Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
FIELD AND KENNEL

Under the above heading The STAR
anxious to do it's share toward en-
couraging every branch of sport, pro-
poses to give sportsmen and owners of
field dogs their day in court. 1t is an
experiment, but it is hoped that lovers
of the gun and dog will do their part
in making it a successful one. Items
of local interest are solicited, and ques-
tons will be cheerfully answered. Ad
dress all communications to:
FIELD AND KENNEL,
Care Evening Star,
Washington, ID. c.
Base bail, foot ball, rowing and all
forms of outdoor sport. save one, nave
their seasons and geographic limitations
The hunter alone knows mo pent-up
Utica" For him every cline mas It's
game and every season its cline. Only
short time since we read of Paul Rainey
plotting his yacht through berg-coyered
seas to land him in the haunts of the
polar bear and musk OK. Last week
field papers carried photographs of the
nine lions killed by him and his party
within the brief space of thirty minutes,
under the very shadow of the equator.
At this season, when the frost is on the
pumpkin and the folders in the SHOCK the
thoughts of every true sportsman with good
red blood in his veins turn to the field, and
to him no earthly music possesses the
charm of Bob Whites" call. The more
fortunate ones are already making plans
for the good times they are sure of haV-
ing, while his less fortunate brother can
only recall with a sigh of regret the
glorious sport he used to have Not for
many years has the prospect for good
shooting season been as promising as
this One reads in field papers communi-
cations from all sections bearing the same
glad tidings: Quail unusually plentiful
and prospects for a good season were
never better.
Weather conditions have been ideal for
Matching and rearing Plenty of brood
birds were left over from las year and,
according to reports. two broods are the
rule rather than the exception
Whenever two or more sportsmen are
gathered together two questions are sure
to be heard. Where do you intend doing
the way of Dogs" Now, in planning
successful hunt there are three essentials.
a gun, birds and a dog. In relative i'm
portance the writer would count the first
two as one-fourth and the dog as three
fourths, the gun and birds constituting
negligible quantities unless reinforced bv
a good dog.
Washington has its full quota of enthu-
siastic sportsmen, and they are owners
of splendidly bred and we'll broken field
dogs Among true Sportsmen there is
strong bond &C fellowship, a community
of interests, rs il were. and the object of
this column will be to draw them into
closer relationship. The Star has gen
erously allowed a limited space in it's
sporting edition to field sports and field
dogs, and with the cooperation of local
sportsfnen the writer hopes to make the
..Field and Kennel column an interesting
one to them Notes on both field and
kennel matters are invited, and inquiries
as to questions of breeding and pedigree
will be cheerfully answered if it is in the
power of the writer to secure the infor-
nation desired
The first field trial of the season was
held recently in Manitoba. The Derby
was won by the fine young setter Tom
Curtis owned by II. r. Edwards of
Cleveland, Ohio. The all-age stake was
battle royal between ]. NJ. Avent' S
Llewellin setter Mobile and the pointer
Comanche Frank, Mobile winning first
and Frank second The Canadian cham
pionship was awarded to Winnipeg, who
won the same stake last year.
Local sportsmen are very much in the
dark as to the intentions of the officials
of the Maryland and District of Colum
bia Field Trial Association. These trials
have for several years been held on the
German estate near Laurel. The officials
apparently do not believe very strongly
in printers ink. II they would issue a
prospectus informing sportsmen of their
plans. a number of Washington dogs
would probably be entered. but as 1t
stands now no one knows what to expect.
If there is one man in Washington to
whom dog owners should be grateful 1t is
to Jacob T. Moffett, superintendent of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. The privilege OF carrying dogs on
the cars of this line has always been de-
MED to patrons of this line. although al
lowed on the canital Traction Company.
On application single trip permits were
granted, but this entaiet a great deal