Oct. 29, t8g8,j 
JI7ji* MenneL 
Fixtures* 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 31.— Oxford, Mass.— New England Beagle Club's trials. 
Nov. 3. — Connecticut I'ield 1 rials, Last Hampton, Conn. En- 
tries close Oct. 29. John E. Basseu, Sec'y. P.-O. Box 603, New 
Haven. 
Nov. t.— Indiana Field Trials Club's trials, Bicknell, Ind. S. 
H. Socwell. Sec'y. 
Nov. 10-11. — Grand Rapids, Mich.— Michigan Field Trial Asso- 
ciation's trials. Eber Rice, Sec'}', 
Nov. 11. — Eastern Field 1 rials Club's trials, Newton, N. C. 
S. C. liradley, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15.— Washington Court House, O.— Ohio State Field Trial 
Association's trials. C. VV. Buttles, Sec'y. 
Nov. to.— International Field 1 rial Club's trials, Chatham, Ont. 
W. B, W ells, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15-17.— Central Beagle Club's annual trials. L. O. Seidel, 
Sec'y. 
Nov. 22.— Fourth annual field trials of the Monongahela Valley 
Game and Fish Protective Association, Greene county, Fa. A. 
C. Pc'erson. Se.c'y. Homesdale, Pa. 
Nov. 2S. — Amoret. Mo. — Missouri Field Trials Association's sec- 
ond annual trials. L. S. Eddins, Sec'y. 
Dec. 5.— Continental Field Trial Club's trials, Lexington, N. 
C. W. B. Meares, Sec'y. 
1899. 
Jan. 16.— West Point, Miss.— U. S. F. T. C. winter trials. W. B. 
Stafford, Sec'y. 
Feb. 6. — Madison, Ala. — Alabama Field Trial Club's third annual 
trials. T. H. Spencer, Sec'y. 
Field Trials of the Brunswick Fur 
I CltA. 
The tenth annual field trials of the Brunswick Fur 
Club, which were held at Barre, Mass., during the week 
of Oct. 17, - furnished splendid sport to the lovers of 
New England fox hunting. The trials were highly 
successful. Scent was good, foxes were abundant, the 
hounds did their work well, and the attendance was 
large. Among those present during the week at Hotel 
Barre, the club's headquarters, were O. F. Joslin, Ox- 
ford, Mass.; Chas. P. Wendell, Dr. Lemuel Pope, Jr., 
Horace P. Kent. Dr. A. C. Heffenger, W. A. Bragdon, 
Portsmouth, N. H.; A. B. McGregor, Middleton, Mass.; 
Dr. Chas. Alfred Nichols, Urbana, 111.; Bradford S. 
Turpin, Roxbury, Mass.; S. B. Mills, Needham, Mass.; 
H. V. Conant, F. H. French, Dcdham, Mass.; E. L. 
Brooks, Vernon, Vt; J. H. Van Dorn, Jersey City, N. J. ; 
G. Mawhinney, New York, N. Yy; J. T. Flannelly, Bos- 
ton, Mass.; R. D. Perry, Edgar J. Hill, Phillipston, 
Mass.; C. E. Taylor. Woburn, Mass.; W. R. Dean, 
Worcester, Mass.; W. B. Stone, Waltham, Mass.; E. H. 
Bragg, North Sidney, Me. The majority of the judges 
and many of the spectators were mounted, and the ex- 
periment of riding to the hounds must be considered a 
success. No one could ride straight, but a mounted man 
was able to keep in with the chase and see more of the 
pack than was possible for a man on foot. The decisions 
of the judges— S. B. Mills, E. L. Brooks, Bradford S. 
Turpin, Horace P. Kent, A. B. McGregor, and W. A. 
Bragdon— were well received. 
While the work of all the winners in both Derby and 
all-age was excellent, that of Flash is especially worthy 
of notice. In the Derby she divided third, but in the 
all-age her form improved, and her dash and endurance 
won for her the highest honors of the year. She is a 
handsome, well-built hound, with a beautiful head and 
excellent body, feet and legs. She should do well on 
the bench. Dash, the winner of the Pope memorial 
cup, is a large, powerful hound. Very little fault can be 
found with his body, legs and feet, but his head is 
coarse. 
Monday. 
President Joslin presided at a business meeting of the 
club on Monday evening. Frederick H, French. Ded- 
ham, Mass.; James A. Rice, Barre, Mass., and Dr. Chas. 
A. Nichols, Urbana, 111., ivere elected to active membe"- 
ship, and Col. John D. Rogers, Galveston, Texas, and 
Hayden C. Trigg, Glasgow, Ky., to honorary member- 
ship. Ten entries in the Derby were then made, and 
the meeting adjourned. 
Derby Entries. 
Snowfiake — Dr. A. C. Heffenger's w. and lem. bitch, 
by Big Strive — Linda, Walker-English cross, igmos. old. 
Jack— Chas. P. Wendell's b. and t. dog, by Dock — 
Brownie, Kentucky strain, 22mos. old. 
Baldy- — J. Wm. Jones' b., w. and t. dog, by Minstrel- 
Lot: ie, English-Walker cross, ismos. old. 
Flash — Horace Fuller's b., w. and t. bitch, by Minstrel 
— Lottie, English-Walker cross, ismos. old. 
Sauk — H. V. Conant's b., w. and t. dog, by Minstrel — 
Lottie, English-Walker cross, ismos. old. 
Flirt — H. y. Conant's b., w. and t. bitch, by Minstrel — 
Lotie, English-Walker cross, ismos. old. 
Bal — Dr. L. Pope. Jr.'s, w,, t. and b. dog, by Dash — 
Mischief, English-native cross, igmos. old. 
Gill— Dr. C. A. Nichols' w., t. and b. bitch, by Orator 
— Cheekie, native strain, ismos. old. 
Jupiter — R. D. Perry's b., w. and t. dog, by Orator — 
Cheekie, native strain, ismos. old. 
Lewis — W. A. Bragdon's b., w. and t. dog, by Sharper 
— Katy Decatur, July-Goodman cross, 131UOS. old. 
Tuesday — The Derby. 
Morning broke clear, still and cold, hoar frost covered 
the ground, and the prospect for a day of exceptional 
sport was excellent. As usual, the hounds were started 
at the Rowell farm, and the sun was not yet up when 
the master of hounds, A. B. McGregor, ordered the pack 
cast off. One always expects more or less rioting 
among the Derby entries, but these youngsters went 
to work at once. A couple of thickets were drawn blank 
and then a track was found in the open pasture. Gill 
and Flirt were the first to tongue, the other hounds 
barked in at once and carried the trail along prettily for 
a mile or mere, and jumped their fox. Rejmard led away 
to the rough country northwest of the town reservoir. 
The pack was close behind him, pressing him hard, and 
the music rising and falling on the clear a'r was as 
fine as ever was heard at a New England hound trial. 
The country is broken by sharp, steep ridges, divided by 
narrow valleys, and here the fox played for an hour, con- 
FOREST ANO gfREAM 
stantly circling, crossing and recfossirig his own track 
and trying in every way to throw off his eager pursuers. 
Scent, however, lay splendidly, and the pack followed 
close, with scarcely a break in their cry. The judges 
were unusually successful in getting into the chase, and 
had many opportunities to score the hounds. Jack and 
Bal were frequently seen in the lead, with Flirt and 
Flash close up, and the others near enough to get under 
the traditional blanket. 
From start to finish the race was a grand one, and 
particularly exciting from the fact that the pack was 
out cf hearing hardly for a moment, and the fox was 
seen time and again as he crossed the open pastures. 
The pace was a furious one, and for three hours the fox 
was hard pressed. During the first part of the run Jack 
was seen in the lead a number of times, but finally the 
pace began to tell on him, and Bal took his place in the 
run, and during the latter half of the morning made 
most of the running. But it must not be supposed for a 
moment that the other hounds were out of the race. 
They were all in till the finish, and almost all of them 
did work worthy of mention. Flash and Flirt were al- 
ways well up, and Snowfiake and Gill were close to the 
leaders. Most of the running was north and west of 
the reservoir, but the fox made one or two long circles 
to the brick schoolhouse and to the sawmill. 
Finally, after three hours of as good sport as was ever 
seen at the club trials, the fox threw off the pack in a 
road. Throughout this great race the hounds ran well 
packed, and in their work showed gameness, endurance, 
speed and hunting sense. 
But though that fox was lost, the sport for the day 
was net yet ended. Barre always has an apparently in- 
exhaustible supply of foxes, and another was soon afoot, 
with all the hounds in full cry close at his heels. This 
chase was not as long as the first, but in other respects 
was almost a repetition of it. The same hounds did the 
best work, the fox ran in the same country in much 
the same way, but the chase ended after an hour's time. 
Whether the fox was lost or shot by an outsider was un- 
known. 
The judges posted the awards in -the afternoon, giving 
first prize to Dr. L. Pope. Jr.'s, Bal, second to Chas. P. 
Wendell's Jack, and dividing third between Horace Ful- 
ler's Flash and H. V. Conant's Flirt. The R. D. Perry 
cup and the L. H. Parsons medal were awarded to Bal. 
Twelve all-age entries were made in the evening. 
All-Age Entries. 
Gamester — Dr. A. C. Heffenger's b., w. and t. dog, by 
Brooke- — Primrose, Ky.-July cross, 2yrs. old. 
Snowfiake — Dr. A. C. Heffenger's w. and lem. bitch, 
by Big Strive— Linda, Walker-English cross, iyr. 7mos. 
old. 
Student — Chas. P. Wendell's b., w. and t. dog, by Dock 
— Linda, Walker-English cross, 2yrs. old. 
Baldy — J. Wm. Jones' b., w and t. dog, by Minstrel 
— Lottie, English-Walker cross, iyr. 3m os. old. 
Flash — Horace Fuller's b., w. and t. bitch, by Minstrel 
— Lottie, English-Walker cross, iyr, 3mos. old, 
Ben Hur — O. F. Joslin's b., w. and t. dog, by Rock — 
Juliette, Ky.-July cross, 3yrs. 2mos. old. 
Dash — O. F. Joslin's b., w. and t. dog, by Dock — 
Imported Snowdrop, Walker-English cross, 3yrs. old. 
Bal — Dr. L. Pope, Jr.'s, w., t and b. dog. by Dash- 
Mischief, English-native cross, iyr. 7mos. old. 
Rice — J. H. van Dorn's b. and t. dog, Goodman strain, 
4yrs. old. 
Orator — R. D. Perry's b., w. and t. dog, native strain, 
7yrs. old. 
Flirt — H. V. Conant's b., w. and t. bitch, by Minstrel 
— Lottie, English-Walker cross, iyr. 3mos. old. 
Hunter — C. E. Taylor's w. and lem. dog, native strain, 
5yrs. old. 
A song recited in the hotel parlor by Miss Shumway 
brought the day to a pleasant close. 
"Wednesday — The All-Age Stake. 
The first day of the running of the all-age stake opened 
inauspiciously. An easterly wind was blowing half a 
gale, there was no dew and the heavy clouds were grow- 
ing thicker each moment. It was evident that one of 
New England's fierce autumn storms was close at hand, 
and it was with lit le hope of good 'sport that the hounds 
were cast off at the Rowell farm at sunrise. The pack 
went off at a dashing gait and were a bit riotous at first, 
but they soon got down to work and heading into the 
wind searched for a trail fresh enough to be carried. 
Several cold tracks were found, but none of them could 
be followed, though all the hounds worked hard and cast 
well in their endeavors to pick them along. It was not 
long before the pack was badly broken up, Rice and 
Bal were trailing far to the northeast of the starting 
point, somewhat nearer Flash, Baldy and Flirt were 
hard at work; Hunter, who seemed to be an independent 
worker, was away by himself, while Dash and Ben Hur 
were leading off toward the town reservoir. Snowfiake 
and Gamester were prospecting in a distant field and 
others were scattered here and there. 
The hunt was a most unpromising one and the cold 
wind added to the discomfort of the sportsmen. About 
8 o'clock, however, a dumber of the hounds found a track 
in the woods east of the old reservoir which they were 
able to canw rapidly along. The scent which had been 
so poor in the open was fairly good in the cover and 
at 8 o'clock the fox was up. He ran to the westward 
and the wind was just right to bring the music of 
the chase to the large party of hunters who were scattered 
about the great rocky pasture near the reservoir. Nearer 
and neare; came the cry, and within ten minutes of the 
jump the fox dashed into view. He was hard pressed 
by Gamester, Rice, Bal and Snowfiake, running beauti- 
fully packed and straining every muscle to overtake 
their quarry. The fox was but a short distance in the 
lead, and a good chase seemed certain. Just as the 
hounds came into view, however, a bunch of young 
ca'tle stampeded direcdy across the trail, and a bad 
check resulted. It was seme little time before the line 
was recovered, and then the small pack went out of 
hearing in the direction of Hawes Hill. After the lead- 
ers had been gone for a number of minutes. Baldy, Flirt 
and Flash came slowly along on the track. Twice wWiin 
the next half-hour the hounds were scored by the judges 
and on both occasions Gamester had a long lead over 
his mates; Scent lay badly and was constantly growing 
worse, and the fox easily escaped, finally throwing off 
the pack completely in a large plowed field. Rice, 
Orator, Gamester, Snowfiake, Baldy, Flash, Bal, Hunter 
and Flirt came up on the track, but they were well strung 
out and had no semblance to a pack. 
Dash, Student and Ben Hur meantime had been 
working independently, and had a chase in the vicinity 
of Sherman Hill, but how long it lasted, or how it re- 
sulted, is not known. It was late in the afternoon when 
their owners brought them home. 
Rain fell in torrents soon after 10 o'clock, and con- 
tinued during the rest of -the day. In the evening Dr. 
Heffenger entertained the club with an interesting ac- 
count of the Spanish prisoners at Portsmouth and re- 
lated a number of incidents of the destruction of Ccrvera's 
fleet, which he had learned from the officers on both 
sides. 
Thursday. 
Fortune favcred the club. The storm was at an end. 
The sun rose in a cloudless sky. There was no wind, and 
the ground "was in splendid condition for running. The 
hounds were thrown off in Glen Valley just after sunrise 
and went to work with a will. But either the foxes had 
not moved about much after the storm, or the scent 
had been washed away by a late shower, for a long 
stretch of promising country was drawn blank. Not a 
trail could be found for an hour. Then, however, in 
thick cover north of the old reservoir the hounds struck 
a track and carried it along at racing speed. After five 
minutes' sharp work the fox was jumped and a furious 
race began. Scent lay splendidly, and there was no 
break in the fierce, eager cry of the hounds. The deep, 
broad valley and the neighboring hills made a fitting 
theater for as fine a race as ever was seen. The fox did 
not lead away, but was content to circle through the 
valley and over the neighboring hills. The pack pressed 
him hard, and though he ran walls and swamps, and 
forced his way through the dead branches that covered 
an old wood lot, the hounds continued to cling to him. 
The pack most of the time ran well bunched, and 
the lead was constantly changing. Rice, Bal, Gamester, 
Baldy, Flash, Flirt, Student, Dash and Snowfiake were 
seen a number of times among -the leading hounds, and 
all worked with a snap and dash that was a pleasure to 
witness. 
After the race had continued for a couple of hours, a 
second fox was jumped, and the pack divided. The new- 
comer ran around the old reservoir, and then returned 
to the country where the first fox was being hotly pur- 
sued. Their tracks frequently crossed, with the result 
that some hounds drove one fox for a time and then pur- 
sued the other. This, of course, detracted from the in- 
terest of the race, and everybody was glad when one 
of the foxes was lost or driyen into the ground, and all 
the hounds were again on one fox. 
The fox was frequently headed, and the sharp turns 
that he made in dodging the hunters checked the 
hounds, and now and again gave him a lead over the 
pack. Once he was seen full twenty minutes ahead of 
the hounds, who picked the trail along with the greatest 
difficulty, and it would probably have been lost entirely 
had not Flirt and Flash succeeded in working out the 
loss where their mates seemed willing to abandon it. 
The fox had stopped to rest, and did not jump till the 
hounds were again close upon him. Then he was away 
with the pack in full cry once more. 
But the long chase was telling upon him. He was now 
about exhausted, and no one was surprised when he 
went into the ground shortly after 11 o'clock. He took 
refuge in a cleft of a rocky ledge, and was easily bolted 
out with the aid of a long stick. His sudden exit was 
unexpected, and though all the hounds were close by, he 
escaped uninjured. Indeed he appeared to bear a 
charmed life, for about noon an outsider fired, two shots 
at him in vain, and at last he went to ground without a 
scratch upon him. 
This ended one of the best races in the history of the 
club. The driving was fast, the fox was frequently seen 
and the chase was never out of hearing. Notice was 
given in the evening that all the entries would be 
ordered out on Friday morning. 
Friday. 
The last day of the trials was the only dull one of the 
week. The wind was from the east, the sky was covered 
with heavy clouds and a fine, cold mist made the day a 
disagreeable one. The hounds were cast off south of 
the old reservoir at 6:23, and quickly worked into the 
country that had supplied the club wi'h foxes through 
the week. It was not long before Orator and R-'ce had 
jumped a fox, and gone off with him to the northeast. 
But the chase was a short one. Reynard crossed the 
valley a couple of times, and then went to eardi. Mean- 
time another fox had been jumped by some of the other 
hounds, and after a time all the entries got on. but the 
pack was well strung out, and the chase lacked the ex- 
citement and dash of those of the previous days of the 
trials. This fox, too, refused to run, and quickly went to 
ground. It was now about 8:30, and the remainder of 
the morning was occupied in gening the' hounds to- 
gether and trying to find another fox. None was 
jumped, and at 12 o'clock the horns were sounded and 
the trials were over. 
The judges held a long session in the afternoon and 
.made the following awards: 
The All-Age "Winners. 
Hunting Class. — First, O. F. Joslin's Dash; second, 
Horace Fuller's Flash; third. Dr. L. Pope. Jr.'s, Bal. 
Trailing Class. — First, H. V. Conant's Flirt; second 
C. P. Wendell's Student; third. O. F. Joslin's Dash. 
Speed and Driving Class. — Firs f , Dr. A, C- Heffenger's 
Gamester; second, O. F. Joslin's Dash; third, Dr. L 
Pope, Jr.'s, Bal. 
Endurance Class. — First. Horace Fuller's Flash; sec- 
ond, C. P. Wendell's Student; third. O. F. Joslin's Dash. 
Tong-uing Class. — First, Horace Fuller's F'ash: sec- 
ond, Dr. L. Pope, Jr.'s, Bal; third, Dr. A. C. "Heffenger's 
Gamester. . 
Special Prizes. 
Speed and driving medal to Gamester. 
Trailing medal to Flirt. 
