Mr. 27, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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This stake was for all setter puppies whelped on or after 
Jan. 1. 1895. First, $300: .second, $300; third, SIOO. First and 
second forfeit $10 cash; |10 additional to start. Entries close 
May 20. 
The jtidges were Messrs. A. Merriam. Memphis; S. C. 
Bradley, Greenfield Hill, Conn., and Theodore Sturges, New 
York. 
Monday. 
The weather was warm, clear, dry and unfavorable for a 
general good class of work. The birds, with the exceptions 
of a few bevies, would not lie to the dogs' points, and flushes 
and lost opportunities were common incidents. Many birds, 
marked down, were run over by the dogs and afterward 
flushed by the handlers or horsemen. 
First Round. 
Maidek Modt^sty and Sam's Bow started at 8:39 and ran 
57 minutes. A bevy was flushed and followed from place to 
place, the birds flushing wild. At last Modesty secured a 
point on a single bird in woods. The range of both dogs was 
moderate. 
Hope and Zeb were cast off at 9:26; down 44 minutes. A 
bevy was marked down in pine woods. Hope made two 
points on singles and Zeb flushed once. Hope pointed a bevy 
and was steady to shot. On the scattered birds Zeb made 
two points. He had the better speed and range, but Hope 
outclassed him in finding, locating and pointing. While he 
had afair range, be beat out his ground with poor judgment. 
Pearl R. and Lena B. were down 5i minutes. They were 
started at 10:12. Lena flu.shed a bevy. The birds were fol- 
lowed into thick pine woods. The dogs were hardly in the 
woods before they stopped on point. Then there was a noisy 
calling of points, a sci.unbling to the front, birds flushing 
and nothing definite determined. Further on each made a 
good point on singles, then both joined in a good point on 
scattered birds. In heavy cover next Pearl pointed a bevy. 
The birds were followed into woods and a number of good 
opportunities were lost. Birds were scattered about in num- 
bers. Lena pointed a single and Pearl backed. Both were 
fast and merry workers, with fairly good range. 
Ghookka and Wut Not were cast off at 11:12; down 49 
minutes. Why Not made a point and a flush on scattered 
birds. Ghoorka flushed a bevy in the open. He was warm, 
and seemed somewhat off his nose. On the same birds, each 
secured a point, Next, Ghoorka made a hesitating point on 
part of the bevy in brush. In woods, Why Not wheeled into 
a sharp point on a single, and the pointer backed. A flush 
by the setter and a point by the pointer ended the bird work. 
The points fell far short ot the opportunities. Ghoorka 
ranged well and at good speed, he covering more ground 
than the setter; but his point work was faulty, and in that 
respect the setter showed the better ability. 
Fairview Belle and Sport McA.. were cast off at 1:47; 
down 1 hour. Belle was more diligent, and maintained a 
more uniform pace. On scattered birds both secured points. 
Sport's locating was marked by uncertainty, slow roading 
and premature pointing. They lost many opportunities to 
point. 
Second Rou nd. 
Sam's Bow and Zeb were run .51 minutes. Toward the 
end of the heat, Zeb pointed a bevy. The birds were followed 
in heavy weeds. Bow pointed a'single. Zeb roaded some 
yards, pointing every few steps. He roaded past the bird, 
which was flushed by his handler. He had good speed, was 
not regular in his range, and beat out his ground with poor 
judgment. 
Pearl R, and Why Not ran minutes, beginning at 
4:11. They .soon found a bevy in open sedge, but some trees 
cut off the view. Rose claimed point, Tucker was loudly 
cautioning Why Not to be steady, and some birds were seen 
to fly from their vicinity. A moment later Rose called point 
and Pearl further on was pointiog steadily. The birds were 
followed Pearl roaded tr> a good point on a bevy in the 
open. Both dogs were diligent, showed good speed and bird 
sense. Pearl had the better of the heat. 
Ghoorka and Lena ran an ordinary heat. They started 
at4:.54; down .56 minutes. Lena flushed, then pointed some 
remaining birds and flushed them wilfully, Their range 
was commonplace. 
Tuesday. 
The weather conditions were better, though still unfavor- 
able. There was a gentle breeze betimes with a slight cool- 
ness, and the sun was partially obscured by clouds part of 
the time. Birds were found in sufficient number-;, but in 
places entirely unfavorable for the purposes of a competi- 
tion. A .start was made at the Oonover end of the grounds. 
Third Round.. 
Zee and Pearl R. were cast off at 8:48. They were run 
2 hours and 2 minutes, longer than seemed to be necessary 
as the pointer had the heat well won after the first hour. At 
no time was it an exhibition of a high-class performance; 
yet, such as it was, the pointer won it most thoroughly.' 
Pearl pointed a bevy in weeds; next she pointed a single, 
and next she flushed and chased. Zeb found and pointed 
three bevies, and had one divided point on scattered birds 
with Pearl. The latter made two more points on scattered 
birds, and made two flushes. On one bevy in woods the 
work is not taken into account, as no one saw which dog 
found or xjoiuted or fl ushed. Pearl had a more pleasing way 
of going, and u-sed more judgment in beating out her 
ground, though she had less range than the pointer. Her 
point work was faulty in its execution, and also in the many 
lost opportunities. Zeb ranged with poor judgment, though 
his obedience to his handler's signal in casting as directed 
helped him greatly in seeking in good ground. He showed 
a good nose, but on point he was lacking in intensity; and 
in locating, while he went true and quickly to his birds, he 
had a wiggly way which was not pleasing, and this de- 
ficiency in style was noticeable in his ranging. This heat 
ended the Derby. 
Why Not was placed third without further running. 
The All-Age Stake. 
Immediately after the Derby was finished on Tuesday this 
rtake was begun. Mr Sturges retired from the judging, he 
being interested as an owner in the competition. Mr. F. R, 
Hitchcock, whose ripe experience and skillful knowledge 
well fitted him for the position, was chosen to fill the vacant 
place. 
This stake was open to all setters and pointers which had 
never won a first prize in an all-age open stake at the Phila- 
delphia, Southern, United States or Central Field Trials 
First prize, $-300; second, S300; third, SIOO. Forfeit, $10; §30 
adiiitional to fill. Entries clo.9ed Oct. 1. 
There were .sixteen starters, run as follows: 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' lem. and w. setter 
bitch Pin Money (Count Gladstone IV.— Daisy Croft), C- E. 
Buckle, handler, with Eldred Kennels' setter dog Tony Gale 
(Antonio— Nellie G,), D. E. Rose, handler. 
F. W. Dunham's lem, and w. pointer dog Elgin's Dash 
(Kent Elgin— Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, Vith S, D. 
Rippley's b., w. and t. setter bitch Winkee (Count Glad- 
stone IV.— Tory P.), W. Tallman, handler. 
D. E. Rose's (agent) setter dog Hurstbourne Zip (ToayBoy 
— Dimple), agent, handler, with Edward A, Burdett's b., w. 
nnd t. setter bitch Ann of Abbottsford (Gladstone's Boy — 
Bohemian Girl), Geo. W. Richards, handler. 
H. Ames's b., w. and t. setter bitch Christina (Blue Ridge 
Mark— Lou R.), D. E. Rose, handler, with Chas. B. Pineo's 
1. and w pointer dog Young Rip Rap (Rip Rap— Pearl's 
Dot), Geo. E. Gray, handler. 
R. A, Johnson's 1., w. and t. pointer dog Kent of Grace 
(King of Kent— Queen Grace), Luke White, handler, with 
Geo. E. Gray's (agt.) b., w. and t. setter dog Sarsfleld (Rod- 
field — Opal), a,eent, hfindler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels'^b. and w. setter bitch 
Shadow (Count Gladstone IV —Daisy Croft), C. E. Buckle, 
handler,' with J. T. Mayfield's (agt.) b., w. and t. setter dog 
Rodfleld's Boy (Rodfleld— Sue Gladstone), J. H. Johnson, 
handler. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Count Gloster 
(Eugene T.-Gloster's Girl), C. Tucker, handler, with Phil, 
M, Essig's b,, w. and t. setter bitch Saragossa Belle (Gleam's 
Pink— Maud E ), J. H. Johnson, handler. 
Edward A. Burdett's b., w. and t. setter dog Cincinnatus 
Pride (Cincinnatus— Albert's Nellie), Geo. W. Richards, 
handler, with Fox & Blythe's b. w. and t. setter dog Dave 
Earl (Count Gladstone— Dan's Lady), J. H. .Johnson, hand- 
ler. 
Count Gloster, first, is greatly improved in form over that 
which he displayed last year, and he has a meiry, dashing 
way of going which is pleasing to the eye. His point work 
was mixed as to quality, some of it excellent, some of it very 
erroneous. Some of the time he worked diligently, some of 
the time he romped gaily. His judgment is fairly good. 
Ann of Abbottsford, second, has much more knowledge of 
work than the winner of first. She is an excellent finder, 
beats out her ground with judgment and maintains an even, 
uniform degree of work. In style she is inferior to the » in- 
ner, whether in action op on point. 
Elgin's Dash, third, is also very perfect in the knowledge 
of working to the gun. and has to an eminent degree the 
quality called bird sense. He has an excellent nose and 
knows to a nicety just how to use it. He was not so stylish 
as the winner, but he was a better workman. 
Cincinnatus Pride fared hardly in being left out of the 
places entirely. He classed well with the three dogs left in, 
and it seemed certain that he would have a place. 
The competition was such that it was a matter of opinion 
as to how the dogs would be placed. One expert had guessed 
Pride, Dash and Ann in the order named; another named 
Pride, Gloster and Dash, while a third had Dash, Pride and 
Ann. This will give afair idea of the diversity of opinion 
in respect to the matter. 
First Round. 
Pin Mone¥ and Tony Gale started at 11:11; down 56 
minutes. Pin pointed a bevy, moved on down wind and 
flushed a bird or two: then she pointed the bevy and it 
flushed wild, Next, Gale pointed in the open and Pin 
backed; nothing was to the point apparently, but a few 
moments after the dogs had gone on the horsemen flushed 
a bevy down wind from the point. Gale's next was a good 
point on a bevy which flushed wild. Pin made three good 
points on scattered birds; Gale two. Both were fast and 
wide rangers. The ground was too irregular and the work 
too largely in cover to make any intelligent comparison of 
range and speed. 
The lunch was one of the best ever served at a field trial 
El&in's Dash and Winkee were sent off at 1:07'. Winkee 
was lost for a few moments. Dash pointed a bevy in an un- 
favorable place. On the scattered birds Winkee made two 
good points, Dash one. Sent on and Dash pointed a bevy in 
corn. Sent on, Winkee pointed a bevy on a side hill and the 
birds flushed wild Dash made three more single points in 
rapid succession in or near brush and briers, they being 
marked by quickness and accuracy. L^p at 1:.59. Winkee 
had good speed, range and ability, but Dash had greater 
ability and was doing a very high class of work for any do"- 
to compete against. ° 
Hurstbourne Zip and Ann op Abbottsford began at 
2:20. Ann heat rapidly to and fro in a cornfield on the scent 
of birds which had apparently been running about. She 
found and pointed them, doing a clever piece of work. On 
scattered birds, Zip made two points; Ann made one. Both 
made next a point on the same bevy. Up at2:,59. Ann 
showed a decided superiority in every respect. She ranged 
wide, fast and with good judgment, and her bird work 
showed knowledge and high ability. 
Christina and Young Rip Rap were started at ,3:13. Both 
were fast and had good range, Rip the wider. Both were 
near a bevy which flushed. Rip pointed a single. Sent on 
In a cornfield Rip was making game when Christina, com- 
ing near, flushed the bevy .and seemed to go on refreshed. 
Some of the birds dropped in sedge near the woods, and Rip 
going with great dash, flushed them and gave no heed to the 
error. Up at 4:01. Aside froui their range and pace, their 
exhibition was very faulty. 
Kent of Grace and Sarsfield were cast off at 4:13. This 
was the last brace of the day. Kent, in the open, caught 
scent, flushed a single bird willfully, and the rest of the bevy 
then flu.shed. It was a very poor piece of work. Sent on 
Sarsfield was lost during some minutes. Sent on, he found 
and pointed two birds. Grace pointed a bevy. Their range 
was about average in point of judgment, though the pointer 
had the wider range and worked more reliably to the gun. 
Wednesday. 
The weather during the night changed sharply. The 
morning was quite cool and much more favorable for good 
work. The sun shone clear and bright. The dryness of the 
preceding days prevailed. The work was commendabjv 
good as a whole, though none of it was of a sensational good 
kind. 
Shadow and Rodfield's Boy were started at 8:41, and 
were run 1 hour and 16 minutes. Rodfield's Boy was seen 
but a few times during the heat, and most of the time was 
spent by the judges and others searching for him. A more 
aggravated case of self-hunting was never seen at a field 
trial. Shadow was on chain a good part of the time waiting 
for Boy to be brought to the course, consequently her oppor- 
tunity for competition was spoiled. Such a rank self-hunter 
should never have been started in a field trial, and being 
started, he should have been taken up when his true charac- 
ter was determined. Shadow was given another chance 
later. 
Saragossa Belle and Count Gloster were cast off at 
10 Soon both dogs were making game and the judges 
flushed the bevy. Count pointed on the scattered birds. 
Sent on, and a bevy was seen to come from nearby Count. 
He made two points on the scattered birds; Belle, one 
Next, Count pointed by a ditch and about SOyds. further on 
Belle pointed the bevy. Count made two more points on 
singles and one on a bevy, Belle joining close by in the point 
on the latter. Count flushed a single. There was an abund- 
ance of birds found during the heat. One bevy came out of 
a run and Belle was suspiciously near it when it flushed. 
Up at 10:.53, Both show good speed, dash and range. We 
thought Belle would have had another trial on her good 
general showing in this heat. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Dave Earl began at 11:08. Dave 
made game in sedge; a bevy was seen to flush and both 
dogs were afterward seen standing close by the place. Pride 
pointed a bevy in cornfield and Earl backed. On this bevy 
marked down and followed nearby, both pointed. Pride 
next made a point where some birds were, but the cover 
was so dense they could not be flushed. Earl pointed in 
cornfield and there was nothing found. Upatll;56. Both 
dogs maintained their speed and worked diligently. They 
ranged well considering the unfavorable nature of the 
ground. 
Shadow was run alone after lunch. She pointed in the 
open; no birds, but a roost was near by. She found and 
pointed a bevy and made two good points on singles, making 
a creditable showing. Up at 1:49. Down 30 minutes. 
Second Round. 
Ten dogs were retained for further competition. 
Elgin's Dash an"d Young Rip Rap started at 1:53. Down 
57 minutes. Dash made game; Rip was found on a point iri 
sedge; Dash came near him and pointed; a single was 
flushed. The cover was very heavy. Next on somescattered 
birds, in sedge each pointed a single. Sent on. Dash found; 
located and pointed a bevy nicely. Each dog next made a 
point on a single bird in woods. Both ranged well and 
sought diligentlv. Dash showed superiority in his bird work 
and judgment. Up at 2:50. 
Pin Money and Hurstbourne Zip began at 2:56. Zip 
pointed a bevy in corn; Pin, close up, backing or pointing. 
The birds took but a short flight. On them Zip made two' 
points; Pin made a point and a flush. Pin had the better 
range and speed. Neither showed the best of judgment in 
beating out the ground. Up at 3:27. 
Tony Gale and Ann of Abbottsford were cast off at 
3:33. Gale made two stanch points; nothing found. Ann 
roaded nicely to a point on a bevy in open weeds. Sent on, 
Ann made game and beat about; on a side hill in open weeds 
she flushed a single bird, then stopped, and Richards flushed 
the rest of the bevy. Gale was lost for .some minutes, and 
was found near woods on a stanch point; nothing found. 
Sent on, Ann roading diagonallv down wind, flushed a 
single, then pointed the bevy. Next .she made a point to 
which nothing was found, and next she made two good 
poins on singles. Gale got out of control, and Ann, though 
working nicely, was taken up till Gale could again be got in 
hand, and while she was up he made a point on a single 
bird. Ann next made a good point on a single. Both ranged 
well, Ann having decidedly the better of the heat. She ex- 
celled in picking up the fnint trail of a bevy, and wisely beat' 
ing about till she located it. Gale seemed to be utterly at 
fault in locating after he made a point. Up at 4:22. 
Count Glosteii and Cincinnatus Pride were cast off 
at 4:27. Both wasted a lot of time in frivolous running, and 
for some time they had no ideaof working for birds. Count 
romped the most. Both pointed a bevy in open sedge. 
Count flushed two singles, and Pride pointed twice nicely 
on singles. Sent on, Count found and pointed two bevies, 
and made a point on scattered birds. Each made a flush on 
singles. Up at 5 04. The latter part of the heat was marked 
by good work. Each backed nicely and was steady to shot. 
Both showed good speed and range. They were specially 
favored in good ground, a good time of day and plenty of 
birds. 
Dave Earl and Winkee were cast off at 5:09. Dave 
pointed a bevy, which flushed wild. On the scattered birds, 
Winkee made a good point on a single, and made an excus- 
able flush. She worked pleasingly and merrily, and was a 
sweet worker to the gun. She handled very easily. Earl 
was diligent and fast, but worked out his ground with poor 
judgment. Up at 5:37. This ended the day's competition. 
Thursday. 
The morning was clear and frosty. As the sun mounted 
higher the weather became warmer, till in the afternoon it 
was too warm for comfortable exertion. Little wind was 
stirring. 
Third Round. 
Count Gloster and Ann of Abbottsford began at 9.54, 
and ran 1 hour and 28 minutes. A bevy flushed nearby 
Gloster. Each made a point on scattered birds. Each made 
a point to which nothing was found. Gloster pointed a bevy 
in briers as he was being called out of the woods, so it had 
little merit as a find. Sent on, Ann found and pointed a 
bevy in sedge in woods. Gloster flushed a single, and missed 
some opportunities to point others which were scattered 
about in the woods. Both pointed a single. Gloster was 
going merrily most of the time, but he was not always seek- 
iug.birds, aud much of his ranging was done with bad judg- 
ment. Ann beat out her ground with good judgment, and 
showed an excellent knowledge of field work, but she was 
not running so well as in previous heats. Both had good 
speed. Ann bad the better of this heat. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Elgin's Dash were cast off at 
10:23. They were worked on some scattered birds. Dash 
pointed and Pride backed instantly. Sent on. Pride pointed, 
then moved on and abandoned the scent. Dash coming up 
a few moments later caught the same scent and roaded 
quickly to a point on thp bevy. Dash pointed a single. Pride 
pointed two .singles, and found and pointed two more bevie.i. 
Sent on, both pointed near a branch; nothing could be 
flushed, so the handlers started on the course. Dash went 
down the branch further, and down wind flushed a single, 
then the rest of the bevy flushed. ' He crossed the branch 
shortly afterward and pointed another bevy. He showed 
rare judgment in finding and pointing his birds. Up at 
11;J4. 
The judges then awarded Count Gloster first, Ana of Ab- 
bottsford second, Elgin's Dash third. 
Eastern Subscription Stake. 
The stake which bears this title was open to all setters and 
pointers. Prizes, $300, S150 and $50. Subscription .$50, pay- 
able Oct. 1, 1896 Each subscription entitled the owner to 
start any dog he pleased, whether his property or not. The 
sub.'*cription was transferable to any person not objectionable 
to the club. The first round consisted of two-hour heats; 
afterward the heats are at the discretion and direction of the 
judges. 
The judges were Messrs. Merriman and Bradley, two thor- 
oughly experienced men. There were twelve starters. This 
support was most encouraging. Instead of losing on this 
stake, as was the case sometimes in previous years, there 
was a balance to the good. As nearly all the dogs ran in 
previous stakes, a list of pedigrees, etc., is unnece.ssary. 
Tony Gale, first, ran one good heat— an excellent one— but 
his subsequent work was sadly marred by false points. He 
has a fine way of going, ranges wide when at his best, and 
he ranges, points and backs prettily as to style. 
Rip Rap, second, taken from first to last, ran far away the 
best race of any dog of the four kept in after the first series. 
While his first heat would not compare with Tony's in find- 
ing birds, his work as a whole was oetter sustained and bet- 
ter in class, and he was free from the false pointing which so 
marred the competition of Tony. 
Count Gloster, third, was lacking in proper industry. 
While he ran gaily, much of his time was devoted to romp- 
ing, and his point work was not specially remarkable for its 
excellence. 
When the competition in the second series was becoming 
.so weak, and the class of work falling below that of Marie's 
Sport and Pride, it would have been quite proper to have 
taken them in and to have given them further trial. What- 
ever faults they may have shown, they had far less than those 
shown by most of the dogs shown in the second series. 
However, the judges are of the most expart class, and any- 
thing contrary to their decisions is offered merely as a mat- 
ter of opinion. 
First Bound. 
Tippoo (Charlottesville Kennels' pointer dog, C. E 
Buckle, handler) and Dave Earl were started at 12:46. The 
former had a decided advantage in every respect from start 
to finish. He showed some signs of weariness toward the 
close of the heat. Tippoo found and pointed two bevies and 
made a single-bird point. Earl made two points to which 
nothing was found, and he pointed a single bird; each backed 
well. Earl ranged in an indolent manner. Tippoo ranged 
wide, showed good judgment and speed, and put spirit into 
his work. 
Lady Grace IL and Tony Gale were cast off at 3:48. The 
competition was very one-sided. Tony had the better speed 
range, style, judgment and success. He found and pointed 
eight bevies, but marred his work by maklog a few points 
