Jan. 23, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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was good, though marred by inaccuracy once in a while, and 
hewa8 not properly obedient at all times. 
Fourth prize was won by Von Gull, a pointer of merit. 
Some of his work was of real brilliancy, bui it was not eus- 
tained in other than one heat. He displayed an f xcellent 
nose, pointed and roaded with a high head, and ranged wido 
at times, though his average range was medium. 
The work of all the winners was conspicuously dashing, 
and of an order rarely se- n at a field trial. There were no 
gross errors made by them. Only by the most thorough 
trial were the winners determined, as will be noted from the 
length of time and the number of times the dogs were run. 
Thursday. 
Clouds light and heavy obscured the sky during the day. 
The temperature was moderately cool. Muddy, heavy 
grounds were a consequence of the Wednesday's heavy 
downpour of rain, and added sonaewhat to the difficulty of 
the competition Birds apparently were not moving mush 
in the morning hours. There was much obstruction to the 
running of several heats, caused by the long wire fences. 
First Round. 
Doming aj^d Mabie's Sport began at 9:16. Both dogs 
started industriously and ranged wide and fast, Sport tbe 
better in judgment, and he sustained his performance to the 
end of the heat Domino feel oS in speed the latter half of 
the heat He made one point to which nothing was found. 
Sport found and pointed two bevies. Up at 10:29, with the 
heat decidedly in favor of Sport. 
Von Gci-ii ajto Harwick were cast off at 10:40. Both 
started their work in excellent form, Von showing the more 
judgment and knowledge. Both were found backing each 
other apparently. Ordered on, Von started promptly, while 
Haiwicli held his point stanchly. Nothing found, Sent on, 
Von pointed a bevy nicely and was backed In woods on 
the scattered birds. Von made a rare exhibition of sharp, 
accurate point work on singles, going at them with a high 
nose and locating swiftly at the first effort. He made four 
points in succession, one of which ended with a flush as he 
moved to get the wind a bit better, and as he wheeled rap- 
idly on a fifth he slipped, fell over on his side and the bird 
flashed, Harwick failed to score a point, though he backed 
prettily. Sent on, he made a point to which nothing was 
found His judgment seemed faulty as to the meaning of 
scents. Up at 11 :15. 
Cracker,jaok akd Harold Skimpole were cast off at 
11:24. Harold set med disposed to waste time working on 
worthless scents betimes, and did not take his range with 
the best of judgment. He dropped to a point on a bevy, 
and Crackerjack backed to caution. Sent after the scattered 
birds, Harold pointed a bevy in woods and Jack backed. 
Next he pointed a single bird, which flushed wild. He was 
ordered up at 12:01, and Crackerjack was sent on alone to 
work on some scattered birds in woods. He pointed a single 
well. He was difficult to handle. His range was wide and 
he ran at good speed. Up at 13:06. 
The party waited about an hour for the lunch wagon to 
arrive, failing which the competition was resumed. 
Tony Gale iUsid Rob's Chaff were cast off at 1 :10. The 
heat was in parts cramped a great deal by wire fences. 
Chaff dropped to a point in the open field; Tony backed; 
nothing found. Sent on, both were found set in sedge 
grass, the indications being that Tony was pointing the bevy 
and Chaff backing, Sent on, and again after ranging a 
while, both were found on point, so that it was difficult to 
determine which had made the find. Chaff moved on to 
locate, flushed a bird excusably, then roaded accurately to 
the bevy and {jointed it. Tony backed at will. On the 
scattered birds in woods Chaff made two points. Tony was 
the better ranger, though Chaff made a good showing. Up 
at 1 :57. 
The lunch in the meantime had arrived, those entrusted 
with the delivery of it having missed their way 
FoRZA-NDO AND Leo Noble began at 3:45 Leo was lost 
several minutes in the early part of the heal:. He pointed a 
bevy in a half hearted manner, though close on it, and For- 
zando passing by him refused to back, excusably so, as Leo 
was wagging his tail. Forzando passed clo.9e to the bevy, 
then passed on. Sent on, Leo pointed; Forzando backed; 
nothing found. Leo often worked out of bounds, and was 
difficult to handle. Forzando had a medium range, and his 
judgment in beating out his ground was ordinary. Up at 
4:05. 
Sister Sue and jEolia's Rex were cast off at 4:07, Rpx 
pointed a bevy. Sue roaiied on the trail of it some moments 
after the point was made. On the scattered birds Rex 
pointed a single nicfly, Sue making game at the same time. 
Sue roaded a long distance on a rabbit. She made a point 
next on a single bird. Rex pointed a bevy. Sue backed, 
crawled on her back till she passed by and stole the point. 
Sue pointtd a rabbit and Rex backed to order. Sent on, 
both were found on point on a single bird. Up at 4:53. 
Rex displayed the best nose and judgment. Sue Jrittered 
away much lime on false scents. Her work was mixed, a 
little good work with many faults. 
Friday. 
Another downpour of rain on Thursday night made the 
grounds muddy on the high grounds and both muddy and 
sloppy in the lowlands, but a clear sky most of the day and 
moderate warmth made good conditions for bird finding. It 
was the best day of the trials so far as numbers of birds and 
good work on them are concerned. 
Second Round. 
Tony Gale and Domino were started at 8:43. Both 
ranged fast and wide, Tony the better In judgment and the 
wider in range Both recognized scent and made game 
rapidly and earnestly, but they failed to locate. Sent on, 
both were casting wide. Tony found and pointed a bevy 
nicely in open sedge. It flushed wild before Domino could 
be brought up to back. On the scattered birds, Domino 
pointed, moved on and a single was flashed by a horseman 
afterward. Tony pointed near a ditch in cotton. Domino, 
called up, joined independently in the point The bevy was 
afterward flushed across the ditch. Tony pointed a single. 
Each made a point to which nothing was found. Up at 
9:11. Tony classed higher in every way than Domino. 
Harold Skimpole and Leo Noble were started at 9:23. 
Leo soon pointed a bevy and Harold backed, and here his 
advantage ended, for Harold quickly disposed of his chances 
thereafter. Harold next poinied a tjevy and Leo refused to 
back. Leo pointed in weeds; nothing found; next he 
flushed a single His range was poor Up 9:39 Harold 
ranged wide and fast, his judgment was good and he com- 
pletely overshadowed his onm petit or 
Maria's S^obt .vnd Rod's Chaff were started at 9;47. 
Both pointed the same bevy in the open. Sent on, Chaff 
found and pointed two bevies well. Sport found and 
pointed two bevies, made two good points on singles, a 
flush on a single and a point to which nothing was found. 
Both backed well. Up at 10:43. Sport was the wider and 
better ranker, and seemed to be a bit weary at the end of 
his heat. He carried too much flesh for the best condition 
for running, though he made a very commendable com- 
petition. 
Von GuLii aj^d Folia's Rex started at 10:46, Von 
pointed ; nothing found; Rex refused to back. Set on. Rex 
pointed a bevy and was backed nicely. Von pointed a single 
and Rex joined in the point. Von pointed in corn ; nothing 
found. Rex pointed a bevy; Von backed. Von pointed 
sparrows. He ran a very inferior heat, showing but ordi- 
nary interest in his work and making errors of judgment in 
ranging and in pointing. Rex was wholly unreliable in 
back setting, and would steal the point on every opportunity. 
Up at 11;28. 
Third Bound, 
Tony Gale and Harold Skimpole were started at 13:56. 
Harold pointed a bevy ; Tony was disobedient and could not 
be brought in to back. On the scattered birds each made a 
point on a single. Next Harold drew to an excusable flush 
on a sinarle. Sent on, there was a joint point on a single 
bird. Next both made game; nothing found, ^arold 
pointed a bevy nicely. Both backed well. Tony was dis- 
obedient and hard to handle on single birds. Up at 1:26. 
Marie's Sport AND ^Eolia's Rex were started at 2:06, 
The former outworked and outclassed Rex in every particu- 
lar. Rex made a point to which nothing was found, joined 
in a point on a bevy found and pointed by Sport, flushed one 
bird and pointed another. Up at 3:55. 
Von Gull and Rod's Chaff started at 3;03. Von 
pointed a bevy, Chaff not near to back. The latter short- 
ened his range and speed during this heat. Von was run- 
ning in fairly good form. Chaff made much better than an 
average showing. 
Mml, 
Harold Skimpole and Marie's Sport were cast off at 
8 :38 Both dogs started well, going fast and wide, Harold 
maintaining his pace more uniformly, and going wider than 
his competitor. Sport pointed a bevy. At the same time 
Harold was lost, and was found in sedge about SOOjds, away 
pointing a single. Sent on, Harold flushed a single. Sport 
contracted his range toward the last of the heat and was 
going slower. Harold was not going quite so strong at the 
finish as at the beginning. Up at 4:04, and the trials were 
ended. 
West Point, Miss., Jan. l%.— {Spe.oi<il to Forest and 
Stream']: The Champion Stake will t)e run next week, be- 
ginning on Tuesday. The judges will probably be W. S. 
Bell and N. Wallace. The pointer Derby was finished to- 
day. Winners: First, Young Rip Rap; second, Elgene; 
third. Ripple. Setter Derby begins to- morrow. 
B. Waters. 
The New Tork Show. 
The premium list of the W. K. C. show is now ready and 
will be sent by Supt. James Mortimer, Nos. 66-70 Beaver 
street, New York. In our notice of the premiums last week 
the second prize of $15 was omitted from classes in which the 
first prize is |20. Entries will close Feb. 8. Of the premium 
list Mr. Mortimer writes: 
We offer in movt important breeds, including pointers, 
English, Irish and Gordon setters, collies, bull dogs and fox 
terriers (smooth), in open classes, $30, |l5, $10 and $5 as 
first, second, third and fourth prizes. We have made field 
trial classes for all breeds of dogs that have taken part in 
field trials in the United States and Canada, including 
pointers, the different setter bieeds and beagles; and have 
made an increase of twenty classes on that of last year, our 
present classification being 366 as against 346 in 1896, besides 
offering a special cash prize of $30 for the best exhibit of 
four of nearly every breed. The money prizes in St. Ber- 
nards amount to $48;), pointers $430, setters $930, spaniels 
$690, collies and sheep dogs $470, poodles $375, bull dogs 
|370, fox terriers $530, and so on. Our actual cash pre- 
miums amount to nearly $8,000, a larger amount than we 
have given before, and twice as much as that offered by any 
other show on the continent of America. 
The Westminster Kennel Club offers at the coming show 
a challenge cup, value $350, for the best exhibit of five 
couples of English foxhounds, the property of any recognized 
hunt club in the United States and Canada. Hounds to be 
entered in their regular classes, and shown with the hunts- 
man or whip in livery. This cup will not be awarded unless 
there are two or more competitors, and must be won three 
times by the same club before becomingits absolute property. 
Messrs. C. Albert Stevens and Perry Tiffany offer $20 for 
the best bull terrier stud dog shown with two of his sons, 
whose merits alone are to be considered, and which may be 
the property of different owners. This prize will not be 
awarded unless there are two or more competitors. 
International Fox Terrier Club. 
Detroit, Jan. 13. — A meeting of fox terrier breeders was 
held at Detroit, Jan. 11, for the purpose of organizing a fox 
terrier club, which resulted in the election of the following 
well-known terrier fanciers: President, Chas. Backus, De- 
troit, Mich, ; Vice-President, Tnos. Ollette, Detroit, Mich. ; 
Secretary and Treasurer, J J. Lynn, Port Huron, Mich. ; 
Board of Governors: Geo. M. Hendrie, Chas. Backus and 
Thos. Ollette, Detroit, Mich. ; Wallace Waken, Chicago, 111. ; 
Geo. S. Sinclair, Toledo, 0 ; J. J. Lynn, Port Huron. 
This club is sure of success, with a good list of member- 
ship on lis books. It is proposed that during 1897 two 
shows shall be given, and after 1897 four shows a year shall 
be held. Specials will be offered at all the leading shows in 
the West. It was decided that the club would be known as 
the International Fox Terrier Club, which will of course 
take in its membership many Canadian breeders. The fi st 
show will be held at Port Huron during the spring months. 
Specials and championship cups will be added in the differ- 
ent Breeders' Stakes. J. J. Lynn, Sec'y. 
Foxhound Trials. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15. — The Hoosier Kennel Club 
has generously set aside to be competed for by foxhounds : 
$35 for best all-round dog or bitch, $10 for second and $5 
for third. The trials to beheld on Friday and Sa'urday, 
Feb. 5 and 6, on suitable grounds some distance from 
Indisnipolis, and in a good fox country. Our red foxes are 
noted for their running qualities. Trailing, buuting, speed, 
endurance and fox sense, in fact all the elements combined 
in one dog as nearly as possible to make the perfect dog, the 
fox to be jumped wild on his native heath. 
These points to be decided by three judges of known fox- 
hunting experience. 
Dogs to be eligible for this contest must be entered in the 
Hoosier Kennel Club show and pay their entrance fee, and 
be in their kennels at said show from Feb. 1 until Feb 6, un- 
less competitors in the field, when they will be excused by 
tbe committee during the trials. An additional fee of $1 
will be charged to competitors in the trials. Ten entries to 
fill. We find this necessary as a bar to many dogs that 
would otherwise be entered who lacked training and ex- 
perience, and would be a detriment to the trials. Rabbit 
chasers will be penalized. 
All classes of dogs will be largely represented at this show, 
and lovers of the foxhound and beagle want to see the hound- 
classes head the list. Enter your dog and come slong with 
him. Let's see who really has the best dog in Kentucky, 
Ohio, Illinois or Indiana. 
Entries close Feb. 1, 
Drop me a line and entry blanks will be mailed. . 
P. S. — The above, with exception that $30 will be given in 
prizes, divided $30, $5, $5, to be run on rabbits in braces, 
will govern the beagle trials. 
F. W. Samuels, 
Chairman Foxhound and Beagle Committee. 
Milwaukee Show Abandoned. 
Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association, 
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 11.— It had been agreed upon to hold 
a show following Chicago, but as Louisville also claims the 
same dates so Milwaukee withdraws in favor of Louisville. 
Louis Steffbn, Se.c'y, 
Communications for thi* department are requested. Anything on 
the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly detira ble 
BICYCLE ADJUSTMENT FOR BOYS. 
Dr. Edwin Howes, of Louisville, Ky., gives some good 
advice to bicycle manufacturers with regard to wheels sold 
to boys. There is no sensible reason why the bicycle should 
not be a health-giving and invigorating means of exercise for 
boys; but, like other good things, it is open to abuse. 
Dr. Howes writes: 
"Cycling can be the healthiest or the unhealthiest of all 
exercises, as the rider chooses to make it. 
"The abuses to which I refer are among the boys from ten 
to fifteen years, who are not capable of judging what is best 
for themselves. The fathers being ignorant of wheeling in 
most cases, and the agent thinking only of making a sale, 
allows the boy to select a machine to suit himself, regardless 
of hvgienic effects. 
"The boy invariably chooses drop handle bars and a high 
gear. The result will be a large crop of weak lunged or con- 
sumptive youths with valvular enlargement of the heart and 
a deformed personal appearance, *. e., round shoulders and 
humped backs ; the first and last condition being produced 
by the position necessitated by the handle bars (drop), the 
heart trouble by the high gear combined with the position of 
riding. 
"A man's (or boy's) principal breathing is by or with the 
abdominal muscles, so that, when he is doubled up on the 
wheel, his lungs are not only compressed by the shoulders 
and chest walls, but it is impossible for him to inflate his. 
lungs on account of the doubled-up condition of the abdom- 
inal muscles. 
"The result of this will becongestion and consolidation of 
the spaces of the lungs, which will make weak lungs, if not 
consumption. Quick motion of the limbs of a child is 
natural, therefore not harmful. But nature never intended 
that a child should be put under a continual heavy muscu- 
lar strain, such as is necessary to propel a high-geared 
machine. 
' 'The effects of the high gear, combined with the cramped 
position of the lungs, which prevents a free flow of blood 
through them, will most certain Ij' produce enlargement of 
the valves of the heart. The result of this injudicious selec- 
tion and riding will become manifest in the next two or 
three years. The physicians will not stop to think that this 
is the result of the abuse of what should be a good, healthy 
exercise, but will simply attribute it to wheel riding in gen- 
eral, and will at once raise a great hue and cry against wheel 
riding through the medical and daily press, and in the fam- 
ilies. You can judge the effect it would have on the wheel 
trade if the fathers were convinced by the family physician 
that it was detrimental to the health of their boys, 
"I would suggest that you put a chapter in your catalogue 
incorporating these facts (and any doctor, after trying the 
positions and thinking on the matter, will say they are facts), 
with advice as to the correct way to ride a wheel. I would 
also suggest that you instruct your agents that they advise 
the fathers to select high handle bars and a low gear, in- 
forming them of the evil results likely to follow the other 
selection. The boys would then have to make their speed 
by fast foot movements, which will do them no harm." 
Up to Date. 
Southern resorts nowadays to be abreast of the times 
advertise their attractions from the wheelman's standpoint. 
The Florida resoits, for example, all have something to say 
in their descriptive pamphlets of the excellence of the roads 
or sea beaches in their immediate vicinity for cycling, or of 
the bicycle paths which have been constructed for the bene- 
flt of their patrons. Some of these hotels conduct riding 
academies under the supervision of competent instructors, 
and rental rooms in connection with hotels are now almost 
as common as bowling alleys or tennis courts. 
That there is a reason for giving wheeling this prominent 
mention is shown by the illustrations from photographs 
which go along with the text, for in a large percentage of 
the cases where human beings appear they are shown in 
some relation to a bicycle. No sea beach scene seems com- 
plete without groups of cyclists, and the roads through the 
pine forests or under the palms are given perspective by the 
nrrangement of riders in foreground and middle distance. 
To the traditional "boating, bathing and fishing" which 
appears in announcements of these hotels QJUst DOW i>e 
added "wheeling," 
