Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-11

order of things many worthless dogs were al
lowed to potter around. when the judges knew
that they had no earthly chance to win their
heat only serving to exhaust the patience and
wasting the time OF every one concerned.
This was the order of things at the Eastern
field trial club, and the Central. new organi-
Zstion. sought to do away with all this by what
IS termed
THE sPoTTING SYSTEM.
That this, given competent judges who
would free themselves from the traditions of
the past and show a progressive spirit, would
serve 10 bring out the best dogs. is patent to
all. but / cannot say, as the Central trials have
been managed this year. that they have made
any progress or shown proper conception of
the rules. Under the spOttlng system the
dogs in the stake are drawn against each other,
before, and each race put down in the field
for q certain time. When the Judges have
come 20 the conclusion that sufficient work has
been done the dogs are called up and the next
brace pat down. no decision being rendered. as
in the case Of other trials. When the prelim-
mary series are run through tle judges con-
suit and pick out those dogs which have shown
sufficient merit To run for the prizes. This sys-
TEN on paper seems simplicity itself. but
through the lenIency or incompetency of
judges many dogs were left in which showed
slight merit in comparison to others, and in
the second series when the heats would decide
which should BE- entitled to the money those
very uoEr. btlll1 laNOItu UN circumstances IN
finding birds. scored points which placed them
finally ahead of their more skiliful adversaries,
and IL has been cOnclusiyely proved that the
best dogs did not win. do not think the
rules now applied will be generally adopted,
although the object sought Is all right; 1t gives
the judges too much personal power, and I'M
less owners of dogs have implicit reliance on
the ability Of the judge or judges, falling off
OF entries in the future will be the result.
COMPETITORS FROM ENGLAND.
The trials also gained much interest from the
fact that Mr.. f. II. Hitchcocl. of New York
visited England for the special purpose of pro-
curing the best field dogs in the land, and i'm
ported several of the winners in the national
field trials IN England, one of them, Trip of
kippen, being also winner in the Belgian
trials. These were so well spoken of that it was
thought that this year. II at all. the English
dogs would be able to hold their own with our
natives Though they have done better than
in any previous year still the American-bred
ones have kept 10 the front and captured the
principal prizes / will speak of these fur
Their ON. In the Indiana trials the all-aged
setter stake brought out several good
ones. The winner, Dashing Dixie. is beau
tiful blue bolton. weighing about 40 pounds, is
wide and fast ranger. works her ground sys-
tematIcally, Is under perfect control and in
her work shows herself TO be fully equal to
last years sensational winner, Bohemian Girl.
She Is owned by Mr.. W. G.. Peter. and is by
Dashing Dale out of Dashing Kate, showing
blood of the purest of the blue. The next i'm
pOrtant stake was the all-aged pointer stake.
OssIan. the winner. is a handsome liver and
white, by CrOxteth ont of Annie, and the fortu-
nate owner is Mr.. z. /. Madison of Indianap-
Oils. This Il q well-knOwn pointer, having been
placed third in the Eastern derby in 1857 third
IN the same clubs alleged stake in 1888 and
second in TIE southern trials in the
same year. ossian displayed wonder
ful judgment in his work. seeming to know
just where TO look for his birds. In his first
heat he did not maze a mlstak ,, and scored
full possible 100. proving himself to be the best
dog that started in the trials, setter or pointer
have not space To describe other winners; suf-
hce to saw that Lord Graphic, winner of second
Is worthy son of Old Champion Graphic
owned by the Graphic kennels, New York
When II Is remembered that these dogs have
beaten such noted animals as Maud, King
Mark, Blue Mark and Dan Gladstone in set
tiers and Zimmerman. Iamerack and Rods Gal
IN pointers, their merit is apparent to those
familiar with Held trials.
TIE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS
were the next to command attention. and these
are always looked forward to as the most inter-
esting, being the Oldest, to sportsmen in the
eastern cities. Many business men in New
York and neighbOrIng cities take their only
vacation 10 attend them. These trials opened
on November 10 with the derby stakes for set
tiers and pointers together. The winner turned
out 10 be the young setter ROwdy Rod. a worthy
son OF Ion ~ Trial winner ROUerlOO
out OF Juno A., owned by the Memphis and
Aveut keuuel>, Tennessee. In this stake he
conquered tie pointer up Rap, which subse-
quently az their trials and those of the Central
club proved himself a phenomenon and
the best seen for many a year though Roydy
EOl here showed a superiority in bird sense
beating out the likely places like an old dog
though be has not the style and speed of Rip
Rap. The alleged setter stake brought out
the best settlers IN the country, usual the
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setter, u, smond Al, putting IN an appearance
and he was beaten III his first heat, though he
u a noted winner on the show bench After
much merItOrIOus work the winners proved TO
be Chance. Toledo B.ade, Cassie. Cincinnatus
and Nora. Chance Il a BLACK white and tan dog
by ROderIgo out of BO Peep, owned by Memphis
ana Ayeut kennels. He Is a wel-known
held dog and his ranging. speed and style. COM
bIned with good bird sense, landed him a
winner, though closely pressed by Toledo BLADE
also a son of the noted ROderigo out of Lillian
He is owned by Dir. J. /. Dagger of Toledo,
Ohio, and l. the subject of one Of our illus
tratlons. ibis great points are speed. fine rang
Ing and sensitive nose. He occupied second
place IN the same stake last wear Cassie
Nora and CincInEatus showed almost equal
good work, doing great credit to their common
slre-the noted Count Noble. In this series of
heats the Inadapt.biiIty of the present rules of
this ciaD was taliy proved, as, under the sys-
tenn OF points. two OF the best dogs Rowdy
Rod and Bettye ), were. perforce left ont in
the earlier series THIS was so palpabIe that AT
the annual meeting OF the club il was decided
20 change the rules and adopt the spotting sys-
TEN u the future.
TIE POINTERS.
The all-aged pointer stake which now fol-
lowed was looked forward to with great in
terest. as many noted dogs. both on the bench
and IN the field, were included in the entry.
Mr. HltehcOek's WOoiton Game, one of his
lnSllsh purchases, took part IN the stake and
won golden opinions from those present by her
performance. shall treat OF her work in the
proper order. The result of the different
series saw Rip Rap and Lebanon left In for
FIRST place and the result was never In doubt
as the high character Of the work done by Rlp
Rap, together with has better pace. style and
ranging abilities. placed MIN far ahead of his
rival proving himself. though only eighteen
months old, to be the best pointer that has ever
run at American trials, and with age there IA
every prospect of his holding his own with his
cousins, the settlers. Lebanon ran another heat
with Count Fauster to decide the second prize.
and fairly outcIassed his opponent in style and
the amount Of work he did. The iud res Sc
leeted Count Fauster for the third place with
out further running-this they are entitled 70
do under the rules-and Woolton James for
fourth. Rip Rap, the winner. is q black and
white dog by hing Of Kent ont of Hops and
owned by Mr.. E. Dexter, Boston, Mass Ieb-
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