The New York herald., 1922-04-09

Club of America on the Friend Of the
Hunting Dog grounds. in the picturesque
little town of Medford. NJ j.. during the
past week, was one of the best doggy
affairs II was ever my good fortune to
attend. 1t seemed good to- get among
lot OF dog lovers with good red blood
In their veins. 1t afforded a sharp con-
trast to the bench show where one lis
tens most of the time to disgruntled ex-
hibitors. The whole outlay of the trials
was splendid and one could not help
but notice the hospitality and attention
given press representatives. 1t Is that
sort of thing which wins publicity for
the dogs and makes friends for dog
fanciers.
William Ziegler was the most sue
cessful winner of the week. He had
wonderful string of pointers. all under
the veteran Joe Crane, who handled
them In excellent shape. The big plum
OF the week. the Grand Challenge Stake
of $1,000, went to Grand Island Jim
Flush. the pride Of the Ziegler string
Comanche Rap, another Ziegler dog,
made great showing.
1t was the first time in the history of
the free-for-all stake at these field trials
that the winner was a pointer. The win
ner was that beautiful bitch Sergy.
owned by DR.. Otis d. Stickney of At
lantic City. 1t was q close thing be-
tween Sergy and Comanche Rap. the
William Zegler dog, but the former
finally was awarded first money because
of slightly better pointing qualities.
Nell's Ozark Lady, owned by Thomas p.
Baldwin of Washington, d. c.. and an
other Ziegler entry. Great Island Ring
ing Bells. were tied for third honor.
The members puppy stakes went to
T.a wy hxyR mi
Sidway of Buffalo. From this event. like
the members all age stakes, profess
sional handlers were barred and the
| owners handled their own dogs. Caro-
lima Franks Bess, owned by Jack Dunn,
| owner of the Baltimore Baseball Club.
was runner UP for this stake. Third
place was shared by Strick's Pal. owned
| by DR.. Carl Williams. and Eugenia Mo-
hawk Glory, owned by r. H. Hickson.
| Spectators at the trials were treated
to the unusual spectacle, of seeing two
| dogs bolt the course. 1t was during the
| running of the free-for-all stake that
Jersey 10 10 and Jersey ,Hiker, both
| owned by Frank Reilly OF Medford, ran
from the starting point, automatically
eliminating their further entry in the
stake. Hiker returned to the course
after rambling around for about. twenty
minutes. 10 10. however. did not show
up anu HHaiiy MT. fSeiiy TeluTHeu 10 MS
kennel, about mile from the course,
and found the runaway asleep as un-
concerned as IL he had won his heat.
! All the culprit did when the owner
| came in, was to get up wagging his tail
| as though all set for dinner.
| / had a most interesting talk with
j. Z. Young of Chicago, editor OF Amer
icdn Field. Naturally he had lot to
say about the Chicago Kennel Club
show and what a falling off of interest
there had been In that show. This year
there were only 375 dogs entered and
only 335 actually benched. 1t was not
a. bit like the old days when the Masse-
coota Kennel Club offered between 800
| and 400 classes and attracted an entry
| OF between 500 and 500 dogs. This
| year there were 1000 classes.
Different Years Ago.
Mr.. Young took 1t much to heart that
there was not larger representation
of pointers and settlers at the Chicago
show this year. In the old days it was
not unusual to find 125 pointers and
settlers on the benches. but this year
there was hardly bakers dozen. This
was in spite OF the fact that U. r.
Fischel, named to judge them. is recog
nized as one of the greatest bird dog
judges In the country.
Mr.. Young says the oldtimers are bit-
terly disappointed at the way things are
gcing in Chicago. since they feel show
there should attract at leaat a thousand
dogs. He says the franchise is in the
hands Of a group which is not popular
with the real exhibitors in the West.
In the old days the Massecoota Club
had its own secretary and bench show
committees and professional superin-
tendent. and did its own preliminary
work and drew many visitors by its
hospitality.
This year the hospitality was lacking.
1t seems strange that In the great mid
West. where the doggy interest Is grow
ing every year. Chicago cannot draw
more than 375 dogs. There is something
wrong somewhere and / hope that an
other year will see Chicago getting back