The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-28

himself and a friend to all mankind was
poor old Tom Tunstead.
Jack Sammi desires to thank Thomas
Irvine, Bob Taylor and NJ. J. Geary for a
magnificent specimen of the mule deer
which he received a few days ago, and
ct0kebore near NicasiO.
a very instructive and able article op
the held-trlal dog appeared in the last
mum Der of Forest and Stream, and which
should be read by sportsmen who ars in
terested in field trials. A part of the arti-
Gle reads:
Both in theory and practice field-trial
handling. If confined to an exhibition of a
thoroughly trained dogs best perform
ancp, is simple art. The purpose of
held-trial competition is to determine
which are the best dogs in it, and If hand
ing were practiced for the same purpose,
the competition would atonce be simplified
and relieved Of many complications, an
n0yances and abuses, and thereby { and
craftsmanship would be the gamers.
From the handlers standpoint, however,
winning the prizes is Of more immediate
interest and profit TO him than seeking out
the best dog in the stake. The winning
Of his own dog is therefore his chief
interest. When handled within the proper
limits Of fair play there is no exception to
be taken to that duty. AS n handler is in
a competition with the special mission for
the time being Of displaying his dogs
capabilities, ii is but natural that he
should take advantage of every circum-
stance which by rule or usage Is recogn lied
| as allowable and legitimate. The judges
are 10 determine the rest. In short, the
Held trial is theore ideally TO deter mine the
best dogs in the competition, while the
handler is intent on winning the place and
money with such dog as he has, be the
same good. bad or worse"
But there never has been any strict eX-
| action, by clubs or judges, in respect 10
good training. and wild, balf-broken dogs
lave often won. Here is where the bars
were left down for endless complications,
! eVlis and errors TO enter. This circum-
stance OF held-trial com petition made the
half-tralDed oogs feature of the trials,
ana developed new one, namely: that of
the handler assisting his dog TO an unliul-
iIed extent II no restrictions are placed
upon him. Thus il is often the dog and
handler combined which are doing the
work which should be done by the dog
alone. Such Is decidedly wrong in prin-
! ciDle and unfair. and the unfajrness Of it
! is glarlngy conspicuous when an expert
enced handleri is opposed to an amateur.
Field trials cen never be satisfactory to
the public nor accurate in results till clubs
| and judges make the most rigid exactions
! in respect to dogs being perfectly trained
With the haif-brOken DOG, an iDfinity of
| endless maneuvers, Scrambles and pre-
| lenses are introduced in handling, all
! foreign TO the work but useful To win
money. The amateur in his first experi-
ence against half-broken dog in compe-
tIti0n is be widered. There are details 10
! learn and meet which he never knew or
con- idered. knowledge and sharp de-
cisiveness of action are apparent at every
move OF the expert handler, and by fnesse
and rushing, IL he does not succeed in
| making his own dog win. he may make the
well broken dog, if sucn he be, make bad
| showing.
The expert, too, in most instances has a
physical superiority in go far as ii concerns
the competition. since from const mt prac-
tice he can outwaik and ontlast his friend
! the amateur.
Generally speaking quail, no matter
how cooked, is dry eating. The following
receipt was recently published in an East