Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-27
THE FIHLD TRIALS.
WHAT THEY ARE, WHO PARTICIPATE
AND the WINNING DOGS.

WHAT THEY ARE, WHO PARTICIPATE
AND the WINNING DOGS.
Tie Trials at Duarryvtllo Yesterday-A Scar
city of Birds-The State society
Meeting.
The Pennsylvania State Field Trials as
scciation is organized to promote, encour-
age and improve the breeding and train
ing superior class Of dogs, and their ex-
hibitiOn and competitive trials in the
field ; to adopt rules and regulations for
conducting field trials, and to promote
moro friendly relation amongst sportsmen
of the state.
The following gentlemen have comprised
its organization during the past year.
They have done much to develop the pur-
poses of the association and have arranged
for the present meeting in this county:
President-J. Palmer O'Neil, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
First Vice President-Samuel g. Dixon,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Second Vice President-Edgar Huide-
koper, Meadville, Pa.
Treasurer-F. A. Dif1enderffer, Lancas-
ter, Pa.
Secretary-I. II. Stayton. 81 Fourth
Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Executive Committee--B. F. Dorrance,
chairman, Wilkesbarre, Pa; VIM. A. Nc
Intosh, Pittsburgh. Pa; S. S. d. Thomp-
son, Pittsburgh, Pa; J. ]. Snellenburg,
New Brighton, Pa; Edward Gregg, Pitts
bursh, Pa; S. S. Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Eligibility of Entries.
\ dog to be eligible to run in the field
trials Of the ASSOCIATION, must have been
owned in the state OF Pennsylvania at
least three months prior to tho date Of
commencement Of the trials. A puppy
whelped on Or after April Is of the previ-
Gus year shall be eligible to run in the
puppy stakes, and one whelped on or after
October Is, shall be eligible for the nursery
stakes.
Rules for Field Trials.
The following rules adopted by the as
sociatiOn to govern field trials will give
spOrtsmen and nOvices better idea Of the
purposes of the association and the masl-
ncr in which such meetings rs thepressnt
are conducted
Dogs shall be drawn iu braces by lot,
and run in heats, the beaten dogs to be
retired Except as hereinafter providetD,
anl the winners to be run again in the
order in which they won their successive
heats. If there should be bye, the dog
getting the benefit of tho bye shall be run
in the first heat OF the next series of
heats. Ii two dogs, owned and exhibited
by the same person, should be drawn to
run together. or come together in any sue
cessivc heat, the second dog shall change
place with the next dog in the Or
der of running. This shall be continued
until only two dogs remain, and the win
ner Of these two shall be winner of first
prize. Tho last dog beaten by the winner
Of first prize shall compete for second prize
with the best of these dogs previously
beaten by the winner Of the first prize.
The winner of this heat shall be declared
winner Of second prize. Tho dog beaten
in this heat shall compete with the best of
those previously beaten by tine second
prize winner, and the winner shall be
third in the race. The discretion is given
the judges of deciding which is the best Of
these beaten dogs in the competition for
second and third places by selection, or by
running extra heats between them.
When two dogs, owned or trained by
the same person, shall be drawn together,
one shall run only in that heat, and he with
the next dog in the order Of running, not
SO owned, unless at the latter end of q trial
it be found impossible to avoid running
two such dogs together, when it may be
permitted. A withdrawal from any heat
is q withdrawal from the race. If in draw
ing there be q bye, and dog be withdrawn
in this heat, tho dog with the bye and the
other do. in the heat withdrawn from,
shall be compelled to run against each
other, as if SO drawn.
The judges shall order up the dogs
Us soon rs they have determined which
is the best, according to the scale
OF points in Rule 5. The privi-
lege is granted the judges of ordering up
any dog or brace of dogs, that have not
sufficient merit, in their opinion, to get
placed but these may be put down again
if there is {; possible chance for them TO
win.
Positive points for merit Pointing, IS :;
pace, Is backing, style, 8; stauch-
ness. 8 ranging, 5 quartering, 8 ODE
diencc and disposition, 6; retrieving, 10
total, 100. Negative points for demerit
False pointing, to ) breaking in (each
otfense), 5; breaking shot (cacll, ,pffensc),
8; chasing or breaking shot and chasing
leach offensc), 12.
No person except the judge, attendants
and reporters will be permitted to accom-
pany the handlers Of dogs. Two persons
will not be permitted to work one dog Or
brace Of dogs. II from any cause the
handler Of dog Or brace of dogs is dis
ablcd to such an extent that hc cannot
shoot, the judges shall appoint person to
shoot for him. The handlers of the two
dogs shall 60 together as if it were brace
of dogs, so that the dogs shall be upon an
equality as to ground. opportunities for
pointing, etc. No spectators will be allow
cd nearer the handler of the dogs than
seventy-fivo yards to to the rear, and 4
marshal shall bo appointed to enforce this
law. No person shall make any remark
about the judges or dogs in hearing of the
judges. Such person SO offending shall be
expelled from the grounds. Should
any handler of dogs annoy the judges after
having been ordered to desist, the judges
shall order such dogs as he is handling up
and out of the race. The privilege is
granted the handlers to ask the judges for
information or explanation that has d.
rect bearing upon any point at issue
pending such question the dogs shall not
be under Judgment. Dogs afflicted with
any contagious disease, or bitches in sea-
son, will not be permitted on tho grounds
Pointing fur, feather, or reptiles shall
not be considered making false point. a
dog making 4 false point and discovering
it to be such, without encouragement from |
his handler, shall not be penalized.
GovernIng the Judges.
The following regulations govern the |
judges in their decisions and awards
(Pciatins)-The judges will allow only
such dogs the maximum that
point all the birds possible
for them to point under existing
:; dog to earn the maximum
OF points under this head must dis