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sign of slowness shows. This soon causes the 
dog to do his utmost as soon as released, but 
also it causes him, when put down for longer 
than an hour, to pump himself out in wild sprint¬ 
ing. This is a defect in the shooting dog, and 
to avoid it he should be kept well in hand dur¬ 
ing his exercise gahops, and not allowed to range 
from the road to any extent. He is not now 
being taught to hunt; that is different work. 
While it is quite true that many and probably 
most dogs are conditioned for field work by 
being worked in the field, it is nevertheless a 
fact that it is a much more rapid and effective 
process to avoid that and proceed in the man¬ 
ner described. The professional pugilist prepar¬ 
ing for a long battle makes boxing but a small 
part of his program. He is supposed to know 
how to box. His long hours are put in on the 
road and on the gymnasium floor. Skill he has. 
Endurance is what he is developing. 
The man who must travel a distance to his 
shooting grounds is sure of better work from 
his dogs if he can give them three weeks or 
more of this kind of conditioning. If circum¬ 
stances forbid, it is' then by far his best plan 
to send them on a month in advance to some 
reliable trainer with instructions to harden them 
up by daily work. Twenty-five dollars spent on 
a pair of dogs in this way is a valuable invest¬ 
ment in better sport when they go to work be¬ 
fore the guns. 
Too many men do not look at the matter in 
this way. There is a tendency to believe that 
any dog at any time can run on and hunt indefi¬ 
nitely. It is an idle belief. One or two days 
of severe work will leave the unprepared dog 
utterly unfit until he has had two or three days 
of rest, and meanwhile the sportsman is able 
to do nothing unless he can find more dogs. 
Since he is not on a dog hunt, this is unpleas¬ 
ant. 
For the longer field trial races, those of three 
and four hours, the dogs are worked for months, 
not weeks, in advance. If they are not, they 
lose. And while it is true that the shooting dog 
should go longer than four hours, the difference 
lies in the fact that the racing dog is required 
to run at a speed impracticable for shooting and 
gets no rests, but is rushed on from one bevy to 
the next with no more delay than it takes to 
put up the birds and for the handlers to get back 
on their horses. 
The soundness of the theory of careful con¬ 
ditioning is all the more demonstrated, for it 
must be remembered that for this four hours 
of top speed work the dog must also have all 
his faculties of nose and bird sense under full 
control. 
A tired dog, no more than a tired man, can 
do his best work. If, after climbing a stiff hill, 
the sportsman with “bellows to mend’’ misses his 
bird at the top, is it not most reasonable to sup¬ 
pose that the tired, heavy breathing dog will 
miss many delicate bird scents and misjudge 
others? That he will false point and flush? It 
is and he will. And it is only a matter of com¬ 
mon sense to save him such errors. The sure 
result will show in the number of bevies he will 
find for you each day, and the cheerfulness with 
which he starts at his work each morning. 
Hoosier Field Trial Club. 
Carlisle, Ind., Oct. 24 . —This club was or¬ 
ganized at Washington, Ind., in December, 1910, 
during the trials of the Breeders’ Bureau, with 
the following officers: President, U. R. Fishel, 
Hope, Ind.; Secretary, Judge John E. Cox, 
Terre Haute, Ind.; Treasurer, D. H. Eaton, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. The headquarters of the club 
are in Terre Haute, where most of its forty-odd 
members reside. Its first field trials were held 
at Carlisle, Ind., on Oct. 24 , 1911, and, although 
the number of dogs in the stakes was not large, 
there were several which showed class, and gave 
promise of making good in future trials. The 
trials were run off on the private shooting pre¬ 
serve of Thomas Beggs, east of town. Birds 
were found, every dog down having a chance 
to show his quality on game. The grounds 
were slightly rolling, with a diversity of cover. 
The field trial party enjoyed a chicken dinner at 
the farmhouse of Mrs. Kate Walters. The 
preliminary arrangements were looked after by 
Mr. W. L. Hornbuckle, of Terre Haute, assist¬ 
ant secretary, and all local matters were at¬ 
tended to by Mr. Carl Hedges. Two stakes, 
derby and all-age, were run, the former having 
four starters and the latter six. John Hunt was 
field marshal. The conditions were ideal. 
President Fishel offered a cup for the winner 
in the derby, and Secretary Cox donated a sim- 
liar trophy for the all-age winner. 
The summaries: 
Carlisle, Ind., Oct. 24.—Derby Stake of the Hoosier 
Field Trial Club. Five entries—four English setters and 
one pointer. Four starters. Fee, $5 to enter; $5 to start; 
40, 30, 20 per cent, of entrance fee. President’s cup to 
winner. D. H. Eaton, judge; 
First Series. 
Fishel’s Luck, white and liver pointer dog (Comanche 
Frank—Lucks Lady), U. R. Fishel owner, George 
Kramer handler, 
with 
Tillie Cummings, white, black and tan setter bitch (Mas¬ 
ter John—Whyte R.’s Lill), A. G. Cummings owner, 
Carl Hedges handler. 
Elliott’s Mike, white and black ticked setter dog (El¬ 
liott’s Nat—Manuel’s Lady), Dr. J. E. Elliott owner, 
Carl Hedges handler, 
with 
Freeland Fern, black, white and tan setter bitch (Marse 
Ben—Lemon’s Rodesie), R. S. Wyndham owner and 
handler. 
Second Series. 
Elliott’s Mike with Fishel’s Luck. 
Winners—First, Tillie Cummings; second, Freeland 
Fern; third, Fishel’s Luck. 
All-Age Stake, seven entries—six English setters, one 
pointer. Six starters. Fee, $5 to enter, $5 to start; 40, 
30 and 20 of entrance fee. Secretary’s cup to winner. 
First Series. 
Miss Flora D., white and liver pointer bitch (Fishel’s 
Honest Scrap—Snipp’s Flodella), E. Buckner, owner 
and handler, 
with 
Elliott’s Nat, white and black ticked English setter dog 
(Ransom Tony—Parker’s Shot), Dr. T. E. Elliott 
owner, Carl Hedges handler. 
Sangamo, black, white and tan setter dog (Infallible— 
Bess Davis), W. L. Hornbuckle owner, F. C. Lock¬ 
hart, handler, 
with 
Danstone, black, white and tan English setter dog (Count 
Whitestone—Destiny’s Princess), John Wolf handler, 
Carl Hedges, handler. 
Jackson Fly, black and white English setter dog (May 
Fly—Cleo Gladstone), G. O. Smith owner, Carl 
Hedges handler, 
with 
Belton Laverack, orange and white English setter dog 
(May Fly—Meg Laverack), G. O. Smith owner, 
John Hunt handler. 
Second Series. 
Jackson Fly with Elliott’s Nat. 
Miss Flora D. with Danstone. 
Winners—First, Miss Flora D.; second, Elliott’s Nat- 
third, Danstone. 
GUN PROOFS IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1910. 
During 1910. 420.239 arms were proved at the 
Birmingham proof house, an increase of 80,063 
compared to the previous year, writes Consul 
Albert Halstead. In view of the large order 
obtained by the Birmingham Small Arms Co. 
for rifles for Australia, the guardians of the 
proof house revived the branch proof house at 
the company’s factory, and up to Dec. 31, 35,982 
rifles were proved there. Only 21,422 of the 
better class of hammerless guns manufactured 
by the trade were proved. These are the kind 
upon which the most hand labor is employed. 
TOMMY’S PINE. 
The teacher had been reading to the class 
about the great forests of America. 
“And now, boys,’’ she announced, “which one 
of you can tell me the pine that has the longest 
and sharpest needles?” 
Up went a hand in the front row. 
“Well, Tommy.” 
“The porcupine.”—London Tit-Bits. 
The Forest and Stream may be obtained from 
any newsdealer on order. Ask your dealer to 
supply you regularly. 
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ROOKWOOD KENNELS, Lexington, Ky. 
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FOR SALE 
A fine litter of Irish Setter puppies, by Champion Pat 
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