The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-15
Promise to be Even Greater suc-
cess Than on the Opening
Last Year.
a FINE LIST OF ENTRIES.
Best Pointers and Settlers 4
State Will be Seen in ].
the Contest. $

The Virginia Field Trials, which were
such a big success last year. Will hold
their second annual trials at; Chase City
Mecklcnburs county, the week Of Mo-
svemher 30th. The inaugural trials were
held last year On December 5th. but The
members thought It advisable TO mova
the date up to November soth, as In this
way they will come one week ahead OF
the Continental Field Trials. which arA(
held at Thomasville. N. c.. about ninety
miles south OF Chase City.
4 AS will be seen from the entries below,
the interest in this competltion for the
encouragement of the breeding OF ,flna
sporting dogs has very much increased.
as there are eighteen more entries this \
year than last. and a larger number OF
people have signfled their intention
OF attending the field trials. a. sport
which will continue to grow 10 the hearts
Of all Virginia sportsmen. There III
nothing more inyig igoratins than to- arise
on an & early frosty morning. mount 8
horse and follow. the dogs, through tho
trials during "a day. The dogs are drawn
Ito run in pairs. two at a time. After ali
lof thes dogs have besn run once around.
.the Sest! are selected sfors the second
series. and .these are also rum In pairs.
tie object being to watch their speed
style. range, endurance. and the sense
and ability they display in finding game.
and hunting the likely, places. The
judges who follow the dogs watch for
tiles.s points. Very little game Is Killed.
although retrieving Is required = Of the. .
other dogs. The puppies In the Derby,
Stakes are not expected to be SO we'll
trained. t@,,s
HEADQUARTERS
The Mecklenburg Hotel will be head
quarters fors.the trials, as their hospi-
tally and kindness ofelast year will long
be remembered. A large number of
saddls horses have been engaged nt
$1.5O per day. and spring wagons for \
carrying the dogs to the field have also
been arranged for. The annual ball
OF tho association will take place on
Tuesday night. December LIST. to which
all OF the beuux and b.slles Of Chase
City will be invited.
The judges for this year have been 50.
lected with a view to their promtnencss
experience and ability. Mr.. Charles w.
Tway. OF Irwin, Ohio. is known through
out the United States as thorough
sportsman and owner of the Union Farm
Kennels. He also has larE' number
OF race horses and other thoroughbred
7 some Of the finest dogs ever shown In
America. The association has secured
the service OF Mr.. II. S. Humphrey, OF
indianapolis. Ind. Mr.. Humphrey. though
not an old man, has be'en IN the flea9
trial business number of years. having
the honor to be secretary OF the lnde-
pend,,nt Field Trial Club. OF Indiana. one
OF the largest and most prosperous organi-
cations III the United States, These
two gentlemen, with one OF our local
sportsmen, Will do the judging.
PRIZES OFFERED.
To those who are not acquainted With
field trials. 1t Will probably be interest
Ing to know that the prizes now oftensd
by field trial organizations throughout
and that the dogs winning places -
these large trials are valued at. from
two to five thousand dollars each. so
that it will be readily s..en that In "a
field trial competition, the winning dog
must be a good one.
In few years the Virginia Trials
will rank second to none In this country.
They have now the largest memhersh'p
OF any f:.,ld trial organization N the
United States, and their entries for this
year are very much larger than some OF
the older organizations In the West
Any sportsman who wishes TO enjoy
weeks outing. r,s lot of flne doEs
work, as we'll as meet consenial lot OF
sportsmen. can do no better than take
the week OF November Goth and 60 to
Chase city and attend the-,, trials.
THE ENTRIES,
+ Following is list OF the dogs entered
fo- +-e vortous ever's,
All age stake-s-tters-Bera blue. tick
and tan setter, bitch by Guy-Lena, W.
Miles Cary, owner. Richmond. Va; sallle
aKinloch b. W. and I. setter bitch. by Kin,
Ioch. Emma Sargent. Charles B, Cooke.
owner Richmond Va; Sports Boys kel-
Ter, and setter dog by Sports Boy
Gladstone Girl, Charles B. Cooke, owner.
Richmond. Va: Glenmores Pearl, W 3.
and t. setter bitch. bY Maries Sport-Conn-
tess Pearl Gladstone, Todd and Gtll,
owners. Richmond. Va: Ress, Furness Q.
and W.. setter bitch by Meads Dae-susie
Furness, George G. Herring. owner, Har-
risonburg, Va: Colonel Danstone ". and
t.. setter dog by Count Danstons-lillian
Russell, q. w. Epps, owner. Comans
Well, Va. Bobs Tony, W. b. and T., setter
dog, by Tony Bob-Virgnia Reel H.; r, T.
wilkins. owner, Riverton, Va; Tony Jlg.
W. b. and t.. setter dog, by Tony Bob-V
ginia Reel H., f, p. Wilkins. owner. Rivers
ton. Va; Ned. W. b. and t., setter dog by
snow-Dot. r. a. croxton. owner. pan-
vile. Va; Tignor's VIC. and W, setter
bitch, by Pinks Boy-speck. ]. G. Tssnof.
owner, Richmond, Va; Jack Whitestons,
b. ". and t.. setter dog by g, White