The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-28

me to congratulate me-. all declaring
that Gladstone had made a perfect
score and had won the race. And this
he had done. as his score stands I'M
questioned to-day.
confess / was much surprised at the
happy termination. Gladstone all his
life would make the first point of the
day with the hair on his tail turned the
wrong way and his tail waving slightly
when pointing-something he never did
again during that days hunt.
The then much discussed question as
to endurance of the blue bloods." as
the imported and their descendants
were called, and the native settlers led
to a match race between Joe, Jr., of
middle Tennessee, owned by Mr.. Camp
bell, and acknowledged to be the best
native then living, and Gladstone, to be
run December, 1898, at Florence, Ala,
half way ground" for one thousand
| dollars.
During the summer and fall of 1878
yellow fever visited Memphis. 1 and
some friends from Boston were shooting
at Mckenzie. 1, of course, shot over
Gladstone. DR.. Jarvis, of Boston, shot
over an imported Irish setter, Echo, the
| father of Joe, Jr. We shot together
mornings and afternoons couple of
weeks. During that time, when we
were together as we were much of the
time, Echo did not make a point.
Gladstone found and pointed all the
birds.
| 1t was during this shoot stepped on
and broke GIadstone's tail as he lay in
my room at the hotel. Having no other
dog / could shot yer, used him. He
had SO much tail action that he beat
his tail against weeds until the break
1 mortified. I was afraid that half his
tail, or all, would be lost, and had the
best surgeons treat the broken part.
His tail wits In splints for a month pre-
vious to the match race between Joe,
Jr., and Gladstone.
| This made 1t impossible to give Glad
stone any work previous to his race.
The race was originally for three
days, but owing to Gladstne's condi-
| ton, at my suggestion the race was
made for two days. Points only were
| to count.
Gladstone. without any previous prep
aration, faced the Judges at Florence on
the time appointed. Mr.. Campbell,
owner and handler of Joe, Jr., was the
best professional handler of the day. I,
who never handled a dog in race,
| handled Gladstone. Gladstone won the
race, though his tail was in splints.
This SO panied him when he pointed he
did what he had never done before or
afterward--blinked some of his birds,
enough to allow Joe, Jr., to get more
| points than he did.
At the end of the two days Joe. Jr,,
| was not able to tr0t, while Gladstone
| was going at the top Of his speed. Ten
minutes before time was called at the
finish he jumped and only touched the
| top rail with his hind feet-a ten rail
| fence-and yet there was gap down
| in plain view not fifty feet away. This
| showed that he was still fresh.
According to the rules under which
the race was run Gladstone was defeat.
ed. One thousand dollars to five hun
bred dollars was offered by Gladstone's
hackers and declined for the continu-
ancel of the race to the three avs, as
OIlglHdlly lllduS. +78E 1:
People from many parts of the United
States used to call at my place of bust
ness to see the then famous Gladstone
have seen ladies' look disguised as he
came forth, at times covered with mud
and with many cookie burrs In his coat
MY, is that Gladstone?" the ladies
would exclaim in disgust. They expect
ed to see his coat all brushed and blue
! ribbons around his neck and tail. His
muscles stood out like steel and caught
| the eyes Of the men, and every line was
in symmetry with the whole. He was a
big dog when drawn for the field, but
still his symmetry was such that he did
not look large.
Sue, another, famous dog, used after
her purchase as brace mate in my
shooting trips. She was one of the
gamest animals that ever went atield.
Physically she was defective, but her
courage made up for physical defects.
She never allowed any dog to make
rings around her in the field She de-
| feated the best OF her day in hard con-
tests and field trials. She was so sweet
in disposition and such game, hard
hunter that 1t was a great pleasure to
follow her. She would drive Gladstone
| and make him extend himself in half
| days hunt. In an all-day's hunt Glad
| stones endurance put her at disad-
vantage She would then use her cum
ming, and knowing Gladstone's way of
/ honoring all dogs points with prompt
back, he would not except under pro-
| test, stay with a dog who honored his
points.
Sue did her stealing of Gladstone's
points with such grace and nonchalance
1t would be a treat to shooters to see
how cleverly she did it. She was the
best retriever of the dead birds I ever
saw in the field. She marked accurate
ly any number of birds shot down, and
| when ordered to do so would bring in
all the birds shot. She marked the
flight Of the flushed bevy and located
where they lit almost to foot; nor
would she commence to hunt when or
dered on after flushed covey until she
was at the spot she saw the flushed
bevy light. -Y
Gladstone would hunt hard all day
and not notice a rabbit. But when the
days hunt was over and we rode home,
often at night, he would run rabbits
and give tongue all the way. He did
not believe in the maxim of the song,