The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

select competent judges, usually three in
number men who know something about
what is required of the dog in order that
he be adiudged WINNER.
After the judges are selected it is nee
essary to send to all members or the ciub
and these interested, entry plahks' on
which the dogs are entered in the trials.
These entry blanks are usually sent out
in advance of the trials as the nomlna-
lions usually close about thirty days be-
fore holding the trials. With eacn entry
Blank a nominating fee must be returned
10 the secretary of the club at the time
of starting the trials.
PRIZES WORTH WINNING.
TIE night before the day on which the
trials are run the sportmen VINO nave
their dogs ready to start pay an addltloa-
al fee. These starting fees, which can be
a,,,au or large. at the discretion of the
members, are used as the prize money,
and usually divided. forty per cent. TO
the first place winner. thirty per cent. 10
IN. second place winner, twenty Fer cent.
"a the third place winner and ten per
cc,,t 10 the fourth. place winner After
the starting fee is paid the name OF each
dog is written on a piece OF paper ana
placed in a hat, shaken up and drawn cut
thf. first name drawn runs With the Sec
ond name drawn, and so on Inc next
day the field trial party usually tlS 10 Set
started about or $50 O'Clock, ana huht
the dogs in braces over the country Sc
lected, running each brace for thirty MIN
utes or more. After they have all been
tried around the judges select from the
number of dogs the best dogs. pairing
them together. and they are run the next
day. This process is kept up untll the
winners are placed.
no give you some idea of the value of
wirring at these field trials, l VIII say
that there are now some twenty-five al
ferert trials run in the United States. ana
the prizes amount to from $4,000 70 SlS,eoo
A dog winning in several of these trials
becomes very valuable, being worth from
$500 to 5000, according to his quality.
CHAMPION SPORTS BOY.
With this article appears a picture Of
Champion Sports Boy" lemon and
white setter OF about fifty pounds weight,
who has made the following winnings:
Fourth in an open derby Of Indiana IN 1879;
fourth in an open derby of Missouri IN
1929: second in a members derby Of Mis-
souri, in 1899; second in open, ail-age OF
Illinois in 1900: third in an open derby of
Kentucky in 1900; third in an open, all-age
of Missouri in 1900: second in members
ali-age of Missouri in 1900 and winner of
The interstate championship of 1901, be-
sides winning three places at the big
bench show III Chicago in March. 1902.
Virginia has produced some great dogs.
among them Count Gladstone Fourth. who
was owned by Mr.. William II. Colquitt,
of this city, and one of the greatest sires
that ever lived. Then there is the Char
lcttesrille Field Trial Kennels, who have
turned out some wonderfully good dogs.
in pointers moro especially. Some of the
freotest and most valuable field trial win
ners CT modern times are Sports Boy.
oakly Hill. Uncle b.. Ortiz Lad. Count
Whitestone. Doc Hick. Sioux. Geneva,
Ma,ie's Sport Joe Cummings. Sports
Cath. Robert Count Gladstone. Marse
Ben and Leading Lady. in the setter class.
and Dots lingo. Lad of lingo. Senator P.
king Cyrano. Cuba Junior. Rip Tick.
pri.lmaster. in the pointer class. and 9TH
ers too numerous to mention. ANY one
of the dogs mentioned In the above list
is worth from $1,000 to 5000.
There is no reason why the State Of
Virginia should not continue to cwn and
l.reed some of the highest class dogs of
the country, and it is to be hoped that
re Virginia Field Trials Association will