This interview with Fred Arant conducted by Everett Skehan appeared in the March 29, 1997 issue of the American Field. For accomplished field trialer Fred Arant, Jr. a lifetime with bird dogs has been rewarding… 
It had built between them for a decade, but its seeds had been sown at their births. Their fathers had been rivals before them, and they had apprenticed under the fathers. In this tenth season…
Alfred Vanderbilt bred, raised and raced the famous Native Dancer. He won 21 of his 22 starts. His only loss, the Kentucky Derby, by a head. As a result, Vanderbilt was often asked, “How does…
