Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29

In. this table a divided third or fourth
is counted as one-half. Rodf1eld was
bench show champion, the other cham
pionships being won in field trials
Mohawk II was double champion
To the uninitiated it may he stated thai
i'm both field trials ana Dench SHOWS
every dog that is placed is designated
"a winner" even though lie won only
divided or one-half ot fourth piace. Inc
writer has always regarded this mis-
leading use Of the term winner as an
aDsUrdity. Recently he had OCCASION to
look up the record of winner in the
stud book and found that his right to the
title rested on his having won fourth
place in a trial in when five dogs ran:
and this is only one of numerous similar
instances which serve to belittle real
winners The custom has prevailed so
long there is little hope Of its being
changed, but the writer has always
thought that dog winnings should be des-
isnaled 10y the place assigned them in the
race. as in horse racing \ winner
would he the winner Of a trial, sec
ond''. next and 4 third next
The national championship for pointers
and settlers was inausurated in 1896 and
has been run every year except 1897.
1t was run at Grand junction, Tenn. for
some years. but is now run at Rogers
Springs. Tenn. The winners OF the stake
and title III their order are as follows:
Count Gladstone IN, Tony's Gale. Joe
Cunnlns, Lady's Count Gladstone,
Sioux (won twice., Geneva. Mohawk III.
Pioneer, Prince Wlitestone, Count
Whitestone ii. Manitoba Rap. Monora.
Eugene NJ.
Manitoba Rap enjoys the distinction of
being the only pointer that ever won
this great race. Pioneer. Prince White
stone and Eugene NJ. were English set
tiers and all the others were straight
LlewellnS.
Capt Michael Wallace of the Treasury
leaves in a few days for his annual hunt
weeks. Capt. Wallace always has as his
guests Mr. Milton E. Allies of Riggs
Bank and Mr.. Fitzpatrick of the Treas
ury.
Mr.. ". A. Wimsatt, the prominent
lumber dealer. has long been the owner
and breeder OF Llewellyn settlers. Uncle
Sam, one of his good ones. gave good
account of himself on the field trial
circuit. Mr.. Wimsatt has a winter home
in Florida. where he does most Of his
hunting.
Conrad Strong of the Treasury has
contracted the habit. too. He has taken
cottage near the seminary. in Nir-
ginia, and has added to his possessions
a fine puppy. purchased from Mr.. Webb
Of Chevy Chase
Denton Marford of Sheridan Circle
leaves for Caroline county, Va. in time
to get some of the early birds on the
opening day.
If it be true that He prayeth best
who loyeth best all things both great
and small" then former United States
Senator William V. Allen of Madison,
Neb. should be regarded as the
Abou Ben Adhem of the canine heaven.
In his home town they recently inau-
gurated war on untagged dogs: Sen
ator Allen is not a rich man. but ne
quietly went to the town marshal and
arranged to pay out of his own pocket
the redemption tax on every dog cap
tured, and not one was DESTROYED. win
Maupin vouches for the truth OF this
story in Mr.. Bryan's Commoner. Abou
Ben Allen. May his tribe increase.
Last weeks American Field contains
the registration of setter puppy by
Reau Danstone ex Alter Abigail, bred by
II. NJ. Dickinson of this city. The puppy
is named Caesar Danstone. and Is owned
by Lieut.. Dixon of engine company No.
J. The lieutenant has not much time 20
hum. but is justly proud OF. his very
handsome and well bred puppy.
In nothing appertaining to field sports
has there been such change as in the
calber of guns. Even within the memory
of the writer one-haf the guns used In
small game shooting were 10 bores. and
some twenty years back a l6-gauge was
spoken of derisively as .'popgun.' Now
Ii 20 and 2S gauge guns are the rule
rather than the exception. And SO with
charges. Where four drachms of powder
and an ounce and quarter of shot We're
formerly used present-day sportsmen get
equally good results from three drachms
of powder and three-fourths ounce Of
shot. And the wear and tear on the arm
and shoulder is correspondingly de-
creased.
4 friend sends Field and Kennel this
interesting story: I'm the late summer
Mr.. Walter A. England of Evansville.
Md. was out with his setter dog. which
flushed quail from her nest. The bird
deserted the nest and Mr.. England put
the eggs under a sitting hen. Several
little auails were Matched. but all died
but two When I saw them they were
well feathered and perfectly contented
with their foster mother. They fly up
into coop every night. When Mr.. Eng
land initiates Bob Whites call they 'raise
their heads and listen intently." The
writer would like to learn what even-
tually became OF the little orphans, il
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