, 1881-12-11

Field Trials OF Hunting Dogs at Grand
Junction, Tenn.

Field Trials OF Hunting Dogs at Grand
} Junction, Tenn.
] spfeiai Dtspateh to The Chicago 1rib1tre -
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Dec 1O,-This was
the most unsatisfactory day OF tho trials as to
weather yet With all it was beautifully fair
but quails don't like Il high, cold wind. aud seem
to huddle away in some sunny nook where the
Wind docs not touch them and there enjoy the
warmth without moving nt all. For this reason
birds we're very bard to find and the mistakes
OF tho dogs very numerous, false pointed on,
places where birds, had been and then
! flushed theu contnently when they came
asTSsS ;Sts 81 them. hem This was especially the case
WIN Inc 1lrst brace down in the Champion Stake
where birds were known to be close 1T hund, yer
zai!tu 10 locate them, though Peep would prob
ably have done 50. as she ,F:,s steadily foadng on
theirline when the handlers walking III from one
ste side flushed them Nelly. however. mad run right
got tour tiushes. one Of covey aud three single
birds, before she found anything. Peep getting
ased snse b an Is Ncy
to back on a figure up Peep won q very unmeri-
torions trial and the championship OF 1SSl. She
Il. Sulith's Stratroy Ontario, by Gladstone If |
Clip, was broken 1'y c. Il. Whiteford, handled |
py nm III In the Derby last year. aud xiren third
make very good bitch, as she is fast and has /
great stnnchncssand 4 good nose. Ncliy's defeat |
p1 ss mainly Dying Sas to her future to 5ack ana mud
s3yed her 51on defeat rs Eeiiy vas then SIM sime
well then were PITT down. according to rule. to
Try for tue chance Of beating Nelly for second |
Place, a e.: Il was long, dcsu!tory trial, and Doa
to hack, though I thought he had enough in hand
to win without backing. This shortened things
CO Us Maxwell drew out, leaving Nel
'est sazd oaey osss ossss' sna hsSors Sy Sely t.
Sooe and Nely taS en;erc &c a1e
serc ' put down first for threc-ouarters of as,
10, ,our t and they showed fine and exact Quarter
S sHaS Sfsfsd n esE ea r.
!. equally good. but the false pointing md
1esppS s 3ossS ws & So sE:5Satsd 1acn wh Ns ad
teily once backing Noble fairly. though once
1ter t she was stopped stepped slyly by Stubborn,
na once nee 1sf%sed ETY.. to back It ALL THIS lost San
rch. handled BY Faltman, were next
o"n owl ana *ers T m9rs an evenly matched team
crned: Monarch hns too much lumber and i
,oo1s IN his Eait,, whilst Grousedale is !, 1,e-
ID a lot Of false pointing and grand backing l,c-
,rs x,. cro%se an1 got cossy Of BIRDS in 6eaaifu
Se sSes ana ,d,e {henAoaa5eh tr;, snRle BIRD and
sfngtas 1s bird: But tnaIr previous potter 4
pssh pod De9on TpE 9eat sssa then
aort, moved SO evenly in quartcrins, speed. and
nge that they only had to even up with Ihe
hers III other work to heat thcm and this they Y
d, sanborn winning second and Falltnnn say
3 his entrance money. To the Judge; ,reat
eo3t IS due They sacrificed their patfeu[e
ne. and money and paid their own expenses 1 1
tcve without, nluruur, and t1lled their I'M Il
viable positions without any outapoket1 COM IL
amt from any hne-A Strong evidence OF their
pnrt1nl Judgments and reliable estimation Of I .
2 dogs. The National American Kennel C,nb .
ve decided 10 hold . field trial on prairie =
M 9in a2r Western @ anG prairie ranging dogs
sota. and also TO hold thoir trials hero nea1
lr.