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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. 8, 1906. 
The Kjennei. 
Eastern Field Trials Club’s Trials. 
The 28th -annual trials of the Eastern Field 
Trials Club were held at Newton, N. C., com¬ 
mencing on Friday, Nov. 23. This was a 
favorite ground of the club, and many trials 
were held at that place up to 1902, when the 
trials were removed to Thomasville, Ga., and 
were also held at that place in the year follow¬ 
ing. In 1904 and 1905, they were held at 
Waynesboro, Ga. 
The judging was done by Messrs. S. C. 
Bradley, of Greenfield Hill, Conn.; Washington 
A. Coster, of New London, Conn., and B. 
Waters, of New York. Mr. Coster is a charter 
member of the club, and was secretary of it dur¬ 
ing many years. He has not attended field trials 
in recent years, but he has not forgotten a single 
phase of field trial competition meanwhile. Mr. 
Bradley was fresh from the west, where he 
judged recently. To recount all his services as 
field trial judge, even statistically, would fill 
much space in itself. It is doubtful whether he 
has an equal in managing ajreld trial combined 
with judging the merits of the dogs. He so 
managed this trial as he does other trials, 
that the grounds were as fairly divided up 
among the dogs as the circumstances permitted; 
the end of each heat was close by the wagons; 
for the wagons were first ordered with rare 
judgment to the place where the heat would 
end, and the end of the heat and the place of 
the wagons coincided with admirable nicety. 
In directing the trials, he shaped out the course 
so that there was no disturbance of the running 
other than what inhered in the grounds. 
Mr. Edmund H. Osthaus, the famous painter 
of field trial, shooting and hunting scenes, was 
the only club member present besides Messrs. 
Coster and Bradley. The sporting press was 
represented by Dr. Wm. A. Bruette, of Chi¬ 
cago ; Messrs. A. F. Hochwalt, Dayton, O., and 
B. Waters, of New York. The daily press was 
represented by Mr. R. M. Armstrong, of North 
Vale, N. J. 
The handlers present were as follows: T. 
Edwards, Newton; I. T. Carter, Emmettsburg, 
la.; W. H. Hammond, Eldred, N. Y.; W. H. 
Beazell, Spring Hill, Miss.; G. Dan Morgan, 
Pinehurst, N. C.; D. C. White, Hillsboro, Ala.; 
A. C. Peterson, Hempstead, Pa.; J. Bishop, 
Rutherford, Ala.; C. H. Babcock. San Fran¬ 
cisco; C. Askins, O’Neill, Neb.; W. H. Elliott, 
Converse, Ind.; John A. Glide, Bruceville, Ind., 
and E. Shelley, Olney, Ill. 
A small party followed the field trials, a 
diminutive group compared to the large number 
which was in attendance at the trials of twenty 
years or less ago. 
Delightfully pleasant weather favored the run¬ 
ning from start to finish. It was a pleasure to 
be out in the pure air, the bright sunshine, much 
like days of June in the north, barring the 
sereness of the landscape. 
The horses we e of a higher grade by far 
than were those foisted on the visiting sports¬ 
men a few years ago. A manufacturing impe¬ 
tus is visible in the south everywhere, and with 
it has come an improvement in all the ways of 
work and of living. The main points of the 
competition follow: 
The All Age Stake, Friday, Nov. 23. 
The comoetition was much expedited by the 
sportsmanlike consent of the handlers and 
owners present, to run their dogs in the absence 
of other competitors which were en route from 
the west, and which were not expected to arrive 
till late in the afternoon. Therefore the dogs 
present were drawn to run, thus enabling the 
club to begin competition. After the belated 
dogs arrived, they were drawn to run also, thus 
completing the drawing of the first series. If 
this procedure had not been adopted, the whole 
day would have been wasted. 
Owing to a most regrettable accident, the 
running away of Mr. Tom Edwards’ team and 
the consequent wrecking of his wagon, Harry 
B. drawn to run in the first series, escaped. The 
absence of Harry disarranged the order of 
drawing in his brace, and the subsequent two 
braces. The owners and handlers present were 
too true in matters of sportsmanship to enter¬ 
tain an idea even for a moment that he should 
be disqualified for absence under the circum¬ 
stances. And the club management was also 
too true in sportsmanship to countenance any 
such idea even if it had been formulated into a 
proposition. Mr. Edwards’ vehicle was en route 
in good seasorf for the field trial grounds when 
his team took fright at a sawmill, the wagon 
was smashed and his dog escaped. Harry was 
found later in the day after much anxiety and 
much search. Sincere sympathy was felt for 
Mr. Edwards concerning this last misfortune, 
one of a series. During the past summer, he 
lost successively a large number of well-bred 
puppies from distemper, and one of his choice 
field trial dogs could not be entered because of 
adverse circumstances. He had the esteem and 
affection of all present, hence the earnest effort 
to give him every opportunity. 
Birds were found in ample numbers during the 
day, and while some sections of the grounds 
were more bountifully supplied with birds, than 
others, there were sufficient in each heat to give 
fair opportunities for the dogs to exhibit their 
powers in finding, pointing and reading. 
Mr. Coster kept tab on the number of bevies 
found during the day, and reported that the 
number was 23. 
Nine braces were run during the day. 
Considering that there are always some delays 
at a field trial start, the competition began in 
good time. This was largely due to the fore¬ 
sight and prearrangements of the energetic club 
secretary and manager, Mr. S. C. Bradley. 
Ned M. and Gipsy Noble began at 8:31, in 
an open weed field. The dogs were ordered up 
at 9:05. They did not run independently, each 
keeping an eye on the other and following 
amiably. Four or five bevies were found during 
the heat, in which the dogs were credited with 
a small part. The heat was ordinary. 
Lanark’s Lad and Avalon were cast off at 9:11. 
Up at 9:43. They were wide, diligent rangers, 
obedient to commands and worked well to the 
gun. Each was steady to wing, and backed well 
on opportunity. Lad found and pointed two 
bevies, and made a flush on a single in woods. 
Pretty Peggy and Nightingale were cast off 
at 9:56. Up at 10:24. Nightingale showed very 
good judgment in beating out his ground. 
Peggy ranged irregularly and beat out her 
ground with poor judgment. She pointed a 
bevy, and made a point to which nothing was 
found. Nightingale pointed, moved on to lo¬ 
cate the bevy. Peggy whipped in ahead, and the 
bevy flushed wild. 
Oakley Hill King and Courier Journal were 
started at 10:33. Up at 11:20. They soon sepa¬ 
rated, and the latter was gone so long that he 
was out of the stake. Hill flushed a bevy. His 
casts were made with poor judgment. 
Sir Royal Spot and Shot Wind’em began at 
11:37. Up at 12:07. Shot pointed, roaded in 
heavy grass, and the bird flushed wild ahead 
Both dogs ranged wide. Shot displaying the 
greater industry in penetrating the likely cover 
and looking for birds. He found two bevies, 
flushed another rather excusably, and pointed 
stanchly a single remaining bird of it. 
The running was suspended while the party 
partook of lunch at the Cline place. 
Tonapaugh and Alberta Jingo commenced 
competition at 1:27. Up nt 1:58. Tonapaugh 
far excelled in judgment and in working out the 
places which gave promise of birds. He pointed 
two bevies nicely. Jingo pointed one. Both 
ranged wide. 
Belle of Pinehurst and Manitoba Mike started 
at 2:08. Both ranged well. Up at 2:46. Belle 
pointed a bevy well and Mike backed. Belle 
made two good points on scattered birds. 
Keepsake and Ingleside Noble started at 3:15. 
Up at 3:50. Noble was much the better in 
range, judgment and finding ability. He pointed 
a bevv and had a second point, to which a 
bevy was flushed, it was said, by a passing 
wagon, while the judges were riding up. He 
also made a good point on a single bird. 
Petrel’s Count Queen and Rosemont Spec 
started at 4:04. Up at 4:44. Both ranged 
merrily in the open fields, where they had a 
good opportunity to display themselves. Queen 
pointed a bevy stanchly. Spec pointed, drew on 
and nicely located and pointed the bevy in 
woods, and soon afterward she pointed a bevy 
in the open. This heat ended the competition 
for the day. 
Saturday, Nov. 24. 
The unfinished first series was continued. The 
morning was clear and crisp. About the middle 
of the forenoon, the clear, warm sunshine dissi¬ 
pated every bit of chill, and the temperature 
was comfortable. Toward midday, the warmth 
seemed to be much of the summertime. 
The first heat of the day had as one con¬ 
testant Harry B., identified with Mr. Edwards’ 
misfortune of the previous day. 
Several visitors were present and followed the 
running steadfastly from beginning to end. 
Harry B. and Count Whitstone II. were 
started at 8:20 in an open field. Harry was 
somewhat tender in his manner of going, con¬ 
sequent to his long self-hunt of the previous 
day, when Mr. Edwards’ team ran away and 
Harry escaped. As the heat progressed, he 
limbered up and improved constantly. He was 
first to find a bevy and was well backed by 
Count. Sent on, after a brief search, Count 
pointed a bevy in the open; at the same time, 
Harry, coming up, pointed the same bevy in- 
pendently. Count’s handler had to move some 
distance away 'from him to flush the bevy; the 
birds passed near Count, and he could not re¬ 
sist the temptation to chase. Next, on scattered 
birds, Harry pointed a single nicely. Harry 
showed very clean work in hunting out the 
likely places, in locating accurately, and in 
steadiness to wing. Count ranged wide, but was 
not so finished in good judgment. 
Policy Girl and Ciesar started at 9 o’clock. 
Ciesar took a long cast, and in an open field lo¬ 
cated a bevy nicely. Sent on, Caesar was lost 
and diligent search failed to find him. The coun¬ 
try was moderately rough, with certain tangles 
of cover here and there, which made the finding 
of a dog extremely difficult. The judges checked 
speed for a while to give opportunity to find 
the lost dog. Later, they learned that the dog 
was found within proper limits on point, but 
was found after the heat was practically ended. 
Policy Girl made a point to which there was 
nothing found. 
Outram and Maid Spot Gladstone started at 
9:56 in the open field. Outram flushed a bevy. 
On the scattered birds, he held his point 
stanchly after a single had flushed. A number 
of remaining birds were flushed to the point. 
Up at 10:28. 
Granite Dick and Fishel’s Frank began their 
heat at 10:30. Frank pointed a bevy nicely in 
open weeds. There was hardly a breath of air 
stirring and the temperature was warm. Dick 
backed stanchly and well. Both were steady to 
flush. The heat ended at 11:01. Frank was the 
wider and better ranger, and he showed excel¬ 
lent capabilities. 
Miss Ransom and King Wooton were cast off 
at 11:11. Miss took a long cast, and close by 
a ditch pointed a bevy. She was found on this 
point after being lost some time. The dogs 
were brought together then and sent on. Up 
at 11:40. King ranged moderately and received 
much urging. Miss took long casts, but left 
much promising ground uncovered. 
Ria Babe and Spot’s Rip Rap began at 11:56. 
In an open weed field, over the brow of a hill, 
a bevy was seen to flush, and Rip Rap was 
found close by a moment afterward. Sent on, 
he made a good point on a bevy. Up at 12:25. 
Rip made long casts, but beat out his ground 
with poor judgment. 
The running was in abeyance while the field- 
trial party lunched. 
SECOND SERIES. 
Fourteen dogs were retained in the second 
series. Several of 'these were brought in for a 
better tryout than the first series afforded. The 
results were as follows: 
Lanark’s Lad and Nightingale started at 1:53, 
and ran quite a good heat. Lad was lost soon 
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