Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-29
RAIN STOPS FIELD
TRIALS At LAUREL
Derby and AII-Age Stakes to
Be Contested
Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Nd, November 9-Although
the weather was threatening, the field
trial party started out Tuesday morning
| hoping that the derby could be run. A
few miles from town the first brace OF
Youngsters were put down. They were
Warfeld Bob, owned and handled by Jack
Dunn, and Babblebrook Billy, owned and
handled by Louis McGrew Of Pittsburgh.
Pa. Billy was one Of the much talked of
Mohawk II-Black-eyed Susan Whitestone
litter. They ran fairly good race, both
showing good hunting qualities, but moth
ing sensational. They hunted on open
ground, but neither found BIRDS Down
forty-five minutes.
Cravings Caesar Danstone, owned by
Courtney Jenkins Of La Plata, Md, and
Mohawk Jack. owned by Lois McGrew.
were next called for. but as the Jenkins
dog did not materialize. Mohawk Jack
ran bye. What was said OF his kennel
mate Babblebrook Billy applies to Jack.
He showed up well for seuen-month- old
puppy, but, like the others, found no
birds.
The next heat was a unique one in
field trial history. It was intended to be
run between Frank Baker, pointer, owne
by Mr.. Wise of Trappe, Md, and Black
Mohawk, another of the McGrew puppies.
Jack Dunn's Warfield Bob was running
loose and entered the running just for
the FUN OF 1t. The judges ordered Dunn
to take up his dog, but Dunn was no
race horse and could not catch him, SO
the trio hunted along for about ten min
utes, when rain put an end to It, Neithe.
dog showed much, and they failed to a d
birds and were taken up after ten min
utes. 1t was now raining hard AMI the
entire party, led by Mr.. Gent, made a
bee-line for a place just beyond "the
four-mile limit"|if you know where that
is-where bountiful lunch was waiting
for them, sent out by the Laurel Hotel.
AS the rain continued. the running was
called on for the day and the thoroughly
wet and discouraged crowd got back to
Laurel by clock. A meeting II the
association was held later in the hot
derby and the all-age stake Wednesday.
and. wind up what it is practically assured
will be the last field trial meeting that
will ever be held at Laurel. Drawings
for the ali-age stake. the feature race
Of the meeting. we're then held and re-
suited as follows:
First-Lady Van Rodstone, w. H.
Pearce. owner, with Count B.
Second-California Bell Boy jr., Phil
Steubner, owner, with Warfield s Blaze.
Third-Count Warhelds Count, John
Dunn, owner. with Beau Danstone. B. h.
Weeks, owner.
Fourth-Joe. Louis McGrew, owner, a
bye.
The unexpected scarcity Of birds has
had most discouraging effect on the
meeting. In two days running three
coveys Of quail have been found, all on
the first day. and no trial can be a sue
cess under these circumstances It has
been practically settled that no attempt
will be made to hold another meeting
at Laurel. 1t Is not good bird coun-
try. 1t does not seem that they have
been killed out by hunters, but simply
are not there.
At a meeting to be held in Baltimore
soon a determined effort will be made
to organize a real field trial association.
The active members realize that the
present association needs to undergo a
weeding-out process, and have new life
injected into ii. An effort will be made
to interest men of position in this splen-
did amateur sport, and hold q real meet
ing next fall