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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 24, 1894. 
THE U. S. FIELD TRIALS. 
(Concluded from page USff). 
The All-Age Setter Stake. 
There were a number of famous dogs in this stake of 18 
starters. Of their high merit there is no doubt. This test 
at Bicknell is little of a criterion to judge by, as both weather 
and grounds were bad. The judges did the best that they 
could, and did well under the adverse circumstances. 
Rodfleld was easily first in the stake. His work was quite 
finished and high class in every respect. He ranged well and 
with judgment. His speed was uniform and well sustained, 
style fair. On birds he was quick, sharp and accurate, and 
he worked to the gun. In short, he was a sound worker and 
defeated his competitors beyond question. His game and 
skillful race was under the disadvantage of running with a 
badly cut leg which had not yet healed. 
Blue JRidge Mark is well known. His range, speed and 
style were good, but his point work was a bit faulty. 
Gleam's Sport was deficient in style. He was wise in his 
work, and accurate and successful in pointing. 
As between Dan's Lady and Allene, the second prize win- 
ners, Allene was the sharper in her point work on single 
birds. Dan's Lady was the better finder and wider ranger. 
Of the three which divided third, namely, Topsy's Rod, 
Minnie T. and Dan Burges, Minnie T. was much the better 
in her work on birds, she showing excellent ability to locate 
and point. 
A bitch which showed excellent work on birds was Mattie. 
It is'probable that no field trial was ever run under more 
difficult adverse conditions. With judges of less skill, the 
stakes would have been mixed up and bungled beyond mend- 
ing. The judges did remarkably well under the circum- 
stances. All the work possible that the grounds afforded 
was gotten out of the dogs. That the competition was not 
more perfect was due to poor and insufficient grounds and 
bad weather. 
Probably after this year the club will abandon its grounds 
at Bicknell. 
Mr. Freeman had a dog in this stake. Mr. Kerr judged in 
his place. 
The conditions and prizes were the same as in the All- Age 
Pointer Stake. 
Following is the order of running: 
H. H. Maberry's black and white dog Maberry's Gabe, L. 
G-. Howell, handler, with Avent & Thayer's black, white 
and tan dog Tate (Jean Val Jean — Mamie Avent), J. M. 
Avent, handler. 
J. M. Freeman's black, white and tan dog Dan Barges 
(Dan Gladstone — Lilly Burges), J. Mayfield, handler, with 
Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan bitch Bessie 
Shoupe (Gath's Hope— Countess Rush), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Major J. W. Renfroe's black, white and tan dog Gleam II. 
(Gleam— Tube Rose), Frank Richards, handler, with Avent 
& Thayer's black, white and tan dog Topsy's Rod (Roderigo 
— Topsy Avent), J. M. Avent, handler. 
W. W. Titus's black, white and tan bitch Minnie T. (Dick 
Bondhu — Bettie B.), F. Richards, handler, with Blue Ridge 
Kennels' black, white and tan dog Blue Ridge Mark (Gath's 
Mark— Ollie T.}, D. E. Rose, handler. 
Arthur T. Ely's black and white bitch Mattie (Dick 
Bondhu — Bettie B.), Frank Richards, handler, with Blue 
Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan bitch Allene, D. E. 
Rose, handler. 
Eldred Kennels' black, white and tan bitch An tonia (An- 
tonio — Miss Nellie Y.), Geo. Richards, handler, with Man- 
chester Kennel Co.'s lemon and white dog Gleam's Sport 
(Vanguard — Georgia Belle), A. P. Gilliam, handler. 
Manchester Kennel Co.'s black, white and tan dog Gleam's 
Pink (Vanguard — Georgia Belle), A. P. Gilliam, handler, 
with Dr. G. Chisholm's black, white and tan dog Blue Dan 
(Harry Blue — Santa), L, G. Howell, handler. 
Dr. Geo. Eubank's black and white dog Dan Bryce (Bryce 
— Dora Gladstone), L. G. Howell, handler, with J. H. & J. A. 
Hunter's orange and white bitch Daisy Hunter II. (Antonio 
— Daisy Hunter), J. H. Johnson, handler. 
Theo. Goodman's black, white and tan bitch Dan's Lady 
(Dan Gladstone— Lilly Burges), J. H. Johnson, handler, with 
P. T. Madison's black, white and tan dog Rodfleld (Antonio 
— Nellie Hope) 5 John Mayfield, handler. 
FRIDAY. 
The weather was most disagreeable. A strong cold wind 
blew from the west, and a sprinkling of cold rain fell 
betimes during the forenoon. The sky was heavily overcast 
with dense black clouds. Every sign indicated bad weather, 
but toward noon the sky cleared up and the rain ceased. 
The afternoon was sunshine and cloud. The cold wind grew 
stiffer and colder toward night. Birds were plentiful. 
They were hard to work. On the whole, however, the work 
was better than on any previous day. 
First Bound. 
Mayberry's Gale— Tate.— Their heat began at 7:45. 
Tate was much the wider and faster ranger, though he 
appeared to dislike close work. Gale flushed twice excus- 
ably, a single bird each time, once down wind and once 
across wind. Tate got one point on birds. The heat lasted 
thirty minutes. 
Dan Burges— Bessie Shoupe —At 8:26, they were cast off. 
Bessie going down wind flushed a bevy in open weeds. Each 
next pointed in corn; nothing found. Dan next' pointed in 
open weeds; nothing found. One of the judges flushed a 
bevy and Dan pointed a remaining bird. Next Dan secured 
a good point on birds and was steady to shot. The heat 
ended at 9:25. Both were speedy. Dan was hard to control 
and devoted more attention to rabbits than was desirable. 
Bessie beat out her ground irregularly and her range was 
moderate in scope. 
Gleam II.— Topsy's Rod.— They were cast off at 9:45. 
Gleam made some difficult roading on a bevy which was 
running in weeds. He pointed stylishly and roaded accur- 
ately. The birds did not lie to his points and flushed wild. 
Next he roaded and pointed then roaded the bird to a flush 
in weeds. The dogs were widely separated. Topsy pointed 
near a fence in the open; nothing found. Topsy was much 
the wider and faster ranger, though Gleam covered a good 
deal of ground. Both worked to the gun. 
Minnie T.— Blue Ridge Mark.— They were cast off at 
11:08. Both pointed in corn. Then they drew about, point- 
ing betimes. Mark pointed the bevy in corn. At the same 
time, Minnie forty yards away pointed toward the same 
bevy. Minnie next took a cast in the woods toward where 
the scattered birds went and got a good point. In corn, 
Minnie roaded accurately some yards on the trail of a bevy 
which one of the judges flushed. She showed great precis- 
ion and quickness in following birds. Mark made a point 
on a bevy and one on a single bird, after which he made a 
point to which nothing was found. Both ranged well, 
showed good speed and judgment, Minnie the better. Up at 
2:02. 
Lunch wa3 served after which the competition waj 
resumed. 
MATTIE— Allene.— They were started at 12:48. Mattie 
pointed a bevy in the edge of a cornfield. The bird3 flew 
further into the field and were followed. Oa the scattered 
birds both did some excellent work in roading and pointing. 
On the opposite edge of the field Allene pointed a bevy. 
Mattie made a good point on a single in corn, at the same 
time Allene pointed and nothing was found. Up at 1:32. 
Allene was the faster and wider ranger. Mattie did not 
range independently at all times. 
Antonio— Gleam's Sport.— They began at 1:58. Gleam's 
Sport got a point on a single bird of a bevy marked down in 
open weeds; Antonio backed well. Antonio next pointed, 
probably on footscent. Sport next pointed a single bird, 
after which he found and pointed a bevy well in open weeds, 
and Antonio backed well. Each next made a point, to which 
nothing was found; and each backed the other's point. An- 
tonio next got a good point on two birds. Sport was the 
better ranger and was better in bird work, though his style 
was poor. His pointing was accurate and fairly quick. 
Gleam's Pink— Blue Dan.— They started at 2:58. Pink 
made a good point in woods, and Dau going in, flushed it 
unintentionally. Dau m ide several false points during the 
heat. Pink flushed or pointed a single in weeds. One of 
the judges flushed abavyinwoods and it lit in an open 
weedfield. Pink got two good points on them. Don showed 
some unsteadinass to shot. Pink was much the better in 
every respect. Up at 3:55. 
Dan Bkice— Daisy Hunter II.— Dan pointed a bevy in 
weeds. On the scattered birds in woods Daisy made two or 
three flushes. The heat ended at 4:10 with the advantage in 
Dan's favor. Both ranged moderately well. Mr. Howell 
handled his dogs well and was observant and gentlemanly. 
It was his debut in field trial competition. His dogs were 
outclassed, and no skill on hi3 part could compensate for 
that. 
Dan's Lady— Rodfield.— They were cast off at 4:27. A 
bevy was seen to flush out of heavy weeds, but the error 
could not be attributed to either dog as they could not be 
seen, Lady coming in pointed where the bevy flushed. 
There was some very good point work done thereafter. Rod- 
field made three or four excellent points on single birds, 
Lady made one good point on a single and flushed a bevy 
up wind in an open field, a mo-»t careless blunder. Rodfield 
made one point ou footscent. He showed superior quickness 
and accuracy in locating; and pointing birds, and his judg- 
ment was excellent. He was erect and stylish on his ponts. 
and worked out his ground quite skillfully. Dan's Lady 
was a pleasing worker, showing good speed aud a merry 
manner, but her point work was faulty. The heat lasted 30 
minutes, 
SATURDAY. 
The weather was most unfavorable. A light snow storm, 
a cold wind and a dark sky were the existing conditions at 
the start, but gradually the snow storm dissipated. The raw 
wind grew somewhat milder. Birds were not moving and 
were difficult to find. The conditions were unfavorable for 
good work. What with poor grounds and bad weather the 
test was quite unsatisfactory. Still the judges could do no 
better. 
Second Round. 
Dan Burges— Minnie.— They were cast off at 8:20. A bevy 
was found and was seen to flush, but whether either dog did 
it or not could not be determined, as the cover concealed the 
dogs. Up at 9:19. 
Blue Ridge Mark— Gleam's Sport.— They were started at 
9:20. Both roaded in corn. Sport pointed a single in corn. 
Down 34 minutes. 
Topsy Rod— Rodfield.— They began at 10:12. Down 33 
minutes. Rodfield far excelled Topsy in sharp and accurate 
point work. He first pointed a bevy nicely in woods, and was 
backed by Topsy. Both were steady to shot. Rodfield 
pointed in open, and at the same time Topsy pointed; the 
former had a rabbit. Topsy pointed in woods, and it was 
said a bird was flushed near his point after he had moved on. 
Topsy again pointed; nothing found. Rodfleld pointed; 
probably on foot-scent, as it was near where birds were 
marked down. Both were fast and good rangers. 
Allene— DAN'S Lady.— A bevy was marked down in 
corn and was followed. Both pointed a bevy in corn and 
were steady to shot. Allene in the open pointed a bird 
nicely on ground almost bare. At the same time Lady 
pointed and nothing was found. Next, Allene made a good 
point on a single bird. Each made a point at the same time 
about 40yds. apart; nothing found. Up at 11:43. Each had 
good speed and range. 
Mattie— Gleam's Pink.— Off at 11:47. Each got a point 
on a rabbit. Mattie pointed a single bird by a fence in thick 
cover. Up at 12:20. 
The running was suspended and the party went to lunch. 
Blue Ridge Mark— Rodfield.— They were cast off in 
open fields at 1:39, apparently to test their range. Both 
went wide and fast. Mark in the beginning pointed a bevy 
in open weeds, moved on to locate and flushed. Up at 1:48. 
This ended the trials. 
After reachiug town the judges announced the winners as 
follows: First, Rodfield; second, Blue Ridge Mark; third, 
Gleam's Sport; fourth, Dan's Lady and Allene; fifth, Topsy's 
Rod, Minnie T. and Dan Burges. B. WATERS. 
NEW ENGLAND FIELD TRIALS. 
Members' Sweepstake. 
SOME men have a hobby in horses, others for football, 
while many derive pleasure from the companionship of their 
dogs — in fact, nearly every man nowadays seeks relaxation 
from business cares in some kind of sport. A number of 
sportsmen profess to enjoy field trials — they may if their 
dog wins, but it would require a very lively imagination for 
any one, winner or loser, to fancy he was enjoying himself 
at the trials just held by the New England Field Trials Club 
for the benefit of its members. Not that he would not meet 
a jolly lot of fellows and all that, such men you will find 
always and everywhere among sportsmen, but the grounds! 
It would be difficult to picture to oneself anything more dis- 
couraging from a field trial view than the territory which 
the club protects at Assonet Neck, Mass. Even in nice dry 
weatherjthe working partspf the grounds are swamps chiefly, 
but to add to the discomforts this year, snow had fallen to 
the depth of several inches in some parts, and recent rains 
had flooded most of the low-lying ground. This was bad 
enough for dogs and men, but when you have'more snow and 
heavy rain thrown in one must indeed be of a cheerful and 
hopeful disposition to extract any pleasure from following 
the dogs for two days under such conditions. This is not 
the fault of the club, it is their misfortune, for on this ac- 
count the club will never assume that importance which its 
interests entitle it to, until these conditions are changed 
either by the selection of other grounds or a better protection 
of the birds. 
The nature and lay of the country is such that really no 
true test of a dog's merit can be arrived at, either in speed, 
range or cover work. If the dogs do once in a while come 
across birds in the open they make at once for the swamps 
or very thick briery cover, where dogs have to crawl in and 
out, sometimes up to their bellies in water, and thus with 
such weather as we experienced last week, the setters especi- 
ally are soon chilled through. Under these conditions, the 
ground being mostly gullies, swamps and upland, the range 
is very much restricted and the hunting simply a series of 
twisting and turning here, there and everywhere, so that 
really a slow, pottering sort of dog stands as good if not 
a better chance than the style of dog we wish to encourage 
at field trials. 
Birds were fairly plentiful in theAvorst part of the grounds, 
but they were well scattered and were runners from Runner- 
ville in that wet weather. Some birds were turned down 
the first day on the upland, but when we came across them 
in the Gordon Stake they could scarcely fly, several being 
caught by spectators and dogs. 
On Monday evening, Nov. 12, the members and their 
friends met at the City Hotel, Taunton, and after a banquet 
the club held a meeting, when the; draw for the Members' 
Sweepstake took place in the parlor. A convivial pleasant 
evening was afterward spent. 
On Wednesday morning an early start was made, two 
barges conveying the company to the club grounds, eight 
miles away. Among those present were Ed Brooks, Hyde 
Park, Mass.; Dr. Hey ward, John C. aud A. R. Sharp, and 
C. W. Davenport, Taunton, Mass.; F, H. Miller, of the Bing- 
ham Journal, and Elisha Burr, of Bingham, Mass., the lat- 
ter gentleman ran one of the dogs in the first heat of the 
first Eastern Field Trials at High Point; C. P. Curtis, Taun- 
ton; Joe Whipple, Central Falls, N. Y.; E. W. Amory, B. S. 
Turpin, Boston, Mass.; "Bob" Leslie, Lynn, Mass.; W. Tall- 
man, Plainfield, N. J.; Harry Tallman, Greene, R. I.; L. E. 
Pearl, Hampton, Mass.; Chas. R. Taylor, Providence, R. I.; 
H. Merriam, Weston, Mass.; Samuel F. Roberts, Pawtucket, 
R. I.; Geo. W. Lovell, Middleborough, Mass.; Ames L. Orr, 
Dwight, 111.; C, E. Davis, Boston, Mass.; D. A. Goodwin, Jr., 
Newburyport, Mass.; S. N. Ellis, Harwick, Mass.; E. S. Gor- 
don, Attleboro, Mass.; J. S. Treen, Mansfield, Mass.; H. D. 
Babbitt, Watertown, N. Y.; H. B. Richmond, Lakeville, 
Mass. ; E. Knight Sperry, New Haven, Conn. , and a few others 
whose names we could not get. 
Mr. N. Wallace, of Farmington, Conn., was the judge, and 
having experience with these grounds — he has judged here 
before — he was able to arrive at a pretty fair estimate of the 
dogs' work without wasting much time. He is very pains- 
taking, and following the dogs close up he misses very little 
of their work. It is very certain that no other judge at a 
field trial in America has to work nearly as bard as one who 
assumes that position at Assonet. We have seen pretty 
nearly all the field trials grounds, even at Mitchell's Bay, 
Out., and they are roadside rambles in comparison. No 
leather that was ever tanned could withstand half a day's 
sloshiDg round in these swamps, and the lucky wearers of 
hip-high rubber boots had often to carry those less fortu- 
nately provided across the deepest places on their backs. 
Oh! it was fun — but few shirked it after the first wetting. 
Anon some unlucky wight would slip and sit down in the 
slush; but no one envied him. 
The dogs were drawn to run as follows: 
W. C. Baylies's English setter dog Tennessee Vandal (The 
Corsair— Effie Hill), handler, A R. Sharp, with Hobart 
Ames's English setter dog Rolla (Roderigo — M'Liss), handler, 
E. S. Gordon. 
Geo. W, Amory's pointer dog Bounce (Bob — Sal), handler, 
H. Tallman, with Bayard Thayer's English setter bitch 
Polly II , handler, E. Brooks. 
Hampton Kennels' Echo of H. (Don M.— Mac's Fly), 
handler, L. A. Pearl, tuith Oakland Farm's English setter 
bitch Our Pet (The Corsair — Schula), handler, A. R. Sharp.- 
Cohannet Kennels' English setter dog Kent II. (Count 
Howard ), handler, Dr. Heywood, with H. Merriam's 
English setter dog Freak (Rowdy Rod— Eve), handler, owner. 
Hampton Kennels' Gordon setter bitch Jolly G. (Clark's 
Jake— Daisy M.), handler, L. A. Pearl, with D. A. Goodwin, 
Jr.'s English setter dog Bradley (Rowdy Rod — Breeze Gates), 
handler, E. A. Ellis. 
Harry Dutton's pointer dog Duke of Kent II. (Tempest — 
Nadjy of Naso), handler, C. E. Davis, a bye. 
TUESDAY. 
First Series. 
Heavy, dark clouds were hanging over the horizon, giving 
every indication of a snow fall; happily the promise did. not 
amount to much, although at intervals during the day a 
drizzly sort of snow fell, although not sufficient to interfere 
with the work. The snow that had fallen days before did 
that, for it lay on some stretches of the ground from 3 to 5in. 
deep. The roads were hard as a brick from the night frost, 
and taken altogether the conditions for good scent and an 
enjoyable day were just about as gloomy as could be wished. 
The barges containing the members and visitors arrived at 
the grounds from Taunton about 9 o'clock, and a start was 
at once made with the first brace. 
Tennessee Vandal— Rolla.— Down at 9:15 and working 
down to the inevitable swamp, at the edge of cover Vandal 
stopped on a single and was held for a back, but Rolla did 
not respond. Another bird was flushed by the judge. A lot 
of twisting work was done in swampy cover, but neither 
dog was able to find. Vandal got out to his work more in- 
telligently, and cut out what little open work was done in a 
fair manner, and proved the faster of the two. It was at 
once apparent that the condition of the ground and the lack 
of open country precluded any opportunity for brilliant 
work. Up at 9:51. 
Bounce— Polly II.— These were put down at 9:53 in corn 
patch. Working over a swamp thickly covered on the hill 
at the edge, Polly pointed stylishly and held it until Bounce 
came up and completed a pretty picture with a stylish back; 
birds had flushed, however, and Bounce broke his back and 
worked round in front as Mr. Brooks went in over the hill 
into a likely gully, where Bounce pointed unsteadily; birds 
were running and shortly flushed, Bounce being steady to 
wing. After working around for some time in swamps and 
gully dogs were ordered up at 10:27. Bounce was under good 
control and seemed to hunt with some snap and vigor in 
spite of his low condition. Polly was inclined to be heedless, 
and had a will of her own. She had not the range and speed 
of the pointer. Several rabbits were seen in the gully and 
Mr. Brooks got some satisfaction out of the heat in bowling 
one over in good style. 
Echo H.— OUR Pet.— Down at 10:39 in open on hill. The 
ground covered in this heat was mixed to a degree — snow 
covered upland, ankle-deep swamp and bare ground. Birds 
were seen, but there was no actual bird work done. Our 
Pet, who is a known good performer, cut out what little 
open ground she met with in an able manner and was smart 
and intelligent in her endeavors to locate in the swampy 
cover work, and it was easily seen she would get another 
chance. Not so with Echo, who dilly-dallied round her 
handler and seemed afraid of either being drowned in the 
swamp or of losing herself. 
Kent II.— Freak.— Down at 11:05. Directly after starting 
Freak nailed a large bevy of "natives" and was steady to 
subsequent work. Working on the singles Freak nailed 
one and another got up in front of Kent, who was steady — 
he could not be otherwise; he is too sedate and circumspect 
in his actions. In thicket Freak acted puppyish on foot- 
scent, pointed once or twice, but failed to score. Taken out 
of woods after marked birds from this bevy Freak flushed 
and chased. On rising ground above, two birds got up to 
one side of Freak that he should have nailed. Snow began 
to fall lightly about this time, and soon after the dogs were 
called up. Time 11:27. It was a slow pottering sort of heat. 
The going, of a sort, was in Freak's favor, but he was slow 
and pottered round a good deal in cover, not being very sure 
of his nose. Dear old Kent II. did not like it at all. The 
snow bothered him, for he did not want to get his feet 
chilled; went along at a mincing walk most of the time and 
seemed as if he didn't want to rush his handler too much. 
Jolly G. — Bradley. — Down at 11:30. This brace livened 
us up a bit, for both got out to their work with some speed, 
especially Bradley. Down in swamp Bradley made a nice 
cast and swung round to a pretty point but spoiled his work 
by rushing in at the wild flush, stopping instantly, however, 
to caution. Bradly worked all round the other in open. 
Getting further into swamp Jolly G. had her turn and nailed 
the birds nicely, but Bradley coming across in front birds 
flushed, both steady. A lot of swamp was worked out, and 
all followers who were not provided with hip-high rubber 
boots were soon soaking wet. Then Bradley pointed a bevy 
at edge of woods out of swamp, which the crowd flushed. 
Birds were very wild and nothing was done on the singles, 
and dogs were called up at 12:40. Bradley had much the 
