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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 15, 1886. 
more than three cans of fry should be planted in one year in 
a stream from six to eight miles long, and the fry should te 
well distributed throughout the length of the stream (by 
planting in rivulets as previously stated), as by bunching 
the plant there is danger of exhausting the food suitable for 
the young fish. 
Fry or yearling fish should be planted as soon as received 
and never under any circumstances kept over night without 
constant watching and aerating the water. Trout are sent 
out by the State in the spring or fall, as transportation 
during the hot months is attended with great risk. 
Applicants for fish should so far as possible ascertain the 
kinds and quality of fish food in the streams they desire to 
plant. 
Caledonia Hatchery. 
Albany, Feb. 8. — Assemblyman Kelsey has introduced a 
bill appropriating $5,000 for acquiring certain lands and 
water rights on Spring Creek above the Caledonia fish 
hatchery, in Livingston county, for the protection of fish- 
culture at the hatchery. 
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FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Feb. 19 to 22. — Westminster Kennel Club's twentieth annual dog 
show, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, Supfc. 
March 3 to 6— City of the Straits Kennel Club. R. Humffrey 
Roberts, Sec'y, 6 Merrill Block, Detroit. Entries close Feb. 20. 
March 10 to 13.— Chicago.— Mascoutah Kennel Club's bench show 
John L. Lincoln, Sec'y. 
March 17 to 20.— St. Louis Kennel Club's show, St. Louis. W. 
Hutchinson, Sec'y. 
April 20 to 23 —New England Kennel Club's twelfth annual show. 
D. E. Loveland. Sec'y. 
May 6 to 9.— Pacific Kennel Club's fifth annual show. H. W. Orear, 
Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 2.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba Field Trials Club. John Wootton, 
Sfic'y. 
Oct. 28.— Greene county, Pa.— The Monongahela Valley Game and 
Fish Protective Association's second annual trials. 8. B. Cummings 
Seo'y, Pittsburg. 
THE U. S. F. T. C.'S TRIALS. 
The winter trials of the United States Field Trials Club 
began on Feb. 3. Much interest was manifested in the 
competition. The attendance of sportsmen was large 
and distinguished. Among the number were Messrs. F. 
R. Hitchcock, New York; Edw. Dexter, Buzzards Bay; 
J. L. Adams, Stanley Adams, Norwin T. Harris, St. Marc 
M. Mundy, and L. W. Biankenbaker, Louisville; E. E. 
Posey, General Passenger Agent M. & O. R. R.; J. R. 
Rogers, Jackson; J. JJ. Posten, Columbus, O.; P. M. 
Essigg, Natchez, Miss.; J. M. Taylor, New York; W. L. 
Kidwell, Washington; J. L. Barker and Dr. C. I. Shooh, 
Racine, Wis.; J. T. Sergent, Mason; W. B. Stafford, 
Trenton; C. D. Stuart, Benton Harbor; A. Raefle, N. 
Manchester, Indiana; and from Birmingham came Messrs. 
Ashford, Odum, Smith, and Dr. Chisholm and Dr. Ubank, 
and many others, 
The judging was done by Messrs. A. Merriman, Mem- 
phis, and Theo. Sturgis, New York. The two judges, Mr. 
King and Dr. Grimstead, originally announced to judge 
with Mr. Merriman, could not attend. There were not 
many competent gentlemen present whose services were 
available, so the management decided to run the compe- 
tition under two judges. Mr. Merriman had long experi- 
ence. 
As to the judging itself, some of it gave satisfaction, 
while other parts of it were not well received. Mr. Mer- 
riman kept the handlers in hand with admirable skill. He 
stopped in a great degree that most harmful feature of 
many competitions, scrambling for points. He kept the 
handlers together in a way that would be a profitable 
study for those judges who, not trying, think it cannot be 
done or who do not care to risk possible loss of popu- 
larity. 
On the other hand, the general management of the 
competition was loose and thoughtless. Heats would 
often end more or less of a distance from where the 
wagons were, and much time in the aggregate was lost in 
sending for the wagons and waiting for them to be driven 
up, or in riding to them. There was availabla material 
for this work. It was inexcusable negligence. A very 
little.competent effort would have avoided so much weari- 
some and purposeless delay. It will be noted that there is 
thus much waste of time between many of the heats. 
Again, in the first series of heats, nearly all the dogs were 
run an even thirty minutes. This limit was intended for 
a minimum time. It was not an arbitrary limit. The 
first series should be run till there are such positive dif- 
ferences that the judges can make for the second series 
their selections understandingly. By taking up the dogs 
at the expiration of thirty minutes, when nothing has been 
settled, requires that all the dogs shall be run over again, 
which was sometimes nearly done, and that extra run- 
ning consumes unnecessary time and confuses the judg- 
ment more or less. There is nothing definitely deter- 
mined as the competition progresses, and except in the 
case of the dogs of extraordinary merit the judgment is 
not very certain. The first series is a very important one 
and should be run till the judges know something definite 
of the dogs' merits. 
Again, the rules were not always strictly observed. 
For some reason wholly beyond conjecture it was de- 
cided that the judges would not announce any second 
series, but instead call up the dogB brace by brace as they 
required them. A more stupid method could not be im- 
agined. Men whose dogs were not to be called up were 
kept in waiting the same as those who would be called 
up, and there was not the opportunity for each to arrange 
in turn for the competition. Had the rule been followed, 
the common sense embodied in the rule would have been 
in action at the same time. Then the unfortunate blunder 
of Friday, when Komus was run as Von Gull, could never 
have happened. At least, such a blunder has never hap- 
pened before. The rule reads as follows: "After the first 
series has been run through the judges shall announce 
which dogs they wish to see run again and the order of 
runuing them," etc. By violating this rule the judges 
p aced themselves in as humiliating a position as if they 
were novices. 
The grounds are excellent for the running of dogs. Un- 
fortunately for the equity of the competition, some parts 
of the grounds contained abundance of birds, while 
other parts had very few, and this important matter the 
judges seemed to heed not. The dogs were rated ac- 
cording to the results shown, whether there were birds 
or not. 
In both stakes the pointers as a whole made a much 
finer competition and exhibition than did the setters. 
There is one unfair matter which has been in practice 
for some years, and which all field trial managements 
should abate, that is, the leading of dogs on chain as close 
as possible to the competition, dogs which are to run in 
the following stake, and thus observe the finding of the 
birds and their whereabouts. Mr. Avent is the offender 
in this matter. No other handler favors or follows the 
practice. They wait till the competition begins before 
showing the grounds and birds to their dogs. And in this 
connection it may not be out of place to remark that kick- 
ing a dog in the head, as he did Cynosure, is not a part of 
skillful handling, nor a pleasing spectacle to the specta- 
tors, nor a good way to make the reputation of field 
trials. 
A regrettable incident of the meeting was the cavalier 
manner in which Mr. J. L. Adams, vice-president of the 
club, was treated in the matter of his resignation. He 
sent in his resignation on Dec. 18. He received a reply 
from the secretary, informing him that it would be acted 
on at the annual meeting at West Point. On Sunday 
evening, Feb. 2, the club held a special meeting and Mr. 
Adams was not asked to attend. The secretary stated 
that Mr. Adams's resignation had been accepted. On in- 
quiry, there was no record of it. On Feb. 4, two days 
after the meeting, Mr. Adams was notified that his resig- 
nation was accepted. This action engendered much un- 
favorable comment. To be deprived of his club rights 
before his resignation was accepted was a most arbitrary 
act. 
The Pointer Derby. 
The competition began with this stake. The work was 
exceptionally good, though the abundance of birds found 
on this day contributed materially to the good showing. 
They in fact were found too numerous at times to test 
the "bird sense" and searching qualities of the dogs. 
Nevertheless the competition was keen and good. 
The running in this stake was managed skillfully and 
the decisions were accurate. Mr. Merriman cautioned the 
handlers at the outset against rushing and separating, 
the good effects of which were distinctly noticeable 
throughout the stake. 
The dogs were run in the following order: 
N. T. De Pauw's 1. and w. bitch Sister Sue, N. B. Nesbitt, 
handler, with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' 1. and 
w. dog Wrestler, C. E. Buckle, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' blk. and w. dog 
Nabob, C. E. Buckle, handler, with H. S. Smith's blk. 
and w. dog Rip Saw, J. H. Johnson, handler. 
F. R. Hitchcock's 1. and w. bitch Tory Jessamine, J. M. 
Avent, handler, with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' 
o. and w. bitch India, C. E. Buckle, handler. 
Avent & Thayer's 1. and w. dog Ridgeview Cash, J. 
M. Avent, handler, with H. K. Devereux's 1. andw. bitch 
Virginia, Geo. Gray, handler. 
Adams & Thompson's 1. and w. dog Cracker Jack, 
J. H. Johnson, handler, with T. T. Ashford's 1. and w. 
bitch Hessie D. , D. E. Rose, handler. 
This Btake was for all pointers whelped after Jan. 1, 
1894. Two forfeits of $10 each and $10 additional to start. 
Five prizes— $150, $125, $100, $75 and $50. 
India and Nabob, first and second respectively, ran ex- 
cellently well. Their point work was very sharp and 
clean. They ranged in a satisfactory manner, were indus- 
trious, showed good judgment, and worked pleasingly to 
the gun. A rule was violated in not running them to- 
gether for first and second place. 
A remarkable feature of this stake is that the winners of 
first, second and third are all sired by that hero of many a 
field trial competition, Rip Rap. 
Rip Saw and Tory Jessamine, third and fourth respec- 
tively, made a meritorious competition. Their work, 
though pleasing and commendable, was not so sharp nor 
so uniformly maintained as was that of first and second 
winners. 
Sister Sue, fifth, began in a most promising way. Her 
first heat was excellent, but her work in subsequent heats 
gradually declined in merit till at the finish it was com- 
mon. 
Monday. 
The weather was clear and warm. 
First Round. 
Sister Sue and Wrestler were cast off at 8:53. Down 
35 minutes. Sue cut out the work and had a decided ad- 
vantage in every particular. She pointed two bevies 
nicely, and was steady to shot. Sent on in woods, Sue 
nicely pointed a single bird. Next she flushed one. Next 
Wrestler flushed an outlying single in corn, then stood and 
the rest of the birds flushed. On the scattered birds 
Wrestler secured a point; Sue a flush. The heat soon 
thereafter ended. 
Nabob and Rd? Saw started at 9:35. Rip pointed a 
bevy in a growth of sedge and plum bushes, and Nabob 
pointed or backed. Each then made a point on scattered 
birds. Nabob pointed, held point, then moved on, came 
back and was cautious when the birds flushed. Nabob 
next pointed a bevy in open sedge. Next in heavy weeds 
he pointed birds, doing excellent work. Up at 10:13. 
Rip Saw ran a fairly good race. He pointed and backed 
steadily and showed good training. 
Tory Jessamine and Ijsdia started at 10:08. India 
pointed a bevy and was backed. As the bevy flew across 
the open field another bevy rose and flew away nearly in 
the- same course. Following after the birds, India pointed 
a bevy in the open, which made the third bevy found 
within a few minutes and within a small space of ground. 
Jessamine drew by independently and pointed the same 
birds. On the scattered birds, Jessamine made three 
points in quick succession, they lying well. India pointed 
a single at the moment it flushed in woods. Jessamine 
at the same time in the open roaded to a flush on a single. 
Sent on. The dogs were separated for a while, and Jes- 
samine pointed a bevy. Next, India made two good 
points on singles. Up at 10:45. Both were industrious 
and did good work, India the Superior. Both backed 
and worked well to the gun. 
Ridgeview Cash and Virginia were cast off at 10:49. 
Cash pointed a bevy; on the scattered birds he flushed 
one, then standing still he began to steady to a point, 
when several more flushed wild; he steadied to a poin * 
and more were flushed close by him; it was sloppy work. 
Virginia pointed a bevy. Cash made two points on 
singles; next he made a point which proved barren. Vir- 
ginia pointed a single. Virginia's work was the better. 
Cash's work deteriorated as the heat advanced. Up at 
11:25. 
Cracker Jack and Hessie D. were started at 11:41. 
Hessie pointed a bird well and Jack backed indifferently. 
Sent on, Hessie nicely pointed a bevy in woods. Both 
pointed; those who saw this piece of work from the start 
said that Hessie pointed the birds first. Sent on, both got 
a point on the same bevy, the merit of the find and point 
being practically the same. Jack next poin ted a bevy ; Hes- 
sie backed well. Jack next flushed a single and was a bit 
unsteady. Hessie next made two good points. Up at 
12:36. 
Lunch next engaged the attention of the party. 
Second Round. 
Sister Sue and Tory Jessamine began at 1:39. Sue; 
pointed a single. Jess roaded to a point on several birds. 
Sue pointed a bevy in weeds; sent on, next she pointed; 
nothing found. Up at 2:46. Both dallied in ranging at 
times and were lacking in good finish to their work. 
They lost some good opportunities to point. 
India and Rip Saw were cast off at 2:54. India soon 
pointed a bevy. She made two points on singles. Sent 
on, she pointed a bevy and four good points on singles. 
She was ordered up at 3:15. Rip then ran alone two or 
three minutes, when he also was ordered up. 
Nabob and Ridgeview Cash were started at 3:32. 
Nabob was first to point; then both roaded, Nabob locat- 
ing and securing the point on the birds. Cash made two 
barren points and Nabob pointed a single. Cash pointed' 
a bevy in very poor style. Cash apparently pointed a 
single and Nabob backed, but those who saw the first of 
it said the point was Nabob's. Cash made two more 
points to which nothing was found. His range was nar- 
row, his manner was not merry and his work inferior. 
Nabob had the better of the heat in every respect. 
Hessie D. and Virginia jran from 4:40 to 5:10 without 
finding. 
Sister Sue and Rip Saw began at 5:15. Rip pointed a 
bevy. Sent on, he pointed a single, after which he) 
pointed some scattered birds. He next pointed in open 
sedge, Sue crossing in ahead close by; both roaded after 
the birds, which were running and scattering. One bird 
flushed wild ahead of Sue and two ahead of Rip. Up at 
5:40. Sue was falling off in the quality of her work and 
ran poorly. Rip had the better of the heat. 
The judges placed the dogs in the following order after 
the return to the hotel: India, Nabob, Rip Saw, Tory Jes- 
samine and Sister Sue. 
The Setter Derby. 
There were twelve starters, drawn to run in the follow- 
ing order: 
R. V. Fox's b., w. and t. dog Forzando, J. H. Johnson, 
handler, with W. W. Titus's b., w. and t. dog Sam T., 
owner, handler. 
H. R. Edwards's b., w. and t. dog Harwick, Geo. Gray,i 
handler, with Avent & Thayer Kennel's b., w. and t. 
bitch Feu Follet, J. M. Avent, handler. 
F. R. Hitchcock's 1. andw. dog Tory Fashion, J. M.!i 
Avent, handler, with R. B. Morgan's b., w. and t. dog> 
Bob Taylor, Geo. W. Richards, handler. 
P. Lorillard, Jr's.,b., w. and t. dog Arapahoe, C. Tucker, 
handler, with Blue Ridge Kennels' b., w. and t. dog! 
Domino, D. E. Rose, handler. 
Manchester Kennel Co.'sb.,w. and t. bitch Gleam's 
Ruth, N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with B. V. Sudbury's b., w. 
and t. dog Conor, J. H. Johnson, handier. 
R. V. Fox's b., w. and t. bitch Accelerando, J. H. 
Johnson, handler, with H. B. Ledbetter's b. , w. and t. 
dog Marie's Sport, Geo. Gray, handler. 
This stake for setters had the same prizes and conditions i 
as to age, forfeits and prizes as the Pointer Derby. 
Tory Fashion ran a superior race and rightly won first. 
Harwick, winner of second, also made an excellent 
competition. 
Marie's Sport, third, was faulty in his point work, of teni 
pointing on footscent and oftener pointing inaccurately.; 
Bob Taylor, fourth, should have been spotted out after) 
his first heat, which abounded with errors. His later 
work improved, but aside from speed and range his work, 
was not remarkable. 
Accelerando ran fairly well, doing some good work on 
birds. 
Gleam's Ruth, in my opinion, should have been third. 
She had fairly good range — neither extremely wide or 
close — and her point work was excellent, accurate and 
sharp. She was perfectly stanch till her handler walked 
up to her, when she would follow behind or at his side and 
help him on the way to the birds. It was a useful display 
of knowledge and training, far surpassing the senseless 
points which are held while the trainer beats out the 
ground all alone, then sends the dog on to do what he 
should have done at first. Gleam's Ruth is the very sort 
of dog which should be in the money and honors. 
Tuesday. 
The competition began a bit late. The weather was 
warm and cloudy. The quality of the work was ragged 
and sloppy, but two or three good heats out of the day's 
work relieving the monotony. There was abundance of 
opportunities for work on birds, but the general results 
were flushes, raggedness and lost opportunities. As a' 
whole, it was far inferior to the pointer competition of 
the previous day. Owing to the absence of some dogs at 
the start they were not run in the order drawn. 
First Round. 
Tory Fashion and Bob Taylor began at 8:40. Down 
38 minutes. Bob's work was marked throughout by 
headiness and errors. He soon found birds, flushed and 
was unsteady and willful. Next he flushed part of a 
bevy, while Tory pointed the remainder of it some yards 
to one side. On scattered birds Bob pointed a single. 
Both were steady to shot. Tory had the advantage in 
every way. Bob's work was so full of error that he was 
not entitled to further running. 
Forzando and Sam T. were cast off at 9:30. Down 341 
minutes. A bevy was seen to flush. It was followed. I 
Some uncertain work was done by Sam. Forzando made 1 
a point so far as could be determined through the vista ofll 
brush. Forzanda made two points on bevies. The work! 
as a whole was ragged. Sam T. was not in form and For- 1 
