatively, 

 and will improve. 



Rex the King and Kingston, at 10:40, started. Nothing 

 was found to Kingston's flrst point. Sent on. He soon took 

 a cast to the opposite side of some timber and pointed a bevy 

 nicely. Each secured a good point on a single, and Rex next 

 made a flush. Next, both made game but failed to find. LTp 

 at 11:31. Kingston was faster aud ranged better. Rex tagged 

 betimes aud his casts were irregular. The heat as a whole 

 was ordinary. 



DisiE',s Rod and Lochinvar were cast off at 11:49. Loch- 

 invar was flrst to find; he pointed a bevy nicely in a plum 

 thicket, Rod flushed a single. Sent oq, Lochiuvar pointed 

 a bevy in wet ground. He next made a point; nothing, 

 found. _ Rod flushed a single bii'd. Next both pointed scat- 

 tered birds at the same time. Lochinvar again pointed and 

 there was nothing. Up at 12:28. Both were fast, wide rang- 

 ers; Rod the wider, but faulty in point work. Both were 

 steady to shot and wing. 



DiCR Pox during the heat ran a bye. Mr. Stephenson took 

 charge of his running. Gossip was a running mate. Dick 

 pointed a bevy and made two backs. He ranged well. 



Sport and Dan Burgess began at 12:30. Sport showed 

 decided superiority. He pointed two bevies and two singles. 

 Dan backed well. Sport showed a knowledge of intelligent 

 searching and he ranged well at fair speed. Both were steayy 

 to shot and wing. Dan ranged irregularly. Up at 1. 



Lunch was eaten at.Capt. Bias's place. After lunch the 

 judges announced the names of the dogs which were left ia 

 the next series. 



Second Series. 



Seven were left in, with two, Cecil H. and Hope's Mint, 

 ordered to be held in reserve to be ready if wanted. 



Lillian Rdssell and Gleam's Pink were ordered on at 

 2:09. Pink made a good find and point on a bevy, and Lill 

 soon squared matters by pointing a bevy herself. Sent on, 

 Pink found and pointed another bevy. Lill got two points 

 on scattered birds. Both were steady to shot and wing. Both 

 worked industriously. Lill was the better. 



DixiE',s Rod and Kingston were started at 2:46. Both 

 began reading. Rod roaded a bird which flushed wild. Rod 

 pointed a bird. Next he flushed one. l\Ir. Gleason objected 

 to Mr. Avent's calling to Kingston, he claiming that such 

 interfered with his dog. Kingston flushed a bird. Up at 

 3:03. Rod had settled down to a narrow range, while Kings- 

 ton was ranging well, but was hard to handle. 



Dick Pox and Sport started at 3:10. Sport soon picked 

 up a point on two birds in sedge and plum thicket. A bevy 

 which flushed wild was marked duwn in woods. At the 

 edge of woods lioth pointed singles. Sport flushed a bird. 

 Dick madxi a point which proved "worthless. Sport made 

 game and pointed twice. The bii'ds were flying very close 

 and Gilliam failed to flush them. Next, Sport pointed a 

 bird, and nearly snapped it as it flushed close in front of him. 

 Next he pointed a single, was a trifle unsteady to wing, and 

 Dick backed. Up at 3:33. Sport had the better of the'heat. 



Cecil H. and Lochin'var commenced their heat at 3:.30. 

 Cecil pointed aud there \vas nothing. Lochinvar soon made 

 a similar point. Sent on. Next, Cecil flushed two outlving 

 birds of a bevy, and then pointed the bevv, which soon 

 flushed wild. On the scattered birds, in heavy .sedge. Cecil 

 pointed a single. Next, Lochinvar pointed one". Up"'at 4:06. 

 Cecil ran better in the fore ]ja.ri: of tlie heat than in his 

 previous heat. In the latter pai-t of the heat he contracted 

 bis range. Lochinvar maintained good speed aud industry. 

 Up at 4:06. 



Third Scries. 



Lill and Kingston at 4::31 beg,™ their heat. Lill pointed 

 a bevy in very thin, open co\er. The birds were huddled 

 close together in a bunch ou the ground. Lill made two 

 good points on single birds ;tnd an excusable flush down 

 wind close to her handler. Kingston made ;i point on si:at- 

 tered birds, aud next he made a false point. Lill next found 

 and pointed a be\'y well iu scrub oaks, aud afterward she 

 pointed a single. Up at 4:45, with the heat decidedly in Lill's 

 favor. 



Dick Fox and Dixie's Rod liegan at 4:47. Rod had hardly 

 shown merit enough to curitiime in the i nnnLng after his 

 second heat. He flushed some biribi in open sedgt*. Next he 

 false pointed, Dick pointed a woodcock. He spi-ang at it as 



it flushed and barely missed a capture. Some birds were 

 flushed and marked down, but the ett'ort to get some work 

 on them was unsuccessful: Dick .showed a disposition to 

 potter now and then. Up at 5:29, with the iieat largely in 

 Dick's favor. 



TUESDAY. 



The weather was not unfavorable for good work, although 

 it was unpleasant. A mild wind ble^v from the soutli. The 

 sky was completely hidden by dark clouds. A sprinkling of 

 rain fell during an hour, more or less, in the forenoon. Birds 

 were in ample ciuantities. They did not run much from the 

 dogs' points, therefore they were easier for the dogs to work 

 on than they were iu the trials of the previous week. 



LocHLNVAR AND SPORT were started at 8:.59. Lochinvar 

 in this heat did nearly all the finding and pointing. He 

 roaded to a point on a bevy in open .sedge. Sport pointed a 

 single bird; f jochinvar flushed one, and he .stood listlessly to 

 the fl-ush, when more liirds flushed all ;iround him. It Avas a 

 poor piece of work. _ He next pointed a single, then moved 

 around and pointed it from the opposite side. Sent on, he 

 next [xrinted a bevy. He, when .sent on, pottered some and 

 showed overcaution. He pointed a bird, next he flushed one 

 and stood to wing. The rest of the bevy flushed wild. Sport 

 at that time was lost. Lochiuvar pointed a single in open 

 sedge. Up at 9:52. Lochinvar had the advantage in this 

 heat most decidedly in bird work, but Sport's work through- 

 out the trial was better aud of a higher class. He beat out 

 his ground with better judgment at all times. Lochinvar 

 was hard to handle. 



The All- Age Pointer Stake was next taken up. The Derby 

 running was postponed till afternoon. 



Lillian Ru.ssell and Lochinvar were started at 3:06 in 

 the afternoon, and their heat jjroved to be the final one of the 

 stake. A detour was mad e to get the wind of some scattered 

 birds which had been marked down in sedge. Locliinvar 

 pointed a single, and Lillia,n going across wind fltished it. 

 Lochinvar next pointerl a single, aud soon afterward flushed 

 one down wind, and was a bit unsteady. Ijillia.n pointed 

 nicely a bevy in woods, and Lochinvar brought up to back 

 pointed the same bevy. Lill made three good points on 

 .scattered birds and Lochinvar one. E;ich backed well and 

 was steady to shot. Lill outworked her competitor most de- 

 cisively, she showing better judgment, greater (pjickness in 

 locating and pointing, and much better obedience to orders. 

 Up at 3:36. 



The judges consulted a few moments and announced the 

 winners. Lillian Russell won first, Lochinvar won second 

 and Sport won third. 



The prizes were $2.50 to first, $200 to second and $150 to 

 third._ Absoliite winner $200. 



While Lochinvar did some good work in his heat with 

 Sport, he hardly deserved a place over him, inasmuch as that 

 heat was hi.s best iu the whole stake, while Sport did his 

 poorest. Sport excelled him in judgment in beating out his 

 ground, ranged with greater skill and did a more uniform 

 grade of work, of a higher order than Lochinvar's, consider- 

 ing the work througout the stake. Lochinvar was fa,r more 

 diflicult to control within proper limits. In the ojnnion of 

 your reporter. Sport had made a better competition and had 

 shown himself a higher cla,ss worker than Lochinvar, and 

 should have been second, with Lochinvar a fair third. 



The All-Age Stake. 



For pointers and setters which have never won first in an 

 all-age stake in any recognized field trial iu America, 

 each breed to run separately. 



The Pointer Stake. 



This stake made a.n excellent showing in the number of 

 starters. There were thirteen, drawn to run as follows: 



J. N. Neely's lemon and white dog Ssvind (Dan — Fanny), 

 G. R. Howse, handler, with 



J. W. Muuson's black and white dog Mauitou (Luck of the 

 Goat— Clary), W. B. Stafford, handler. 



J. L. Adam's Uver and white dog Lad of Rush (Rush of 

 Lad— Topsy L.), L. W. Blankenbaker, handler, 

 'iMth 



M. C. Wiles's liver and white bitch Belle Sensation (Frank — 

 Nellie Girl), G. R. Howse, handler. 



Dr. D. W. Yandall's black aud white dog Ben A. (Stod- 

 dard — Jet II.), Ed. GaiT, handler, 

 tviih 



G. A. Castleman's liver and white dog Rex (Mainspring- 

 Dell), W. B. Stafford, handler. 



Drake-Sefton Kennels' liver and white dog Ightfleld Upton 

 (Ightfield Upton— Polly Peachara), Dr, Otto Moebes, handler, 

 with 



Maj. J. R. Purcell's liver and white dog Heinikin (Flock- 

 finder — Ion), owner, handlei-. 



A. J. Gleason's (agent) liver and white dog Paxico (Ossian 

 — Nellie E.), A. J. Gleason, handler, 

 ivitli 



The Graphic Kennels' liver and white dog Ridgeview 

 Beppo (Beppo III. — Revelation), H. M. Short, handler. 



G. W. Amory's liver and white dog Bounce (Bob— Sal), T. 

 H. Poinrlexter, handler, with 



J. L. Adams's liver and white dog Franklin (Robin Adair— 

 Blossom), L. W. Blankenbaker, handler. 



Maj. J. R. Purcell's liver aud white dog Jupiter (Tom 

 Bowline— Belle C), owner, handler; a bye. 



The pointers made a most commendable competition as a 

 whole compared with the work in other pointer stakes of the 

 past season aud the work of past years. There was a de- 

 cided gain in range and speed. The ^xol•k as a -whole was 

 from very ordinary to first-rate. There was a gain also in 

 the quickness and accuracy in locating and pointing biixls. 

 In fact, there was very little of the tiresome pottering and 

 loafing which has su often marred the woi-k of pointers in 

 field trial competitions of the past. 



The club arranged for similar xioiater stakes in future 

 events, thus giving the pointers opportunity for competition 

 which they do not enjoy elsewhere iu the West. 



First Series. 



Birds were found in plentiful numbers for the purpose of a 

 competition. 



; SwiND AND MANiTor were started at 9:57. Swind pointed 

 a bevy in heavy sedge. Ou scattered birds, Matdtou made 

 three .sharp, clear points and was steady to shot and wing. 

 Swind came in to his handler uuuecessari'ly for orders. Both 

 ranged fairlv well. Up at 10:27. Manitou tagged Wwmd 

 sometimes. Both were industrious. 

 Lad of licsu and Belle skns.\tio\- were cast off at V):?.7. 



The latter h ul In ( u ui Ail \ . hii _l smc i i lie 1 h \ I.l 

 fore only, aud hehad nuthandled ljeraii\-; tlieretore. as wnuld 

 be auticipated, she made a poor competition. On scattered 

 buds ni;:irked down in the open. Belle flushed twice. At the 

 side of a creek ui woods. Lad pointed staunchlv. belle stole 

 the point, drew on across the narrow creek and flusLeil the 

 bevy in a thicket, (jp at 11:02. Lad ranged wide and last, 

 aud beat out tlie groiuid With good itidgment. He had im- 

 proved greatly on his torm .shown in the fall and wiuter 

 trials. 



Ben a. AND Rex began at 11:09. The doxs had not well 

 straightened out tor ranging when lien pointed a bes viiu'ely 

 in the open sedge, liex m;ide a good jhiirii nii twn liirds .and 

 Ben flushed a single. Thereafter each not two Y>oinisoii 

 single buds, aud Rex one false point, liotli .were si,eaily to 



shot and wing. Ben was the wider and better ranger, and 

 was sharper and more accurate in pointing. Up at 11:30. 



Heinikin and Ightfield Upton began at 11:47 and ran 

 35 minutes. An innovation was introduced in this heat in 

 the embellishments of handling, the purposes of which I 

 have been unable to divine. Before the heat began Major 

 Purcell fastened his handkerchief to a stick, thus making a 

 kind of flag, which he carried aloft with grave decorum 

 throughout the heat. It is not a reasonable supposition that 

 it was a device to gain the confidence of the birds by ap- 

 lu-oachiug them with the emblem of peace, the flag of truce. 

 But whether it was that, or a sun shade or a wind-indicator, 

 or whether it was in the wind for an airing, it nevertheless 

 waved aloft through out the heat. Upton was not well, he 

 having a bloody diarrhtjea. Upton pointed just as the bevy 

 flushed, some said, some said he flushed it. I did not see it 

 myself. On the single birds Upton made two points on 

 singles, a point on a bevy, which Heinikin, going down wind 

 flushed, and a false point. Heinikin made a point ou a .single 

 and a flush on one. Both were steady to shot. Both were 

 narrow rangers. Upton had a decided advantage in work on 

 birds. Up at 12:22. 



Paxico and Ridgeview Beppo began at 12:27 and ran 27 

 minutes. Paxico pointed nicely two birds, but marred his 

 good work by wilfully flu.shing them. He then roaded to 

 the middle of the bevy and flushed a single. A number of 

 opportaiuities were favorable for points, but were lost. Sent 

 on, Beppo in woods pointed a bevy. Both dogs were .steady 

 to shot and backed well. Their range was good. 



Franklin and Bounce were started at 2:11 and ran till 

 3:03. Neither one ranged wide. Their speed was about alike. 

 Frauliliu pointed a bevy at the edge of woods, then roaded 

 about 40yds. up wind and flushed. Bounce pointed a single 

 nicely. He next pointed a bevy and soon thereafter got a 

 point on scattered birds. Franklin pointed a single. He 

 next pointed, then moved on, roading. A bevy flushed near 

 him. 



J UPITER ran a bye alone at the same time the heat between 

 Pranldiu and Bounce was run. He started slow but gradu- 

 ally improved as the heat progressed, though he at no time 

 ranged wide. He made a point on a bevy and three points 

 ou singles, though two of them were on the opposite side of 

 woods and could not be clearly seen by judge or reporter. On 

 the footscent of one bird he pointed and flushed the bird. 



This completed the flrst series. 



The final heat in the Setter Derby was next run. 



Second, Series. 



Eight dogs were kept in this series, one-half of which could 

 have been left out without any harm being done. 



LAD OF Rush and Manitou began at 3:.'>4 aud ran 20m. 

 Lad flrst pointed a single. Next he pointed a bevy and 

 Manitou, 4fJyds. away, pointed prettily. Lad was speedier, a 

 wider.ranger, aud superior iu point work. 



Ben a. and TIidgeview Beppo began at 4:17 and ran 

 twenty-three minutes. Ben pointed a bevy in sedge in , 

 woods. Sent on, he next pointed a bevy in open sedge. On . 

 the scattered birds, each pointed a single well. Short killed 

 and Beppo retxieved. 



This ended the day's work. At night a heavy rain storm 

 set iu. 



WEDNESDAY. 



The weather was too rainy for any attempt at field trial 

 work, therefore there was none. 



THURSDAY. 



The same leaden .sky, the same signs of rain, more mud, 

 water aud dampness, and drizzling raiu betimes made up 

 the day till 4 in the aCteruoon, when a heavy thunderstorm 

 set in and stopped the running. The miles of mud and 

 water to town were traveled most of the way In the rain 

 storm, it ceasing siiortly before the party reached town. 

 That honored rnemlier of every well-ordered tow^^, the oldest 

 inhabitant, shakes his head and says in res ailjiidivn t.a tones 

 that there never Avas any -^A'eather like it since some other 

 time. Birds were found iu suflicient quantities. The dogs 

 as a whole displayed a N'ery ordinary lot of ability. Ijad of 

 Rush and Ben A. were tlie only ones which worked with any 

 approach to good working form. 



Rex and Paxico were started at 10. Rex pointed a bevy ' 

 and was steady to shot. In the o[)eu field Rex pointed and 

 Paxico backed. Nothing found. Mr. Gleason at this junc- 

 ture asked that the running lie suspended for a moment 

 while he a.sked for informatiijn. He objected to false points, 

 as they engaged his dog's attention aud prevented him from' 

 hunting, and he cited a case Avhich occurred last year iu 

 which he said his dog made 36 backs iu one heat. No one 

 seemed to haA'e any conjtiring power in respect to false 

 points, and the heat was I'esumed. Next Rex j>ointed a bevy 

 in woods, and Paxico coming in from the front, flushed 'a 

 single bird, which flushed the whole bevy. The heat colflS ' 

 have very properly have ended here, as Paxico had done noth-^ 

 ing at any time to sho«- a chance for a place. Sent on, Pax- 

 ico pointed a .single. Re.x next made a point and soon there^' 

 after he made a flush. Pax flushed a bird and roaded next 

 to a flush on a single in open sedge. Up at 10:41. Both 

 ranged poorly and the work ou birds was lacking in sharp- 

 ness, accuracy and spirit. The heat was a poor one. Rex.* 

 however, much the better of the two. Each backed well alia- 

 was steady to shot and wing. 



Bounce and Jupiter began an indifferent heat at 10:47 in 

 woods. Bounce pointed a bevy on a side hill in woods and 

 Jupiter backed unsteadily. Seut ou, Jupiter flushed a bevy 

 iu woods. He was found on point on top of a hill. A single 

 bird flewfrmn his direction. Bounce went by him and flushed 

 a single a few yards aw^ay, then pointed scattered birds. Up 

 at 11:04. The heat was a poor one. 



Third Series. 

 Six dogs were kept iu this series. 



Lad of Rush and Bkn A. were cast off at 11:30, and thtf" 

 heat proved a good one, both displaying a superiority over all 

 their competitors. Ben nicely pointed a bevy, or part of one, 

 in sedge, while Lad at the same time ou a side hill in Opeii.' 

 .sedge pointed a be\'y. Both were st<!ady to wing. BeU 

 pointed in woods; nothing found. Ben roaded to a flush on 

 a single in open sedge. Next, in woods, he pointed aud two 

 birds flushed wild from the point. Ijad at the same time 

 pointed, moved ou, roading and flushed the bird. Ben made' 

 three good points in succession on single birds. Lad pointed 

 in oi-ieu sedge by a u ire fence and iiothiug was found. Up at , 

 12:07. Lad was the wider ranger aud his speed was a bit more 

 uniformly sustained. He .showed good bevy work. Ben,' 

 however, showed much greater sharpness and knowledge of 

 \vork on scattered birds and was equally good on bevies. The' 

 heat was a good one. Both were steady and worked well t(i 

 the gun. 



Ib'dM'o A NTH Rk.v were started at 12:12. Rex nicely pointed 



it single bu'd in o|_ien sedtre. Beppo pointed a bevy in open 

 sedu,e; hex backed, caught scent aud pointed. Rex pointed 

 a single Inrd. A tew Viirds turther on tbe dogs had stopped 

 at the end (jt a path^vay among some birds, but the horsefe 

 ahead of the reporters cut ott the view. It looketl as it each 

 had a point, lip at 1;:::)0. ?seith(;r ranged well, tliough Rex 

 siistameil his the better. This ended the running till after " 

 lunch. 



l'>ot;\{;E AND Ightfield L'pton ran from 2 to 3. At the 

 end of the heat Bounce roaded to a point on a bevv down wind 

 and Upton, on top ot hill, pointed tootsceut or backed. 

 Neither raumMl wejl, and were oulv rnoderutelv fair in speed. 



.Lhe]udg(6 then ai;u luneed the winners: l.adoi Fiush flrst 

 Ben A. .second. l!idu;e\ie\v bept/ii. Itex and Louuce divided. 

 I third. The prizes are .s:;ijO to lirsr, ■si , .j lo .second, #;125 to 

 third. The ah.solnte winner ol AllAge Make ¥-200 additional 



