Evening star., 1913-02-16

him." The Phi,adelphian gave his COM
panion look that shifted all the blame
to him and disappeared in the darkness.
When the blankets had dried little the
| Washington man rolled up in them ana
was soon sleeping the sleep OF the MAJ ma !
who knew" His friend spent the nlsh'
| in the open The hunt had ended BiliS
| told them that by driving some ten miles
| the streams could be headed, and thes
| could return to town. The drive was
made in disgusted silence. but with IRE
quent stops. The Philadelphia man soon
| bade goodbye to the Indian country and
! ever afterward damned Poor Lo' and his
cuisine. He never quite forgave the
| Washinetonian for having passed up the
Tom Fuller course. quite ignoring the
fact that he himself had performed tha,
| identical feat thoroughly. He says that
TO this good day if he happens to hear
| one man say to another, Say, Billy
| the cabin. the dish and the results all
come back to him just as they. did that
| night.
| A correspondent asks for the relative
wins of pointers and settlers in the
American field futurity stake. Although
| the futurity is run early in each season,
| their best form. ii is regarded as the
dei'oy classic of the year. 1t was first
run in 1905. and since then the stake
has been Won by the following dogs:
II lS
new. Count. Master John. Master Ben
Master DevereuX, La Besita and Ssllie
@. In the eight years every winner of
first has been a setter. OF the thirty
two dogs placed. eight have been pointers
and tWenty-four settlers.
James McAleer. the former Washil .to.,
base hall manager. is branching out. ami
has placed some OF his fine beagles in the
puolic stud. In his circular he let's it be
m ~ nj q cha
plons. one of his dogs being named Nc
AleerS Fed SoX.' 1t also says that he
Is the guy that Put tip in Tippecanoe."
season Count Whitestone's descendant
had been credited with 192 wins, and dur
ing the season just closed his sons and
daughters added fifteen wins to this won
uerIui record. BenStOne contributing three
Uncle Dave five. and Manitoba May.
Jack A.. Kitty MAY Whitestone. Malmai-
son. Kitty May W;ndem, George Clay
and Sport Count Whitestone one each
Many of his get proved disappointEAents
the past season, but they are not too old
to come to their true form next season
and add new laurels 20 his name But if
they should never win again. 2J7 wins
set mark that never has been and
probably never will be eoualed Dog
lovers should erect a mOnumen mt to him
The nearest approach to this record was
mat o. tnat other great Llewelln dog.
Lazy Count Gladstone. whose sons and
daUShteSrS secured LOG wins.
B,endy, the beautiful Blenheim spaniel
owned by Mrs. r. n. Rogers of
81 p street northwest. is attracting much
notice on the bench show circuit and nd Is Is
regarded as future champion. Mary
Garden recently paid 81, 4GO for one Of this
breed. and Mrs Rugers would laugh at
any offer for Blendy that did not re-
of the breed have sold for 5000. Want
few?
From sentimental reasons if for none
other. Bob Gates. the popular Memphis
newspaper man. will have the good wishes
of all sportsmen in his candidacy for the
secretaryship of the United States Senate.
he comes of a family of spOrtSmcn one
uncle having been a partner of James NJ.
Avent In the ownership Of the Memphis
and Anent kennels. They owned some
Of the greatest settlers OF the times.
among them being the great field trial
winner, Bob Gates" Mr.. Gates says he
is not certain whether the dog was
named after him or he after the dog.
The Westminster Kennel Club show
opens In the Grand Central Pal
acc, New York. Wednesday, March
of 1900 dogs and 2.9ol entries There
are a pointers. "a English settlers, II
Gordon settlers, 2S Irish settlers, 1 Griffin
korthal Cor long-haired po!nte) and 81
of entries, there being 129 of them in
the show.
Champion Jessie Rodfeid's Count Glad
stone did not long survive his longtime
owner. Jesse Sherwood. "Old Jess as
the dog was known TO every field trial
enthusiast, died in North Dakota jan
uary so. He was by Lady Count Glad
stone. ex Jessie Rodfield. and was
whelped September 26, 1901. He was a
many-time winner on the bench. and as
field trial performer had few equals,
bs having seventeen wins including the
Illinois championship, to his credit. For
some reason this royalty bred Llewellin
was not extensively bred to. but a large
number of his get made their mark on
the field trial circuit.
The eXpedients resorted to to ship game
out of some states is well illustrated by
the following incident. which was furnish
ed to Field and Kennel by E. r. Fon-
taine. a "Tar Heeler," down in the Win
der building. who is noted for his un-
swerving veracity. He writes: Il read
in a North Carolina paper OF a man being
fined nearly 1900 for trying to ship a
coffin full Of quail out of the state. He
had procured q death certificate and was
putting the coffin on the car when a
trained setter dos, owned by a game war
den, pointed the corpse and the man
was arrested
Several readers have asked what ef-
feet the passage Of the Mclean bill,
which places all migratory wild fowl un-
der government protection, would have
on wild fowl shooting. This is a problem
that the courts alone can solve Having
read every word of the testimony taken
before the Senate committee. we'll as
Senator McLean's very able speech,
Field and Kennel" is one of those who
believe that after the first test Is heard
the enactment and enforcement of game
laws will remain where 1t has always
been rested ami that is with the legisla-
lures of the different states.
How can the wide variation between
tho prices paid for high-class sporting
and transporting dogs be accounted for?
Field and Kennel recently talked with a
well-known fancier and breeder of nom
sporting dogs and this gentleman cited
instances of dogs that have sold for over
5000. Arnold Lawson. son OF rhOma 9
W. Lawson. according to reports. has had
agents in England "cornerin." the bull
dog market and has paid large prices for
prize specimens. For Champion Centaur.
purchased from Herbert Coates. lie paid