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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. if t iSgg, 
A sweepstake, open to all setters and pointers, re- 
gardless of prior winnings; starting fee, $25; entries close 
the night before the race ; first heat, one and one-half 
hours; 60 per cent, to first, 40 per cent, to second, third 
dog saves his stake. 
A Members' Stake, $10 sweep; " open also to the 
members of the E. F. T. Club; each member must own 
the dog which he starts, or be a member of the kennel 
firm which owns him. 
Officers were elected as follows: President, Hobart 
Ames, North E aston, Mass. ; Vice-Presidents, Edward 
Dexter, Boston, Mass., and Edmund H. Osthaus, Toledo, 
O.; Governors, Hobart Ames, J. B. Baker, New York; 
Dr. J. S. Brown, Montclair, N. J.; Edward Dexter, Bos- 
ton,; H. K. Devereaux, Cleveland, O.; C. H. Phelps, 
Jr., New York; C. A. Draper, Toledo; P. Lorillard, Jr., 
Tuxedo, N. J.; W. B. Meares, Hillsboro, N. C; Edm. 
H, Osthaus, Toledo; Theo. Sturges, New York. 
The names of new members elected are Theo. B. Hoyt, 
Boston; Chas. W. Keyes, Dr. C. B. Russell, Keene, N. 
H. ; A. Stern, J. B. Baker, Geo. Crocker and Edw. C. 
Hoyt, New York; Irving Hoagland. New Brunswick; 
W. Hoyt, Lexington, N. C. 
All the indebtedness of past and present trials was 
settled, and the club now has a bright prospect for its 
future success. 
% meeting will be held at the New York bench show in 
February. 
The Derby. 
The competition was exceedingly weak, and indeed 
much of it was of such inferior quality that it was not 
competition at all. The judging was a difficult task, con- 
sequent to the flatness and weakness of the competition. 
There was so little of a class character that the data for 
a decision were very meager. 
Colonel R. came nearest to a class performer, though 
his point work was marred by a lack of stanchness 
and finish. He was fast, ranged wide and with fair 
judgment, and he was quick and accurate in his bird 
work so far as locating is concerned, but he made er- 
rors of judgment in his point work. He, however, was 
not a willful offender. He also marred his work some- 
what by fiddling with little birds. He, showed good 
quality, and if he trains on will make a good performer. 
However, had the competition be'en ordinarily strong 
he would need to be content with a humbler place than 
first. 
Lad of Jingo, second, owed his position to his skill 
on birds. He relatively found and pointed well, though 
his range was moderate and his speed varied from 
ordinary to slow. His win was due largely to the weak- 
ness of the competition. 
Count Danstone, third, was not running in good 
form. He beat out his ground with poor judgment. He 
was faster and a wider ranger than Young Jingo, but 
his bird work was so weak that it placed him in third 
place. 
All the others were either so disobedient or so medi- 
ocre in the quality of their work that there is nothing 
specially noteworthy to mention in respect to merit. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Pink's Boy 
(Gleam's Pink — Belle of Pawling), C. Tucker, handler, 
with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b. and w, 
ticked pointer bitch Ranee (Rip Rap— Toxic), C. E. 
Buckle, handler. 
H. R. Hitchcock's b., w. and t. setter dog Colonel 
R. (Harwick — Trap, Jr.), Geo. E. Gray, handler, with 
D. E. Rose (agt.), b., w. and t. setter bitch Lena B. 
(Tony Boy — Nellie C), agent, handler. 
Mrs. R. P. Carroll's b., w. and t. setter dog Halbard 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Da), John White, handler, with 
Fox & Blythe's lem. and w. setter bitch Rita's Flounce 
(Antonio— Rita H.), R. V. Fox, handler- 
Mrs. R. P. Carroll's b., w. and t. setter dog Tabard 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Iza), John White, handler, with 
Jackson-Denmark Kennels' b., w. and t. setter bitch 
Marie Girard (Count Gladstone IV. — Lillian Russell), 
Geo. E. Gray, handler. 
Fox & Blythe's b., w. and t. setter bitch Nightingale 
(Antonio — Rita H.), R. V. Fox, handler, with Char- 
lottesville Field Trial Kennels' liv. and w. pointer bitch 
Nana (Rip Rap — Toxic), C. E. Buckle, handler. 
J. P. Greene's b., w. and t. setter dog Count Danstone 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Dan's Lady), Geo. E. Gray, 
handler, with W. P. Austin's liv. and w. pointer dog 
Lad of Jingo CJingo— Dot's Pearl), D. E. Rose, hand- 
ler. 
H. K, Devereaux's o. and w. setter dog Young Sport 
(Marie's Sport — Nellie Bly), Geo, E. Gray, handler, with 
Hobart Ames' b., w. and t. setter dog Dewey (Tony 
Boy— Nellie C), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Miss Constance Parson's b., w. and t. setter dog Ber- 
ber (Antonio — Laski), John White, handler, with Pierre 
Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Jean de Reszke 
(Gleam's Pink— Dell V.), C. Tucker, handler. 
This stake was open to all setters and pointers whelped 
on or after Jan. 1, 1897. First forfeit, due Aug. 1, $10; 
second forfeit, due Oct. 1, $10; $10 additional to start. 
First, $250; second, $150; third, $100. 
Monday, Dec. 5. 
The weather was clear. A stiff, cold wind blew in the 
morning hours. The sun shone clear and bright. As 
the sun rose higher the frozen crust of the mud thawed, 
and the footing was soft and heavy throughout the day. 
Birds were found in ample numbers. Considering the 
poor searching abilities of the dogs, a remarkable num- 
ber of bevies was found. 
The class of work was decidedly inferior. No dog 
made a well-sustained performance. Those taken into 
the second series, in most instances, merited the honor, 
not particularly because they had performed well, but 
because others had performed worse. 
First Round. 
Pink's Boy and Ranee were cast off at 8:30. A cold, 
raw wind was blowing. Pink's Boy pointed a bevy, and 
Ranee backed. They were steady to shot, Sent on. 
Next Ranee passed close by a bevy in sedge, which it 
seemed quite possible for her to point. Next she flushed 
a single. Several opportunities to point were lost, the 
birds being flushed by_ the handlers. Searching for 
another bevy. Ranee pointed on the trail, then roaded 
on and lost it. The bevy was afterward flushed by her 
handler. The bird work as a "whole was poor. Both 
ranged fairly well and had a merry way of going, Up 
at 9:21. 
Colonel R. and Lena B. started at 9:34. Colonel 
flushed a bevy. On the scattered birds he made four 
good points; Lena made two. Next Colonel pointed 
a single in weeds, and Lena going down wind flushed it. 
Next Colonel pointed a single in open weeds; he chased 
it a few yards, when it flushed, but stopped to order. 
He next made two points to which nothing was found. 
Lena backed reliably. Colonel was much the wider 
ranger, and more dashing in speed and style. Lena 
had moderate range and speed. Up at 10:22. 
Halbard and Rita's Flounce were cast off at 10:34. Hal- 
bard covered a very limited area, and his speed was 
moderate. He pointed a bevy, coming on it more by 
good luck than by good searching. On the scattered 
birds he pointed one, and Rita backed unsteadily. Next 
Halbard pointed a rabbit. Up at 11:16, Rita ranged 
with little judgment, and covered but a moderate area 
of ground. The heat as a whole was a poor one. 
Talbard and Marie Girard began at iV.21. Marie 
flushed a bevy in weeds. Two more bevies flushed close 
by afterward. One was followed into the Avoods. Tal- 
bard pointed a single, and Marie backed poorly. The 
heat was inferior in every respect. Up at 12:05. 
Nightingale and Nana started at 1:23, after lunch, 
Two bevies were flushed soon after the dogs started, 
each dog being suspiciously close, and presumably each 
had a bevy flush on the demerit side of the account. 
Next Nana roaded sharply to a flush on a single bird in 
sedge. Sent on. Both roaded riotously on a trail in 
corn. Nightingale pointed the bevy, and Nana came 
racing in toward her. Both broke in and flushed the 
bevy. Next Nightingale pointed a single of the scattered 
birds in pine woods, and Nana flushed twice. Sent on. 
Nana pointed a bevy at the edge of woods. Up at 
1 :58. Both were quick, sharp workers, but rather law- 
less, showing lack of perfect training. Nightingale had 
the better of the heat. 
Count Danstone and Lad of Jingo were started at 
2:03. Soon after starting, Lad pointed and Count 
backed; nothing found. Lad pointed a bevy in corn 
and Count backed. Lad was a bit unsteady to shot. 
Next Count pointed at the same time that a single 
flushed. Still in corn, Lad pointed some scattered birds. 
Dan pointed footscent. Lad next pointed a single in 
corn, moved on and several more flushed. Next he 
pointed a single bird. Sent on. Lad pointed, then 
roaded to a point on the bevy. Up at 2:40. Count was 
net showing the form he displayed at Newton, His range 
was narrower, and he was not exercising his best judg- 
ment. Jingo showed some good work on birds. His 
range was from middling to narrow in its scope, and 
his judgment was not exercised at its best. 
Young Sport and Dewey started at 2:48. Sport 
pointed a bevy and Dewey jumped in to a stanch back. 
Both were steady to shot. On the scattered birds 
Dewey made two points and two flushes; Sport, two 
points. In open weeds a bevy flushed close in front of 
them. Sport had moderate range and speed. Neither 
one used good judgment in beating out his ground. The 
heat as a whole was but moderately fair. Up at 3:27. 
Berber and Jean de Reszke were cast off at 3:41. Each 
made a point to which nothing was found. Jean flushed 
a bevy in a cornfield. A short search was made for the 
scattered birds without finding any of them. In a corn- 
field Jean stopped, and was just steadying to a point 
when the bevy flushed. Up at 4:30. Both had good 
speed and fair range, but were lacking in judgment in 
beating out their ground. The bird work was very 
meager and awkwardly done considering the oppor- 
tunities. 
This heat ended the day's competition. 
Tuesday, Dec. 6. 
The morning was clear and frosty. A gentle breeze 
blew betimes during the day. When the early morning 
was past, the frost melted away; mud took the place of 
the frozen crust, and the weather became warm and 
pleasant. Birds were found in sufficient numbers. The 
work was markedly devoid of any commendable class 
work. 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were retained in the competition. They were 
run in manner as follows: 
Lad of Jingo and Nightingale were cast off at 8:36. 
In pines Nightingale flushed a bevy. Sent on. Next 
Nightingale and her handler, near together, flushed a 
bevy. Lad pointed, apparently on footscent. Nothing 
found. Nightingale pointed a single in pine woods 
and was steady to shot. The heat was a poor one. 
Nightingale showed speed, dash and range, but her 
point work was poor. She also showed insufficient 
training. Lad was slow, pottered at times! but was 
steady and reliable in his work to the gun. Up at 9:27. 
Count Danstone and Tabard were cast off at 9:41. 
Count pointed a bevy in the open, and Tabard ran into 
a good back or point. On the scattered birds in 
woods Count made a good * point on a single 
and was well backed. Next Count dropped to a point, 
probably on footscent; nothing found. At the same time 
Tabard "roaded and several singles flushed. Up at 10:18. 
Tabard was hard to handle, particularly on singles, and 
his judgment in ranging was poor. 
Col. R. and Pink's Boy were cast off at 10:30. Colonel 
flushed a bevy in open sedge, and stopped steady to 
order. Next he made a point in woods; nothing found. 
Boy in the meantime was lost. Sent on, he next found 
and pointed a bevy, and afterward made a good point on 
a single. Boy was very disobedient. Both were fast. 
Colonel was the better ranger. Up at 11:12. 
Final. 
The judges announced that Colonel R. and Lad of 
Jingo would be run after lunch. They were started 
at 12:55. Lady flushed a single bird in sedge. Colonel 
pointed a bevy in corn. He was exceedingly fortunate 
in having it stay to his point, as he was very close in 
ori it. Up at 1:26.- Colonel was far the faster and better 
ranger. Lad was a narrow ranger, but he was obedient 
relatively, and worked fairly well to the gun. This heat 
ended the stake. 
The judges announced the winners as follows: First, 
Colonel R.; second, Lad of Jingo; third, Count Dan- 
stone. 
Tabard was difficult to handle, and on scattered birds 
in woods worked as pleased himself. His range was nar- 
row, he worked the same ground over repeatedly, and 
came in behind his handler. There was no judgment in 
his work. Up at 10:18. 
Colonel R. and Pink's Boy were started at 10:30, 
Colonel began the bird work by flushing a bevy in the 
open, and was steady to order. Next, in pine woods, 
Colonel pointed; nothing was found. In the meantime 
Pink's Boy was lost for a while. 
The All-Age Stake. 
The All-Age Stake was begun immediately after the 
conclusion of the Derby. There were thirteen starters, 
which were run in the following order : 
W. W. Titus' b., w.- and t. setter dog Joe Cummings 
(Antonio — Piccaola), Victor Humphreys, handler, with 
J. P. Green's liv. and w. pointer dog Young Jingo (Jingo 
—Pearl's Dot), Geo. E. Gray, handler, 
Leon Ernest Seay's liv. and w. setter dog Dick (Dick 
Noble— Donna) , owner, handler, with J. B. Bisbee's b. 
and w. ticked pointer dog Ripstone (Rip Rap — Pearl's 
Dot), W. H. Plammond, handler. 
Edwards & Devereaux's b.-, w. and t. setter dog Uncle 
B. (Harwick — Dan's Lady), Geo. E. Gray, handler, with 
Tyro Kennels' liv. and w. pointer dog St. Clair (Rob — 
Ripsey), W. J. Giles, handler, 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b. b. setter bitch 
Pin Money (Count Gladstone — Daisy Croft), C. E. 
Buckle, handler, with Fox & Blythe's setter dog Dave 
Earl (Count Gladstone— Dan's Lady), R. V. Fox, 
handler. 
Del Monte Kennejs' o. and w. setter isitch Minnie's Girl 
( Antonio— Minnie T.), S. C. Bradley, handler, with D. 
E. Rose, (agt.) b., w. and t. setter bitch Pearl R. (Sam 
Gross — Donna Inez). 
W. Gould Brokaw's liv. and w. setter bitch Forest Belle 
(Edgemark — Bell), W. FI. Hammond, handler, with D. 
E. Rose (agt.) b.. w. and t. setter dog Sport McAllister 
(Tony Boy— Blue), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Del Monte Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Sam T. 
(Luke Roy — Betty B.), a bye, S. C. Bradley, handler. 
This stake was open to all setters and pointers which 
had not won first in any all-age stake at any recognized 
field trial, Entries closed on Oct. 15. with $10 forfeit; 
$10 additional to start. Prizes, first, $250; second, $150; 
third, $too. 
Joe Cummings, the winner of first, ran a well sustained 
race throughout. He showed excellent judgment in 
seeking his birds, and in locating and pointing them. 
His range was wide, and his speed was fast and well 
sustained. He was' easily the best competitor in this 
stake. 
Pin Money, winner of second, did not make a well-sus- 
tained competition, though parts of it were excellent, She 
ranged fast and wide, covered a great deal of ground, bnt 
seemed to be frolicking rather than hunting at times. 
Young Jingo, third, ran quite a good race throughout, 
and I preferred hi* work to that, of second. He is a bit 
weak in finding ability, though he ranges fairly well and- 
uses good judgment. He is very strong in work on scat- 
tered birds. 
First Round. 
Joe Cummings and Young Jingo were cast off at 1 :38. 
Jingo stopped and was moving cautiously when he flushed 
a single bird in sedge. Both dogs were ranging with good 
judgment, very fast and wide. Joe going the wider. Joe 
made a good point on a bevy in sedge, and Jingo backed 
him well.' Jingo next made two good points on singles 
and Joe backed the last one or pointed the birds. Sent 
on. both again hunted well for bevies. Joe wheeled 
prettily to a point on a bevy in sedge beside a ditch. On 
the scattered birds Joe made a point, presumably on foot 
scent, after he pointed a single, and Jingo close by pointed 
or backed. Jingo next pointed a single, and Joe nointed 
or backed. Next Jingo pointed =ome scattered birds, after 
which Joe pointed foot scent. The birds ran a great deal. 
Their work was sham and accurate, with the heat in 
favor of Toe. Up at 2:22. 
Dick Noble and Rinstcn? began at 2:27, and ran till 
2:58. The heat was inferior, neither dog ranging wide 
nor fast, and the pointing and finding were very ordinary - 
Ripstone made three fkHies on scattered birds, and two 
points on singles. Dick nointed a single bird arid made 
an uncertain point on a bevy. 
Uncle B. and St. Clair started at 3:04. Within a few 
yards of starting in corn Uncle pointed a bevy. Sent on. 
Next St. Clair pointed a bevy in corn. At the same 
time, Uncle in another part of the same cornfield pointed 
a bevy. Near the railroad. Clair flushed a bevy. Next, in 
woods, he pointed a bevy. Uncle pointed a single . in 
woods. Next he made a point in high weeds; nothing 
found. Up at 3:50. The ranging was middling. 
Pin Money and Dave Earl were cast off at 4 :24. ( Soon 
after starting Dave was lost. After about twenty mimites' 
search he was found pointing a bevy within fair limits 
of the course. Pin was held tip in the meantime. They 
were brought together and sent on again. Pin pointed 
a sparrow. Next Pin was lost, and Dave was held up 
while a search was made for her. Soon after she was 
found the heat ended. Time, 5 :20, Pin Money was going 
very fast and wide, but was not paying proper attention 
with her nose, She seemed to be froficking more than 
searching. The heat was very unsatisfactory. 
This heat ended the day's work. 
Wednesday, Dec. 7. 
The day was clear, bright and pleasant ; there was a 
gentle breeze at times, with a slight chill in it, but on tlie 
whole it was a first rate day for field work. An eariy 
start was contemplated, and the judges and reporters 
were on the grounds in good season. Unfortunately 
some of the wagons, which left town a few minutes late, 
took the wrong road near the grounds selected for the 
start, and a long delay was caused thereby. Birds were 
found in plentiful numbers. 
Pin Money and Dave Earl resumed their unfinished 
heat of the previous evening. They were cast off at 9 :40. 
Pin pointed a bevy in sedge and was steady to shot. Dave 
