Dec. 9, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



BOB 



Prize. , Name of Dog. 



International Field Trials, at Mitchell's Bay, Ontario, Nov. 7 to 10. 



Judges— John Damidson, Monroe, Mich.; O. T. Guttridge, Chatham, Ont.; N. T. Tristem, Detroit, Mich. 



THE DERBY— 11 SxARTEHS. 

 Owner. Color. Breed. Sire. Dam. 



First Warwick Nellie Dr. Totten Diver and white Pointer dog Cambden Dick Windsor Forest.. 



Second... Fingaln A. D. Welton Ked Irish setter dog Finglas Ruby Glenmore.. 



Third ^^a-rs W. B. Wells Black, white and tan — Eug. setter dog Cincinnatus Daphne 



( Doc R. Bangham , Black and white Eng. setter dog Bangham's London. . . iSTell 



A^mount. Handler. 



$82 W. Huddleston. 

 . $60.50 Jos. Spracklin. 

 . $30.7.5 Jos- Spracklin. 

 . $20.50 Jos. Spracklin. 



ALL-AGE STAKE— 15 Starters. 



First Cleopatra W. B. Wells Black, white and tan Eng. setter bitch Mingo II Cambriana 



Second. . .Brighton Tobe T. G. Davey Black, white and tan Eng. setter dog Locksley Leddersdale.. . 



Third Musa A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale Liver and white Pointer bitch. Ightfield Dick Ightfield Clio 



62 & cup.. Jos. Spracklin. 

 $46.50 T. G. Davey. 

 $23.25 Sef ton Hallam. 



Eastern Field Trials, at Newton, N. C, Nov. 20 to 25. 



Judges— S. C. Bradley, Ch^eenfield Hill, Conn.; J. B. Stoddard, Chicago; W. W. Titus, Waverley, Miss. W. A. Coster tooU Mr. Titus's place in the Derby. 



THE DERBY— 19 STARTERS. 



First Topsy's Rod Avent & Thayer Kennels Black, white and tan Eng. setter dog Roderigo Topsey Avent 



Second... Allene Chas. P. Stokes Black, white and tan Eng. setter bitch Gath's Mark Ruby's Girl 



Third ' Ta.te Avent & Thayer Kennels Black, white and tan Eng. setter dog Jean Val Jean Maniie Avent 



• ■ ( Selah Charlottesville F. T. Kennels. Liver and white Pointer bitch Rip Rap Dexter's Dolly. . . 



(Breeders' Cup, value $100, to breeder of winner — Avent & Thayer Kennels.) 



ALL-AGE STAKE— 20 Starters. 



First Miss Ruby Pierre Lorillard, .Jr Orange and white Eng. setter bitch Gladstone's Boy Ruby D 



Second. . .Dick Fox Blue Ridge Kennels Orange and white Eng. setter dog Chance Countess Rush. . 



Third ^ Kent Elgin T. T. Ashford Black and white Pointer dog King of Kent Vera Bang 



■ ■ "/ Count Gladstone IV.Avent & Thayer Kennels Black, white and tan Eng. setter dog Count Noble Ruby's Girl 



NEW SUBSCRIPTION STAKE— 5 Starters. 



First Count Gladstone IV.Avent & Thayer Kennels- Black, white and tan Eng- setter dog Count Noble Ruby's Girl 



Second. . .Topsy's Rod Avent & Thayer Kennels Black, white and tan Eng. setter dog Roderigo Topsey Avent.. . . 



Third — Rip Rap Charlottesville Kennels Black and white Pointer dog King of Kent Hops 



$500 J. M. Avent. 

 $250 Dr. Rose. 



( $75 )J.M. Avent. 



1 $75 ^ Capt. C. E. McMurdo. 



$500 C. Tucker. 

 $250 Dr. Rose. 



$T5 I J. M. Avent. 



$75 j J. M. Avent. 



p875 J. M. Avent. 

 $75 J. M. Avent. 

 $50 C. E. Buckle. 



First Don 



Second... Trim 



Third.... Punch 



First .Jolly G 



Second. . .Count Noble. 

 Third... -TMinnie T 



Gordon Setter Trials, at Assonet, Mass., Nov. 20 to 21. 



Judges— J. W. Lawson, Providence, P. T.; A. P. Sharpe, Taunton, Mass. 

 THE DERBIT- 4 Starters. 

 J. J. Arnold Dog Tom Floss. 



.Dixey Beulahll. 



.Pete Judy 



C. T. Brownell Dog. 



L. C. Jewett Dog . 



ALL-AGE STAKE— 8 Starters. 



E. K. Sper ry Bitch Jake Redfield's bitch . . 



Miss S. A. Nickerson Dog Ben Butler Belle 



Noyes Billings Bitch Ranger B Diana 



Irish Setter Club's Field Trials, at Thomasville, N. C, Nov. 27. 



First. . . 

 Second. 

 Third . . 



First. . . 

 Second. 

 Third. . 



Judge— P. Lorillard, Jr. 

 THE DERBY"— 5 STARTERS. 



Red Bitch Shaun Nora 



Red Bitch Tim Currer Belle IH 



Red Dog Duke Elcho Red Rose 



ALL-AGE STAKE— 6 Starters. 



.Currer Belle IV Dr. G. G. Davis Red Bitch Tim Currer Belle III 



.Romayne Dr. Wm. Jarvis Red Dog Duke Elcho Romaine 



.Teddy O'Rourke Perry & Hamilton Red Dog Claremont Patsy Nora of Claremont. 



.Gem G. H. Thompson. 



.Currer Belle IV Dr. G. G. Davis. . . 



.Patricins J. .J. Maninon. . . . 



Owner. 

 Owner. 



W. Tomlinson. 



L. A. Pearle. 

 W. Medbury. 



Owner. 



F. M. Beall. 

 Owner. 

 J. Lewis. 



$85 Owner. 



$63 John Cassidy. 



$35 G. W. Hamilton. 



Philadelphia Kennel Club Trials, at Thomasville, N. C, 



Judge— S. C. Bradley, Greenfield Hill, Conn. 



Nov. 28 to 29. 



First. . . 

 Second. 

 Third.. 



First. . . 

 Second. 

 Third.. 



THE DERBY-^l Starters. 



.Antoinette Pierre Lorillard, Jr Black, white and tan Eng. setter bitch 



.Ightfield Rosalie Pierre Lorillord, Jr Orange and white Eng. setter bitch 



.Zoe .John Lewis (agent) Liver and white Pointer bitch 



ALL-AGE STAKE— 10 Starters. 



.Miss Ruby Pierre Lorillard, Jr Orange and white Eng. setter bitch Gladstone's Boy Ruby D 



.Dot Rogers Pierre Lorillard, Jr Black, white and tan Eng. setter bitch Roderigo Gladstone's Girl 



.Antevolo Pierre Lorillard, Jr* Liver and white Eng. setter bitch Count Noble Trinket II 



C. Tucker. 

 C. Tucker- 

 John Lewis. 



C. Tucker. 

 C. Tucker. 

 C. Tucker. 



[*] Prizes were equally divided between first, second and third, 



PHILADELPHIA KENNEL CLUB'S TRIALS. 



The trials of the club began on Tuesday, immediately 

 after the Irish Setter Club's trials were concluded, and on 

 the same grounds. 



Mr. Bell was to have judged these trials in addition to the 

 Irish Setter Club's. His sudden recall home on account of 

 illness in his family ha>< already been mentioned. Mr. S. C. 

 Bradley was invited to judge. "He performed his duties ad- 

 mirably, and gave satisfaction. 



The Derby. 



There were but four starters, and of these three were 

 owned by Mr. P. Lorillard, Jr. 



;^ pointer bitch Zoe, handled by John Lewis, 



with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan setter dog Al- 

 monta, handled by C. Tucker. 



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

 with his orange and white bitch Ightfield Rosalie, both han- 

 dled by C. Tucker. 



Almonta and Zoe showed but ordinary range. The 

 former pointed a bevy in the open, then intentionally flushed 

 it. Sent on. Alraonta was reading slowly on a bevy when 

 Zoe came in and made a point on it. On the scattered birds 

 the dogs and handlers made a jumble of it. Almonta 

 flushed an outlying bird of a bevy and chased. Up at 3:34. 

 Down 31m. The heat was a poor one. 



Antoinette and Ightfield Rosalie started at 3:45. An- 

 toinette made a stylish point in a roadway in woods, and 

 Rosa backed quite as stylishly. They were steady to shot. 

 Hosa pointed on footscent and was backed. At 4:15 the heat 

 ended. Antoinette had decidedly the best of the heat. 



Ightfield Rosalie and Zoe" were started, after a few 

 minutes' rest, at 4:22. Rosa false pointed. Going down 

 wind, she flushed a single, then pointed the bevy. Zoe 

 backed. Save a point of Rosalie, the work on the scattered 

 birds was ragged, both scoring flushes. 



The winners were announced as follows: First, Antoinette; 

 second, Ightfield Rosalie; third, Zoe. 



The All-Age Stake. 



This stake was begun and finished on Wednesday. The 

 weather was uncomfortably warm. The grounds were most 

 unfavorable and diflicult to work. Dense thickets, steep 

 hills, rough cover and bare fields were the prevalent con- 

 ditions. Birds were scarce. 



There were ten starters, Mr. P. Lorillard, Jr., took all the 

 prizes, fixst, second and third. As in the Derby, this stake 

 was a sweepstake, 50, 30 and 30 per cent. Following is the 

 order of drawing: 



Dr. G. G. Davis's Irish setter bitch Currer Bell IV. (Tim— 

 Currer Bell III.), J. Cassidy, handler, with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s 

 liver and white bitch Antevolo (Count Noble— Trinket II.), 

 ,C. Tucker, handler. 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s black, white and tan dog Eugene T. 

 .(Count Noble— Ruby's Girl), C. Tucker, handler, with F. 

 R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan setter dog Roi d'Or 

 .(Roderigo— Bo Peep), J. Cassidy, handler. 



P. Lorillard, Jr.'s orange and white bitch Miss Ruby (Glad- 

 stone's Boy— Ruby D.\"C. Tucker, handler, with xMurray 

 Mitchell's orange and white dog Sandy Gladstone (Breeze 

 'Gladstone— Belle of Delaware), W. P. M"cClure, handler. 



F. L. Hitchcock's black and white bitch Annie F. (Rod>:r- 



igo — Juno A.), J. Cassidy, handler, with Francis G. Taylor's 

 lemon and white bitch 'Belle of Delaware, W. P. McClure, 

 handler. 



F. G. Taylor's Katie Noble (Breeze Gladstone— Katie 

 Noble), with P. Lorillard, .Jr.'s Dot Rogers (Roderigo — 

 Gladstone's Girl). 



Currer Belle IV. and Antevolo started at 9:06. Belle 

 poon made a good point on a bevy. Antevolo was lost 

 during some minutes. Brought together, they were sent on. 

 Antevolo flushed two birds, then pointed the bevy. On 

 scattered birds Antevolo pointed, then roaded the birds up. 

 Bell pointed twice on singles. Antevolo made a point and a 

 flush. She next pointed, nothing found. Antevolo pointed 

 a single. Antevolo was speedier, but her range was faulty, 

 though .«he ran wide. She was lacking in judgment in beat- 

 ing out her ground. Up at 9:50. 



Eugene T. and Roi d'Or started at 10:02 and ran till 

 10:34. Roi ran a bit heavy. On a bevy he made a flush. 

 Eugene got three points on the scattered birds. He was the 

 better in speed and range. 



Miss Rubt and Sandy Gladstone ran 59m. without find- 

 ing, and then they were ordered up. Both worked diligently. 

 Sandy carried too much flesh, yet he made a good showing. 

 Had he been properly prepared there is little doubt but what 

 he would have been in the money. 



Annie P. and Belle of Delaware were started at 11:58 

 and up at expiration of 30m, They ran a poor heat. Annie 

 pointed a bevy and one single, and each flushed. 



Katie Noble II. and Dot Rogers started at 1:38 and ran 

 44ra. Katie made a false point, then passed clos° by a bevy 

 which the handler afterward flushed. She flushed on the 

 scattered birds and chased, and Dot made a point or two, he 

 having a decided advantage in the heat. 



Sandy Gladstone in the heat -with Miss Ruby showed the 

 effects "of his previous long heat and was not working so 

 well. Ruby pointed a bevy and was nicely backed by Sandy, 

 though the latter was a bit unsteady to winy: Each got a 

 point on the scattered birds. Miss was the better in speed, 

 range and bird work. 



Antevolo and Miss Rubt were cast oil at 3:18 and ran 

 11m. Antevolo flushed two outlying birds of a bevy, then 

 pointed and Ruby backed. Antevolo flushed a remaining 

 bird. Ruby made three good points on single birds, one of 

 which was quite a distance above ground in a tree. 



Currer Bell and Dot Rogers ran 10m., beginning at 

 3:35. Dot pointed a bevy and flushed a single. Dot was the 

 speedier and wider ranger, and showed greater skill in 

 locating. Bell was faulty in pointing on footscent. 



Sandy Gladstone and Eugene T. ran 13m. without find- 

 ing. 



Miss Ruby, easily the best dog in the stake, won first. Dot 

 Rogers second and Antevolo third, the latter two not show- 

 ing specially good work. B. Waters. 



The movement to which we alluded a couple of weeks 

 since is a petition signed by the prominent dog-furnishing 

 and dog-medicine firms of the country, asking kennel clubs 

 not to bind themselves to exclude all exhibits in this line 

 but those of the firm doing the benching, etc. Some ten or 

 twelve clubs have already signed the agreement. It is not 

 right that any one person or firm should monopolize all the 

 privileges of a show to the e.xclusion of all others engaged in 

 a similar business. Competition is the life of trade. 



IRISH SETTER CLUB'S TRIALS. 



There was a light attendance, and, as the record will 

 show, the stakes had meagre support. The diligent efforts 

 of the secretary, Dr. G. G. Davis, should have met with bet- 

 ter appreciation and better encouragement. His unceasing 

 efforts in promoting the success of the trials during many 

 months past, with no reward other than advancing the in- 

 terests of his favorite breed and the cause of sportsmanship. 

 With such a competent and indefatigable worker in estab- 

 lishing a healthy competition of Irish setters, it is strange 

 that o vners are so apathetic to their own interests. 



It is certainly true that the advancement of the Irish set- 

 ter as a field dog can never be attained on such lines of 

 neglect and indifference as obtain at present. And granting 

 that owners have an active interest in promoting competi- 

 tion, it is not every day that such an earnest and competent 

 secretary can be engaged. 



The Derby. 



MONDAY. 



As a competition it was not keen nor high in its grade 

 Following is the list of starters, the drawing taking place on 

 Monday morning. 



Mr. W. S. Bell of Pittsburgh judged on the first day and 

 won much praise by his skillful managing and judging A 

 message received in the evening informing him of the severe 

 illness of his wife caused his immediate return to his home. 



Mr. Pierre Lorillard accepted an invitation to judge in Mr 

 Bell s place. He concluded all the competition save the heat 

 between the two winners for the special prize. 



First prize was -S7o, second $50, third .$25. 



Geo. C Nutting's dog Irish Boy (Blue Rock— Romaine), 

 H Smith, handler, with Geo. H. Thomson's bitch Gem 

 (Shaun— Nora), P. M. Beall, handler. 



Jas. B Blossom's bitch Nugget II. (Finglas— Betsy Crafts), 

 H bmith, handler, with J. J. Mannion's dog Patricins (Duke 

 Elcho— Red Rose), J. Lewis, handler. 



C. B. Rutan's bitch Hattie (Redstone— Lady Alice), a bve 

 J. Lewis, handler. 



The morning was cloudy, with an uncomfortably rawness 

 and dampness. A start was made about four miles from 

 town at the Melburne place. The grounds were rough, nar- 

 row hills, ridges and small valleys and draws, with frequent 

 ditches and small water courses. Birds were not found in 

 abundance. About noon, a light drizzle of rain began to 

 tall, which gradually thickened to a heavy downpour 



Irish Boy and Gem were cast off at 9:31. Boy soon 

 flushed a bevy in woods. On the scattered birds, Gem 

 roaded but crossed up wind of them. Boy coming in closer 

 and up wind of them got a point. Gem p'ointed a single, and 

 Boy refused to back. Next Gem pointed a bevy in the open 

 and on scattered birds in woods got a point nicely on a single. 

 Boy backed when cautioned. Gem made another point on a 

 single and soon thereafter the heat ended. Time 10:10. Gem 

 was much the better in every particular. 



Nugget II. and Patricius were started at 10:24 and ran 

 till 11:15 without finding birds. Their range was narrow, 

 although they showed some speed and sometimes took a 

 moderately good range, which was not maintained long at 

 one time. 



Hattee ran a bye, beginning at 11:16 and running tUl 11:58, 

 She pointed a bevy well. Her range was narrow and her 

 manner puppyish. 



