The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-19
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DOG TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI.
A%PREsERvE ON WHICH DOGS VALUED
AT 5000 AND $4,000 ARE
sCHOOLED FOR HUNTING.

sCHOOLED FOR HUNTING.
1.-The Del Monte kennel in Wavcrly
Miss, said Mr.. Waddell, sis the mos
extensive in the world, says the Mo
bile Register. The reason for 1T /:
that Mississippi is the natural train
ing center Of the world. There are
more quail to be found in the marsh
lands OF Mississippi than in any 9th.
er section, and as game is necessary
to dog training that fact fixes it in
this State. The kennel Is owned by
Mr.. George CrUcker, the celebrated
multi.milliOnairc Of California, who
takes great interest in dogs. The
man who Is not rich cannot afford to
keep up such a business, but as Crock
er has the money to burn, he can keep
the enterprise up in great shape. |
am his agent for its management, Il
place | would not hold II it was not
kept up in great style. We have con-
troll OF over 1000 acres Of marsh lands.
fairly filed with quail. From this
you can see why dogs bred there can
be trained TO such perfection.
''l)ogs have now a standard value rs
well fixed as that placed upon horses
or cattle. In Del Monte kennel we
have some Of the finest dogs in the
world. For Minnie l., IN English set
ter, We paid 1880 and 81 900 each for
the Bettic B. and the Sam IT. For
Dick Bay, u pointer, we paid $1,000
and $1,000 for Dicks Kid. The Kid
is even now a more valuable dog than
his sire, as we have won many prizes
at the field trials with him. We have
in our kennel to-day $4,000 worth of
dogs-that is, they will bring that
much money in the worst kind of mar
ket. 1t costs 5000 IA year to III the
kennel, which explains why it is that
only rich men can afford such Il lux
ury."
From this disQuiSiti0n on the dog
MI. Waddell turned to the feature OF
field trials.
"They are got up" he said, son the
same idea as horse-racing circuits.
The purpose Is to prove the superior
ity of the field dog. While there are
strict printed rules by which decisions
are to be made, not much is left to
the discretion of the Judges, since
dogs develop unexpected points which
bring them upon their game, and
which have to be taken into consider
alton. From a study Of prescribed
rules w have to take into account the
action Of the dog. | see two horses
exactly alike, for instance, one Of
which ! pick out as the better. Why?
l cannot tell you further than that
there Is something in his action which
denotes quality, and quality is what
tells. 1t is the same with d~ogs-somc
of which pursue beaten paths in fAsli-
inf game. while some are st specially
gifted that they 90 to it without cir
cumlocution. Why, we cannot tel,
but we must take note OF the fact.
There is IN existence the National
Ficld Trial Club Of America, which is
recognized as authority. Then there
are local and State clubs, composed Of
the SpOrtsmcn of IA certain area, who
get together under certain prescribed
rules, each indie pendent, but keeping
in touch with each other by meeting
and communication. Under their pat.
r0nagc field trials have been organized
and the points therein asccrtained are
accepted as correct. These field trials
have purses for dcrbies, or dogs under
Two years OF age, and for all ages.
Entries must be made six m ,nths pre-
ceding the trial, with details, as
haye said before, similar to those
which govern horse aces.
"These field trials begin in Mani. .
t0ba, where prairie chickens are the
game, and where l start off my pups :
for what you might call a three i
months schooling, which gives them
that much advantage over those :
which have been kept at home. A ,
second field trial comes off somewhere
in Minnesota in adjacent territory, at }
the close Of which, the weather get. y
ting cooler, the trial Of Newton, N. l
e., begins, when The location is shift.
cd first to New Albany, Miss, and d
then to TupclO, the same State. ..
the last one was held near i
West Point. This winds up the cir. {
,uit, and the judges are ready to make u
up the reports Of the competing dogs. y
entering upon the circuit there "
a possible winning to one dog /
of $4,000 In prizes, but this Is never u
'calizcd. II "A dog should win a ma. "
|ority OF the prizes, however, lie v
stands worth s. ,0OO.n =
From dogs worth $4,000 and $1,000 I,
here arc thousands that are worth !,
anywhere from $3.50 to $500 apiece. In !,
the trainers fec IS 500, so any a
,raiTcf dog has to be started of in ;,
Of that figure. The hunter n
would be hardly satisfied with one :.
Which had not won the value OF $3.50. :.
There are millions Of dollars invested ;,
n this kind OF property throughout :,
he United States now, all as result ;,
4 that single dog kennel Of 1874. =
The Memphis Scimitar says: A col. n
red brother who fails to sign his name v