Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
SD Annual Spring
Bird Dog Trials
Held In Poo|esyiIIe
By james BifchfieId
Stor Ssaff CORRESPONDENT

POOLESVILLE. Md, April 10.
The National Capital Field
Trial Club wound up its $50 an
nual spring bird dog trials here
today, held on the rolling game
farm owned by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Chapter Of the
Izaak Walton League.
Nearly 1000 sportSmen and
bird-dog fanciers. including Gov.
McKeldin. watched from the
club house terrace as the dogs
worked quail in the fields below.
Gov. McKeldin, who attended
with Mrs. McKeldin, was to
have presented trophies to win
nerS at a dinner tonight given
by the Field Trial Club and the
Izaak Walton League.
The Governor, however, had
to leave for Baltimore to attend
an opera and left the trophy
awarding to his Secretary of
State. John r. Reeves, of Be-
theSda.
Planned a Talk.
The Governor had planned a
little talk in which he was to
say that every man should own
dog to brag about"
He was to talk about friend
who owned coon dog and used
to listen to the music of the
hounds at night. He was a little
mixed up on his dogs since bird
shooters have little regard for
coon hounds.
The Governor did tell about
his hunting experiences, how
ever. He said he had found an
infallible way to bring home
game. He said he got his COM
panions to shoot at the same
time, so he could claim the bird
that fell. He said he doubted if
he ever hit anything, but he al
ways brought something home.
Judge Charles w. Woodward,
of the Montgomery County Cir
cult Court, told the Governor
about hunting in upper Mont
gomery County when there was
lots of game to shoot at.
He said he had tramped every
square inch of that territory and
had fished every mile of the
Potomac River.
"Why. right over behind here,
the last ruf1ed grouse in this part
of the country were killed.
Judge Woodward said. I'VE used
to hunt them on the ridges just
up from the river"
Conservation Work Inspected.
w. H. H. Wertz, Wooster, Ohio,
national president of the Izaak
Walton League of America. was
up with the local president. Ar
mold B. Mckee, Washington au-
tomobile dealer. Mr.. Wertz in
Spected the conservation work
that has been undertaken on the
chapters farm.
The National Capital Club will
be ~ years old this fall. Its
president, Ford, Young, retired
Washington businessman, has
been an officer of the club for
nearly 80 years. He is the last
surviving charter member Of the
organiza ton.
Mr.. Young helped organize the
second All-America Amateur
Trials which were held back in
World War / days in Bethesda.
He said most of Bethesda was
good bird country in those days.
In the all-age stakes, first
place was taken by Guy Lewis.
Virginia contractor of Mclean,
with his pointer, First Delivery.
Second and third places went
to Chatham's Little Joe, owned
by l.. l.. Pratt of Roanoke, Va,
and Triggaland Frank, owned by
DR.. Matthew Perry of Washing
ton.
First, second and third places
in the other stakes were:
Puppy-Frankie's Delivery Breeze, Q
pointer owned by Ellorby Herring Be-
thesda; Hollybourne Junior. pointer,
owned by s. L. Froelich, West End N. j.,
owned by Mr.. Herring.
Derby-A-Wolf Greek Rap pointer,
owned by Blaine Fencil Wellsville, Pa:
Gamewood Bobwhite Lady. pointer,
owned by T H. Maddux, jr Of REM
ingSon. Va. and Piscatoway Mac, setter,
owned by Dr. Perry,
owned by John Pond, of Porthmouth,
Va: Mt. Gilead Queen. setter. owned by
Louis Promos. of Leesburg. Va. and Jet
Delivery. pointer, owned by Joe Perna.
OF Washington .