The San Francisco call., 1898-01-28
CLOSE OF THE
 FIELD TRIALS Warm Weather Mars the Final Work of the
 Dogs.
A Few Clever Performances and One Clear Case of
 Runaway.
The Prize Winners-San Frsnciscc Pointer Gets Third Place Under
 Protest.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

JdI 1iio "eAS the warmest day since the inaugura- ton of the field trial meeting. and the dogs that were ordered down in the forenoon suffered In consequence. The contests were opened on new grounds, but they did not prove any better than the territory traversed yesterday.
 It was 9:15 a. m when Nimrod, handled by Allender, met the ranger Valiente, handled by Walters. When cast off Valiente cut out fast pace, covering much ground and finally dis appearing from view of his handler. He never returned. He was on race to no particular spot on earth and may be going yet. The judges gave him half an hour in which to return. but the dog which may prove to be brilliant star on the plains of Nebraska failed to put in an appearance.
 The judges ordered the next brace down at 9:55 a. m. Luke, handled by Couts, and Cuba of Kenwood, handled by Dodge, were cast off in a sage coun- try After travelling half a mile MT. Pyle of Bakersfield flushed a good sized bevy and the birds scattered on nice open ground Cuba was first to locate and point. The bird flushed wild. Luke roaded several yards and pointed. He was nicely backed. Both steady to shot. Cuba again pointed and the bird flushed. The Quails were lying close and acting well. The dogs made several stops on birds that had moved from their positions, but dis covered their mistakes in good season. So far as points were concerned the dogs scored about equal. Cuba flushed two birds, for which an excuse could not be offered. Neither of the dogs showed good nose, running over birds that should have been pointed. Cuba was certainly the most stylish ranger and better worker. Dogs ordered up at 10:55 a. m.
 Dona Alicia, handled by Walters. and Peach Mark. handled by Allender, were cast off at II a. m. Dona proved to be a very merry worker covering ground fairly fast, but lacking good bird sense. She was first to locate a bevy in a field of stubby willow and light cover. The birds were runners, and the little bitch roaded them several yards. In the meantime, Peach Mark pointed. and Dona, rounding to turn, backed beau- tifully. Both dogs were steady to shot Dona again drew on point, but the bird flushed. The handlers then passed from the field into higher ground, where scattered birds were found. Peach came to a steady point. The bird was shot by Allender and retrieved quick ly. The dog was steady to shot. Re turning to the ground where the birds were found, DOna came to a pretty point, dropping on her stomach. She was nicely backed by Peach. Both steady to shot. Dona, after roading some yards, pointed falsely. Passing over a mound, Dona roaded and point ed, and Peach ran in and flushed, for which he was chastised by his handler. Peach, ranging out into the field, point ed beautifully, and was handsomely backed. Allender shot and killed Peach retrieved quickly Dogs ordered
 After luncheon the great Dash An tonia, handled by Couts, and Alex C., the young and dashing Derby winner handled by Lucas, were cast off at D. m. Dash Quartered and ranged over considerable territory in a short space of time. His beautiful stride and hand some appearance when in motion were much admired, but Dash paid not the least attention to his handler, and whistle as the latter may. Dash kept on going until he ranged out of sight As he did not return in good season Nimrod was ordered down with Alex c. at 2 D. m. After forty minutes of hunting, birds were found on high ground, where the sagebrush was low and thick.
 Both dogs showed poor nose, but con- sidering the heat of the day and the exceedingly dry nature Of the soil, some excuse was due to them for their pool behavior. Passing into lower land where Luke scored several easy points on the previous morning, Nimrod came to a stanch point on a bevy and was stylishly backed. The birds were run ming and Rod broke and roaded slowly ! The pointer rushed, passed him and came to a grand stand, Nimrod back 1 ing in good style. Both dogs now started to road, and finally they pointed side by side on birds that were hiding
 in a dry ditch. It was a very pretty
 picture as setter and pointer stood al most touching each other.
 The dogs were next ordered by theil | handlers into field covered with low 1 sagebrush. After working it carefully 1 for considerable time they were or l dered up at 3:35 o'clock. Alex c was l down two hours and 35 minutes He | had the hardest work of any dog ir ] the trial and was invariably cast off ir l the heat of the day, but his beautiful | style in the field combined with his fast
 ranging ability and good bird sense re-
 turned him numerous admirers. In fact
 he was selected by many who had nc | interest in the dogs for competing fol | first or second money.
 | Cuba of Kenwood and Peach Mark l were the next and the last brace cast ] off. They located birds after a long | run, and although they had the cover | of evening their work was of the most i ordinary kind. They were on birds not l more than ten minues when the judges ordered them up, resulting in the finish
 of the trials of 1S98
 On returning to Bakersfield the ] judges consulted and decided on giving Peach Mark, now the property of En-
 met Sullivan, first prize; Cuba of Ken.
 wood, the property of MT. Tevis of. Ba-
 kersfeld, second prize, and Luke, the property of c. Young of San Francisco ! third prize. Three out of every five | ,aopla who IxyftnaScad tho