2 g MODERN TRAINING. 



by the large number of practical sportsmen who keep them 

 for field work. 



At all the important bench shows the Irish setters com- 

 pete in large numbers. Their evenness of type, rich coloring, 

 fine symmetry and graceful, spirited carriage always evoke 

 the highest admiration. 



Champion Elcho, Jr. (Elcho Noreen), whose portrait is 

 elsewhere given, is universally recognized as a dog of ex- 

 quisite symmetry of form, and refinement of race charac- 

 teristics united with substantial physical development ; 

 qualities which must be possessed in a high degree to gain 

 pre-eminence over his race. He was born June i, 1881, is 

 owned and was bred by Dr. William Jarvis of Claremont, 

 N. H., a gentleman who has spared no effort to secure the 

 choicest blood; and the results, as shown by his breeding 

 large numbers of dogs of uniform excellence for several 

 years past, distinguish him as an eminent and skillful 

 breeder. Elcho, Jr. has won championship honors in nearly 

 every city in this country in which bench shows have been 

 held; and his work in the Eastern Field Trials received 

 very complimentary notice by the sporting press. He has 

 the reputation of being an excellent field dog. Taken all 

 in all, he has a wonderful combination of beauty and merit. 



The English setter, considered as a field dog, is the 

 superior of all others as shown by the records of public 

 competitions, extensive ownership, common reputation and 

 the opinion of authorities. The enormous numbers of the 

 breed and common distribution are prime factors in main- 

 taining its ascendancy, aside from questions relating to com- 

 petive superiority. 



from its wide distribution, general popularity and financial 

 value, an innumerable multitude of small breeders, fre- 

 quently inexperienced, who breed wholly or partly for profit, 

 which militates against uniform improvement in the breed, 



