The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-01-27
Annual Trials AT Ebenezer Grounds, Success;
Judge OF Event Describes Order OF The Day
Henri Watson Wins
In Derby Stoke

Field trial grounds, used for the
past three years for annual trials
by the Mississippi Field Trial club
will be ''some of the best in the
South" according to a statement
made this week by Ralph Sprin-
KEEL, secretary of the club, in de-
scribing recent sporting events on
the county grounds in which a
number of local sportsmen attend
ed. One county dog owner, Henri
Watson of Lexington, was named
third place winner of the derby
stake with Sparerib Kelly, setter,
handled by Henri WATSON, Jr.
The events took place January
10 to 18th.
Winners were as follows: Derby
stake
LIST place-Air Way Miss, point
er, owned and handled by Will
lard Odum Of Grenada.
End place Ariels Amazon
Girl, pointer, owned by Mr.. Wat
son of Lexington, and handled by
Henri Watson, Jr.
The puppy stake was finished at
noon January IL with the running
of seven braces in this entry.
The winners: LIST, Mick, setter
owned by Percy Anderson and
handled by Curt Swango, Sardis,
Miss; End, Mag, pointer owned
by Hugh Worley and handled by
Tom Woodside, Jackson, La; 3rd,
Mickey, setter owned by DR.. Rus
sell Trapp Of Tuscumbia, Ala, and
handled by Curt Swango.
Appreciation was expressed by
DR.. H. c, Kicks, president, for the
clubs appreciation of the lunches
served the trial group by women
bf Ebenezer Methodist church;
John Gardner, who assisted in
layout of the courses and arrang-
ed transportation for the dogs;
also for posting and protecting the
grounds: and to Ebenezer resi-
dents who furnished horses for
the sportsmen.
More birds on the courses this
year were found than noted for
many years. The grounds are
posted by the owners and are
patrolled to protect the birds from
unauthorized hunting
"With this protection and adj
ditional feed, in few years the
grounds should rank with the best
in the South" Mr.. Sprinkell said.
A detailed account of the
events has been written for the
club by Harley G.. Harper, one OF
the JUDGES for the meet, excerpts
of which are given:
Running Account
It was necessary to drive about
90 miles each day to the grounds
which are located around Ebene-
ger. Miss. 1t has been this writ
er's privilege to see Sedgefields
Grand Junction, Shuqulak, ano
many other famous grounds
where field trials are held, ano
these grounds compare favorably
with any and all of them. Some
10000 acres comprise the area, g
vast rolling terrain with spots OF
cultivated land, surrounded by
hillsides of sedpe and plum thick
cts which usually border on tracts
Of timber, the whole being inter
spersed with gullies and ditche:
much like Grand Junction.
These grounds are those which
have been used by the club fol
several years and recently leased
by John Gardner for training pur'
poses. All the grounds are post
ed and patrolled daily and the
number and size of coveys show
the effects or protection.
The Club officers had gone out
in advance, and with John Gard
ner's assistance had laid out ano
tagged the one hour courses fol
the All Age. Clarence Helms
colored guide. helped in this work
and lent invaluable assistance ir
plotting the gallery over the route
He rode closely behind the handl'
ers at all times, was never at q
loss to locate crossings, or to give
proper directions as to where the
course lay - he is real asset
to the club. These courses were
cut in half for the derby, and the
wide expanses of number one
course was used for the puppies.
Ladies' Took Port
The Ladies of the club took an
active part. many of them attend.
ed the banquet, and several rode
in the gallery. They selected the
Trophies, which were outstanding
drove their husbands cars when.
ever needed, gave directions te
strangers. and in every way added
to the interest of the meet. Among
those we were fortunate enough
to meet were Mrs. Kicks, Mrs
Ralph Sprinkell, Mrs. Sunny
Withers, Mrs. L. E. Afford, Mrs
Lee Deweese, Mrs. Grady Morgan
Mrs. Lyman Sprinkell, Mrs
Rhyme, Mrs. H. u. Cockrell. Mrs
Roy Human, Mrs. Raymond Mar