The New York herald., 1879-11-22
EASTERN FIELD TRIALS.

A sPoBTsMENs CUSTOM OF THE WEST TO BE
1NAuauRArED ON LONG 1sLAND-TEsr1NG
THE EDUCATION OF DOGS.
The rapidly increasing interest in sporting dogs
throughout the Eastern States has been plainly
shown in the success that the bench shows have
achieved in this and other cities. The bench shows
have done much toward improving the breed Of
sporting dogs in this country. and during the
past few years settlers and pointers % the highest
breeding have been imported in large numbers
from the other side Of the water. This. how
ever, is not all that is required. to the
sportsman the highly bred dog is compare
lively useless unless thoroughly broken to the field.
Many gentlemen have been much disappointed. after
purchasing at the bench show dog with pedigree
half mile long. to find when they put him in the
field that he would rush over his birds. totally
ignore the orders of "Down charge" run away at
the report Of the gun and be guilty other breaches
of etiquette that should have been entirely foreign to
the department of dog of his aristocratic lineage.
In the West and Southwest sportsmen prefer to
the dogs at work in the field. and several meetings
are held every year at which the canine race is
given an opportunity of exhibiting their education
as well as their breeding; The G necessity Of some Y
the country and few weeks ago number OF well
known sportsmen came together and organized the
citation are:-President-G L. Lorillard. Vice Presi-
dents-C. Du Bos Wagstaf, II. A. Gilderseeve, p. H.
ID. e.
men also elected to act on the executive COM
mittee:-John Fotter, Jr., of Boston, Luther Adams.
of Cambridge. Mass; William Jarvis. of Claremont.
n. H.; J: O.. Higgins, Of Delaware City, DEL; n.
Rowe of Chicago ILL.,; l.. c. Bruce. of New York,
and w. Wynne and Benjamin West Of Brooklyn,
LII.
THE PROPOSED COMPETITIONS.
1t was decided at the meeting to invite the sports
of the United States to enter their dogs in the
AM Aged Stakes.-Open to all settlers and pointers;
first prize to be the Turf Field end Farm Cup with
s50addsd second prize $50. and third prize. $40;
Puppy Stakes-Open to all pointers and settlers not
over eighteen mouths Of age first prize to be tine
oncagE agra reg @ cup ana s2s - r so
Brace Stdkes.-First prize. 500 cash second, $50;
entrance. $15 forfeit. $40; five braces to to
The question Of the selection of the grounds upon
which these trials to be run brought up consid
cradle discussion. committee OF three. compris.
ing Messrs. G. Du Bois Wagstaff, James Bryan and
p II. Morris, were appointed to decide upon the To-
cation of the grounds for the trials Mr.. Godde-
froy, Of Guymard. Orange county. offered the Of
his estate in the neighborhood Of Port Jervs; but
the grounds too far from the city it de.
cidcd to decline the offer with thanks Since then Mr.
g. L. Lorillard. the president of the club, rendered
the of his estate Babylon, l.. l. The place
is called Oakdale. and contains about thousand
of the very best kind of and open
ground. The offer of Mr. Lorillard has been ac-
cepted and the field trials will be held there about
the 10th Of December. DR.. Aten, Of Brooklyn, the
chairman OF the Committee Birds has reported
that 500 quail have been promised and will be let
loose the grounds few days before the trial.
The eastern field trials will he governed by the rules
of the National American Kennel Club.
The trials will probably proveAa success already
large number OF entries have been promised from
all sections of the country. The field trial differs
from the bench show In several points First there is
charge for admission, and consequently IL is not
q money making speculation. and it will also enable
spo.tsmen to procure we'll broken field dogs instead
of merely well bred household pets. The entries
the trials being made with Mr. Pentz. the Sec
retary of the club at the office of the Turf Field and