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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 29, 1S98. 
Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Feb. 15. — New England Kennel Club's fourteenth annual show, 
Boston. James L. Little, SecV' 
Feb. 21. — Westminster Kennel Club's twenty-second annual show, 
New York. G. de F. Grant, Sec'y. 
March 9. — St. Louis Kennel Club's tliird annual show, St. Louis, 
Mo. \Vm. Hutchinson, Sec'y. 
March 15. — Northwestern Kennel Club's dog show, St. Paul, 
Minn. C. E. N. Howard, Sec'y, St. Paul, Minn. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Feb. 7.— Alabama Field Trial Club's second annual trials, Madi- 
son, Ala. H. K. Milner. Sec'y. 
The U. S. Field Trials. 
{Conch/ if ed from Jtagc 73.) 
Thursday. 
The weather was clear and cool. As the day advanced 
the sun and wind did much toward drying out the 
ground. In the afternoon the mud was mnch less 
troublesome. Wire fences cramped the competition a 
great deal, and tliere was much working at cross pur- 
noses. There was some old-fashioned hustling betimes. 
The work of the dogs as a whole wa.s not up to expecta- 
tions, though there was a part of the work which was 
really high class. 
Saragossa Belle and Sam T. began at 8:30. A bevy 
was seen to flush near where one dog was working, quite 
a distance away. In woods on the scattered birds Sam 
pointed and moved on: some birds were flushed near the 
place. Sam made three good points on singles, and Belle 
made two. She refused to back. Sent on, Sam pointed 
in woods, and in reading to locate he showed reluctance. 
Up at 9:00. Both ranged fast and wide. The heat as a 
whole was not notable for any special excellence. 
Elgin's Dash and Dave Earl began at 9:11. Dave 
flushed a bird of a bevy ^'ilfully and shov/ed lawlessness. 
On a marked bevy in thicket Dash made a good point 
and Dave backed. Earl, going down wind, flushed a 
bevy in weeds. The birds were marked down in the open 
where there was stdTicient cover for them to hide in and 
where there should have been good point work, but the 
handlers got into a scrambling tnood and flushed the 
Jjirds. Beating about, each dog secured a single-bird 
Doint. Up at 9:40. The heat was rather ragged and 
hurried, and fell far short of equaling the opportunities. 
Dash ranged with ordinary judgment and was over- 
attentive it: nosing out likely corners. Dave Earl had 
ntuch the better range and speed. 
,A.nn of AbbotLsford and Landseer began at 10:01. 
Landseer was to have run with Roland, but the latter 
being withdrawn on account of illness, and Rodfield's 
Boy also not running, Ann and T>andseer were braced to- 
sjether. After ranging about ten mimttes Landseer was 
lost. A diligent search failing to find him the next heat 
was begun. It had been in progress some minutes when 
Landseer appeared. After that heat was ended this heat 
was resumed. They were cast off at 11:05. They point- 
ed near each other independently, Landseer first, then 
began roading; Landseer pointed the bevy, and Ann 
backed indii¥erently. In ranging Landseer was out of 
bounds much of the time, and strained the resources of 
his trainer to handle him. Ann had a useful range, but 
the class of her range was rather ordinary. Up at ii:45- 
Harwick and Tony Gale were cast off at 10:27. Tonj' 
nointed a bevy and made another point on the scattered 
birds. Harwick in a thicket pointed, moved on to locate 
better, and flushed the single; he again pointed and drew 
on, and the bird was flushed afterward. Tony pointed 
stanch]5^ in a plum thicket; nothing found. The ranging 
of the dogs was much interrupted by stretches of wire 
fences obstructing them. There was nothing notable 
in the qualit3- of their bird work. Both ranged fast and 
wide enough. 
Sister Sue and Pin Money were cast off at 11:57. They 
soon started in a straightaway run out of sight and staved 
out of bounds quite a while. Sue was inclined to follow 
her leader. They neglected working to the gun for some 
minutes. When they were got in hand they settled down 
to better work. Pin Monev pointed a bevy nicely and 
was commendably stanch. Sue at this juncture came in 
and comnienced working for her handler. The birds 
took a long flight. Pin pointed them in weeds, but she 
drew on to locate better and Sue made game and began 
roading on the same birds, which flushed before thev 
were again pointed. They were again followed. Pin 
pointed them well and Sue backed: then Sue got a good 
point on a single and the heat ended. Pin Monev showed 
much the better abilities, though she impaired her work 
by wild running part of the time and she was not proper- 
ly obedient. Up at 12:29. 
Tory Luna and Hurstbourne Zip began at i :24, after 
lunch. Zip pointed in woods, moved on to locate; Tory 
roaded and pointed the bevy. Tory next pointed two re- 
maining birds. Zip made one good point on a single 
and a point to which nothing was found. Both were 
speedy and had good range. Zip going the wider at 
times, though he was very irregular in his casts and 
sometimes went too wide. Up at i:S4- 
Young Rip Rap and Belle of Hard Bargain were cast 
off at 2:03. Rio ranged lawlessly out of bounds most of 
the time. Belle was fast and kept within more reason- 
able limits, but she was disobedient and difficult to hold 
properly to the course. Up at 2:37. She was a merry, 
industrious worker nevertheless. 
Second Round. 
Ten were kept in. Of these Sister Sue was rather for- 
tunate in having the preference over Ned B., a dog which 
in my ouinion outclassed her in every respect. The 
heats in this series were one hottr long. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Count Gloster began at 3:1*^^ 
Pride pointed on hirks and was backed. Next he located 
a single bird skillfully, then pointed it. Pride next 
pointed some scattered birds in woods. Sent on. Coimt 
dropped to a point in a cottonfield; Pride backed: noth- 
ing found. Count ftialde t^Vo 6f three false points in sud- 
cession. Next he made a good point on three birds. 
Sent on. Pride made game and roaded in a masterful 
manner to a point on a bevy in woods. It was an ex- 
cellent piece of work under difficult conditions, the 
ground being bare. It was accurate, quick and skillful 
work. Sent on. Pride took up the trail of a single 
bird and followed it very accurately quite a distance 
on the bare groutid. He pointed occasionally. As he 
had it nearly located Count cut in ahead and took the 
point, but the real credit was Pride's. Count then 
roaded about and pointed, but failed to locate. In the 
open on the scattered birds Pride made two points and 
two flushes. He had much the better of the heat. 
Albert Lang and Harwick were cast off at 4:23. Al- 
bert made two points and Harwick one; nothing found. 
Albert pointed a bevy well on dry leaves. He next 
pointed a single and was backed. Harwick pointed a 
iDevy which flushed wild. Both dogs feathered and road- 
ed about for some minutes in an open field, bttt failed to 
find. The birds had probably flown to roost. Sent on. 
Harwick pointed a bevy by a hedge; Albert backed. Both 
dogs ranged well considering the unfavorable ground, 
and were fast and diligent. Both showed good bird 
work. 
Friday. 
Rain fell heavily during the night, and the muddy 
conditions again prevailed. A dark, overcast sky prom- 
ised a stormy day. After Avaiting a while, there being 
a remote prospect that no rain would fall, a start was . 
made. Birds were not found in such numbers as in pre- 
vious days. There were but few spectators present, near- 
ly everyone having left for their homes. There were a few 
light falls of rain during the forenoon. 
Sam T. and Tony Gale were cast off at 10:21. Sam 
pointed a bevy in heavy weeds in bottom. Sent on. Tony 
pointed a bevy in open sedge, and Sam, coming about 
30yds. ahead, pointed the same bevy independently. On 
the scattered birds Tony got three good points, the birds 
lying very close. Sam doming in pointed on one of 
Tony's singles. Next Sam made game, drawing about 
and pointing now and then, but failed to locate. Sent 
on. Sam pointed in weeds; nothing found. Tony made 
three points on singles, two of the points being made 
while the dogs were separated. Sam again roaded about, 
pointing at times; Tony backed; nothing lound. Tony 
was lost for a few minutes and was found pointing a bevy. 
Sam backed. The birds were marked down in heavy 
weeds and both pointed on them; the birds flushed in 
twos and threes, the dogs still pointing and drawing 
slowly as the birds flushed. Sam next made a point on 
two outlying birds. Tony had mttch the better of the 
heat. The conditions were very favorable for good 
scent. Both dogs were fast and ranged well. Sam 
showed timidity on scent and avoided following it to a 
conclusion several times. 
Sister Sue and'Tory Luna were cast off at ii:33- Sue 
pointed some birds and Luna backed; Sue flushed. On 
the scattered birds Sue made three points on singles, 
one of which was flushed by Luna; the latter pointed 
a single. Sent on. Sue roaded to a point on a bevy, 
roaded on to locate better and Luna cut in and took the 
point. Sue made two good points on singles. Luna 
next pointed a bevy and Sue made a point to which there 
was nothing found. Sue had much the better of this 
heat. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Pin Money started at 1:20, after 
lunch. Zip's work was of an inferior grade. They backed 
each other soon after starting. Zip got two uncertain 
points and one good one on birds. He backed well. 
Pin made one point on a lark and three on running 
birds. 
Third Round. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Tony Gale were cast off at 2:52, 
and ran about ten minutes. Pride found and pointed a 
bevy nicely; as Tony ran in toward him from the front, 
the bevy flushed. The heat then ended. 
Harwick and Sister Sue ran nine minutes, beginnmg 
at 3:06. They were worked on scattered birds. Harwick 
dropped to a point on them in leaves in woods; a good 
piece of work. Sue was headstrong, and could not be 
controlled sufficiently to work on the scattered birds. 
Sent on after the scattered birds in woods. Harwick 
again pointed them well. Sue made one point to which 
nothing was found, and one point on a rabbit. Harwick 
had the better of the heat in every respect. 
The Absolute. 
Chisholm and Sport McA. were cast off at 3:21. It 
would be difficult to imagine a more total collapse of 
a competition than that which soon took place. Sport 
bolted after a few minutes and was not seen again during 
the heat, which ended in about a half hour's time. His 
tracks were found where he had crossed the highway 
into large fields on the opposite side of it. In the mean- 
time Chisholm had been working alone, had flushed 
a bevy and a single bird, and was running in poor form. 
It was a heat in which all competition had vanished. A 
long search failed to find Sport after the heat waa ended. 
Saturday. 
There was a heavy downpour of rain during the night. 
Great, dark clouds sailed across the sky at the time of 
starting, but the rain had ceased. The three judges, two 
reporters and a small boy constituted- the party follow- 
ing the one handler and two dogs. The latter were cast 
off at 8:57, and the unfinished heat was resumed. It 
may be mentioned in passing that Sport was found_ on 
point the evening before, after a good deal of searchine. 
A heavy rain set in as the heat began, and lasted till 
the dogs were ordered up. Soon after they were cast 
off Sport bolted and was lost for nearly an hour. 
Riders searched about for him. He found himself at 
last and came to the party from a point of woods some 
distance away. In the meantime Chisholm had been 
put in the wagon. Cast off again, Sport was kept in 
bounds only by the most constant whistling and shout- 
ing, and while it kept him in uncertain check in a way, 
it entirelv deterred Chisholm from making any service- 
able effort at all. The latter showed repugnance toward 
the water, the tain a'nd the Wet grass; and tried to com- 
promise by leaping over the tops of the sedge now and 
then. On two running birds which one of the judges 
had seen running in the grass, and which the dogs had 
been previously worked upon without finding, Chisholm 
secured a loose kind of point. Sport, after the birds were 
flushed, pointed a few yards ahead, probably on foot- 
scent. The heat then ended, lasting something over an 
hour. The misbehavior of sport would have disqualified 
him in any event, and while Chisholm ran a very weak 
heat, he won, with something to spare. This heat proves 
that Sport needs a great deal of good discipline and 
work to make him a worker to the gun. As for Chis- 
holm', the cold rain and wet ground effectually put a 
damper on his performance. B. Waters. 
The Continental Field Trial Club*s 
Trials, 
The trials of the C. F. T. C. were run at New AfMiiy, 
Miss., beginning on Monday, Jan. 17. The entries in 
the stake were light, a loss being suffered from follow- 
ing the U. S. trials in the next week after they were run, 
as all clubs suffer under similar circumstances. 
The grounds were favorable for good wark, and the 
birds were in sufficient numbers to decide a competition, 
though not so plentiful, nor were they distributed so 
uniformly as could be desired throughout the grounds. 
For these reasons a longer time was required in run- 
ning the heats than otherwise would be necessary. 
The judges were: Messrs. W. S. Bell, of Pittsburgh, 
and E. H. Osthaus, of Toledo. Thev officiated very 
well ^n every respect, and they arrived at accurate de- 
cisions. Mr. N. Wallace, the third judge engaged, sent 
his excuses at the last moment, thus disappointing the 
club. The decisions were approved by all who were not 
chronic kickers in whole or in part. No judges could 
be more painstaking, patient, attentive and considerate 
than were the two under consideration. 
The visitors were: Mr. Hobart Ames and wife, Bos- 
toii; Dr. B. C. Russell and wife, Keene, N. H.; W. H. 
Joiner, Memphis, Tenn. ; Mr. W. G. Graham, Grand 
Junction, Tenn.; Capt. J. R. Horton, Holly Springs, 
Miss., and others. 
The Derby. 
This stake was for all setters and pointers whelped on 
or after Jan. i, 1896. There were four prizes, namely, 
first, $250; second, $200; third, $150; fourth, $100. 
There were eight starters, as follows; 
H.' B. Ledbetter's b., w. and t. setter bitch Sport's 
Belle (Marie's Sport — West Wind), Geo. Gray, handler, 
with Dr. J. R. Daniels's 1. and w. pointer dog Sam's 
Bow (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II.), Geo. Ricnards, hand- 
ler. 
J. J. Odom's b., w. and t. setter dog Sport McA. 
(Tony Boy— Blue), D. E. Rose, handler, with W. G. 
Graham's b. and w. setter dog Dick Bland (Sam Gross 
• — Madie R.), J. H. Johnson, handler.- 
Dr. M. F. Rogers's b., w. and t. setter bitch Pearl R. 
(Sam Gross — Donna Inez), D. E. Rose, handler, with 
Geo. E. Gray's (agt.) lem.and w. Sport's Girl (Spot Cash 
— Mamie B.), agent, handler. 
Wm. Elliott's 1. and w. pointer dog Doctor Tassie 
(Hal Pointer — Kent's Star), Geo. Richards, handler, with 
Geo. E. Gray's (agt.) 1. and w. pointer dog Young Jingo 
(Jingo — Pearl's Dot), agent, handler. 
There was a dearth of birds in some of the heats. 
None of the competition was secured without the most 
diligent searching. 
The winners were: Sport's Girl first, Young Jingo sec- 
ond, Pearl R. third, Dick Bland fourth. 
Sport's Girl ranged well and at good speed, and she 
exercised good judgment. Her point work was com- 
mendably accurate both on bevies and on singles. She 
showed some puppyish traits occasionally, more in her 
manner than in the work itself. She remained out at 
her work and conducted it without coaching. 
Young Jingo ran a very close race for first, but he was 
not entirely independent in his ranging, and he made 
some bad errors at the finish, which set him back un- 
doubtedly. Still no dog in the stake equaled him in 
finished training, honest work to the gun and bird sense. 
Taking his point work into consideration, apart from the 
errors, his bevy work was excellent, und he could be 
handled with ease in working for singles, and in this 
and the prompt obedience he gave to whistle he was not 
approached by any dog in the stake. 
Pearl R. was not reliable at all times either on point or 
back, and she was handled with much difficulty and a 
deal of noise. She received a great d^l of coaching also. 
While she was fast and diligent, her range'was not con- 
ducted with the best of judgment. 
Dick Bland's competition was weak in its ranging 
features. His point work was fairly good. Toward the 
close of the competition he was running with less spirit 
than in the earlier part. 
Monday. 
The morning was raw and cloudy, but gradually the 
temperature became higher, the clouds passed away and 
the afternoon was quite pleasant. Birds were not in 
abundance. There were twelve or thirteen bevies found, 
which gave a fair test of the dogs by hard searching, 
through heats longer than the average, hence the tests 
were quite thorough. There was industrious work dis- 
played throughout the stake, and the class of the work 
was above the average, taking into consideration the 
limited opportunities. 
First Round. 
Sport's Belle and Sam's Bow were cast off at 10:11. 
Belle pointed a rabbit and Bow backed. Again cast off 
for a search of bevies. Bow pointed, moved on, making 
game, but failed to locate. The birds were afterward 
flushed by the riders. Next Bow in the open pointed a 
bevy and made two points on the scattered birds. Sent 
on. Belle pointed a bevy in woods, and on the birds 
marked down in the open, Belle flushed a single, and 
next she made a point near where some birds had 
flushed. Bow was the better in range and speed. Down 
I hour and 2 mimttes. 
Sport MgA. and Dick Bland ran i hour and 12 min- 
