Feb. 6, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Ill 
argument whicli if admitted embodied every reason why 
such dog should be run again instead of smothering it. Hew- 
ever, the setter made a very satisfactory exhibition of what a 
setter can do when striving for a low standard, so that no 
harm -was done. They started at 3:16 Down 38 minutes 
The heat was very commonplace. 
Second Bound. 
Four dogs were taken into this round, which was correct 
as to the right number, but incorrect in that Tick's Kid was 
brought in instead of Firefly, which had shown much more 
dash, spread, range and endurance, and better capacity for 
bird work. 
Ripple and Elgoje began at 3:08, It was an excellent 
working heat. E'gine stole sonje work from Ripple, but 
nevertheless her work skowed good capability. She was 
none too honest in backing, but she proved to be a finder 
and accurate and capableln j)oint work. She pointed three 
bevies, one of which Ripple was reading accurately, and 
^hich Elgine pointed by crossing in ahead, and made six 
points on singles, one of which was divided with Ripple. 
T be latter pointed a bevy accurately; another bevy flushed 
wild as she was accarately reading it, and she made seven 
points on singles, one divided with Elgine. Both were fast 
and fairly good rangers. Up at 3:47. 
Tick's Kid asc Young Rip Rap started at 3:56. Rip 
pointed on the trail of a bevy flushed in the prior heat. At 
the same time Kid pointed a bevy. The dogs were then 
widely separated, and after some minutes were brought to- 
gether. Rip made two points on scattered birds. Kid 
ranged moderately well in the beginning of the heat, but 
had almost quit working in the last of it. Rip Rap had the 
advantage in every respect. Up at 4:45. 
YouKG Rip Rap and Ripple began at 5:03 and ran till 
5:16. Rip drew very skillfully about 100yds. up wind and 
pointed. Ripple was not held in, us she should be accord- 
ing to rule and usage, and she secured a point on the bevy 
by cutting across the corner. Rip had the better of the 
heat. He had been given a very severe trial, inasmuch as 
he ran three heats very close together. 
This ended the running in the Pointer Derby. 
[The Setter Derby. 
There were ten starters in this stake, drawn to ruii as 
follows : 
P. M. Essig's b., w, and t. bitch Saragossa Belle (Gleam's 
Pink— Maud E.), J. H. Johnson, handler, with W. R. Hol- 
liday's b. and w. dog Billy T. (Revenue— Daisy Bondhu), 
F. Richards, handler. 
J. P. Greene's b., w. and t dog Sarsfield (Rodfleld— Opal), 
J. H. Johnson, handler, with Charlottesville Field Trial 
Kennels' b. b. bitch Pin Money (Count Gladstone IV.— 
Daisy Croft). C. E. Buckle, handler. 
F. R. Hitchcock's b., w. and t. dog Tory Rustic (Count 
Gladstone IV.— Rhoda Rod), J. M. Avent, handler, with 
Fox & Blythe's b,, w and t. bitch Caroline (Antonio — 
Countess Rush), J H. Johnson, handler. 
H. Ames's b., w. and t bitch Christina (Blue Ridge Mark 
— Lou R ), D. E Rose, handler, with Theo, Goodman's b., 
w. and t. dog Dave Earl (Count Gladstone IV.— Dan's 
Lady), J. H. Johnson, handler. 
Avent & Thayer's b., w. and t. dog Peconic (Count Glad- 
stone IV. — Hester Phryne), J. M. Avent, handler, with S, 
P. Jones's b., w. and t. dog Hurstbourne Zip (Tony Boy — 
Dimplt), D E. .Ro.8e, handler. 
The conditions were the same as those applied to pointers 
in the Gorresponding stake. 
Mare running of tne best dogs was done than is necessary, 
and the iudt;es made the mistake several times of ordering 
the dogs up at the expiration of the time limit, and before 
any definite results were established, which made it ail the 
harder to determine which were the best dogs at the late 
stages of the competition. 
Pin Money won first on a performance below her best 
form, and with none too mu"h to spare Still she possesses 
all the admirable qualities described in previous reports, 
marred as they were by a patchy performance. 
Christina, winner of second, made a good competition, 
though her work averaged far below that of Dave Earl 
She ran an excellent race in her last heat, and it seems as if 
that led to an overvaluation of her competition. In their 
first heat Dave outworked her positively While she ran a 
very pretty heat with Pin Money all her point work was 
built on Pin Money's finds. She ranged prettily to the eye, 
but worked her ground with poor judgment, and often 
turned'ih toward her handler at the end of h.er casts. She 
would have made a passable third. 
Dave Ear' and Tory Rustic divided third. The former 
ran a heat with Christina, in which he beat her thoroughly. 
In his heat with Pin Money neither had much to show in 
the way of bird work; and in his heat with Tory Rustic he 
had a decided advantage, Tory not making a single find, 
and his only point — after the dogs were ordered up once and 
fient on again for a moment — was on marked birds. Tory, 
in his heat with Caroline, was outworked by her, both going 
slower at the end of the heat. In his heat with Hurstbourne 
Zip the latter thonoughly beat Tory, whose work was far 
below the opportunities presented, and he was going slower 
at the end of each heat excepting the last one. In my opin- 
ion, the winners should have been Pin Money, Dave Earl 
and Cnristina, in the order named. 
All the dogs which ran at Tupelo were not running up to 
the form displayed at that place. 
Tuesday. 
The weather was cool and favorable for good work. Birds 
were found too plentiful in a small part of the grounds and 
entirely too scarce in a large part of them, and also there 
was not sulficient grounds for running without pressing 
closely on ground already covered. The competition 
dragged monotonously many times, and many heats were 
lacking in definite results. The handlers and dogs were 
often separated, which made matters indecisive and hard to 
manage. This was the result in most instances of permitting 
one handler to go on working his dog when the competing 
dog was pointing. Also the judges erred in permitting one 
dog to break in on the work of another when reading, thus 
often depriving the fiading dog of the full merit of his find, 
or all of it, and at least marring it. 
J^irst Bound. 
Saeagossa Belle and Billy T. were cast off at 9:05. 
BUly distinguished himself by flushing several bevies in suc- 
cession. He made a point on one bevy so close to it that it 
was a wonder how he accomplished the feat. Belle ranged 
fairly well. The heat was a very poor one. Up at 9:42. 
-Pin Money and Sarsfield were cast oflf at 9:47. Pin 
pointed a bevy on bare ground close by a plum thicket. She 
probably saw the birds, for she made a jump in and flushed 
the bevy. Pin roaded to a point on a bevy. Snrsfield 
pointed scattered birds. Pin was not running up to her best 
form. She seemed to be idling on small birds in some of 
her running, and her range was less than her best. Sars- 
field went fairly well, but waS hard to handle. Up at 
10:26. 
Caboline and Tory Rustic were started at 10:32 Each 
one found and pointed a bevy well, and on singles Tory 
made one point, one flush, and he made a point to which 
there was nothing found. Caroline made two points on 
singles. Both ranged fairly well, both going slower at the 
end of the heat, the advantage being with Caroline. Up at 
11:04 
Dave Earl and Christina were started at 11:12. Dave 
apparently flushed a bevy by a hedge, but it was impossible 
to determine definitely whether he was guilty or not. Chris- 
tina made two flushes excusably on singles. Each found 
and pointed a bevy. Dave apparently found and pointed a 
bevy in woods The dogs became separated, and were 
worked widely apart for some minutes. Dave's bevy was 
followed, and he located and pointed it again. In the mean- 
time Christina made two points on singles. Both were fast, 
fair rangers, Dave the better sUghtly. Up at 11 :50. 
Peconic and Hurstbocrnb Zip were started at 11:59. 
Peconic took a cast and pointed a bevy nicely, holding his 
point till his handler came up. At the same time Zip in 
another field made game, and roaded the bevy to a flush. 
The ground was quite bare. Sent on. Zip pointed at the 
same moment the bevy flushed. On the scattered birds Zip 
roaded, Peconic went in ahead and stole the work. Peconic 
made a point on a bevy, and later made a point which had 
nothing to it. Zip was over cautious, and when on game 
was disposed to feather and point on slight cause. He was 
slow when working on scent. In range he was medium. 
Peconic made a fairly good heat of a patchy kind. 
The party went to lunch. 
Second Bound. 
Six dogs were kept in, and of these Hurstbourne Zip hardly 
deserved further consideration, while on the other hand Car- 
oline, left out, should have been kept in. She had made 
quite as good a showing as Tory Rustic, if not a better 
Pin Money and Dave Earl were started at 1 :36. Both 
made game and pointed, Pin at length locating and pointing 
the bevy The ground was rough, and wire fences added 
greatly to the difliculties of the running. Pin pointed, 
rounded, and moved on Earl coming up, pointed the bevy. 
Both were fast and covered a reasonable range, yet neither 
was working up to best form. The heat was a close one. 
Peconic and Christina started at 2 :38. Christina flushed 
a bevy up wind. Peconic made two false points, and Chris- 
tina backed nicely. Christina pointed a bevy, and was 
steady to shot. Pecnic pointed in woods; nothing found. 
Christina pointed a single. Up at 3:36, and soon afterward 
Peconic flushed a bevy. Both were going slow at the end of 
the heat, though both worked diligently, Christina had the 
better of it. Her range was faulty in that it was poorly 
planned, and she crossed the same ground too often. 
Tory Rustic AND Hdrstbodrne Zip began at 4:07. A 
large number of birds were found in this heat, not so much 
from good seeking as from working a stretch where birds 
were plentiful. Zip pointed and Tory backed; nothing 
found. A bevy was seen to flush, but the cause of it was 
hidden from view. The birds were followed. Zip pointed, 
moved on to locate, and Tory was sent in and took the point 
on a bevy. The birds were followed and Zip pointed them 
in corn. They were again followed. Zip pointed scattered 
birds in woods. Tory was out of sight in woods from the 
judges and it was claimed that he pointed a bevy. Zip 
pointed two singles and Tory pointed a bevy and flushed a 
single. The dogs were working distinctly apart most of the 
time during the heat. Up at 5:07. The quantity of birds 
found added nothing to the excellence of the performance, 
Zip was over cautious, would point prematurely and was 
slow in getting to his birds. "Tory was the wider ranger. 
His point work was less than the opportunities. 
Wednesday. 
A mos unpromisins: weather outlook confronted the field 
trial parly. Heavy banks of storm laden clouds covered the 
sky, and the grounds were saturated with water from the 
steady rainfall of the night. So unfavorable was the weather 
that the start was deferred till after lunch The birds were 
extremely difiicult to work upon. They ran from the points 
and were in the humor to take long flights. A great many 
birds were found notwithstanding the unfavorable con- 
ditions. A raw wind blew all the afternoon. 
Third Bound. 
The six dogs of the second round were all kept in and run 
over again. Hurstbourne Zip and Peconic could have been 
very well left out, as they had made a much more inferior com- 
petition than the others. Further running added but little 
to the knowledge already gained of the dogs' capabilities. 
Christina AND Pin Money began at 12:52. Pin found 
and pointed two bevies and made one point on a single bird. 
Christina made two points on singles; she backed well. 
Both ranged well, there being but little difference in that re- 
spect. Pin proved the better finder, and her work on birds 
was the more skillful. All the point work that Christina 
secured was through the finds of Pin Money. 
Date Earl and Tory Rustic were cast off at 1:29. Earl 
pointed on a side hill, drew by the bird, which was flushed 
afterward. He was held on point some moments, so that 
the inaccuracy was excusable. Tory pointed in woods; 
nothing found. Sent on, Dave pointed in open. A single 
flushed close by. The birds were scattered about. Johnson 
beat about, but failed to flush. Several birds were flushed 
near by after the dogs were sent on. Dave was taking a cast 
close by a bevy, and a horseman at the same time rode up 
and the bevy flushed. The dog could hardly be blamed for 
the flush. The birds were fohowed and were not found. 
Up at 2:03. Mr. Avent complained that his dog had not 
been on birds, which was not the fault of the judges nor of 
the birds, as the latter had been found during tne heat. The 
dogs were sent on again, and in a few yards each pointed 
the birds. Both ranged wide and fast, Dave the speedier. 
Tory made no find during the heat, and made but one point 
on scattered birds. 
Peconic and Hurstbourne Zip began at 2:10. Each 
found and pointed a bevy. Zip made a point to wnich 
nothing was found, and Peconic made two with a disposi- 
tion to make more He seemed to be tired and off his nose 
at the close of the heat. Both were going slower at the close, 
though the heat was not fast at any time, and was poor 
throughout. Up at 3:01. 
The heat closed the competition of this stake 
The All-Age Pointer Stake. 
There were eleven starters, run as follows: 
Ashford & Odom's liv. and w. dog Von Gull (Kent Elgin 
—Fannie V Croxteth), D. E. Rose, handler, with N. T. 
de Pauw's liv. and w. bitch Sister Sue (.Jingo— Roony C), 
if. B. Nesbitt, handler. 
H. K. Devereux'a liv. and w. bitch Virginia (Little JSTed— 
Pearl's Dot), George Gray, handler, with Del Monte Kennels' 
b and w. dog Tick Boy (King of Kent— Bloom), Frank 
Ri'^hards, handler. 
Bar Harbor Kennels' b. and w. dog Toun^ Rip Rap (Rip- 
Rap— Pearl's Dot), George Gray, handler, with F. W. Dun- 
ham's 1. and w. dog Elgin's Dash (Kent Elgin- Mack'g 
Juno), D. E Rose, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv, and w dog Delhi 
(Rip Rap—Queen III.) C. E Buckle, handler, with H. S. 
Smith's b, and w. dog Ripsaw (Rip Rap-Croxie Kent), 
owner, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv. and w. dog Tip- 
poo (Rip Rap— Monterey), C. E. Buckle, handler, with J. H. 
Johnson's hv. dog Crackerjack (Lad of Rush— Cyclops), 
owner, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b. and w. dog Nabob 
(Rip Rap— Dolly D.), Prof. Edm. H. Osthaus, handler, a 
bye. 
This stake was for all pointers which had never won a 
championship stake nor more than one first priz-; in an all- 
age stake in any public field trial in the United States. For- 
feit, |10; $20 additional to start. 
Tippoo made a very good showing on the whole, though 
not putting the intelligence in his work that Young Rip Rap 
showed, nor did he show the latter's ability in handling his 
birds, and Elgin's Dash also excelled him in that respect. 
Rip Rap showed the highest quality of any dog in the stake. 
Tippoo and Elgin's Dash were very close competitors for 
second and third, range and pace being something in favor 
of Tippoo, while Dash was the better on birds. 
The winners wese Tippoo, Young Rip Rap and Elgin's 
Dash, placed in the order mentioned . 
Ripsaw and Nabob were the competitors for the Dexter 
cup, which was for amateur competition. The competitors 
in the amateur competition were restricted to club members 
who were amateurs. Ripsaw won. His first heat was far 
inferior to Nabob's, and he had no advantage in the second 
heat, so that he was hafdly entitled to the win. 
First Bound. 
VoN Gull and Sister Sue started at 3:18. Von pointed 
a marked bevy by a ditch. Sue backed. Sent on. Von 
pointed some remaining birds. Sent on, soon Von pointed 
a bevy in the open. Sue pointing a separated part of same 
bevy. Sent on, each found and pointed a bevy. Von point- 
ed a single; Sue pointed twice on singles. Up at 4, with the 
heat largely in Von's favor, though Sue ran fairly well, 
Virginia and Tick Boy began at 4:13. Tick ran stiflSy 
and slow till birds were found. Virginia found and pointed 
three bevies in quick succession. Each made two points on 
scattered birds. Virginia had much the better of the heat 
in every way. Up at 4:45. 
Thursday. 
The sky was overcast and the air was full of a raw damp- 
ness The afternoon proved more favorable, the sun shining 
now and then for a few moments and the weather changing 
to milder. Some new and additional grounds on this day 
were secured, which improved the conditions greatly. More 
birds were found, and there was an improved competition in 
general. 
Young Rip Rap and Elgin's Dash began at 8 :51. Dash 
found and pointed three bevies, and was roading another 
when it flushed wild. He made one point to which nothing 
was found. The dogs were separated a great deal during 
the heat. Dash showed excellent ability in pointing bevies 
and singles. Rip also showed similar ability, and had some 
advantage in range and thereby covering more ground. He 
found and pointed two bevies and made three points on 
singles. Up at 9 :36. 
Delhi and Ripsaw started at 9:43. Delhi found a bevy 
and pointed up wind of it. He moved on to locate. Rip- 
saw was closer to it, moved on and pointed it. Ripsaw 
made a point on a single bird. He pointed a bevy, then 
went willfully in and flushed it. Delhi made three points on 
singles He pointed a bevy in open sedge which his handler 
failed to flush by not walking out far enough in front. Rip- 
saw pointed, moved on and a single flushed. Both were 
moderate rangers. The heat was a poor one as a whole. Up 
at 10:20. 
Tippoo and Grackebjack began at 10:30. Crackerjack 
was first to point, then Tippoo joined. Both were up wind 
of the bevy; sent on, the bevy flushed down wind of them. 
On scattered birds Crackerjack made a point and a flush, 
Tippoo a point. Both were fast and wide rangers. Up at 
11 :07. 
Nabob, the bye, was run with a setter. Ranee. On some 
marked birds Nabob made a shaky point. Next he made 
two good points on scattered birds. Next he pointed a single, 
moved on and the bird 0. Nabob backed, but indifferently 
well. Next he pointed a single and than made two flushes, 
one of which was excusable. 
Lunch was next in order. 
Second Bound. 
Six dogs were kept in, the judges selecting the right dogs 
nicely. Ripsaw and Nabob were kept in merely to decide 
the cup competition. Tick Boy, being ill, was withdrawn. 
Von Gull and Virginia were started at 1:09. Von 
flushed some scattered birds, pointed well twice on singles, 
made two points to which nothing was found, and pointed 
a bevy. He idled often during the heat, trifled on false 
scents and made a very ordinary showing. Virginiapointed 
two bevies, one of which she found when sent on to work on 
scattered birds, and she made a point on a single. She 
showed some indecision on point, though she pointed accu- 
rately. She beat Von Gull quite thoroughly in range and 
speed. Up at 2:14. Virginia did not run equal to the form 
displayed in her first heat. 
Young Rip Rap and Sister Sue started at 2:32. Sue 
roaded to a point on a single bird in weeds. Next she 
pointed a bevy The dogs were working separately. Rip 
took a long cast and pointed a bevy in woods, holding his 
point stanchly several minutes liJl his handler came up. Each 
flushed a single. Sent on. Rip found two bevies in succes- 
sion. Sue backed his last point on a bevy, crept by and 
stole the point. Sue pointed a bevy, held it and scored a 
point on the bevy. Rip ranged wide, fast and with judg- 
ment, proving a good finder. He showed excellent skill in 
locating and pointing bevies. Sue had no further chance in 
the competition. Up at 8 :33. 
