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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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fTCov. 25, 1899. 
Westfield, still at the head of the organization. Thomas 
J. Cleary was elected secretary, and Charles N. Lewis 
treasurer. 
E. F. T. Club's Trials. 
The Members* Stake. 
ISiEWTON, N. C, Nov. 18. — There was a large gathering 
of the club members at the twenty-first annual field trials of 
the Eastern Field Trial Club, such as brought to mind 
those of years ago at High Point, N; C, when the hotels 
were taxed to their full capacity to accommodate their 
guests, and the livery stables were forced to draw on the 
surrounding country for additional horses wherewith to 
supply the demand for teams and saddlers. 
The trials at present, however, are a distinct gain over 
the old trials in the matter of sport, the management of the 
competition, the pervading good fellowship, and in point 
of club interest and attendance much greater than its trials 
of recent years. 
There were present Mr. and Mrs. James L. Breese, of 
New York; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Duryea, of Red Bank, 
N. J.; Messrs, F. R. Hitchcock, Arthur Stern, F. O. 
Beach, F, Newbold, Theodore Sturges, James E. Orr and 
O. W. Bird, New York; Messrs. J. Murray Mitchell and 
Edward V. Dougherty, Philadelphia; Mr. R. V. Fox, 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; Dr. G. G. Davis, Philadelphia ; Messrs. 
P. Lorillard, Jr., and G. R. Preston, Jr., Tuxedo Park, 
N. J. ; Mr. S. C. Bradley and daughter, Miss E. B. Brad- 
ley; the veteran Capt. C. E. McMurdo, Mr. D. F. Pride, 
of Cincinnati; Major J. M. Taylor, Messrs. C. E. Buckle, 
J. M. Avent. 
The class of the competition in this stake was far infe- 
rior to that of the Members' Stakes of the past few years. 
The dogs did not average well as good perforrners, but no 
doubt the competition was impaired by the prevailing un- 
favorable weather conditions. The ground was so ex- 
ceedingly dry that a light cloud of dust marked the trail 
of the horses over the stubble fields. A scantiness and 
thinness of vegetation was noticeable everywhere, and 
there seemed to be a limited food supply. There was a 
noticeable abseiice of weeds everywhere, so that the birds 
did not venture far from cover. 
Several of the dogs were known to be good field per- 
formers, but there was not any work in the stake that 
would indicate even ordinarily good abilty. 
The judges were Alessrs. F. R. Hitchcock and S. C. 
Bradley, both of them thoroughly experienced and highly 
competent. They handled the competition with adniirable 
skill, and their judgment was sound in determining the 
winners. They were warmly praised bj-^ the competitors 
for their ability and fairness. They, however, had a most 
difficult task, owing to the difficulty of obtaining data for 
their decisions. 
On Wednesday evening, a special meeting of the club 
Avas called, and new members were accepted as follows: 
Messrs. H. R. Duval, J. L. Breese, F. O. Beach, Clarence 
Mackey and Dr. G. H. Palmer. This of itself denotes a 
wholesome revival of club interest. 
The prizes were: To first a silver cup, donated by 
Mr. W, Gould Brokaw; to second a silver cup, donated 
by Mr. G. Crocker. Both cups are very beautiful. To 
third a meerschaum and amber cigar holder, donated by 
Mr. James L. Baker. Prof. Edm. H, Osthaus paints a 
jjortrait of the winner and donates it to the owner. 
The pointer dog Neb B. won first on a most mixed per- 
formance. He showed marked ability in ranging and find- 
ing birds, but he pressed his birds too closely, moving in 
by degrees after pointing, showing a lack of stanchness 
which seriously marred his work. - He ranged well and 
with judgment". He also .showed a jealou.sy in respect to 
his competitors, particularly in his last heat with Peconic 
on Saturday morning. Before the stake was ended, his 
owner sold him to Mr. H. B. Duryea for $200. 
Jeff, at the commencement of the la.st heat, had every 
prospect of being the first prize winner, but notwithstand- 
ing the pointer's bad work, Jeff was vanquished on his 
poor performance and justly put in second place. He 
ranged well and displayed good judgment and knowledge, 
but the peculiar weather conditions no doubt impaired his 
work. J ■ 
MoUie ran a race of nltxed performance, good and bad, 
but was justly third. It was the poorest Members' Stake 
of years. 
The dogs were drawn to run as follows : 
H. B. Duryea's b., w. and t. setter dog Joe (pedigree 
unknown) with Arthur Stern's 1. and w. pointer bitch 
Bootsie S. (Young Rip Rap — Dolly Jingo). 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. English setter bitch 
Clara (Loris — Paula) with Theo. Sturges' b., w. and t. 
English setter bitch Vivian (Gath's Mark— Gossip). 
Dr. J. S. Brown's b. and w. pointer dog Ned B. (Rap — 
Lady Grace) with H. B. Duryea's b., w. and t. setter dog 
Peconic (Count Gladstone IV. — Hester Phryne). 
James L. Breese's b. and w. pointer bitch Mollie (Rip 
Rap — Croxie Kent) with H. B. Duryea's b., w. and t. 
English, setter dog Jeff (Orlando— Dollie Wilson). 
H. R. 'Duval's liv. and w. pointer dog Falmouth Dixie 
(Rip Rap — Blodwen) with Fred O. Beach's Hv. and w. 
pointer dog St. Clair (Capt. McMurdo's Rob— Ripsey). 
Second Round. 
Peconic with Ned B. 
Lena Belle with Jim Signal. 
St. Clair with Jeff. 
Clara with Mollie. 
Third Round. 
Jeff and Neb B. 
Winners — First, Ned B. ; second, Jeff ; third, Mollie. 
The conditions of the stake were: Entrance $10; 50 
per cent, to first, 30 per cent, to second, 20 per cent, to 
third, Winners in previous trials barred. The dogs were 
handled by owners. 
First Day. 
The weather was distinctly unfavorable for good field 
performance, the morning being warm and cloudy, with 
an entire absence of moisture, judging from the needs 
of the dogs as to weather conditions in their relation 10 
bird seeking. Later, the clouds dissipated, the sun shone 
forth, and the temperature was uncomfortably vvarm. A? 
the horses passed over the stitbble field a light cloud of 
(Imt marked their trail, and this circumstance indicated 
Liic eN-ceeding dryness of the ground, the absence of scent 
■^nd the consequent inability o£ the dogs to do good work 
owing to the unfavorable conditions. The grounds were 
very bare as a whole, owing to the scant, weak vegeta- 
tion, the stubble fields rarely having any weeds, and such 
a thin, light stubble that there was neither food for the 
birds nor means of concealment. 
The start was made at Gibson's WfclL The dogs as a 
whole worked diligently, but the amount of work on 
birds is no index whatever to the diligent effort exercised 
during the day. 
First Round. 
Joe and Bootsie S. were cast off at 9:15. A rabbit af- 
forded a few moments' diversion to the dogs, and continu- 
ing their ranging, Joe pointed a bevy, which Bootsie 
flushed in the pine woods close by, and on the scattered 
birds Joe made some flushes, Down i hour and 2 min- 
utes. Joe was a fairly good ranger and was the better in 
judgment, range and performance on birds. 
Clara and Vivian were cast off at 10^30. Both showed 
good speed, but Clara was the better in manner and 
beating out her ground and the scope of her range. They 
were both diligent workers to the gun. Vivian was 
lost for a few moments in heavy cover, and when found 
was pointing stanchly; Clara backed to caution, but noth- 
ing was found to the point. Next, in an open wheat field, 
Vivian pointed close by a ditch; Clara backed; Vivian 
moved on and Clara pointed, and then Vivian backed. 
The owners did not have, apparently, the proper confi- 
dence in their dogs, and after they had moved on Mr. 
Lorillard, walking ahead, flushed a single in the ditch and 
then the bevy flushed. The birds went into heavy switch 
cane and were followed. Clara made game and a single 
flushed from the opposite side of the cane. The birds had 
run and were abandoned. On a side hill, in stubble, Viv- 
ian pointed and Clara backed to caution; nothing found. 
Vivian showed a disposition to tarry on false scents. The 
heat ended at 11:40. 
Ned B. and Jim Signal were started at 11:51 and ran 38 
minutes, Ned roaded in a cornfield accurately to a bevy, 
but pressed cautiously too close into it and flushed one, 
his handler at the time being close up to him. Each 
pointed on the scattered birds. Next, in the open stub- 
ble, Ned pointed a single, and Jim, about 20 yards away, 
pointed independently the same bird a moment afterward. 
Next Jim pointed a single bird nicely. He worked dili- 
gently, but his range was not wide. Ned had a good, use- 
ful range and worked out his ground with good judg- 
ment. 
Lena Belle and Peconic were cast off after lunch at 1:58. 
The sun was then shining hot and the ground was ex- 
ceedingly dry. Peconic pointed a single in pine woods. 
Afterward he made a point to which nothing was found, 
and later made a similar point. Lena made a point and 
nothing could be flushed to it. Peconic showed a dis- 
position to range beyond control at times. They were 
run I hour and 6 minutes. Both were diligent workers. 
Mollie and Jeff were cast off in a cotton field at 3:10, 
Jeff pointed a bevy in pines and Mollie backed. On the 
scattered birds in pines Mollie pointed a single and made 
two flushes, while Jeff pointed, probably on foot 
scent. Jeff was the better and more regular worker, 
though both were diligent, and they had hard ground to 
work. 
Falmouth Dixie and St. Clair w'ere cast off at 3:55. 
Dixie pointed a bevy. The birds were followed. Dixie 
pointed and roaded and the birds flushed behind him. 
Clair, in thick cover, pointed a single and Dixie backed 
nicely. Then Clair moved on a few yards in the thick 
cover and pointed the bevy. Dixie worked out his 
ground with the better judgment and had a more uniform 
range, while Clair made a very creditable performance on 
birds. 
Second Round. 
Peconic and Ned B. were started at 4:42 and ran 33 
minutes, Peconic made two points, to which nothing 
was found. Both were fast rangers, but Peconic at times 
ranged beyond control. He showed a disposition then 
to ignore the gun. This heat ended the day's competi- 
tion. 
Seconcl Day. 
The morning was warm, calm and pleasant — as balmy 
a morning as one could wish if personal comfort and 
pleasure were alone to be considered; but it was far from 
a good morning for the best work of the dogs. There, 
were birds in abundance; but the finding and pointing of 
all the dogs were far from good, and indeed there was not 
even a patch of the day's work which could be classed as 
superior. Soon after the first brace was cast off birds 
were found, and from that time till lunch, when competi- 
tion in the stake ended, th-ere were birds in plentiful num- 
bers. The last brace of yesterday was to continue their 
unfinished heat. 
Peconic and Ned B. started at 9 o'clock. Soon after 
they started the horses flushed two bevies. Next Pe- 
conic flushed a bevy in a place where the conditions were 
in his favor for pointing it, and on the scattered birds the 
dogs had no success in pointing, though their handlers 
walked birds up. The dogs were ordered on in a new 
direction. Ned was making game about 200 yards away 
and drew to a bevy in woods and was steady to the shot. 
Ned flushed a single of the scattered birds, and Peconic, 
further ahead in brush, flushed several. Turning back 
over the ground where birds were marked down, Ned 
flushed several. The heat was noted for the great num- 
ber of good opportunities afforded for good work and 
the en-ors which the dogs made. Up at 9:30. 
Jim Signal and Lena Belle were cast off at 9:39. Jim 
flushed a bevy in open sedge, and on the scattered birds 
there was no meritorious work, the dogs flushing. Sent 
on. In open sedge Lena pointed, moved on a few yards, 
circled back and a single bird popped up and lighted again 
and Lena dropped to a point. Jim, 10 yards away, joined 
in the point; both were steady to shot. Jim next flushed 
a single bird and shortly afterward Lena pointed a rabbit 
and was backed well by Jim. Up at 10:05. Lena was 
the better ranger. Jim did not run in the form shown in 
his previous heat. The work on birds was imperfect. 
Jeff and St. Clair started at to:i8. Jeff pointed a bevy 
on a side hill in pines, after which he pointed one of the 
scattered birds and made another point, presumably on 
the foot 5cent. Clair did not do any work onjairds. Jeff 
had the better of the heat in every respect. The ground 
worked over was irregular and the cover of such a charac- 
ter that it was difficult for the dogs to mak? a good show- 
ing. The heat ended at xo;43' 
Mollie and Clara were cast off at 10:50. Mollie pointed 
a bevy stanchly on a side hill in sedge and bushes, and 
was steady to wing. The birds were marked down in 
cover close by and were followed. Clara pointed near 
the creek; nothing found. Mollie got among the scat- 
tered birds and flushed twice. Both ranged well and fast. 
The performance on birds, save the one bev}^ point, was 
very poor. 
Jeff and Ned B. were cast off at 11:18. Jeff flushed a 
bevy in open weeds and sedge, under favorable conditions 
for pointing it. Next Ned pointed a single, drew in close 
to it and the bird flushed. He was able to find and lo- 
cate, but was far from stanch. Ned made several flushes 
— four or five — in succession on the scattered birds. Both 
dogs were over eager and careless in flushing. The bad 
work of Ned for a while seemed to have put him into 
second place hopelessly; but soon in the open he found 
and pointed a bevy nicely and was backed by Jeff* Qn 
the scattered birds in pine woods Ned pointed a single 
and was a bit unsteady, and afterward he flushed a single. 
Up at 11:54, and the Members' Stake was ended. 
B. Waters, 
New York State Trials. 
Egg Harbor, N. J,, Nov. 14. — A big white frost and 
frozen ground under foot, and a hazy sky were the condi- 
tions which existed on both days. There was scarcity of 
birds throughout. The soil was sandy and vegetation 
light in the open, and the cover dense where there was 
brush or trees. The work in the All-Aged Stake was 
evenly divided. Domino and Tony Rogers' Gale were 
far the best, while the other two were ordinary. 
The Derby was an ordinary one. The Derby was 
started on the first day, and it and the first series in the 
All-Aged Stake were completed on the first day. Dewey 
Rogers is a good dog, obedient, worked well to the gun, 
was diligent and covered a useful area of ground. 
The judges were Major J. M. Taylor, of New York, 
and Mr. Francis G. Taylor, of Philadelphia. Birds were 
scarce. There was a good attendance of spectators. 
Robert Kelley's b. and w. English setter bitch Kalmia 
Doll (Cincinnatus' Pride — Maude HI.) with Arthur 
Stern's b., w. and t. English setter bitch My Tony S. 
(Antonio — Robin's Cora). 
Arthur Stern's 1. and w. pointer bitch Bootsie S. 
(Young Rip Rap — Dolly Jingo) with A. G. Lotz's 1., b. 
En.glish setter dog Doc (Emperor Tonj^ — Gwinne). 
George Battison's b, b. English setter dog Dewey Rog- 
ers (Tony's Gale— Daisy B. II) with Dr. C. L. Thudi- 
cum's b. and w. English setter dog War Song (Ezra No- 
ble — Fan Gladstone I). 
A. G. Lotz's 1. b. English setter dog Emperor Pilot 
(Emperor Tony^Nellie M) with Charles A. Griffith's 
b. and w. pointer bitch Kittie Gibson (Jingo — Kate's 
Kent). 
Dr. C. L. Thudicum's b. and w. English setter dog 
War Dance (Ezra Noble — Fan Gladstone 11.) with Ar- 
thur Stern's b., w. and t. English setter bitch My Sue S. 
(Antonio — Robin's Cora). 
Second Series. 
Dewey Rogers with Bootsie S. 
War Song with My Sue S. 
War Song. 
Result. — First, Dewey Rogers; second, My Sue S.; 
third, Bootsie S. and War Song. 
Arthur Stern's b., w. and t. English setter dog Dom- 
ino (Antonio — Ruby's Girl) with C. L. Thudicum's 1. and 
w. pointer bitch June (Dave Kent — Rip Rap's Daisy). 
Geo. Battison's b. b. English setter dog Tony Rogers' 
Gale (Tony's Gale— Daisy B. II) with Dr. S. C. Tre- 
maine's b., w. and t, English setter dog Don (Admiral 
Drake—Tony's Bell). 
Second Series. 
Tony Rogers' Gale with Domino. 
Result. — First, Tony Rogers' Gale; second, Domino; 
third, Don. 
Continental Field Trials. 
Newton, N. C, Nov, 13. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
I send you entries for the All-Age Stake of the Con- 
tinental Field Trial Club as follows: 
Setters. ^ 
J, W. Hamer's b. and w. dog Toby's Bob, 4yrs. 
(Brighton Tobe— Rill Ray). 
J. W. Hamer's b. and" w. dog Toby's Mark, 4yrs. 
(Brighton Tobe— Rill Ray). 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. dog Roland, 5yrs. 
(Eugene T. — Lou). 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. dog Pink's Boy, 3yrs. 
(Gleam's Pink — Belle of Pauling). 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. dog Jack, 4yrs. (Eugene 
T.— Maud). 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s b., w. and L bitch Lena Belle, 4yrs. 
(Top Mark— Minnie B.). 
W. J. Baughn's b.. w. and t. dog Count Danstone, 3yrs, 
(Count Gladstone — Dan's Lady). 
Royal P. Carroll's lem. and w. bitch Lem Gladstone, 
3vrs. (Antonic — Cosette Gladstone). 
" H. R. Edwards' b., . w. and t. dog Colonel R., 3yi"s. 
(Harwick — Trap, Jr.). 
H. K. Devereux's b., w. and t. dog Uncle B., 4yrs. 
(Harwick — Dan's Lady). 
W. G. Brokaw's liv. and w. dog Wandering Willie, 
4yrs. (Dick Roble — ^Jennie Stephenson). 
Dr. C. I. Shoop's b., w. and t. dog Roderick Dhu, 
'Thiers — Barker's Qucenie). 
' J. J. Roonev's b. b. dog King's Rod, 3yrs. (Kingston- 
Mark's Ruby'). 
Edward A. Burdett's b., w. and t. dog Sam T. II., 3yrs. 
(Sfm T.— Belle). . 
S. W. Carey. Jr.'s. b. and w. bitch Shot's Kate, 3yrs. 
(Albert's Shot— Sal English). 
Leon Earnest Seay's (Agt.) b., w. and t. dog General 
Gladstone, 4vrs. (Gladstone's Boy — Buena Vista). 
R. V. Fox's b., w. and t. dog Dave Earle, 5yrs- (Count 
Gladstone IV.— Dan's Lady). : 
Miss C. Parsons' b., w. and t. dog Berber, 3yrs. (An- 
tonio — Laska), ' 
S, Murry Mitchell's b., w. and t. dog Pink, 4yrs. 
(Sandy Gladstone — Jennie M.). 
Herbert Parsons' b., w. and t. dog Dmoko, 4yrs, (An- 
tonio — Laska). 
