Not. 24, 1894.] 
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Northwestern Beagle Club Field Trials. 
The second annual field trials of the N. W. B. C. began 
at Columbus. Wis., Nov. 7. The club's headquarters were 
at Hotel Tremont, which gave us better accommodations at 
a much less rate than at either theN. E or N. B. C. field 
trials. The grounds are ten miles from town and situated 
in the township of Hampden. They could not be improved 
on and fully equal those at Hempstead and there is more 
game. 
The following well-known beagle men were present, nearly 
all of them staying throughout the trials: G. A. Buckstaff, 
Louis Steffen, E. H. Bummelle, E. Bardoe Elliot, Truman 
Sears, E. and F. H. Bender. H. A. Dillingham, Ed Marshall, 
R. Engelman, R. Hintz, C. Niss, Jr., T. S. Maxwell, F. F. 
Merrill, Julius Finch, A. J. Warren, P. H. Woog and the 
judges, C. C. Sidder and W. S. Clark. 
The best of feeling prevailed throughout the trials, and 
the awards were well received. The weather throughout 
could not have been worse, but the Western beagle men are 
a game lot of sportsmen and held out to the very end. From 
what we have seen they are the leading club of the kind in 
the country to-day and are still growing. They are in it for 
the sport they derive from it and the worst kind of weather 
has no effect on them. 
The first class to run was 
Class D-Derby— For Dogs and Bitches 1 5in. and 
Under. 
Truman Sears's Dick with Dillingham & Rummelle's 
Esther C. 
R. Engelman's Buckskin with Dillingham & Rummelle's 
Ruth C. 
G. A. BuckstafE's Spotted Chief with T. S. Maxwell's Jim 
Lee. 
R. Engelman's Black Hawk a bye. 
WEDNESDAY. 
First Series. 
At 8 o'clock the barge left the hotel, and after a tedious 
drive through the snow we arrived at the Wm. Bush farm, 
and at 7:55 the first brace, 
Dick (handled by owner)— Ethel C. (by Finch), were cast 
off in open pasture and worked through a low stubble, but 
no signs of any game. Working through scrub oaks to low 
ground again, a rabbit was kicked out and both dogs took 
hold, Esther leading, and they ran him to hole in short 
order. Further on another one got up and they ran him 
nicely, the judges having to move around lively to follow 
them. He also went to ground. One more was started, 
which they ran to a loss in oak woods. Ordered up at 10:55, 
with the heat in Esther's favor. 
Buckskin— Ruth O— This brace were cast off at 11:05. 
Buck handled by Engelman and Ruth by Finch. They got 
to work at once. Working to low ground covered with marsh 
grass and reeds, a hare was kicked out, but holed after going 
a few rods. Another one was soon moving, both dogs get- 
ting on. Buckskin took the lead, and catching all the turns 
did some phenomenal work; in fact, the best Derby work we 
ever saw. Ordered up at 12:20, Buck having decidedly the 
advantage. 
Spotted Chief— Jim Lee.— Chief handled by Bender and 
Jim by Maxwell. Were cast off at 12:30 in light cover. The 
former is a great hustler, but does not work out his ground 
as he should. Jim did not appear to like the crowd, and the 
dogs had been down some time before he was seen, and he 
appeared to be sulking. At the discharge of the gun he 
bolted, and the dogs were ordered up at 1:30. 
Lunch was served in the Bush farmhouse kitchen, and was 
an excellent one. 
Black Hawk, a btk, handled by Engelman, and Spotted 
Chief were put down in an alder thicket where a rabbit had 
just been seen. Black Hawk hit it off at once, and both did 
well, but soon lost in oaks. Hawk picked it up later on, and 
they led us a hot chase to a loss; probably rabbit going to 
hole. One more was run in the same manner, and they 
were ordered up at 3:10, Black Hawk having the best of it. 
Second Series. 
Buckskin— Esthee O— They were cast off at 3:20 in the 
open where a rabbit had been seen. Getting on at once, 
Esther led for a short time; then Buck picked up the loss 
and had it his own way for a while; then both together drove 
hot for a few minutes, and we were treated to a sight chase 
which was exciting for a few moments, but was soon over. 
Ordered up at 3:45, Buckskin having the best of the heat. 
Buckskin— Black Hawk.— They were cast off at 3:55, and 
for the next hour no livelier nor better work was ever seen 
■at a field trial. Several rabbits were up during the heat, 
and gave some very exciting work, and for some time it was 
a close thing between them, Buck eventually having the 
best of it. Ordered up at 5 o'clock. We all started for the 
farmhouse, where the barge was waiting to convey us back 
to town, where we arrived about 7:30, pretty well tired out. 
Every chance was given us to dry our wet clothing, and after 
supper a very enjoyable evening was spent, the boys being 
introduced for the first time to "Canada Gray." 
Class C— All-Age Stake. 
The drawing in class C, All-Age dogs and bitches, 13in.. 
and under, resulted as follows: 
Theo. Zschetzsches's Prince II. with Tomman Sears's Dick- 
Ed. Bender's Little Cooney Duke with T. Zschetzsches's. 
J udy. 
Middleton Kennels' Fancy M. a bye. 
THURSDAY. 
First Series. 
The weather looked bad, and all signs pointed to more 
snow, but at 9 o'clock we were on the grounds, and fifteen 
minutes later the first brace in Class C was called. 
Prince II.— Dick.— Prince II., handled by Rummelle, and 
Dick, by Sears, were east off in scrub oaks. A lot of ground 
waB worked over and some distance away Prince seemed to 
have one going. Dick harked to him and they drove well, 
Dick not so fast as the other but quicker to pick up the 
losses. Dick started another and both drove nicely. Prince 
is a little too tonguy, but quite fast on a straightaway 
drive. Ordered up at 10:25. 
Little Cooney Duke— Judy.— Duke, handled by Bender,, 
and Judy, by Rummelle, were cast off at 10:35, where one 
had been seen to go. Duke, put on, tongued a little but 
could not carry it. Judy got on and hit it off prettily, and 
both drove well for some distance. They lost for a short 
time, Duke picking it up on the open field near an oak 
thicket, but lost in the cover. They had quite a number of 
runs in this thicket, and did some very good work and also' 
enjoyed several sight chases. Ordered up at 11:20, Judy 
having the best, Dick's failing being that he is too tonguy 
and he back tracks considerably, still for all that he is a 
very merry little hound and full of hunt. 
Fancy M. — Dick.— Fancy M., the bye dog, handled by 
Marshall, was put down to run with Dick at 11:25. Dick 
working to woods saw a rabbit and gave us a pretty sight 
chase across the open field. Fancy joined him but did not 
tongue on the trail. They soon lost but had another started, 
Dick doing all the work. Up at 12:05. 
Second Series. 
Judy— Prince n.— They were cast off in oak thicket at 
12:15 and soon a rabbit was afoot, both dogs working him 
well, Judy being the truest and catching the losses quicker. 
Ordered up at 12:45 for lunch. 
After lunch and a short rest 
Judy— Dick were cast off at 1:45 in the oaks and worked 
for some time when game was started by a spectator. It 
was some time before the dogs got on but finally Dick hit it 
off with Judy right at his heels, and they did some pretty 
work, goins: back and forth through woods and pasture until 
they dually lost. . Ordered up al 2:55 with Judy having a lit- 
tle the best of it. 
The judees held a short consultation and awarded the 
prizes as follows: First prize. Judy; second prize, Dick; 
third prize, Prince II; reserve, Little Corney Duke. 
Class B— All-Age Stake— For Bitches 1 3 to 1 5in. 
The drawing in this class resulted as follows: 
C. Niss, Jr.'s, Pearl Caroline with Glenrose Kennels' Mar- 
guerite. 
Dillingham & Rummelle's May Fly with Barrows Bros.' 
Blossom. 
Dillingham & Rummelle's Panic with F. W. Bender's 
Lottie. 
Pearl Caroline— Marguerite.— Pearl Caroline handled 
by Niss and Marguerite by Steffen were ordered down at 3:05 
in oak woods. Both ranged well and Marguerite did better 
work than at Oxford. Marguerite made game and trailed to 
light cover but did not start. They were called up to where 
one had just gone and got on at once, leading us a long chase 
till they finally lost. Once more they were put on and again 
hit it off but soon lost. Both are good workers but seemed 
to be too fast for their nose, never finding the track after 
once losing. Ordered up at 4:20. 
May Fly— Blossom.— They were cast off at 4:25 in oaks, 
both getting away at once. May Fly soon began trailing, 
probably the rabbit lost by previous brace, and trailed to 
cornfield where she drove prettily for some time and lost on 
cornfield. Working back toward the farmhouse May Fly 
did some fine work and eventually started, and Blossom soon 
joining in they gave us some beautiful work; trv as he would 
the rabbit could not shake the little bitch May Fly, her work 
excelling anything I have ever seen at a field trial. She has 
the most peculiar voice, sounding more like a tin whistle 
than anything else. They were ordered up at 5:15. 
Starting for the barge we were soon on our way to town. 
The weather this afternoon has been fine but to-night snow 
is falling and it looks bad for to-morrow. 
FRIDAY. 
Noth withstanding the snow had been falling all night and 
was still falling, and that the wind was very high, the boys 
were in favor of going out and a vote being taken on it, we 
were on our way to the grounds at 8:15 A. M. The first 
brace on the list not coming to time, the first brace in Class 
A were ordered down, which will be spoken of later on. 
Panic— Lottie.— Panic handled by Dillingham and Lot- 
tie by Bender were ordered down at 11.20 in cover of oaks 
and briers. Near the road a rabbit was seen to cross and go 
into a corn field. Dogs worked to the track and Lottie 
tracked to corn field and started him out into the open and 
back into cover again. They drove for some time first one 
finding then the other, but Lottie had the call. Ordered up 
at 12:05. 
Second Series. 
May Fly — Lottie. — They were cast off in same place last 
brace were down. Lottie soon had a start, May Fly joining 
her at once and taking the lead driving prettily, but she soon 
lost. Another oue was soon up however, and we had an- 
other nice run. Rabbits seemed to be very plenty and dogs 
were at work all the time and such work as was done was 
worth going miles to see. Ordered up at 1.15, May Fly hav- 
ing a little the best of the run. After lunch, 
Panic — Blossom were ordered down at 2:50 in the brier 
patch. Both got to work at once, and Panic getting a start 
drove to corn field then back to thicket again, Blossom join- 
ing in but Panic soon ran away from her and had quite a 
little run all to herself; ordered up at 3:30. The judges after 
consulting a few minues announced the winners as follows: 
First prize, May Fly; second prize, Lottie; third prize, Panic; 
Reserve, Blossom. 
Class A— All-Age Stake— Dogs 1 3 to 1 5in. 
The drawing for this class was as follows: 
Hintze Bros.' Riser, with C. Niss, Jr.'s, King Lead. 
R. Engelman's Buckskin, with Dillingham & Rummelle's 
Base. 
T. Zschetzche's Model, 'with Middleton Kennels' Adam. 
F. F. Merrill's Stormy, with Dillingham & Rummele's 
Alderman, 
G. A. Buckstaff 's Royal Rover, with L. Steffens's Tony W. 
R. Engelman's Black Hawk, a bye. 
Riser — King Lead. — Riser, handled by Hintze and King 
Lead by Niss, were the first brace put down this morning, as 
spoken of before. They were put down in blackberry bushes 
where game was soon on the move, both dogs getting on at 
once and driving well, King seeming to have the better of it, 
being quicker to pick up the losses, and is a good worker. 
They had several runs, and were ordered up at 11:15. 
BASE— Buckskin.— This rattling brace were cast off at 3:40 
in the briers, and Base soon had a rabbit up and hustled him 
through the briers at a lively rate, showing he had not for- 
gotten the art of rabbit hunting since he ran at Nanuet, two 
years ago. He had a good running mate in Buckskin, how- 
ever, who gave. the old dog a good rub, but experience told, 
and the heat ended in favor of Base. Ordered up at 5 o'clock 
for the day. If the weather is good to-morrow the judges 
will have their hands full to finish up, but should it turn out 
poor it will be impossible to get through. 
SATURDAY. 
A fierce snow storm set in before the grounds were reached 
and the wind was very high. Every one was anxious to 
finish up to-day and were willing to face any kind of 
weather. 
Black Hawk — Model were the first brace down, and 
they soon had a start, Model doing the work. Black Hawk 
was not up to his form of a few days ago. Ordered up at 
10:05.. 
Stormy— Alderman.— This brace were cast off at 10:10 in 
the same place. Stormy handled by Merrill and Alderman 
by Dillingham. They soon had a start, and the rabbit went 
to roadside, Stormy following a little way and lost; but he 
never quit tonguing the remainder of the heat. It was 
snowing hard, and rabbits did not seem to be moving about 
much. Alderman getting on one for a moment, forced it 
into the brush pile. Ordered up at 11 o'clock. 
Tony W.— Royal Rover.— It seemed sheer folly to keep 
on hunting, as the weather was getting worse all the time; 
but the next brace, Tony W., handled by Steffen, and Royal 
Rover by Niss, were cast off in a snowdrift among the briers. 
A rabbit was driven out of the brush pile, and Rover getting 
on drove a few rods, then lost, and did not find. After lots 
of beating about, the dogs were taken up and we went to 
lunch. 
After lunch the same brace were taken on to other 
grounds, and after some tramping a rabbit was seen near a 
hedge of willows and dogs called on. Rover worked the 
trail backward, and Tony trailed some little distance where 
the rabbit took to hole. Moving on, a big territory was gone 
over without results, and we finally returned to the farm- 
house, arriving at 3 o'clock, and an hour later were on our 
way to the hotel. It was a very long, tedious drive, as the 
snow had drifted badly and it was impossible for the four 
horses to go faster than a walk. 
At the club meeting, held in the evening, it was voted that 
the judges should place the dogs from what running they 
had already seen. The owners of the last brace of dogs down 
were allowed to withdraw them, which they certainly were 
justified, n doing under the circumstances. 
The awards was placed as follows: First prize, Base; sec- 
ond, Buckskin; third. King Lead; reserve, Model. 
Absolute winner, May Fly. 
SPECIAL prizes. 
Best in Class A, gold medal, value $25— Base. 
Second best, lOlbs. can E. C. powder, value $7.50— Buck- 
skin, 
Best in Class B, D. B. shotgun, value $25— May Fly. 
Second best, stud service, value $10— Lottie. 
Best in Class O, lOlbs. can E. C. powder, value $7. 50— Judy. 
Second best, one ad. in Dog Fancier, value $7— Dick. 
Best in Class D, parlor chair, value $10— Buckskin. 
Second best, hunting shoes, value $5— Black Hawk. 
Best in Class E, oil painting of winner, value $200— May 
Fly. 
Best voice, steel engraving of winner, value $15— Stormy. 
Best trailer, one year's subscription to American Field, 
value $5— Lottie. 
Best ranger, stud service, value $15— May Fly. 
Greatest speed, hunting shoes, value $5— Black Hawk. 
Beagle (male) with best voice, cash $5— Stormy. 
Best trailer (female), stud service, value $10— Lottie. 
Dog or bitch showing best hunting sense and best finder, 
one year's subscribtion to Forest and Stream, value $4— 
May Fly. 
This finished the beagle field trials for 1894, and without 
doubt they were the hardest on record. Everyone left town 
for homes on the 1 A. M. train, and the boys are already 
talking and laying plans for the trials of 1S95, which will 
probably be held earlier in the season. W. S. Clark. 
• • • • 
Northwestern Beagle Club's Annual Meeting. 
The annual meeting of the N. W. B, C. was held at Colum 
bus, Wis, Nov. 8, and called to order at 10 P. M., President 
Buckstaff in the chair. The following members were present: 
Messrs. Buckstaff, Steffen, Sears, E. and F. H. Bender, Dil- 
lingham, Rummelle, Niss, Elliott, Merrill and Engelman. 
Minutes of la9t meeting read and approved. Mr. Peter 
Woog of Scott, Wis., and Ed. Marshall of Frankfort, Mich., 
were elected to membership. After the regular routine 
business had been disposed of the election ef officers took 
place, which resulted as follows: President, G. A. Buckstaff 
of Oshkosh, Wis.; First "Vice-President, E. H. Rummelle of 
Sheboygan, Wis ; Second Vice-President, F. F. Merrill of 
Milwaukee, Wis. Executive Committee, R. Engelman of 
Milwaukee, Wis.; Ed. Bender of Oconomowoc.Wis.; C. Niss, 
Jr., of Milwaukee, Wis.; Secretary-Treasurer, Louis Steffen 
of Milwaukee, Wis. Adjourned at 1 1 P. M. 
HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 
The ways of some dog men are devious. A clipping from 
a local paper has been sent us from Thorndale, Pa., in which 
we find the following: "At the meeting of the National 
Beagle Club at Hempstead, L. I., Spot R., a beagle owned by 
A. D. Heald, this borough, won second place in the Derby 
class, and he will receive a premium of $40." Mr. Heald 
attended the trials at Hempstead for two days, but did not 
enter a dog, and while the above little piece of ingenuity 
may be very pleasing in a local way, we feel compelled to 
throw some cold water on the case in the way of facts. 
Spot R. was bred and is owned by George F. Reed, of Barton, 
Vt. Her Derby days are over long since, and her place is 
now in the champion class, where, although she was quite 
off nose, she ran second to Laddie at Hempstead. The same 
local journal also states that "an effort will be made by the 
Pennsylvania members to have the club hold its annual 
meeting here next year." 
Mr. C, S. Wixom, of Covert, N. Y., tells us that on Nov. 7, 
he went out with his little beagles Nibs, champion Ava W. 
and Dorele and he and a friend, killed four grous« and seven 
hares ahead of them. He adds, rather naively: "Perhaps 
you were not aware that beagles would hunt grouse; well, 
the fact is a dog that is bred right and has brains, can be 
taught many seemingly unheard of things. But we did 
have a most enjoyable day in the field. The dogs did perfect 
work, started several cotton-tails that did not seem to admire 
the music following close on their heels, so went to ground 
with whole hides. 
I trust you have noted the fact that champion Royal 
Krueger's get have won more field ;trial prizes than the 
get of any other beagle. Just look it up a bit. Nibs, 
champion Ava W., Stormy, Ilwaco and Laddie. With 
Stormy and Dick running last week in N. W. B. C. trials — I 
have not heard the result — and I bred and broke them all 
except Stormy. He never needed breaking. He had seventy- 
six rabbits killed ahead of him before he was seven months 
old — and then some people say that the Hornell — Harmony 
beagles are only show dogs." 
r zcf(tmg* 
Until Lord Dunraven shall have received the letter mailed to him 
on Nov. 16, nothing will be known on this side as to the action of the 
committee on "his various suggestions. Conjecture as to the nature 
of this action ranges from a compliance with several of the sugges- 
tions and the danial of the majority down to a distinct intimation that 
no challenge will be received that is not in strict accord with the letter 
of the new deed. Bad as the new deed is, the club in arranging the 
last races with Lord Dunraven, pursued a course so irresolute and 
inconsistent as to lose even the respect of the opponents of the deed ; 
and it would in one way be more satisfactory to all parties if the 
present committee should have the courage of its convictions, and 
stand by every letter of the document for which a part of its members 
are personally responsible, and which they still profess to believe in. 
If the new deed is fair and just, then the club had no reason, as it had 
certainly no legal right, to waive the demand for all the dimensions of 
the challenger under the forced and absurd construction which has 
been put upon the "mutual agreement" clause. If, on the other hand, 
the objections to this clause and others, are well grounded, then the 
only honorable course is to throw overboard the whole rotten fabric, 
rather than to risk the further contempt of yachtsmen by efforts to 
patch and fit it to meet objections whose fairness is conceded. Even 
though a complaisant challenger may be satisfied by a sop or two of 
exceptions, and accept the document as legal in its entirety, such a . 
course as that of 1892-3 is beneath the dignity of a great club. Either 
it is right and will stick to all it has done, or it is wrong and will do 
differently; it cannot be right and at the same time continue to make 
exceptions and special rulings which prove it to be wrong. 
While there remains undecided such an important question as 
whether the club can legally recognize a challenge which does not 
give specifically the dlmaosions called for in clause-Bix of the new 
deed, there is no need, in our opinion, of discussing the details of 
starting a race or method of measuring. Further than this, after the 
