The record-union., 1891-06-05
POINTERS AND SETTLERS.
Entries for the Pacific Coast Field
Trial Derby.
Royalty Bred 'Bird'' Dogs that VIII
Compete at the Next Field
Trials in Kern County.

Ing OF the club at Bakersfield, commenc-
ing on the 18th of January next, and con-
tinuing one week.
This will be the eighth annual outing
OF the club, which was formed in Sacra-
ment in 1888, with Charles n. Post as
President, and n. E. White Secretary.
The first and second years trials were
held at Walltown Timber, in this county,
a few miles from Latrobe. Great in
terest has been manifested in the sport
from the start, until now the club mem
bership embraces the names of many of
the more prominent sportsmen mot
"sports") from far-off Oregon and Ne
vada to the Mexican line.
The third annual trials were held in
Marin County, the fourth at Hanford,
Tulare County, and the fifth, sixth and
seventh in Kern County, on the broad
preserves of Messrs. Haggin IL Carr,
where the club has enjoyed the privi-
lege of using several thousand acres.
Here no general shooting is permitted,
and the grounds are the finest for the
purpose in America.
There is no brush nor timber on these
broad plains. nothing bat alkali grass,
with here and there fields of a low-grow-
ing species of very light sagebrush. Here
the quails are found in abundance, and
the cover is such as to enable the keen
nosed competing dogs to do the best pos
sible work.
These trials are full of excitement and
interest to that class of gentlemanly
Sportsmen who do not find the highest
degree of pleasure in seeing how much
game they can slaughter in given time,
but for whom sport with the gun is in
separately connected with the companion
ship and ''worll' of well-bred we'll
trained and intelligent dogs
GRAND FIELD TRIAL GROUNDS.
Since the meetings have been held near
the pretty town of Bakersfield they have
been attended by the ladies and gentle
men of that place in large numbers. The
character of the ground on which the
trials are held permits persons to follow
the high-spirited dogs in carriages or on
horseback, which cannot be done in the
cornfieldS and brush-covered grounds in
the East where the various clubs hold
their annual trials. One day is always
set apart as ladies day." when the ladies
of Bakersfield and the surrounding coun-
try. with their escorts, are entertained by
the club at the noon hour by a spread
under some giant oak.
For several years past the President of
the club has been J. G. Edwards of Oak
land, publisher of the Coast Re0ieaC, and
M. kilgariff, formerly of this city, but
now of San Francisco. The affairs of the
club are in excellent condition, and it
ranks as one of the best in the country.
. WHAT THE CLUB HAS DONE.
Prior to the organization of the Pacific
Coast Field Trial Club very little interest
was taken in the matter of breeding and
training the better strains of bird" dogs,
but it has stimulated sportsmen to the
accomplishment of better things Then
there was not professional trainer of
field dogs in the State-now there are
several, prominent among them being
George L. Allender of Salinas, w. De
Mott of Marin, NJ. D. Walter of
Gait, and r. NJ. Dodge of Sui
places for the care and training of dogs,
and generally have all they can do.
There are now several breeding kennels
in this State, where settlers and pointers
combining the best blood in the world are
bred. The English setter kennel of
Charles n. Post Of this city has turned
out dogs the equal of any in field work in
this or any other country, and the same
can truthfully be said of the pointer ken
mel of q. w. Bassford of Vallejo, also the
mixed kennels of Messrs Watson of
Berkeley, Truman and others of San
Francisco.
j. Martin Barney of Dutch Flat, Placer
County, is also breeding pointers of royal
blood. He had Tom Pinch, the highest
class bench-show pointer in the United
States, and also a tield-trial winner, be-
side Galatea and some others. Mr. Bar
ney's kennel will be represented at the
next trials, and it will be interesting to
watch the result of the competition be-
tween his and the Bassford and Truman
pointers. The Bassford dogs are hard to
beat, and have never yet failed to get
their share of the stakes.
The next field trials derby is stake for
setter and pointer dogs born after Janu-
ary l, 1890. Each dog pays $50 entrance
fee, and the money is divided into So 80
and 20 per cent. purses. The entry list
includes eleven pointers, sixteen English
setterS and one Irish setter, and is of
higher average excellence in every re-
spect than any previous showing. The
entries are appended:
LIST OF ENTRIES.
Pointers-Major Jack, white and liver
dog, by Nestor-C California, born August
27, 1890; breeder, George T. Allender;
owner, Frank Maskey. Del Monte,
lemon and white, litter brother to pre-
liver and white licked bitch, by Glen r.
Oracle Bow, born January 8, 1890: breeder
and owner, q. w. Bassford Rush Crox-
teth, white and liver dog, by Point-Queen
Croxteth, born March IL, 1890; breeder,
A. B. Truman; owner, Charles Studarus
of Sacramento. Ponto Croxteth, white
and lemon, litter brother to preceding:
owner, A. B. Truman. Points Queen,
white and liver, litter sister to preceding:
owner, Baron J. II. F. Won Schroeder.
Rap, white and liver pointer dog, by
Rush T.-Pattl CroXteth, born July 9, 1890;
breeder, A. B. Truman; owner, Ramon
Il. Wilson. Donald T., white and liver,
sitter brother TO preceding; owner, A. b.
Truman. Ottillie, white and orange
bitch, by Tom Pinch-G -Galatea, born Janu-
ary Is, 1890; breeder and owner, j. Mar
tin Barney. Kioto, white and liver bitch.
by Kankoo- Drab, born March 2S, 1890;
breeder and owner, +. X. Benchley
Chilly Louie, white and liver bitch. bv
Glen R.-Gracie Bow, born January s,
1850; breeder, q. w. Bassford; owner, J.
N. Bassford. Jr.
English setters-Rover, black, white
and tan dog by Luke-Jennie w; born
April 2, 1890; breeder, c. w. Wilson:
owner, Captain Carroll. Adele W.
black, white and tan, litter sister to pre-
cedlng; owner, C.. w. Wilson. Tan,
plack, white and tan, litter brother to
preceding; owner, j. 5. Sanderson. Dion,
Whlte and orange dog, by Dan Gladstone
IehnIe w; born November II, 1890;
Brldget, black, white and tan, litter sister
70 preceding; owner, c. w. Wilson.
hhce Gladstone, black, white and tan
Dltch, by Dan Gladstone Miss Alice born
september 9, 1890; breeder and owner, 7.
y. "attson; Starlight, black, white and
u. j. Watson. Shot, blue belton dog. by
Rover h.-Countess Janet; born June Is,
1880; breeder, Thomas Higps: owner. Fl
Delean. Hazel w, blue belton. litter
sister to preceding; owner, w. f. Sper-
beck. sam n. Gladstone black, white
and tan dog, by Gladstone's Roy-Ruby
D.; breeder, G. Tucker: owner, w q.
Kerckhoff. Warspite, black, white and
tan dog, by Dan Gladstone's FIorine.
born November Il, 1890; breeder and