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THE SWISS CHALET IN AMERICA. 
The period of the old “four square” log house in 
America is passing, not that people are ceasing to 
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fact that much more artistic effects can be obtained 
without extra expenditure are becoming apparent. Thus 
the Swiss chalet, which -lends itself to American* scen¬ 
ery, just as it does in Switzerland, is being adopted 
in artistic plans for bungalows and summer camps, and 
in no less a degree for all the year round residences. 
Under the title, “The Swiss Chalet in America,” 
Fritz Ehrsam, of Reading, Pennsylvania, has issued an 
interesting booklet, which fulfills the demand for practi¬ 
cal suggestions and plans for Residences, Summer 
Homes, Hunting Lodges, Club Houses, Etc., designed in 
the beautiful “Swiss Chalet Style.” The book sells 
at S2.C0. 
A GRUELLING race for the Championship, 
and the most remarkable field of Derbies 
that have ever been seen on the prairies, 
were the high lights of the All America Trials 
run at Denbigh, N. D., beginning August 29th. 
The All Age Stake: An event always looked 
forward to with much interest also drew twenty- 
nine dogs, many of them known to the field trial 
world. There was not a dull moment during 
the running. This event was won by the cele¬ 
brated pointer, “Louis C. Morris,” after a hot 
race in the second series with “Frank’s Den.” It 
was an event of more than passing moment as it 
answered the question heard so frequently, “What 
chance has a good shooting dog to win a field 
trial?” 
“Frank’s Den” is primarily a shooting dog, and 
his owner, H. F. Fellows, of Springfield, Mis¬ 
souri, probably .spends more days afield than 
most men. Last winter Mr. Fellows ran down 
to Tennessee and followed the running of the 
All America Winter Trials and the National 
Championship. Fie looked the dogs over critic¬ 
ally, appraised them intelligently, and returned 
home with the impression that his reliable shoot¬ 
ing dog “Den,” over which he had killed thou¬ 
sands of birds, was capable of giving good ac¬ 
count of himself in any company. 
There was no reason that he should not do so, 
for through “Den’s” veins course the best pointer 
blood in the world, as he is a son of the cele¬ 
brated “Fishel’s Frank.” “Den” was sent to J. M. 
Avent to condition for the trials, and the dog 
that had already made good as a shooting dog, 
again made good in these trials as a high class 
field trial dog. 
In his first series “Den” established the highest 
bird finding score, and in his second series was 
selected by the judges to compete with “Louis C. 
Morris” for first honors. These dogs had a 
magnificent course over which to run, and they 
developed its fullest possibilities and ranged from 
the ridges and sand hills which marked the 
course on one side to the extreme limit of vision 
on the other, and crossed and recrossed in front 
of the judges with intelligent precision. 
Nc birds escaped them, and “Louis C. Morris” 
was first to 'find. He handled his birds in full 
view of the judges and the spectators, with a 
style and grace that caused one enthusiast to ex¬ 
claim : ‘What a picture Osthaus would paint if 
he could see that point!” 
In speed and range these dogs are about equal. 
In action and style “Louis C. Morris” has the 
advantage, and this is not a reflection upon 
“Den’s” bird dog character, for “Louis C. Mor¬ 
ris,” day in and day out, north and south, on 
chicken or on quail, is one of the greatest point¬ 
ers of all times, and he was handled by that 
past master of field trial dogs, Colonel W. D. 
Gilchrist. 
There was another dog in this stake, the 
“Candy Kid,” ultimately destined to lower the 
colors of a number of field trial stars. “Candy 
Kid” is owned by C. E. Duffield, a sportsman of 
Oklahoma, who like Mr. Fellows, was desirous of 
finding out just how his favorite shooting dog 
would appear in field trial competition. 
It was with this end in view that he placed him 
in the hands of Chesley Harris, one of the 
younger school of handlers. The “Candy Kid’ 
proved to be a very attractive and smooth run¬ 
ning setter, with an intelligent and persistent 
way of working that commended him to all stu¬ 
dents of the bird dog game. 
In his first series he did not draw a good 
course and although he worked hard was un¬ 
able to find birds. In the second series fortune 
also seemed to be against him, and it was not 
until the termination of his race—in fact the 
word had gone out to order him up—that he 
found birds, but he handled them so effectively 
that there was no doubt in everyone’s mind that 
he was a real bird dog, and the third place award 
that was made to him, met with general approval. 
The Derby was a sensational affair. Remark¬ 
able, inasmuch as it was won by three pointers, 
all sons of the great “Comanche Frank,” and all 
owned by Mr. J. G. Graham, of New York. 
These dogs were originally trained and handled 
on game by Robert Armstrong, of Barber, N. C. 
Two of them, “Royal Flush,” and “Mary 
Montrose,” were handled by Mr. Armstrong, and 
the third, “Comanche Rap” was piloted through 
the stake by J. M. Avent. The pointers have been 
forging to the front for several years, but it was 
the general consensus of opinion that this was the 
most remarkable trio of young dogs that have 
ever been seen on the prairies. They simply ran 
away with the stake, and so evenly matched are 
they that they might have interchanged positions, 
and will likely do so in future races. 
A great deal of interest naturally centered 
around the Championship as it is the prairie 
chicken classic, the highest honor that a bird dog 
can obtain, and in the past has been won by such 
celebrated bird dog stars as “Comanche Frank,” 
“Babblebrook Joe,” and “John Proctor.” Of 
the nine dogs drawn to run, “Louis G. Morris,” 
both on past performance, and on account of his 
having won the All Age Stake was the logical 
favorite. He did not run as cleverly, however, 
as in the All Age Stake, but “Joe Munsey,” who 
did not show up brilliantly in the All Age Stake, 
went out in this event, and put up a most re¬ 
markable performance. He ran in the middle 
of the day, and for one and one-half hours 
ranged as wide and fast as it is desirable to have 
a bird dog go. 
As a result of intelligent searching he made 
three clean covey points, and a fourth covey- 
must be added to his score for he picked up a 
new covey while working on singles that had 
been marked down in a little grove of poplars. 
There is no question but what “Joe Munsey” is 
a splendid bird dog, and the one thing that 
marked his performance in these trials is that 
he lacks style on point. In this event, the “Candy 
Kid” came back strong. He drew a better course 
and a better hour of the day in which to run 
than in the All Age Stake, and went out and de¬ 
lighted all of his admirers by making five clean 
covey finds, all of them the result of intelli¬ 
gent searching. He handled his birds accurate¬ 
ly, was staunch and easily handled, and his style 
on action or in point was all that could be de¬ 
sired. After the second series were run and the 
judges had announced that they would run “Joe 
Munsey” and the “Candy Kid” together the fol¬ 
lowing- morning, the spectators who had been 
following the trials with keen interest were well 
pleased for they scented a dog race to a finish 
between a comparatively unknown shooting 
dog, handled by a young handler, and one of 
