The morning call., 1893-01-17
WITH THE DOGS.
First Day of the Field
Trials.
RUNNING OFF THE DERBY.
Countess Noble Believed to Stand the
Best Chance for Winning the
Big Canine Event.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 16.-The tenth
annual trial of the Pacific Coast Field Trial
Club opened to-day and good beginning
was made toward running off the derby.
When the special car arrived containing
the officers of the club and number Of
prominent members drenehing rain was
falling. At the Southern Hotel, where the
dog men make their headquarters. there was
good deal of talk in favor of postponing
the races until tomorrow As the weather
cleared. however. it was decided TO make a
start about noon.
meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the club was held, at which the programme
was SO arranged that the Derby stakes for
dogs whelDed in 1891 was to be run off first,
the ''all-age stake" TO follow and the 'mem-
bership stake" TO come last.
The draw resulted as follows: Sporty
Boy VS.. johanna. Doctor 2 vs..
Countess, Tramp VS.. Carmel. Brown
Betty VS.. Javeln, Jim P vs.. Tony Tickler.
Honest John VS.. George P, Francisco vs.
Booth B. Van VS.. Tapaderos. Mercury ys.
Merchant of Venice.
at IL 80 p. NJ. the start was made from the
town to the grounds, lying about four miles
south.
The judges were A. f. Vandervert. d. M.
Byle and William Dormer. p. ID. Linvlle
acted as marshal. The first brace down
was Sporty Boy and Johanna. The dog
was handled by Allender and the bitch by
Dodge.
The bitch started off with better range
and speed, but as the pointer warmed up
he did better. The birds were found after
few minutes hunting.
Both dogs displayed lack of nose. run
ming over the birds repeatedly. The quail
were lying very close in the short cover.
and both dogs put them TO flight without
paying the slightest attention TO them.
Finally Johanna made a point on three
birds, but broke. The pointer stopped hunt
ing and Johanna made beautiful stauneh
point, winning the heat after being down
about thirty minutes.
The second brace down were the Countess
Noble, handled by her owner ii. @. Payne,
and Doctor 2, handled by Walters. The
pointer ranged wide and did some hunting
This bitch kept in more. but quartered the
ground carefully.
The Countess found game first. closely
backed by the pointer. The birds moved in
large covies and were too tame. They ran
and annoyed the dogs finally scattering and
seeking the willow thieKets.
The Countess by this time was excelIing
the pointer in both PAGES and range. She
made beautiful stanch point, and was
awarded the contest after being down 81
minutes.
The Countess Noble is looked upon as the
most probable winner of the derby. For
honesty, style and keeping up speed she
will be hard to beat
The third brace down was Tramp, han
died by Walters, and Carmel. handled by
Allender. After the dogs had been
running fifteen minutes one of
the judges was heard 10 mu;ter
under his breath. ut is hard to tell which
is the worst" They ran into large
covey without paying the slightest atten-
ton TO the bids. Finally Tramp eyed a
good long point and was awarded the heat
after being down thirty minutes.
Brown Betty and Javelin were down next
They are both very pretty dogs. There was
a scarcity OF birds, and although the dogs
worked faithfully, doing some of the best
running seen to-day, darkness brought the
sport TO close before the heat was finished