The San Francisco call., 1903-01-16
FIELD TRIALS
BECOME CHASE
Wild Cat Is Flushed and
Horsemen Join in
Pursuit.
Peach Blossom Wins Last
Heat Of the First Series
From Bush.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 15.-Wild-cat
coursing is a form of sport novel to most
residents of the far West, even when
hounds are used in the chase. but when
the quarry is pursued by an excited band
OF horsemen it becomes especially inter-
esting to our Eastern visitors, and was
particularly so to II. s. Humphrey, judge
of the field trials, this morning.
Just after the start and while the sec
ond brace We're down the judge and spec
tators saw Sports Destiny flush a large
wildcat from the brush. In an instant
half score of horsemen were in pursuit
through the timber. their horses leaping
logs and taking bitches and lodging
brush. Half a mile had been passed be-
fore the first rider overlook and turned
the cat, which lodged into thick cover
for safety He was soon forced out, and
after another short run was brought to
bay, when a well-aimed rifle ball was
sent through his heA Aft. Even after that
he ran some distance before falling dead.
The cats scalp went to one of the pur-
suers, while the brush was presented
to Judge Humphrey who wore the trophy
in his hat for the remainder of the day.
The first brace down this morning were
w. w. Van Arsdale's Peach Blossom and
Frank Pratts setter, dog Bush. Bush, de-
spite his reputation, did rather poor work
and the heat went to Blossom. This end
ed the first series, and the judge an
nounced that those carried into the sec
ond would be McCloud with Sports Des-
tiny, Lola Montez with DR.. Daniels, Lady
with Cuba's Yep, kilgarif with Peach
Blossom and Cuba Jr with Northern
Huntress
McCloud Boy and Sports Destiny found
birds which had been flushed in the pre-
vlous race, but failed to accomplish much
In the way of point work The next brace
did not go down until after luncheon The
two dogs. Lola Montez and DR.. Daniels,
were cast off in an orchard, where birds
were plentiful. They ran the longest heat
OF the day, but not till near the end did
they seem able to locate their birds with
any certainty. Just at the close of the
heat Daniels made several points in sue
cession, which gave him a strong lead
over Lola. who went into the race badly
out of condition.
Lady and Cuba's Yep were the next
brace, and like the preceding dogs and
those that followed, did not do as salts
factory work as they are capable of put
ting up, owing perhaps to weather condi-
tons. Each got credit for making bevy
fiLd at the same moment, but they were
unable to handle the singles satisfactorily.
kilgarif and Peach Blossom were cast off
or scattered birds from the same bevy
and made one point each
After this brace was taken up a dis
lance of two miles was covered before the
last brace of the second series, Cuba Jr.
and Northern Huntress, were cast out
This brace drew blank, no birds being
found, and the party left for Bakersfield.
1t is expected that If an early start can
be had tomorrow morning the trials can
be finished during the day. The follow
ing dogs were taken into the third series
and will run as follows: DR.. Daniels
with Cuba Jr., Lady with Peach Bios
som, Kilgarif with Cubas Yep.