The New York herald., 1879-12-13
BIRD AND DOG.
THIRD DAY OF THE MEETING OF THE EASTERN
FIELD TRIALS CLUB AT ROBINS ISLAND.

FIELD TRIALS CLUB AT ROBINS ISLAND.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MArTIrUcK. l.. l.. Dec. II. 1879.
Another day Of success in all ways. Birds were
found in good numbers. All the dogs worked well.
In the morning it slightly cloudy, but the
strong wind from the northwest the clouds to
leeward. and before ten O'Clock the shining
out brightly.
The running of the balance of the second ties was
the order Of the day. and the first brace to
St. Elmo and Jennie. These were turned down in
the stubble east of the house. At nine O'Clock
this was drawn blank. From here they went to tho
oaks adjoining the corn lot. Here Jennie pointed,
roaded on, and picked up dead bird and took
it to her handler. Forward again and she
half pointed in hollow. The bird got
up wild and she scored fush This bird
marked down. and again the bitch made point.
Told to flush; Tallman ordered the bitch on, but
the bird laid like stone until kicked out Of
tho cover by the handler. who shot and killed it.
St. Elmo told to '.fetch" but did not locate tho
bird. Jennie then ordered to do it. but she also
failed. This was repeated by each in turn. The
bitch finally found and returned into the
oaks, and q false point to st. Elmo. Again
and the dog caught the crippled bird. taxing 1t to
his handler. he had no business to catch this bird
Into the oaks and the bitch pointed. Haight. walk
ing on. flushed a bevy. which rosa wild. st. Elmo
dropped to wing. Dogs ordered up at quarter to
ten and Jennie declared the winner Of the heat
Jennie was taken to drink and then ordered down
again to run with Lemonade Entering the scrub
oaks. Lemonade waited and stopped. Quinby claimed
. point but 1t proved false one. Jennie roaded
on the back track evidently. for the other bitch
pointed away to the left and stood well. Leaving
here and crossing to the pasture. where they
hunted the night before. Lemonade caught scent
roaded along and again stopped. She stopped, then
forward, flushed wilfnlly and jumped step or two
after the birds like the kicking the pail after
tiful work of the day, ruined her chances by bad
work. The birds were marked and followed, Jennie
sho and to eh d so
with the help Of her handler Jennie declared
the winner and the dogs ordered up at twenty-five
In ten minutes the next brace. Raleigh and Jennie
were drawn together and Bess and Ned (ponter) put
down in the same pasture Across this to the north
east and into sparse cover. Raleigh pointed on a
smell. Jennie called to back. refused. Raleigh
ordered on the point. passed a false one:
handling. Raleigh ordered to flush. did SO; but
demerit by flush. Into the scrubs from the open,
few rods. and the bitch pointed, Raleigh backing
turn of to locate Them jennie roaded ana pointed
alternately for a hundred yards then stopped
Ordered to kill. Tallman did So. the bitch
the meantime went on and stopped, then flushed two
birds. but he was not penalized Going on to patch
of furze Raleigh made q wilful hush but dropped to
wing few yards further he made another point.
This claimed by Wannamaker. with not the
best Judgment. for when ordered to flush it proved
false one. The bitch followed with the same
bad work, Ordered to kill at the aush. both
handlers shot. but wannamaker killed the bird
nicely. They then went back to the pasture
to work some Of the trapped birds. Raleigh
point but scored demerit by false one On again
and both stopped on bird at the same time. Wan
namaker ordered to flush. He did SO. AS the bird
got up Raleigh jumped after it twice. but dropped
command instantly Making the bevy Raleigh
taken toward the spot and false pointed once more
Crossing the pasture to the cedars Raleigh came to
a point 1t claimed by Wannamaker but in
stanty retracted, as the dog moved his head. Dogs
ordered up at halpast twelve and Jennie given the
heat.
The next brace Bess and Ned, but all hands or
dered to brush and false points hushes scored
drawn were turned down in the same pasture and
where the last brace was taken up. This at
and the BIRD sne
came up, caught SCENT roaded well, got
the bird, saw it and began chase, which seen.
the angry shouts of his owner could not stop for
minutes. From the scrubs back to the pasture
ag..u: Ned speedy and with more nose. and. quar-
,e.,-x well. soon located bird and pointed. This
dog had capital nose. fast. but perfectly un-
known for field trial work. On the point Bess walked
to the dog and aush was scored to both. Ned again
TRULY. p Bess roaded along to and passed
point chased the bird. and ended by getting It In
his mouth. taking 1t to his handler, who took 1t
efp off anhar%od. showing delicate mouth for the the
dog. Bess awarded the heat. but, declining to
run against the Jennie OF Tallman. the latter was
awarded first prize. the first instance where deg
by superior speed and nose. could overcome the
fault Of not backing. for only once in her many
heats did she back.
Time 30 and the dogs drawn for second prize
These St. Elmo. Raleigh. Jersey Dash. Lem
onade and Bess. Lemonade had been withdrawn.
leaving the others named contest for second
prize. st. Elmo and Jersey Dash were drawn to run
first. and were braced down at 40 in the PASTURE
Scrubs and then the clover stubble and back
to the scrubs: All were drawn blank. In
the scrub, st. Elmo pointed nicely to where the
bird had been shot over Raleigh; but it was . false
one. though no demerit given. Through the oaks
to the open once more. aud back to oaks. Hero
st. Elmoroaded and stopped. Haight walking up to
the bird. Dash roaded along. but did not locate aud
started on. st. Elmo up q bird not six feet
away, and was marked hush. Haght shot and st.
Elmo dropped to report He was told to return st.
Elmo fetched. but not until accompanied by his
handler. Dash soon ran past bird which st. Elmo
pointed, thus giving the heat to st. Elmo. The dogs
in the previous heat and marked down. Reaching
this spot st. Elmo pointed and did somo elegant
gave to Haght Unfortunately this was not
by the judges, and they gave him no credit.
snGsga w grand o. and Sc Eo
declared the winner; Bess withdraws for second.
leaving st. Elmo apd Raleigh for the final
to three. large bevy had been hushed
taken to, the pasture and ran toward the marked
down bevy. Roading along st. Elmo pointed but
u little and then stffcned. backed by Raleigh well.
Haght ordered to fush and shoot. He did 10 and
best manner. Ordered st. Elmo bird,
flushed. and soon made jump. but stopped ut com
mand. After this Raleigh did some good work.
roading and pointing nicely. Ordered to flush;
Wannamaker flushed and the dog was stanch. The
dogs taken up at ten minutes past three, and the
heat givcn to Raleigh. This entitled him to second
price 81. Elmo was awarded third by the judges
unanimously.
immediately after this the dogs for the Brace
Stakes were called, and five couples appeared to
for the money-sl50. The names OF Smut aud
Grouse Dale were drawn hrst. TalIman hunted smut
for first time, making up the brace to run not ten
minutes before the heats began. Pastures were
drawn blank until at the verge OF the blum ST. Elmo
pointed and was backed by Grouse Dale. 1t proved
a false one. After much quartering and ranging of
Smut found the birds in bunch OF briers. and her
mate backed. Ordered to husn and kill. one OF the
judges put up the birds. Tain,nn fired aud killed.
Smut told to retrieve and did in grand style.
This euded this hca and the next brace ordered
up at half-past four O'Clock.
The next brace drawn were Glen and Ned. the first
q Gordon setter, the latter an English. Dashing
along over the meadows, Glen was fast again as
his companion. Ned. however, located the
birds first. and Glen seeing them went to
him and they .roadcd along, together for
a hundred yards. when Ned stopped and
was bacKed by Glen, scventy-hve yards ia