The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
JOHN PROCTOR IN
GLASS BY HIMSELF
Quadruple Champion Owns
Nearly Every Field Trial
Honor Available.
A REMARKABLE POINTER

OF all the held trial dogs Of recent
years that great Pointer John Proctor
stands ou, in a class by himself. This
dog won abou everything In sight dur
ing the trials held last fall and winter
and he hung up a record. being made u
quadrup!e champion. A. +. Hochwalt,
this dogs greatness. Hochwalt is con
versan. with what IL best In a field
dog. and the high praise bestowed upon
John Proctor by him Is deserved praise
for a great dog. Hochwalt says:
OF all the logs which have occupied
the limelight OF the field trial world in
recent years none stands u more
prominently than the great pointer.
John Proctor, but he has not come by
his fame lightly and he deserves all
the notoriety that is being accorded
him. Beginning his field trial career
four years ago his campaign was one
series OF brilliant successes. during
which time he's was placed twenty
three times. winning In all nearly
$4,000 in money and the title Of cham
pion four times. No other dog In held
trials has ever equalled this record nor
Is another likely to do 80 for many
years to come.
John Proctor is in many ways a
prodigy dog among a thousand.
His FIRST championship was won in
September. 1913. when, in a field Of
thirteen OF the best settlers and point
ers. he carried ava the All-America
title which crowned him chicken cham
pion. and stamped him one OF the best
dogs on prairie chickens that has ever
been seen on the great plains OF the
Northwest The remarkable thing
about John Proctor Is that he is
equally good on any kind OF upland
game. and he handles quail as we'll as
he does the great bird Of the prairies.
Not many logs are OF such calibre.
Spots Rip Rap, Mckinley and
Cowley's Rodfeld's Pride were con
sidered great chicken dogs. but they
were lesser lights when it came TO
the quails OF the South. This unusual
pointer. however. ran with equal
success In the trial. Of Dixie Land.
and piled up victory after victory
until the eason Just past, when he
began his capaign at Denpigh. n. H..
by winning for a second time the title
OF chicken champion. and then COM
ing down the circuit he acquired one
great win after another. Gaping the
climax when he won the most i'm
portant event OF them all-the ma
tional championship at Grand June
ton. Tennessee. January. 1916. This
he followed up the very next week by
winning tho national free for all
championship and the purse OF $1,000
a. Calhoun. Ala.
There were three championships
run during the eason OF 1918 and
| 1916 and John Proctor won every one
OF them. This trio of wins, in addition
TO the title he acquired in 1913. makes
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wonderful, record for a wonderful dog.
Consequently II is nothing out Of the
ordinary tina those Interested in felI
trials are going into ecstasies over
him.
Champion John Proctor was bred
and is owned by 4. l.. Curtis cf Bel
ton, Texas. 1t Is a great thing to
own a field trial winner. a still greater
to breed one hut to breed II own a
quadruple champion is something q
unusual that no one expects TO ever
sec the feat repeated, The dog is a
rather large white and lemon in color.
quite handsome In general outline and
while he might not he a bench show
dog in the real sense Of the word his
general conformation would make
most n Judge take a second look at
him.
nc is ny Inv "eU Nio"H DoIH'rI
sire, Fishel's Frank. out OF a daugh-
ter Of Affords John, Fishel's Frank.
by the way, has sired two national
champions and a number OF other
we'll known winners. but this pointer
from Texas Ia the greatest Of all his
sons. Old Fishel's Frank II now dead
but his fame will last as long as bird
dogs are bred If for 10 other reason
than that his son. John ProtOr
achieved such great things In the
realm OF field trials.