Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21
FIELD AND KENNEL

Mr.. G. L. Nicholson, general manager
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, is
an enthusiastic follower of field sports
and has for long time been the owner
of good field dogs In an interesting let
ter he gives an account of his great
shooting dog, Rox, being BY Lady s
Count Gladstone eX Pink Tea. Rox was
a Llewellyn, bred in the purple, and the
many local sportsmen who have seen
him work in the field will attest tina.
his owner does him no more than justice
In his description. We regret that linn
tied space prevents the printing Of Mr..
Nicholsons letter in its entirety.
Rox was by Lady's Count Gladstone
ex Pink Tea, which made him half
brother to Lanark's Lad, the latter beng
by Tony Boy ex Pink Tea. Pink Tea
was owned by Mr.. James Viers of Rock
Vile, Md. who bred both Rox and
Lanark's Lad In not pointing Rox for
of Lady's Count Gladstone was lost to
the game. for he had every quality tina
a great field trial dog could or should
have. In speed he was the equal of his
brother. Lanark's Lad. which was a
many times field trial winner. and the
runner up in the national champ. onshfp.
he had this great race practically won
when by a moments indecision at a
stone. Rox's range was absolutely un-
limited. Time and time again when
shooting over him. / have seen him make
cas,s of over three-quarters of mile,
yet always hunting to gun. and never
boiling. but always with an eye On his
handler
AS to his endurance, there was no
limit to IL. / have hunted over him
morning to late afternoon. and he
would be going as fast on the sixth
day on the first. AS bird finder I
have never seen his equal. He had
that great faculty of going 10 them as
If by instinct. going to them as
straight as bullet. and with absolute
assurance and certainty. Relying upon
an unexcelled nose he would sweep
down upon them on his fastest stride
There was no lettering around on
scent no digging it out of the ground.
With head straight in the air he went
to them as straight as needle to pole.
In my time / have seen most of the
good ones at trials in this country In
late years, bat have never seen the
dog that could beat him to coveys. His
speed and his range had never been
developed. but was there naturally.
Had he fallen into tire hands of men
like Carr. Bishop. Shelly or Avent he
would have gone down the line on
the top of the wave. Royal Robinson.
who judged the first Maryland and Dis
won. said that just as he was he could
go over the field trial circuit and
nothing could keep him out of the
money.
Il am not attempting any fulsome
eulogy of old Rox, only paying a COM
rades honest tribute. rendering unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars
to a dear old friend, who. with
brave heart. willing wag Of the tail,
Of no.
days of my life. He was a good old
pal. always giving you the best he had
In him. and his best was good enough
for any man."
: sportsman differs from note il
Iass weeks issue which said that
frozen surface Is bad thing for ouails
He says that hard snow is better for
birds than soft, as they are able to run
about on the former and seek food, while
they sink into the latter. His view *
possibly the correct one, but what is the
une or their running If ground. trees and
shrubs are ice coated?
- King George county, Va. is the favoritG
hunting ground of many Washingtonians.
but II an incident We heard Of recently
is common down there the stock of quails
will be very limited there next season
R. II. Wood of the Treasury has q place
thr.e coveyssof quail. When the recen;
snowstorm set in shelter was provided
and food furnished them. One covey near
the house was looked after by Cap:
Woods sister. The weather was so Sc
we're for a while that she was unable to
get out and when she did get out 20
feed them she found the entire covey
frozen to death. II is devoutly to be
hoped tina; this was only an isolated in
stance =
The writer has gone to considerable
trouble in an attempt to ascertain just
J what effect the terribly severe spell Of