Evening star., 1913-02-03
FIELD AND KENNEL

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| There is no better recommendation in
Maj. Sylvesters annual report than the
one calling for the shortening of the sea-
son in which quail can be legally sold in
| the District of Columbia. AS chief of
police. Mai Sylvester is eX-officiQ game
| warden of the District. and it is to be
hoped that his suggestion. closing the
| sale season February l in place of
March 1. as it now stands. will be adopt
ed by Congress. January l would be bet
| ter STILL but as the open season in the
states south of us runs through February.
that cannot be hoped for Yet. 1t will
come. however, before long. Field and
Kennel has talked with several market
men and none of them oppose the change.
Pot hunters will be about the only ones
to do this. and this proposed change will
be a long step toward putting this class
out Of business. There are scores of
high class sportsmen in Congress. who
would gladly aid in pushing this proposed
change to a passage if the matter We're
brought to their attention properly.
Field and Kennel suggests that meet
ing of local sportsmen be called and
concerted effort be made to secure ac-
tfon on Maj. SylvesterS recommendation
at the extra session of Congress. Maj.
Sylvester would doubtless be willing to
attend and show the necessity of the law
and a committee named to lay the mat
ter before the proper congressional COM
mfttees. The scarcity of quail during the
season just closed should be a warning
to all sportsmen that quick action is nee
essary or this finest of all game birds
will soon disappear
The national championship. the field
trial classic, was started at Grand juno
tion. Tenn. January 81. and had not
been completed when these notes were
sent in. Great regret was caused by
MomOney s. failure to start as his phe-
| nomenal series of wins made him the
logical favorite. A severe abscess de-
velOped on his jaw and made his starting
impossible. Sixteen dogs started, and as
this is written, ten of them have finished
their three-hour heats, Jack A. Philli-
pides, COmanche Frank, Ruby's Sport
Success and Eastview's heats not having
been heard from. 1t seems almost GER
tain that the splendid heat run by the
Illewellin Setter Powhatan. owned by
Hobart Ames and handled by ]. F. Jones'
will earn for him the coveted title of
national champion, unless Comanche
Frank or one of the other six named
surpassed those of the ten that have
been reported. Powhatan (Tonopaugh eX
Silby) has twice been the ''runner-up'' in
the championship. having been defeated
DS MOnOra III January, lSlv, ana Dy COlll-
missioner in 1872. If he wins this year no
one will begrudge the veteran his laurels
The first heat was between Mobile and the
brilliant young derby winner Artie G.
They both finished their heat, doing fairly
well. Mobile found five bevies and three
singles, with one flush. Artie G.. three
bevies and one flush. Revenue found
eleven bevies, while the pointer John
Proctor found two bevies and was
charged with several flushes. The two
wi
Dunn of Baltimore. and BabblebrOOk Joe
owned by Louis McGrew. were lost half
the time. Benstone found seven bevies
and Joe three. Much was expected Of
a fair heat He found five bevies. Against
him was Theodore Whitestone. Theodore
was bred by Mr.. George F.. Schadmann Of
Washington. being by Count Whitestone
ex Graziella. Theodore could not stand
the pace. and after going for two hours
and finding five bevies. had to be taken
up. The same lack of staying qualities
I caused Manitoba to be taken up in her
was a superb one He never let up for a
minute during his three hours going and
was going as strong at the finish as when
he started His bird work was superb,
he handling twelve bevieS and three sin
giles in grand style. He may not win. but
| the dog that beats this performance will
make a name for himself in field trial his
tory.
| Hawks are usually looked upon as the
| worst foes that smaller game birds and
animals have to contend against. but
! note contributed by Mr.. Charles X.
Keyes and published in the 1911 report OF
| the Smithsonian Institution shows that
| owls must be fully as destructive. Mr..
Keyes records what he found in the nest
| of a pair of owls that were rearing
brood He visited the nest on sixteen
| different occasions and here is what he
found: Two meadow mice. five bobwhite
| quails. one domestic pigeon. one flicker.
| two American coots. one king rail and
nineteen adult cottontail rabbits Mr..
Keyes says that this is not, of course. a
full record of the owls captures. but
merely records what he found on his six
, teen inspections Of the nest.
| Last Sundays Star contained a chal-
| lenge from Mr.. Herbert NJ. Dickinson to
run his setter dog Count against any dog
| in the city. the conditions being that
dog should be demerited for pointing
bird. The challenge was accepted by Mr..
| b. H. Weeks. his entrant being his young
| Llewelyn. F>ieetfoot Goldie. and 1t may
be said right here that under the speci-
| fcations both dogs ran perfect heats.
/ Mr.. Dickinson was late in reaching the
| course, and when he arrived Goldie had
| been down some time. Mr.. Dickinson
claimed that Count had been running for
an hour and a half, statement that
was questioned. but as it was some 400
| 1t probably took Count that length Of
time to cover it. After allowing Count
some time to rest up the dogs We're least
off(s)' and the District championship was
on. 1t was soon apparent that in speed,
range. style and in searching likely places
| (and failure to find birdsD Goldie was su-
| perior. Count showed a disposition to
| trail Goldie. but it is believed that this
results from inexperence and he may
outgrow it, for he was at times quite in
dependent in his casts. After two hours
/ running the dogs were taken up, neithe~
having found birds. but their owners
| claimed that they would certainly have
failed to point had opportunity offered.
| and the judges agreed with them in this
AS stated. in speed. range. style and dis
position to go where she blamed please
and come back when she felt like 1t
Goldie was best. and was awarded the
race and pronounced the most easily