Jan. 29, 1898.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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tltes, begitining at 11:22. Soon after starting Sport 
bolted. The jitdges held Dick in check for a. while, al- 
lowing a reasonable time to find Sport and get him in 
hand. Failing this, Dick was ordered on, working 
alotifiu As a matter of courtesy, one of the judges as- 
sisted in the search. Dick flushed a single across wind. 
Next he pointed some scattered birds quite well. Sent 
on again, and the riders flushed a bevy, and Dick was 
headed for the scattered birds when Sport came in. He 
was watched by some of the horsemen till his handler 
came in from a distance, where he was searching, and 
the competition was again resumed. Dick made a good 
point on a single at the edge of woods. Sport roaded 
and pointed alternately about looyds.; Dick swinging in 
ahead on the same trail pointed; both drew on and 
failed to locate. Sent on. Sport pointed in scrubs, ahd 
Dick about 30yds. ahead flushed or pointed. He held 
his point, and the rest of the bevy flushed wild. In 
woods, working on the scattered birds, Dick made two 
points-. Dick was badly handicapped running against 
Sport. The latter was constantly disposed to bolt, and 
it required a deal of loud ordering and whistling to keep 
him under any control. He could not be kept to the 
course. He was flagrantly disobedient when working to 
the gun, and most of the time he was self-hunting. 
Pearl R. and Sport's Girl started at 2:t6. Pearl made 
game and flush'ed a single excusably. Sent on. Pearl 
pointed a bevy in heavy cover. Sent on. Girl pointed 
a bevy in the open; Pearl backed prettily for a moment, 
then broke her back, and was stanch on back only to 
order. On the scattered birds Pearl made two good 
points; Girl made one. Their range averaged about 
middUng. Girl was puppyish at times, but she showed .a 
great deal of merit. Pearl ran prettily, but in her work 
she received a deal of coaching from her handler. Up at 
3:36. 
Doctor Tassie and Young Jingo began at 3:43 and ran 
I hour and 31 minutes. The former injured his tail near 
its end on a barbed wire, and his sides were red with 
blood from lashing his sides with it as he ran. He also 
injured a toe-nail severelj^ in consequence running witli 
a shortened stride and range throughout the heat. He 
ran pluckily nevertheless, and made a very creditable 
showing. A bevy was marked down In heavy weeds 
in shallow water. Doe pointed two of the birds and 
Jingo backed nicely. Jingo made two points on the 
scattered birds. Worked on and a bird or two flushed 
near him. It was a very unfavorable place, and flushes 
were excusable. Sent on. Jingo made a good point on 
a bevy, and in woods on the scattered birds he made 
three points; Doc made one. Up at 5:14. Jingo had the 
better of the heat in every respect, though Doc kept dil- 
igently at work and made a good showing. Had it 
not been for his injuries he undoubtedly would have 
displayed a higher class of competition. 
Tuesday. 
The weather was cloudy, frosty, damp and raw. The 
clouds showed signs of breaking away in the forenoon, 
and the sun made a feeble attempt at shining, but the 
favorable weather signs lasted but a few minutes. Birds 
were hard to find, and this prolonged the heats much 
longer than otherwise would have been necessary. 
Second J?oumil. 
Dick Bland and Sport's Belle started at 8:27. The 
dogs worked diligently over three-quarters of an hour 
before finding. Dick pointed a hevy and Belle backed, 
and on the scattered birds Dick secured a point in sedge. 
Belle flushed a single on bare ground. Up at 9:22, and 
Dick had the better of the heat. 
Sport's Girl and Sam's Bow were started at 9:59. Girl 
pointed two birds, moved on and flushed the birds. In 
woods Sam made a point on singles. Next he roaded to 
a flush on a single after having pointed it. Girl made 
two good points on scattered birds. Up at 10:53. The 
pointer ranged well, but his bird work was weak. Girl 
far surpassed him in locating and pointing, and she 
ranged well besides. 
Pearl R. and Young Jingo were cast off at 11:00. 
Each made a point on a bevy, Jingo's being marked by 
quick foUowing of the scent to the birds and accurate 
pointing. Jingo backed Pearl's point. Sent on, and 
both pointed a bevyindependently at about the same 
instant. Jingo pointed a single and Pearl backed. Next 
she pointed a single. Jingo pointed some scattered 
birds; Pearl broke her back and flushed the birds. Up 
at 11:50. The pointer ranged with the most judgment, 
and his Avork on birds was much better. He worked 
more on his own judgment than did Pearl, the latter 
having a great deal of coaching. 
Third Round. 
Pearl R. and Dick Bland were started at 1:58. Dick 
pointed some scattered birds, and at the same time Pearl 
pointed a bevy; next she pointed a single, and sent on 
again she found and pointed a bevy. Up at 2:24. Dick 
backed well and was industrious. 
Young Jingo and Spot's Girl began at 2:29. Girl 
pointed a bevy and Jingo backed nicely. Sent on. In 
some bottom land he flushed it again. Girl pointed on 
the footscent. The last errors of Jingo undoubtedly 
lowered his standing seriously. 
This ended the stake. - 
The AIl^Age Stake. • 
There were thirteen starters, all of which had compe- 
ted in previous trials. 
This stake was for all setters and pointers which had 
not won first in anj' recognized trial in America. The 
prizes were $200, $150, $100, and $50, first, second, third 
and fourth respectively. 
The winners were: First, Cincinnatus Pride; second, 
Albert Lang; third, Young Rip Rap; fourth, Elgin's 
Dash. 
The stake as a whole was weakly contested. Pride 
was the only dog which showed class work. He main- 
tained his good reputation as an excellent performer, 
and the description of his quahties as put forth in recent 
reports in Forest and Stream is equally applicable 
to his competition in this trial. 
Of the others it may be said that they made a weak 
competition, and won not so much on their own' high 
merit the demerits of their competitors. 
Edw. Burdett's b., w. and t. setter bitch Ann of Ab- 
bottsford (Gladstone's Boy — Bohemian Girl), George 
Richards, handler, with A. N. Schoenfienld's b., w. and 
t. setter dog Noble Leo (King Leo — Minnie T.), N. B. 
Nesbitt, handler. 
F. W. Dunham's letti. and w. pointer dog Elgin's 
Dash (Kent. Elgin — Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, 
with Edw. A. Burdett's b., w. and t. setter dog Cin- 
cinnatus Pride (Cincinnatus — Albert's Nellie), George 
Richards, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' Xtm. and w. setter 
bitch Belle of Hard Bargain (Count Gladstone — Daisy 
Croft), C. E. Buckle, handler, with Eiared Kennels' b., 
w. and t. setter dog Tony Gale (Antonio — Nellie G-,), 
D. E. Rose, handler. 
N. T. De Pauw's \. and -w. pointer bitch Sister Sue 
(Jingo — Rooney Croxteth), N. B. Nesbitt, handler, with 
S. P. Jones's b,, w. and t. setter dog Hurstbourne Zip 
(Tony Boy — Dimple), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Bar Harbor Kennels' b. and w. pointer dog Young 
Rip Rap (Rip Rap — Pearl's Dot), George Gray, handler, 
with Theo. Goodman's b., w. and t. setter dog Albert 
Lang (Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady), J. H. John- 
son, handler. 
H. R. Edward's b., w. and t. setter dog Harwick (Top- 
sy's Rod — Opal), George Gray, handler, a bye. 
First Round. 
Ann of Abbottsford and Noble Leo began at 3:22. 
Leo made a point to which nothing was found. Next he 
made a good find and point on a bevj In sedge. Work- 
ing on the scattered birds Ann roaded a single and 
flushed it willfully in open sedge. She steadied down, 
and in a few moments afterward pointed a single nicely. 
Leo made four points in quick succession on singles. 
Ann pointed one and Leo flushed one. Up at 4:30. 
The heat was not marked by any good ranging or spe- 
cial superiority aside from the points on scattered birds. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Elgin's Dash were started at 
4:34 and were ordered up at 5:06 without finding, al- 
though a few moments after being ordered up a point 
was claimed for Pride. He had the better of the rang- 
ing. 
Thursday. 
Wednesday was a day of heavy rain and high winds. 
No attempt was made to start the competition. Thurs- 
day was cloudy and cool. There was a while toward 
midday when the sun broke through the clouds in 
places, raising hopes of a clearing itp of the weather; it 
lasted but a short time. The sky again became heavily 
overcast. Still the day as a whole wos favorable for 
bird work if the birds had been moving. They, how- 
ever, seemed to be Imddlcd most of the time. Some of 
the heats were short of birds, as in previous days. Ow- 
ing to the dark sky and muddy ground a late start was 
made. 
Belle of Hard Bargain and Tony Gale were cast off 
at 10:35. Tony pointed. Soon Tony pointed a bevy in 
the open sedge at the edge of woods, and was backed. 
Working on the scattered birds, Tony made a point to 
which nothing was found and two good ones on singles. 
Again searching for bevies, Tony pointed and Belle 
took a circle around him from behind, keeping about 
50yds. away from him, cut in ahead and pointed. Again 
no birds were found. Both dogs moved on, roading, 
Tonjr being much assisted by Belle in keeping to the 
trail. She pointed the bevy some 200yds. from where 
Tony first pointed. He showed a very low order of 
ability in following this trail. Again searching for bevies, 
Tony found and pointed one in open sedge. Belle back- 
ing him to order. Both were steady to shot. Up at 
ii:ii. Tony had, the better of the heat in every way, 
save in the matter of roading and locating the running 
bevy. 
Sister Sue and Hurstbourne Zip began at Ii:i6. A 
bevy was flushed by the horses. The dogs had passed 
close by it. Sue took a cast and poUited a bevy. The 
dogs were separated some minutes at this juncture. Zip 
made game and pointed twice and nothing was found 
other than small birds. Sue flushed part of a bevy Avhich 
both dogs passed near. Zip flushed a single awkwardly. 
Up at 12:36. The heat was a poor one. Sue ranged very 
irregularly, came in to her handler unnecessarily, and 
worked her ground without any judgment. 
Young Rip Rap and Albert Lang ran one minute over 
an hour, commencing at 2:23. Albert pointed a bevy in 
woods, locating it poorly. Next he pointed a single. 
Searching for bevies again, he found and pointed a bevy; 
Rip coming in and going down wind flushed some out- 
lying birds of it. Rip pointed a single and Albert 
backed. The latter during the heat made three points 
to which nothing was found. Up at 3:24. Rip was out 
of sight too much. Neither showed good judgment in 
ranging, and they ran together betimes for company in 
searching for bevies. 
Ned B. and Dave Earl started at 3:30. Dave pointed 
a bevy nicely in open ground; Ned stole the point in 
the most brazen manner, running directly to Dave and 
stopping close in front of him. Dave stood stanchly. 
It may be said by way of explanation that Mr. Gray 
handled Ned, Mr. Richards, his regular handler being 
ill. Moved on, roading, Dave pointed a bevy and Ned 
refused to back. He backed once well when Dave 
pointed on footscent. ' The pointer showed speed, fair 
range and displayed good point work. Neither worked 
with proper independence. Up at 4.23. 
Harwick, the bye dog, ran from 4:30 to 5:16 without 
finding. He made a point to which nothing was found 
and his range was lacking in judgment. 
Friday. 
The weather was delightfully pleasant. A balmy at- 
mosphere, a clear sky and bright sun favored good work 
in the competition and a pleasant day for those in attend- 
ance. The ground had dried out so well in the high 
places that the footing was good, and the low places were 
passable. The work was partially good and the rest in- 
different or bad. The final heats were not contested so 
closely as was anticipated from the work done in the pre- 
.Vious ones. There were not so many birds found as 
were desirable. In the afternoon tlie grounds were ex- 
(ieedingly difficult to work. There was too much wet 
bottom land, thickets and bare cottonfields for consecu- 
tive good competition. 
Second Round. 
Elgin's Dash, and Noble Leo were cast off at 9:39. 
The heat was a poor one. Dash pointed a bevy at the 
edge of woods; Leo flu.shed an outlying single and re- 
fused to back, and on the scattered birds he made a 
flush and a point. Next Leo pointed a single and 
Dash stole the pomt. Up at io:io. Leo ranged close 
and his work was ordinary. Dash ranged without much 
judgment, though he was diligentlv at work and covered 
a reasonable scope of ground. He paid too much at- 
tention to nooks and corners at times in nosing tliettl otlt, 
and carried a low nose when on scent. 
Cincinnatus Pride and Rip Rap started at 10:22. Fdde 
going down wind flushed two outlying birds of a bevy 
then pointed it, Rip pointed a single which was in a 
tree. Pride made two good finds and points on bevies. 
Rip Rap also found and pointed a bevy accurately. Both 
ranged fast and wide, and showed good judgment 
Their point work was commendably good. Up at Ti:o5. 
Tony Gole and Albert Lang started at ii:ii. Lang 
pointed two bevies and Tony made a spectacular back 
about 50yds. behind, and to the point on the first bevy. 
Tony made four firm false points at different times dur- 
ing the heat. Lang showed very superior ability iti 
locatine his second bevy. He made one point on a sin- 
gle. He far excelled his competitor in finding and 
pointing. Up at 11:55. 
Si.ster Sue and Dave Earl began at 1:59 and ran one 
hour. The heat was marked by a very low grade of 
work. Sue flushed two bevies and Dave false-pointed 
repeatedly. They were both out of the running then 
bevond question. 
Young Rip Rap and Elgin's Dash started at 3:10. 
Both were fast and diligent. Some uncertain work was 
done on singles, thoueh the last point of each on singles 
was true and good. Rip found and pointed a bevy, and 
Dash flushed a single and pointed one. Up at 4:11. Rip 
was the superior in everv respect. 
Cincinnatus Pride and .Mbert l aner started at 4:15. 
Lang pointed; nothing found. Pride was lost, and 
when fovtnd was back on the course in weeds pointing 
a bevv, A run with heavv cover had cut off the view 
from him and the partv had passed bv him. He .showed 
good ranee, snecd and judgment, although the grounds 
ivere unfavorable for the best display of those qualities. 
] ang worked dilierentlv, but found nothing. Un at 4:56. 
This concluded the trials. B. Waters. 
TKe Rigfhts of Dog Owners. 
NoTWiTHSTAwrnNr, all the disadvantages which the 
owners of valuable dogs encounter in establishing orop- 
ertv rights in them, a marked legal advance is made oc- 
casionally toward the desired rpcognition. On Jan. 6 
the .A-pnellate Division of the Supreme Court of the 
State of New York decided that the net of the Legrisla- 
ture nnssed in 1896, authorizing the Mohawk and Hud- 
son River Humane Societv tn tax dop-s in Albany and 
vicinity, and to kill anv and all dop-s which did not bear 
the dog tax tag. was illegal. Justice Landon, who de- 
livered the Court's decision, conceded the power of the 
LeHslature to establish license laws applying to the own- 
ership and harboring of dogs, but he questioned the 
soundness of the law which imposed a penalty of confis- 
cation on such dogs as were not licensed. He supported 
the point of law so often raised in similar cases; that is 
to say, that an owner cannot be deprived of his property 
without due process of law. He further held that the 
defendant, being a corporation, was not eligible to hold 
public office, the one reason alone that it could not take 
the oath of office rendering it ineligible, and that there- 
fore the plaintiff had ground for action in the illegality 
of the act vesting the execution of certain noHce powers 
of the State in a private corporation, and thus in a way 
giving an ineligible partv a public office. 
Of course, the last point turns more on the unconsti- 
tutionabtv of the act in nuestion than on the rights of 
ownership, but it is pleasing to know that a dog owner 
as such is ecaining consideration from anv legal point of 
view, in this respect dift'erlne from that wherein the dog 
was considered wholly as being ferae naturae, and en- 
titled to no serious legal consideration whatever. 
The New York Show. 
The following- additional special prizes are offered for competi- 
tion at our coming: show, namely: F. G. Goodridee oflfiers Sh) 
for best American-bred Irish setter bitch and $10 for best Irish 
setter puppv. 
The BtiH Terrier Club offers a challenge rup, value $100, for the 
best exhiliit of four bull terriers entered and o"'ned by a member. 
The CUD to be competed for annually at the Westminster Kennel 
Chib sho\vs, and to be won three times by the same exhibitor 
beff^re becominfr his absolute prooerty. 
Mrs. J. P. M. Grosvenor otTers $10 each for the best heavy 
weis-ht. "mediurn weie-ht and light weight poodle exhibited by a 
member of the Poodle Club. 
A dass will be made for A'redale terriers, as a number of en- 
tries have been g;unr;jnteed. r'as<5 23^. Italian ereyhounds, should 
re^d : "Free for all dops and bitcbcs." 
Wp take this opportunity of notifvino; exliibitors tliat in all cases 
the date of birth of the e.Khibit must be given on the entry form. 
Jas. Mortimer, Supt. 
Alabama Field Trials. 
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 20. — The Alabama Field Trials Club_ will 
hold their second annual trials on the club's reserve, at Madison, 
Madison county, Ala., beginning Feb. 7. The regular stakes will 
consist ol a derby, open to dogs born on or after Jan. 1, 1S96, 
and an all-age stake for dogs of any age. 
The derby entries closed ^vith twenty nominations, full list to 
be orinted in yovir next issue. Entries to the champion and puppy 
stakes are coming in freely, although entries do not close until 
night before the running. All railroads in Mississipoi, Tennes- 
see, Georgia and Alabama, except the M. & O. and K. C. M. & B.. 
will sell tickets to Madison on Feb. 5, 6 and 7, good for return 
to Feb. 17, at one and one-third fare for round trio, on the certifi- 
cate plan. H. K. Milner, Sec'y. 
Champion Stakes. 
New Albany, Miss., Jan. 24. — Special to Forest and Stream: 
Eight starters in the Champion Stakes — Cincinnatus Pride, Pin 
Money. Ann of Abbotsford, Marie's Sport, Tonv Gale, Tippoo, 
Young Rio Rap. Von Gull, If weather is good, stake will be 
finished Wednesday. Judges are Messrs. Bradley an^ Osthaus., 
B. Waters. 
