Smyrna times., 1918-10-16
BEAGLE TRIALS THIS WEEK.
Eastern Beagle Club Holding Their
Annual Contest Near Smyrna
Bench Show Monday Night.

"eeh Wnen Cne Eastern Beagle Club
descended upon the town Monday for
their fourth annual field trials and
bench show. This is an event an
nually looked forward to by the mem
bers of the club and our local sports
men and this year is no exception.
Despite the war and unfavorable
health conditions throughout the state
1t has proved a very creditable meet
ing. Much of the success of the club
is due to the untiring efforts of those
game and genial sportsmen, Fred E.
Martin, president; Ross S. Robson,
treasurer; 7. Gilpin Massey, secre-
tary and chairman of the bench show
committee, and James H. Shuster,
chairman of the field trial committee,
all of Wilmington, assisted by local
members. The trials began Monday
at the Johnson, Rothwell and Grieves
farms near town, and they will
end tomorrow. About fifty dogs
are competing. Quite a gallery of
spectators follow the trials each day,
a number coming from a distance by
auto. Some good work has been done
by the dogs although the dry trailing
condition is quite a handicap.
Bench Show Held Monday Night.
The annual bench show was sched-
uled for Monday night at Wright's
Garage in Smyrna, but owing to the
ban on all indoor meetings by the
Board of Health it was necessary to
hold it in the open air and it was
pulled off in the yard adjoining T.
Howard Barwick's Stables on Main
street, about 40 dogs being benched.
Several of our local dogs won places
IN different classes. The 15-inch open
class created the most interest among
the fanciers, which brought together
three very high-class show beagles,
"BannOck Bantry" owned by S. Homer
Cam, Kennett Square, Pa; "Wheatly
SevatOr," Ross S. Robson, Whining
ton; and vernon Peace Singer" l..
Rollin Moore, Smyrna. The dogs
were placed as follows: "Bantry" 1st;
Senator" End, and "Singer" Srd. At
the trial on Monday the 15-inch derby
was the first run with "Black Demon"
(Ross S. RObison) first and "Vernon
Place Singer" (L. R. Moore) second.
The 13-inch Derby was won by "Sank-
anac judy" CDR. T. B. Snyder) with
"Grandview Cheerful" (Ross Robin
SOM second. The 15-inch, All-age
dogs, with fourteen starters. was next
on the program and was finished
Tuesday and resulted as follows:
"Baldwin's Watchman" q. H. Bald
VIM first; 'Bannock Bantry" Is. Ho-
mer Cann) second; "Black Demon"
(ROss Robison) third; "Brio," (Lee
r. Cochran) fourth. Both "Watch-
man" and "Bantry' did some very
fine work and proved themselves a
pair of high-class beagles. In the 15-
inch, females, several braces were run
yesterday afternoon and will be fin
ished this morning. DR.. ]. E. Mitin-
ger, of Greensburg, Pa, is the very
efficient judge of both the trials and
the show. Handsome silver Guns to
be awarded to the winners have been
on exhibition in the window of V. Law
Phillips jewelry store.
Visitors From a Distance Present.
A number of visitors from out of
town are present as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Homer Cam, of Kennett
Square, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Ross S.
Robson and Mrs. Carl Shepard, of
Wilmington; DR.. T. B. Snyder, Phoen-
ixville, Pa; R. V. Obi, of Merchant
vile, N. j., who is representing the
american Field" of Chicago; William
W. Little, Newark; James H. Shus
ter, Wilmington; John w. Scott, Elk
ton; William Ruth, Newport; William
W. Mohr, New Castle; T. Gilpin Mas
sey, Vadie G. Martin, Fred E. Martin.
Elmer C. Martin and William P. Fish
er, Wilmington.