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and neither dog was too brilliant. Dick stopped and 
moved on, and again did so, but not pointing. At a fence, 
where part of the earlier bevy had gone down, four birds 
went up, disturbed as the party got over the fence. The 
dogs were hardly at fault here, and both were steady. 
Along the fence Mr. Davey called a point for his dog, 
which was at a distance. The judges demurred, and he 
asked, "Do you want me to go and put the bird up?" 
This caused a laugh, for it was pretty plain to all that 
tViere was no bird there. He whistled hard for the dog, 
which came back, no bird being found, Down 1 hour and 
3 minutes. This heat was by no means a startling one. 
Luke showed himself what he has long been known to 
be — a consistent shooting dog, of regular quality, always 
up to himself. Dick was said to have been a grand dog 
last year, and he went in with many admirers this year; 
but candor compels one to say he ran a rotten heat to- 
day. He was wild and intractable, and quite out of con- 
trol, stubborn, hard-headed, and not productive of results 
when allowed his own way of working. 
A good lunch was served in the woods by Mr. Raymond 
at noon, and at 1:21 P, M. the next brace was put down. 
LUOT— Lock.- Mr. Davey handled Lucy, and Joe 
Spracklin Lock. Both dogs showed speed, independence 
and obedience in the open. At a hedge row Lock made a 
bevy point, Lucy rose too steady to wing as she came 
running up, possibly flushing. In a dense thicket Look 
pointed and Lucy came up. Just as she was about to 
stop her handler called to her to steady her, and she, so to 
speak, blinked her back, falling to the rear some yards 
and stopping, not with much quality of positiveness, On 
the stubbie Lock ranged out and pointed a single, Lucy 
not seeing him in the tall weeds. The party now had a 
long walk. At a ditch and fence Lock drew up on a 
running bevy and stopped, but Lucy drew ahead and 
got the bevy. She had passed the bevy twice within laft. 
with the wind in her favor, and though she had made 
. game there once, had run 100yds. beyond. Lock had 
really done better, for he showed that he would have 
located his bevy at the first draw along this likely cover. 
When Lucy was called back to try for a back she found 
the bevy, which was a few yards ahead of Lock, Thus 
Lucy technically got a point, though she had showed far 
less bird sense and generalship than Lock. Brought 
around to back, Lock did so handsomely, his taU trem- 
bling, The bevy was large and strong. The brace were 
taken up. Dawn 1 hour 20 minutes. 
Ibis— Maud,— Mr. WeUs handled Iris, J. McGregor 
handling Maud. These dogs made the most tmsatisfac- 
tory heat of the day. They showed the much-vaunted 
field trial quality of speed, but this without method or in- 
telligence, Maud evidently racing about without any 
understanding of her duty. She was three years old be- 
fore she ever saw a bird and can hardly be blamed for a 
lack of education. The judges followed their previous 
wise course and put the dogs first on the open, wishing 
each brace to find their own bevy. The dogs were led 
three-fourths of a mile, and then had a long and tedious 
run. Finally on a strip of ragweed Iris pointed. Mr. 
Wells ran up and Iris moved on, trailing badly. Maud 
meantime located these birds, which had gathered into a 
bevy. McGregor ran up, Maud was evidently scared, 
but McGregor walked in with her and the bevy went up. 
Iris was far behind and still reading as the birds went up. 
The singles went down in an open meadow, and though 
the footmen flushed several here, the handlers wisely de- 
clined to risk their dogs on such dangerous cover, and so 
passed on. No work of merit was done, though both 
dogs seemed to get trace of a bevy which was walked up 
on some stubble a quarter of a mile further on. Down 1 
hour 20 minutes. This was the poorest work yet seen, 
and it was evident that neither of these would get fur- 
ther on in the runnings. Their heat ended the first 
series. 
Second Series. 
Luke— Dash Antonio.— It was 4:13 when they went 
down, and there was a rapid tramp till dusk. They ran 
a bit on stubble, but no work was had of decisive qualitv 
till they crossed into a bare field near a barnyard. Here', 
on a plain, hard road, Dash came to a magnificent, stylish 
point, with his head high up. Luke, who was distant 
50yds. or so, ran tcward him a few yards and then stood 
in an equally stylish back, both dogs facing each other. 
It made a very pretty field scene, but alasl there was no 
bird to make the necessary character, and it was forced 
upon the judges that Dash was probably pointing the foot- 
scent of barnyard fowls, though not even one of these 
could be found. The dog seemed far too quick to stop at 
scent, and seemed weak here, though strong in every other 
quality. Moving on across slashing and corn some way 
further on, Luke pointed at the edge of corn. He here 
displayed a quality useful in actual shooting, though per- 
haps not fully appreciated in field trial work. He knew 
the birds were running, and so he left his point and ran 
around to head them off, as he does in hunting partridges, 
on which bird he is accounted a grand performer. As 
Luke thus cast to the left into the corn to pick up his trail 
further on, Dash came up and pointed in the ditch near 
the fence, the wind being against him and in favor of 
Luke, who now ran in a step or so from the left, caught 
the scent and fell into a grand point. Spracklin came up, 
put his hand on the dog after the English fashion of train- 
ing, and then put up the bevy. After this there was a 
long walk over slash and meadow and dry marsh. In a 
little ditch both dogs divided the honor of a bevy point 
both being a trifle out of view at the time. At 5:10 they 
were taken up and the party went home. They wpre 
down an hour and had a hard run, but both kept up their 
range perfectly. Luke is a muscular and well-seasoned 
dog of much field work, and is always good on his legs 
and even in his work. JJash did not let down in his 
work on account of his bad leg, and his pluck won him 
much admiration. The day's running throughout had 
averaged of very high character indeed, and rarely in- 
deed will one find together ten dogs of equal quality with 
these. Especially noticeable was the perfection of break- 
ing shown. The handling was pleasingly quiet and clean, 
and the day was quite free of tne noisy and disagreeable 
features too often attendant upon running fractious and 
ill-broken dogs in field trials. It was a model trials day, 
and on the record of it alone the club might feel very 
proud. Birds were abundant, eleven bevies being found. 
Thursday. 
A sharp change in the weather took place during the 
night, and Thursday morning dawned sharp and cold. 
The weather was clear and not stormy, however, and 
really better for dogs and men than the warmer weather 
of the preceding day. Running was resumed in the 
second series of the All- Age Stakes, the first brace going 
down at 9:10 A. M. 
Bei&hton Dick— Lock,— Cast loose on a small stubble, 
both went out well, and Lock soon located birds, point- 
ing a small bevy at a brushy fence. Dick backed, drop- 
ping flat, both dogs steady to wing and to shot. Dick 
now broke out again and continued stubborn, handling 
very badly. On a few of these single birds which were 
on leaves in the open bush, Lock flushed a bird and drop- 
ped to wing, two other birds going up as he faintly and 
confusedly acknowledged them near his nose. As these 
birds had just alighted and had probably not run, it is 
likely they gave out little scent. A long walk followed 
this. At a ditch Dick pointed, head down and squatting, 
possibly on fur. Lock backed and moved up, Dick left 
his point. No bird was found. Further on a bit of tall 
ragweed was met, where both dogs made game, Dick the 
earlier, he trailing along the hedge. Lock hit the bevy 
scent better, pointed and moved up. Cautioned back by 
Spracklin, Dick then left the hedge and came out into 
the weeds near Lock, where he also pointed. It is possi- 
bly a fault of Spracklin's handling, if he will allow the 
suggestion, that he seems not to have confidence suffi- 
cient in his dogs to turn them loose and let them go to 
their birds themselves. He fairly called Lock away from 
his point. Lock turning back and backing him or point- 
ing, his tail quivering and he plainly feeling tlie birds. 
Both dogs were now in the bevy, which went up about 
then to Spracklin's flush. The dogs here did quite as skill- 
ful work as their handlers. Movmg on, at a fence, Mr, 
Davey claimed a point for Dick. Lock backed, Dick 
moved on. Lock jumped the fence and thus flushed the 
bird. The dogs were here taken up. Down 1 hour. Not 
a bi'illiant heat, and Lock made a less favorable impres- 
sion than on the day previous. Dick was very much of a* 
disappointment, and seemed out of training. This may 
be due to the fact that he has been used by his owner 
part of the time and part of the time left with his 
trainer, 
Clbopatra— Daphne.— Mr. Wells handled both his 
dogs, if they could be said to need handling. The two 
had hunted together ahead of him often before, and they 
gave the field a touch of practical bird work all too for- 
eign to many field trials, where it seems a demerit for a 
dog to be guilty of finding and pointing a bird to the gun. 
This was by all means the banner heat of the entire trials, 
and rarely indeed at any trials would one see it equaled 
by any dogs whatsoever. A curious reversal of form 
was apparent as between these dogs. On the day previous 
Daphne had shown much to one's fancy, and Cleopatra 
had not made so favorable an impression. To-day the 
reverse was the case. Daphne continued at about her 
consistent level, whereas Cleopatra outclassed her earlier 
performance and was fairly brilliant, showing in speed, 
style, dash and positiveness all that afield trial dog should 
be and all that a shooting dog also should be. On 
any rational basis the standard should be the same for 
both, and history will yet see it so. 
Both dogs went away merrily over the open stubble, their 
work being both brisk and intelligent. On the stubble 
both made game. Cleopatra pointed and Daphne backed. 
Cleopatra worked up cautiously and Mr. Wells put up the 
bevy, shot and killed; both dogs steady. Oa the singles 
along a hedge Cleopatra got the first point, jumping into it 
in a most handsome, stylish manner. Daphne again back- 
ing when she came up. The bird was walked up on the 
other side near Daphne, who was steady to order. 
Daphne got the next point, and three birds were walked 
up. Cleopatra pointed again further down the hedge, 
and a bird was found, both dogs remaining steady. This 
keen single-bird work was the snappiest and best seen so 
far in the trials, and the party grew enthusiastic over it 
Cleopatra was the favorite, owing to her snappier and 
more stylish work. 
The dogs now cast wide in the stubble and were lost to 
sight in the tall ragweed. Mr. Wells hunted for them in 
the wrong direction and it was some minutes before tae 
judge found them, Cleopatra was standing rigid in as 
nandsome a point as one ever saw, old Daphne backing 
her mate solidly and sturdily, sitting down in the stubble 
some yards away in her characteristic fashion. As the 
dogs bad stood thus for some time, the birds had run, 
but Cleopatra now rapidly cast oft" to the right, D aphne 
was first to point, but not snappily, Cleopatra backing. 
In a thicket near by both pointed, face to face, on a bevy 
under a grapevine, making a pretty bit of work of it. 
Tney were then tried out further on the open to see how 
they would stand a longer run, but their range remained 
unbroken, At a grassy ditch Daphne pointed, sitting on 
her haunches with her head high, as usual. Cleopatra 
backed, trembling. They stood there for 5 minutes 
while the judges and Mr. Wells were talking. The re- 
porters and the rest of the footmen were back of a hedge 
and were called up to see the dogs. Mr. Wells then put 
up the birds, shot and killed, both dogs perfectly steady. 
The judges now took the dogs up, they having been down 
50 minutes. The heat was a grand one, high class in each 
particular, more especially for Cleopatra, whose stock 
was now at premium. 
Third Series. 
Dash Antonio— Brighton Dick.— These cast into the 
l)U8h and made game, but materialized nothing. They 
were put on leash, and while walking along a field road 
near a grassy ditch the party walked into a big bevy, 
which scattered well over adjacent stubble and were fol- 
lowed. Dick again needed abundant handling. On the 
singles Dash got the first point in a hedge row, Dick at 
one side. The latter came galloping by, turned his head 
and glanced at Dash, not lOfc, away, but declined to 
honor his point, and going on after one of his own. 
Spracklin put the bird up and killed it, Dash steady. Fur- 
ther on Dick made game, but moved up, putting up his 
bird. Dash now came over into the stubble and pointed 
and both stood pointing. Dash moved off a bit and 
dropped in the middle of a bunch of birds, five going out 
close about him, Dick being then beyond and ahead of 
the birds, and none too sober and steady. Dash had 
located the birds, it is true, but the work of neither dog 
was brilliant here, and both suffered in comparison with 
the work done in the heat just previous. Down 25 min- 
utes. 
Dash Antonio— Cleopatra.— The judges were now 
evidently nearing a decision, for they asked for Dash An- 
tonio for the fourth time and Cleopatra for the third. 
They were cast off in the stubble last mentioned, and 
Dash shrewdly went back to the old trail and pointed, and 
Spracklin put up the bird. On this point Dash was none too 
positive and steady. Moving on, at a fence Dash came to 
a decided point, Spracklin again cautioning him. He 
moved around and again came to an irresolute point. 
There may have been birds about, yet Cleopatra came 
bustling by, got no scent, and declined to back so un- 
certain a point. No bird could be found. It was further 
made clear that false pointing was Dash's worst fault, and 
again it seemed that this was the fault also of a too re- 
straining system of handling. The dog is naturally a 
slashing, self-confident fellow, and has a good nose, and 
if let alone would soon get in the habit of going to his 
birds and pointing only when he did get to them. 
No bird work was had by these of consequence, though 
birds were evidently running along the hedge. Cleopatra 
took the trail and swiftly roaded into a point. Dash 
backed when brought up, but the bird had apparently run 
on. Cleopatra pointed again further along the hedge, but 
no bird was put up, the dogs being hurried on. They 
were soon ordered up, being down only 10 minutes. As 
they were led away in leash they both tugged at their 
collars, whirled and pointed in the stubble near the hedge, 
Dash thus pointing twice, 
Luke — Look. — "These had a long, hard go, and for a 
long time without results. It was clear they were down 
for a decision as to third place, but they made an even 
enough showing. Luke got a faint scent at a fence and 
stopped. Lock backing, but no bird was found. An hour 
of blank work over fields and slashing followed, until fi- 
nally in a heavy slashing Luke came to a point at a brush 
heap, pointing in the singular fashion of holding up one 
hindleg, and so standing some moments. Lock backed, 
and though no bird could be found at once Luke moved 
on, again pointed, and Mr. Wells put up a bevy at a log 
within 20yd8. of tne first point, Mr. Wells shot, feather- 
ing a bird; both dogs steady. A few minutes' time was 
given the birds to run, and the dogs were taken on into 
the slashing where the birds had been marked down. 
They did little enough here, Luke flushed a, bird at a log, 
it going out behind him. Another bird went up wild, put 
up by footmen, Locik pointed a bird at a brush pile, 
where it had been marked down on a short flight; prob- 
ably the bird crippled by Mr, Wells. Luke also stopped 
here, but was called away. The bird was not gotten out 
of the brush heap, but was heard chirping inside the heap. 
Down 1 hour and 22 minutes. 
The judges now announced their decision: Dash An- 
tonio first, Cleopatra second, Luke and Lock a divided 
third. 
Dash Antonio, first (Antonio— Lady Lucifer), is a grand, 
up-standing dog, a belton, marked black, white and tan, 
weighing .52lbs. He is of a heavier, larger-framed type 
than is ordinary to-day among English setters, and shows 
in head and frame the determined, courageous, sturdy 
dog he is. It is very likely that had most of his compet- 
itors suffered the injury he did they would have quit in 
the first heat instead of running through four heats at un- 
diminished speed. When the bandages were taken from 
his leg it was seen that a deep hole was in the upper part 
of the forearm muscle, the ankle joint was much puffed 
and swollen, one dew claw was bitten loose and a toe 
nail was loose, while above the ankle-joint a deep, un- 
healed wound was sunk into the leg. He showed the 
highly desirable quality of grit in running so well 
when thus crippled. Mr. Bangham may well be proud 
of him. 
Cleopatra, second (Mingo II.— Cambriana), is the reverse 
in type of Dash Antonio. She is a highly oaodern vest- 
pocket English setter, weighing less than 30lbs. (271b8. 
when last weighed) and is a bundle of wire and nerve. 
Not always the same, when she is at her best she is a 
stinger, and well nigh enough to convert one to the be- 
lief that no dog can be good unless exactly of her weight 
and sort. She is extraordinarily stylish and snappy in 
her work. 
Luke, divided third (Toledo Blade— Cambriana), is a 
big little dog, high-headed and very muscular, a day -to- 
day dog which one can depend upon. In color he runs 
more to black than most English setters. He stands in- 
spection as a running machine, and trial as a shooting dog. 
He would weigh about 40 lbs. 
Ljck, divided third (Ljcksley—Liddersdale), is a hand- 
some fellow, well furnished and of about 45 to 471bs. 
weight. He is of good, free action and of endurance. 
We should hear further of him. E. HouGH. 
1206 BoYCK BciuDiNQ, Chicago. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
The E" F. T. C. meeting closed with a smoker on Satur- 
day night last, the secretary, Mr. 8. C. Bradley, Prof. 
Eim. H. Osthaus and Mr. Theo. Sturgis doing the honors. 
Nearly all the handlers were present and were unanimous 
in their satisfaction with the decisions, and bestowed 
much praise on the skill and industry of the judges. Mr. 
Bradley made twenty-one speeches of introduction, be- 
sides others in spare moments, and Dr. Luke White was 
but a speech or two short of a tie with him. It was one 
of the pleasantest gatherings ever held at a field trial and 
did much to promote a good understanding between aU 
present, and also a general good-fellowship. 
Tony Boy and Tick Boy never ran so well in their 
public competitions before. Both are greatly improved 
dogs. 
Messrs. P. Lorillard, Jr., and F, R. Hitchcock left New- 
ton on Friday night for a shoot on Mr. Lorillard's pre- 
serve at High Point, N. C, 
Mr. W. S. Bell, Pittsburg, arrived on Saturday night, 
and Mr. Jos. H. Dew, of Tennessee, arrived on Sunday 
morning, the 22d inst., on time for their duties as judges 
of the TJ. S. F. T. C. trials. There will need to be a 
third judge engaged to fill the^place of Mr. A. M, Young, 
Manchester, Tenn. 
Mr. A. C. Waddell, manager of the Del Monte Kennels, 
the oldest of field trial men, was an interested spectator 
throughout the trials. He was at the first field trial held 
in America and- was actively engaged in promoting and 
managing it. 
