Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

placed on the ground and ordered to go
ahead needs NO 1coaxing.
A Farmers Success.
A compare lively unknown dog carried
away the Championship last Wednesday,
The men about town have not finished
talking about the event, and it promises to
furnish food foff discussion throughout the
winter The dog was purchased by a
farmer fora five-dollar bill and trained by
him in exact imitation Of the professional
handler" i'abouft his home. Lexington. N.
{. When 'Ithe dog was entered for the
field trial stakes. he was numerically
guyed He' looked like black snake. He
was a pointer, black as night, with big
punches of muscles standing out all over
MS body. He was entered as Zeb vance,
the name of the beloved and much rever-
enced statesman of the old north state
One of the wags of the county remarked
when the dog was put down: EFF that deg
self can't beat him." And his obServa-
ton was not far from correct. for the DOG
hunted like a veteran and with speed
equaied only to the running of the afore-
easily won first money, $500 being the sum
total. Half an hour had not elapsed be-
fore an offer of $500 was made for the
dog. 1t was snapped up in 1i1y, ana
with $500 in his pocket for the little trou-
BILE he had been put to the farmer de-
parted.
Pierre Lorilard is devoted admirer OF
hunting dogs, and is a frst-class shot MINI
self. He always comes to the field trlals.
and has won the admiration of the people
hereabouts by his unassuming manners
He puts up at St. Huberts Inn, and 1areS
with the other guests. He asks no special
privileges ard is altogether a modest I'M
assuming gentleman. But they don't like
his 'handier,''-that is, the native 'hand-
lers" do not. They declared to me he was
a greater dude than Lorillard hlmseit.
4 hi oh I,.V
and I have heard the most wonderful &C
counts of his work in the field. Among
the other prominent hunters VINO visit lhis
section may Ee mentioned Colonel Dexter
of Boston. another lover of hunting dogs
and born hunter himself.
They Love to HINT.
Then there is big, genial Frank J. His
cock, the ex-senator from New York He
just about suits the natives and trey all
swear by him. l heard story yesterday
of how the ex-senator was prevailed upon
to don the boxing gloves with big North
Carolinian. and after protestaticns of ig
Eorance of their use put them on Just for
a minute to see how they went, and put
the countryman to sleep. When Senator
Hiscock vas in Washington, he learned
the manly art of self defense and was n
frequent visitor at the Columbia Athletic
Club. J. Murray Mitchell of Philadelphia
ard F. r. Fleer of the same place are
yearly visitors, and have dogs here in con-
slant training. DR.. G. G. Davis, the owner
OF Lou tie red IRISH setter, never misses
a shoot here and VIM. j. Schieffiein of
New York would rather hunt quail than
eat. Rev. DIR. Rainsford of New York
loves the sport aud hunts quail each year
in Catawba county. Colonel Merriman of
Nashville. Tenn, is another az the regular
visitors for whom the natives have a warm
spot in their hearts. and Prof. OsterhC use
the Weli-knowh dog artist, is another de-
voted enthusiast. Each year he comes to
Newton and paints the picture of the win
ner of the field trials, which the club pre-
sents TO the owner of the successful dog.
Hunting in all its phases forms the
principal tepic CT couve1 sation among the
citizens of Newton. Every other man in
the town Is sportsman and keeps hunt
ing cog. and, of course, a gun. More at
tention is paid to the former than the lat
being the first requisite, the gun an after
coLslderatlon. Some Ct the guns would
make excellent contributions to prinicval
COLLECTIONS. The setter is the favoritc type
OF dog, and what these North Carolirians
90 not know about the coed points of
seter. has neter been written Every
Right they Congresate al St. Hubert's Inn.
named after the patron saint of sportsmen
and spend the night talking dogs When
a stranger arrives he Immediately be-
comes an object of interest, and before ne
is quite settled he has been engaged in
conversation with several of the .hard
a dog, or else be retained as guide to lead
Tim to the best hunting grounds.
Want ST hospitality.
Except In few cases the spirit Of hos
pitalty which has become SYNONYMOUS
with the south, is noticeable by its alb
seLce. The people are all after the coin
one OF the old residents told me in dis
cusslon OF the MATTER that the south
should not be blamed for the innospitabie
manners OF the residents in and about
Newton The county was settled originally
ny the Dutch. he said, and this foreign
element is still in evidence, the environ
meht or the south not having en,ire,v
transformed them. There are other con.
49,, ntI,rs ia, a,so. ne added, WHICH should be
.dhrE mo consideration. The good country
people nave been ruined by the n;I!inraire
sporting men from the big cities wbo
u ,hnis theif Kindness ana tIamped down
.neh crops IN quest of game Then there
are Jealouses, the principal one ha.nr ~
action OF the Field Trial Clubs in se,anto
ing grounds. Then the people are snIi, ~,
p ,ha 1In ana the populists are running
are posted. Hunting on them Is strictJ,,
forbidden, and all trespassers are nrose-
cuted. Some of the "handlers'' bava nar-
sn lsSlon io tram their dogs over them and
some ENJOY the privilege Of shooting.
which they turn to their own advantaa".
by hiring out as guides TO visiting snorts-
men. we hunted one day on the farm Of
one OF the wealthiest land owners in tho
secllon. he was cousin of one of the
party, but did not consent tn narrnit -,
to hunt until he was promised five cents
for every bird killed.
Good Luck.
We participated in our first North Caro-
lima bird hunt this morning. and found
before lunch twenty-five coveys of birds
averaging about fifteen birds to the coyey
Between the three Of us we killed fortv
one as big, fine, fat birds as l ever saw.
The colored driver. Snow Ball. by name.
caught one. The latter performance was
one of the most peculiar 1 ever heard of.
We had flushed a covey in a beautiful little
valley and killed two. The remainder flew
over the hill toward where we left the
wagon and Snow Ball" We were after
them in jiffy and asked Snow BALI
which way they went. wal, the res of
dem done gone down de hill, 'cept dis one"
and with that he held up a big, fat cock
bird that was struggling to get away.
How did you catch him, Snow BalI?'"
dis fool bird sort of stopped when he
sawed me, sir. and lodged under dem
leaves. Den l cotched him by de back"
and with that he laughed long and loud.
and, addressing himself to the bird, asked
for confederation of the story Ono Of