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VOL. VI., NO. 10.
PINEHURST, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JAN. 30, 1903.
PRICE THREE CENTS
IN JEALOUS MOOD!
Dick at Pinehurst Kennels Writes Let
ter to Editor.
iiit that Hock In Xot the Only
l'ebhle on the lleach ami
ModeMtly Tell About
Himself.
To the Editor of The Pinehurst Out
look :
If you will excuse me for blowing my
own horn a little, I will try to interest the
sporting readers of your columns. Be
ing naturally of a jealous disposition I
cannot hear and read so much about
Rock, one of my neighbors, without
feeling justified in addressing you in my
own behalf.
I realize that Rock is a noble dog and
rightly named, being as immovable when
on a point, as the famous Rock of Gib
ralter. He captivates all who shoot
over him on account of his fine work,
and no wonder many people say, "Rock
is good enough for me," and "they
don't lie about Rock," and it is not sur
prising that Pinehurst refuses a large
sum for him every week. But some say,
"Rock is a homely brute," and I agree
with them. That is where I get the lap
on him, for (excuse my blushes) every
one says I am a very handsome animal.
My color is red with six white points,
and I am said to have a very fine head as
well as a beautiful coat and fine stylish
build. I am 20 months old, and a strap
per for my age.
I am half English, half Irish and the
balance dog. My father is Dash Glad
stone No. 54148, who boasts of such an
cestors as Count Roderigo, Roderigo,
Count Noble and Gladstone. My moth
er an obscure Irish lass, made many
friends by her fine work in the field.
I was "farmed out" when very young
and before I was six months old set to
work in the field. The first day I point
ed a covey and a single, retrieved a
bird shot over me, and back stood my
old dad, Dash. I worked in the field
with my dad all last winter and never
broke in when he was pointing, never
flushed a covey of birds, except by ac
cident. By the first of March my educa
tion was nearly completed, and I was
sold to a very kind master and taken
North for the summer. When I return
ed here last November, I was quite wild
and thought I would have some fun by
myself, chasing birds when they flushed ;
but after being shot with cow peas and
fine shot several times, I decided that my
trainer had a long reach and so I came
to terms with him and gave up trying to
catch the birds.
Now I boast that I can cover ground
with the best of my kind when it comes
to pointing well listen: About a
month ago I found a covey and pointed,
and while Doc was trying to find me, my
half brother, Boy, stood another covey
about three hundred yards away. AVhen
they flushed Boy's covey Doc
dropped one bird, which Boy retrieved.
I held my covey fast and in about 10
minutes, Gray and his party shot on the
other side of me. Soon after Doc found
me and hooted for Gray, who was a
quarter of a mile awa He came over
with Mr. G. and that man Merrow, who
does so much noiseless shooting, with a
black box and makes everybody hand
gome, except Rock, and what do you
think? Saucy Rock and Zeb stole my
point, but Boy as usual took his place
behind me like a man.
men my staying qualities by holding a
covey in an open field, until they came a
third of a mile and walked the birds up.
A short time ago I was sent into a
running stream to get a dead bird. I
found where he fell on the bank, but it
was not there so I naturally ran down
stream about a rod and picked it out of
the water under the bank, instead of
giving up as most dogs would have
done.
Last week I went out to show Mr.
P that Rock was not the only pebble
on the beach around Pinehurst, and 1
held a covey eight minutes by the watch.
During the time Mr. P shot at some
other birds and walked over a quarter of
a mile, before he kicked the birds up.
I was backed this time as usual, by Boy
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PJIOniXEXT f,OLli:ilS AT PIXEIIUJIST.
Heading- from left to right: I. C. II. Dana, Ilillandale Clolf Club; II. O.
C. IBaviM, llidg-ewood; John Ward, C. II. Center, CJeorg-e Ilrown, K. A.
f reeman, IHontclair; 1. II. Oliver, lelhain; 1. Murphy, Ciarden City;
W. C. Freeman, Montclair; W. Lmom, Ardsley.
Merrow who can't "shoot" facing the
sun, went around me and the gunners
lined up ready for action. We all stood
in this position while Merrow shot from
different positions until he got boiling
and puffing like a porpoise, and we
probably would have been there now had
not the birds gotten hungry and lit out
for supper. And will you believe it,
when those birds flushed the three sports
got only one bird a small return I
thought, for my 25-minute stand. I
would not care if the pictures gave me
credit for the point, but they don't. It
is that homely brute Rock, that has the
point on paper. If Rock had been there
25 minutes his tail would have been trail
ing in the dust instead of at half mast
as in the picture.
Two weeks ago I showed two gentle-
who got tired and sat down at the end of
the seventh minute.
Mr. W and Doc say that Miss Nixie
recently pointed a covey, balancing her
self on a rail fence, meanwhile I have no
doubt of it for she is a fine lady and a
cousin of mine, too.
I never performed this feat for the
simple reason that I never stop on a
fence, going over it with a bound ; but I
did jump a high board fence awhile ago,
and point as I landed without moving a
foot, and I had the birds !
Now Pinehurst sports admire Rock all
you please, but remember there are
others me, and Boy and Dad and Nixie
and some day when I point about
lunch time, if you will not be too anx
ious to show how to "miss ?um,"and the
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ABOUT PINEHURST !
Mr. F. J. Bailey of Chicago, in National
Hotel Reporter.
"Ileittful, Healthful and Ilellgrhtful
Itenort In the KiongLeaf llne
Section of North Carolina."
The following letter, written by Mr.
F. J. Bailey of Chicago, for the National
Hotel Reporter is such a graceful compli
ment to Pinehurst, its equipment, cli
mate and advantages, that The Pine
hurst Outlook takes pleasure and
pride in reprinting it in full.
Mr. Bailey is a guest at The Holly Inn,
with Mrs. Bailey.
Mr. Ilailey'M Letter.
"This comparatively new southern re
sort, which this year is making a some
what more prominent bid for patronage,
has as yet scarcely had time to become
well known. Its many attractions are
however, rapidly being recognized and
the results have already surpassed the
expectations of its founder, Mr. James
W. Tufts, of Boston, who was attracted
to the region by its climate and superior
location.
Moore County, North Carolina, is in
the long-leaf pine section over six hun
dred feet above sea level sufficiently
far from the coast to avoid its influence
and with light sandy soil from which
the effects of the heaviest rain storm dis
appear in an hour's time. It possesses
all the essentials of a perfect, moderate
winter climate. The days are almost
continuouslv of brightest sunshine, there
being last season but five days when
storms prevented out-of-door exercises
and sports.
The idea of Mr. Tufts was to create a
comfortable and complete community
for residence during the winter months,
for people desiring a more genial climate
than is to be found in the North and yet
without the enervating influences so
often experienced in Florida and other
sub-tropical climes.
Pursuant to this end thirty thousand
acres of land was purchased and Olm
stead, Law & Olmstead, the famous land
scape gardeners of Boston, were employ
ed to "lay out" the town of Pinehurst.
About fifty residences and cottages were
built, besides which a power house,
water works, general store, post office,
village church, school, public casino,
stables, etc.
Two small hotels The Berkshire and
The Harvard being found inadequate,
The Holly Inn was built accommodating
about 200 guests. Modern and complete
in every detail, it is a most delightful
and cozy hotel, located at the head of
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