Feb. 16, 1895. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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SOUTHERN F. T. CLUB'S TRIALS. 
The trials of the Southern Field Trial Club were brought to 
an abrupt termination by bad weather, the worst that any club 
has experienced since the trials at Vincennes,.Ind., in 1880, 
which were also stopped by wintry weather. On Monday 
night heavy rains set in, which continued until the afternoon 
of~ Wednesday. Then in the night the weather suddenly turned 
cold. There was a cold slide from the North Pole. The ther- 
mometer about Thursday morning registered about zero. 
There was a strong, cold wind blowing steadily; the ground 
was frozen hard and covered with patches of snow. Every- 
thing, so far a? weather was concerned, was unfavorable for 
the trials. The birds were scarce, far too scarce for satisfac- 
tory work. A start was out of the question. 
A petition was signed by all those interested in the All Age 
Stakes, excepting Mr, J.. M. Avent, who refused to sign it, the 
purpose of which was that the stake be declared off for the 
reasons afore mentioned. Owing to Mr. A vent's annoying 
'refusal, the club disliked to declare the stake off. It preferred 
to have a unanimous agreement to that effect. Toward night, 
the had weather still prevailing, the club took the matter into 
its own hands, and declared the stake off and divided the purse 
pro rata amongst the starters, each one getting $29 and a few 
cents. They based their action on a clause of the rules which 
reads as follows: 'All stakes shall be run to a finish if possible. 
If not possible, the judges may select the winners according to 
work done." 
The judges were Dr. M. F. Rogers, Messrs. T. M. Brumby, the 
Secretary, and John D. King, of Jackson, Tenn. They were 
quite accurate in their decisions, but, in conducting the compe- 
tition, they permitted the handlers to drift wide apart many 
times, and there was often too much hurry. 
On Tuesday night, Feb. 6, the club held its regular annual 
meeting, and inaugurated new stakes, pointer stakes, a wel- 
come addition to the pointer interests. The old officers were 
re-elected, namely, President, Maj. J. W. Renfroe; First Vice- 
President, Capt. Pat Henry; Second Vice-President, Dr. M. F. 
Rogers; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. T. M. Brumby. The 
first Monday of Februaiy, 1896, was selected for the commence- 
ment of the next trials. The place of holding them will be 
determined later, but will be held at either New Albany or 
West Point, Miss. 
The stakes are as follows: 
Setter Derby, $450, divided into four prizes, $200, $125, $75, 
and $50. First forfeit $10, payable Aug. 1; second forfeit, $10, 
Nov. 1; $5 to start. 
All Age Setter Stake, $400. Four prizes, first, $160; second, 
$120; third, $80; fourth, $40. First forfeit^ Oct. 1, $10; second 
forfeit, I )ec. 1, $10, and $5 to start. 
Pointer Derby, $250. Four prizes, $100, $75, $50 and $25. The 
club agrees that if 25 entries will enter and pay second forfeit, 
it will increase the stake to the same value as the Setter Derby. 
The All Age Pointer Stake is of the same value as offered m 
the Pointer Derby with the same conditions, excepting time of 
entry and payment of forfeits, which are made the same as in 
the All Age Setter Stake. 
The trials began on Feb. 5, at New Albany, Miss., and the 
same grounds were used as in previous years. The club shows 
most commendable energy in providing for the extra stakes for 
the pointers, and deserves the heartiest support. The club 
has sti'iven earnestly to make a fair and equitable competition, 
without fear or favor, and it has succeeded in doing so, beside 
being iu the van in field trial progress. In my opinion the flub 
did wisely in cutting down the amount of its stakes. All clubs 
have been giving greater prizes than they could afford. It is 
much better to have clubs giving sure "trials year after year 
cbau it is to give one trial at a loss and then quit, owing to too 
large prizes. The large prizes, therefore, make the competition 
too intensely professional. 
THE DERBY. 
The extremes of field trial competition, the very ordinary 
performance aud the high class, were exhibited in the Derby. 
But of the winners it can be said truly that they ran a well- 
sustained and superior race from start to finish, and, so far as 
natural qualities are concerned, their abilities were of an ex- 
ceedingly high order. 
Tony Boy, the winner of first, was the victor in an unusually 
hot competition. It took sound work and good finish to defeat 
his competitors. His excellent abilities to find and point were 
very closely pressed by both Tony's Gale and Delhi, but, in 
earnest work to the gun, he easily surpassed them. He ranges 
fast and wide, always keeping his handler's whereabouts in 
mind as a point to guide his range by. In beating out his 
ground, he showed excellent judgment. He stays out at his 
work without any urging. His locating and pointing are 
quick, accurate and sharp. His style in action and on point is 
pleasing. No better puppy has appeared in many a year. He 
has constantly improved from the beginning of the season, and 
is ruuniug better now than ever before. 
Tonv's Gale, second, is a dog of exceptionally high class field 
capabilities. A diligent, fast ranger; intelligent and successful 
in seeking; quick, stylish and accurate in his point work, he was 
a close competitor for first honors. He covered a great deal of 
ground, aud displayed excellent judgment at all times. While 
he did not self-hunt, he did not work pleasantly to the gun, or, 
to express it more specifically, he ha ndled hard. He is, never- 
theless, a dog of very superior capabilities. 
Deihi, third, is famous as the winner of first honors in both 
Derby and All Age Pointers, at West Point. He contested 
closely the honors for first. His failure was not in that be 
could not have done better, for he has most excellent capabili- 
ties, but in being sometimes disobedient and in some instances 
deficient in stanchness. He seemed to be impatient if held too 
long, on point, and did not care to honor his competitor's point 
at all times as he should, have done to show finished work. At 
other times, he was perfectly reliable, whether on point or 
back. These faults are easily corrected. They are mere 
matters of training. With such a high-spirited clog, it requires 
time to complete his education to the gun. Both Delhi and 
Tippoo showed qualities in striking contrast to those of the 
pointers of a few years ago. The old time pointer was slow. 
He was disposed to potter and frequently was a loafer, or he 
would work a while and loaf a while. He was lacking in self- 
assertion and would much prefer to watch his companion or 
trad behind than to take the lead. Delhi goes at his birds with 
perfect confidence, and without any of the old time slovenli- 
ness. . He stays out industriously at his work and covers a deal 
of ground. With more experience, his work to the gun will 
greatly improve, as will that, too, of Tippoo, a dog with most 
excellent natural abilities, which with more training will put 
him in the front flight, be the same setters or pointers. Seldom 
have the three winners in a Derby been of such genuine merit. 
In finding, ranging, bird sense, judgment and speed, Delhi was 
quite up with the best. His faults were chiefly faults of dis- 
cipline. 
The stamina of all the winners was not at any time lessened 
by the work required. They appeared quite as fresh and in- 
dustrious at the last moment of the work as at the first, and 
some of their work was done in most unfavorable weather. 
The drawing was as follows: 
Avent and Thayer's black, white and tan bitch Cynosure 
Roderigo-Norah II. ; with P. Lombard, Jr's,, black, white and 
tan bitch Poloma, Eugene T.-Lou; Joe Tucker, handler. 
Maj. J. W. Renf roe's black, white and tan dog Joe Cum- 
mings, Antonio-Picaola, W. W. Titus, handler, with Blue 
Ridge Kenuels' black, white aud tan dog Tom Beggs, Antonio- 
Ruby's Girl, D. E. Rose, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kenuels' liver and white Dointer 
dog Delhi, Rip Rap-Queen II., C. E. Buckle, handler, with Bry- 
son and Bedford's white, black and tan bitch, Ida B, Tremont- 
Leda, C. A. Galloway, handier. 
Fox and Seiler's black, 'white" and tan dog Tony's Gale, 
Antonio-Nellie, G. J. H. Johnson, handler, with Pierre Loril- 
lard Jr's. black, white and ban dog Shad, Eugene T.-Lou, Joe 
Tucker, handler. 
Avent and Thayer's black, white and tan bitch Clementine, 
Roderigo-Norah II., J. M. Avent, handler, with Jackson- 
Denmark Kennels' lemon and white bitch Lady Clare, Prince 
Lucifer-Clare, T. Bond, handler. 
N. T. Harris's black, white and tan dog Tony Boy, Antonio- 
Laundress, D. E. Rose, handler, with Patrick Henry's liver 
and white doe Mars, De Soto Roy-Gladstone's Girl, C. A. Gal- 
loway, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liver and white pointer 
dog Tippoo, Rip Rap-Monterey, C. E. Buckle, handler, with 
Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan bitch, Lady Mildred, 
Antonio-Ruby's Girl, D. E. Rose, handler. 
This stake was for all setter and pointer puppies whelped on 
or after Jan. 1, 1893. First prize, $250; second prize, $20; third 
prize, $150. 
MONDAY. 
A late start was made owing to the drawing taking place in 
the morning, and the time required to appoint two judges in 
place of Messrs. J. Williams and W. Wilson, who were absent. 
The latter had gone farther South to seek health, he having 
had an attack of pneumonia. Dr. M. F. Rogers and Mr. J. M. 
Brumby were appointed to serve instead. 
It was at first decided to leave the choice of judges to the 
handlers, but, immediately, among them there was wire pull- 
ing for and against available judges. Messrs. Avent, Bond and 
Gilliam lodged a protest with the club against a certain party 
as judge. The handlers could not agree unanimously on any 
one. Finally, the club did what it should have done at first, 
namely, appoint its own judges. 
The competition was very sloppy. . Birds were scarce, which 
undoubtedly contributed to the lightness of the work, but such 
work as there was, was inferior, excepting the work ol J oe 
Cummings, Delhi, Tony's Gale, Tony Boy and Lady Mildred; 
the rest of it was extremely poor. 
There was more changing of courses, aud the consequent 
perplexing of handlers, than was necessary in skillfully con- 
ducting the competition. To arrange the course so that the 
heats will be run smoothy and progressively is quite an art in 
itself. In several heats the handlers were mounted, which oc- 
casioned much rushing and uncertain work. The walking, 
however, was muddy, and the handlers had petitioned for per- 
mission to ride. 
Cynosure-Poloma. — The heat began at 9.49, and was a poor 
one. The handlers were mounted, the grounds being very 
muddy. But in nearly every heat wherein the handlers were 
mounted, they rode too fast, became widely separated, thus 
rendering the judging difficult. Poloma pointed a bevy in 
sadge and Cynosure backed: the former moved on to locate and 
Cynosure moving forward and to one side, flushed two outlying 
birds, then the bevy flushed. Both were steady to shot. The 
birds were followed. Poloma made two good points, Cynosure 
one. The latter was heavy in his stride and worked out the 
ground irregularly. Poloma was the wider ranger and showed 
more judgment in beating out the ground. The heat ended at 
10.27, Poloma out of sight at the time, which was a mistake, as 
botb dogs should always be in sight when a heat is declared 
ended. Poloma was found iu sedge, ahead in the course, point- 
ing a bevy a few moments after the dogs were ordered up. 
Joe Cummings-Tom Beggs. — They started at 10.34. Tom 
showed a liking for pointing on false scent and pottered some- 
times. Both had good speed. Joe maintained the more uni- 
form pace and range. They were cast off at 10.34, and ran till 
11.14. Joe pointed a bevy well among a number of field larks, 
in open sedge. Sent on, both pointed the foot scent of the bevy. 
Joe pointed the scattered birds, and Tom made two flushes. 
Joe had much the better of the heat in every way. 
Delhi-Ida B. — They started at 11.19, and ran nineteen minutes, 
when the running was suspended for lunch. 
The lunch was taken at Capt. Byas' place, same as in years 
past. The way in which the eatables disappeared was the best 
testimony to good food and good appetites. 
At 1.13, the heat was resumed. Ida was ranging in the open 
field a short distance from the edge of woods. A bevy flushed 
and went in the same direction in which she was going. Some 
said she flushed it and chased, others said that the bevy flushed 
wild, and went in the same direction as the bitch. While she 
was running fast, yet she did not appear to he chasing. On a 
single bird Delhi made a good point, which he held sometime 
till his handler walked almost up to him, when he wilfully 
jumped in and flushed. Then he remained steady. Many 
seemed to think that it was an unpardonable offense. Ashe 
exhibited it, it was much less serious than a false point, since it 
was a mere matter of discipline to correct him. Delhi next 
pointed in sedge, and his handler said that the bevy flushed 
when he called point. Delhi roaded accurately and carefully on 
the trail of a running bird. He got a little too close on it and 
flushed it. He had a wide range, good speed and judgment. He 
was a bit disobedient. Ida made an ordianary snowing. 
Tony's Gale-Shad. — They started at 1.56. On scattered birds 
of a bevy flushed by horsemen, Shad made a good point. He 
was unsteady to shot. In open sedge, Tony pointed, Shad 
backed; nothing found. Tony next took a long cast and 
pointed and found a bevy. Sent on. He pointed soon another 
bevy and Shad backed. He took a cast and got a point on a 
single bird. He ran by far the best heat, and had much the 
better of Shad in every respect. There was a good deal of 
swift work in this heat owing to the handlers being mounted. 
Hp at 2.39. 
Clementina-Lady Clare. — Off at 2.43. Lady pointed, and a 
single bird flew from the branches of au oak tree overhead. 
Whether she pointed it or not no one could say. Some scattered 
birds were flushed closely, and it is more probable that she 
pointed it on footscent, or perhaps stopped at a flush. A bevy 
was marked down in open sedge. Clementina pointed a single 
and Lady got a good point on the scattered birds. Both be- 
haved well to shot. Clementina, worked off the course laid out 
by the judges, pointed a bevy. Up at 3.24. Clementina was 
the better ranger, though she pottered at times, and required 
urging theu to make her work. She showed better speed and 
judgment in beating out the ground. 
Tony Boy-Mars. — They began at 3.28. . The handlers soon 
became widely scattered, and worked on different ground for 
some minutes. Tony took a long cast and found, and pointed 
a bevy nicely- Next, he made another long cast, and found 
another bevy. He was held some moments whiln Mars was 
being brought up. Sent on, he drew in nicely and accurately 
through the sedge to the bevy and pointed it. Next, working 
on, a bevy was marked down in open range. Tony got two 
good points on the scattered birds. Up at 4.03. Mars made 
but an ordinary showing. Tony ranged well, beat out his ground 
with judgment and was correct in his pointing and locating. 
In his longest casts he was not working out of bounds. 
Tippoo-Lady Mildred. — At 4.09 they Degan in open sedge. 
Lady found and pointed a bevy in a plum thicket. Tippoo 
coming in pointed the same bevy. The birds had run. Both 
moved on and pointed the bevy. Mr. Rose objected to Tippoo 
roading on birds his bitch bad found. The birds were followed. 
Tippoo pointed one and was steady to shot. Lady made a 
good point on a single and Tippoo at the same time close by 
roaded to a point on a bevy in the woods. Lady pointed a 
single nicely and Tippoo backed. Next, Tippoo pointed a 
single well, theu flushed it wilfully. Next, Lady pointed scat- 
tered birds, and Tippoo drew in and flushed them. Next, the 
handlers, quite a distance apart, Lady pointed a bevy. She was 
steady to shot. Tippoo, coming up, dropped to a point on 
footscent. Sent on. he wheeled to a point and dropped; two 
birds were flushed to it. Both ranged well and beat out their 
ground fast and.with judgment. Both showed a good knowl- 
edge and capabilities of superior point work. Tippoo displayed 
an excellent nose. He could follow a trail very reliably and 
quickly, but he was not staunch. He did not back reliably. 
With more work on birds, if he trams ou, which from his 
plucky way of working, there is every indication that he will, 
he will make a most excellent field performer. The heat and 
work of the day ended at 4.53. 
TUESDAY. 
The weather signs were unfavorable. Frozen ground, a 
cloudy sky, a chilly temperature, aud a thin spit of snow were 
not good conditions for a competition. A late start was made, 
later than there was occasion for, since the conditions were no 
better in the start than they were in the morning earlier. 
Birds were scarce. It required long and dilig a nt search to 
find them. The point work therefore was light. The course in 
each heat was better arranged and managed than on the Mon- 
day. There was less going one way aud another in erratic 
courses at short intervals. 
SECOND ROUND. 
Eight dogs were kept in, more by three or four than the work 
justified. Cynosure was withdrawn on account of sickness. 
She had signs of distemper. This would account for her pool- 
work on the previous day. Several more heats were run than 
there was occasion for, in deciding the prizes. 
Poloma-Joe Cummings. — The start, a very late one, was 
made at 10.30, about five miles from town. Poloma was near a 
bevy which flushed. On scattered birds she made a good point 
and was nicely backed by Joe. Next both pointed scattered 
birds iu sedge. Up at 11.16. Joe had the better speed and 
range. Poloma pottered once in a wlrUe. Joe came in to his 
handler for orders oftener than he should. 
Cynosure and Tony's Boy were next in order, but on account 
of the illness 'of the former the judges permitted her with- 
drawal. 
Delhi-Tony's Gale. — They began at 11.14. Delhi opened the 
work by pointing a bevy nicely and was steady to "shot. In 
woods, Delhi pointed; nothing found. Next he flushed a single. 
Sent on. Tony pointed a bevy in open weeds; Delhi refused to 
back, drew by and stole the point. Tne birds were marked 
dowu iu au open cottonfleld. An attempt was made to work on 
them, but without success, the dogs not working near enough 
to them to get any points. Ud at 11.47. Both showed a wide 
range, uniform, fast speed, and diligent seeking for birds. 
Delhi was wilful and hard to handle. He showed excellent 
natural capabilities, his errors being more of discipline than 
otherwise. Tony also handled hard, and while he did not self- 
hunt, he took longer casts at times than was proper to good 
work to the gun. 
Lady Clare-Lady Mildred. — They ran 27 minutes, beginning 
at 11.56. Lady Mildred was a bit awkward on a bevy that she 
flushed. On the scattered birds, she got a good point in a very 
difficult place for point work, that is iu high, heavy sedge grass. 
While up for a few minutes, going for better ground, Lady 
Clare had a violent fit, and the heat then ended. 
Tony Boy was run alone, 15 minutes, beginning at 12.40. He 
first pointed larks, next he roaded nicely to a point on a bevy 
iu open sedge. His speed and range were excellent. 
The party then went to lunch. 
THIRD ROUND. 
Tony's Gale and Tony Boy had both shown superiority 
enough to run together for second prizes. There was a useless 
prolonging of the contest. 
Tony's Gale-Lady Mildred. — They started at 1.54. Lady 
pointed a bevy. Gale pointed. Nothing found. In woods. 
Lady pointed a single, then chased it. Gale pointed a single 
well, and Lady backed. Sent on. Lady flushed a single. Gale 
was lost some minutes iu woods. On a marked bevy. Lady 
flushed an outlying single bird, and Tony's Gale pointed nicely 
the remaining birds. The birds were followed and Lady made 
a point on some of them. At the same time, Gale had taken a 
cast about 200 yards away in the open weed field, and pointed 
a bevy. He held his point steadily and well till his handler 
went up to him. Up at 2,30. Tony was hard to handle when 
rangiug, but showed judgment in beating out his ground, and 
excellent skill in his point work. Lady's work in this heat was 
ordinary. 
Tony Boy-Delhi. — They started at 2.35. Delhi made tv o 
points and Tony Boy one, and nothing was found to them. 
Delhi took a cast and pointed a bevy well, and it flushed wild 
to his point Working for the scattered birds, Tony pointed; 
Delhi backed; nothing found. Delhi took a cast to a sassafras 
thicket; a bevy was seen to flush from it. Whether Delhi 
flushed it, or whether it flushed wild from his point, or what 
not will never be known. In the meantime Tony had pointed 
a bevy and was mildly unsteady to wing. Next, Tony pointed 
scattered irds. Delhi flushed a single and next pointed scat- 
tered birds. Tony was nearby and made a uot wholly certain 
point on some remaining birds. Up at 3.22. Delhi was a bit 
headstrong and handled hard. Tony ranged nicely and beat 
out his ground with excellent judgment. Both kept up a 
uniform fast pace and they covered a deal of ground. 
FINAL. 
Tony Boy-Tony's Gale, descendants of the same sire, began 
the final competition for first honors at 3,29. Tony Boy 
dropped to a point in sedge, and Tony's Gale backed, or they 
backed each other, probably the latter. There was nothing 
found. Both standing besi e a pi um thicket, pointed a bevy. 
The birds were followed. Tony Boy dropped to a single bird 
which flushed wild a moment afterward. Tony Boy flushed 
a single. Up at 3.38. Both were superior workers in every 
respect, though Tony's Gale handled hard at times. Tony Boy 
worked prettily and easily to the gun. 
The judges soon announced the winners; First, Tony Boy; 
second, Tony's. Gale; third, Delhi. 
THE ALL AGE STAKES. 
The All Age Stakes was begun immediately after the Derby 
was ended. 
There were 17 starters. None of them were newcomers, all 
having run before in previous trials, and several of them were 
famous winners. 
But the work of JTuesday ended the competition, for the bad 
weather interfered, and thus prevented further competition. 
The conditions of the stake were as follows: 
Open to all setters aud pointers which had never won first in 
any recognized field trials in America. First prize, $250; sec- . 
ond, $150; third, $100. 
Following is the order of drawing: 
Dr. C. W. Duke's black, white and tan dog, Acolyte, Toledo 
Blade-Sue II., Thos. Bond, handler, with Bedford and Bryson's 
black, white aud tan dog Tremont, Gladstone^ Boy-Speckle 
Gown, Capt. R. P. McCargs, handler. 
Kid well and Stoddard's black, white and tan pointer dog 
Tick Boy, King of Kent-Bloom, J. B. Stoddard, handler, with 
Manchester Kennel Co.'s orange and white dog Gleam's Sport, 
Van Guard-Georgia Belle, A. P. Gilliam, handler. 
F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan dog Tory Topaz, 
Count Gladstone IV. -Tory Diamond, J. M. Avent, handler, 
with Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s orange and white bitch Ightfield 
Rosalie, Fred-Rosa, Joe Tucker, handler. 
Jackson-Denmark Kenuels' black, white and tan bitch Lillian 
Russell, Phillip Gladstone-Lou &., T. Bond, handler, with 
Major J. R. PufceU's black and white pointer bitch Lady Mar- 
garet, Dick Swiveler-Countless Bang, owner, handler. 
W. W. Titus, black, white and tau bitch Minnie T. t Dick 
Bondhu-Bettie B., owner, handler, with Avent and Thayer's 
black, white and tan dog Topsy's Rod, Rodeiigo-Topsy Avent, 
J. M. Avent. handler. 
Maj. J. R. PurceLL's black and white pointer dog Cid, Duke 
of Hessen-Barmaid, owner, handler, with Blue Ridge Kennels 
