Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10

bench might be practically worthless I'm the
field but the dog which is good in the field
Is pretty apt to disclose his fine points to
q good Judge, even though he may be dis
played on the bench. This was shown at
the late show, when w. A. Pixley brought
his famous dog. Captain MILESTONE, from
Mississippi to exhibit him at the show. The
dog had been sick and had been put
through some hard stunts in the field in
anticipation of the big field trial meets to
be held later in the season. He was run
down from this hard work and had not
been prepared for the bench, but expert
enced dog men had little difficulty in Sec
ing the superior points Of the dog. Captain
arrived too late to be entered in the com
petition, but gave a special exhibition of
field trial work on the Happy Hollow golf
links. About fifty people watched the dog
at work and he seemed to have no limit to
his capacity to cover ground in his search
for birds.
Bert Dixon and Conrad Young also took
their dogs into the fields during the show
to give them a run. and these two. over
which the judge studied quite a while be-
fore deciding where to award the blue rib
bon, showed what high-class dogs could do
when put to work. Dixon's dog. James,
was given the ribbon for being the best
sporting dog at the show, and he showed
his class. He is a big, beautiful white
pointer who had been given plenty of work
on Dixon's ranch in Oklahoma and was in
the pink Of condition to show, either on the
bench or in the field.
The success of the late show and the an
~ticipation of the coming show has aroused
several dormant dog lovers of Omaha tc
action and they are now looking for some
dogs with which to compel for prizes al
the show next year. Bill Hardin was
greatly struck with the Pixley dog and ad.
vised Pixley to send him to the bench show
at Chicago, saying that his superiority wa;
so marked that he would win at any bench
show. Fred Hamilton is going to get int
the game and Dick Stewart will have a dol
or two for the next show. w. II. McCord
says the directors will have to reckon witt
him when they begin to award prizes mex
year, as he will have some dogs which the!
will have TO go some to beat.
Field Trial Dogs to show on.
Owners of hunting dogs are preparing t.
give some public exhibitions of the work o.
their dogs in the near future. Pixley anC
Dixon and Young have arranged to hav,
their dogs run some afternoon when the
weather is pleasant and the public will b.
invited to see how high-class dogs car
really work,
All people do not care so much for thu
hunter and some prefer the watch dog Of
the lap dog, or house dog, and for then
there will be an abundant display at the
next show. Charles Benson, whose dog
Queen. won the prize as being the bes'
dog at the show, was in the same class
with w. D.. Foster at the poultry show
Foster had about the smallest chicken a.
the show and won the highest honor anc
Benson had one of the smallest dogs a
the show and carried off the plum.
Color does not make the breed OF a dos
and the type of a settle that has made
itself accepted as standard is that he mus
be OF good size, alert and pleasing confor>
nation. His head must be we'll made anc
1t must be typical. of proper length, deptf
and squareness of muzzle, step we'll pro-
nounced and eyes well set; ears low-hune
and not badly folded; he must not be toe
heavy in the lips nor too a~pple-headed ir
the shape of his skull; he must be stronf
In his body lines; his neck must not b,
short and beefy or legs too short or too
long. The legs should be in good proper
ton to the size and length of the animal
the shoulders should be we'll formed, show
ing speed and giving him a large amour
Of lung space; he must be strong acros,
the loin and have his hind legs we'll shaped
and he must carry his tail nicely, just
little above the horizontal. With othe.
marking up to the standard color has moth
ing to do with a dog.