The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-23
JOSLIN'S DOGS
WIN The DERBY
Oxford Mans Litter Far Superior
to Any Of the Youngsters
Shown in Opening Event of
Brunswick Fur Club Trials
FIRST, SECOND AND
THIRD PRIZES TAKEN

Rare Sport at Barre Where a
Big Delegation of Hunters are
Gathered to Witness the
Events that Have Become a
Yearly Fixture
Barre, Oct. 22.-For more than three
hours of the early morn today, 10 dogs
in the puppy class run the Derby at the
18th annual field trials Of Brunswick
Fur Club. Weather conditions that
seemed to tighten the task of the
youngsters aided in a display of quail
ties that have seldom been shown In
: the first day of the Brunswick Club
t trials, when the puppies show for
Ihonors.
Pres. o. F. Joslin of Oxford had five
ientries and three of the quintet
showed form that was far superior to
> anything possessed by the other en-
tries. A most remarkable day for
Pres. Joslin's litter of pups developed
and the judges considered only the
~
likely youngsters, other entries being
Il generally considered below the stand
ard of excellence set by the Joalin
quintet.
First, second and third awards were
made to Ranger, Callie II and Chester
of the Joslin litter. In cleverness per-
haps Ranger could be counted in a
class by himself. He displays superb
ability in training. Picking up cold
trail he worked it splendidly and
handled it like a veteran for a half
, hour, all the time growing warmer and
warmer until he had his fox afoot.
Unlike most puppies he showed a
deal of discrimination in the use of his
/ tongue. 1t was business with him.
There was no babblng, but whenever
he spoke, it meant a Whit of the scent.
/ He is the largest of the litter and is the
! stamp of dog which might perhaps, be
, a likely candidate for honors on the
! bench. Although considered a trifle
l large, he is distinctively Walker in his
+ build and in driving showed remarkable
( speed for pup of only two months
e past the year mark.
The litter is out of Mr. Joslin's Callie,
> a Walker-Wild Goose hound that easily
= laid over her field at Barre two years
: ago. Last year she was run at Barre,
and, because she was trifle soft, just
e having weaned her litter of puppies
p that now succeed her as field trial
, winner, did not make the showing
RI of which she was capable.
s Callie was killed by the electric cars
e in oxford last spring. The father Of
= the pups is Walkers Lewis, formerly
1 owned by L. w. Campbell of Woon-
socket, r. l., and a prize winner at
: Barre in 1899. Since the death of Cali
r, lie. it has been the aim of Mr. Josln
I; to raise a litter of pups that would
It produce meritorious performers to keep
= fresh memory of the famous mother.
!; In this he has succeeded far beyond
(, hopes
L. w. Campbell of Woonsocket, r. l..
/ was master of the hounds, and at ABB
re o'clock the hunters We're coaxed from
u their beds. Half an hour later break
y fast was served and at 4.45 the start
n for the hunting grounds was made
$ The dogs were cast off on the west side
d of the old reservoir shortly after
= o'clock The puppies began working
u toward the north at once, and down
the wind which was blowing strongly
: from the southwest
y cold trail was struck at $40 o'clock
and the dogs headed directly for the
= north, following It up for nearly half
9 an hour. Near the north end of the
= reservoir. near the place that is known
to all hunters as Fort Heffenger, being
so named because DR.. Heffenger of
Portsmouth three years ago sat for one
g hour at the spot while the dogs drove
a fox seven times within sight and
= three times where he could have
: reached and struck Reynard with a 10
< foot pole.
a was broken up. All the dogs turned
. toward the south, where they worked
= for half an hour, near the old saw
1fVat- sfsyn,
winner. turned from the pack and re-
t turned to the spot where the trail had
4 been lost, thus showing one point of
q superiority over his rivals He picked
= the trail up and pounded away for 20
81 minutes, when he got the fox agoing
= at 7 20 o'clock
/ The fox was sighted about Is min
/ utes later on side hill, but the dogs
e were far in the rear. The pack was
bothered considerably by rocky pas
\ ture. and Master of the Hounds Camp
4 bell attempted to untangle the snarl.
= In his opinion, the fox had headed for
= the south and he led the dogs in that
!. direction, but Ranger and Callie ii,
e perfectly cool were not to be de-
: ceived, and worked north, where they
! picked up the scent, took the track
away from the rest of the dogs and,
2 without a skip. went away beyond the
2 north end of the reservoir until out Of
: hearing.
The others of the pack came trailing
: in and Master of the Hounds Campbell
worked them to the south along the
reservoir brook in hopes of striking
the track of the fox he believed had
taken that course. Ranger and Callie
II kept away from the pack and were
the only participants in the really hot
chase of the day. About 10 o'clock
4 they brought the fox back close to the
place where he was started, where one
of the officials was within sight. Rey-
nard turned quickly from his path
/ and disappeared across the old Peters,
I ham road, far beyond the north end
| of Sherman Hill. The dogs went out
/, of hearing, Ranger and Callie II car
I, rying the track, with Chester and
Scott about three minutes behind. I'm
till the dogs began to return, nothing
, was heard of the pack. Callie II and
Ranger were the last to come in.
In the afternoon, the judges met at
4 Barre Hotel and after a brief decision,
the announcement of President Joslins
sweeping victory was made. To the
participants in the hunt. the decision
was eminently satisfactory.
The entries in the Derby were:
i Callie II, o. F. Joslin, oxford. Black
white and tan bitch. Age. IA months
/ By Walkers Lewis, out of Callie, ma
/ tive Walker strain.
Ranger, o. F. Joslin. oxford. Black
white and tan dog. Age, IA months.
/ By Walkers Lewis, out Of Callie. Ma
tive Walker strain.
! Chester, o. F. Joslin, oxford. Black
white and tan dog. Age II months. By