
Mr Ted
By Tom Word I loved Ted Baker like all of us ‘Cause he loved us in spite of us He gave us a place that was ideal To run the Sunshine and the Florida for…
By Tom Word I loved Ted Baker like all of us ‘Cause he loved us in spite of us He gave us a place that was ideal To run the Sunshine and the Florida for…
The American Field Publishing Company is no more, as an independent entity. On September 1 it and its Field Dog Stud Book were acquired by the United Kennel Club, an international for-profit registry for Coon…
Ben (“Long”) Reach had a soft spot for dog trainers. After fifty years as a lawyer in Albany (“All-Benny” in local speak), Ben knew them all—the ones who worked on the Yankee plantations and the…
Ben could not believe Red Cool’s telephone message, left for him with Joanne. Red had been fired as equine, canine and hunts manager of Bent Pine Plantation, a job he had held thirty years. Ben…
Ben Reach savored the first two weeks of March because with them came the Southeastern and Masters Championships at Albany (“All-Benny” to natives like Ben and his pal, Sam Nixon, MD). Ben no longer judged…
When you ride a brace at Dixie On a crisp and sunny morn You’ll have had a taste of heaven As sure as you’ve been born When you get to the breakaway A short ride…
It would be their last summer together on the prairie. Or so they thought. Ben Kane had taken his twin sons Fred and Carl, named for their grandfathers, first when they were eight. That was…
For thirty years Harry Amburn had made two thirds of his income in October. Other months he worked as a wood cutter, a snow shaper on snowmobile trails, a Muskie guide, a fuel pumper at…
The scout William Jackson sat alone at the end of a bench munching barbecue chicken and canned green beans. It was during lunch break at the end-of-season championship in a piney woods state. Jackson was…
Dialing In won it Eight clean crisp finds on his card One unproductive where he signaled them gone A big race to the front with handler in mind The stars lined up Ground softened a…