Nov. s6, 1898.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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ranging, finding, pointing and work to the gun. He 
displayed "bird sense" of a superior order. His speed 
was well sustained throughout. He is owned by the 
celebrated field trial and field handler Mr. W. W. Titus, 
of West Point, Miss. 
Pin Money, winner of second, was at one time a 
promising candidate for first honors, but owing to some 
errors in her heat with Young Jingo her chances for 
first honors vanished. She, however, was a good second. 
She ranges fast and wide, is a good finder, points her 
birds accurately, and shows sterling merit as a field dog. 
Uncle B. is a good worker, but his class would be 
about that of the average good shooting dog. His range 
is of the common kind. He is uniformly industrious. 
Young Jingo ran a good race as a whole, and in my 
opinion was far superior in class to Uncle B. 
The judges were Mr. R. V. Fox, Harrisburg, Pa., and 
Messrs. Merriman and Sturgis. 
This stake as a whole was weak in competition in the 
greater part of it. 
The conditions were as follows: Open to all setters 
and pointers that have never won a first prize in an all- 
age open stake at the Continental or U. S. Field Trials. 
First prize, $300; second, $200; third, $100. Forfeit, $10; 
$20 additional to start. 
Edm. H. Osthaus, Toledo, O.; M. Bucklev, South- 
port, Conn.; Geo, F. Nesbitt, Wilkcs-Barre, Pa.; S. C. 
Bradley and his daughter. Miss Elizabeth B, Bradley, 
Greenfield Hill, Conn.; Dr. G. G. Davis, Philadelphia; 
G. G. Williamson, Muncie, Ind.; H. H. Shepard, New 
Berlin, N. Y.; L. E. Leay, Salisbury, N. C; Julian 
Corbett and Miss E. Corbett, Charlottesville, Va., and 
Mr. Whitehead, of New York; the Messrs. Arend and 
others followed the running of the stake. 
, First Round. 
Ney and Young Jingo were the first to begin the com- 
petition, which commenced at 1 :48. Jingo pointed a 
bevy by a fence at the highway, a most unpromising 
place for a bevy; Ney backed. The birds were followed. 
Ney roaded to a flush on a single, and about 20yds. 
further pointed a single. Each pointed and roaded in 
the open near thick cover, in which a bevy was heard to 
flush. The birds were followed. Jingo roaded a long 
way in woods, and made a good point on scattered birds. 
At the same time, Ney 'roaded in the opposite direction, 
but failed to locate. Up at 2:30. Jingo was the better 
in every way. 
Sam T. and Ripstone began at 2:40 and ran thirty-eight 
minutes. Sam pointed a bevy in open sedge; Ripstone 
coming in across the point pointed the same bevy. Sam 
next pointed foot scent, and Ripstone neglected to back. 
Ripstone pointed a single. At the same time Sam 
pointed; nothing was found. He afterward made a 
similar point in a narrow strip of sedge. He would 
draw on apparent expectations of scent. Sam was the 
faster and wider ranger. The heat was a poor one. 
Chisholm and Turnavo began at 3:30. Down forty- 
three minutes. The work on birds was much alike, each 
flushing awkwardly on bevies and singles in open and 
cover. It was a very poor heat in every respect, marked 
with errors and lost opportunities. 
Tick's Boy and Minnie's Girl began at 4:23 and ran till 
5:27. A single was seen to flush where one "of the dogs 
was ahead. As the horsemen rode up, the rest of the 
bevy flushed. Minnie was lost for some minutes. She 
pointed and Tick backed; nothing found. Minnie 
pointed later and again nothing was found. Tick was 
lost, and the dogs were thereafter separated till the 
heat ended. Minnie in the meantime pointed a bevy. 
The heat was a poor one. 
Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16 and 17, 
Heavy rain fell on Tuesday night, and steadily till 
late in the afternoon on Wednesday, therefore the com- 
petition was necessarily postponed. 
Thursday morning was foggy, with signs of more rain. 
A late start was made in consequence. Fields and 
roads were very muddy. The sky was heavily overcast, 
but birds were found in good numbers, and the work 
was the best of any displayed in the open stakes, though 
there were only small parts of it that rated as really good. 
Miss E. Corbett, a relative of Mr. C. E. Buckle, was an 
interested spectator of the competition on this day. The 
first round was completed late in the afternoon. There- 
after two braces of the second round were run. 
Larisso and Uncle B. were cast off at 11:34, near Gib- 
son's well. Larisso pointed a bexy in weeds, and was 
well backed by Uncle. Both were steady to shot. On 
the scattered birds in pine woods each made a point on 
singles. The remaining scattered birds flushed wild, the 
ground being devoid of cover. After ranging over open 
ground seeking bevies, Uncle pointed in an open weed 
field; Larisso coming in, pointed about 40yds. behind 
Uncle on foot scent. Both roaded, Uncle on the true 
trad, Larisso casting about and not following the scent 
with precision. Uncle at length made a point on the 
bevy, and Larisso, crossing in ahead, pointed the same 
bevy about 30yds. ahead of Uncle. The credit of the 
work was Uncle's. Up at 12:09. Uncle made two 
points on singles. Both ranged middling well, though 
Uncle's range was rather narrow at times. Each was 
industrious. 
Pin Money and Joe Cummings were cast off at 12:21. 
Soon after starting Pin Money was lost. When found 
she was on a point on a bevy in pine woods. Joe was 
casting wide. On a side hill quite a distance away he 
pointed a bevy and held it stanchly while his handler 
struggled across a creek, through bushes and up the hill 
to him. He behaved well to wing and shot. Sent on. 
Pin Money pointed a bevy in a narrow strip of cover in 
open ground and held her point well. Some of the 
birds passed close over her head, and she made a single 
spring at them, but steadied instantly to caution. The 
dogs were brought together, and were started again in 
search of bevies. On a side hill in weeds Joe pointed a 
bevy and was well backed. On the scattered birds in 
open weeds Pin made a good point, and she too was 
nicely backed. Joe flushed a single excusably near a 
ditch by the edge of a cornfield. Up. at 1:04. Both 
ranged wide and fast, and their finding and pointing was 
done with good judgment and finish. 
Sport McAllister and Cotton Grove Dick began at 
i;i2. The heat was very much disorganized by first one 
then the other dog becoming lost. Each dog in his way 
was hard to handle, and the courses of the dogs were 
much as they pleased, regardless of handlers. Sport 
was lost soon after starting. Dick flushed a bevy. Sport 
next pointed a single in woods in sedge. Tn the mean- 
time Dick was lost. Up at 1:51. The heat was a very 
poor one in every way. Each dog had good speed and 
wide range, but was extremely deficient in working to 
the gun. The party went to lunch, after which the heat 
was resumed at 2:35. A bevy was flushed near Dick, and 
on the scattered birds each pointed. Next Sport oointed 
a single in open weeds-; Dick backed, then moved and 
flushed the bird. 'There was an abundance of birds. 
Each roaded and pointed, Dick making a point on one. 
The work done was far short of the opportunities. Up at 
2:53- The continuation of the heat was very weak, 
as was the' fore part of it, in respect to finding, locat- 
ing, pointing and pleasant work to the gun. Each dog 
was hard to handle. 
Pearl R. and Why Not were started at 2:59. Why Not 
pointed a bevy in an open weed field, and Pearl to order 
backed for a moment, then broke her back. A single 
bird flushed near by. Pearl in the edge of a thicket 
pointed one of the scattered birds, flushed it and was 
unsteady. Why Not pointed a bevy at the edge of a 
wheat field. Pearl pointed a single, then flushed it. 
Next Pearl in weeds pointed a single and Why Not 
backed. Sent on. Both dogs were roaming about riot- 
ously on the foot scent, and were doing very inferior 
work, considering the abundance of opportunities. Pearl 
flushed a single, with Why Not close by. Why Not 
pointed in cane, moved on, and both roaded a long 
distance in corn on foot scent of birds, presumably. Pearl 
flushed a single. Up at 3:37. The heat was a very poor 
one. 
Second Round. 
Ten were kept in, a very liberal number considering • 
the very inferior competition made by several of them. 
Young Jingo and Tick's Boy were cast off at 4:10. 
Tick took a number of wide casts, but marred his range 
by returning to his handler and requiring much urging 
to start him out again. In weeds, on a side hill across 
the valley, some 300yds. away, he pointed. Flis handler 
failed to flush and Tick abandoned the point. His hand- 
ler worked him on the scent again, and at length he 
pointed the bevy. It was a very inferior piece of locat- 
ing. Sent on in search of another bevy, Tick pointed 
twice in different places; nothing found. Jingo wasted 
some time and points on larks in an open field. They 
ranged some minutes, when in an open weed field they 
were out of sight for a few moments. When next seen 
the position would indicate that Tick was pointing the 
bevy and Jingo was backing; circumstances by no means 
conclusive as to the manner in which the work was done. 
Both were steady to wing and shot. In woods on the 
scattered birds, Jingo pointed a single. Tick pointed 
twice and nothing was found. Up at 4:56. Both had 
speed, and went quite wide enough at times, and both 
showed poor judgment most of the time in ranging. 
Uncle B. and Pin Money began at 5:05. They ran 
a very good heat. Pin pointed nicely a bevy in an open 
weed field, and Uncle backed stanchly some 50yds. be- 
hind her, On the scattered birds in woods Pin secured 
two good points on singles. Uncle flushed a single 
excusably. The dogs were separated. Pin pointed; 
nothing Found. Next Uncle pointed a bevy. A few mo- 
ments before the heat ended, each at the same time 
pointed singles. Both ranged well, and their pointing 
and finding were pleasingly good. Up at 5:25. 
The weather was very thick in the last hour of the 
running, with signs of more rain. The scent was ex- 
cellent, and the conditions were seemingly the best of 
any existing during the previous days of the trials. This 
heat ended the day's competition. 
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19. 
Friday was a day of almost steady rain, therefore no 
attempt was made to start the competition. 
Saturday was clear, bright and favorable for good 
work. The mud dried up rapidly. The fields were heavy, 
but still passably good for traveling over. The whole 
field trial contingent were out to see the work. Birds 
were found in sufficient numbers. The general class of 
work was fairly good, though the best of it was not at 
all brilliant. A start was made near Conover. Lunch 
was eaten at Yount's, and the trials ordered not far from 
Shef rill's Ford. 
Minnie's Girl and Sport McAllister began at 9:37. On 
some scattered birds of a marked bevy Minnie made a 
flush. Sport dropped to a point, and some birds were 
flushed to it. Minnie was self-willed and ranged without 
much regard to her handler. Sent on. Sport dropped to 
a point in sedge; nothing found. Up at 10:28. Both 
dogs were very disobedient, and beat out the ground 
without much consideration of the gun. Minnie was the 
worse offender of the two. Each was out of bounds 
part of the time. 
Joe Cummings and Why Not were started at 10:32. 
Joe pointed a bevy in sedge in pines, and was backed by 
Why Not. The birds were followed and Why Not first 
flushed a single excusably; next she pointed some run- 
ning birds well. Returning to where the bevy was first 
flushed, Joe nicely pointed some remaining birds. Sent 
on. After ranging a while, Joe pointed some marked 
birds in pines, and was backed. The heat ended at it :o8. 
Joe was the better in every respect. He displayed sound 
judgment and practical skill in his work throughout. 
Cotton Grove Dick and Pearl R. ran a very common- 
place heat. They started at 11:17, and ran forty-five 
minutes. At the edge of pine woods Dick pointed a 
single and Pearl backed. Pearl pointed a bevy on a 
side hill in sedge. Sent on. Dick found and pointed a 
bevy on a side hill, and Pearl backed indifferently to 
order. On the scattered birds in pines, Pearl made five 
good single-bird points, by far the best work done by her 
in the trials. Up at 12:02. The range and general 
character of the work was lacking in finish, excepting 
Pearl's work on the scattered birds. In many respects 
they were inefficient. 
Third Round. 
Six dogs were" selected to continue in the third round. 
They ran as follows; 
Young Jingo and Pin Money were cast off at i;^8. after 
lunch at Yount's. Pin Money pointed in an orchard and 
was handsomely backed by Jingo. Nothing found. Sent 
on and Pin money soon was lost. When found she was 
within bounds on a point on a couple of birds in wood- 
Jingo, after the dogs were brought together, pointed a 
single bird in open weeds. Sent on. The horsemen 
flushed a bevy, and the dogs were worked around to the 
marked birds. Jingo pointed, apparently on the foot 
scent. Soon afterward Pin pointed a bevy in sedge in 
pine woods. Next she made a flush on scattered birds. 
Up at 2:45. Both dogs were fast rangers, but they were 
hard to handle, and the heat was not a good one in mat- 
ters of finish. Pin made a few points which proved 
barren. Both dogs in a general way, however, showed 
that they had good capabilities. 
Tick's Boy and Uncle B. were started at 2:57. Tick- 
pointed a bevy in a cornfield, moved on and a single 
flushed; then he stopped on point and the rest of the 
bevy flushed wild. Working on the scattered birds, Tick 
pointed a single. Next Uncle pointed and Tick refused 
to back; nothing found. The dogs became separated. 
Uncle pointed a bevy. The birds were marked down 
in woods, and fhe dogs were brought together to work 
on them. Both at the same time made two points oil 
the same birds, which flushed wild. Next, each made 
separate single-bird points. Next, ranging in search of 
bevies, Uncle pointed a bevy in corn; Tick backed, and 
broke his back as the handlers approached him. Uncle 
held his point on the bevy and it flushed as the handlers 
advanced near to the dogs. Sent on. Working on the 
scattered birds in sedge, Uncle pointed; his handler failed 
to flush; Tick moved on and flushed the bird. Uncle 
next made two excusable flushes across wind. Tick next 
was lost for a few moments. Uncle made a sloppy point 
on a single. Up at 3:56. Uncle was much the better 
worker. Pie showed more judgment in ranging and find 
ing, was stancher and more finished in his steady work 
to the gun, though as to class he would rate as a fairly 
good shooting dog. 
Joe Cummings and Pearl R. started a very one-sided 
heat at 4:01. Joe, standing on a bare wheatfiel 1, pointed 
a bevy in bushes. Pearl passed close by him and refused 
to back, but at length stopped to order. Next, while 
the dogs were again ranging, the judges rode up a bevy. 
The birds were marked down in the open. Joe soon 
pointed them in sedge: Pearl made a poor back. She 
was a bit unsteady to shot. Sent on. Joe pointed a bevy 
in open weeds; Pearl backed very shakily for a few 
moments, when her handler made her lie down. Joe 
moved on to locate. Pearl cut across a few yards and 
made a point. Again moving on to locate, Joe pointed 
the bevy. Both were steady to shot. Joe was the better 
in every respect. The heat and stake ended at 4:25. 
The judges soon announced the winners. First, Joe 
Cummings; second, Pin Money; third. Uncle B. 
Newton, N. C, Nov. 2T. — There are six starters in the 
Subscription Stake, namely. Joe Cummings. P. Lorillard, 
Jr.'s, Roland, Tick's Boy. Pin Money, Sam T. and Young 
Jingo. The morning is clear, frosty and favorable for 
good work. The start will be at Gibson's well. Each 
hunt of the first scries is two hours in length. 
Newton, N. C, Nov. 21. — (Special to Fohest ani» 
Stream.) — The class work in the Subscription Stake vfcas 
commonplace. There were six starters. Winners, first. 
Pin Money; second. Young Jingo: third. Sam T. The 
competition, aside from that for first and second, was 
very weak. The weather is pleasant and birds are in 
ample numbers. Messrs. Meiriman and Sturgis judged. 
Only one heat was run after the first series, that of Pin 
Money and Young Jingo. B. Waters. 
International Field Trials. 
Mitchell's Bay, Ont., Nov. 16. — The eighth annual 
trials of the International Field Trials Club, of Chatham, 
began at this point yesterday morning, the party putting 
up, as before, at Mr. C. W. Raymond's comfortable 
sporting .hostlery, which is much patronized by chuck 
shooters, bass fishers, and quail shooters. Here all were 
well taken care of, and the party was conveniently lo- 
cated near the working grounds, the traveling being all 
on foot, as is always the case in these trials — a com- 
mendable way to work, albeit a trifle bard on the judges 
until they have seasoned up a bit, as the Canadians are 
all walkers from Walkerville, Ont. The weather was 
grand the first two days, the storm of last week having 
quite spent its resources. It left the eighteen miles of 
road from Chatham to Mitchell's Bay anything but a 
dream of delight. The party left Chatham early in the 
morning, but didn't reach the Bay until afternoon, so 
that only four braces went down yesterday. The walk- 
ing was not bad, and the birds, while not so numerous 
as last year, were abundant enough to satisfy require- 
ments. 
The judging was done, and very acceptably done, by 
Messrs. Stoddard, of Thomasville, Ga., U. S. A.; and 
A. Herrington, of Leamington, Ont. They took plenty 
of pains with the work, the first two days showing heats 
nearly an hour in average. From what was seen to-day, 
I rather fancied Tickler over Ramona, but this judg- 
ment is formed without having seen the work of the first 
four braces, during which work Tickler came down for 
a flush and was criticised for not quartering well, hav- 
ing the fault of working the same ground twice. He 
showed to-day a very useful dog, with a great eye and 
nose to business, but the judges saw all his work, and 
no doubt placed him safely on the total. 
Among others, a few of those present at the trials were 
Thos. Johnson, Winnipeg, Man.; T. G. Davey, London, 
Ont.; J. B. Dale, Petrolia. Ont.; H. Milliken, Leaming- 
i-'t W. B and A Wells, Chatham; Jas. McGregor, 
Chatham; Chas. Allen, Bothwell; J. W. G. Winnetf. 
London; Marshall Graydon, London; E. E. Bliss and 
John Baird, Saginaw, Mich.; Geo. Dale, Wyoming; Dr. 
O. Totten. Forest; J. W. Du Long, Thamesville; J. 
Trudell, Thamesville: A. Herrington, LeatningUn; Cha- 
Mills, of Mitchell's Bay. 
Mr. Johnson came all the way from Winnipeg to viijit 
this old friendly meeting ground, and he brought along 
a pointer and a setter, but started neither, though both 
were entered. His dogs had had no training on qUail, 
as they were broken in a chicken country. Tumma's 
blinked the walking on the second day, and went over 
