Evening star., 1912-11-24
FIELD AND KENNEL

The eighth futurity. the race that is to
dogdom what the Sheepshead Bay fu-
turity was to the equine world, was re-
Gently run at Hutsonville, Ill, under con-
ditions that made it more like horse
race than a bird hunt, for the two days
running not enough birds were found to
test the bird handling qualities Of one
brace of seventeen settlers, and two point
ers that started. The stake was won by
the fine young English setter bitch
Sadie G." she being by Jay R. Whit
estone, ex Kruegers Pride. John A.
Guide, the well known expert, owned and
handled the winner. Colonel Bogey, a
pointer. by Fishels Frank, exGilt Edgess,
was second: Charley p, Lewellin set
ter, third, and Marse Ben's Fleet, fourth.
Although few birds were found, the field
of dogs was a fine one, and the decisions
Of the judges were generally approved.
The first futurity was run in 1905. and
the stake has been won successfully by
TOnopaugh, Lakefield Clean, Prince
Rodney's Count, Master John, Master
Ben. Master Devereux. La Besita and
Sadie G., all settlers. Although some of
have never succeeded in winning the race.
A. F. Hochwalt. who is perhaps the
leading authority on field dogs and field
trials in this country. sums up the race
as follows: Perhaps this futurity did
not demonstrate SO much in the way OF
bird dogs when it comes down to actual
test, but the running proved conclusively
which dogs were the ones that were at least
hunting for birds, and. as we have said,
this Is the basic principle of field trials. >
We confess. however, to being old-fash-
ioned enough to prefer the actual tests
to basic principles but as the birds
| were not there, the test must content.
One thing is certain, and that is sports
men are tiring Of birdless field trials.
In this connection Capt Washington A
Coster C'Uncle Wash'). who has been
| one Of the pillows Of the field trial game
for nearly forty years, recently wrote as
| follows Of the lack of bird work in trials
he said: Zone thing that struck me
forcibly was how little bird work was
done The pointer dog did the only clean
| work on birds. I am not criticising the
puppies, but the old seasoned dogs in the
all-age and members stakes, and this
goes to prove my assertion that the
present day dogs are losing ground in
pointing and bird sense, two Of the most
| essential qualities in our shooting COM
panions." Uncle Wash is not alone in
his views A field trial without bird
work is very much like ball without
base hits.
Field and Kennel has received a let
ter from Mr.. Coster asking information
of the breeding Of the setter bitch
''Brinkley" or "Old Brinkley," formerly
owned by William Kennerly of White
Post. Va. Mr.. Kennerly was known to
every sportsman in America, under his
pen name of Old Dominion and count
ed many Washinstonians among his
friends and some of them may recall the
dog. Mr. Coster says that in one set of
| records her breeding is given as by
"Biou ex Birda,'' while in another it is
given differently.
Nothing has been said in the papers as
to whether President-elect Wilson is q
lover of gun and dog, although 1t is
President Arthur often took his day
afield while both Presidents Cleveland
and Harrison found 1t their favorite rec
reation from affairs Of state. Mr.. Roose-
velt's fame a hunter of big game is
too we'll known to need mention. If Mr..
Wilson can bag birls as he bagged votes
there will not be many left for the other
sportsmen
Mr.. Bob Kengla of Georgetown. his son
Charles and j. NJ. Beall were out with
the beagles in Montgomery county We'd
| nesday. They got up covey Of quail
and killed two. Charley Kengla had a
rare piece Of luck for this locality, in
bagging a splendid cock pheasant that
weighed nearly three pounds. He gave
1t to Mr.. Beall, who is having it mounted.
Pheasants. or more correctly speaking,
partridges, are very rare around here.
The party killed the usual number Of
bunnies.
Field and Kennel has seen more dead
rabbits than quail in the pockets of
this season. AS the little girl said, they
multiply very fast" and the slaughter
does not seem to affect the next season S
crop.
The first of the leading field trials was
held at Hutsonville. ILL.,. when the
independent trials were held on the Mon
day after the futurity was run. The
old dogs succeeded In finding birds in
the same fields that proved blanks to
the futurity youngsters. Both the derby
and the all-age stakes brought out great
fields and the running was of the very
highest order. In the derby the pointers
won both first and second places. Mar
second. and third divided between the
setters'- Charley p. and Clark's Sport s
Marian. In a great held of all-age dogs
the winner turned up in the great Level
lin setter. Momoney. with Jack Dunns
Benstone second. and the pointer
Comanche Frank third. In the writer's
opinion these are the three greatest field
trial dogs in America, and they will prob
ably carry Off the seasons honorS in
just about the order they ran in this
race. Walter Kidwell's pointer, Kid
wells Comet, ran a good race, but was
not placed.
Mr. Z. G.. Buckln of Hyattsville, who Is
never without good dogs. has been bag
ging his full share of game, and reports
his dogs as doing excellent work.
Tom Baldwin of Brightwood has been
unusually successful with the dozen or so
dogs he has handled this fall. Some hope
less ones have been in his hands, or
rather some that appeared hopeless to
others, and he has brought them around
all right. Tom has earned hunt. and
he will take 1t next week in Prince
Georges county. Good luck to him.
The Brightwood Sportsmen's Club was
busy last week installing a stove and
other fixtures in it's lodge. Numerous i'm
provements have been made in it's spa
cious clubhouse. under the personal super
vision of ''Tubby'' Dickinson, whose game
leg does not keep him at home.
william r. Burdine, Ernest Wheatley,
Vic Brielaski and Percy Hayden leave
Monday morning In an automobile for st.