Dec. 15, 1906.1 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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The Kjennel. 
The Continental Trials. 
The field trials of the Continental Field Trials 
Club, announced to be run at Pinehurst, N. C., 
commencing on Dec. 3, were materially read¬ 
justed as to time and place. The members’ stake 
was run on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Pinehurst, and 
because of the heavy growth of grass, and 
abundance of scrub oaks, the dogs when com¬ 
peting were too much concealed from the view 
of the judges, who deemed the obstructions a 
hindrance to the establishment of proper data. 
Consequently a meeting of the club members, 
who were present, was called, and it was de¬ 
cided that other grounds should be obtained if 
possible. Judge R. C. Cornell, Messrs. O. W. 
Bright and John White were appointed a com¬ 
mittee to go in search of new grounds and to 
secure them. They set out on their quest on 
Monday. In the evening they reported by 
phone that they had secured the grounds of the 
Davidson County Club at Thomasville, N. C., 
and the trials were started there on Wednesday. 
The club announced that it would pay the 
handlers’ hotel bills during the period of delay, 
but also should have paid the traveling ex¬ 
penses of the handlers to the new grounds. It 
was wholly the fault of the management that a 
readjustment was necessary.. Incidentally, it may 
be said that greater inefficiency in the matter 
was never before known in field trial matters. 
No preliminary measures were observed in de¬ 
termining whether the grounds were suitable or 
not. No provision was made for the transpor¬ 
tation of the field trial party from Pinehurst to 
Thomasville. As a consequence, the little 
regular train of two cars was overwhelmed and 
crowded to a most uncomfortable extent. At 
Thomasville, the advent of the party was suf¬ 
ficient warrant to jump up the hotel rates from 
$2 to $2.50, reversing the hotel rule that a large 
party can secure reduced rates. Horses which 
were carefully selected for their knee-sprung, 
wind-broken and general rickety excellence, 
were let at $2.50 per diem rate. Horses at 
Newton, during the E. F. T. trials, were $1.50 
per day, which was considered high-water mark. 
Even at the exorbitant rate there were not 
sufficient horses to supply the visitors, hence 
some attended the trials on foot and some did 
not attend at all. The reporters, the band of 
martyrs who make field trials possible, had no 
horses till about noon of the first day, when 
they had first choice of a selected lot of equine 
wrecks or draft mules, and were required to 
pay $2.50 for a full day just the same. 
Every one regretted leaving Pinehurst. The 
hotel and its service was equal to the best of 
New York’s hotels, and while the grounds were 
not open enough for field trials, they are quite 
the correct thing for field shooting. Mr. 
Leonard Tufts, the proprietor of Pinehurst. 
gave his personal attention to the comfort of 
the visitors and to the furtherance of the trials. 
He generously made a special rate for the visit¬ 
ing field trial party by cutting the regular rates 
in two, in strong contrast to the hotel policy 
at Thomasville, where the rates were raised be¬ 
cause the circumstances afforded the opportunity 
to extort. 
_ The judges were Mr. Nick Daniels, of Wil¬ 
liamsburg, Ky., and Mr. Irving Hoagland. of 
New Brunswick. N. J. They applied themselves 
to their task with painstaking care and industry, 
and although hampered much in getting good 
competition, they picked out the best dogs with 
commendable success. However, they could 
much improve their practice by following the 
dogs less, thereby avoiding that bone of com¬ 
petition, a splitting of the heat. It does not 
properly devolve upon the judges in any man¬ 
ner to gallop after lost dogs or dogs which will 
not keep to the course. The duty pertaining to 
handling is that of the handler exclusively. If 
the handler cannot control his dog, that is a 
matter of the competition, exclusively. It is 
not for the judge to correct or supplement the 
inability of the handler. Of course, when a dog 
obviously honest in working to the gun is lost, 
that is a different matter. We did not agree with 
the judges in placing Miss Ransom over Fishel’s 
Frank, the former having bolted in one heat, 
and had failed to sustain the character of ex¬ 
cellent work displayed in her first heat under 
peculiarly favorable weather conditions. The 
grounds in places were much broken by numer¬ 
ous unworkable wheat fields, which constantly 
interrupted the running, for there was a ruling 
that all must “Keep off the wheat!” The best 
parts of the grounds were about equally divided 
between open and pine woods, so that a dog of 
wide range was not able to best display his 
true powers. 
The members’ stake run at Pinehurst had 
eight starters. The winners were: First, Judge 
R. C. Cornell’s b. w. and t. setter dog ,Rock 
(Count Owen—May Buckellew). Second was 
divided between Mr. Leonard Tufts’ b. w. and 
t. setter dog‘Ned M. (Mar’s Chan—Bab Bell) 
and D. A. S. Clark’s b. w. and t. setter dog 
Count Fly (May Fly—Queen Lila). Third was 
divided between Dr. A. S. Clark’s b. w. and t. 
setter dog Gentleman Rod (Roy—Lady) and 
Judge R. C. Cornell’s b. w. and t. setter dog 
Rye (Jake-—Dixie). The other contestants were 
Mr. O. W. Bright’s Glady (Count Gladstone— 
Peg Marie), U. M. Fleishman’s Mark Rod, 
and Leonard Tufts’ Scotland pointer Bragg 
(Champion Taskally Bragg—Lady Taskally). 
A bench show was held on the lawn in front 
of Holly Inn, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Edw. 
H. Osthaus, of Toledo, O., judged setters. Mr. 
Anson A. Ball, of New York, judged pointers. 
The awards follow: 
Setter dogs: First, Caesar, owned by Dr. H. 
B. McMasters, Waynesboro, Ga. Second, 
Lemon Rodfield, owned by Joseph Lemon, Winni¬ 
peg. Third, Tommy Atkins, owned by Louis 
Hilsendegen, Detroit. 
Setter bitches: First, Miss Lyla, owned by FI. 
R Edwards, Cleveland. Second, Jessica, 
owned by G. L. Parsons, New York. Third, 
Clement Sooner, owned by George N. Clemsen, 
Middletown. N. Y. Best Setter. Miss Lyla. 
Pointer dogs: First, Dr. James S. Howe’s 
Outram, Boston. Second, Alberta Jingo, 
Thomas Johnson, Winnipeg. Third, Pete Rap, 
Sydney Smith, Chicago. 
The chief officers of the club did not take 
much interest in the field trials, inasmuch as 
they were absent. 
Field trials are on none too strong a basis, 
even when run at the best standards. When run 
in the hit-or-miss manner of the Continental 
this year, with all its loss of time, extra expense 
for hotel and travel caused by delays, annoyances 
and changes, extortionate charges at Thomas¬ 
ville, and all the imperfections which come from 
improvidence and makeshifts, the end of the 
club is anticipated long before its natural time. 
The Derby. 
There were nineteen starters in the Derby. 
Most of them had competed in the earlier fall 
trials of the present year. The winners were: 
First, Miss Lucia: second, El Baso; third, 
divided between Miss Lyla, Red Bud and Cle¬ 
ment Sooner. 
Miss Lucia ranged well, worked at good speed 
and showed judgment in hunting out the likely 
places. Her -finding and pointing were good 
also. El Baso was a close second to Miss Lucia 
in the competition. She ranged wide and was 
very stanch and accurate in her bird work. The 
winners of third were faulty in several particu¬ 
lars. Red Bud pottered frequently on false 
scents, and carried a low nose betimes. Miss 
Lyla ran far and fast without finding much and 
her meagre bird work was faulty. Clemont 
Sooner displayed no special excellence in the 
competition. Still, they were the best for the 
place. 
Wednesday. 
FIRST SERIES. 
The weather was clear and pleasaflt. The 
ground was extremely dry, and the scenting 
conditions therefore were not of the best. A 
late start was made, chiefly as a consequent to 
a long wait for horses to come from High 
Point, the local stable not having enough to 
supply the demand. 
Miss Lyla and Clemont Sooner were cast off 
at 9:35. They ran quite a long heat without 
finding. Both ranged wide and fast. 
Miss Lucia and Tommy Atkins were started 
at 10:52. Tommy pointed and flushed two bevies 
and pointed one bevy. Lucia roaded to a point 
on a bevy and Tommy joined in the point. Up 
ati2:24. Both were fast, good rangers. 
Red Bud and Lakefield Lillian started at 
12:48. Up at 1:23. Bud found and pointed three 
bevies. Lill backed nicely to two points, but 
broke in once when -birds flushed. The range 
of each was irregular and of moderate scope. 
Clemont Prize and Masterpiece started at 
2:02, after lunch. Masterpiece pointed a bev.y 
and flushed it. Prize made a good point on 
some remaining birds. They ranged quite well 
at good speed. Up at 2:53. 
Jessica and Huldah began at 3:01. Huldaji 
pointed two bevies, and on scattered birds made 
a point and a flush. Jessica backed well, and 
joined in some of the roading. Huldah ranged 
with poor judgment. Jessica was the better 
ranger. Up at 3:43. 
Colton and Danny Stone started at 3:54. The 
heat was conspicuous for its flushes. Colton 
made one good point on a bevy. Both ranged 
wide. Up at 4:35. 
Mary J. and Lakefield Annie were cast off at 
4:41. Soon after starting, a bevy flushed ahead 
of Mary. Annie pointed twice on singles, Mary 
once. They were fast rangers. 
Thursday. 
The weather was very unfavorable for field 
work. There was a blustery wind, a sky heavily 
overcast, and dusty grounds. A light rainfall 
set in during lunch time. Later in the after¬ 
noon there was a heavy downpour, after which 
the weather cleared up and the temperature was 
cooler. 
Lottie Light and Lakefield Gleam started at 
8:34. After flushing a single, Gleam pointed a 
bevy, Light joining in the point. Both were 
fast and wide rangers. Up at 9:22. 
El Baso and King’s Young Rod started at 
9:35. Baso took a long cast, found a bevy and 
pointed it stanchly. Both joined in some road¬ 
ing on another bevy which was flushed by the 
handlers. Both had good range and speed. Up 
at 10:13. 
Sonoma ran a bye from 10:22 to 10:53. She 
pointed a bevy and a single. 
SECOND SERIES. 
Ten contestants were retained in the second 
series. They ran as follows: 
Red Bud and Danny Stone started at 11:40. 
Up at 12:07. Danny flushed a bevy and chased, 
leading Bud into the misdemeanor. 
Miss Lucia and Colton started at 12:22, and 
ran to 12:50. Lucia pointed a bevy. She ranged 
with speed and judgment. The running was sus¬ 
pended while the party lunched. 
Masterpiece and Mary J. ran from 1:52 to 
2:36. Masterpiece, locating down wind, flushed 
a bevy. Mary pointed a bevy. They had speed 
and range, but were unfortunate in bird work. 
Miss Lyla and Huldah ran from 2:44 to 3:45. 
Huldah made a point on one bevy and a flush 
on another bevy. They ranged wide and fast. 
Clemont Sooner and El Baso began at 3:46, 
and ended at 4:38. Baso found and pointed a 
bevy and made a point on a single. Sooner 
pointed a bevy and made a point, to which 
nothing was found. 
This finished the second series. Another heat 
was run as follows: 
Miss Lyla and Red Bud started at 4:55. Up 
at 5:14. Miss Lyla made an uncertain point on 
a bevy and flushed it. Red Bud pottered fre¬ 
quently. Miss Lyla was weak in bird work, 
though she ranged wide and fast. 
In the evening the judges announced the 
winners as follows: First, Miss Lucia; second, 
El Baso; third, divided between Miss Lyla, 
Clemont Sooner and Red Bud. 
Thomasville, N. C., Dec. 6. — Continental Field 
Trials Club Derby for pointers and setters 
whelped on and after Jan. 1, 1905; $10 first 
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