The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-19
Many County Dogs,

Inc extracts below are taken from
the Forest aud Stream, and gives a
sketch of the second annual meeting OF
the Tennessee Field Trials for dogs on
quail, which came off near Memphis,
Oct. 18th and 30th. The victorious dog
| Tom was the property of Capt. G.. w.
Campbell, OF Maury County. Capt.
Campbell afterwards sold Tom for two
hundred dollars. The writer says:
The performances OF the dogs in the
different stakes, although the weather
was dead against them the first day,
were such as to lead one to suppose that
there was only one breaker in America.
| His system like, although perhaps a
little too slow at times. The careful,
mastery style in which he handled
Romp and Rake, in the brace stakes,
would have easily given him an extra
prize for amateur workers, which ought
to have been awarded to him by the as
sociation. The judges in this stake
| were greatly in error. Admitting, as
do, Tom to be the best dog, although I'M
| broken for field trial, yet his compan-
| ion, May, was frequently weak in his
backing, trained miserably, good style
and pace, nose inferior, handled and
worked with no judgment, hut by a
| gentleman. The flag was thrown up for
| Tom and May, while Romp and Rake,
| barring their pace being slow, and rath-
| or of the woodcock order of workers,
were simply perfect. Ihad never seen
| one of the dogs or owners before this
visit to Memphis, so these remarks may
| be called impartial. In the AllSaged
Stakes, Tom beat everything easily. He
could have given Harry twenty points
and beaten him, but as he had nothing
| TO show against, he was not called on.
| Harry is perhaps one of the best field
| sportsman's dog 1 eyer saw. When
points of merits are to DO judged, he
must be worked by professional. The
puppies, Maud and Paris, were enter
| ed, and worked in all the stakes, and
when the time came for the All-aged
Stakes they were, as amatter of course,
completely tired out.
The Tennessee Brace Stakes for Settlers and
Pointers, Dogs and Bitches, Champion
Brace of America, for purs of $500 cash
and silver Cup, value sl5O, given by the
Titrf Field and FdrB,,the absolute winning
brace to take Cup and $50, the rest of the
money pro rated.
Mr.. p. Ii. Bryson's black and white
Maud, Mr.. Smiths, of Ontario, Canada,
field trial breed, Paris; Mr.. williams
blue Beltons Romp and Rake; Mr.
Wheatly's Campbell breed, Tom and
May; Mr.. ID. Bryson's native breed, Lee
and Nab, making four entries. Judges
Luther Adams, of Boston; w. w.
Startling, of st. Louis, Mo. Maud and
Paris went down, ranging over the first
cornfeld, but tailed to find; continued
hunting down wind, then entered some
weeds in another cornfeld. Maud found
first, Paris backing, sitting on her
launches. Msud again little too close;
flushed in sedge. Paris flushed; Maud,
gently working; made a false point.
Paris points, Maud backing. Paris re-
trieves in good shape. The weather
now was sultry. Maud and Paris, both
flushing, were taken up. Romp and
Rake flushed for Romp in corn, and
we'll done; the little rascal, Rake, made
beautiful point, Romp backing, the
bird retrieves by Rake. Romp and
Rake now beat the ground honestly
but slO WY, and were taken up. Tom
and May were put down, both going OIL
in grand style, dashing through a cots
ton field, and at the bottom OF a little
ravine Tom pointed. The birds were
flushed and killed, and then retrieved
by Tom. Tom then pointed a running
bird in thick, close sedge grass, which
down a steep ravine, May pointed pretS
ty we'll, Tom backing, both dropping
to shot fairly, RS the birds were Killed.
May retrieved in good style. This con-
tinued with more or less success for
halt an hour. Both are good rangers,
and hunt in a mastery manner, but |
are not thoroughly broken. Nab and |
Lee were now cast off, up wind, cross
ing the railroad track. Lee flushed a |
large bevy. Nab found them and stood. |
Lee. coming up to back, flushed. Lee |
and Nab made five successive flushes,
three scarcely penal in my opinion.
Nab again flushed, with her nose right |
on bird; both taken up. Now comes
the prettiest PEI formance of the day.
Romp and Rake, the two little beau-
ties, worked cautiously over the line of
a cotton field, running over the edge of
q wheat stubble, and entered a garden
patch. Here Mr.. Horsfail showed his
the dogs TO perfection. Romp
and Rake made six successive points,
zach sought dead, found and retrieved
also six times in grand style. Tom and
May were put down again, both dogs
inding and backing after a speedy
'ange. Maud and Paris, after ranging
through some hog weeds, Paris made a
md shot. Evening was now coming
IN, and all of us returned home, glad
lened with the excellence of the sport.
The following were the winners and
points awarded: Tom and May were
he winners, n points; Romp and Rake, |
econd, "A points; Maud and Paris,
bird, Y points; Lee and Nab nowhere,
With 81 points.
ATURDAY, Oct. 3Oth.-The Open Stakes; free {
for All-aged Settlers and Pointers, for the
championship of America. Purse $500
and magnificent piece of Silver Plate,
STREAM, $3.50 cash and Cup to the winner;
rest of the money pro rated.
II. p. Bryson's, of Memphis, Maud {
gainst Mr.. Wheatley's of Memphis, {
Y, against Mr.. Campbell's Tom. Mr..
mith's, of Canada, Paris to run bye.
1aud and Ida were put down and cast
IF in some heavy sedge grass. Ida I
.ushing, lost her chance; Maud also
ushing up wind. After this Maud be- ]
aved better; found in large cotton :
cid and retrieved well. The dogs were
tlength taken up. Tom and Harry were
hen Embossed. Tom went off at full I
peed in grand style, and pointed an /
bevy of quail, the handler
Hing three birds, which Tom retrieved, !
larry finding and pointing first this
ime, and drawing carefully on his birds ]
bird killed, Harry pointing dead. {
his he did three times successfully.
'aris and Ida were now put down to
how few of their actions to the judges.
n pace and style, and dropping to shot,
'aris was by far the better dog. Ida
nd Tom started, but were objected to
" Mr.. Bryson, on account of their hay
ng been broken together. Ida was ta-
zen up and Tom was cast off by him
elf TO see his dropping to shot. He
allied to do 1t, but dropped to hand.
Paris was then put down against Tom,
Tom, as usual, doing the wide ranging,
Paris the closest. Tom found in cornS
ield-Paris, after being called up, back
ng. Tom retrieved, and again found a
ingle bird. Maud and Paris were now
tut down, and after long trial, were
AIKEN up.
The following are the winners and
POINTS awarded: Tom, the FOREST
IND STREAM set and purse, 90 points;
Harry, second, II points; Maud, third,
Y nOints: Ida 6h points. Paris Rh nninEs |