The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
HUNTING DOGS HAVE
REAL WORK TO Do
Their Victories Arc Gained by
Hard Labor i'm the
Field.
NEWS FROM THE TRIALS

The annual field trials run on quail at
George ,;ould's preserve. High Point.
n. g., where he was successful with
Kitty Gaines and Rcliew Sadness. The
former has had a great year. winning
he All Age stakes OF the Orange County
Field Trial club run at MiddIetown.
". V, aud also divided third at the
Pointer Clubs free for all stakes.
Rcliew Sadness made a most credit
able showing. lie was first In the derby
At Middletown. first in the special match
race for the Halliday gold trophy. second
in the Connecticut Derby. third in the
Pointer Clubs Derby and second In tho
Virginia Carolina Club's Derby. where
he won the Kirkover trophy.
In the vernacular OF II field trial man
VINO has watched the dog work he Is
a dog which is "A real picture on a point.
has class, style and bird sense. and
above everything great intelligence. lie
is fast and ranges well. and in a young
dog with a great future before him.
Weller has q number OF promising
Youngsters IN his string and Will go
south after the Westminster show with
them In order to get them in shape Tor
the big Western trials.
Harry Kirkover Of Buffalo. trap
shooter. tennis and golf player and one
Of Americas kecnest followers OF IN"
field trials. has had a most successfui
season with his dogs. His FAIRY beau'
n great show dog as we'll AZ a sterling
worker in the field, won the All Age
Dog Subscription stake offered ny the
Pointer Club during 1915. and Kinks
Buss. also owned by Mr.. kirkover. won
first in the United States Derby against
the largest field ever put down OH quail.
There were thirty-seven dogs competing
In this event. all of them tried and true
field logs. TO gain first AGAINST this
lot was 10 mean task and Kinks Buss
ny this win proved that he Is one Of
the best quail dogs cxtant. She In only
IA months of age.
Bob Armstrong of the Thistle. North
Carolina. il now training dogs exclu-
siycly for John J. Graham. Bob con-
templates bringing a great string on FOR
the Westminster show. among them tho
famous field trial pointers Sun kist and
Tom platt. Every dog that he has run
AT this years trials has been placed.
and he has two settlers. Armstrong
Daisy and Pocket Edition. with which
lie intends TO take home some Of the
siiverware offered at the New York
show for dogs of this breed.
For fear that Bob thinks he has a
cinch on the merchandise MIR. Eirkover
Is preparing his great setter Fairy Beau.
winer of five fiists at the field trials to
take some of the cups back to Buffalo.
Samuel q. Allen Of New York.
breeder OF that great field trial pointer
Hard Cash. is now getting together n
formidable string of field trial dogs,
The Alien string will he headed by that
consistent winner Naponschee. which Just
finished third in the All American Derby
run At Rogers's Springs. Tenn. last
week. This dog was the class OF the field
but he was unfortunate In not finding
birds and had he had more luck in this
respect his all around work and quality
would have placed him AZ the head Of
the list. Mr.. Allen has just purchased
the double Derby winner Reliew Splash
from j. 6. Weller. and his string Is
looming mp as one of the most promising
for the 1915 trials.
Way Gould has three German sheep
dogs on his place at Saeger, Ulster
county. y. y. which he II using to hunt
coon. They We're obtained AS an expert
lnent and are proving that they can be
adapted to this sport, One In particu-
lar is most proficient at trailing and
finding coon and when. sent In To finish
the animal H. a veritable terror,
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n hultlns tilp' re VIII 'aht d S'rlhS
Of his best dogs along, which means
that he will have plenty of sport In
tho field. Ms the 'irs, essential Of a Great
island pointer is that It must he "A good
Held dos as wei rs snow specimen
A we'll known sporting dog man de-
cries the position taken 10y many bench
snow Judges AZ 10 what constitutes a
good setter or pointer. He explains
that the type Of bench show dog that
is favored by some Judges Is not a good
type for field purposes. or course this
onens ,Ip "A vast field for argument, but
+; seems To the casual observer that the
NeId trial men who are right in the field
with their dogs are the ones who are
s,i,uto ,be co,rac, tyn.
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owned pS Wlliihm nieGier' 'r, OF MORO
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