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single bird of the bevy flushed. Swab pointed a single. Up 
at 9:25. Swab had a narrow range, which was much reduced 
in the latter part of the heat. 
Duke's Rush and Pkince Rupert were cast off at 9-30. 
Down 58 minutes. Prince ranged wide, and with good judg- 
ment. He had a pleasing way of going. Toward the last 
of the heat he was ranging less widely. Rush kept diligently 
at work from start to finish, and he covered a useful area of 
ground, though his range was less than Prince's. He has a 
short, choppy stride, but aa he works well within his powers, 
he does not run himself down quickly. Only one bird was 
found in this heat. It flushed wild before anything definite 
could be gained from it. 
.Tannis and Miss Brandon, next in order, did not arrive, so 
the bye dog was next run. 
Hal, the bye, was run with a setter for a running mate, 
which flushed a bevy, and on the scattered birds Hal made 
two good points and showed a very superior order of ability 
in reading, locating and pointing accurately. He ranged 
well and with judgment, although at the end of the heat he 
•yvaa narrower in his casts. Up at 11:05. Down 35 minutes. 
Second Round. 
Six were kept in the competition. 
Ortolan and Swab started at 4:33. Swab pointed. Noth- 
ing found. Swab next made two flushes. Up at 4:59 Orto- 
lan ranged well. Swab's range was medium. 
Larrt Noble and Duke's Rush began at 5:13. Duke 
flushed a single up wind. Next he pointed a single well. 
Neither dog worked out the ground properly, each casting 
wide in the prairie, giving little heed to the stubble, near the 
edge of which were the best opportunities. Several birds 
were flushed by the wagons. Larry ranged too wide. Duke 
made quite a good showing in diligence and ranging, 
barring the matter of judgment already mentioned. Up at 
5:45. 
Prince Rupert and Hal began at 5:53. Hal was going 
across wind on the stubble when two birds flushed wild 
ahead of him; as he went nearer, another flushed wild; he 
caught scent a moment afterward, and dropped to a point on 
the rest of the bevy. Up at 6:08. Hal ranged well, and he 
showed knowledge and skill in his point work. 
Third Round. 
Ortolan and Duke's Rush ran 19 minutes, beginning at 
6:21. No birds were found. Both ranged wide and fast, Or- 
tolan the better. 
Ortolan and Swab were started at 6:47, and ran till 
7:08. No birds found. Ortolan was much the better ranger, 
though Swab was sustaining her work well, and her seeldng 
was well sustained. 
The Derby. 
There were eleven starters. They were drawn as follows: 
Tabasco Kennels' lem, and w. setter bitch Tabasco Butter- 
fly (Antonio— Minnie T.), S. J. McCartney, handler, with J. 
J. Odum's b., w. and t. setter dog Sport McA. (Tony Boy- 
Blue May), D. E. Rose, handler. 
R. J. Myers's lem. and w. pointer dog Ghisholm ("Von 
Gull— Croxie), D. E. Rose, handler, with Tabasco Kennels' 
b,, w. and t". setter bitch Hurstbourne Joel (Tony Boy — Bon- 
nie Bell II.), S. J. McCartney, handler. 
Dr. J. R. Daniels's lem. and w. pointer dog Sam's Beau 
(Plain Sam — Dolly D. II.), Geo. Richards, handler, with E. 
McKenney's b., w. and t. setter dog Val's Mark (Val Lit — 
Cam Sing), owner, handler. 
T. A. Montgomery's lem. and w. pointer bitch Giovanna 
(Ightfleld Lonsdale— Ightfield Bunty), owner, handler, with 
Dr. M. P. Rogers's b., w. and t. setter bitch Pearl R. (Sam 
Gross — Donnashey),- D. E. Rose, handler. 
E. McKenny's b., w. and t. setter dog Val's Dexter (Val 
Lit— Can Sing), owner, handler^ with Del Monte Kennels' o. 
and w. setter bitch Minnie's Girl (Antonio— Minnie T.), F. 
Richards, handler. 
Wm. Elliott's lem. and w. pointer dog Doctor Tassie (Hal 
Pointer— Kent's Star), a bye, Geo. Richards, handler. 
The Derby was for pointers and setters whelped on or after 
Jan. 1, 1896. Purse $235, divided into $100, $75 and $50; first, 
second and third, respectively. 
Pearl R. won first. She captured the honors more through 
a consistent performance and good attention to the gun than 
through any specially notable superiority. 
' Sam's Beau, second, made a good competition, some of 
his work being commendable indeed, but he did not sustain 
his range well and was not always reliably steady on birds. 
Sport McA., third, showed better capabilities than any 
competitor in the stake, but he marred his chances by work- 
ing out of bounds, and he was not at all times reliable in his 
bird work. His endurance was notably good, and in speed, 
and ability to beat out his ground he had no superior in the 
competition. Had he observed the gun better he would have 
been higher. 
Tuesday. 
Some slight signs of rain in the early morning soon disap- 
peared. Tne weather was very warm and hardly a breath of 
air stirred. The afternoon was sweltering hot. The dogs 
needed water frequently. They were worked in the open 
Erairie more than on any other day of either trial, and more 
irds were found in consequence. Still the work on birds as 
a whole was inferior. 
First Round. 
ToBAsoo Butterfly and Sport McA. started at 7:03. 
Sport flushed twice, once excusably on mowed ground, once 
on the prairie. Sport pointed; nothing found. Both ransed 
lawlessly out of bounds, and the handlers had great difliculty 
in keeping to the course. The judge, however, did not per- 
mit himself to be stampeded in the least. Butterfly was 
steady, ranged wide, but was without judgment. She "found 
no birds. IJp at 7 :49. 
Chisholm and Hurstbourne Joel started at 7:56. Down 
47 minutes. . N*o birds found. They ran a poor heat in every 
particular. 
Saji's Beau and Giovanna were to run next, but the lat- 
ter being in season, Val's Mark was substituted. They 
began at 8:51. Giovanna flushed a bevy and both chased. 
Next, Beau flushed a single and pointed a single. Each then 
flushed twice. Beau pointed two birds in the prairie. He 
was then steadying nicely to his work. Mark about 200yds. 
away at the same time pointed; nothing found. Next Beaii 
pointed a bevy skillfully. Sent on, he drew accurately to a 
point on a bevy; Mark refused to back, and went in ahead 
and flushed. He stopped then and pointed. Some birds 
were flushed to the point. Next, he flashed a single. Up at 
}:40. Beau was much the better ranger. He beat out his 
ground with judgment after he steadied down to work. 
Pearl R. and Giovanna were cast off at 9:45. Pearl 
pointed a single. Sent on, she pointed; nothing found; Gio- 
vanna backed. Up at 10:19. Pearl ranged the better, though 
3-iovanna had good speed and range. 
Val's Dexter and Minnie's Girl ran a very poor heat, 
rhey beat about in a narrow area. Their work on bii-ds was 
poor. Down 40 minutes, beginning at 10;21. 
Doctor Tassie, the bye, was started at 11:11. He flushed 
;wo birds, moved on and flushed some more. Next he 
lushed a single. He ranged well at good speed, and hunted 
weiU. apparently, but his work on birds was poor. ,Vv at 
11:39. 
The afternoon was so oppressively hot a late start was 
nade. 
Second Ro und. 
Eight dogs were kept in the second round. 
Sfost McA. AND Sam's Beau were cast off at 4:36, 
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NABOB AND INDIA. 
Sport took very wide casts, too wide for proper work, and 
being out of bounds so much hurt his chances. He showed 
extraordinary endurance under the hot sun. His speed and 
range were sustained throughout. With more experience 
and schooling he wiU make one of the finest of performers, 
if he fulfills his present high promise, o He found and 
pointed a bevy well, the birds being scattered somewhat in 
the long grass and, therefore, difficult to locate accurately. 
It was sweltering hot to those in the wagons, and still hotter 
m the long grass. Sport was about SOOyds. away when he 
pointed. He behaved nicely. It was a very good piece of 
work. Beau ranged moderately well and kept diligently at 
work. He found no birds. Up at 5:07. 
Val's Maek and Pearl R. began at 5.10. Pearl flushed 
a single, then roaded on and made a flush which seemed in a 
way excu.sable. Next she made a point to which nothing 
was found. Mark's range was very moderate. Pearl was 
the better in every respect. Up at 5:34. 
Dr. Tassie and Chisholm started at 5:46. Chisholm won 
after starting, practically quit working. He was ordered up 
at 5:58. Doctor ran well, but found no birds. His range, 
pace and judgment were fairly good, but he performed 
poorly on birds when he had opportunities. He was ordered 
up at 6:06. 
Butterfly and Giovanna ran 30 minutes, beginning at 
6:07. The latter ranged close and with no interest in the 
work. Butterfly ranged merrily, but showed greenness. 
She flushed a single and chased it energetically. 
Final. 
Sam's Beau and Pearl R. were started at 6:32. Pearl 
made a point on two birds. In some long grass each made 
a flush. Each had fallen off some in ranging, though the 
evening had become cooler. Down 27 minutes. 
The All-Ace Stake, 
There were nine starters in this stake, drawn to run as fol- 
lows: 
E. A. Burdette's b., w. and t. setter dog Cincinnatus Pride 
(Cmcinnatus— Albert's Nellie), Geo. Richards, handler, with 
Jubilee Kennels' b.. w. and t. setter bitch Dodo HI. (Orlando 
— Atalanta), G. B. Borradaile, handler. 
E. A. Burdette's b. andw. setter bitch Ann of Abbottsford 
(Gladstone's Boy— Bohemian Girl), Geo. Richards, handler, 
with Hobart Ames's b. . w. and t. setter bitch Christina (Blue 
Ridge Mark— Lou R.), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Chimo Kennels' b., w. and t. setter bitch Ortolan (Orlando 
Atalanta), C. F. Archibald, handler, with T. P. Jones's b., 
w. and t. setter dog Hurstbourne Zip (Tony Boy— Dimple), 
D. E. Rose, handler. 
Ed. Gray's b,, w. and t. setter dog Count Robert (Count 
Eric— Ann), George Richards, handler, with F. W. Dunham's 
1. and w. pointer dog Elgin's Dash (Kent Elgin— Mack's 
Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, 
Chimo Kennels' b. and w. setter dog Prince Rupert (Larry 
Noble— Atalanta), a bye, C. P. Archibald, handler. 
This stake was for all setters and pointers which had not 
won an All- Age Stake in any previous year. Purse S250, of 
which $125 went to first, $75 to second and r$50 to third. The 
fees were $5 to enter, and SIO additional to start. 
First was won by Hurstbourne Zip. He ran in much im- 
proved form as compared with his form of the previous 
week, and he was lucky besides in finding birds in each heat 
and under favorable conditions to make a good showing. 
Ortolan, second, is a most pleasing worker. Her range is 
good without being extremely wide. However, it is quite 
wide enough. Her point work, what there was of it, was 
clean and good. She carried herself in a spirited manner. 
Ann of Abbottsford made an ordinary competition in point 
work and steadiness: She ranged very wide, though in her 
first heat, going down wind, she ranged with poor judgment. 
On the whole, her performance was without any special 
marks of superiority, though she showed excellent capabili- 
ties. 
Cincinnatus Pride had made a good showing when com- 
pared with Ann, and I thought he should have divided third 
with her, or even have had all of third. However, the 
honors were very even between them. 
Wednesday^ 
A passing thunderstorm cooled the air for a time ia the 
early morning, but the heat soon asserted itself, and the 
weather was about the same as on the previous day, though 
there was a fairly stiff breeze blowing from the southeast. 
The afternoon was so warm that a very late start was made. 
The hotel thermometer, on the shady side of the house, re- 
gistered 92° when a start was made. Birds were scarce all 
day. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Dodo III. started at 7:40. Down 
1 hour and 4 minutes. Both ranged wide. Pride too wide at 
times. Only one bird was found, and no work was done on 
it. Up at 8:44. 
Ann op Abbottsford and Christina began at 8:51. Down 
45 minutes. Ann pointed a single. Sent on. Ann pointed 
a single, and Christina coming up, flushed it. The heat was 
run down wind. Both ranged industriously, with poor judg- 
ment; Ann was the wider ranger. 
Ortolan and Hurstbourne Zip ran 28 minutes. Down 
at 9:43. Both dogs ranged well. Zip pointed, roaded on 
hesitatingly up wind and pointed the bevy. The weather 
was hot and the birds lazy. They flew but a short distance to 
some brush and grass. Zip made three points on .singles. 
There was very little merit in the work, as the birds were 
marked close and the dogs coached to them. Zip flushed a 
single. Ortolan pointed one. Zip ranged better than in any 
of his previous heats of these trials. Ortolan also ranged 
well. 
Count Robert and Elgin's Dash started at 10:19. Down 
37 minutes. Both took wide casts. No birds found. 
Prince Rupert, the bye, was run with Alberta Joe for a 
short time. Prince was run 18 minutes, beginning at 11:00. 
His range was middling. No birds were found. It was then 
very hot and unfavorable for work. 
Second Round. 
Eight dogs were continued in the running. The work in 
this round was very unsatisfactory and inconclusive owing 
to the great scarcity of birds. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Christina started at 5:41. Pride 
took long casts, too long for best ranging. On his second 
cast he pointed a bevy about SOOyds. away. One of the birds 
flushed wild. He moved on and the rest flushed. Christina 
ranged pleasingly, covering a middling area up ground, but 
she lessened her range a great deal toward the last of the 
heat She found uo birds, which was an excusable circum- 
stance. Up at 6:05. 
Ann op abbottsford and Dodo III. began at 6:13. Ann 
made game; a single flushed about lOOyds. ahead. Ann 
ranged wide. Dodo had a fairly good range. Up at 6:35 
Hurstbourne Zip and Count Robert started at 6:43, 
Each made a point; nothing found. Zip ranged well, though 
his range was not quite so wide as it should be. Count 
ranged very wide at times. He needs more experience. Up 
at 7:00. 
Ortolon and Elgin's Dash were run 9 minutes without 
finding, beginning at 7:01. 
Thursday. 
The weather was clear and bracing. A cool west wind, 
which veered toward the north from time to time, blew 
stilfly. Birds were found in fair numbers as compared with 
the previous days, though they still were all too scarce. The 
improved conditions made better work. 
Third Round. 
There were six dogs in this round. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Ann of Abbotsford ran 20 min- 
utes, starting at 6:51. Ann was going very wide in her cast- 
ing. She found and pointed several hundred vards away, 
moved on, and the birds flushed. Next both dogs roaded 
about on the foot-scent. Zip was contracting his ranging, 
but the scent of birds stimulated him to greater exertion 
and he ranged better. Next Zip pointed a bevy. Both were 
steady to shot. Up at 7:01. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Ortolan started at 7:14. Pride 
pointed a bevy nicely, finding it by diligent searching. Or- 
tolan next found and pointed some birds well. Down 31 
minutes. Pride ranged very wide and used poor judgment 
in working his ground. Ortolan ranged nicely and beat out 
her ground with fair judgment. 
Dodo III. and Elgin's Dash started at 7:48. The former 
went very wide in her ranging. Dash ran without any ap- 
parent purpose or judgment, though he kept busily going. 
He frittered away time occasionally on false scents. 
Fourth Round. 
Ann of Abbottsford and Ortolan ran 13 minutes. 
They started at 8:25. Both pointed and made game. An old 
bird was flushed down wind of the place they pointed after 
they had gone on. Ann flushed and chased a single. 
This ended the stake. 
St. Paul, Minn , Sept. 13.— Special to Forest and Stream: 
Ann of Abbottsford won Northwestern Champion Stake. 
B. Waters. 
Nabob and India. 
The two pointers in the spirited field scene which we pub- 
lish this week are Nabob and India, bred by the Charlottes- 
ville Field Trial Kennel, owned by that sterling sportsman 
Mr. Edward Dexter, of Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Both pointers 
have been conspicuous in field trial compelitiou and their 
names are therefore familiar to the readers of Forest and 
Stream. The bitch India, we regret, died last winter. She 
was highly prized. The excellence of the picture stamps it 
at once as being from the brush of the talented artist, Prof 
Edm. H. Osthaus. 
American Kennel Club. 
New York Sept. 6. — The regular quarterly meeting of 
the American Kennel Club will be held at the office of the 
club. No. 55 Liberty street, New York, on Thursday, Sept. 
23, 1897, at 3 P. M. A. P. Yeedenburgh, Sec'y. 
