The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-20
FIELD TRIALS ESGfp.
Last Day at Columbus Was Disappointing on
Account of the Few Iifds Found.
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Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. Nov. 1.-THE last day
of the trials proved that bad Heather and
few birds do not admit of Q rfoper test of
dogs. There were but three starters In the
English setter Derby. and. save she winner.
they were ordinary. Pembroke's Blue
Gravel ran with Jim Dandy. ana y farmer.
looking on. remarked that The did
not think they would find any
BIRDS" Dams Lady came mp. and
with her the Glenmore kennels field trial
winner Colerain. Both went fast and
ranged wide. In q large field at the further
side Colerain located q covey and stood like
statue. Lady promptly backed and there
was the browning beauty of the meeting.
The huddled birds were exposed TO view
and judges. reporters. handlers and specta-
bed of blue grass. Ii was = glorious sight
for hunters-dogs. birds and all the para
phernalia Of field trial Visible at once.
To flash and wing the dogs
were steady and both were pro-
nounced the perfection of shooting dogs
This nerved mp the dogs. and other Fields
were covered IN grand styl by the jealous
cannes The former brace were put down
to work upon birds found by an Irish set
ter, the much-abused dog. and did NOT
prove themselves meritorious. The judges
awarded Dams Lady fret. Pembroke,s
Blue Grouse second and Jim Dandy third.
The last-named prize should have been
withheld. The Irish setter Derby fol-
lowed and was some improvement. The
dogs Gid some fast ranging. though
the bird work was not much 10 brag
: Of Apple and Sesos Tearanay tried
TO find. but did not succeed. Both
ranged we'll Apple being the superior.
The Glenmore kennels ran the bye dog
Elpbin with their firet Prize winning ring
las. And the way they went away through
the hign stubble was revelation. FL
Dhin's handler rushed her through q coyey.
which was more bis fault than hers. she
backed well, and was steady to shot and
wing to an exceptionally line point, MADE
. by Finglas with the whole body OF the
proved blank. though come pointing was
lndulgod in on squirrel tracks. Elphln
YVES afterward run bye with the great
bitch Coleraine. without a find, the stub
bic being bare.
The judges awarded Segos Teoronay
first, Apple second and ElphIn third. III
the judges made any errors in all their de-
cisiOns it was In this stake. as the popular
verdict appered To be that Elphin should
come first, Seg0s TeoroDay second and APP
pie third. The stake was decided without
either dog making q point. The pointer
Derby brought out three brace. some OF
which proved extra good TriDkets Don
with Pomme de Terre. ran good heat;
with Don being superior In pace and
style of going. 1t was unfortunate
that no birds could be found except
two that possibly had been almost scared
TO death by Q hawk. Pomme flashed and
stood TO wing. Don did not hack quite
right. Going on he backed well to Pomme's
false point Pride King Don. with Rexe's
Maan. was all one-sided. Pride went tine
and looking for birds: finally found them
and stood. He was quite unsteady TO
wing. Maan was slow and altogether stale.
Pride pointed on some larks quite snappy
and WAS unsteady to wing Irixie OF
Axtel. with Dick Fees Hell, were
accomplished but little A couple
of birds flushed when they should have
been pointed or at least some notice of
their presence taken. Dicks handler made
some noise and rather set IriXie ut sea.
The further running was Trinkets Don
with Pride King Don. A large field was
drawn blank. In range. pace and style OF
gong Don had much the best of the heat,
the previous heat pulled her to the front.
with Irinkets Don and Pomme de
Terre equal on second and thir6.
Inc PUPPY stake stake h was on TAKEN DUP p
posed of Segos Tearaway and Pride for
the absolute Derby winners. The English
settlers brought ont fine ranger IN a ten
months pup named Harry, from Kansas.
He proved much better than some of the
Derby and all-sged dogs. He hunted for
game, went fast and kept at il. The
Irish settlers proved great rangers. and
hunted wide and well. and are great
credit to their sire. Finelas. the winner of
the absolute. They made better showing
than the Derby starters in some respects.
Flyaway was first. and Donaway second.
The pointer puppy stakes brought out Int
one good puppy. Alto King Don. though all
got in the money. The English setter dog
Harry. whipped Jan. 10. 1892. had easy
win over the pointer. Then the bitch Fly
away pushed him closely, but the award
went to the black, white and tan dog Har-
ry l.. The handlers and dogs are now pre-
pairing TO quit the town.