The New York herald., 1879-12-12
BIRD AND DOG.

SECOND DAY OF THE MEETING OF THE EAST
ERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB AT ROBINS ISLAND
LOTS OF BIRDS, GREAT DOGS AND GRAND
RUNNING.
lDy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MArrITUcK. Dec. II. 1879.
Wednesday night clear. cold, starlit one,
but toward morning heavy scud drifted in from
the ocean. and at daylight heavy fog hung like
pail over everything. start was made i'll the Little
Emily for tho island at about half.past eight. The
wind was ahead, and it took half hours sail to
reach the wharf.
The dogs for the stakes to be run to-day were
drawn by the judges an informal meeting held ss
the hotel on Wednesday night. The braces were
named as follows and first to run:-Max Harkaway,
bv Guy Mannering. OK Quinby's Rosie. owned by
Abraham lansing of Albany The other Of this brace
was the Daisy. by Sensation. ex Psyche. owned by
Thomas A. Howell. Of Brooklyn. The second
brace drawn were Flory. by Lincoln. ex Fairy.
owned by c. H. Raymond. OF Morristown. han.
pied by E. n Quinby. OF the place. and Chris by
Rodman's Dash. ex Rentzs Nellie owned by G. w.
l. A. Bassford and handled by the latter. The third
brace were Arlington. by Prott's Dan. ex Ruby.
owned by Lincoln Hellyar. of Warren. Mass.
handled by w. S. Hitchcock, and Raleigh.
by Electro Rose. owned by William Jarvis
and handled by Wannamaker. of North Caro-.
lima The fourth brace were Jersey Dash. pcdt
gree unknown, owned and hunted by W. S. Out
water. of Englewood. N. j.. and Jennie. by La
throp's Dick. Huntington's Gypsie. owned and
handled by W. Tallman, of Devinsville. R. I. The
fifth brace Mr.. Lornaby's Champion. by Electro,
ex Rose, owned by W. Jarvis and handled by WAN
namaker, and Maida by Dr.. Fleet Speer's Dick. ex
Il. Yates Clio, owned by the gentleman named and
hunted by Harrison Haight. an old veteran Of New
Jer aivth hrac hv az
Daisy. owned also by the physician named and han
died by the veteran and Lemonade. by Valentines
Green. ex Quinbys Nelly. owned by G. H. Raymond.
of Morris Plains n j.. and hunted by Z. N. Qunby.
OF Morristown. The seventh brace were st. Elmo,
by Pride Of the Border. ex Hersberg's Jessies
owned by Dr.. speer. and hunted by >ths
veteran and Shot "a pointer). by Sensations
ex Psyche. owned by Thomas A. Howell. Of Brook
lyn. Tho eighth brace were Ned IA pointer) pedigree
not given. owned and hunted by Frank Hersey.
and dog known Sid who had no pedigree.
and was hunted by Mr.. Haight. The ninth brace
were Bess. by Howe's Dash. ex Day's Fan. owned by
+. n. Hall, OF Brooklyn. ana hunted by Mr.. w! =.
Blydenbergh. and Kings, by Piunket. ex Boisterous
Kitty.
was not in the guard, and according to the rules
Nas laid over and the next brace ordered up.
The hrst brace of the drawing were called again
she was declared OUT and Max Harkaway given tho
heat withouta
turned down i'll fallow at eleven o'clock. Some
fine work done by each.
The next called wero Jersey Dash and Jennie. They
were put down on the wheat field aud both showed
good pace but Jennie the fastest and best In her
style. The heat was given to Jennie ana the dogs
The next were two bitchos the red Irish Lorna and
the English Mazda. Ordered down at 11h. 45m. Tha
heat given to Mazda.
The next brace, Romeo and Lemonade, were
dered up,time H. 25m-and wero turned down II
the clover lot the north shore OF the island
The heat was given to Lemonade.
The next brace was called This was tho seventh,
and the dogs were St. Elmo and Shot. Shot was not
hand, and the eighth brace werc ordered up.
These were SID and Ned. This the shortest heat
of the trials ordered down at two o'clock The heat
was awarded to Ned. the pointer.
The seventh brace were then called but still Shot
the inspection Of the rules the two by Max Hark-
away and Bess and the winning dogs Of the decided
heats were drawn again for the order of running.
When the LANES were called 1t made braces of Bess
and Nadia. Ned and Flory. st. Elmo and Lemonade
aud leaving Jennie bye, to be run of with some OF
the winners OF these heats
At ten minutes past two the hrst of these were
ordered down in the fallow Bess was declared the
winner. aud tho bruce ordered to be taken up.
down. These Max Harkaway and Raleigh.
Thrown down in wheat field some of the finest work
of the day was secn. Tho heat was givcn to
Raleigh.
The next BRACE Ned (pointer) and Flory. the third
of the ties. ordered down in the same pasture
fields where the knolls were ut ten minutes be-
fore four In point OF speed and style there was no
comparison, for Ned beat Flory by two to one. but
Flory was the better quarterer by odds. This heat
given to Ned. who had by this decision won two
out OF his three heats 1t now four O'Clock and
nearly dark. 30 the events closed for the day.
The weather showery but the showers were
slight anu no to the house within doors.
The trials were grand success in the number Of
birds found. In the quckness with which the heats
were run of and in the quality OF the dogs To-mor-
friday will be the finish of the A-aged Stakes
and also the Brown Stakes IL sufficient time il al
lowed. Thus all will be finished and dogs and men