The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-19
TEE FIELD TRIALS.
Opening Of The Contests at
Bakersfield.
Perfect Weather and Large Attendance Of
Prominent SpOTtSm0n.
Winners Of the First Series Of the Derby.
Pretty Workers Racing Over Birds.
Programme for To-Day.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. IS - The annual
trials of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club
opened to-day under the most favorable
auspices The attendance Of spOrtsmen
was greater than at any previous meeting.
The weather was delightful and birds plen-
tIfuL The people Of Bakersfield and vi
entity always exert themselves to make the
visits of the 5portsmen pleasant, hence
members OF the club and owners of fine
bird dogs find week Of the keenest sport
here once year. The country is perfectly
level and the cover light. which enables all
who desire to witness the trials to ride and
see the work of the dogs
The headquarters of the club are at a
hotel, where fine room has been set apart
for the business meeting.
sPoRTsSIEN PRESENT,
Among the prominent sportsmen present
from abroad are: T. d. Atherton, San
Francisco; s. A. Blythe, TuIare; H. g.
Boyce, Vaeaville; j. NJ. Basslord Jr., Va
eayille; W. c. Brown, Howard Black. San
Francisco; II. P Dunaway, MERGED; NJ. G.
EshmRn. Los Angeles; w j. Golcher, San
Francisco; j. W Harper, Suisun; II.
Huber, NJ Harlem, Thomas Higgs, E.
Holm, Andrew jackson. San Francisco;
William G. Kerckhoff, Los Angeles; {. w,
KYLE. Alien Kelly. san Francisco; A. II.
kerckhof, Los Angeles; j. NJ. Kigarf,
II. j. KiIgarif, r. LIddle and wife, 2. D.
Linville, !. 3. Marshall. !. r. Miller, San
Francisco; c. \. Post, Sacramento; H. T.
Payne. Los Angeles; Dr. Phillips Stock
ton; John Quigges, Gait; K. Riugrose, San
Francisco; q. B. Sperry, stockton; 5. Tai
madge, Santa Rosa; \. B. Truman. San
Francisco; L. 3. Tufts, Los Angeles; +. 4.
NauderyoIt, Pasadena: DR.. Wallace, Stock
ton; W. II. Wallace, Tulare; /. b Willis,
y. +. White, Sacramento; I. y. Watson,
San Francisco.
The judges are r T. Vandervoort of
Pasadena, d. NJ Pyle of Bakersfield and
II. I. Payne Of Los Angeles.
THE DERBY.
Owing to a delay in the arrival of some Of
the officers Of the club, the dogs to run in
the derby were not drawn until this morn
ing, which delayed the opening trials sew
eT3I hours. The first brace put down were
herckh0h'S black, white and tan setter
Sam h. Gladstone and LinYlie's black.
~ hIJe and tan setter D1ttie DAV. The
and sought the willow thickets, where the
dogs could not be seen. Much Of the time
they were both very fast aud pretty work
erS. In the more open ground better work
was done and several good points made.
OF these Gladstone got three aud Dottie
Two. Other qualities being about equal,
the former won. The dogs were down
an hour and ten minutes. sam Gladstone
was handled by ID. NJ. Walters and DOttie
By William Derm0tt
THE SECOND SERIES.
The next brace put down were p. d. Lin
vlileS black and white setter Flake l. and
W. J. Golcher's pointer Del Monte. The
former was handled by Dermott and the
latter by George 7. AIender. Both dogs
were very fast and wide rangers, but Flake
showed the most stamina, holding her speed
throughout. She made the most points and
was awarded the heat. The dogs were
down one hour.
TOO MUCH SPEED.
The third brace were J. NJ. Barney's
pointer Ottiiie and T. J. Watson's setter
Alice Gladstone. The former was handled
by Allender and the latter by Dermott.
This was very speedy pair In fact, all
the dogs thus far had shown more speed
than nose, causing them to dash IN among
birds that should nave been drawn on and
pointed. Fewer points were made than in
former heats, but Alice had the best of it.
after working forty minutes, and was
awarded the heat.
THE FOURTH PAIR.
The fourth pair were T. j. WatsOn's set
ter Starlight and Charles Stuiarn's pointer
Rush CToXtelh. The former was handled
by Dermott and the latter by its owner.
Starlight was fast and beautiful worker,
quartering the ground nicely, while the
pointer was slow and lacking in style. 1t
looked as if the pointer would not be in it,
but to the surprise Of all he found and
pointed bird after bird, while the setter was
dashin2 about through the cover like a blue
streak, but doing nothing except to make
one point ana back Rush on one of lis
points. The dogs were down half an
hour.
This ended the first series Of the derby.
Tomorrow the winners Of to-day will con-
test against one another in the second and
third series over the same grounds.