The record-union., 1893-01-17
Auspicious Opening of the Weeks S
Sport at Bakersfield.
LONG LIST OF ENTRIES START IN
DERBY STAKE.
A San Francisco Merchant Falls From
the Seventh Story of Building to
the Ground Floor, and is Almost
Instantly Killed - An Agent for
Wells. Fargo & Co.'s Express Mt ST.
Special to the REooRD-UNIoN.

OAK EKSFlELD, JAN. lO.--l ne I0Hlu an
nual trial of the Pacific Coast Field Trial
Club opened to-day, and good Begin
ming was made toward the running of
the Derby. When the special car arrived
containing the officers of the club and a
number of prominent members, drench-
ing rain was falling. At the Southern
Hotel, where the headquarters Of the dog
men are, there was good deal of talk in
favor of postponing the races until to-
morrow. AS the weather cleared, how
ever, it was decided to make start about
noon.
a meeting of the Executive Committee
of the club was held at which pro-
gramme was arranged. The Derby stakes,
for dogs whelped in 1891, is to be run off
first, the all-age stake to follow, and the
membership stake to come last.
The Derby stake this year will amount
to $500, and will be the most hotIy CON
tested one of the meeting. The entries
are more than double those of any pre-
vious year, and are as follows: Pointers
]. NJ. Basford's Tommy Ticker, by Bis
marckB Bulah; H. NJ. Tennis bitch Brown
Betty, by Brunnernig-Amaryllie; C. A.
Haights dog Honest John, by Dick H.
Lady Ma; William Schreiber's bitch
Francisco, by Riprap-Sall S.; w. W.
Foote'S dog Tramp, by Pat P.-Donna
Blanks; L. Thibaults dog Booth B., by
Old Black Joe II.-Black Bess; James E.
Watson's dog Jim P. same litter: James
E. Watson's dog Doctor P. (same litter;
James Watson's dog George P. same lit
ter; G. 6. SchmidelPs bitch Torpedo, by
Duke of Vernon-Patti Croxteth T.; How
ard Blacks dog Sporty Boy, by Duke of
Nernon-Patti Croxteth T.; H. Huber's
dog Carmel, by Beppo .-Sallie- Brass II.
Setters-Frank Lanes dog Gordon, by
Van Dan-Jess; w. H. McKittrick's dog
Javelin, by Gladstone II. Janet; Califor-
mia Kennels dog Mercury, by Dick
Bend-Sunlit; California Kennels bitch
Johanna, by Gladstone II.-Janet; Wake
man 81 Handly's Merchant of
Venice, by Monk of Curnish-
Knights Pell; NJ. T. Payne's bitch
Countess Noble, by Stanford-Silly C.
All to-day men here, are bemoaning
the death of A. P. Truman's Kent
Bloomo, one of the most promising pups
entered for the Derby. The dog died on
the Sth inst. from poisoning, whether
malicious or accidental cannot be known.
The drawing of dogs resulted as fol-
lows: Sporty Boy against Johanna, Doc
tor P. against Countess Noble, Tramp
against Carmel, Brown Betty against
Javelin, Jim P. against Tommy Ticker.
Honest John against George P, Francisco
against Booth B., Van against Tapaderos.
Mercury against Merchant of Venice.
At 1890 P. NJ. start was made from
town to the grounds, about four miles
south. Among the prominent sportsmen
seen on the field were j. G. Edwards of
Oakland president of the club, j. M.
Kilgariff of San Francisco, P. D. Linville
of San Francisco, Joseph NJ. Bassford
Vacaville, Robert Liddle of San Fran
CISCO o. II. Allerson of Elmira, William
Schreiber of San Francisco, T. Bennett of
Oakland, DIR. Rice of Los Gatos, William
Dormer, Henry Huber, Thomas Higgs
and DIR. Skaife of San Francisco; II. J,
Kilgariff of Sacramento, William FL.
Shockley of Candelaria, New, i. p.
Thibault of Montana, J. w. Harper Of
Suisun. and w. H. McKittrick, J. c.
Cline, John Fl. Schumacher, J. B. Ban
ming, 7. W. Okey, A. P. and William
Kirkhoff, R. F. Vandervort and E. B.
Tufts from Southern California.
George Crocker and party CONSISTING
of George B. Sperry and VIII Kittle came
down in private car Saturday. They
bagged about thirty birds in three hours
on Sunday, and preferred private sport
to-day rather than following the trials.
The judges were r. f. Nandevort. D.
NJ. Byle and William Dormer. P. d.
Linville acted as marshal
The first brace down was Sporty Bow
and Johanna. The dog was handled by
Allender, and the bitch by Doge. The
bitch started with better range and speed.
but as the pointer got warmed he did bet
ter. Birds were found after few min
utes' hunting. Both dogs displayed lack
of noise, running over birds repeatedly.
The quail were lying very close in short
cover, and both dogs put them to flight
without paying the slightest attention to
them. Finally, after missing beautiful
opportunities to make game, Joe made a
poin, on three birds, but broke his point.
The pointer stopped hunting and Joe
made a beautiful haunch point, winning
the heat after being down about thirty
minutes.
The second brace down were Countess
Noble, handled by her owner. 1T. T.
Payne, and Doctor p, handled by Wal
tiers. The pointer ranged wide and did
some hunting. The bitch kept in more
but quartered the ground carefully. The
Countess found game first, and was
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 willow thickets.
The Countess this time was excelling the
pointer in both race and range. She made
beautiful staunch point and was
awarded the contest, after being down
thirty-seven minutes. Countess Noble is
ooked 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.
handled by Walters, and Carmel, handled
by Allender. After the dogs had been
running fifteen minutes one of the
judges was heard to mutter under his
breath. lizard to tell which is worst.n
They ran into large covey without pay
ing the slightest attention to the birds.
Finally Tramp made good long point,
and was awarded the heat; down fifty
minutes.