The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
.THRONGS GATHER FOR FIELD TRIALS Notable Sporting Event Starts
 Tomorrow sTENOGRAPHERS UNITE Immense Campaign Being Waged to Favor Legislation in Behalf of
 Federal Pay for the Ma
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Montgomery December 17.-(Sp eciaD Lovers of the hound, the sportive pointer and the festive setter, today swarmed over Montgomery in throngs. and into the vales and hills of the neighboring country surrounding Leto- hatchie. The occasion of the gathering is the opening Monday of the South ern Field Trials exhibitions. an annual event which always sets the pace for the admirers of the chase in this state.
 Two of the three judges who are 10 each days work are already headquar- tered in Montgomery. the other judge being due here tomorrow. Those all ready in harness are Nat Nesbitt, one of the most famous judges of dogs in the United States, and Lee Moody of Bessemer Dr. Leigh Buckner will reach Montgomery on Sunday, coming direct from Atlanta. pr. Buckner is just ending up several weeks of hard work, inasmuch as he comes to Mont gomery from the Georgia trials at Waynesboro, prior to which he was one of the judges of the American Field Futurity, and one of the classics at the field trials.
 Drawings for the derby, the first stake to be run on Monday morning. will be held in one of the parlors of the Exchange hotel on Sunday night, following upon which the dog lovers will take to sleep, to arise early the next morning to catch train for Leto- hatchie. the starting point for the trials In all of the stakes the dogs will be put down in pairs, and the drawings will be to determine the brace that will be put in the field in their respec- tive stake. The braces are generally run from 35 to 40 minutes, giving the judges a hard hours work to determine the points of the animals.
 Unusually good purses have been of fered by the directors of the field trials There will be distributed in the two stakes at Letohatchie-derby and all age-the sum of $750, divided as fol lows $4O0 for the first money, s250 fol second, and s100 for third. Because of this condition the entry list ir hands of the officials shows the cream of dogs entered for the trials. 4 number of the dogs that participated IT the Georgia field trials this week vii be on hand beginning Monday morning The majority of the animals entered iI the trials, however, are already at Leto- hatchie.
 On Monday night the Southern Fielc Trials club, of which J Kirk Jackson of Montgomery is president, will holc it's annual meeting at the Exchang, hotel, following upon which drawing. for the all-age stake will take place
 Officers of the club in addition tc President Jackson are John H. Wallace Jr., Montgomery. secretary, and E. B Joseph, Jr., treasurer. Directors, Judge Zell Gaston, Birmingham; w. w. Titus West Point. Miss; Percy w. Harris Spartanburg, s. C.; Lawrence Lee Montgomery; Judge A. A. Evans, oi the Alabama supreme court, and E. P Bean, Birmingham.
 The field at Letohatchie Is declared to be in excellent shape for the chase and in a much better condition than December B of last year. when the first annual exhibition was held. Arrange ments have been ma de with citizens oi Letohatchie to entertain as many of the gallery as care to follow the sport Luncheon will be served on the ground at 12:3O o'clock every day, while horses are assured all who care tc participate in the events.