The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-30
BY MRS. c. o. ROBINSON
Times Hobby Editor

DRILLIANCE Of autumn foli-
- age and the glory of an In
dian summer day will receive
little homage from Driftwood
Field Dog Association members,
when these dog lovers meet
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
their game preserve on the
Georgetown pike. five miles north
west of Columbus. Their atten-
ton will be centered upon the
many super-ariStocrats of the
canine world taking part in the
annual field trial competition.
The open all age stake for point
ers and settlers on the first day
will attract some of the finest
dogs in the middle west, as will
the membership derby for young
dogs on the second day and the
membership all age shooting dog
stake, with a womens inning, on
Saturday.
Possibly some of the handlers
going into the fields with their
dogs this week might envy the
sportsman of 1889, who was in
structed to Go early into the
fields, take with you wicker bot
tie that will hold about a gill of
rum; this will keep out the gripeS
ana give you spirit when fatigued,
but do not take too much, for that
will make you slightly unsteady.
When you have your gun, a turn
screw. worm and fints ready, call
your pointers"
Some of the pointers in the
present field trials may be de-
scended from those that followed
the flint locks of 1859, and that,
even then, were of ancient line
age, for pointers are as old as
hunting.
In Queen Elizabeth's time set
ters and pointers were chosen for
sport because they had the best
natural aptitude for discovering
birds and rabbits and could be
taught to stand still while grey
hounds captured the game. To-
day they continue to be the most
popular shooting dogs, although
until 1908 the setter was the IA
vorite. That year a handsome
white and liver colored pointer
weighing fifty-siX pounds and
standing twenty-one inches at the
shoulder proved his right to be
recognized as the equal of any
setter. He was FisheIs Frank,
bred by U. R. Fishel, Hope, IA
nous breeder and judge of point
er dogs.
nifty years ago, when Mr..
l. Fishel was a youngster, he
owned an old mother pointer
which he considered the most
wonderful dog in the world, and,
being confident of her ability, en-
tered her in field trials at Bick-
nell.
Of course, she was defeated, but
the years which interviewed be-
tween that day and 1908 saw his
pointers at field trials over the
country until at last he entered
Fishel's Frank in the national
championship competition and
made good his boast at his first
defeat, Some day I'll come back
and beat you with pointer"
A son of Fishels Frank, named
Comanche Frank, became, in Mr..
FisheTs opinion, the greatest of
all pointers, and with these two
the Fishel kennels made the
world wide reputation which adds
Mr.. Fishels name to pointers as
Mr.. Louellen's name is given to
his blood line settlers.
Today, Lincoln Belle is the
nearest blood relative of these
two canine monarchs, yet she
emerged from a burlap curtained
box to greet us. When chided for
his seeming disrespect, Mr.. Fishel
said:
You remind me of a man who
came all the way from California
expressly to see Fishels Frank
and was aghast at his plebian
kennel an old piano box. He said
to me, If I had that dog I'd build
him a glass house.
Yes I said, if you did you
soon wouldn't have a good hunt
ing dog"
All the doggy nobility were ex-
tremely friendly from the lordly
elders to the cunning puppies that
wiggled delightedly at Mr.. Fishers
approach, and even Tips Seaview
Rap, owned by Professor B. w.
Kohlmeyer, Lafayette, wasn't bit
upStage because he recently had
won the open all-age stake Of the
Northern State Field Trial Club,
Scion Springs, Wis. a major field
trial event in America.
DOGs belonging to several
- other sportsmen, including
G. E. Burke of the Real Silk
Hosiery Company and j. A. Hook
of the Hook Drug Company of
this city, are also at the Fishel
kennels in preparation for the
Driftwood trials
Mr.. Fishel says that the dogs
are restless as soon as the days
turn cool, as they know instinc-
lively when the hunting season
approaches.
One dog, named for Tom Tag
CART, Senator Tom, winner Of the
all-age Kentucky trials for 1927,
became so eager for the hunt
that he actually climbed a tree in
the kennel yard to look out across
the fields.
The dogs are family hobby.
Mr.. Fishel's son Bob recently re-
turned from training dogs on the
Canadian prairies and is busy
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