Jan. 
22, 189S. 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
73 
Wednesday. 
There was jjtud everjwhere, and surface water on 
every level, little ; and great, :Seattei-ed clouds floating; 
overhead in somber heaviness portended more rain, but 
it did not set in until afternoon. Soon after lunch when 
Albert Lang and Neb B._ were running, a heavy rain set 
in, lasting about an hour, After that it rained lightly, 
with a few short intermissions, till near the time the 
running ended. Birds were Jound in sufficient numbers 
for good competition, notwithstanding the bad weather. 
Sport McA. and Sport's Belle were cast off at 9:04. 
Soon Belle pointed a bevy and was steady to shot. On 
the scattered birds Sport made two sharp points in a 
cotton field. Belle roaded quite a distance in the cotton 
field_ and pointed scattered birds. Sent on, Belle made 
a point on a bevy in cottOTi--a good piece of work. Sport 
pointed; nothing found. A long stretch of country was 
worked out then without finding. Sport pointed a few 
times and nothing was found. 
This heat ended the stake. Up, at 9:50. 
The Members^ Stake> 
This stake was for dogs of members which had never 
run in a field trial, and owned by amateurs and handled 
bv owners. The prize was the Tobasco cup. Entrance, 
$10. 
There were but two starters. 
Edward A. Burdette's b,, w. and t. setter dog Bolero 
(Cincinnatus Pride — Gossip) and Dr. George Eubanks's 
b., w. and t. setter dog Landseer were started at 10:22. 
Bolero flushed a bevy. The scattered birds were fol- 
lowed. Bolero flushed a single, then backed. Sent on. 
Soon Landseer flushed a single bird of a bev}', then 
pointed the bevy. Sent- on. Landseer pointed near the 
edge of woods, roaded on about 80yds., and the birds 
flushed wild. Sent on. Landseer in the open drew 
quickly about on a trail, but failed to locate the bevy. 
Bolero flushed it, after which he flushed a single. Land- 
seer had the better of the competition in every respect. 
Up at ii:ii. 
Landseer won. He showed much merit. 
The All-Age Stake, 
There were twenty-two dogs which qualified to start, 
and they were drawn to run as follows : 
Theo. Goodman's b., w. and t. setter dog Albert Lang 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady), J. H. Johnson, 
handler, with Dr. J. Spencer Bro\yn's 1. and w. pointer 
dog Ned B. (Rap — Lady Grace), George Richards, 
handler. . 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Count 
Gloster (Eugene T. — Gloster's Girl), C. Tucker, handlei", 
with A. L. Shonfield's b., w. and t. setter dog Leo Noble 
(King Leo— Minnie T.), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. 
Edward A. Burdett's b., w. and t. setter dog Cincin- 
natus Pride (Cincinnatus— Albert's Nellie), Geo. Rich- 
ards, handler, with T. W. O'Byrne's b. and w. pointer 
dog Moerlin (Rip Rap — Belle of Ossian;, N. B. Nes- 
bitt, handler. 
P. M. Essig's b., w. and t. setter bitch' Saragossa Belle 
(Gleam's Pink — Maud E.), J. H. Johnson, handler, with 
Del Monte Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Sam T. 
(Luke Roy — Bettie B.), Frank Richards, handler. 
Fox & Blythe's b., w. and t. setter dog Dave Earl 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady), J. H. Johnson, 
handler, with F. W. Dunham's lem. and w. pointer dog 
Elgin's Dash (Kent Elgin — Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose, 
handler. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Roland (Eu- 
gent T. — Lou), with Dr. Geo, Eubanks's b., w. and t. 
setter dog Landseer ( — ), J. H. Johnson, 
handler. 
Eldred Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Tony Gale 
(Antonio— Nellie G.), D. E. Rose, handler, with H. R. 
Edwards's b., w. and t. setter dog Harwick (Topsy's Rod 
— Opal), Geo. Gray, handler. 
Edward A. Burdett's b., w. and t. setter bitch Anne of 
Abbottsford (Gladstone's Boy — Bohemian Girl), Geo. 
Richards, handler, with P. T. Madison's b., w. and t. 
setter dog Rodfield's Boy (Rodfield — Sue Gladstone). 
Pontotoc Kennels' b. and w. pointer bitch Sister Sue 
(Jingo— Rooney Croxteth), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with 
Charlottesville Kennels' b., w. and t. setter bitch Pin 
Money (Count Gladstone IV. — Daisy Croft), C. E. 
Buckle, handler. 
Avent, Thayer & Duryea's b., w. and t. setter bitch 
Tory Lima (Roi d'Or — ^Tory Diamond), J. M. Avent, 
handler, with D. E. Rose's (agt.) b., w. and t. setter dog 
Hurstbourne Zip (Tony Boy — Dimple), D. E. Rose, 
handler. 
Charles B. Pineo's'blk. and w. pointer dog Young Rip 
Rap (Rip Rap— Pearl's Dot), Geo. E. Gray, handler, 
with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' lem. and w. set- 
ter bitch Belle of Hard Bargain (Count Gladstone IV. — 
'Daisy Croft), C. E. Buckle, handler. 
This stake was for all pointers and setters which had 
never won first in an all-age stake at any recognized field 
trial. The prizes were $250, $200, $150, first, second and 
third respectively. 
The work as a whole was not up to what one might 
reasonably expect from the reputation of many of the 
contestants. The handling, too, was not up to the stand- 
ard, there being excitement and rushing at times. No 
doubt but that the privilege of riding on horseback, ac- 
corded the handlers in consequence of the heavy mud, 
contributed to a frequent separation of the handlers, and 
greater haste than was correct. However, much of the 
competition in this stake was somewhat disorganized in 
consequence, and was far from the smoothness observa- 
ble in the running of the Pointer Derby. 
The winners were, first, Cincinnatus Pride; second, 
Tony Gale. Harwick and Pin Money divided third. 
Cincinnatus Pride proved that his previous honors 
were well merited. His victory at Newton last fall is still 
fresh in the memory of field trial supporters. Excellent 
as was his performance then, he surpassed it in this conv- 
petition. At no time was he pressed for first honors by 
any competitor. _ His competition had no weak places 
in it — it was uniformly excellent from start to finish. 
He displayed rare skill, accuracy and finish in all the 
details of his work. His range was pleasingly con- 
ducted, being of a sufificient width to cover all the ground 
necessary for either field trial or field purposes; he is 
that sterling article, a field trial dog, and at the same 
time a field dog. Pie never went so wide as to leave the 
sport stranded, and he beat out his ground so intelli- 
gently that he always found birds, 
Tony Gale ran a verj^ good race; his point work, 
though, was marred a bit by inaccuracy a few times. He 
ranged fast, covered a sufficient area of ground, and was 
successful in finding. 
Harwick was fast, his range was quite wide and his 
point work pleasingly sharp and accurate. 
Pin Money had a merry way of going, and she covered 
a dea.! of ground. Her point work was fairly good. Pier 
ranging could be conducted with better judgment at 
times. 
Albert Lang and Ned B. were cast off at 12:38, 
and were ordered up in nine minutes on account 
of rain. At 1:55 the heat was resumed in the 
rain, which was then much lighter. Ned pointed, 
and Albert backed when cautioned. A rabbit was said to 
be the cause of the point. Sent on, Albert made game, 
drawing about to and fro, then pointed, but in a few 
moments moved on. he being some distance away at the 
time. Ned pointed a bevy in a thicket and Albert backed. 
Next working on the scattered birds, Albert pointed, 
then moved on to locate better, and the horsemen follow- 
ing up. Hushed the birds. Next in cotton, Albert made 
two points, Ned one. Albert next pointed a bevy in 
plum bushes, On scattered birds, both pointed; Ned 
drew out in bare field a few yards and had the birds 
accurately pointed. Albert backed. Both were steady to 
shot. They ranged well, found well and pointed quite 
accurately. Up at 3:12. 
Count GInstcr and Leo Noble started at 3:16. Leo 
made a good pointer on a bevy scattered about in the 
grass; Gloster backed. Leo pointed a single nicely; 
Gloster stole the point, flu.shed and dropped instantly, 
Gloster pointed a single in sedge. He made a long cast 
and soon the heat ended. Leo had a moderate range. 
His point work was good. Gloster's range was irregu- 
lar. His speed was good and he pointed accurately. Up 
at 3:43.. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Moerlein started at 3:58. The 
ditches and streams were full to overflowing. The fields 
were so soft that the horses would sink in them knee 
deep, and flounder; therefore the riders were forced to 
keep to the turn rows and paths. The surface of the 
ground was so covered or saturated with water that tlie 
horses' feet made splashes of mud and water at every 
step. Ditches and creeks which were ankle deep in the 
morning were more or less over their banks, and when 
waded would reach to the girths or higher. A black 
sky, mud and water everywhere, rain falling and a leaden 
aspect were conditions far from favorable. Still, birds 
were found in good numbers. Pride began working with 
great spirit, range and judgment at once. He found a 
bevy and pointed it nicely. The birds were not followed. 
Sent on. Pride cast about at high speed. He caught scent 
on a high ridge about 200yds. away, cast rapidty about, 
hit off the direction of the trail and went swiftly to the 
birds, about looyds, away, pointed them accurately and 
held his point till his handler and the judge went to 
him. He was steady to wing when Richards flushed the 
birds. Soon Nesbitt called point, but it was in such a 
bad place the judge could not reach him to observe it. 
Pride next pointed a rabbit. Moerlein seemed to be en- 
tirely disgusted with the cold swims of ditches and 
creeks, and mud and wet grass, and he beat out a small 
scope of ground in a listless way. Up at 4:43. Pride's 
work was. a sterling exhibition of high-class work, a term 
so much abused that it may mean something else than 
the genuine article. He ranged fast, but according to the 
character of the grounds, covering all that he should 
cover as to width, and his bird work was of the highest 
excellence. B. Watkrs. 
Sammary of Running. 
F/rsi Round. 
Saragossa Belle and Sam T., Elgin's Dash and Dave 
Earl, Anri of Abbottsford and Landseer, Harwick and 
Tony Gale, Sister Sue and Pin Money, Tory Luna and 
Hurstbourne Zip, Young Rip Rap and Belle of tiard 
Bargain. 
Second Round. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Gloster, Albert Lang and Har- 
wick, Sam T. and Tony Gale, Sister Sue and Tory Luna. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Pin Money. 
Round. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Tony Gale, Harwick and Sister 
Sue. 
Absolute. 
Chisholm and Sport McA. Sport bolted and could 
not be found until evening, when he was discovered on 
point. The next day down again, and Sport bolted and 
was lost an hour. Chisholm won. 
Dogs and Sheep* 
The subject of sheep-killing by dogs arouses the re- 
sentment of all good dog owners; that is to say, of the 
reputable owners who exercise care in respect to their 
neighbors' rights as well as in respect to their own. It 
is rare indeed when any marauding on sheep is brought 
home to a well-bred dog. The latter is better schooled, 
better fed and housed, and is restricted in his liberty in 
so far as to prevent hint frotn acquiring vagrant habits; 
therefore he is better kept. He is also better tempered 
than the vagrants or curs. He also has a high monetary 
value, and is too valuable to be subjected to the same 
neglect as the worthless curs whose depredations bring 
the whole race of dogs into more or less disrepute. If 
the laws could be so framed that the curs, which in par- 
tictdar abound so plentifully in the country communi- 
ties, could be legally destroyed, it would be an invaluable 
gain to the owners both of dogs and of sheep. 
The license requirements, while they mitigate the cur 
nuisance, do not abate it. Until such time as the people 
require by statutory laws that a dog must have pure 
race characteristics, as shown by authentic pedigree, or 
by other good evidence of race properties or th^f Vi« v,.,. 
a t,K,netary value as a practical worker 'fCr draft fiefd 
01 other purposes, m order to have a right to I ve the 
'rty rigl ts'in Z 'V^'^'^' '7 ^'^y important 'prop! 
Z!^- }Y ' true that in a few places the 
dog ,s lepl y considered as being property btU this law 
from ll,e misdMds of thr?„ T I cr 
more than 600,000 sheen in ti;.. ^ ^.^^^y billed 
iSgo. when ,he°Ias, 'sSis rest IZratlhlT i' 
prepared and aln,„st h,wZ aeirTockV 
Th ,s irue ,„ Mississippi, ,00. In this S ate Mai,'?- 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nehraslca, Arizona and he'. 
disease and exposure in an average winter The oC 
I'med^'^inl'^"' dogs have good r^ecoJds, too,^?or 
d ease NnrH^'r'"''',-"' '^'^"^ ^heep as storms and 
S m North Carohna and Tennessee dogs are red 
^s th. n sheep. They killed four-fifths as many 
Texls Well V^"'- combined. In Kentuckj^ 
A- V ' Y";f "'^' Indiana, Minnesota and Iowa the 
bS fnT"^"'- '\r"'^ ^.""^^^^ °ther causes com- 
bined, n yirgima, Missouri and Oklahoma, two-thirds 
as much; in Illinois and Wisconsin, one-thi;d as much 
arid in Delaware, Maryland, Kansas. California and New 
Hampshire, one-quarter as much 
"If the winter of 1889-90 had not been a bad one for 
sheep in Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New MexT- 
co, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, the dogs would 
make a worse showing in the census tables than they do 
n these States whole flocks on certain ranges were ex- 
terminated, and thus the percentage of deaths due to, 
exposure and disease was raised to 6.95 for the whole- 
country. The dogs killed neariy 2 per cent, of the. 
total shfeep population. 
..'"^^^e^.^x^P '■risers don't like dogs as a general thin^. 
Many States use the money received from dog taxes 
to pay for the damage they do. In these States some 
ot the fanners are not unfriendly to the dogs. If a sheen 
dies or is killed by a wildcat or falls from a ledo-e of 
rocks, the thrifty farmer returns it to the proper officers 
as a sheep killed by dogs. Then he gets paid for it 
Sometimes a New England farmer, when he loses a 
sheep, will collect the value of it from the county and 
trom the owner of the dog that killed it. Sheep-killing 
dogs become well known in the community where their 
masters live. Sometimes the dogs are such good hunters 
that their masters refuse to allow them to be killed, and 
try to keep them from doing any damage. Such a 'dog- 
owner is an easy mark for the unscrupulous sheep breed- 
ers. Every time a sheep is killed, dies or disappears, the 
owner will go to the dog's master and demand pav for the 
dead animal, threatening to have the dog killed if its 
owner does not pay up. The dog may be innocent, but 
because it bears a bad reputation its owner submits. If 
there are more owners of sheep killers than one, the 
fartner may collect from each and make a good thing 
of his sheep. He may collect from the county, too. 
"Most dogs that kill sheep are bad dogs all the way 
through, and sportsmen and farmers unite in trying to 
get rfd of them. A sheep-killing dog is usually a tramp, 
untrainable, and worthless for hunting. Many of the 
dogs that kill sheep are ownerless. The farmers shoot 
them Mdien they can, and sportsmen, anxious that their 
dogs shall not be accounted bad because of the misdeeds 
of ownerless curs, help them. Some farmers set traps 
for sheep killers. The traps are like wolf traps, and are 
set where a sheep is killed, the body of the sheep being 
used for bait. Sheep-killing dogs usually visit the scenes 
of their depredations, as a murderer is said to haunt 
the spot where he commits a crime. The farmers and 
breeders count on this, and set their traps accordingly. 
Sometimes they put arsenic in the carcass, to make sure 
that the guilty dog shall not escape. 
"When a real .sheep-killing dog gets into a flock of 
sheep he kills as many as he can. He does not kill for 
food, btit for fun, apparently, and he finds his prey easy, 
for the sheep can't fight back, and don't know enough 
to run. They can't run fast enough to escape, anyway, 
and their only hope of salvation lies in scattering. This 
the sheep won't do, but persist obstinately in following 
the bell wether while the dog kills them." 
No Chica§fo Show. 
The Mascoutah Kennel Club last week, in formal 
meeting, decided upon an indefinite postponement of ..the 
mooted bench show. 
