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was not near to back. Moved on and soon Dave bolted. 
He was gone quite a while One of the spectators saw 
kim crossing a cotton patch entirely out of bounds. He 
disappeared near the end of some woods close by, and 
shortly afterward was found there pointing a bevy. Pin 
was held up in the meantime. Soon afterward they were 
ordered up. Pin Money ran with great speed and ranged 
wide, but she noticed small birds more than was becom- 
ing, and was a bit frivolous at times. Dave worked well 
to the gun part of the time, and part of the time he did 
not. 
Minnie's Girl and Pearl R. commenced at 10:21. Girl 
was lost in woods soon after starting. When found, the 
dogs were brought together, and were cast off in the 
open. In open grass both made game. Pearl passed 
close by the bevy; Minnie, roading about, pointed it ac- 
curately; Pearl backed; both were steady to shot. Sent 
on. Pearl pointed a bevy in open sedge; Minnie brought 
up to back, passed to one side about 15yds. and flushed 
the bevy. The birds were followed. Pearl pointed, prob- 
ably on footscent ; Minnie at the same time pointed on 
plowed ground about 40yds. ahead; the birds were, flushed 
close by by the horsemen. Next Minnie pointed in sedge ; 
probably the birds were running; Minnie roaded on and 
steadied to point; her handler thought that she had not 
quite located, urged her on and the birds flushed. Next 
both pointed in sedge; nothing was found. Up at 11:05. 
Pearl pointed frequently on footscent, and was not skill- 
ful in accurate locating, though site pointed stanchly. She 
worked merrily, had a medium range, conducted with 
moderate judgment. Minnie was hard to handle, and at 
times worked out of bounds. 
Forest Belle and Sport McAlister were cast off at 11 :22. 
Sport made a good point on a bevy in sedge by a run. 
Sent on. Next Sport pointed a bevy and Belle pointed a 
single in woods. The dogs were separated in working 
for the scattered birds in corn. Sport pointed two birds 
in cover; at the same time, Belle, in another part of the 
field, pointed and nothing was found. The heat was a 
poor one. The dogs were separated much of the time, 
and it was for them difficult to follow a fixed course. 
Belle, worked industriously, had good speed and range, 
but it was difficult to keep her to the course, and her 
bird work was meager. Sport kept to the course, but was 
lacking in dash, and his range was but middling. Up at 
12:00. 
Sam T. was started at 12 :04, and ran thirty-six minutes. 
In the heat he found and pointed three bevies, and made 
a point and a flush on scattered birds. He was fast and 
ranged well, but was over cautious on game. This ended 
the competition of the first round. 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were retained in the running; some of them 
had made an excellent showing, and some of them needed 
further trail. They competed as follows: 
Pin Money and St. Clair began at 2 :o5, and ran thirty- 
five minutes. Clair pointed a bevy in weeds; Pin pointed 
or backed; Clair held his point stanchly for a few mo- 
ments, then sprang forward and flushed. On the scat- 
tered birds in sedge, Clair pointed twice, roading away 
from the birds each time, after his handler failed to flush ; 
Pin made an indecisive point. Considering the number 
of opportunities, the point work was poor. Pin roaded 
slowly and pointed betimes on some running birds ; Clair 
backed well ; both were steady to shot. Pin made two 
points, to which nothing was found. Clair pointed a 
bevy by a plum thicket in the open, and was well backed 
by Pin. Up at 2:40. The heat did not run smoothly, 
it being difficult to keep the handlers to the course. Pin 
was fast, and covered much ground, but did not always 
point truly. Clair worked - industriously, had middling 
range, and was more skillful on bevies than on singles. 
Dave Earl and Uncle B. were cast off at 2 -.47. Dave 
pointed in corn, roaded on, abandoned the scent, and 
went on ranging; the horsemen flushed the bevy close by 
a few moments afterward. The dogs were separated. 
Dave was found pointing a bevy, and he flushed 
it willfully as his handler went to him. Uncle 
next pointed in sedge in corn, and Dave backed 
reluctantly to order ; the dogs moved on and 
both pointed; nothing found. They were worked up a 
valley, then into woods on a large bevy of scattered birds. 
Uncle pointed a single, and next he stopped to a flush 
on a single, then crouched on a point on some remaining 
birds, and was steady. Both pointed and nothing was 
found. Up at 3 :22. Neither showed accurate work on 
birds. Each had good speed, The heat was rather 
broken as to following a course. 
Young Jingo and Sam T. started at 4:32. Sam pOmted 
a bevy in corn ; Jingo, brought in to back, pointed the 
same bevy ; both were steady to shot. The birds were 
marked down in corn. Jingo flushed a single. Next he 
pointed the scattered birds. Sam made a point in sedge in 
corn; nothing found. Each made a good point on a 
single. This ended the day's work. 
Thursday, Dec. 8, 
The morning was clear, calm and frosty, with a raw 
coolness which made some little discomfort to many. The 
ground was frozen, and in the more shaded corners re- 
mained so" during the day. Birds were found in ample 
numbers. The late forenoon and afternoon hours were 
warm and pleasant. 
Third Round. 
Four dogs were retained in the competition. Their 
doings were in the main as follows: 
Joe Cummings and Sam T. began at 8:44. In open 
sedge, both made a point on the same bevy. Joe pointed 
a bevy in sedge and Sam backed nicely. Sam made t vo 
points to which nothing was found. Pie had speed, fair- 
ly good range, but was over-cautious on scent, and over- 
stanch on point. Up at 9:25. Joe displayed good judg- 
ment in range; he covered a sufficient scope of ground, 
and his speed was quite up to requirements. 
Pin Money and Young Jingo were started at 9:40. 
Jingo pointed a bevy and was steady to shot. The dogs 
were separated at the time. Pin Money pointed in open 
grass; nothing found. Up at 10:08. Jingo was the more 
earnest searcher. The character of the grounds and the 
short heat gave little data for comparison as to range and 
judgrrjtent Both were speedy. 
Final. 
Joe Cummings and Pin Money were cast off at 10:08, 
and run a few moments merely to comply with the rules, 
which require that the winners of first and second shall 
run together. 
The judges announced the winners as follows ! First, 
Joe Cummings; second, Pin Money; third, Young Jingo. 
The Free for All, 
This stake was begun immediately after the All-Age 
Stake was concluded. The number of starters was an 
agreeable surprise, exceeding all expectations. The stake 
was open to all pointers and setters, regardless of previous 
winnings. Entries closed the night before the race ; start- 
ing fee, $25. The heats in the first round were one and 
one-half hours' duration. The right to declare the stake 
off, in the event that less than six entries were made, was 
reserved, It was a sweepstake, third dog to save his 
stake ; the remainder divided 60 and 40 per cent. 
There were twelve starters, run in the following order: 
Sport McAlister with Uncle B. 
Colonel R. with Lady Mildred. 
Young Jingo with Lena Bella 
Sam T. with Roland. 
Dave Earl with Joe Cummings. 
Pin Money with Ripsey. 
The pedigrees, color, handlers, etc., are given in the 
reports of the other stakes, excepting three, namely, Ho- 
bart Ames' b.. w. and t. setter bitch Lady Mildred, handled 
by owner; Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s. b., w. and t. setter dog 
Roland, and b., w. and t, bitch Lena Belle, C. Tucker, 
handler. 
Pin Money was easily the winner of first. She ran an 
excellent race, getting down to serious work and finding 
and pointing in an excellent manner. She displayed that 
she has sterling working ability when she works in earnest 
and remarkable endurance as well. Her long competition 
apparently did not affect her in the least. 
Roland, winner of second, had a good working range, 
and was sound in his bird work, displaying excellent skill 
in locating when he once struck the trail. . His competi- 
tion was meritorious throughout. 
Dave Ear], the winner of third, ran a fair race, but in 
my opinion far inferior to that of Lena Belle, the latter 
excelling in ranging and good work in finding. He is 
heady at times, and hard to handle. 
The judges in this stake were Messrs. Meares, Hoag- 
land and Sturges. 
Birds were found in abundance. The competition as a 
whole was pleasingly good. 
First Round. 
Sport McAlister and Uncle B. were started at 10:38. 
Sport dropped to a point on a rabbit in woods. There- 
after till the end of the heat one or the other or both 
dogs were lost, excepting during a few unimportant 
minutes. The country was hilly and there was much 
more woods than open fields, but this in no wise excuses 
the long absence of the dogs. They were self-hunting, 
and most of the time the party was waiting till the dogs 
could be found. 
Colonel R. and Lady Mildred were cast off at 1:14, 
after lunch. Lady flushed a bevy. The birds were fol- 
lowed. Colonel made a point in corn; nothing found; 
Lady pointed a single well, and was steady to shot. 
Colonel pointed a single in sedge, and Lady backed. 
Lady next made two points to which nothing was found ; 
next both pointed and nothing was found. Sent on. 
Lady pointed a single in sedge in woods. Colonel soon 
thereafter pointed and roaded nicely after a running 
bevy in sedge in woods. He pointed several times, and 
at length it flushed wild ahead while he was roading. 
Sent on. Next he pointed a bevy on a side hill in woods; 
Lady backed ; Gray failed to flush, and sent Colonel on ; 
the horsemen flushed the bevy afterward. It was lying 
very close. The find and point were good. The birds 
were followed. Lady made a point to which nothing 
was found. Colonel, going down wind, flushed two birds. 
This ended the heat. Both were industrious, and ranged 
at good speed. Lady appeared to be somewhat off her 
nose. Colonel's work was an improvement on that of 
his previous competition in the Derby. 
Lena Belle and Young Jingo were cast off at 2:56. 
Both standing close together, pointed a bevy by the ednre 
of thick cover in a run; both were steady to shot. Jingo 
pointed a hevy in sedge; Lena backed. The scattered 
birds were marked down in sedge 26 to 30yds. in width, 
and were scattered along for 200yds. more or less. There 
was much roading and drawing. Jingo made three points 
on scattered birds; Lena made one; but- afterward there 
was much roading, drawing, pointing and flushing and 
pressing forward of handlers and dogs, all close together, 
so that it was impossible to judge of what was work and 
what was error. It was for the moment a touch of the 
old-time _ scrambling. Sent on. Both dogs pointed a 
bevy. Jingo pointed one single and flushed another. 
Sent on. Jingo pointed a bevy in sedge in scattered pines. 
Lena made a point on two birds. Sent on. In the open 
field, Lena dropped to a point on a bevy, and Jingo 
backed ; a very good piece of work. On the scattered 
birds in sedge, Jingo made three good points and one 
flush. Lena pointed, then moved on and the bird flushed 
ahead. Next she made a good point on a single. Tn 
finding and locating bevies. Lena was quite Jingo's su- 
perior, but he far surpassed her in work on singles. Both 
ranged fairly well at good speed. 
The heat ended the competition for the day. 
Friday, Dec. 9. 
The weather was cloudy, and there was a raw coldness 
which penetrated to the marrow. A skimming of ice 
remained all day on such pools as were still and shaded, 
and the ground was frozen in most places throughout the 
day. Birds were found in ample numbers for the pur- 
poses of competition. Toward midday the sun shone 
feebly for a few moments, after which the clouds again 
closed thickly over the sky. The work as a whole was 
fairly good, though there were waits at intervals through- 
out the days for dogs which were lost, or which were 
seemingly difficult to keep to the course. 
Roland and Sam T. were cast off at 8:45. Both pointed 
a bevy in open sedge. San was near by a bevy which was 
seen to flush. Roland pointed a bevy. Sam flushed 
some scattered birds. Roland during the heat found and 
pointed four bevies, and made one point to which noth- 
ing was found. Sam was lost a long time; when found he 
was in a stanch point on two birds. Both were fast and 
diligent workers. Roland proved to be the best finding 
dog, and worked with greater judgment. 
Dave Earl and Joe Cummings were started at 10:40. 
In the heat Joe made one point to which nothing was 
found ; Dave made two similar ones. Joe made one 
point on a single bird. Dave made two points on bevies, 
one of which he located awkwardly, and one point on a 
single, which was flushed after he moved on. Joe was 
ranging with less scope and vim than in his prior com- 
petition. Dave was going fairly well. 
Ripsey and Pin Money starte at 12:53, after lunch. 
The former was out of form, ranging with less enthusi- 
asm and scope than in her trials in the Members' Stake 
at Newton. Pin was roading on a bevy, which flushed, 
but whether she was blameless or not the cover prevented 
any one from determining. Afterward she found and 
pointed four bevies, and made a second point on a bevy 
which was marked down by the highway. Both were 
steady to shot. Pin was working mure seriously than 
when she competed in the All-Age Stake. Up at 2 :2o. 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were selected for further trial. Of these 
Dave Earl could have been left out on his showing in 
the opinion of your reporter. They were run as follows : 
Young Jingo and Roland began at 3:02. Jingo pointed 
a bevy in a cornfield, doing a good piece of work. Ro- 
land, called in to back, pointed the same bevy. Next 
Jingo made two flushes on bevies. Roland found and 
pointed a bevy; Jingo was elsewhere at the time. Both 
showed good speed and judgment in working out their 
ground, though Jingo was not working up to his class 
standard on birds in this heat. Up at 3:39. 
Lena Belle and Joe Cummings began at 3:40. Lena 
made two finds and points on bevies. Joe pointed three 
bevies. Each backed promptly and well, The heat 
ended at 4:17. Lena's finds were the result of diligent 
and good ranging. Joe's finds were largely the result of 
good luck, as he was ranging narrow, and was not 
exercising much judgment in beating out his ground, 
The heat was Lena's by a large margin in her favor, 
Dave Earl and Pin Money started at 4:22. Dave made 
two finds and points on bevies, two points on singles and 
one point to which nothing was found. Pin found and 
pointed a bevy, made a point on a single, and another, 
which was all right till she moved on to locate better and 
flushed the bird. She also made one point to which noth- 
ing was found. Up at 5:04. Pin Money was the wider 
ranger, though Dave was running a strong, good 
race. They were held in most of the time, working on 
ground which contained many scattered birds of previous 
heats. 
This ended the work of the day. 
Saturday, Dec. 10. 
The weather was clear, cool and pleasant. Joe Cum- 
mings and Roland were to run together, with Lena B., 
Dave Earl and Pin Money in reserve, to be run if the 
judges deemed it necessary to do so. 
Third Round. 
Joe Cummings and Roland were started at 9:25. Ro- 
land made a point at the edge of pines in sedge; nothing 
found. Next Joe and Roland pointed near each other; 
Roland roaded to the bevy about 20yds. away and pointed 
it: Joe backed; the latter was outworked in the locating 
of this bevy. Roland pointed a single in sedge pines. 
Sent on. In an open field Joe trifled with some larks. 
Next he pointed in corn. Roland backed; the dogs then 
began roading; Roland followed the trail accurately, 
while Joe seemed to be unable to hit it off. Roland 
pointed the bevy nicely, and soon afterward the dogs 
were ordered up. Time 10:15. 
Roland and Pin Money were cast off at 10:36. and ran 
four minutes to comply with the rule which requires that 
the winners of first and second shall run together, a 
merely technical compliance, with no competition in it. 
The judges announced the winners as follows: First, 
Pin Money; second, Roland; third, Dave Earl. 
The Irish Terrier Cittb of America. 
The following stakes and special prizes given by the 
Irish Terrier Club will be competed for at the coming 
Westminster Kennel Club show in February next. 
Grand challenge cup for dogs (value $100): The entry 
fee is $5 for each dog. The winner to receive 50 per cent, 
of the money; 30 per cent to go to the second, and 20 
per cent, to the third. 
Grand challenge cup for bitches (value$ioo) : The entry 
fee is $5 for each bitch. The winner to receive 50 per 
cent, of the money; 30 per cent, to go to the second, and 
20 per cent, to the third. 
The home-bred puppy stakes (silver cup added by the 
club): The entry fee is $5 for each terrier. There is 
one prize, which is a silver cup and the total amount 
of the entry fees, 
Special prizes: $5 cup for best dog or bitch in puppy 
classes, for best dog in novice classes, for best bitch in 
novice classes, for best dog or bitch in limit classes, 
for best dog or bitch in open classes, and $10 cup for best 
-atid dog or brood bitch shown with two of his or her pro- 
duce, to be entered in appropriate classes. Dog or 
bitch, 25 per cent.; produce, 75 per cent. 
All the above stakes and special prizes are open only 
to members of the Irish Terrier Club of America. 
Irish Terrier Club of America. 
Westminster Show. 
Hempstead, N. Y.— Editor Forest and Stream: Kind- 
ly announce that the twenty-third annual bench show of 
dogs, given by the Westminster Kennel Club, will be held 
in Madison Square Garden, New York, on Tuesday, 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 21st, 22d, 23d and 
34th of February, 1899. J A s. Mortimer, 
Superintendent and Secretary of the Show. 
