Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
FIELD AND KENNEL

Field and Kennel makes grateful
acknowledgment to Mr.. J. G. Pearre,
paymaster of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, for a most interesting letter, and
Is sure that Star readers will look for
ward with great interest to his prom
ised communications. In his letter Mr..
Pearre writes:
81 have been reading with much in
terest your weekly Field and Kennel
notes in The Sunday Star and am so
glad to see that the greatest of all
sports has been given space in a Wash
ington paper that l will be glad TO
contribute my mite to the good cause.
If anything l can write will prove of
interest to brother sportsmen. | have
been a lover of gun and dog since l
was old enough to toddle around with
my father and his good old pointer.
From then till now i have always owned
a shooting dog. some good, more bad
and lot Indifferent; but each we'll
bred. L have been peculiarly fortunate
in having had opportunities TO shoot
over much of this country. and many
Of the European states. particularly
Great Britain and Greece. Naturally,
have had a few experiences, and il
they will prove of interest to you in your
notes 1 Will be glad to furnish them
Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas is one
of the most ardent field sportsmen among
public men and enjoys talking over good
dogs as much or more than over politics.
His favorite hunting grounds are over the
famed grand prairie between Little Rock
and Memphis. Senator Davis was for
long time pointer advocate, but has be-
come q convert to the settlers. Last sum-
mer he took home with him handsome
pair of setter puppies by Beau DanStone
eX Old Dominion Kate, and few days
since during a chat on field dogs 1e told
the writer that they were the most prom
Using pair seen in Arkansas for a long
time.
At one of the recent field trials in the
south a setter dog running in one of the
stakes flushed a covey of quail greatly to
his handlers chagrin- To add insult to
injury he chased them and to cap the
climax he yelped like hound at every
jump.
w. l.. Webb of Chevy Chase is the
proud owner of splendid litter of pup
pies by Beau Danstone out of his good
bitch, .'Old Dominion Kate" Bess). He
says they are the finest ever-but Webb
always says that.
Field and Kennel has received an inter-
esting and much appreciated letter from
Mr.. ]. a. Hoffar veteran employc of
the Bank of Washington, in which he
says: Permit me to express my appre-
citation of Field and Kennel notes. They
are most enjoyable and revive the in
terest and memories of the old boys OF
the eariy sos of whom ! am one" In
speaking of the two Count Noble-San-
born's Nellie puppies referred to in last
Sundays notes Mr. Hoffar says: In
your remarks on Count Noble you refer
to the two puppies brought here. 1t was
in 81 or 50: certainly not in 1882" Mr.
Hoffar is mistaken in his dates The
puppies were received here in July or
August. 1SS2. they being then four
months old.
1t is possible that Mr. Hoffar has con-
fused this bitch with some other, for he
says the bitch was never bred believe
countess Noblesse. the puppy referred
to was taken by her owner. Mr. Weeks
to Louisiana in September. 1852. and
thence to Texas in January. 1s~;. where
she died by poison in the spring of 1872
Noblesse was bred many times. First to
the great field trial winner, ..COleman's
London. From this union there were
thirteen puppies. only one of which
reached maturity. This one. when fifteen
months old, was bitten by a rattlesnake
and died in fifteen minutes. She also
threw two large filters to American
DAN. The first litter was extermnated
BY dStemper. The second, when about
ten weeks old, INDUCED in a bait of rat
poison and all save one sought the happy
hunting ground. From union with San
Roy but one puppy was raised. San Roy
by the way. was of the same breeding as
the orange and white dog belonging to
\. +. Burche. which Mr.. Hoffar refers to
as the best looking Count Noble puppy
ever in Washington. both being by Count
for the last time To Ace. "A dog by Rode
rigo ex Countess House tthe dam of
Harry G.. a field trial winner,. Two pup
pies were raised, one of which WAS sold
at long price to W. -. Cleveland OF
Houston, Tex. and by him sold at an
advance to Wharton Davenport of Gal
weston. i'm which city the dog died when
under two years old. Mr.. llonar will see
that Noblesse was bred TO the best dogs
of her day, but can any one beat this
for hard luck story?
She was a grand quail dog and on prai-
RE chickens she was unbeatable. Snipe
she despised. and would even run away
| if forced to hunt them. She was large
and very handsome white. black and tan
Nf good speed and splendid range and of
great endurance. Mr. Hoffar mentions a
| so-called native" named Frank, owned
| by George Cross. The writer remembers
him we'll. a very beautf full dog. white and
black, with a faultless head, but his APP
| pearance was marred by locked tail.
barbsrous practice very prevalent in
those days. The dog came to George
Cross by gift of my old friend John Ring.
| gold, long passed to the happy hunting
grounds. The writer owned litter from
| q native" sired by Frank, one Of which
he sent to an uncle in Louisiana. where
| he became known as one of the best snipe
! dogs in the state. The writer also re-
members Victoria, referred to by Mr..
| Hoffar as belonging to Mr.. Ed Mills.
now travelling auditor for the internal
revenue bureau. and whom the writer is
| happy TO class among his friends. While
/ he never shot over Vic. her reputation
| for good work was we'll known. And by
The way. twas not Vic one Of the two dogs