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ing his nose everywhere in cupboard and kitchen, the cus- 
tomers would soon be in a stabe of rebellion, an appro- 
priate action, and yet what are their rights are also ours, 
and we should have them by the courtesy which is sup- 
posed to be accorded to all in society. 
However, strange as it may seem," some of the most 
constant offenders are people of wealth and breeding, 
who know better than to let their dogs become a nuisance^ 
but take advantage of the tradesman's dependence on 
their custom to inflict the imposition upon him. It is 
ungenerous, unkind, wrong and injurious, and X for one 
will welcome the day when the law will interpose and 
afford us a protection which we now cannot obtain. 
That the abuse of the public rights is widespread is 
proved by the contemplated action of the Aldermen in 
the city of New York. That it is an intolerable nuisance 
to tradesmen I know to my personal loss and my personal 
indignation, That the public health is menaced by mak- 
ing a sewer of the public streets is too apparent to need 
argument to maintain it. If the dog owners will not 
respect the rights of the public (and experience proves 
that they will not), then the public, by virtue of legal en- 
actment, should force them to do so, and thus secure for 
the public the rights which the dog owners are so insistent 
upon for themselves whenever their rights are invaded to 
the slightest degree. 
I write this to Forest and Stream, of which I am a 
constant reader, in the hope that it may tend to bring 
about a spirit of decency among those who own dogs; and 
I assure them that they will be much better liked by their 
grocers, their butchers, their marketmen and their neigh- 
bors, if they will keep their dogs at home or even kill 
them on any pretext. 
It may be said that the tradesman derives a benefit from 
the greater purchases made in behalf of the dog. Such 
trifling gain is of a thousand times less importance than 
the annoyance, even if there were such gain; but as in 
most instances dogs are fed on the scraps that would 
otherwise go into the garbage box, or on the scraps which 
are begged from the butcher or wheedled from him as a 
make-weight to a trade, the tradesman cannot charge 
himself with much ingratitude to the animal, which he 
detests as a most unmitigated nuisance. 
The tradesman suffers all the loss. Be the injury what 
it may, the dog owner affects obliviousness of it. He or 
she will affect the greatest urbanity and evidence of good 
faith in making a purchase by way of diversion from the 
dog's offense, and at last concluding with some trifling 
purchase of a value whose total is less than the injury in- 
flicted by the dog, to say nothing of the irritation of 
mind produced by such gross imposition. 
I hope others will take up this subject, and so hold up 
the offenders to public opinion and exposure that it will 
accomplish what a sense of decency has so far failed; to 
do. Afflicted Tradesman. 
Albany, N. Y.— Editor Forest and Stream: I under- 
stand that it is proposed to procure such legislation as will 
prevent the appearance of dogs, under any circumstances 
or restrictions, on the streets of New York, Will you 
allow me an additional suggestion? Namely, that horses 
should also be prohibited. It is well known that now 
electrical conveyances of various kinds can be procured, 
and certainly horses do more toward the defilement of the 
streets than dogs. Also, would it not be well to have such 
laws enacted that would prevent the fall of snow in New 
York during the winter? Clarence Rathbone. 
THE PENINSULAR FIELD TRIALS 
CLUB'S TRIALS. 
Our trials began here, at Leamington, Ont., on Tues- 
day, Nov. 10. There were three stakes: a Breeders' 
Stake, a Darby and an All- Age Stake. Major J. M. 
Taylor, the well-known field trial authority, judged and 
gave good satisfaction, though there was not the ready 
finding of birds which we would like to have seen; no 
fault of the dogs entirely if at all, for the birds were not 
plentiful enough for the dogs to make plenty of points 
and finds upon, and the grounds not proving up to ex- 
pectations. 
The Breeders' Stake. 
The trials opened with the Breeders' Stake, five starters, 
and the winners were: Brighton Joe, first; Blacksiewon 
second; Heather Bloom, third; and Joe Handy won 
fourth. 
The first two dogs were Brighton Joe and Heather 
Bloom, the first a white pointer owned by T. G. Davey 
and handled by James McGregor, and in breeding by 
Plain Sam— Beppo's MoUie. The other was a black, 
white and tan setter bitch (Dash Antonio— Bly), owned 
by H. Marshall Graydon, handled by J. Spracklin; and 
they began the heat a few minutes before 9 o'clock, and 
the weather was raw and cloudy. They were running 
only a short time when Joe flushed a bird and in a mo- 
ment he flushed the rest of the bevy. They were taken 
then to the scattered birds in the woods, and Joe made a 
very good point on a single bird and Bloom made a flush. 
They were then sent on to find a new bevy, and after 
working out a few fields Joe found one and pointed it in 
grand style and Bloom did the backing honors. The 
bevy was flushed close by the fence and the dogs were 
then worked on scattered birds, and Joe got two very 
nice points on them, and this work ended the heat. Time 
was about 9:40. Joe was the best hunter and his point 
work on birds was excellent. There was not very much 
difference in their speed and range. Bloom had some 
good opportunities to make a good score on points, but 
did not take advantage of them. 
The next brace was Leamington Pointer Kennels' liver 
and white pointer dog Joe Handy (Plain Sam— Blondie) 
handled by H. MiUiken, and N. Stewart's black and white 
dog Blacksie, bred the same as Joe is, and handled by his 
owner. They got the word at 9:45. They were not suc- 
cessful in finding game for a long time, nearly an hour. 
They came to a bevy and both made game, Joe discovering 
the scent first; but they seemed to bo uncertain, not to say 
inefficient, in locating the bevy, which was in a good place 
for pointing, near a fence; but they did make a poor point 
where they ought to liave made a good one, for they had 
the wind of the birds and were not far from them. Then 
on the scattered birds Blacksie made a point, but they 
seemed to be poor workers on the scattered birds, for they 
went time and again where the birds were without get- 
ting a point. They were under good control, but were 
different in their ways of hunting; for Blacksie was more 
cunning in beating out his groimd, though not so pleasing 
in his way of ranging. Blacksie made another point, but 
did not hold it long enough, and when he moved the 
bird flushed. The heat ended at 10:59. 
The bye dog, J. B, McKay's Irish setter dog Drenagh 
(Finglas— River Rose), handler, James McGregor, started 
about 11 o'clock, and the judge gave him a good trial of 
an hour and he had good opportunities to point on a bevy 
and some scattered birds, but he made all flushes instead 
and the grade of his work was very poor. 
Second Series. 
Four dogs were taken in to try further for the prizes, 
and after lunch Joe Handy and Heather Bloom started at 
1:38. There were some marked birds on which the dogs 
were worked with no good results, Joe in particular losing 
a chance or two to point single birds. They ran nearly an 
hour. 
Brighton Joe and Blacksie ran the concluding heat. 
After Joe made a false point both made game, Blacksie 
first; Joe first to the birds, for he was the quickest in 
locating. Blacksie did not respect the point, for she went 
by and the birds flushed. They started at 2:33 and ended 
at 3:01. 
The Derby. 
This stake was practically a repetition of the Breeders' 
Stake, and there was not a keen interest to see the same 
dogs run over again. There were four starters: Joe Handy 
and Brighton Joe and Drenagh with Heather Bloom. 
The cloudy and threatening weather settled into a rain 
toward night, about 4:30, and stopped the work sooner 
than was expected; but as it was near night not very njuch 
time was lost. 
Drenagh and Heather Bloom started at 3:05. There 
were some marked birds kept in mind and the dogs were 
worked on them. The work of both was poor, for though 
they seemed to be able to recognize the scent they were 
poor at locating, and flushed instead of pointed. They 
were given about an hour's trial and then were ordered 
up. 
Brighton Joe and Joe Handy were put down at 4:03 
and they were run an hour, and had the misfortune to 
find nothing, though they were busy workers. The rain 
then stopped the work. 
Conclusion of the Derby. 
Wednesday opened bright and pleasant, but there was 
a lot of water standing on the ground as the result of the 
floods which had poured down through the night. The 
result was that only flve bevies of birds were found dur- 
ing the Derby running and in the All-Age Stake, so that 
the merits of the dogs had to be determined from what 
they did aside from pointing. 
The third series began with Heather Bloom and Joe 
Handy. These were put down at 3 P. M., when a large 
bevy flushed from Marygold took to the woods. The only 
bird flushed by the dogs was a single one put up by Joe, 
although the puppies hunted faithfully. They were 
ordered up at 3:30. Heather Bloom did the best work 
and covered most ground. 
Brighton Joe and Heather Bloom were put down for 
five minutes at 4:43. This wound up the Derby, and at 
supper the awards were announced as follows: 
Brighton Joe first. Heather Bloom second, and Joe 
Handy third; Drenagh the diploma. 
The All-Asre. 
First Series. 
The entries in the All- Age stake were: 
Lucy- Misfortune. — Thomas G. Davey's liver and 
white pointer bitch Lucy (Ridgeview Faust — Peggy), 
handled by owner, and Marshall H. Graydon's black', 
white and tan English setter bitch Misfortune (Cincinnatus 
— Canadian Queen), handled by Joe Spracklin. 
Lock— Brighton Dick.— Richard Bangham's black, 
white and tan English setter dog Lock (Locksley— Lid- 
dersdale), handled by Joe Spracklin, and T. G. Davey's 
black and white English setter dog Brighton Dick 
(Brighton Tobe— Brighton Lady), handled by owner. 
Dash Antonio— Luke.— Richard Bangham's black, 
white and tan English setter dog Dash Antonio (Antonio 
—Lady Lucifer), handled by Joe Spracklin, and W. B. 
Wells's black, white and tan English setter dog Luke (To- 
ledo Blade — Oambriana), handled by A. Wells. 
Cobweb— Marygold.— A. Harrington's b. and w. tic. 
pointer dog Cobweb (Plain Sam— Pope's Trixey), handled 
by owner, and Leamington Pointer Kennels' liv. and w. 
pointer bitch Marygold (Count Graphic— Beppo's Mollie). 
handled by H, Millken. 
The first of the eight went down at 8:15. They were 
Lucy and Misfortune. Both went well and the birds 
were being flushed by the judge and scattered, the dogs 
were worked along a fence row, where Misfortune made a 
strong point, but Lucy refused to honor it. In the open 
fleld Lucy pointed a single, and subsequently put it up. 
Then in the woods Misfortune flushed a single, after 
which both dogs pointed, but without locating the game. 
Both showed good training and obedience; Lucy made the 
best impression, for she covered more ground and was 
superior in range and speed. 
Lock and Brighton Dick were put out at 9:33 and ran 
for an hour and a quarter, finding nothing, although 
both worked and covered the ground thoroughly, Dick 
appeared to be the better of the two in his hunting, 
although they were practically equal in speed and range! 
Dash Antonio and Luke ran from 10:48 to 13:10. Luke 
started the ball by flushing a bevy into the woods, where 
he followed, but although the dogs made strenuous ef- 
forts only one bird could be found, the ground being wet 
and difficult to make any record on. Afterward Dash 
did better work on dry ground, finally passing into the 
woods and disappearing for thirteen miuutes. Luke was 
hunted on open ground until 13:10, when he was ordered 
up. Shortly after his handler brought in Dash. 
Cobweb and Marygold were hunted for some time after 
lunch before anything was done. Millken claimed a point 
for Marygold, although she was not seen at the time of 
claiming the point. Moving in the direction four birds 
had taken, one of these she flushed. Subsequently in new 
ground Cobweb pointed two pigs, although Marygold 
knew better than to honor such a point. Subsequent to 
this there was a claim put in by;Millken that Cobweb was 
sitting down. The judges did not accede to this, but took 
the groimd that the dog was standing and in good posi- 
tion. In a field of corn Marygold, having gone through 
the standing rows to the lower end, again started around 
into the corn and flushed a large bevy, although the wind 
was favorable to her. The brace was ordered up at 3:01, 
and the second series followed. 
Second Series. 
Lady and Lock went down at 3:80, Lock soon making 
game along a weedy fence. Lady working off into the 
corn. Afterward Lock pointed a single and then following 
it up pinned the rest of the bevy. Lady also making game, 
but scoring a flush. The brace was taken up at 3:47. 
When Dash Antonio and Brighton Dick were sent out 
after a bevy which had settled in a wood near by, Dash 
scored the first point on a bevy and again pointed on a 
blank or a bird, it could not be determined which. He 
showed a superiority in range, pace and general hunting, 
and won the heat. They were taken up at 4,18. 
Then Luke and Misfortune worked for twenty minutes 
without any result, although Luke showed good hunting, 
particularly in pace and range. The awards were Dash 
Antonio first, Brighton Dick second. Lock and Luke equal 
third. Beeswax. 
E. F. T. C. TRIALS. 
The Members' Stake. 
The stake devoted to the competition of the members 
was run Saturday, Nov. 14, and there were six starters, 
drawn to run in the following order: 
Dr. G. G. Davis's red Irish setter Lou (Finglas— Currfer 
Bell), handled by F. H. Fleer, with Dr. Spencer Brown's 
b., w. and t. bitch Mollie B. (Roderigo- Lillie B.), owner, 
handler. 
Mr. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t, setter dog Shad 
(Eugene T.— Lou), owner, handler, with Prof. Edm. H. 
Osthaus's liv, and w. ticked pointer dog Watt ( 
), owner, handler. 
Theo. Sturgis's b., w. and t. setter bitch Vivian ( 
-), owner, handler, with Mr. Pierre Lorillard, 
Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Loris, owner, handler. 
Mr. S. C. Bradley judged all classes, and all were thor- 
oughly pleased with the judging. 
Lou — ^Mollie B. were put down at 10:55, and ran till 
11:35. In abput five minutes Lou pointed a bevy; Mollie 
backed; on the scattered birds Lou made two points and 
Mollie one; both steady to wing and shot. Lou next 
pointed a bevy in ragweed field, and was held on point 
for Mollie to back; birds flushed wild. Mollie made a 
single bird point and Lou flushed and chased. Sent on, 
Mollie was found on a point; no birds. In cornfield near 
ragweeds MolUe again was found on point; Lou backed? 
the birds were not found then, but were flushed after the 
dogs were put on chain. Lou had better range and 
speed, showed good judgment, and her work was of a 
good class. 
Shad AND Watt were put down at 11:45 and ran 45 
minutes. It was a bad time of day for work. Several 
fields were searched without finding. A bevy was flushed 
by spectators and marked down in cane. Watt flushed 
and broke. Shad made a point and the bird flushed wild. 
Both ranged close at times and took casts at times. The 
pointer was better in speed and style. 
Vivian AND Loris began at 13:50 and ran till 1:45. 
After some time a bevy was flushed by a handler. On 
the scattered birds in pines, Vivian and Loris each scored 
a good point. Sent on in pines, Loris pointed; rabbit 
probably. On birds marked down in cane and ragweed 
Loris pointed, and both were steady to shot. The rest of 
the birds flushed wild and were followed. Vivian made 
a good point on one; next Loris pointed and Vivian 
backed. 
Lunch was next in order. 
Mollie B. and Watt were put down at 3:50. In open 
fields Watt made a good point on a bevy. They were 
marked down in open brown sedge. Both made a point 
at the same time on different singles and were steady to 
shot. Sent on down in a cornfield, MolHe made a good 
point on scattered birds. Next Watt made a good point 
on a single. They ranged about equal, Mollie the better 
in speed. 
Vivian and Loris were given a better chance as to 
time of day; time 3:33. Both flushed a bevy together on 
dry leaves. On the scattered birds Loris made a point, 
and a few steps further on Vivian made a point also. 
Next Vivian flushed, and shortly after the dogs were or- 
dered up. 3:50. 
Lou AND Watt were cast off at 4:00. Lou flushed a 
feeding bevy scattered about, then moved on, whirled to 
a point on footecent and Watt backed. In pines she 
made three points in quick succession, and Watt made a 
point on a single. Up at 4:15. 
Mollie B, and Vivian started at 4:30, Vivian pointed 
in pines, and a short distance further in open ragweeds 
Mollie was found on point on a bevy. Both were steady 
to shot. Sent on, Mollie dropped to two good single bird 
points. Vivian pointed a single. Sent on, both in pines 
were found side by side on point on a wounded bird. 
Down about 15 minutes. 
Loris and Watt were started about 4:45 in a large 
stubble field. Neither showed much disposition to hunt. 
Down about 15 minutes. 
The winners were: Lou first, Mollie B. second, and 
Vivian third. 
Lou has a merry way of going; head up and good tail 
action; has an easy stride, good range and speed; is well 
broken. 
Mollie B. is a diligent worker, good tail action and a 
sweet disposition; is under good control, and on point she 
is very snappy. 
Vivian is a moderately good ranger, good style on point; 
was short of conditioning; good speed, moderate range, 
pleasant disposition. 
Mr. Lorillard's dogs showed the effects of hard work, 
they being a Ufctle stale from hard field work prior to the 
trials. 
The handling was excellent. All felt that it was a most 
pleasing, enjoyable day, and the stake one of the best of 
the meetmg. Mrs. ;Dr. Brown followed the trials 
throughout. 
It was a sweepstake, $10, 35, 15 and 10 per cent.; first 
receiving also a water color— a game scene donated by Dr. 
Brown, a beautiful work of art. 
Mr. H. T. Payne, editor and proprietor of Field Sports, 
made Forest and Stream a pleasant call on Thursday 
of last week. He reports kennel and shooting inter- 
ests on the coast as being of steady growth and with 
encouraging prospects. Mr. Payne will attend the fleld 
trials at Newton, N. C, thence returning to California 
to continue the good work. 
