Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
FIELD AND KENNEL

Under the above heading The Star, al
ways anxious to encourage every branch
of sport proposes to give field sportsmen
and owners of field dogs their day in
court Items of local interest are So
licited and questions relating to pointers
and settlers will be cheerfully answered
Kennel, care Evening Star Washing
ton, D. c.
Hank. Hark. the dogs do bark;
The hunters are leaving town.,
has been the song of the Union station
/ during the past week, and few trains
/ have left for southern points without car
| rying goodly number of pointers ana
settlers in the baggage car. Last sun
| day morning on the early local over the
Southern for Virginia points there were
at least twenty-five hunting dogs, rep
resenting every breed and grade. The
dogs seemed as thoroughly imbued with
| the conviction that there was sooo
| time a-coming as were their owners, and
both seemed eager for the fray. one
sportsman had five very handsome beagies
beagle handsome, of cOurSe-wh1ch ne
! left with a servant at one end OF III.
station while he went to the baggage
room. After awhile the servant followed
him. He also followed the beagles, fol
the little fellows, straining on then
leashes, followed the trail of their owner
as true as any bloodhound could.
There was considerable confusion a
the station owing to ignorance on thu
| part of owners as to the methods o'
shipping dogs. For southern points al
dogs have to go through the baggage
room and be checked like other baggage
the agents taking charge of them an,
putting them on the car. They are
charged at excess baggage rates bu
the charges are very small. One owne
shipped two dogs TO Cupeper for u
cents.
In every field trial club the work usual
~ falls on the shoulders Of one or tw'
men. and they often bear all the flnan
| cial risk as we'll. 1t fs generally the sec
) rotary, but it is perfectly safe to say tina
but for the time and attention freel.
given to the Maryland and District o
Columbia field trials by Mr.. Grason II
Gent of Baltimore president of the asso
citation, the Laurel meetings would hav
long ceased to exist. This true sports
man and gentleman has given freely o
both his time and means, always enter
and runs his dogs, takes victories mod
estlv and defeats cheerfully. Here is L
him. with the hope that after the race 1
run the members cup will adorn his den
Or. w. A. Pcarce Of Baltimore is an
other lover of the sport closely identifie
with Mr.. Gent in forwarding it's best in
terests DIR. Pearce's dog. Capt. Lee
won the members derby last year.
DR.. w. D. Monroe Of the Farragut ha
purchased a fine English setter for hi
fall shooting, and hopes to work owe
him soon.
The list OF entries for the Souther
Field Trial Club has been published. TIL
trials will be held at Latohatchie. Ala
. December 1O-11. In the derby there ar
) fortyone settlers and seven pointers. !
the all-age stake fftyfour settlers an
eleven pointers The entries include prae
ttcally every noted field trial dog In tn
country.
l John Killeen OF Georgetown had tw
English settlers registered in the field do
stud book last week. Killeen's Bessi
is by Count Gladstone Boy ex Lady Tw
Spot. Prince George Is by Mallwya ST
dar ex Dolly Noble. Mr.. Killeen ha
!, owned this pair for some time and the
j are both good bird dogs.
! Straight bred Chesapeake bay dogs al
e now very rare. II. X. Bliss presente
? Charles Hume with splendid bitch. whic
has been bred to Beaver, owned h
Riemen's kennels OF Easton, Md.
g A few days since two men approache
;. Dupont Circle and trotting contentedl
e tagless. muzzleless little white terrie
e Bicycle Policeman Lake, ever alert, sa
9 this concentrated violation of one-ha
l. of the police code. rushed up, halted ii
/ men and said, You will have to put
); muzzle on that dog The man locke
:. the dog over critically and answere
IS Needs chain and collar and ia
=, too, doesn't he?" Yes. he does, and
y must report you for not having them
i"WhyH Because the law requires yC