St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-11-25
FIELD TRIAL RULES.

FIELD TRIAL RULES.
The following are the rules governing the
Field Trials to be held at Opelousas on the 18th
Dec, 1882
RULE /. Managers of field trials shall adver,
tise the time and place where the meeting Will
be held, the date of closing entries, the scale ol
days before the trials take place. In the event
any judge or judges fail to act, the competltors
shall fill all vacancies, each competitor being
entitled to one vote. ~
RULE 3, Dogs shall be drawn in braces by
lot, and run in heats the beaten dogs to be re-
tired except as hereinafter provided. and the
winners to be run again in the order u when
they won their successive heats. II there
should be bye, the dog getting the benent OF
the bye, shall be run in the first heat OF the
next series of heats. II two dogs owned or ex-
hibited by the same person should be drawn 10
run together, or come together in any success
i've heat, the second dog shall change place
with the next dog III The order or running. Inns
| shall he continued until only two remain, and
the winner OF these two shall be the winner OF
| the first prize. The last dog beaten by the
winner OF the first prize shall compete for the
second prize with the best of those dogs pre-
yiously beaten by the winner OF the first prize.
The winner of this heat shall be declared the
| winner OF the second prize. The dog beaten in
this heat shall compete with the pest OF tnose
previously beaten by the 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 compe-
| tition for the second and third places by selec-
/ ton, or by running extra heats between them.
RULE 5. When two dogs owned or trained
| by the same person shall be drawn together,
| one shall be 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 a trial it be
! found impossible to avoid running two such
Withdrawal from any heat is withdrawal
\ from the race. IT III drawing there be bye,
! and dog be withdrawn in this heat, the dog
with the bye, and the other dog in the heat
withdrawn from, shall be compelled to run
against each other, as If SO drawn.
RULE 4. The judges shall order up the dogs
as soon az they have determined whcR P ,s .ne
The privilege is granted the judges OF ordering
up any dog, or q brace OF dogs, that have not
sufficient merit in their opinion, to get placed,
but these may be put down again il there 10
possible chance for them to win
i RULE 5. Positive points for merit: Pointing,
35 pace, 20; backing, u style, g; staunchness, 6
| position, 4 !; retrieving, 10-total, 100. Mega
! tive points for demerit: False pointing, to
=; breaking in teach offense). 8 breaking shot
i leach otfense), 5; chasing OF breaking shot and
chasing leach 0ffensel, 10.
RULE g. No person except the judges, attend
ants and reporters Will be permitted to acc0m-
not beIpermitted to work one dog or a brace
of dogs. III from any cause the handler of a dog
or a brace of dogs is disabled to such extent
4 that he cannot shoot, the judges shall appoint
a person to shoot for him. The handlers of tie
two dogs shall 60 together as il it were brace
of dogs, so that the dogs shall be upon an
4 equality as to ground, opportunities for point
ing etc. No spectators will be allowed nearer
4 the handler OF dogs than rs yards to the rear,
and marshal shall be apointed to enforce this
Ilaw. No person shall make any remark about
n 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
4 is granted the handlers to ask the judges for
. information or explanation that has direct
bearing upon any point at issue; pending such
question the dog shall not be under Judgment
d Dogs afflicted with any contagious disease, OF
bitches in season will not be permitted on the
RULE Pointing fur, feather or reptiles
shall not be considered making a false point
i dog making q false point, and dis
covering it to be such without any en-
couragement from his handler, shall not be
pei''''1 INSTRUCTIONS JUDGES.
Pointing)- The judges will allow only those
dogs the maximum that point all the birds
u possible for them to point under existing cir
cumstancs; a dog to earn the maximum mum
4 her of points under this head, must display 1
tirst-class nose, exhibit great Judgment in find
ing and pointing his birds, and make no flush
es that d dog with the above qualities woult
avoid in ordinary hunting. The dogs are to b.
hunted in all respects as in an ordinary days
: shooting. Inexcusable or willful fiushes will
detract from q dogs score under this head
g but the character OF the flush must always bt
| taken into account in estimating the penalty
If any. The Judges must not ask the handler.
4 If their dogs are pointing, but must decide TO-
81 themselves. They shall always consider thu
and not penalize dog for flushing bird. i
would be impossible to point. The penalty fol
Pushes to be graded by the character of thu
offense The Judges shall , not require tn;
Judges are allowed the discretion OF declaring
/ dog or dogs out Of the heat i absent whel