The San Francisco call., 1903-01-17
PEACH BLOSSOM
Is FIRST IN THE
FIELD TRIALS
Wins AIl-Age Stake, With DR..
Daniels, Last Years Victor,
Second, Cuba Jr. Third
J. (. Terry's Lady, Handled
by Her Owner, Captures
Members Event CIeverIy


~ AKERSFIELD. Jan. 16.-The twen-
x tieth annual meet of the Pacfnc
u Coast Field Trials Club was con-
eluded to-day. In the all-age stake
w. w. Van Arsdale's English setter
Peach Blossom first The same
owners pointer dog DR.. Daniels was sec
ond and the Stockdale Kennels pointer
dog Cuba Jr was third The bird work
was not all that might have been expect
ed, none Of the dogs obtaining as many
points as conditions seemed to warrant
The grounds were reached shortly be-
fore 10 a. m. and the first brace In the
third series. DR.. Daniels and Cuba Jr.,
were cast off on birds located by one
Of the beaters. They Immediately flushed
to the trees and no points were secured
Taken into an adjoining field each dog
secured a point. After being down forty
minutes they were taken up and j. e.
Terry's Lady and W. w. Van Arsdaies s
Peach Blossom were cast off in the same
cover. In this heat Peach Blossom went
to the front through superior speed and
style.
The third and last brace was the Stock
dale Kennels Cuba's Yep and j. f. Ter
ry's KIigarif winner of. the Derby. The
dogs were taken on scattered birds in
a vineyard, but neither showed the quality
which they had exhibited in previous
heats. The judge then announced that
DR.. Daniels and Peach Blossom would
be cast off in conformity with the rule
of the club which makes it necessary for
the first and second dogs in the stake to
be placed in competition. w. w. Van
Arsdales Peach Blossom is by Count
Gladstone IV-Peach Mark and has a
splendid record She was second in the
Derby and first in the alI-age in 1901:
divided third in the all-age stake in 1892,
and was first in the all-age stake in 1903.
The same owners DIR. Daniels. which was
second is by Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II.
He was first in the all-age stake last
year. The StoRkdale Kennels Cuba Jr.
is by Cuba Of Kenwood- Florida. He was
an enviable Eastern record.
After finishing the all-age stake it was
announced that six dogs would compete
in the members stake. In this the owner
of the dog must handle him in the race.
The first brace down was Lou handled
by c. \. Post, and Mountain Quail,
handled by Charles Coggins. The dogs
being unacquainted with their owners
did not do good work and no points were
obtained. The second brace was made dp
Of Lady, handled by J. e. Terry. and
Counts Mark handled by w. w. Van
Arsdale. These dogs Were the surprise
of the day. Each pointed a large bevy
and on the birds being flushed to an ad-
iacent field the dogs did beautiful point
work, backed perfectly and were handled
admirably by their owners. The marks
manship Of the handlers was equal to
the work of the dogs and the heat fur
nished much enjoyment for the speeta-
tors. The next and last brace was John
Coleman's Kern of Kenwood and r. j. A.
Tedemann's Northern Huntress. Hunt
ress was the speedier and worked to bet
ter advantage than Kern, which was out
of condition. The judge then announced
the winners as follows:
j. f. Terry's English setter Lady by
Count Gladstone IV-Peaeh Mark. first
w. w. Van Arsdales English setter dos
Counts Mark. same breeding as Lady
second; T. j. A. Tiedemanns English set
ter Northern Huntress, third The troph-
les given for the various stakes were as
follows. ]. L. Terry cup for first in the
Derby. won by kilgarif: Western Field
cup, for first in aIl-age stake, won by
Peach Blossom; w. w. Van Arsdale cup
for first in members stake won by Lady