, 1880-11-16
PROVING PUPPIES,
Interesting FfG1ti.TrEnl of Hunting.
1bnHs nj tiMcetinch, Ind.

nDHs nj fiMcennck, Ind.
srtttat N'patth 10 The Chtedao Tftbunt.
VtNcENNEs, 1Md., Nov. l5.--Tho weather
hero Is rs wretcEled us possible. 4 stlarp
frost, dull, cloutty sky, atul considerable
Wind. Tho birtls were not ArtHln.l I'LL nftcr-
noon, aill thou only iii thlck cUsurs.
4 snore unproptttous opcninE-tlay could
not liavo beeli tnatlo to order. This
Ii especially provoking, ns tile nuuhur
Of representative sp0rtslnen present Is fur
larger thai OH previous trluls, nttlinugh
sotllo old stat,dbys aru missed. Among tllos..
1!ost knnwn to tho fraternity wcre tho fo!-
lowing: Charles II. Kaymolld, Naw York; !;
fhcodore Morforl, Newark, N. ,J.;
l'r. James. CIaremont, N. H.; Mr..
FOX, Phtlade'phln, ra.: Mr. J..
Wananaker, Cool Springs, N. G.: Mr.. j. j.
saell'nburg, New Brig,.ton, Pa; Mr. Rum.
sey, Buffalo, N. y: Mr. John Davidson.
moro; Dr. N. Howe, Chicago; Mr.. j. II.
Genoya, IT.; Mr.. Whttfortl. st. Louis; Sir.
Hurry r'sIlop. Louisville, KY; Mr.. IIcrg1ll,-
thnl, indianapolis, 1t.i.; alr. 7. II. IIryson,
Memphis, Tcnn.; Mr. Joseph II. drew,
columbia, Tcnu.; all1 Capt. Patrick Henry,
ClarksyIl!e, Tenn.
Tho draw for running positions took place
nt the otlico of tho Grant ltutc this morning.
and Of the lt8 puppies named for the stake,
loi pnitl s. forfeit, alll seventeen pnt up $40
more tu contest for tho honor anu glury Of
being considered tic best puppy In
America. nntl for q slice Of thu
fnt purse, which amounts to S1t0 III entrance
iees, with S:aW ntlsle.l by tho Club. Thna the
first tl0g gets SEN, tho second $i1S, and the
tll!rsls?i2, making |. wortl. whilg 10 breed
ntl trs'lll rcMl1y E,od stock. Tl!e larKe sMtry
fsws s ssst sw ts stetteks III e kfa 5 f"pStSr % ar
weather during, Thy week, this staka Will
,to!ltIrss !, he established even moro firmly
Sor, i. iiiis tllS only probablo result. The M
names Of many nf the sires and !ta1ns will hr
oven luOro familiar to transatlantic spOrts-
neE than to our OWL, md they VIII thus Ie
guided Il, come here to- obtain nlckA af their
OwiI strains Of blood that haye gninetl fleld
l,onor, yet arc FREE from thu objection of too
clnSe ill-brccnlhg.
4 st4lrt WIS iiiini1e with ]. j.. Sncllnbcrg's
Dick tMyerack a,l,l Mr.. e. II. ltnynland's
t5e R@'G ty Il Hnt s cY:ay; y III; t @wRT % f @ ' er "
hudales Of the previous might, a,!tl, wcru mt
to BE- fuund. LICK st,rwetl superior rnnge
MD speed, hut they were temporarily taken
np after Iang search.
1n,osll'x Abbey ". next went down, and it
wns m even thing between them till they
ioun.l birds. wlluM. Abbey, II rr,t Irish,
showed bettnr nose. larketl finely, anil won.
son's 1,cep o'Day aid @ Mr j. j. Bic saeiinJers's int
Daisy l.averack. notll nro very slmnrt pup
pies, llayinK speed mud style, with free rang
lng aa qnartcrlng. 1'ecp O'I,ay, however,
@ was tf'o fHstSst ,t;. q aud mGst slyls mover
things ~ opel! grounds suited ~ her slnshlng
style, but to.tlay wls GlUse wnrk In dense
cover, nlid SHY met little foo slat WIS hettrr
suited to the business, hlid 50. WAS ttrfrnte,l
by ; eic TINT It WI rs!,,lre Isap "f nsating
out Of Peerless.
The nsxt bruce put down were ,wero J"!,n
DAvitlson's tAbbcss and Ar.. Mcl}onnt'i's
{nr'I soIce, ,t tbs ,v ttcs a'le4 ,'.t By Whit
trial, for 1t was coIltluetaI Tor iiir
must pnrt ~ the tlct!scst kind of hrlcr
cover Or III high corn In estl,rr ease NIL tlt
It 5etdsfs iry so erSsy S, sec s " S;s Gss eSss %ss
very snlal[, md tho result wns Only arrived
ut by ,mtly pursuing II scattered eoysy
through tlle ground ns ;nbose snctstinne,t.
Tl,ero was no pleasure III It to clthor dogs,
halltllGrs, Judges Or reporters. Mr.. John
Davidson, had tie worst Of tho luck, nIil
BrUllce WIS declared tbs winner.
II We have li0 h4ttcr sllcctSs With birds
and grounds tho trtnls are l,ot fkety to b.
over this ,ioI'tll, ~ the Derby nlone vii! r.
qst!ro ut least seventeen moro heats, willie
tho alleged stakes witt, fourteen entries will
require thirteen heats. but wo hole for
birds.
The entries for tho frcc-for-All are: Mr..
j. j. Snelenbnrs's Thunder, Mr.. j. Il. bIay-
toms nclten T!!nl., Mr.: 1ir,llr'els' K,ngsl'
Gladstone, Mr.. Sal,borll's Cnltl.t Noble, Sir,
ltlmsey's l.ellc, Mr.. j, II. Wit,uan'a pritlr,
Mr.. LAnsing's Alax l.nrknwny, Mr. a. II,
Muoru's Count Lu!nl, Muy, l.:sso, Lowyy.:,
and lagny, the only Minler entered. Glal-
choice, Thunder THIRD choice. The rust re-.
eeiye scattering support. THO Judges uru
!'atrck llonry, d. Durgnntllal, and Theodore
Af0rfnFft.