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lentwl 
Fixtures. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nm\ _28.— 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, ^cc'v 
Feb. 6*.— Madison, Ala.— Alabama Field Trial Club's third annual 
itxials. T. H. Spencer, Sec'y. 
E. F. T. C. Trials. 
The trials began with the Members' Stake, which in 
ihe quality of the competition rated well with that of the 
All -Age Stake, and much better than that of the Derby. 
The changed character of the grounds, brought about 
by large areas being sowed with wheat, contracted the 
useful hunting area greatly in places, so much 'so that 
consecutive ranging was out of the question. The 
clog with good judgment had an excellent opportunity 
to display it. The dog which ranged wide, regardless of 
whether the ground was bare or otherwise, was handi- 
capped from the outset. 
During the first few days birds were difficult to find, 
but after the rain storm of Wednesday the conditions 
for good work improved greatly. 
The judges worked diligently, and handled the compe- 
tition skillfully in all its details. It was done in a model 
way in many respects. The handlers kept well together 
as a rule, and there was no scrambling as in the old 
days. 
Messrs. Hitchcock, Lorillard, Duryea and others, who 
were expected, did not appear, much to the regret of the 
gathering. It is to be hoped that another year will find 
them in attendance as of old. 
Taken all in all, there was a falling off in quality of 
competition as compared with that of some of the 
previous years, though there were parts of the work that 
were commendably good. 
The loss of time occasioned by rainy weather pro- 
longed the trials. Had the weather permitted, the trials 
would have been finished by Saturday afternoon. The 
Subscription Stake was postponed till Monday of this 
week, owing to the loss of time above mentioned. 
The Derby. 
The Derby had sixteen starters, a goodly number, as 
members go in that stake of late years. 
The quality of the work was decidedly inferior; in 
fact, much of it was very weak. The competition, (in 
that account, was spiritless at times. No doubt but what 
the character of the grounds accentuated the poorness 
of the competition, but be the grounds as they may 
be, there were certain unmistakable signs of inferior 
capabilities. 
The winner of first. Count Danstone, was easily the 
best dog in the stake. He was wiser in beating out his 
ground, and his work on birds had greater accuracy and 
finish than had that of his competitors. His performance 
as a whole was commendably well sustained throughout 
his two heats. While his work was not brilliant, it was 
well done, and easily surpassed that of all the others. 
Halbard, winner of second, made a commonplace com- 
petitor, and was in about the same class with Colonel R. 
and Bob, all of which, doing some good work on birds, 
with a lot of faulty work of different kinds mixed in 
with the good. Halbard's first heat was decidedly poo \ 
His second heat was better, but of no special excellence 
cither in the competition or as individual field work. 
Bob ran a fairly good first heat. His second was 
weak in places. He showed good ability on birds, and 
was quite obedient. In speed, range and ability on 
birds, he classed much higher, in my opinion, than did 
Halbard. 
Nightingale showed a great deal of -natural ability. 
She is sharp and quick in her point work, but : is lacking 
in experience and discipline. This is in a measure true 
of Matt of Cotton Grove. 
The judges were Messrs. Theodore Sturgis, of New- 
York.; S. C. Bradley, the club secretary, ' of Greenfield 
Hill, Conn., and Mr. A. Merriman, of Memphis, Tenn. 
They were painstaking, and handled the competition 
quietly, without fussiness, and with skill. 
The handling was free from scrambling, and it was 
rarely that the handlers were separated from each other. 
Fairness and courtesy were observed throughout. After 
the winners were announced, Judge Bradley, who has 
had great experience in such matters, complimented the 
handlers on their excellent handling, and declared it ! 
the best of any professional stake he had ever seen. 
Monday, Nov. i 4. 
The weather was most unpromising. A heavy rain 
storm set in Saturday night, and continued steadily till 
far into Sunday night. Monday morning was cloudy, 
foggy, damp and uncomfortable. Roads and fields were 
muddy, making bad footing for handlers, dogs and 
horses. In the forenoon a thin sprinkling of rain fell a 
few times. In the afternoon the weather cleared up. A 
cool, stiff wind set in. Birds were not easy to find. 
The work of the day averaged very mediocre in quality. 
There were a few patches of good work, though nothing 
particularly brilliant. It was good by contrast. The 
available grounds were hard to work, owing to their 
irregular shape and insufficient areas, which no doubt 
added somewhat to the poor showing. 
The order of running was as follows: 
Geo. E. Gray (agt.), b., w. and t. setter dog Count 
Danstone (Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady), agent, 
hnadler, with Pierre Lorillard. ]i \'.s, L> w. and I. seller 
dog Jean de Resxke (Cham's Pink- Ddl P.), C. Tucker, 
handler. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.s. b., w." and t setter dog Pink's Buy 
(Gleam's Pink — Belle of Pawling), C. Tucker, handler, 
with J. B. Bisbee's liv. and w. pointer bitch Jubilee 
Blvthe (Rectone — Dinah), W. H. Hammond, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv. and w. pointer 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
bitch Nana (Rip Rap— Toxic), C. E. Buckle, handler, 
with D. E. Rose (agt.), b., w. and t. setter dog Dewey 
(Tony Boy— Nellie C), agent, handler. 
Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll's b., w. and t. setter dog 
Tobard (Count Gladstone IV.— Iza), John White, hand- 
ler, with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv. and w. 
pointer bitch Ranee (Rip Rap— Toxic), C. E. Buckle, 
handler. 
H. R. Edwards' b., w. and t. setter dog Colonel K. 
(PTarwick— Trap, Jr.), Geo. E. Gray, handler, with Mrs. 
Royal Phelps Carroll's b., w. and t. setter dog Halbard 
(Count Gladstone IV.— Iza), John White, handler. 
Miss C. Parson's b„ w. and t. setter dog Berber (An- 
tonio — Laske), John White, handler, with E. Hart 
Height's b., w. and t. setter dog Bob ( ), 
owner, handler. 
D. E. Rose (agt), b,, w. and t. setter dog Lena B. 
(Tony Boy— Nellie C), agent, handler, with Fox & 
Blyth's b., w. and t. setter bitch Nightingale (Antonio— 
Reta H), R. V. Fox, handler. 
Victor Humphrey's b. and w. pointer bitch Matt of 
Cotton Grove (Rip Rap — Croxie Kent), owner, handler, 
with H. H. Sheperd's b. and w. setter dog Jersey King 
(Rod's Boy— Cincinnatus Girl), Dr. Walter L. Steele, 
handler. 
This stake was for all setter and pointer puppies 
whelped on or after Jan. i. 1897. The prizes were: 
First, $300; second, $200; third, $100. First forfeit, $10; 
second forfeit, $10; $io additional to start. 
A start was made some distance beyond Gibson's well, 
and during the day the ground was well worked out 
toward Conover, near which place the day's competition 
ended. The stormy weather had affected the birds so 
that they were rather wild and difficult to work upon. 
First Round. 
Count Danstone and Jean de Reszke were cast off at 
9:15. Jean flushed a bevy near the edge of a cotton 
field. On the scattered birds in woods, each made two 
points, and drew to points on -the footscent. Both were 
Steady to shot and wing. Sent on. Count pointed_ a 
bevy which was on the other side of a fence from him 
and which flushed wild. The birds were followed, but 
aside from some roading nothing was done on them. 
Sent on. After searching awhile, Count pointed another 
bevy nicely. The heat ended at 10:25. Count had much 
the advantage in every respect. While his range was a 
bit more than medium, he hunted diligently, and showed 
good ability in his bird work. 
Pink's Boy and Jubilee Blythe began at 10:48. Jubilee 
pointed hesitatingly at the edge of woods and moved on. 
The birds at the same time flushed in a run close by. 
Boy pointed a bevy in briers, and soon afterward 
secured two points on singles. Up at 11:52. Boy's 
performance on birds was creditably good. His range 
was moderately wide. Jubilee's ranging was poor, and 
she was lacking in her finding and pointing. 
Nana and Dewey started at 12:15. Dewey flushed a 
single bird in open weeds. Next he made a point, to 
which nothing was found. - His range was moderate. 
Nana was fast, but apparently was not seeking birds, as 
she ran with little plan as to beating out her ground, and 
-was not using her nose. The heat ended at 1:12. 
Tobard and Ranee began their heat at 2. In 
corn, in a bottom. Buckle called point and immediately 
afterward a bevy was seen to flush near by him. Some 
cover intervened, shutting off the view somewhat, but 
everything indicated that Ranee had the point. The birds 
were followed. Each secured a point and was steady to 
shot. Sent on. Each made a flush in open weeds. The 
birds were marked down again in weeds, close by a 
growth of willows. Tobard going across wind flushed 
a single, and stopped in the middle of the scattered 
birds without showing any sign of stiffening on point. 
The birds flushed wild in ones and twos around him, and 
he remained steady. Up at 2:30. Both were lacking in 
judgment in beating out their ground and in work on 
birds. . 
Colonel R. and Halbard were cast off at 2:34. Colonel 
devoted the first half of the heat to vigorously amusing 
himself by flushing and chasing sparrows. In the latter 
part he settled down to work, and performed quite 
creditably. Halbard made a poor competition. Both 
made game, roading and pointing. Halbard flushed a 
bevy. Sent on. Halbard roaded and pointed firmly in 
open and in woods, but nothing was found. Soon after- 
ward, in other woods, Colonel flushed an outlying single 
of a bevy. He next made two good points on scat- 
tered birds, and was steady to shot. Up at 3:32. Colonel 
ranged vigorously and fairly wide, but he did not use 
good judgment in beating out his ground. 
Berber and Bob began at 3:40. Berber stopped to a 
flush in open weeds. He next made three flushes on 
singles. Bob next pointed a bevy which was on the op- 
posite side of a fence from him in woods. Pie moved 
on to locate better. Berber crossed the fence and 
pointed the bevy, and Bob backed well. Both were 
steady to shot and wing. On the scattered birds in 
woods Bob'pointed a single. Both pointed and roaded 
on the footscent of birds which had flushed. A few 
yards outside the woods, in a bottom, Bob pointed on 
a single a moment before it flushed, and later in woods 
made a good point on a single. Up at 4:28. Bob was 
promptly obedient, was well in hand at all times, showing 
good training and good purpose. His point work also 
was commendably good. 
Lena B. and Nightingale commenced at 4:31. Night- 
ingale pointed a bevy and then broke in and flushed 
it. In woods on the scattered birds Nightingale pointed 
a single, but was stanch under compulsion. Lena made 
a point on a single, and afterward flushed one. Next 
she pointed, and nothing was found. Up at 5:01. 
Nightingale was a merry worker, and sharp in pointing 
and locating, but was not stanch. Lena was a narrow 
ranger. 
Malt (if Cotton Grove and Ji rsey King were started 
u( 5:11. Matt going down wind flushed an outlying 
single, then stopped und tlic rest of the bevy flushed 
.wild. They were marked down in the open a few yards 
.iway, and the dogs were worked to them. King 
flushed and then dropped to order, and the rest were 
flushed around him. Sent on, King pointed a bevy in 
open weeds, and Matt backed promptly and prettily. 
On the scattered birds in weeds, Matt pointed and King 
[Nov. 26, 1898. 
backed. The former moved on to locate better and the 
birds flushed wild. Up at 5:40. King was slow, ranged 
narrow, and his point work was ordinary. Matt was 
quick and sharp jn Jier point work, but she needs moie 
experience. She was speedy and had middling good 
range. 
This ended the day's work. 
Tuesday, Nov, 15. 
The weather was delightfully pleasant. A cool, frosty 
morning softened into a warm, pleasant day. The sun 
shone clear and bright. Birds were found quite plenti- 
ful at times; at others they were apparently scarce and 
difficult to find. The start was made near Conover. 
The work as a whole was of a very commonplace kind, 
both in the finish of the Derby and the heats of the 
All-Age Stake. 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were retained in the competition, with two 
more, Lena B. and Nightingale, to be given further 
trial. 
Lena B. and Nightingale were cast off at 9:18. The 
handlers flushed a bevy." On marked birds Lena flushed 
a single, held her point, and a remaining bird was 
flushed to it. Each flushed a bevy, Lena trailed a great 
deal. She followed Nightingale's lead, consequently her 
work was not independent. The heat was a poor one. 
Up at 9:50. 
Colonel R. and Tobard were cast off at 10:00. Tobard 
made a point, to which nothing was found. Colonel 
made game in a cotton field. Gray was attempting to 
get him in hand when a bevy flushed wild close by. 
On the scattered birds in sedge Colonel flushed twice. 
The dogs missed several opportunities on birds which 
were afterward flushed by the handlers. The bird work 
at this juncture was poor. Colonel pointed some 
scattered birds, and was steady to shot. Colonel flushed 
a single and was ^a bit unsteady. On a side hill in 
sedge Tobard pointed; Colonel backed; nothing found. 
Tobard again made a similar point. Colonel was much 
the faster and better ranger, but he was hard to handle. 
Both made an inferior competition in respect to liird 
work. Up at 10:26. 
Pink's Boy and Bob ran a long heat, commencing 
at 10:36 and ending at 11:50. Bob pointed in a corn- 
field and Pink backed; nothing was found to the point, 
though it was in a most promising nook for birds. Bob 
made game and pointed a bevy in sedge grass, after a 
good effort at roading and locating. Pink's Boy pointed; 
nothing was found. Bob's bevy was marked down and 
followed. Bob pointed a single bird nicely and Pink 
backed well. The dogs and handlers were working 
close on the bevy when it flushed in sedge close by a 
fence. Pink made two good points on singles and was 
steady to shot. Both worked diligently. Their work 
on birds was mixed in quality; good and poor. They 
ranged fairly well. Up at 11:50. 
The running was suspended while the party took 
lunch. 
Count Danstone and Halbard began at 12:53. Count 
pointed nicely a bevy in weeds and briers, and Halbard 
backed well. Both were steady to shot and wing. The 
birds were followed into pine woods. Halbard made 
three points and flushed twice on the scattered birds- 
He was lucky in having the opportunity alone, as, at 
the same time. Count pointed in the open, probably 
where the flock of crows had been feeding. Coming 
into the woods, where Halbard was working on the 
singles, Colonel made a good point on some scattered 
birds. This ended the work in these woods. Colonel 
next pointed a bevy beside a ditch and was backed. 1 
Halbard next pointed a bevy in the open beside a ditch, 
stopping a moment uncertainly before the bevy flushed. 
The find was not from good seeking, as Halbard was 
not going wide in his casts. Count was the better 
worker in every respect. Up at 1:27. 
This ended the Derby. The judges then announced 
the winners as follows: First, Count Danstone; second, 
Halbard; third, Bob. 
The All-Age Stake. 
There were sixteen starters in the All- Age Stake, many 
o! which were already known to fame. Immediately after 
the conclusion of the Derby this stake was begun. The 
work during the remainder of Tuesday afternoon was of 1 
a very low grade, excepting that of Young Jingo, which 
would rate as fairly good. 
The dogs ran in the following order: 
Robt. J. Emmett's b. and w. pointer bitch Ney ( 
), E. Hart Height, handler, with J. P. Green's 
liv. and w. pointer dog Young Jingo (Jingo— Pearl's 
Dot), agent, handler. 
Geo. Crocker's b., w. and t. setter dog Sam T. (Luke ; 
Roy — Betty B.), Victor Humphrey, handler, with J. B. 
Bisbee's b. and w. pointer dog Ripstone (Rip Rap — ■ 
Pearl's Dot), W. H. Hammond, handler. 
D. E. Rose (agt.), liv. and w. pointer dog Chisholm 
( ), agent, handler, with Charles Sheldon's J 
setter dog Turnavo (Antonio — Laska), V. Humphrey, { 
handler. 
Geo. Crocker's b. and w. pointer dog Tick Boy (King j 
of Kent — Bloom), V. Humphrey, handler, with Del 
Monte Kennels' o. and w. setter bitch Minnie's Girl (An- 
tonio — Minnie T.), Geo, E. Gray, handler. 
Herbert Parson's setter bitch Larisso (Antonio — Las- 
ka), V. Humphrey, handler, with Deveraux & Edward's 
b., w. and t. setter dog Uncle B. (Harwick — Dan's 
Lady), George E. Gray, handler. 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b., w. and t. setter 
bitch Pin Money (Count Gladstone IV. — Daisy Croft),' 
C. E. Buckle, handler, with W. W. Titus' b.. w. and ( 
t. setter dog Joe Cummings (Antonio — Piccaola), Victor 
Phuuphrev, handler. 
D. E. Rose (agt.), b. ; w. and t. setter dog Sport Mc- 
AllirUrr (Tony Boy- Blue), agent, handler, with Victor 
Humphrey's settei dug Cotton Grove Dick (DicK — Don 
iiii), owner, handler. 
D. K. Rube (agt.), b, w. and t, setter bitch Fc d il B 
(Sam Gross- Dunnoshey), agent, handler, with f Lord 
lard, Jr.'s. b., w. and t. setter dog Why Not (Eugene 1 . 
—Miss Ruby), C. Tucker, handler. 
Joe Cummings, winner pf first, made a good classy 
competitiQiu His work was sound in all the details ol 
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