Feb. 13, 1904.I 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Going down wind in woods he dropped to a flush, and 
stayed down pointing, and a single was flushed to the 
point. Pioneer in cotton field at the edge of woods 
pointed a bevy and Belle backed to order, and was 
steady to order. This brace made the best performance 
cf the day, all things considered. Pioneer was pleasingly 
obedient, and worked to the gun whether near or far. 
Algonquin and Brett's Sport were cast off at 3:34, up 
at 4:10. Sport pointed a bevy in woods, and later he 
made a point on some marked birds. Sport pointed a 
bevy in open sedge. Sport's range was not wide. 
Imperial and Shawnee began at 4:14, and ended at 4:47. 
Chippewa ran a bye commencing at 4:55. He pointed 
a bevy and a single bird. 
Tuesday morning was cold and wintry, the ground be- 
ing covered with snow. The management wisely post- 
poned the competition to the next day. 
Eight dogs were retained in the running, namely, 
Hickory, Pioneer, Baby Ale, Chippewa, Uncle Sam, Blue 
Belle, Shawnee, and Brett's Sport. 
SECOND SERIES. 
Hickory and Pioneer were started at 10 •.46, and up at 
ij :45. Hickory flushed a bevy and Pioneer flushed a 
single. Moved on, and soon Pioneer was found dropped 
to a point on a bevy. Hickory backed on the scattered 
birds. Pioneer flushed a single. Hickory made a point 
on a single and a false point. Hickory pointed a bevy 
soon after being sent on again. Hickory false pointed. 
Pioneer pointed a bevy and in the scattered birds made 
a flush. Hickory false pointed. Pioneer ranged well. 
He was the faster of the two. Hickory trailed and did 
vot stay out at his work properly. 
Baby Ale and Chippewa started at 12 :o5, ended at 
12:41. Baby showed a range and pace equal to the best. 
No birds were found. Chippewa trailed betimes and pot- 
tered betimes also. 
Uncle Sam and Blue Belle ran from 12:50 to i :55. Sam 
pointed a bevy; Blue Belle broke her back and ran in, but 
did not flush. Sam was steady. Belle was difficult to 
control. On the scattered birds, Sam pointed a single 
prettily, and worked nicely to order. Working on some 
scattered birds, Belle made a point; nothing found. Sam 
roaded about fifty yards and pointed some running birds. 
• Next Belle pointed a bevy. On the scattered birds she 
pointed a single. Sam pointed and Belle broke her back. 
Sam roaded on to a point on a bevy, and Belle joined 
in the point. On opposite sides of a ravine Belle pointed 
a single, Sam a bevy. Belle was the faster, and took 
wide casts. Sam beat out his ground with judgment. 
Shawnee and Brett's Sport began at 2:54 and ended at 
3 :24. Shawnee pointed a bevy and flushed it. Sport 
backed and was unsteady. On scattered birds the work 
was poor. 
Cam's Pink ran a bye from 3:31 to 3:51. She 
pointed a bevy and was steady to shot and wing. She 
ranged moderately. This concluded the Derby. The 
judges awarded places as follows: First, Uncle Sam; 
second. Hickory; third, divided between Baby Ale 
and Shawnee. 
The All Age Stake. 
There were fifteen starters in the All Age Stake. 
The conditions of the All Age Stake were as follows: 
For pointers and setters, which have never won a first 
prize in the Eastern, Continental or United States 
Trials All Age Stakes, previous to Nov. i, 1903. Win- 
ners of the National Championship Association were 
barred. Prizes, $250, $150 and $100. Forfeit, $10; $20 
to start. Entries closed Dec. 19. 
The dogs were run in the following order: C. K, 
Brown's b., w. and t. English setter bitch Annie B. 
(Uncle B. — Pride of Abercorn), D. E. Rose, handler, 
with Avent & Duryea's b., w. and t. English setter 
dog Mohawk (Tony Boy — Countess Meteor), J. M. 
Avent, handler. 
Dr. C. I. Shoop's o. and w. English setter dog 
Ortiz Lad (Rodfield — Grace G. Darling), D. E. Rose 
handler, with Faust & Dickey's liv. and w. pointer 
dog Alford's John (Dave Kent — Cleade), John T. 
Jones, handler. 
Avent & Duryea's b., w. and tckd. English setter 
bitch Youma (Tony Boy — Countess Meteor), J. M. 
Avent, handler, with Paul Rainey's b., w. and t. Eng- 
lish setter bitch Portia (Sport's Gath— Pansy B.), D. 
E. Rose, handler. 
W. W. Van Arsdale's 1. and w. pointer dog Doctor 
Daniel (Plain Sam — -Dolly Dee II.), C. Askins, handler, 
with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b., w. and t. 
English setter dog Alambagh (Dash Antonio — Lark), 
C. E. Buckle, handler. 
Jesse Sherwood's w. and o. tckd. English setter dog 
Jessie Rodfield's Count Gladstone (Lady's Count Glad- 
stone — Jessie Rodfield), E. Shelley, handler, with" I. W. 
Canaday's b., w. and t. English setter dog Sure Siiot 
(Lady's Count Gladstone^ — Jessie Rodfield), C. Askins, 
handler. 
H. B. Pauler's b., w. and t. English setter dog Victor 
Okaw (Lady's Count Gladstone — Ortiz Vic's Vic), W. 
D. Gilchrist, handler, with C. B. Cook's b., w. and t. 
English setter dog Prince Rodney (Lady's Count Glad- 
stone — Jessie Rodfield), D. E. Rose, handler. 
W. W. Van Arsdale's w., b. and t. English setter 
bitch Peach Blossom (Count 'Gladstone IV. — Peach 
Mark), C. Askins, handler, with Avent & Duryea's b., 
w. and t. English setter dog Tony Man (Tony Boy — • 
May Blue), J. M. Avent, handler. 
Wm. Brett's b., w. and t. English setter dog Sport's 
Count Danstone (Count Danstone— Sport's Maid), C. 
Askins, handier, a bye. The winners were: First, 
Tony Man; second, Mohawk; third. Peach Blossom. 
Wedaesday. 
After the conclusion of the Derby, the All Age Stake 
was begun. 
Mohawk and Annie B. were cast off at 4:10. Mo- 
hawk took a long cut entirely out of control of his 
handler, and when found was pointing a bevy. The 
dogs were worked apart thereafter for a long while. 
He made three more points on bevies, and Was once 
unsteady to wing. Annie pointed twice on singles. 
Annie was working in a common-place manner and 
Mohawk was quite lawless, ranging independ'^n'tly of - 
Uii handlers course. " 
Thursday, 
The weather was raw and damp, and the ground 
was frozen. ^ 
Ortiz Lad and Alford's John began at 9:33- The 
handlers soon separated with Lad off the course. John 
soon made two points, to which nothing was found. 
Lad backed. John pointed a bevy in a cornfield; Lad 
backed. On the scattered birds, each pointed a single. 
Up at 10:26. Lad ranged much the wider and faster. 
John was not up to his form. 
Youma and Portia were cast aff at 10:29. Portia 
made a good point on a lone bird. Portia was round- 
ing up wind of a bevy, when Youma came across it 
further down wind and pointed it. Up at 11:14. Both 
had speed, but commonplace judgment in ranging. 
Doctor Daniel and Alambagh ranged from 11:21 to 
12:09. Alambagh pointed a bevy in sumac. Each got 
a point on the scattered birds, in looking for which 
Doctor pointed a bevy. 
Jessie Rodfield's Count Gladstone and Sure Shot 
were cast off at 12:59, and shortly Sure Shot bolted 
and was seen no more during the heat. Jessie found 
and pointed a bevy neatly. He ranged well. Up at 
1 :40. 
Victor Okaw and Prince Rodney ran from i :45 to 
2:26. Rodney was lost for a while. He was found on 
a point to which there was nothing. The dogs were 
brought together again. On some remaining birds 
of a flushed bevy, Vic flushed. 
Peach Blossom and Tony Man began at 2:32. Up at 
3:15. Peach pointed a bevy, and on the scattered birds 
she pointed one and flushed one. In jumping out of 
a gully she excusably flushed a bevy. On the scat- 
tered birds in sedge she made some points and flushes; 
the birds seemed to be holding the scent. A smart gallop 
brought the dogs together. Peach made a point nicely; 
nothing found. The dogs were headstrong, and the 
heat was chaotic. 
Sport's Count Danstone ran a bye from 3:40 to 5:14. 
He ranged fast and wide. He made two points on 
scattered birds. 
Friday. 
The day was raw, cloudy, and threatened a storm. 
It was not a day for good bird work. 
SECOND SERIES. 
Six dogs were retained for the second series. Jessie 
Rodfield's Count Gladstone and Youma were cast off 
at 10:25. Count made a good showing. He made a 
good point on three birds. Youma made two points, to 
which nothing was found; Count backed well. Sent 
on, he soon located and pointed a bevy, about fifty 
yards away. Youma backed. Count pointed a single 
and dropped to a point as a single flushed. Both 
ranged well and sustained their speed to the finish. 
Up at 1:05. 
Peach Blossom and Mohawk were started at 11:32. 
After some time. Peach was found on point. She 
roaded down wind, and the bevy flushed wild. Seeking 
the scattered birds, Mohawk pointed; nothing found. 
Next, Peach made a good point on a bevy. Mohawk 
flushed a single, and next pointed a single. He showed 
symptoms of unsteadiness. Peach pointed a bevy. 
Next, both pointed the same bevy at the same time. 
Next, both pointed and nothing was found. Up at 1:05. 
Mohawk was a bit faster in pace and wider in range, 
but he hunted with less judgment and was less of a 
finder. 
Tony Man and Sport's Count Danstone started at 
1:5s, and ran one hour and a half. Both started at a 
lively rate._ Tony soon pointed a bevy, and on the 
scattered birds he pegged four single points and made 
one flush. Sport, in the meantime, pointed and soon 
afterwood again pointed with nothing to either point. 
Tony pointed a bevy as a single flushed; next he made 
a number of good points on singles. The dogs were 
separated about a half-hour. Sport made a point to 
which three birds were raised. Tony made two finds 
and points on bevies, and on another bevy which he 
pointed, Sport coming up, made a point on it inde- 
pendently. The dogs were placed as follows: First, 
Tony Man; second, Mohawk; third, Peach Blossom. 
National Champfonship Trials. 
Grand Junction, Tenn.— The trials of the National 
Championship Field Trial Association commenced on 
Monday, February i. The weather and ground condi- 
tions were so unfavorable that a start was not made till 
afternoon. The running was on the private preserve of 
Mr. Hobart Ames, between Grand Junction and Hickory 
Valley, west of the Illinois Central Railroad. 
Mr. A.mes kindly permitted the club to use his grounds, 
and besides provided a bountiful and excellent lunch for 
the entire field trial party each day. The neat, orderly 
rnanner in which it was served added to its dainty, appe- 
tizing features. Mr. Ames owns 6,000 acres of excellent 
plantation land, comparatively free from gullies and wash- 
outs, and has about 10,000 acres more under control, 
present and prospective. No better field trial grounds are 
obtainable, and better are not necessary. 
The judges were of great renown. Mr. G. T. Teasdale 
Buckell, of England; Mr. C. W. Keyes, of East Pepperell, 
Mass., and Mr. Herbert Spencer Bevan, of Somerville, 
Tenn., kindly consented to face the judicial perils. It is 
a pleasure to state that they managed the competition 
skillfully. They recognized that the responsibility of the 
handlers is in the handling and that of the judges is in 
managing and judging. There was no wild riding on the 
part of the judges looking for lost dogs. If the handler 
could not handle his dog, the judges properly recognized 
that such was a part of his competition, and they were 
not stampeded. Nothing is more undignified and un- 
necessary than the frantic riding after lost dogs on the 
part of the judges. Nevertheless, in some of its features, 
owning to mild insubordination of one handler, the compe- 
tition was not entirely easy to handle.' 
There were ten dogs in the competition. The condi- 
tions and order of running were as follows : 
Prize, $500 and Edward Dexter memorial cup to win- 
ner. Open to any dog that has won a placfe in an open 
M4 trial, ^25 tg accompany tiominatjon ; §eqon4 an^ 
final payment, $25 additional January i; 16 nominations, 
10 starters ; 9 English setters, one pointer. Each heat was 
three hours' duration. 
W. W. Henry's b., w. and t. English setter bitch Sport's 
Lady (Marie's Sport— Jeannette), C. Askins, handler, 
with Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b., w. arid t. 
English setter dog Alambagh (Antonio— Larch), C. E, 
Buckle, handler. 
Faust & Dickey's liv. and w. pointer dog Alford's John 
(Dave Kent— Cleade), J. T. Jones, handler, with W. W. 
Van Arsdale's b., w. and t. English setter bitch Peach 
Blossom (Count Gladstone IV.— Peach Mark), C. 
Askins, handler. 
Dr. C. I. Shoop's o. and w. English setter dog Ortiz 
Lad (Rodfield— Grace G. Darling), D. E. Rose, handler, 
with Avent & Duryea's b., w. and t. English setter dog 
Tony Man (Tony Boy— May Blue), J. M. Avent, handler. 
Chas. B. Cooke's b., w. and t. English setter dog Prince 
Rodney (Lady's Count Gladstone— Jessie Rodfield), D. 
E. Rose, handler, with Wm. Brett's b., w. and t. Eng- 
lish setter dog Sport's Count Danstone (Count Danstone 
— Sport's Maid), C. Askins, handler. 
C. K. Brown's b., w. and t. setter bitch Annie B. 
(Uncle B. — Pride of Abercorn), D. E. Rose, handler, with 
Avent & Duryea's b., w. and t. English setter dog Mo- 
hawk (Tony Boy — Countess Meteor), J. M. Avent, 
handler. 
Winner — Mohawk. 
Monday. 
The afternoon was not unfavorable for good work. 
Sport's Lady and Alambagh ran in the afternoon, and 
made a fairly good showing. 
Tuesday. 
The forenoon was clear and strongly windy. In the 
afternoon the wind subsided, and the temperature rose 
till in the middle of the afternoon it was clear and warm. 
Alford's John and Peach Blossom were cast off at 9 :37 
John started rather slow, but toward the middle of the 
heat he was ranging steadily at good speed, and finished 
strong. He was going at the finish much better than his 
opponent. Peach pointed two bevies, made a false point, 
and broke shot once. She was identified with several 
flushes. John pointed three bevies, made two false points, 
and was near some flushes. Each backed well. 
Ortiz Lad and Tony Man were started at i :40, after 
lunch. Lad quit in the last hour. Lad made a very good 
find and point on a bevy in a creek bed. Soon afterward 
each pointed separate bevies. Both were lost quite a 
while. Sent on when found, Tony pointed a bevy. Lad 
pointed in woods ; nothing found. Tony pointed a single 
and was steady to shot. Next he pointed fruitlesslj'. 
Tony roaded to a flush on a bevy; the flush was excus- 
able. Next he pointed; nothing found. He was going 
moderately well at the finish. 
Wednesday. 
The weather was clear and cold. A light wind 
prevailed. 
Prince Rodney and Sport's Count Danstone were cast 
off at 9:45. Sport was soon lost, , entailing a. long wait 
till he was found. Both pointed in woods ; nothing found. 
Rod dropped to a flush of two birds, held point, and a 
bevy was flushed to it. Prince dropped to a point and 
was backed; each was steady to shot. Each made points 
on scattered birds. Count dropped to a point, roaded, 
and the bevy flushed wild a few yards down wind. Prince 
pointed; nothing found; next he flushed. Count pointed; 
nothing found. The brace was worked fifteen minutes 
over time to make up for delays. Prince had practically 
quit. Count was going fairly well at the finish. 
Mohawk and Annie B. were cast off at 2:05, after 
lunch. As to finding and skillful locating and.pointing of 
singles or bevies, Annie was much superior to her com- 
petitor. She was infinitely more obedient, hunted to the 
gun better, and was very much better broken. As a 
champion dog, Mohawk is deficient in many features. 
Judging him by his work in this heat, he was entirely 
unmanageable at times, broke away from control, and 
was self-hunting, and, like all dogs which do not work 
to the gun, he worked out his ground poorly from the 
view-point of the hunter, though not poorly from the 
view-point of the self-hunting dog. He was very faulty 
in locating his bevies. If he had the wind of the birds 
he went to them with a sharp dash; if he had to solve 
any problems across or down wind, he was completely 
. at sea. He was unreliable on a back ; indeed, he broke 
a back and stole a point flagrantly in spite of the com- 
mands of his handler. He was unsteady to the gun and 
wing. In short, he was hardly half broken. As an ex- 
ponent of high class work, he was far inferior to Annie 
B. The latter toward the latter part of the heat, had 
shortened her pace and was very tired; but at the end 
Mohawk also had let down to a trot, and was trailing 
close after_ Annie. Neither, however, had quit. It would 
be interesting and instructive if the judges would explain 
wherein lies Mohawk's superior excellence with his 
serious faults coincidentally considered. Annie pointed 
a bevy. Mohawk, in the open, ran close by a bevy which 
flushed wild. Mohawk, in an open bottom, ran up to 
:i bevy ^yith much dash and pointed it. Annie made three 
good points on single birds ; Mohawk made two points on 
singles. The dogs were separated some time. Annie 
roaded to a good point on a bevy; she was steady to - 
shot. The dogs were brought together. Mohawk pointed 
a single on birds which the judges ordered the dogs away 
from. Mohawk pointed, left point close by bevy, roaded 
up wind and pointed. Annie took up roading near the 
same bevy. Mohawk went back, flushed an outlying bird 
or two, and dropped to point. Sent on. Mohawk pointed 
a bevy; he flushed, and next he pointed some singles. 
Annie roaded a bevy, which flushed some yards away to 
a horseman, This was hard luck for Annie. Sent on, 
Annie pointed a bevy. Mohawk backed, broke back, 
rushed by Annie and stol© the point in the open field. 
Sent on. Annie pointed a bevy in open sedge. Mohawk 
was not near. Next Mohawk pointed, and about fifty 
yards down wind Mohawk pointed the bevy. Mohawk 
false pointed. Next Mohawk found and pointed two 
bevies. Annie false pointed. Annie pointed a rabbit 
goth tir^d when ordered up, • 
