Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
FIELD AND KENNEL

Field and Kennel" last Sunday BY crowd
ing out his notes. II some things he
wanted to say are left unsaid and some
others are said twice let this account
for It, but They gotta quit kickin' these
notes aroun.
The Washington Kennel Club is greatly
pleased over the outlook for their show.
They have chosen the following judges
for the various classes: St Bernaros.
Great Danes, DR.. Fletcher Lutz; American
dogs, Edwin Boyer. Philadelphia: Bos-
ton terriers. William Green. Phiiadel-
phia: Pomerapiaps. Miss Ida Roberta
Patton, Philadelphia. All other breeds,
Ben Lewis, Lansdowne, Pa.
A number Of inquiries have been made
as to the fee for entering dogs In the
that thowi in the ..ripDon" classes the entrances
fee il 81, while In the classes where
money prizes are awarded the Zee II 81
The prospectus will be out by Friday and
can be secured from the secretary, 4lS
Evans building.
Mr.. Charles A. Watson, secretary Of the
Kennel Club, has just imported from
England the noted lightweight bulldog
Larry Lynne. He will be shown for the
first time in this country at the approach
ing bench show. Larry was brought to
America by Mr.. Ben Lewis especially for
Mr.. Watson, and bulldog fanciers are
confident that he will soon win his way
to the championship.
All bench shows countenanced by the
American Kennel Club are rated accord
ing to actual number Of dogs benched.
points: 75O and over points; 500 ard
over 3'points; $50 and over, 2 points; UNI
der $50, point. A dog In any class that
has won Is points under three different
judges cat least three OF which shall
champion Of record in his class.
w. L. Webb Of Chevy Chase IL both q
dog ana chicken fancier. He has six
very me. four-month-old setter pups. ana
did have sixty two-week-old chicks. A
wire fence separated the two. but q few
days since the puppies broke through the
netting and-well, he still has the pups,
but the chirp Of the chicks 10 heard no
more on tho Webb estate.
Messr,. Denton Morford, Tom Baldwin
and . few others had their dogs out
back Of Brentwood last Sunday, and
on some low grounds found At least thirty
1acksntpe. Baldwin's bitch Princess
proved quite q success a. snipe dog.
Owners Of sporting dogs should show
their interest In the bench show By max
ing liberal entries. One Of the officers
OF the Kennel Club. who never owned a
field dog nor fired q gun. told the writer
that he would do all In his power to
aid the field trial movement and voIun-
teered the information that; he would
come forward with q subscription of
money. Let field dog owners show the
same spirit.
IN r. n
engine company, No. II. were out near
Brentwood recently and found two large
coveys Of quail. Mr.. Johnston had Lord
Buckingham and Mr.. Luskey his bitch
Belle. It was the first time Belle had
worked with another dog, ana she showed
and should show some good puppies.
Mr.. J. E. Melton OF Randle HEIGHTS
recently took q field trial enthusiast all
over the country beyond the Eastern
branch to learn what facilities IT offered
doubted1y many birds, but, taken a. q
whole, 1t is rather too hilly to run wide
ranging dogs on. Mr.. Melton II connected
with the United States Realty Company
ana his two fine settlers did some very
pretty work.
A correspondent writes that there ID
too great Q disposition to accord Aeld
trial dogs all the honors at the expense
OF great pointers ana settlers that are
Incompatible as shooting dogs. but were
never near q field trial. This may be
true In part, but unless we are to accept
local traditions against recorded facts It
can never be otherwise. But there Il
little doubt that the cream Of field dogs
are run In field trials. Base ball scouts
are watching the sand lots to discover
another Cobb, and would pay q fortune
for even q prospective rival OF his. Just
so professional dog men and agents Of
wealthy sportsmen &re constantly on the
lookout Tor field trial prospects and are
ready to pay long prices for them. Dvery
year handlers try out hundrsds Of young
stefs, and probably nine out Of every ten
are releeated to the shooting dog class.
Nearly all great field trial winners are
great shooting dogs. but the reverse Of
this is very far from being the case.
AS illustrating the kind OF shooting they
used TO have on Potomac marshes. we
cite bag made by . party OF Washing
ton hunters on Mattawoman creek In
1883. Writing in the American Field OF
March. 1854, '-Sora" says that Mr.
Church, John Dewell and himself went
to MattAwoman October 4. On one tide,
or "a shout three ana onA-ha1f hour1'
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