"Fishel's Frank"
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Image scanned from Field Dog Stud Book, Vol.IX, 1909.
"Fishel's Frank"
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Image from Third Annual Volume of the Breeders' and Exhibitors' fo Dogs Guide Book and Directory, 1911, compiled by F.J. Skinner.
"Fishel's Frank"
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Image scanned from Field Trial Records of Dogs in America with other Authentic Statistics, 1874 (to July 1) 1907, by Maj. J.M. Taylor, 1907.
"U.R. Fishel and Fishel's Frank (left) and Comanche Frank"
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Image scanned from The Modern Pointer by A.F. Hochwalt, 1923.
"1907, Dayton, Ohio -- Fishel's Frank, Ch. Alford's John, John's Bronco, Hard Cash, Ch. Sir Royal Spot, Gilt Edge, and Ch. Alford's King"
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Image scanned from The Modern Pointer by A.F. Hochwalt, 1923.
""Fishel's Frank" sired 58 field trial winners, many of them champions and top-flight
peformers. ... Two of his sons made Pointer history. They were "Comanche Frank" and
"John Proctor", both out of daughters of
"Alford's John"". ... Both won the National
Championships ("Comanche Frank" in 1914 and "John Proctor" in 1916) in addition to
other field trial title events. Both established winning and producing families
which have made and are continuing to make Pointer history."
-- The Sportsman's Bookshelf, Volume XIII, Hunting Dogs and
Their Uses: The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1951
"What the "four aces" were to the Pointers of the early days,
what
"Croxteth" and
"King of Kent" were to a later period,
and what
"Rip Rap" and
"Jingo" were still later,
"Alford's John"
and "Fishel's Frank" were in the period following the
turn of this century."
-- The Sportsman's Bookshelf, Volume XIII,
Hunting Dogs and Their Uses:
The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1951
"Three years after "Alford's John" made his first appearance, U.R. Fishel, Hope, Indiana,
brought out a youngster named "Fishel's Frank",
and won second with him in the Nebraska
Derby. Frank ... soon attracted much attention by his spectacular performances and it
was not long before breeders were flocking to his banner. He won on many occasions, but
the race which brought him more fame than any was a race he lost. This was the National
Championship of 1908. "Count Whitestone II" won, but for months afterwards the field
trial gallery buzzed with argument that "Fishel's Frank" should have been the new
champion. And the dog's fame continued to spread. After this race he was retired to
the stud."
-- The Sportsman's Bookshelf, Volume XIII, Hunting Dogs and
Their Uses: The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1951
"The Field Trial Hall of Fame was initiated in 1954, and since that time, each year, deserving dogs and worthy field
trial personalities have been elected."
-- American Field: The Sportsman Journal, Website, 2002
"Induction to the Field Trial Hall of Fame is an honor. The dogs were inducted based on their performance in trials
and their ability to produce winning offspring. The Field Trial Hall of Fame is part of the National Bird Dog Museum
located in Grand Junction, Tennessee."
-- UplandBirdDog.com Website, 2002
Five pointers were inducted into the
Field Trial Hall of Fame in 1954.
"Fishel's Frank",
"John Proctor",
"Luminary",
"Mary Montrose", and
"Muscle Shoal's Jake".
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