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FOREST AND STREAM 
BREED SOME LIKE THESE 
Help me fill the demand for puppies by 
FRANK’S DEN NO. 34008 
Winner in field trials and bench four out of five 
down against the world’s best 
Winner—2nd, S. W. All Age Quail Trials, 1916 
Winner—2nd, All American Chicken Trials, 1916 
Winner—3rd, S. W. All Age Quail Trials, 1917 
THE SHOOTING DOG WINNER 
Fishel’s Frank-Becky Cott. 
Write for interesting booklet FREE 
Stud Fee $25.00 
H. F, FELLOWS - - - - Springfield, Mo. 
THE BEST IN POINTERS 
Puppies sired by the great Pionters Fishel’s 
Frank and Cham. Comanche Frank out of the 
best bitches living. Broken dogs and brood 
bitches. Write me if you want a shooting dog. 
List free. TJ. R. Fishel’, Box 128, Hope, Indiana. 
Mt. Riga 
Rap 
Manitoba Rap 
King’s Sister 
The producing 
sire of 42 win¬ 
ners in the first 
generation 
FEE $25 
Here is Manitoba Rap’s greatest pro¬ 
ducing son. One of the handsomest point¬ 
ers in America and has the best head of 
any pointer living. Has more dash, fire 
and snap than did his sire, and is proving 
his worth. 
PACE & ROWE, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Babblebrook Kennels, Pittsfield, Pa. 
hawk Rodfield, fee $20. 
field, Pa. 
(The Kennel that is 
putting “the blazing 
soul of Roderigo” 
back into the Setter) 
offers the following 
sons of Mohawk II 
in the stud: Ch. Bab¬ 
blebrook Joe, fee $50; 
Babblebrook Bob, fea 
$40; Babblebrook 
Buster, fee $25; Mo- 
Ship bitches to Pitts- 
BABBLEBROOK KENNELS 
220 Third Avenue - - - PITTSBURGH, PA. 
Vickery Kennels 
BARRINGTON, ILL. 
The Vickery Kennels are 
the. largest breeders and ex¬ 
hibitors of terriers in the 
world. Their dogs have won 
prizes and ribbons, not only 
at every prominent American 
shgw, but at the English 
shows. Grown dogs for sale 
—prices on application. 
PUPPIES FROM $25.00 UP 
AT THE WESTMINSTER SHOW 
ONLY ONE TEAM OF IRISH SETTERS WAS 
ENTERED; BUI THE BREED IS COMING BACK 
A N event of much importance to all 
sportsmen that was particularly grat¬ 
ifying to those interested in the Irish 
setter was the judging of the field dog 
team at the Westminster Kennel Club’s 
dog show. 
Mrs. Herman B. Duryea, widow of the 
celebrated sportsman, has presented a 
beautiful trophy copied by Tiffany after 
an original by William Gould of London 
(1751) to become the trophy of the win¬ 
ning club. 
There were sixteen dogs in the ring, one 
team composed of pointers from the ken¬ 
nels of E. B. Chase and William Ziegler, 
Jr., including his great Mary Montrose, 
and another team from the famous Runny- 
mead Pointer Kennels. Mr. Chase had 
won the special for best pointer in the 
show with his imported Geltsdale Ronald, 
over Mary Montrose, and both of these 
were very high grade teams. The English 
setter team was made up of Mr. Chase’s 
Bob White setters from his choice entries, 
which included the well known winning 
champions, First Cal, Blue Bell, and Blue 
Sue. 
The Irish Setter Club entered only one 
team, although they could readily have put 
down four well matched from the big en¬ 
tries by club members. And they made an 
absolutely conservative entry, using the 
first winners and reserve winners, dogs 
and hitches, consisting of Champion Mid¬ 
wood Red Jacket, owned hv Mrs. Sim¬ 
mons ; Champion Ruminanthy Rhu, owned 
by J. C. Hanna; Champion Lismore Deir- 
dre, owned by Lismore Kennels, and Mrs. 
Sturdee’s imported Glenco Morty O’Cal¬ 
laghan. 
T HE competition was keen but, as 
stated by a well known sporting 
authority, “The Irish setters finally 
won out, on their great individuality as 
well as their sportiness as a team.” 
There was a time—and not so many 
years ago—that the Irish setter occupied a 
prominent position among field dogs. The 
story of their decline is not so important 
as the fact that, thanks to the resolute 
efforts of a number of prominent sports¬ 
men whose affection and confidence in the 
real field worth of this beautiful breed has 
never wavered, an Irish setter club has 
been formed that is really doing things, 
and the breed is coming back. 
The annual meeting of the Irish Setter 
Club was held at the Westminster Kennel 
Club show in New York on February 22. 
It was well attended. 
O FFICERS and committeemen of the 
club submitted reports, and the treas¬ 
urer showed a very substantial bal¬ 
ance on hand. Mr. George E. Woodruff, 
of Louisville, Ky., chairman of the field 
trial committee, made a report showing 
correspondence with secretaries pf field 
trials concerning ways and means for ad¬ 
vancing the work of the club, in bringing 
out competition among the Irish setters. A 
definite program was laid out which was 
to be followed consistently for a term of 
at least two years, and made known to 
Irish setter breeders and sportsmen gen¬ 
erally, by which the best Irish setter com¬ 
peting in recognized field trials—whether 
belonging to a member of the Irish Setter 
Club or not—would be eligible for a sub¬ 
stantial cash prize. The plan also pro¬ 
vides for an additional prize of one hun¬ 
dred dollars for an Irish setter placed in 
such recognized trials. 
For the purpose of bringing out promis¬ 
ing derby prospects, the field trial commit¬ 
tee will conduct puppy trials with the as¬ 
sistance of one of the members—John 
White, of Hempstead, L. I.—who for many 
years has been identified with field trial 
work and is an excellent judge of the 
working type. 
The much discussed question of the dif¬ 
ference in type between the bench show 
and the field dog was brought up, and a 
number of members gave experiences in 
developing good gun dogs from champion 
bench show winners that had not been 
hunted. It was, of course, agreed that 
while championship winning on the bench 
and in the field should go together or at 
least he possible, success in the field must 
rationally come from wise selection of the 
best field stock for breeding. 
Medals were provided, to be offered dur¬ 
ing the coming year in the various bench 
shows, and a still larger appropriation 
made for field trial purposes. 
THE HANDLING OF BIRD DOGS 
THE KEYNOTE OF IT ALL IS TO HAVE 
CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF AND HIM 
I. FLUSHING BIRDS 
HERE is nothing more trying to an 
experienced sportsman, or to a well- 
trained setter or pointer, than the 
way in which a careless or nervous sports¬ 
man flushes birds. 
During the point, the dog’s highly de¬ 
veloped instincts to remain transfixed are 
in conflict with the intelligence that urges 
him to flush and chase. The nerves of his 
owner, unless he is experienced and very 
cool, are usually tense also. It is at this 
time that accidents occur, and that dogs 
forget their breaking and good manners 
and develop annoying faults. 
Here are a few points to remember: 
If you are inclined to be nervous when 
your dog has pointed, do not attempt to 
flush the birds immediately. Remain per¬ 
fectly quiet for a full minute, and take a 
general survey of the situation. This will 
serve to steady you, and also inculcate the 
idea of staunchness into the mind of the 
dog. 
Cast your eyes around and see in what 
direction the birds are likely to fly. If 
