. CHAPTER 11. ON JUDGING AT FIELD TRIALS. HE judging at Field Trials has for some years been conducted on the above principles at Stafford and Shrewsbury, without any negative points, which were, however, introduced at Vaynol, in September, 1871, V and gave great satisfaction. The following is the scale adopted at the Stafford and Shrewsbury trials, which prevailed up to that time. Under it a dog, which we will call Pilot, refusing to back, but reasonably good in other points, would score 52, but under the negative scale 10 would be deducted from his totals, and very properly so, that being th
. CHAPTER 11. ON JUDGING AT FIELD TRIALS. HE judging at Field Trials has for some years been conducted on the above principles at Stafford and Shrewsbury, without any negative points, which were, however, introduced at Vaynol, in September, 1871, V and gave great satisfaction. The following is the scale adopted at the Stafford and Shrewsbury trials, which prevailed up to that time. Under it a dog, which we will call Pilot, refusing to back, but reasonably good in other points, would score 52, but under the negative scale 10 would be deducted from his totals, and very properly so, that being the amount of the allowance for backing, which is not only not to be calculated in his favour, but is absolutely to be deducted from his total score. Now, as the dog refusing to back does mischief to the sport so far as often to spoil it altogether, it is quite right that he should be severely punished for his offence, and on that account I think the principle is quite soimd. It was at first considered that backing is merely the result of breaking, and therefore is no test of the utility or otherwise of a stud dog. Hence, nose, point, pace, and range were made the chief tests, omitting all notice of backing, dropping to shot, &c. This was, I think, a mistake as regards backing, which is as inherent in some breeds as the point, and quite as difficult to impart by education. Mr. Beailsford's Scale of Points as used at Stafford and Shrewsbury. 20 20 16 20 16 10 100 a , General o P 01 OD 6 o a bo 0 w in DQ g 'o g '3 fl a> o a Remarks. 'S % -g .3 fl .S o i ID o r2 o ll Ah m xn % Pilot /S /o iO 5 /^ 0 62 3 The scale used at Bedford and Bala was somewhat different; but still it did not introduce the negative points. I insert it as filled up at Bala by " The Prior" in the case of the celebrated Hamlet:
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