The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
FIELD TRIALS
RUN IN THE FOG
Meeting at Bakersfield
Drawing Near the
Close.
Crack Dogs Will Meet To-
day in the Final Of ALI
Age Stake.

BAKERSFIELD. Jan. 14-The opening
heat of the aIl-aEe stake in the Pacific
Coast Field Trials Club meeting this
morning was between Stockdale kennels
pointer dog Cuba Yep. handled by Dodge
and w. W. Van Arsdale's English setter
dog Bell Boy, handled by Babcock- The
dogs were cast off at 10 o'clock in heavy
fog. the ground being well adapted Tor an
exhibition of the range and speed or the
dogs. No birds were found until a1ter
the heat had been half run. when Yep
pointed a large bevy, which flushed upon
the approach Of Bell Boy. Yep next Sc
cured a single point. which Bell Boy
backed. Both dogs pointed shortly after
ward but the bird work Of Yep was bet
ter than that of his opponent.
c. E Worden's pointer Pearls Jingle,
handled by Lucas, and Kilgarif, the Der
by winner Of yesterday, handled by
Coutts. we're next cast off. While the set
ter's work was not quite so good as that
of yesterday, II was somewhat superior
TO Jingle's. which was nOJ at her best IN
the heavy ground cover in which the heat
was run.
The next race was between Mountain View
English setter Lady the Derby winner OF
1901. Lady showed the best form throushout
the neat out her performance ulo nOt @ Lui-.t ~ e,i
expectations OF her handler and her many al
mirsrs
The next brace cast on were ". w Van
Arsdales English setter dog McCloud Boy
handled By BabcOck. ard John Consldine'
English setter Lola MonteZ. handled by Lucas
Each dog secured one point while there waS
little to choose between their speed and rangr-
A. II. Nelson's English setter sports Des-
tiny handled by Lucas and Stockdale Ken
nels' pointer dog Cuba Jr.. handled by Dodge,
were the next pair turned down. Cuba Jr- was
the winner Of last years Derby and shovel
himself a master hand at handling California
quail. While he was somewhat unsteady at
the flush Of the bevy following his first point.
made point after point in fun view OF the
spectators, who were standing on nearby
mound. He was stanch TO wing and score
Destiny, which won the all-age stake in the
Northwest trial recently. seemed Off In nose
and unable 10 locats her birds She ranged
well and was speedy anu styllsn, put Ialled
TO do satisfactory point work The last brace
OF the day W. w. Van Arsdale's pointer
dog DR.. Daniels handled by BabcOck. and T.
+. A Tiedemann's English setter Northern
Huntress, handled by COutts. This was the
most interesting heat OF the day, as the doss
were nearly equal IN speed. ranged wide and
gave finished performance Dr. Daniels Sc
cured the first point, which was honored by
Huntress and the compliment was returned =
few minutes afterward when Huntress made a
stylish point. Like the pointer. she was steady
63d 20 wing ing a99 ia there s IftI 70 Choose VET
perhaps Huntress had a shade the best. This
heat hnished. lett but one more 70 run In tho
first series. whi Will be the first event to-
morrow morning between Peach Blossom and
Bush
AT the annual election OF the Pacific Coast
Field Trial Club which took place this even
ing. the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent w. w Van Arsdale: first vice president.
/ G. F. Worden. second vice president. H w
Keller; secretary-treasurer, Albert Betz. -
ecutive committee-C. N. Post j. II. Schu-
macher. T. J. A. Tiedemann, W. s. Tevis and
]. w. Considine.
The members elected were J. H Wooley-
Thomas OBrien. Joseph Watkins. c. W. Cog
gins f. 7. Dixon, J. b. Coleman, Al Lindley
w W. Richards, F. r. Atkins and John w
Considine. Judge H s. Humphrey was elected
an honorary member II decided that the
next annual field trials would be held on thu
second Monday in January, 1904, at place 70
be selected by the executive committee.