Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

old son. Frank, made their pres
ence known by capturing top
honors with their old hunting pal
Mississippi Mud.
In winning the trial, Mississippi
Mud beat such outstanding field
trial hounds as Vic Vozels Heads
Up and Clare Thompson's Blue
Boy, two of the greatest coon dog
runners in the country.
WON SEMINAL
Christie, who attributes his
lameness 10 staying in the swamps
too long trailing raccoons. was as
happy as a 10-year-old boy after
Mississippi Mud barked tree in
the final race of the day. Pre-
viously, he had won his heat
against the fancy running Heads
Up and then qualified in the semi
final event by winning both line
and tree.
Christie shared top nonors with
Walter Ferry of Ypsilanti when
his game little Trixie Girl galloped
home an easy winner 10 take first
line honors in the final race Of
the day.
Christie, who has the distinction
OF being one of the few men in
Michigan ever to win the National
Leafy Oak, the Kentucky derby
of coon dog trials, has a real dog
in Trixie. Two years ago he won
the Leafy Oak with 10 10.
RECORD GALLERY
Yesterdays trials, one of the
most successful ever held in the
state, attracted Is top trial dogs
and 80 night hounds. A record
breaking gallery watched the
races.
The special night dog event.
open only to coon dog hunters
hounds. went to Trailer owned by
Henry POINTER OF Clawson and
Spot. owned by Lathe Jones Of
Clawson. Trailer took first line
while Spot captured first tree in
the final event.
FIELD TRIAL DOGS
Heat No. First tree Pay Charlie.
owner Barney Wagnsr capac First Inc
troii and Mt Music owner Clifford Nc
Aurihes dead heau. Second line NJ.
Music
Hsa, No 2-Firs, tree. Mississippi Mud.
Msrge owner John Wagner. Farmngton.
Second tree Heads Up. owner, We Nozei,
Detroit Second llne, Spider, owner La
wayne Th9mpsoI YALE - =
Frank Christie. Capac FRS, line. White
cloud owner Elmer Kattick and Alvin
Barrow Ferndale Second tree TriN.e
Girl. owner Walter Ferry, Ypslanti Sec
ond line. Ruhe. owner, CLAYTON Cork,
Hca, 30 4 Firs, tree and line Blue
BOY, owner clare Thompson, Yale Second
tree Red Eagle, owner. omar WAGNER,
Flndlav o. Second line, Red MIKE. owner
FIRST seminal First tree. Paw Charlie.
owner Barney Wagner, Capac First Inc,
Rube owner CLAYTON Cork. Utica Sec
Cnd Inc Ee1 EaEles owner ON1dI ~ ~ .'f.
Second sen .hnal--First tree and nrst
lnc Mssiss'rp Mod, owner Frank
CHRISTIE Capac Second Lire. Trxie Girl,
owner Waiter Ferry Yrsi'arti
Finsl-Firs' ere. Mississippi Nuf. ow-er
Frank Christie Cspar FIRST lac. Trlyie
GIRL Water Fer-v Ypslar'i seccrF Ire
an1 tree. Pay Charlie, Barney Warner,
capac.
NIGHT DOCS
Hsa, Ne l-First tree Ltte PED
owner. Robert sefvtr hrs' itrr' frz''r-1
owner Henry Poynter second line Tiny.
owner Glen Van Garder
Hes, 80. First tree tnone) first
line. clipper. owner, Clayton Cork second
linz Qutene, OWNER George Marks,
Heat No 3--First tree Blue Pcl.
owner Brown Brothers. Grand Rapids.
First Use. Jack owner Van Lare Sec
ond tree spot owner Lathe Jones
Second u1e TcN1s K.rE ovnrr Lathe
Jones
FINALS First tree Srsf owner Lathe
Jones Second trAe Texas kiuE owner.
irres Firs' Inc. Trailer. owner Henry
POINTER second line, clipper, owner,
Clayton Cork.