. The beagle and the field trials. Beagle (Dog breed). CHAPTER V, The Field Trials of 1897-98—Winners at the Meet—Results of the Work ol the Field-Trial Men and the Beagle Qubs—List of Those Who Have Officiated as Judges. Hempstead was again the scene of the Na- tional Trials in 1897. The long entry list and excellent attendance deserved the hest of sport. Babbits, however, were few and hard to find, and this scarcity of game somewhat marred the pleasure of the meet. The event of the week was the Pack stake, which was sharply contested, and resulted in a victory for Mr. N. A. Bald- win. In his
. The beagle and the field trials. Beagle (Dog breed). CHAPTER V, The Field Trials of 1897-98—Winners at the Meet—Results of the Work ol the Field-Trial Men and the Beagle Qubs—List of Those Who Have Officiated as Judges. Hempstead was again the scene of the Na- tional Trials in 1897. The long entry list and excellent attendance deserved the hest of sport. Babbits, however, were few and hard to find, and this scarcity of game somewhat marred the pleasure of the meet. The event of the week was the Pack stake, which was sharply contested, and resulted in a victory for Mr. N. A. Bald- win. In his pack were Ada Rocket, Lancer and Another. They hunted well,packed beautifully and drove at an even speed, with plenty of music. Both the Futurity and Derby were won by Summers' Sailor, and first honors in the All-Aged stake fell to Belle S. and Stump. The Franklin Kennels owned these three flyers, and in thus carrying off four first prizes made a record of which it might well be proud. All of these hounds were eager and tireless in hunting, and showed wonderful snap and dash in driving. Mr. Baldwin pressed the Franklin Ken- nels closely for the honors of the meet, winning three second prizes with Lancer and Another, in addition to the first honors in the Pack stake. The New England Trials of the year were comparatively un- interesting. The number of entries was large, but the compe- tition suffered from a lax enforcement of the running rules. In a desire to accommodate exhibitors, the order of drawing was not adhered to in running, and Beagles which, under the rules. should have been kept off the grounds, were allowed to com-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Turpin, Bradford S. Baltimore, Md. , F. J. Skinner
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