Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23

illuminating note that originally appeared
i'm this column. Next September order
half a dozen on toast and find out what
they really are. You will find that words
! are inadequate TO picture their worth.
These birds start on their southern NIL
grafton at the first indication of cold
weather in the latitude in which they
breed. They are night fiers and their
peculiar whistle is frequently heard in
he air in this locality. When they reach
the Potomac marshes in the late summer
they are in fine condition and in hmm hse
numbers The biological survey quotes
a bag made by two men on two success
| sive days as ! .23J birds. This has been
exceeded often by local sportsmen on the
Potomac and PatuXent marshes. ana
there are many men in Washington to-
! day who have killed over 200 birds in
| a days shooting, or on one tide. as Ii is
only when the tide is high that the skifs
| can be pushed through the marshes.
| Authentic records of bags made In the
| fall of 1881 at Port Elizabeth. Cumber-
land county. y. j., can be found in the
American Field of October -. 1881. Oc-
| tober Z, Peter Lane killed 325: ID. Love.
$50; ]. Mckinney go. and j. c. Settle.
D. October ). when birds. could be
| shot two tides. Hamilton piston and
three friends bagged LISP birds. And
Washington gunners have exceeded these
bags
| Charles Hume recently secured two
very handsome young pointers. and. as
! they are bred in the purple, they too may
eventually find their way to the trials
| They are by the great champion. Man
| itoba Rap and one of them looks enough
| like him TO be his successor as a
champion
Lyewellin bitch by Freerance. 'ex Count
Whitestone's Betty. which all who have
seen her in action declare to have un-
doubted winning class. In fact Goldie
| recently showed her class in race that
| has been twice described. But it was
not official.
Mr. w g. Swingle has purchased from
H.. NJ. Dickinson the promising young
bitch Shirley Whitestonc. Shirley is by
| cunt Whitestone's Clean. ex Alter
Abigail. both of which arc by the great
| sire. Count Whites'.one. Shirley gives
every indication of developing into a
! good one.
| When the members of the BrigItwood
! Sportsmens club reached the site OF
their clubhouse last Sunday it was not il,
Sight. Its magic disappearance gave
| promise of a land mystery that would
! rival the tabled Atlantis Of the sea. The
| members gazed and still the wonder grew
! The picturesque clubhouse had certainly
| vanished. At last one of them exclaimed
Quick. run TO phone and call SEer-
| locke the Monk. One % the members
| stood apart from the others hrows wrn-
! Killed.. thoughts alert looking the ground
! over in every direction for some cleH.
some mysterious footprint of the vapdal
| who had pilfered the clubhouse. At last
his countcnance radiated and he called
| out: "Ha. ha. / have it. No other Sher-
locke is needed. Pleasure has given way
| to progress. Note those mysterious
| stakes. those fallen trees. the plowcd fur
row on either hand Do they tell you
| naught? Well. to me they say that a
/ new street is being opened here and our
| clubhouse stood in the center of it." lie
| was right and now he is known as 'Sher.
| locke the Punk. On inquiry they learn
! ed that the club furnishings were in the
| loft of a nearby sta BILE and there they
We're found, TO wit: Two chairs. one
| sheet iron stove one Ratchet, four soar
| boxes. five beer openers and nine cork
screws.
Field and Kennel recently met. quite
| by accident q venerable old gentleman
! who, a quarter of century back. was
known from one end of the country t.
| the other as a famouse breeder and
/ developer of high-class pointers. All old
| timers will recall John r. Purcell an6
will be glad to learn that although he lai
left behind him the three-scoie and ter
years allotted to man he is still hale
and hearty, and at his home in Gains
! vile. Va. He still has some fine bird
| dogs and works them every fall.
Charles A. Watson. secretary of The
Washington Kennel Club is attending til.
big bench show in New York and hope.
to bring home some OF the blue ribbon.
and possibly championship in the bull
dog class.
Running a dog the big field trial cir
cult is such costly experiment that own
m tod inc liN- h.a-
red from attempting ii. I: costs from
S1O0 to 500 for training and prepaIin. Z
dog for the trials unless the owrer is H..
own handler. Then at least the las
amount is paid i'm entrance fees in the
| various stakes. Even if dog proves g
| winner there is very little return fol
| these OUTLAWS. The owner pays every eX
| pense. and rule, should his dog III
lucky enough to win first mor,ay in &
| stake. he divides with the handler If thu
| dog wins second or third moneys in any
| stake the handler gets all of it for his
fee. 1t looks to an outsider very mucl
| as though the trainer tossed the coin an6
called Heads 1 win-tai,s YOU lose"
The bulldog trust was dealt knock
out blow at the New York dog show
| Arnold Lawson. son of Tom, tried l.
carry off al honors by cornering Englisi
champions. They beat him in nearl,
| every class.
a correspondent inquiries if sheep do:
| trials are held at any point in this coun
| try. a careful reading of papers devote,
to sporting dogs and kindred subject:
| fails to find any mention of such trials
| They are. of course. still held III thu
border shires of England and Scotland
1t is unfortunate that they have neve
, become established in this country, TO
many regard these trials exhibiting thu
highest form of intelligence which dog:
ever attain. Each dog is usually 2iver
three sheep to work on and they arr
| driven over i course of about 1.OO1 yard:
over and through numerous obstacles ant
must be penned at the end. This pennint
IL done in about fifteen minutes after the
start. But ii this reader has not already
done SO he should read Bob Son of Bat
| tie for wonderful description of thesF
| trials.
| 1t would be an excellent idea lf the
| Game Protective Association. or which
| Mai Sylvester is the head. and the foca
| Audubon Society could devise some meth
| cd to eXterminate the pests which pre-!
upon our local birds. Some years ago g
| sportsmens association in Luzernt
| county. Pa, offered prizes for those
| killing the greatest number OF these
| yerrnin When the scores We're turned in
| the following number had been killed: III
| skunks II foxes, Ii, weasels, 10 minks
| S. hawks and i owls. In points eaci
| skunk or fox counted =, hawk and mink >