Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

tai trials all-age stake, and Black Won
der first in the all-age pointer stake. TIL,
| two then ran a race for absolute best,
Daisy Hunter winning. Mr.. Hunter ha!
| in training puppy by Caesar, ex Alte
| Abigail. Tub Dickinson's fine brood bitch
| He pronounces it one of the best he eve
owned and that is saying lot. Mr.
| Hunter has promised to write for Field
| and Kennel an account of some of hi!
great dogs.
Phil Steubner of Bladensburg Is the
owner of a great young setter in Cali
| fornia Bell Boy, jr. He is a grand little
dog. by California Bell Boy-Lena Belle
He is both bench show and field trial
winner and gives promise of being ever
better placed at Laurel this year. He is
a dog of wonderful endurance and bird
| sense. Mr.. Steubner has killed lots OF
quail over him and expects to kill more
| this fall.
The Star has already published an &C
| count of the meeting of the Maryland
and District of Columbia Field Trial AS
ISOLATION, held in Baltimore October 16
The dates selected. November q. % and
-. are admirable as they will give dog
owners a full month in which to give
their dogs full months actual field and
dog work.
Brooke III. Weeks represented Wash.
ington at the meeting He has a number
of good dogs, among them Beau Dan
stone, winner Of first in last. years open
Laurel if his dogs work out satisfactor-
lily
Jack Dunn. the base ball magnate, says
more good dogs will be lat Laurel than
were ever entered there.
AS was said in this column, Virginia
has extremely liberal game laws. Mary
land goes to the other extreme. While
the season and license are statewide In
Virginia, in Maryland each county has
its own laws. and a license is good only
in the county in which it is issued. Lack
of space fOrbids a full statement Of the
various county laws, but we give the es-
Washington. In Montgomery county the
open season is: Quail, rabbit, November
to December 81; wild turkey. November
I to March 2; woodcock, July to Jan
uary .; squirrel August l to December
16; dove, August L. to December Is:
pheasant. September 1 to January 2; wild
fowl. November l to April IL. The license
costs $3.50.
pheasant. rabbit November to Decem-
Der %: wild turkey. November I to De-
cember %; dove August Is to December
%; woodcock. June 80 to December %:
wildfoWl, November ] to April IL. Nom
resident license, 5000. and only applies
to upland game.
Back in the late seventies and early
eighties Washington had a number Of
noted trap and field shots. and over on
Analostan Island some great scores were
made. Recently some old-timers held q
seance, and one Of them said: "Of the
great shots of that day can only recall
three who are left. e. L. Mills, Uncle
Billy Wagner and Ned Derrick" Only
three but what a trio! Take them over
the traps on quail. woodcock. ducks
and marsh birds, there was probably no
three-man team i'm the country who
could have beaten them. and 1t Is doubt
full il there are three of their age who
can do it today Mr.. Mills is now travel
ing auditor in the internal revenue serv-
Ice. Mr.. Wagner is still in business on
Capitol Hill and Mr.. Derrick still enjoys
Ned Derrick was an ardent sportsman
and a noted oarsman. being for long
time stroke of the Potomac crew. He
told the writer a short time since that on
a hunting trip down the Potomac, he
killed sexty-seven woodcock In one after
noon, and, but for running out Of shells.
would have done better.
Tubby Dickinson says he once owned q
doubIe-nosed pointer which thought moth
ing Of pointing at the same time a covey
of quail to the right and a woodcock to
the left.
Judging from press reports. the open
season on gunners was advanced this
year-a large number who looked like
deer" are already reported
In Michigan they have a game law
which prohibits the use of guinea pigs in
hunting rabbits. Now. the writer feels