Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
DOGS RUN TO FORM
Last Day of Field Trials at
Laurel Most Interesting.
GIVE FINE EXHIBITION
Joe Given First Money, But No
Awards for Second and
Third Places.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
LAtREL, Md. November 3O.-The field
trials party made an early start yester-
day. morning, Notwithstanding the dis
agreeable weather. 1t is pleasure to be
able to state that the running while not
completed. owing to the length OF the
program due TO the pos.ponement
Tuesday. was carried forward with. all
possible dispatch. There was also marked
Improvement in the handling Of the dogs.
Each handler seemed to be actuated by
the laudable desire to have his dog win.
II win he did. on his merits. The rush
and desire to get ahead of competitor.
SO apparent the opening day, was en-
tireiy absent, consequently, though fewer
birds were found, the dogs ran, in most
instances far better heats. The judges
must also be given praise for the prompt
manner in which they handled the heats.
They followed the dogs closely and were
able to decide intelligently in every evenn
Much of this, in the opinion of the writer
was due to the fact that they were bet
ter mounted than on the other days, and
much to the fact that the handlers did
not try to run away from them.
That the program was not completed
was due TO the scarcity of birds. Had
birds been more numerous there is no
doubt the trials could have been run to
a finish
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The rules OF the club require that dog
must find and point birds to be placed
Three braces We're run and but two birds
were found, which were pointed by Count
B., but the dog broke i'm and flushed
the birds. for which he was penalzed
instead of receiving credit for this find
The next heat was Joe's, which dog ran
by himself. having been a bye in the
drawing This dog drew what appeared
TO be very bad course. Yet with but
two minutes remaining of his forty-five
he found and pointed in good style the
only bevy found. 1t is no detraction from
find was a big piece of luck. To complete
the trials under the rules ii was necessary
to run a second series. the dogs CONF
peting being selected by the Judges from
those whose performances in the first
series had been of sufficient merit to con-
vince them that they might win if given
an opportunity to find birds.
-Four dogs were carried to this second
series, namely, California Bell Boy, ir.,
Lady Van Rodstone, Beau Danstone and
Warfield's Blaze. These dogs should
have, under the rules, been braced and
| run, and the winnSr then run against
zoe for first money. However every
| pne being tired and desiring To spend
Thanksgiving day at home, it was agreed
that Joe should be given first pace, and
| that no award should. be made of second
and third places. This was done
x1x*x
The weather could not have been
worse-bleak and cold-and the earth a
Iquagmire. After short drive the brace
| in the open derby was put down.
C. w. Wise's liver-and-white pointer,
Frank Baker. and Louis MeGrew's
white, black and tan setter, Black-eyed
Mohawk, were cast off in an open field
| at the side. Frank Baker had won the
members all-age stake Monday, but his
performance in this heat was without
merit from any point OF view. Mohawk,