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solution. However, if a'^wriTer does not understand ; 
cenam phenomena of dog^ iite, there is no easier way to 
dispose-, .q/ it, than to boidiy , assert -that...it,.is, ins.tinetive. 
i^s"b6- the: pointing and back.ng of .pup4>fes,, as-«above - 
mentioned, the superhcial obser\er failed to liote that 
the point is followed by a chase of the little birds when 
flushed. The dogs have an instinctive impulse to pursue 
their prey, and in intelligent methods ob successiuL pur- 
suit they are astonishingly precocious. ; 
Let us follow the first attempts of the puppies and ob- 
serve thereby their rapid educatienal evolution. They, 
seeing a sparrow on "the grohnd hopping , about, sneak 
quickly toward 4t and then dash a. iull speed to seize 
It; it Hies awa-' i&nd ihdv ^g.ive. 'f ulf thas^j, . sprnjstiipri'es V^iy- 
ing toiigue .mcrnly, ' Siniilar " 1*3811 " atteriipts. resviit in 
•Jailttres. After 'a iDrief ' expcH'tiice of ' this kind they 
-idiuickly learn tliat tlie birds can fly, and that in open pur- 
suit of them, a capture is impossible. They then'tibserve 
greater caution and therefrom approximate nearer to 
success. By sneaking craftily on the b j-ds, the, chances 
of getting within a be.ter striking distance are many 
times increased, and by making play to the pointing dog 
the backing dog is in a strategic pos tion to, head the 
game..ofT or turn it to the pointing dog. Thus- thc-.^back 
is simply a part of the te^m. work in the attempt , to c,ap- 
ture. •(. -- 
It- is one of the first things learned by all, breeds , of 
Mpgs which have an .oppoi;tunity, to hunt hi, cpmpa|ny. 
It is analo.gous to the running cunning, of the greyhound. 
Two puppies, intent on capturing a barnyard fowk .gliQW 
this .itnm.$takably. One draws up and points;. the other 
backs. .The alarrned fowl walks away ;,, the;, .poipxing 
puppy draws forward; the backing puppy whips, stealthily 
around to head o.ff the, fowl, and then, they, haye- 'it . he- 
'■tw*n' them in a hazar.dn.us pos,itio,n.. ..l^eft, to thernselves 
-ift their attack upon it, they display pre.ty team wQxk; ,so 
ia; as mie ngeru nianagenieiit and tttort are concerned. 
This is frequently the manner employed to capture a 
rabbit or o her animal Avhich -is lying concealed from 
view, but whose whertabou.s- is known only by ihe sense 
-of sraell.-, , - • . - 1..; L -^tt an;^i-';-: -: oiT 
, " Xn,^^wjtg.-on :tjii,:^tj1e :tikd§'.% s^g^^•t^:;^ he .puppy em- 
!,',pl6ys -hVuch, tlie sanie*..?trat.enc;c .e.f%>rts^;tlvnA.;ii?,.li:-.<5 tjlfi^'e 
^,-rnature years-.and. more :seripus.,'eiifor.t?i -he seniploys in 
drawing :on. garae^binds; by^.the u§e ■eliJu:^ ?aos<f};;'.The 
cTfor s b^ sight, are. appljed i-n- the fijrst crude, tatteiripts; 
the .e.fi"or.ts ,by .no,se arej applied "in, th^^ skilHui ,. manner 
which comes from- expepence ancj- J-Enovkfledge. .-thbugh 
hoi-h roine. fi:cm the- iiistinctive iimpUsSe to,; Seeksgame 
animals , lor fpodj- -j, : x ■■v,;'q"5,.4.- ^ .rl|v/W 
:r In .the'.pur§.iut of.ilM/tk'e se'tef. aHdr^poftiter draw on 
,it in .noxji^h th'ev^ manner-thaa ,,t^,n€y do on birds. bltt 
" witfi less cautic-n. j i-cr-f i-rsta-nGei, if ^a rabbit- is-, jumped 
they , puri^ue ^it la,otly, g.i,v,in.g ..to:Hg-i3e;,-eagere.Iy - the while. 
On bixds they , are s'Jejit,, asv they needs nwist be if they 
_ are to achieve srecess.^; There.;: are exceptions to this, 
however: sp,n?e.;.<:^!"t<ir-.S pjjd !r-<?i'nter;S. w.himnej a^d ,aiye 
• tongue on aifrailr,miic^;ftffee-r^ the, pasin.er->ofj;a:>fabbit dog. 
tiO-- 
There was a" falling off in the a tehdance fo!16\vng' the 
finish' of the Eastern' -Field Trial Club's ti'ials.-'aWd' there 
■wa > a weeding ou t' of the '"starters in the Cotifinental trial 
in consequen-ce of the definite competition alid Ifn'iw'ef'ge 
'(^f rplative c?nah'lit"es^\Vh'ch th-& preceding trials; afforded. 
So long as the Continerifai trials fd'low, the Ea.<tern.' this 
fonditicn of -affairs ivilF rema'h 'unchanged.; In' the'.EasT- 
'ern trials " the .Vfsitors' ieart every "' fietuViari'y, . of the 
•(3f?ef liftTe pf irfffrest in their, repetitipn, 'As ,a,. neural. cpn- 
seqiiente. aft'er the" Ea^teVri trials, the genefar ihtere<^t 
languishes! The Cont'iicnt'aT Club at its. meeting . held 
dtir'ng fh,e tr'als considered this pha e of Its;, interests 
•and a^p'Pinted a co'tnmit'tee, of , \yhich RTpsffs/ Aipes, 
'O'-thkuV'and Sturges are meh|bers, to consider the, matter 
^of new/grpunds.;^ - , •! - " . • . - 
' ''There wa^ a .distinguished .' Gompany ..prpsent, which 
followed the trials moje or less amopg 'whom \ycre Mr. 
Pierre Lofillard Jr., and his sis er, Mrs. Taylor. Theo. .R. 
Hoyi; Ed^in C: Hoyt. W.' W. Green: RobL Kellev;;,!!. B. 
Fntrh ng*;. Jam(2« B. Bakei;. Tame E. Orr. I^few Yorki J. 
Douglas L'awi Springfield! Mass. ; A._ C. Peterson, Tlorae- 
.steau. Pa, J Hdbart Ames, North Easton, i^Iass. ;' G. ,W. 
Keyes, Boston ; .Ednrl. H. Osthaas., Tpleda; S. .0^.- Bradley 
and : hi.s. daughter. Mips . EJ;izabeth ; ..Xliep, iStitrges, New 
York, and D. F. Ptide,. Cincinnati. /;, ';. , 
- -TKe trials wer;e, skillfully conducted. Me«Frs, Edm. H. 
Osthaiis and C. E... Buckle judged.; The trials were ihar- 
pughjy enjoyable. There wa-s .good fellowship a firm 
support of the. Judges ; a.s . against" those who were d's- 
contentcd .^n.d! a geperal consensus of opinion that field 
trials are now .as;<:lean and wholesome a spprt as exists. 
The Derby. 
Out of twcnty-scA'en nominations there were twelve 
star.ers, "several of which had run in the Eastern trials. 
The quality of the competition was of a commonplace 
degree. It is true that the weather conditions were un- 
favorable, and birds in consequence difficult. to f nd, .but 
with all allowances for the disadvantages, stiil ihe work 
was inferior. ... . 
The order of running was as follows: 
E. L. Jamison's b., w. and t. setter dog .Ma.rk Twain 
(Joe Cummings — Miss Osthaus). D. E. Ro.se.. handler, 
with y,e-rona Kennels' b., w. and t. setter .bitcJi. Verbrta 
Wilhelniina (Count Gladstone IV.— Countess. JC.!)r,- Frank 
R'chards, handler. ' "£ ' 
Dr. J. S. Brown's hv. and w. pointer J) VVY-^jin.oc^F 
•B. (Young Jingo — Eve).. J. H. Johnson, h.-indler^ with 
N. T. De Pauw's liv. and w^ppinlpr blcii Jingp'f Itollip 
(Jingo— Nellie Groxteth)', D. E.";Rose. iihnd.er, : "I 
- Dr. J. S. Browri'^ b.. w. and .t. setter bitch" Mollie %. 
II.. (Tony'.s- Cale^Molj e B.)..-J.:H."Johnsan.' Iiaridlfr. svilji 
Oakland Assoifatibh's b.. w-. and t. setter dog Joe Wheeler 
fT?on-ri Bob— Antoie Gladstone), H. A. Thomason, 
liariiller. 
Uiu>.imid Association's b, afid w. setter bitch Lady Ran- 
"^olph v'Belton Bob— Antoie Glad'sterife), H. A.; Thomas 
■"handfer, wfth W.-W; litus.' b.; w! and t. setter d g Cup- 
tain- S'cbtt (Joe^CufflnM.ngs^li$isS'' Qsthius), D, E. Rose, 
handler; ""' ' ' " '• ■ ■ 
.P. Lor-llard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. setter bitch Tom Boy 
-'t'Tony B6y--Lenabelle), G. Titcker, handler, with Dr., 
G! Chisholm's 1cm. and w. pointer dog Doc Light (Jingo's 
Light— Gull's Juno), D. E. Rose, handler. 
- Verona Kennels' b.. W. and t. setter dog Verona D ablo 
(Count Gladstone IV.— Dai.^y. Croft). Frank Richards, 
handler, with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s. b., w. and t. set.er d .g 
Bow Knot (Why No.— Binnie B.), C. Tucker handler. 
This stake was open to all setters and pPinLers wh-jlped 
■on or after Jan. T, 1899. Out of the forty-6ne nominations 
there were twelve starters. The purse was $500. of which 
$250 went to first. $150 tP second and $100 to third. The 
total entrance was $304 $10 to nominate, $10 second for- 
feit, and $10 additional to start. 
• The qtiality; of the competition was not above the com- 
mDnplac«- of average field work. Unfavorable weatlur 
: contributed greatly to the poor showing, as, on the two 
days of the Derby, the birds were not moving. It was 
'«if the. inogt difficult kmd of s akes to judge, that wherein 
there is no definite competition. 
..First- was won by Doc Light. He showed better judg- 
;;ment -and knowledge of field work, than any of his com- 
petitors though his performance was far from being of a 
;h"gh degree, of merit. 
Captain Scott, second, was disposed to overpoint, being 
overcautious on a trail and conscientious in setting st.ffly 
on scent other than that of quail. 
: -Bow Knot, third lacked finish in his bird work, though 
..displaying a good deal of natural abilty. 
, Monday, Dec. 3, First Day. 
' There was a dark, dv'erca'st ;k'y.' and a cliilly' "rawness 
"in ihe air which portended a storm. About 11 o'clock a 
■"'cold, drizzling riain set in which gradually increased into a 
steady do'wnpour.' In consequence, the competition for, the 
/flay, was "abandoned in the first heat after lunch.- Birds 
' were not found plentifully and when found were in- 
cKned to be wild and were difficult to wPrk. 
First Round, 
■ Mark Twain and Verana Wilhelmina started at 8:,38. 
Wdhelmina, af.er some minutes' search ng. pointed nicely 
a bevy in an open field and Mark backed. On the ?cat- 
tered birds in pines, Mark made two good points, and was 
well backed each time. Up at 9:26, Both ranged" fairly 
Avellj and showed good speed. Mark displayed the better 
j^udgmeRtjin b,£ating putjiis grqiind and was better in 
iTtange,: . - - 'i 
"V/'ro- Kva B, pud Tingro's Romn were ca'^t off at 9:30. 
Eva fpund a^d pointed a bevy in briers and Romp backed. 
,^|pth were s.eady to shot. The birds were followed, but 
jip worK was d jne on them. Up. at" 10:22. The heat was 
ordinary in character. ■ 
vMolHe B. II. and Joe , Wheeler commenced at 10:26. A 
, bevy was seen to. flush ahead in F-edge, Joe being in the 
,,ifn,med-ate vicinity of it at the time. Moll e pointed a 
single bird in open weeds. Up at 11 :05. Neither ranged 
.Wfith mtich judgment. 
/ Captain Seo;t and Lady Randolph were start'd at li :Qg. 
Scott pointed staunchly in an open weed field, thein road d 
and ppinted alternately for some moments; Lady backed; 
ncthing was foimd. Next, after rang'ng a while bo h 
-po'^ted larks. Sent on. Scptt accurately pointed a bevy 
in open weed;'.;. Lj^dy, excusably refused to back, having 
been deceived 'by Scott in respect to the prior pointing. 
She joined in the point. Both were steady to wing and 
shot. .- The birds were followed into woods, and Lady 
rnade a good point on- them. Scott also made a point' on a 
■ singly. in pines. - Sent on. In an open field Scott pointed 
and roaded alternately ; -Lady backed, but broke her back 
and joined in the roading and pointing. Nothing found. 
The heat ended at i\ :2>2.. Both had speed, but they 
ranged with poor judgmeat,. ' Scott pointed and pottered 
on false seen is. - .;■ ' ; i 
Tom Boy and Doc Light were started at it :42. Both 
ranged fast and beat out a useful scope of ground. Doc 
pointed a,. bevy in :0.p,en weeds, and both were steady to 
shot and wing! On the way after the scattered bird^. Tom 
iBpy found and pointed a bevy and was well backed by 
Doc. In ■ the woods on the scattered birds, Tom Boy 
flushed twice. Doc made two points on singles, in one 
of which Tom Boy joined. Sent on. Tom Boy made a 
point in woods, and as the judges rode up Tucker ex- 
plained that the bevy had flushed wild. Up at 12 127. Th's 
brace displayed bv far the best competition of any in' this 
serie"s. Rain had been falling during the greater part 
of the heat. 
Lunch.was next In order. 
- Bow'lCnot and Diablo were cast off at i ;22. The rain 
had sfcyjped during lunch and there -were signs of tlis 
■wfeather clearing' iip. However, after a few minutes the 
rSrn- again- began to fall stead ly. and at 1:46 the crm- 
petifi6n i6i- the.day''was abandoned. In open weeds Diab'o 
fl-tished- a beVy. -'.Some yards further on in the hollow 
DlMbloi'-igoing fdrwafd, flushed some more birds. - Sent 
ori.- " In fhe' operi field, Bow ran into a bevy and flushed it. 
A-sirlgle: bird'' remained, which Diablo flushed. On the 
scattered birds in woods Bow made a good point, and was 
vl'ell' backed. - Bow held this po'nt, whiie the birds were 
flushed one or more at a time. Soon afterward the do\yn- 
pour of rain stopped the running, and the work of the 
day was. ended. , . 
"The heavy rain of Monday did not cease ehtireV' till 
Tuesday afternoon. Rain at times fell in torrents' dur- 
ing^;' Monday' night. There were signs of clearing up in 
the mor-ning. but the weather aeain thickened, arid mnre 
or less f aiiii- fell till hear the middle of the aftermon, when 
it cleared up -cool and bright. The horses and wagons, 
which, were, held' in waiting for a while, were sent back to 
the -stab]e in- the morning, and "no- -further aitteniipts were 
made "to- run on that day. ' ' ' 
■Sj^-ednefday^ Dee.- 5, Third Day; 
The grounds -vveire" \vet and. heavy; in the lower p'aee-''. 
A stiff, ra-w -northwest wind blew more or less strongly all 
day. Birds' were not moving much, consequently they 
were difficult to find. 
The unfinished competition of the Derby wj^s resumed, 
and the stake was fuiislied 50ou alter luu^lu 
iBow Knot and D'ablo were started at 8:.=;-^. Both 
worked fast^,. but were irregular in ranging, and displayed 
but little planning in beating out the ground. Bow, stand- 
ing on plowed ground po.nied a bcvy m covi.r close by 
and wa-; backed by Diablo. The birds were marked down 
and followed into scattered pines. Bow was reluctant to 
leave vvliere tne bevy rlUsned, casting baclc to lha. p a^e, 
whiie Diablo went on ahead and made a point on a single. 
Then Bow got in among the scattered birds and made 
two points and a flush. D; djlo made a flush. S^nt on. 
At the edgf of a ditch Diablo flushed a single and soon 
afterward flushed the rest of tire bevy. The birds were 
nu. luDowed. U|» at '9:16. Bow had much the bttter of 
the heat. '■',;■'" 
Second Round. 
Six dogs were selected to compete further. Their work 
was rather commonplace, and was far short of good com- 
petition. . .; . . 
Lady Randolph and Mark Twain were cast off at 9:2??. 
Lady made a good point on a bevy in weeds. Mark made 
two good po.nts on the scattered birds in woods, and 
Lady backed. Up at . 9:58. They were, as a whole, nar- 
row in range, and pottered occasionally on false scents. 
Captain Scott and Tom Boy at 10:20 commenced their 
heat in an open field. A bevy was seen to flush ahead, the 
dogs at the time being concealed from view. On the 
scattered birds of it in the open. Cap ain pointed a single 
and flushed one. Tom Boy found and pointed a bevy 
and was backed nicely. Each made a point to which 
nothing was found. They ranged well, though they pot- 
tered on scent at times, and Capta'n showed a disposition 
to overpoint. The heat ended ar 11:06. 
_ Doc, Light and Bow Knot were started at 11:13.- Bow 
pointed birds by, the edge of woods, and Doc going. down 
wind, flushed them. In open weeds Bow pointed and was 
backed; nothing fotmd. Bow pointed a s ngle. Each 
made a point -on the same bird in woods. Up at 12 :03. 
li)oc showed the greater bird sense, though he was. not 
.ranging abo.ye ;middlng well. 
Final. 
Captain Scott and Doc L'ght were cast off at i :io, and 
; werei ordered tip at i :26. Nothing was djne on birds. 
_Bdfh were going well. ; . ^j^; 
This ended the stake, and the judges anhounced-.ipbc 
Light. Captain Scott .and Bow Knot winners in the order 
.named. . 
- The AII-Agc Sl£ke. 
; ; The competition in the All Age Stake was commtnced 
immediately afte'r the. conclusion of the , Derby. 
Geo. Crocker's X), and vv. setter dog Bob Acres (Tony's 
Gale— Minnie T.'), S. C. Bradley, handler, with P t'-r-on 
& Bell's b., w\ and t. setter dog Hal's Hope (Harold Skim- 
pole— Hunter's Nellie Bly), A. C. Peterson hanJier. 
GeP. Crocker's, p. and w. setter b tch Minnie's G'rl 
(Antonio— -Minnie T.).. S. C. Brad ey, handler wi h C. 
F. Hartmetz's b., w. and t. setter dog Oakley Hill (RoU-- 
field — Susie D.). D;. E. Rose, handler. 
J. D- Law's b., vv. and t. setter dog Lady's Count ("Count 
Gladstone iV, — Dan's Lady), J, H. Johnson, landier, 
with P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. set er bitch Geneva 
(Tony Boy— Lenabelle), C. Tucker, handler. 
Dr. C..I. Shoop's b.. w. and t. setter dog Count Hunter 
(Count Glad-tone IV!— Hunter's Queen). J. H. Jo' nson, 
handler with J. W. Flynn'so. p-nd w. pointer dog Senator 
P. (Captain B.— Queen P.). Frank Ri:hards h ndlr. 
Avent & Duxyea's b.. w. and t. setter bitch Sioux (C'-mnt 
Glad.^^tcne IV.— Hester Phrynne) J. M. Avent. hapd'er, 
w'th P. Lorillard, Jr.'s.;b.,;w,.. and.t. setter d-^g Why Net 
i( Eugene T. — Miss Ruby), C. Tucker, handler, , 
Avent & Duryea's b., w. and t. setter dog Roysterer 
(Count Gladstone IV.— Hester Phrynne), J. Mi Avent, 
handler, with G. L.. Thomas' bi. w. and t. setter d:ig .Dr. 
Brown (Count Featherstone— Tbpsy F.), A. C. Peterson, 
handier. 
This stake was open to all setters "and pointers wh'ch 
h.td never Won a first iii the Continental, Eastern nor U. 
S. field trials. The purse was- $n00 divided a's f illows: 
$250 to first, $150 to second and $100 to' third. Ten d il- 
lars to nominate, $10 second forfeit and $to additional 
to start, 
. ; First Round. r 
Bob Acres and Hal's Hcpe were started at i :32. Hal 
soon nicely pointed a single in the open field ; Bob back <l 
for a few moments steadily, then broke, his back. Hal 
next flushed a bevy by a fence in an open field. Sent on. 
Hal po'nted a: hevy and Bob back^di; hn'h were ^''^-'-V 
to wing and shot. In thick cover, Hal pointed one of the 
scattered birds;. Bob refused . to back,; and rtusiied tne 
bird. Up, at 2:14. . iiBoth'-ranged well and iat good sreed. 
Bob made the. wider, casts, but his performance on birds 
was. faulty. " / " '" - - .^„„,../:,: ' .-- 
Minnie's Girl "and Oakley Hill began at 2:22., IMinnie 
made , a long- cast, and pointed a bevy by. a, ..creek. The 
dogs , were, widely s,e'parated,. and were brought tr.ge,:her. 
Oakley iri heavy weeds pointe""d staunchly, - J-Jcthirg \ras 
fpujid. Halnext pointed a bevy by the edge of words;and 
M'hhie "backed promptly i and well. On ! the .scattered 
birds Oakleys made two points arid a flush, Ne3<;t in the 
open, .Oakley roaded and. pointed a bevy . and wa.5 steady 
to shot. - Minnie at the tirrie was_ on a cast.. Up at. 3:18. 
Minriie beat out her ground with rimch judgment.- cas'tin^ 
.put far. in the promising pTacesi..' 'Oakley .ranged- well, and 
displayed; good finding and pointing i ability. Both were 
speedy, arid maintained their" diligence to. 'ai uniform 
degree.,;, .,v • i /-:'':^--- ! ; ' 
Geneva; arid Lady-s Ciount were sftarted; -at -.^-t?!!.-; The 
latter was in charge of; bis handler but a few days, aiid 
was-stili unacqua nted: with hiin in so far a;t ob-dien^e 
to orders and ;work; to the gun are, ; concerned,.; .H.e.-.was 
difficult to handle, ;.and worked, but indifferently; to the 
gun. . Geneva by. a ^diteh, pointed a beyy; and.;was; backed 
by Count. The birds were followed into di;i[icu"-t joyer. 
Gene\;a-niade two p.oin/S:pn the scattered birds, and, CPiint 
baci<ed. weiL ^Sent on. .Count flushed, a bevy.- iUp^^ at 
4-_:p9.. :$0.th. ranged 'fast and, wide, Geneva was rang;n'g 
i'pret-t^l.y, taking..i-n- a -good scope of ground and woji-cing 
nicely^ to the gun withal. 
Count Hunter and Senator P. were .started at 4:14. 
Count pointed a hevy in open sedge, On the ?catli-reil 
birds U» woods Scjwior ^iuted 4 birt} \s\\\^\ U^\v a lew 
