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which one beat the other. Tony Boy's range was excel- 
lent and well planned throughout. 
Harold Skimpole ran but a fair race in bis first heat, 
his point work being light; but his last heat was high 
class, and he was an excellent third. His speed and 
range were excellent, and be mended in bis bird work, a 
part in which heretofore he has been remiss. 
Cincinnatus Pride ran a good sound heat, and I thought 
it of sufficient merit to take him into the second series, 
he running a very even heat with Harwick, and a belter 
one on birds than Hirold Skimpole; and as there was a 
bye he could have been taken in without any inconven- 
ience whatever. In fact, when it came to the time to 
run the bye dog, a dog outside the stake was taken in for 
a running mate for him, which, considering all the cir- 
cumstances of Pride's good run, a bye dog and the need 
of another dog to make a brace, was unskillful manage- 
ment of the running. 
Mrat Round. 
Hartard akd Tont Gale began at 11:25. Both made 
game some distance apart and pointed; nothing found. 
Tony pointed and rdaded alcernately; at last he flashed 
two or three outlying birds of a bevy, then pointed the 
rest of it. Gale pointt^ a rabbit, presumably as his hand- 
ler shot at it. Eich made a point; nothing found. On 
scattered birrls of a. bevy flushed by horsemen Tony 
poiijted one; Harvard backed. Up at 12:35 Both dogs 
ranged wide, but they made a poor showmg in respect to 
bird work. 
Hakold Skimpole and Sam T. were cast off at 1:33. 
Sam poiuted mcely a bevy in the open. While search- 
ing for the scattered birds in woods each pointed; noth- 
ing found. Next Sam pointed a single in woods. 
Turned into the open, Sim pointed and Hirold refused to 
hack. Sent on, in about 20^ ds. Harold pointed and one of 
the judges flushed the bevy. Sam abjut the same time 
stopped to a flush on two or three birds. Bjth were fast 
rangers, though neither beat out the ground to the best 
advantage. Sam made the better showing in finding and 
pointing. Up at 2:21. 
Harwick and CiNCiNSATUS pRiDE began at 2:26. 
Pride poii4ted a bevy nicely in open weeds. On the scat- 
tered buds in open sedge Pride made one point, Harwick 
two; both notable in their pointing for good judgment 
and accuracy. S^nt on, Harvpick pointed and moved 
on, reading into the weeds in the open field. Pride 
pointed a single near where Harwich hai pointed; a 
moment afterward Harwick pointed twice on singles and 
soon Pride added one more. Up at 3:08. Both ranged 
well at good speed, showed good j adgment in ranging 
and pointine. and made a cnmn enaable showing. 
Mar[r s Sport akd Tony Boy started at 3:19, and it was 
soon apparent that ttiey were showing a higher class per- 
formance than any other dogs in the stake. They ranged 
wide and fast and still worked well to the gun. Sport a bit 
the better in the t xoellent work. Sport was firtt to find 
and point a bevy. No work was done on the scattered 
birds, though they were sought. Tony, standing in a 
cottonfield, pointed a bevy of which he did not have the 
wind accurately, the birds being behind him, Oa the 
birds in woods Tony pjinted twice and Sport fluabed a 
single. Sent on, Sport found and pointed a bevy and 
Tony backed to caution. On the scattered birds Sp irt 
made a good p jint on one and Tony backed. Up at 4:11. 
It was an t xcellent race, well contested from start to fin- 
ish in high class form, Sport's work throughout being a 
shade the better. 
The final heat in the Pointer Darby was run next, and 
the day's work was ended. 
Thursday. 
The forenoon was warm, calm and showery, the dogs 
appearing to do their work with greater ease and pre- 
cision under the improved conditions. The afternoon 
was warm, but clearer. Toe work of the day was good, 
that done by the setters being of an excellent class. 
Owing to rain a late stsrt was madp. 
Tony Boy and Harold Skimpole began at 9:53, The 
conditions apparently suited Harold, for he ran a moat 
excellent beat, holding his own well in the hard com- 
petition. He by diligent and skillful work found and 
pointed a bevy, and a moment afterward Tony swung in 
and pointed independently on the same bevy. On the 
scattered birds each made three good points on separate 
singles. S^nt on, each ranged and searched well, each 
findihg and pointing a separate bevv, and next Tony 
pointed a singie bird. Up at 10:54. Tae heat was very 
evenly contobted, but Tony's suptrior showing on the 
previous day made bis standing the higher of the two. 
E ich showed excellent range and diligent seeking, and 
their point work was skillful and neat. 
Marie s Sport and Sam T. began at 11:23 in the warm, 
drizzling rain which fell intermittently all the morning. 
It was soon plain that Sport was outclassing Sam in every 
detail of the competition save the one of speed, and as to 
Bpeed Sam was applying his with poor judgment, he hav- 
ing, no consecutive p'ans for more than a minute or two, 
while Sport's heat inroughout was intelligently planned 
and ex^ cuted. Sport pointed a bevy in pines and Sam 
backed, and each pointed single birds well, Sam p linting 
his on one side of the fence while the bird was some yards 
away on the other. As Sam jumped on the fence he 
pointed. Sent on, he roaded a tew yards swiftly and the 
bird flushed. Sport made two more points on the scat- 
tered birds, while Sam made three points to which there 
were no birds, but they were probably made on footscent. 
Sant on, bota were found pjinting. Sport on a bevy, 
Sam about ISyds. up wind of it pointing from it, probably 
on footscent. Sjnt on, Sporb found and pointed a bevy; 
Sam again made a point to which there was no bird. 
Down 1 hour and 10 minutes. Sport ran a very strong 
heat and exhibited high class working powers. 
The party went to lunch. 
Harwick, the bye dog, was given a running mate 
which, owing to poor performance and a merry giving of 
tongue, did not improve his work. He made a good point 
on a bevy and a single bird point, while his range was not 
conducted with the best of judgment, Down 1 hour. 
Tiiis heat ended the stake. 
The All-Age Pointer Stake. 
This stake, as in the Setter Stake, was well supported 
with winners; m fact, the greater number were winners, 
as was to be expected when the stake was thrown open to 
all-age winners. It will be only a question of time till the 
club's All- Age stakes lose all support from the untried 
dogs if the club pereiste in leaving its stake open, as mt 
present. But all this has been minutely pointed out in 
the columns of FORKST and Stream some months ago, 
and the predictions then made have become true in part, 
and are coming true as to the rest. We \vould advise the 
club to return to the old restrictions and bar first prize 
winners. 
There were twelve starters, run as follows: 
P IN. T, De Pauw's liv. and w. dog Jingo (Mainspring — 
Queen II.), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with W. A. Winsatt's 
liv., w. and t, bitch Lady Grace II, (Roger Williams — 
Graceful II.), L, White, handler. 
N. T, Da Pauw's liv. and w. bitch Sister Sue (Jingo— 
Rooney 0.), N. B, Nesbitt, handler, with Charlottesville 
F. T. Kennels' liv. and w. dog Tippoo (Rip Rap— Monte- 
rey), C. E. Buckle, handler. 
Charlottesville F. T. K-^nnels' liv. and w, dog Delhi 
(R p Rap— Queen III.), C, E. Buckle, handler, with F, R. 
Hitchcock's liv. and w, bitch Tory Jessamine (Duke of 
Hessen — Westminster Blade), J, M. Avent, handler. 
Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' 1. and w. bitch India 
(Rip Rap— Dolly D ), C, E. Buckle, handler, with W. A. 
Winsatt's liv, and w. dog Odd Sides (Lap of Pearl- 
Graceful II.), L. White, handler. 
H. K. Devereux's liv. and w. bitch Virginia (Little Ned 
— Pearl's Dot), with Ashf ord & Odom's liv, and w. dog Vcn 
Gull (Kent Elgin— Fannie V. Croxteth), D. E. Rose, 
handler. 
Ddl Monte Kennels' b, and w. dog Tick Boy (King of 
Kent— Bloom), C, Tucker, handler, with Charlottesville 
F. T. Kennels' b. and w. dog Nabpb (Rip Rap — Dolly 
D,), C, E. Buckle, handler. 
There were many difficulties in securing good competi- 
tion, one of the greatest being that, owing to constant 
disturbance of them, the birds were warier and changed 
in their habits. 
Also, the competition in this stake was very indeter- 
minate, partly from meager opportunity or important dif- 
ferences in the number of birds in different parts of the 
grounds, and the great difference between the morning 
and evening hours in the hot days, and the ill effects of 
such a continuous time limit, which undoubtedly forced 
the judges to draw the lines harder in spotting. 
But few times in the history of fleld trials have there 
been so many different views as to the placing oif the 
winners. It was at the finish generally agreed that 
Jingo, Von Gull and Odd Sides were the three fortunate 
ones, but as to the order of their merit the differences 
were developed. 
Jingo was awarded first, Von Gull second, Odd Sides 
and Tippoo third. 
Jingo was running in lower form than last year, sav- 
ing himself from too vigorous effort in speed and range, 
and showing much of the cunning which comes to dogs 
at his age. His range was wide at times, narrow at 
other times; he ran sometimes at good speed, sometimes 
he was going slow in his ranging, and he was a few times 
guilty of loafing. He showed no dash, went to his birds 
with a low nose, and had a habit of crawling slowly on 
his points, and by footscent, though cunningly, cautiously 
and accurately, and there was an element of luck in his 
favor in the part of the grounds on which he ran, since 
it contained the most birds. 
Von Gull improved in his work, one heat with another, 
bis first heat being ordinary. He made some bad mis- 
takes in his point work, but on the whole made quite a 
fair competition, though far below first-class work. 
Odd Sides, so far as the class of his work is concerned, 
made a cleaner and more sharp-cut competition than the 
others, thougb his bird work was inferior in quality to 
theirs, as it could not otherwise be, he running on ground 
which contained fewer birds. He went to his birds 
accurately and with a high nose, beat out with judgment 
the full scope of ground on each side of his handler, and 
always worfiing nicely to the gun. Taking the class of 
his work, he was the best dog in the stake, and should, 
in my opinion, have been first. Owing to the differences 
hereinbefore enumerated, the amoimt of work was but a 
small consideration, but the class of the dog, added to 
his performance, were correct data to determine his 
merit, 
Tippoo made but a fair class of competition. 
First Round, 
This was begun at the conclusion of the corresponding 
pointer stake. 
Jingo and Lady Grace II. were cast off at 2:26. Lady 
had a sore foot and started quite gingerly, but as she 
warmed to her work her lameness almost disappeared 
and she ranged wide and with judgment. Jingo and 
Lady were both found poin^ng the same bevy, but as to 
which one pointed first no one knows. On scattered 
birds in close, bad cover. Jingo flushed a single. Next, 
Jingo made a good point on two birds and Lady backed 
nicely. Sent on, Jingo made another excusable flush and 
next pointed a single. Up at 8:13. 
The handlers lost a good part of the time fiddling about 
in cover that was too dense for moderately good work to 
be possible, besides making a showing far below the 
merits of the contestants. 
Sister Sde and Tippoo began at 3:19. Tippoo made a 
clean point on a bevy and held his point stanchly some 
minutes while Sue was being brought up. On the scat- 
tered birds Tippoo pointed and Sue drew stealthily on 
back, and only refrained from stealing the point on hear- 
ing commands. Next, sent on, Tippoo pointed a bevy 
and Sue refused to back. On the scattered birds Sue 
made two points, Tippoo a point and a flush. Up at 4:13. 
Sue had but moderate range and pottered when seeking 
bevies. Tippoo was the better in range, but part of the 
time he went leisurely. 
Delhi and Tory Jessamine started at 4:25, Delhi was 
mucn the better in range and judgment. Jessamine work- 
ing in a crude manner. She pointed a single bird in the 
open field. Next, Dalhi pointed a single. Next she 
made a stanch point which Delhi backed; nothing 
found, Down about 40 minutes. 
Friday. 
The morning was heavy with clouds, with a soft wind 
blowing, and all indications were for rain. Gradually 
the clouds broke away, and toward noon the weather 
cleared up, and again was comfortably warm. Birds 
were extremely difficult to find in certain parts of the 
rounds, which had been constantly worked day after 
ay during the two trials, and the judges gave too much 
attention to working the dogs on single birds in most 
unpromising places, and sometimes to the detriment 
of good competition; for the dogt were pulled into 
thickets too much, to and fro, breaking up their ranging 
and making ragged heats. Two dugs cannot be pulled 
and hauled about in a competition as can a single dog in 
actual field shooting. The same dogs were sent in 
repeatedly on single birds, regardless of the fact that they 
had shown definitely what they could do in that respect, 
and there seemed to be an over- valuation of points. One 
end of the grounds contained birds in plenty, the other 
end but a few, while other parts had hardly any. Yet 
this condition seemed to have no consideration in the 
running, and the dogs were successful or not as it hap- 
pened regardless of these conditions. 
India and Odd Sides began at 8:31. Odd soon took a 
wide cast and pointed a bevy nicely. Sent on, another 
bevy was marked down in woods, India made two 
points on singles. Odd made two good points and an un- 
certain point on another. Both ranged well and did good 
point work, Odd Sides showing excellent knowledge and 
ability. Up at 9:06. 
Virginia and Von Gull began at 9:13. On some 
marked birds Virginia made two points, Von made three 
points and one flush. Von was much the wider ranger, 
though his range was far from regular, and he covered 
the ground carelessly, while Virginia ran haphazard, 
without judgment, and covered but a moderate quantity 
of ground. Up at 10. 
Tick Boy and Nabob were cast off at 10:10. The ground 
run on during the heat was largely bare, and the dogs 
wasted much time on it instead of going to the rougher 
places, where the birds were if there were any. A bevy 
was marked down and Nabob secured a point on it. The 
birds were followed again into a small thicket so dense 
that any sort of competition was impossible, and after 
Tick drew on the birds and accomplished nothing the 
iudges did what they should have done at first — went on. 
Next Nabob pointed a bevy and was backed, and sent on, 
Nabob made an uncertain point on a single in a bad 
place. Both dogs were deficient in dash. Up at 10:59, 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were kept in, and the selection did not show 
very excellent judgment, since Virginia bad done noth- 
ing to warrant further opportunity; while Delhi, though 
showing good range, speed and judgment, and having 
had an insufficient test on birds, was left out. He was 
run on a poorer section of the grounds and a place that 
was overworked day after day, and it seemed a great 
hardship on him to dismiss him so curtly. But it seemed 
as if the class of work was not considered, and points, 
which between two good dogs may be in excess with one 
or the other as a matter of luck, seemed to have great 
weight in the decisions. 
Jingo and Tippoo commenced at 11:32. Jingo pointed 
a bevy at the edge of woods and Tippoo backed, Tippoo 
flushed a bevy in woods. The judges did not see it. 
Jingo roaded with a low nose in an over-cautious man- 
ner and the single flushed wild. Next in woods be flushed' 
one excusably, Tippoo did likewise. Jingo pointed; Tip- 
poo backed; nothing found; footscent probably. Up at 
12:46, Tippoo started well, showing fair range, but at 
the finish was going slow and narrow. Jingo showed 
cunning, a great memory of the grounds and places 
where he had found birds, he running most of hia second 
heat on the same grounds on which he^ran his tirf^t heat, 
an advantage to him and a disadvantage to his compete 
itor, and his speed and range were irregular, as he 
loafed at times and ranged wide at others. There was 
but little dash in his work. He had an annoying habit of 
crawling on bis points. 
India and Von Gull began at 1:40, after lunch. Von 
in open weeds with the wind in his favor roaded a bevy 
to a flush in an inexcusably blundering manner. On the 
scattered birds in woods he made three clean-cut points 
on singles; India pointed twice, presumably on footscent. 
Next India pointed by a log, moved on, and the birds 
were flushed afterward. Up at 2:17. This was Von's 
best heat, and he was going strong and wide at the 
finish. However, the grounds were more favorable for 
good going than in his previous heat. His point work, 
was good on singles and faulty on the bevy. 
Odd Sides and Virginia started at 3:56. Odd took a 
wide cast, pointed and held point some moments stanchly 
while his handler ran to him. He then drew skillfully 
and accurately to a determined point, and the birds were 
flushed to it. Sent on. The handlers were then a long 
distance apart. Virginia made a point on some birds in 
the open. Sent on, she next made game, pottered on 
the scent in the open, failing to locate the bevy, which 
was close by and was afterward flushed by a handler and 
followed. Virginia pointed a single in woods and Odd 
backed nicely; both were steady to shot. Stant on, in 
sedge Virginia pointed a bevy, getting very close on it. 
Up at 4:11. It was difficult to understand why the heat 
was run so long, as it was apparent from the flrst that 
Virgmia was outclassed and had no chance in the stake. 
She was a haphazard, close ranger, showed little skill in 
locating, though working diligently and doing her best. 
Jingo and Von Gull started at 4:27. Von pointed, but 
did not locate bevy accurately; it was accidentally 
flushed, and making a short flight, lit in sedge and bushes 
a few yards ahead. Von had the wind favorably and 
should have located it more favorably. Each made a 
point on the birds. Von not working up to his opportuni- 
ties. Sent on. Jingo pointed a bevy nicely at the top of a 
ridge and Von backed well. Sent on, both were found 
pointing a bevy in sedge. The bevy was marked in the 
open fields and followed. Each made a point on singles. 
Jingo flushed a bird on bare ground in cottonfield, then 
stopped to flush, and pointed one remaining. Both were 
showing good work, classing nearly alike. Uj) at 4:55. 
Jingo's success was due greatly to cunning, delicate nose 
and caution. Ha carried a low nose in reading, going to 
his birds mostly by footscent, yet going to them accu- 
rately. 
This heat ended the stake. 
^ Saturday. 
■The weather was cloudy and warm. There were but 
two heats to run; the Darby winners, first pointer and 
first setter, were to run a one-hour heat; and the AH- Age 
winners, first pointer and first setter, were to run two 
hours, the absolute of each stake being for the Gould cups. 
There seemed to be a lack of interest in the competition, 
as there were no spectators other than judges, reporters 
and handlers. 
The Derby Absolute. 
PiNMONBY AND Tiok's Kid were cast off at 8:36. It was 
ft yety onennded he^t throughout, Pinmoney outworking 
