St. Landry democrat., 1883-03-10

There was nothing in the entire trial
to warrant the assertion of Pious Jeems
that he would circle entirely around his
birds unless he had a strong body scent,
The only time that there was the slight
est approach to it, was on the first bevy,,
ing. Count soon found bevy, near
the end of a ditch. He did not have.
the wind just right to locate them fully
SO trotted around the end of the ditch
and pointed on the opposite side. Fore ,
man, coming up, crossed in front of his
point, and did not scent the birds at ALI
from Counts distance. Several mis-
takes were credited to Count, which
were my own. | ordered him ON twice..
when he was on a point. Failing to-
find birds ahead of him did not work,
the ground as closely as | should or
dered him on. and the birds were, IL
one instance flushed by the spectators
and in the other by Foreman. Mr.. Wal
lace, one OF the judges, shot over NM
awhile Immediately after the trial, ana
candidly admitted he did not nnder-~
stand some of the fine qualities OF the
dog during the trial and further salds.
there was no work done durlng the
whole trial that was equal to Counts
during the time he saw him: An adml-
rable feature OF the dog IS ms wonder
full endurance. A three days race,
would be as easy for Count as one iast~
ing but an hour, and the latter Woula.
not be an appetizer. ! nave nor interest,"
IN these dogs any TURNER tlati lucy are
dogs OF merit, ana whose merit Know
thoroughly, having handled Ihem Dotlr
in the North ana South ana l nave
dislike to see sucn grano aogs oeHttied.t
Speaking OF the posltlon OF Judge.
.tAQmS "A
thankless office, one that no gentleman
should take, except from pure love OF
the dog, and desire to elevate the.
standard OF field sports" l nave Deen'
in Il position to catch the popular feel
ing at trial, anu would peg TO dlier
from the foregoing. A competent judge
is always appreciated anu sihceIeiy
thanked, and his decisions submitted
to, whether favorable or unfavoraoie.
| could mention several OF whom nave
heard many kind expressions OF conn,
dence, by defeated contestants anu
winners alike.
Concerning Champion Stake; Plous
Jeems writes as follows: And here let
me suggest the propriety OF Champion
Stake, to be run at the close OF the next
Louisiana trials, between the winners
of all the trials held next year. The
winning dog in such a stake would be-
the champion of the world" In the
first place, the United States does not
include the whole world, even the dog
world, and Louisiana does not include
all the conditions necessary to give a
Champion Stake due weight and lmpof-
lance. The trials here are not yet OF a
national character, much less an inter-
national one /; therefore championships
won under such circumstances would De.
an empty title: The location is not
central enough for the convenience OF
owners of winners and the National
American Kennel Club, being the oid.
est, largest, and most centrally located'
association, would be able to give q
Champion Stake most successfully, but
it could only have a national slgnlh-.
canoe.
Occasionally, there is much SAID about
the kicking, SO called, which sometimes
occurs after a trial, and an effort IS made,
to throw it into disfavor. SO far as the,
chronic GROWERS are concerned, It is
commendable to suppress them; put
it is within the limits OF poss1bil1ty tnat
contestant may have been mlstakaply
judged and, it he protests, OF asks Tor
information, 1T should not De perVerteN
into abuse of the judges.
In selecting Judges, PlOns Jeems sug~
gests as follows: The clubs IN their
selection Of judges, should endeavor to-
secure the services of one or more who
have experience. in field trials, and have
an eye, in selecting to choose from those
who, with experience will make good
judges in future trials" 1t would seem
much better to select judges fully COM
petent, or none at all for to educate
| this new material, the owners of dogs
may have to suffer from many mistaken
decisions, and it is poor consolation to
| 5nno+od sufficiently IN indoe at some