Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07
BY ]. Paul Brown


enthusiastic group of Sussex coun
ty sportsmen met at Trappe Pond
about five miles south of Laurel
for the second running of the Sus
= sex County Shooting Dog Associa
/. tion Trials. The Trappe Pond are;
}, includes about 5000 acres of wood
E land and abandoned farms, now un
{ der the supervision of the United
States Government. The project il
. used for game propagation and re
= forestation. This tract offers a ter
: rain that is particularly well adapt
| ed for field trial purposes. Al
though much of the section is wood.
| ed, the open spaces provide ade-
: quate room for one course trials.
The Sussex county group organ
ized in the spring of this year and
ran a successful trial at that time.
The club officers include Thomas
Purnell of Georgetown, president; !;
Chester Stroup, Georgetown. secre-
tary and treasurer, and Elmer Cal
houn, Georgetown, chairman of the
field trial committee. The member
ship includes about 80 Sussex coun-
ty sportsmen. The activity of this
group was evidenced by the fact
that more than 1900 people were
ON the grounds during the day.
Chief Game Warden Sherman Webb,
with all the Sussex county war
dens attended the entire running.
The judges were L. F. Stevens Of
Salisbury, Nd, and ]. Paul Brown
of Swarthmore, Pa.
The Members Shooting Dog Stake
was run under the rules set up by
joint committee of the three Della
ware counties providing for such
a stake to be run in each county for
dogs that had never been placed
before except in Shooting Dog
Stakes handled on foot. All hand
lers were residents of Sussex coun-
ty and were required to be anna
teurs.
The dogs placed in this stake be-
came eligible for entry in the Coun-
ties Shooting Dog Winners Stake
to be run at Petersburg, on Novem-
Der 20.
Open Puppy Stake
Conwell's Mac, a White and liver |
Pointer dog owned by Miller Dar-
rell, Newark, was placed first. Mac
is a nicely developed puppy. He
ran a well balanced heat. He found
a bird shortly before being taken
up and showed good puppy apti-
tude in his desire to catch and
chase. This puppy is level headed,
strong and runs with the consist
ency of a much older dog.
Second place went to Macs
Speckles, a white, liver and licked
Pointer bitch owned by Thomas
Purnell, of Georgetown. Speckles
had some difficulty getting started
but after contracting several larks
on the back course really stretched
out and made some all-age casts.
This puppy is actuallyrunning over
with enthusiasm. She runs with
very little effort and has a mighty
merry way of going. She also To-
Gated bird and pointed quite sty-
lishly until the bird was flushed by
her handler. Had Speckles been as
consistent as the first placed dog
she undoubtedly would have chang
ed places with him.
Third place was given to Mohawk
Princess Peg, owned by E. L. Smith
If Georgetown. Peg is a white and
orange Setter bitch. She ran with
Ter head up and with beautiful tail
Iction. Although not as wide as
he two preceding puppies, Peg ,
urned in a very commendable heat
md her choice for third place met ,
With popular acceptance.
Other puppies in the stake were:
white and liver Pointer
,itch owned by Ralph Kellam; ,
Bob, white and black Pointer dog
wned by Carl Simpson; Wally's
sussex Doc, white and liver Pointer
og owned by w. P. Townsend;
lueen, white and liver Pointer
itch owned by Archibald Miller
nd Betty, white, black and licked
etter bitch owned by DR.. Charles
Hoch. ,
Summary
Trappe Pond, October 12
Judges: ]. Paul Brown and L. r.
tevens. n
Open Puppy
Pointers-2 Settlers O
First-Conwell's Mac, Pointer
og by Milligan's Stylish Mac-Pilot b
illage Queen. Miller Darrell, ow-
er and handler. n
Second-Mac's Speckles, Pointer
itch by .Milligan's Stylish Mac O
evans Deviltry Belle. Thomas
urnell, owner and handler. O
Third-Mohawk Princess Peg,
etter bitch, breeding not given. E.
Smith, owner and handler.
Shooting Dog Stake
Keen competition prevailed in
lis stake from the time the first
ace was put down until the last W
'g was taken up. The dogs en- bi
red were mostly experienced h;
looting dogs, each with a local
putation and a considerable fol- W
wing of staunch supporters in by
e gallery. The great value of this 81
pc dog for field trial work was
in this stake. No %
aces went birdless; many indi- Ly