Dec, I, 1900.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
433 
following dogs over ground which apparent!}' contained 
no birds or few birds, so that, knowing that there was 
little probability of competition on birds, interest flagged 
accordingly. 
The winner. Doc Light, on.the vs-ork done, was far away 
the best competitor of the stake. He was given a most 
thorough trying out, and sustained his work in true class 
form, defeating his opponent decisively in every heat. 
He accentuated his claims to first the longer he ran. He 
beat out his ground with judgment and ranged usefully 
wide. He was wise and sound in his bird work, and was 
dutifully considerate of the gun. 
Billy, second, won on his merits too, though his com- 
petition was not of a high order. He was sounder in 
his bird work than were his other competitors, save Doc 
Light, and he sottght with good judgment. 
Lady fris and Tom B03', aside from ability to run well, 
showed little competitive merit. Their ability on birds 
was weak, neither showing skill in finding and pointing. 
First Round. 
.Setters and pointers whelped on or after Jan. 1, 1899, were 
eligible. Purse, .$600; to first, ?,300; to second, if200; to third, $100. 
Nineteen starters: 
Mrs. P. ,11. Hurst's o. and w. setter dog Verona Cap (Count 
Gladstone IV. — Daisy Croft), Frank Richards handler, with H. 
S. Sevan's 1. and w. setter bitch Leda Windeni (Lady's Count 
Gladstone — Selkirk Iris), owner, handler. 
Airs. P. IT. Hurst's b., w. and t. setter dog Verona Diablo 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Daisy Crqft), Frank Richards, handler, with 
K. T. De Pauw's liv. and w. pointer bitch Jingo's Romp (Jingo — 
;), D. E. 1-lose, handler. 
C. W. Mullen's 1. and w. setter dog Robert Count Gladstone 
(Lady's Count Gladstone — Selkirk's Iris), H. S. Bevan, handler, 
with Dr. F. Y. Long's b., w. and t. setter dog Davy Crockett 
(Tony Boy— Hoosier Girl), J. H. Johnson, handler. 
Prof. E. H. Usthaus' b., w. and t. setter dog Kipling (Joe 
Gumming — Miss Osthaus), D. E. Rose, handler, with C. £._Mc- 
Murdo's liv. and w-- pointer dog G.ilt.(St. Clair-^Mabel Silk), W. J. 
Giles, handler. 
W. C. Banks' 1. and w. pointer dog Sam B. (Jingo's Light — Phi), 
H. S. Bevan, liandler, with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, setter dog Bow 
Knot (Why Not — Binnie P..), C. Tucker, handler. 
Dr. G. Chisholm's liv. and w. pointer dog Doc Light (Jingo's 
I^ight. — Gill's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler, with H. B. Ledbetter's 
b., w. and t. setter dog Sport's Solomon (Marie's Sport — Isabella 
Maid), A. Albaugb, handler. 
Arthur Stern's b., w, and t. seller bitch Bet (Count Ladystone — 
Fairy Sport), W: H, Hammond, handler, with Dr. J. S. Brown's 
b., w. and t. setter bitch Molly B. II. (Tony's Gale— Molly B.), 
J. H. Johnson, handler. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter bitch Tom Boy (Tony 
Boy — Lena Belle). C'. Tucker, handler, with Mrs. P. H. Hurst's 
b., w. and t. setter bitch Vernna VVilhelmina (Count Gladstone IV. 
— Countess K-), F. Richards, handler. 
Dr. W. F. Henderson's b., w. and t. setter bitch Lady Iris 
(Lady's Count (jladstonc — Selkirk Iris), H. S. Bevan, handler, 
with S. B. Dana's liv. and w. pointer dog Billy (Bob — Con), W. J. 
Giles, handler. 
.\. McLochlan's b. and w. pointer dog Joe Howard (Brighton 
joe._Quecn), A. Albangh, handler, a bye. 
Monday, Nov. J9, First Day. 
The weather was calm, warm and foggy. About the 
end of the first heat the fog lifted and there Avere signs 
of a clear day, which, however, were soon dispelled by 
heavy clouds. The second heat was delayed by rain. 
After lunch the competition was stispended for the day 
on account of the rain, and the party returned to town. 
First Roimd. 
Leda Witidem and Verona Cap were cast off at 8:31. 
Soon Leda flushed a bevy ancl both dropped to wing. 
Sent on. Cap pointed a single of tfie spattered birds and 
was well backed. Sent on, Leda pointed a bevy, and 
sprang in when Bevan flushed ; Cap backed. On the scat- 
tered birds Cap pointed a single and Leda backed reluc- 
tantly to caution. Up at 9:31. Their range was hardly 
middling, and Cap marred her seeking by trailing after 
her competitor most of the while. 
Vera Diablo and Jingo's Romp were started at 9:39. 
After running a few moments, rain set in heavily, and 
the heat was delayed b}' it till 11:17. Soon after it was 
resumed, Diablo pointed a bevy prettily and Romp backed 
well; Diablo jutiiped in and flushed the bevy, hut stopped 
to order promptly. Diablo pointed a single in a hollow. 
Romp made two good points on singles. Romp was near 
to a bevy which flushed in the open. Following the 
scattered birds, Romp got a point of uncertain character 
un another bev}'-. The birds were followed into oak 
woods, where Romp pointed as some birds flushed. Up at 
12 :i5. Both stayed out well at their work. The setter 
had a bit of advantage in judgment and work. 
Tuesday, Nov. 20, Second Day, 
The weather continued to be unfavorable. The morn- 
ing was foggy, warm and calm. The fog gradually lifted, 
and for a while the signs indicated a clearing up and a 
pleasant day. but masses of dark clouds gathered and ob- 
scured the sky, a light drizzle fell betimes, and as a whole 
the weather conditions were again unpleasant. 
Birds were apparently scarce or exceedingly difficult to 
find. Long stretches of the preserve were well beaten 
out, and- notAvith standing this the total number of be\'ies 
found throughout the day was exceedingly small. As a 
result, there Avas nothin.g satisfactorily determinate in 
the competition. 
However well a dog may run or range, there is no 
proper rating of his merit without work on birds. A 
narroAV ranger may beat a Avide ranger in finding from 
using better nose and judgment, etc., but without birds it 
is largely a test of speed and range. 
Robert Count Gladstone and Davy Crockett began their 
competition at 8:55 in an. open field near Gibson's Well. 
Robert pointed and Davy, quite a distance aAvay. backed: 
then Robert caught sight of Davy and thev hacked each 
other. Nothing was found. Robert again pointed and 
was backed, and again nothing was found. Sent on. 
Da\^y pointed a hcA^y and was backed. Each made a 
point on scattered birds in l^eaA-y cover. Robert had some 
advantage in speed and range, though the latter was but 
niiddling. but his point Avork was largely inaccurate. Up 
at ID :o4. 
Kipling and Gilt Avere cast ofi' at 10 :o6. Kipling flushed 
a bcA-y which Gilt was said to be pointing in heavy cover. 
The birds were fallowed into a cornfield. Both "pointed 
a single, after pointing the foot .scent where several had 
fltished. Kipling roaded and pointed: two birds Hushed 
Avild ahead temptingly, and he chased. Up at 11:17. 
Kipling ranged wide, and at good speed, used his ncse 
skillfully and shoAved natural caoabilities, but Avas rather 
raAv in working to the gun. With more experience he 
should make a superior performer. 
Sam E. and Bow Knot were cast off at 1 1:2(5. Sam 
pointed in the open field ; nothing found. Boav ran into a 
bcA'y excusably and flushed it, dropping to wing promptly 
and steadily. On the scattered birds Bow pointed pret- 
tily for a moment, then dropped to his point ; Sam nearly 
pointed the scattered birds. Bow had a keen fancy for 
chasing rabbits. He Avas snappy and quick in his work. 
Sam AA^orked with poor judgment. 
Sport's Solomon and Doc Light began their competi- 
tion at 1 :33, after lunch. Doc pointed a hcvy in p.ne 
Avoods, and Sport, a fcAv yards away, pointed the same 
bcAw. Both Avere steady to shot. Doc next pointed a 
single bird well. After searching about for the scattered 
birds in the pine woods, Avhere both dogs made game 
betimes, they Avere turned into the open field. Doc soon 
pointed a bevy sharply, and Avhen the birds flushed he 
made a move as if to spring, but was steady to order. Lie 
next made tAA^o good points on single birds, while Sport 
made one stiff point on foot scent. Up at 2:13. Doc 
Avas far stipcrior in his bird Avork, though his range Avas 
but middling. His jttdgment also was the better. This 
Avas the best heat of the day in respect to the work on 
birds. 
* Bet and Mollie B. H. were started at 2:28. In woods 
Hammond called point, but before the judges could see 
Bet the birds flushed. They Averc folloAved further into 
the Avoods. Mollie pointed ; nothing was found. The 
horsemen flushed several birds, whicli were folloAved in 
the Avoods Avithout material result. Up at 2 :58. . The 
heat was a poor one. The dogs' speed and range Avere 
moderate. It was said that Mollie Avas not in good health. 
Tom Boy and Verona Wilhelmine were cast oft' at 
3:10. The latter made a good point in woods some dis- 
tance away, and held it well, but nothing was found to it. 
Tom a moment later dropped to a point on a bevy in an 
opposite direction in the open, and was steady to Aving and 
shot. Wilhelmine soon pointed again, and was backed, but 
nothing A\ras found. -Up at 4:13. Their speed was good 
and range irregular, though they shortened it a good 
bit tOAvard the latter part of the heat. 
Lady Iris and Billy Avere cast oft' at 4:16. Billj' backed 
Lady's point well ; nothing found. In corn, Billy pointed 
and Lady backed ; nothing found. Up at 5 :03. Both 
ranged fairly wide and fast, though they galloped freely 
over good or poor ground alike, and showed but little 
judgment in beating out their ground. The absence of 
au)^ work on birds left their merits undetermined. 
This ended the AVork of the day. at the Conover end of 
the grounds. 
'Wednesday, Nov. 21, Third Day. 
The weather Avas cloudy and uncertain as to signs. 
While the clouds Avere black and heavy, ..thej' also were 
broken, with indications of clearing aAvay. About 11 
o'clock rain set in and delayed the running nearly a half 
hour. The sky then cleared up. and the remainder of 
the day Avas clear and Avarm, too warm for the best work 
of the dogs. 
Birds Avere seemingly scarce and difficult to find. 
Joe Howard Avas the bye dog. He Avas run Avith Tony 
Man, a setter, handled by J. M. Avent. They Avere 
started at 8 :42. Soon Joe pointed a bcA^y in an open 
field, getting very close to it. Next Tony pointed and 
Joe backed. On the scattered birds. Tony pointed a 
single and Avas backed. Joe flushed a single on bare 
ground. Up at 9 :20. The heat Avas commonplace. This 
ended the first round. 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were continued in the rtuming. Boav Knot, 
though his work had been marred by chasing rabbits and 
a rather excusable flush on a bevy, was industrious and 
sharp in his bird Avork, and was in my opinion Avorthy 
of further trial. 
Doc Light and Tom Boy were started at 9:35. Doc, 
quite a distance away, pointed stanchly, but moA'ed on 
before his handler reached him. In AVOods, Doc pointed 
and Tom backed ; nothing Avas found to the point, but 
some birds Avere close by flushed by the horses after the 
dogs had moved on. In the open. Doc flushed a single 
and sprang at it. missing it. Next, both made game and 
pointed, then Doc roaded on after a single in heavy 
grass. The bird flushed wild. Tom at the same time 
roaded to a flush on a single. In the open field, Tom 
next pointed a bevy and Doc pointed close by on the foot 
scent. In woods on the scattered birds. Doc pointed and 
Avas backed. Tout next pointed a single well. Up at 
10 :27. Doc was industrious, and beat out his ground with 
fair judgment. Tom Boy made an improvement in hi« 
work as compared Avith his prioi^ heat. While Doc Avas 
successful in getting on birds, his point AVork Avas quite 
faulty compared with that of his previous Avork. 
Robert Count Gladstone and Billy cominenced at 10:36. 
Billy in the open got into the middle of a bcA^y Avhich 
Avas scattered thinly about, and pointed it well; Robert 
backed. Next Billy made tAvo good points on singles, and 
was Avell backed each time. Both were steady to shot. 
A heaA'y rain set in at 11:10, and the running Avas sus- 
pended till 12:20. They were ordered up at 12:20. Both 
were erratic in range, but Billy was decidedly the better 
performer on birds. The party went to lunch.' 
Wilhelmine and Lady Iris were cast off at 1 128 and ran 
till 2:36. Lady in the open, about 150 yards away, pointed 
a bevy; Wilhelmine backed nicely for a fcAV moments, 
then stole the point. Both Avere steady to shot. On the 
scattered birds in the open field Wilhelmine pointed One 
and was steady to caution. Lady at the same time pointed, 
then moved on and flushed the birds. Beside heaA-y brush 
in the open field and withered cane. Wilhelmine "pointed 
and Lady backed ; they moved on. making game to and 
fro. but failed to locate any birds. Both Avere tiring at 
this juncture. Lady's range being the narroAver. The dogs 
Avere separated for a few moments. Wilhelmine Avas 
found charging about where. a bcA'y Avas flushing. Up at 
2 :36. The heat Avas a poor one. I?oth started Avith good 
speed and ranged usefully wide, but they had poor judg- 
ment in beating out their ground; and their bird work Avas 
meager and faulty, considering their opportunities. 
Third Round. 
Doc Light and Billy were started at 2:54 in an open 
field. Doc soon found and pointed a beA^y in heavy 
coA'er in a hollow, and Billy backed. Sent on. In the 
open field Doc pointed a bevy well and Billy, about 60 
■ yards aAvay, backed. The birds were folloAved. but nothing 
was found, Up at 3:21. Doc had much the better of 
the heat in every way. He cut out the pace and range, and 
was much stronger in his bird Avork. 
The stake could have been decided at this jtuicture. 
One heat and part of another of the AU-Agfe Stake was 
rtm, after which the Derby was resumed. 
Fourth Round. 
Doc Light and Lady Iris were cast off at 4:50 in a 
cornfield. Doc showed infinitely better knowledge of 
hunting and judgment in beating out his ground. VVhilc 
Lady ran well and went wide enough, her knowledge of 
bird seeking seemed to be limited. Doc found and pointed 
a bevy in open weeds, doing a meritorious piece, of Avork. 
Lady backed. The birds were followed. Doc pointed on 
some of them, and they flushed as he drcAv nearer to 
locate. The ground was bare and the birds were not dis- 
posed to tarry. Lady pointed some as they flushed. Up 
at 5 :3i, Avith Doc distinctly superior in the competition. 
, In the evening the judges announced the winners as 
follows: First, Doc Light; second, Billy; third, divided 
between Lady Iris and Tom Boy. 
The Derby Avas a distinctly ordinary stake as to the 
competition made by the contestants. 
The All Age Stake. 
> 
There were fifteen starters drawn to run as follows : 
J. W. Flynn's o. and w. pointer dog Senator P, (Captain 1?.— 
yueen B.). F. Richards, handler, with J. D. Law's b., vF. aUd t. 
setter dog Lady's Count (Count Gladstone IV.— Dan's Lady), T. 
PI. Johnson, handler. 
Avent & Thayer's b., w. and t. setter dog Roysterer (Count 
Gladstone IV. — Hester Prynne), J. M. Avent, handler, witli P. 
Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter dog Wliy ^ot (Tiugene T. — 
Miss Ruby), C. Tucker, handler. 
G. G. Williamson's b., av. and t. setter dog Sport*s G&ih (Marie's 
Sport— Marie's Fleet), D. E. Rose, handler, with Avent & 
Duryea's b., w. and t. setter bitch Sioux (Count Gladstone IV. — 
Hester Prynne), J. M. Avent, handier. 
J, S. Crane's h., w. and t. pointer bitch Zephyr 11. (Rip Rap- 
Jingo's Joy), A. Albaugh, handler, with Geo. Crocker's o. and w. 
setter bitch Minnie's Girl (Antonio — Minnie T.), S. C. Bradley, 
handler. 
J. S. Crane's liv. and w. pointer bitch Dot's Daisy (Jingo-^ 
'Dot's Pearl), A. Albaugh, handler, with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. 
and t. setter bitch (Jeneva (Tonj- Boy — Lenabelle).j C. Tucker, 
handler. 
E. L. Jamison's b., w. and t. setter bitch Peg's Girl (Rodfield — 
Lady Webster, A. Albaugh, handler, with Geo. Crocker's lem. 
and w. setter dog Gilt Edge (Count Gladstone IV. — Lillian Rus- 
sell), S. C. Bradley, handler. 
.Xvent & Duryea's b., w. and t. setter dog Prime Minister (Count 
Gladstone IV.— Hester Prynne), J. M. Avent, handler, with Dr. 
C. I. Schoop's b., w._ and t. setter dog Count Hunter (Count 
(jladstone IV. — Hunter's Queen), J. H. Johnson, handler. 
E. M. Beale's liv. and w. pointer dog EarJ Jingo (.Jingo — Pearl's 
Dot). J. H. Johnson, handler, a bye. 
This stake; was open to all pointers and setters that 
had never won a first prize at the Continental, U. S. or 
Eastern Field Trial Club's trials. Purse. $500; $250 to 
first; $150 to second, $100 to third. Ten dollars to 
nominate, $20 additional to start. There were thirty-tAvo 
nominations. 
First Avas won by Sioux. She should have been dropped 
out of the competition at the conclusion of the first 
series. Her Avork throughout was of an exceedinglj^ Ioav 
grade as it related to finding and pointing birds and Avork 
to the gun. Her greatest claim to distinction rested on 
speed. Soon after starting in her first heat, she was 
lost nearly three-quarters of an hour, and, whether she 
Avas found on point or not, she was kept approximately to 
the cottrse Avith the greatest' diflnculty. Four bevies Avere 
ridden or walked up in this heat, on ground Avhich the 
dogs should have worked out properh'. She made two 
pomts on single birds Avhich Avere marked down and on 
Avhich she was worked Avith difficulty. At the end of 
her first heat she was ranging close. Her tendency Avas 
to range out of bounds. In her heat Avith Why Not she 
stopped to a flush on .a single of a bevy, dropping to 
Aving, after Avhich the bevy was flushed; but drojjpmg to 
a flush is far different from finding and pointing. On two 
other bevies Avhich she pointed, she sprang in and flushed. 
She was exceedingly difficult to keep track of and to 
control. In her third heat she ran four minutes, tier 
point work then was exceedingly faulty. (Outside of fast, 
lawless ranging, there Avas nothing of special merit dis- 
played by her. 
Minnie's Girl, second, made a fairly good competition, 
far better than Sioux's, and, as the running was con- 
ducted, she was fairly entitled to second. She showed 
wisdom in planning her Avork, though her execution Avas 
somewhat faulty. 
Peg's Girl, third, Avas far away the best competitor in 
the stake. She in her first heat found and pointed a 
beA^y, shared a point on another and made fiA^e or six 
sharp, clean points on singles, working to the gun prettily. 
In her heat with Geneva she found and pointed Iavo 
bevies, and made three points on singles and one divided 
point. In her heat with Minnie's Girl she outworked the 
latter on singles, though the only bevy found Avas to 
Minnie's credit. She beat out her ground Avith better 
judgment and more thoroughly, Minnie taking long casts 
•and leaving much ground unworked. On . the .work 
done she defeated every competitor; on the class of 
her work she Avas about Iavo classes above the best of 
her competitors. 
By the Avay, the term class is used many times as a 
glittering, rnystifying generality. It is improper, as if 
it denoted in a vague way something better than mere- 
work or good practical abilities. A dog merrily gallops 
off on a self-hunt, and shoAving great speed when he is 
in sight, and a persistent purpose to remain out of sight 
so long as he pleases. The onlooking sportsman probably 
objects to him for his misdoings. "Oh, but consider his 
high class !" What high class? A class dog is simply one 
which can be relied upon to repeat with a reasonable 
degree of certainty a good performance, day after day. 
His performance is measured by certain "well-define'd 
conventional standards, which have been elaborated from 
the necessities of the case. A runaAvay dog is no more 
a good field trial dog than a runaAvay horse is a good 
race_ horse. But speed is but one of many qualities to 
consider. The rules and definitions of the competition as 
set forth by the Eastern Field Trial Club embody all the 
club standards, and in no place therein does it hold that 
bolting, self-hunting.- flushing, etc., are "high class." 
These qualities denote a bad class, not high class. 
It is a long time since a stake was worse naanaged -and 
worse judged than was this AH Age Stake. 
Dot's Daisy s.nd Prime Minister were both tiettet 
performers in their first heat than was Sioux. 
