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pion class, 1888; second in challenge class at Boston, 1889; 

 first in challenge class at Boston, 1890 in fact, she is one of 

 the best English Setter bitches bred in America, She is 

 owned by Mr. George W. Neal, Westville, Conn. 



Cincinnatus and Toledo Blade are both owned by Mr. J. 

 E. Dager, Toledo, Ohio, and are renowned as combining 

 both bench and field-trial qualities. Cincinnatus is black, 

 white, and tan; is by Count Noble, out of Dido II., the 

 choicest Setter blood of the world. He divided third, all- 

 age stake, Southern Field Trial Club, 1888; divided fourth, 

 all-age stake, Eastern Field Trials Club, 1889. On the 

 bench, he won first and four specials, Columbus; third, 

 open class, and first, novice class, New York, 1889; first 

 and silver medal for best English Setter placed in any field 

 trial in America, Chicago; first and two specials, Toledo, 

 1889. 



Toledo Blade is black, white, and tan; is by Roderigo, 

 out of Lillian, famous for the transcendent superiority of 

 their qualities afield; and the breeding also is of the very 

 choicest. Toledo Blade won second in the all-age stake of 

 the Southern Field Trial Club, 1888; second, all-age stake, 

 of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 1889; first in the all-age 

 Setter stake, Southern Field Trials, 1889. At bench shows, 

 he was V. H. C., Columbus; second at Chicago, 1889. 



Roderigo, owned by the Memphis and Avent Kennels, is 

 black, white, and tan; is by Count Noble, out of Twin 

 Maud, and is recognized as a dog of decided superiority. 

 He won first in the all-age stake, National Field Trial 

 Club's trials, 1885. He has distinguished himself as a 

 wonderful sire, having to his credit a list of remarkable 

 field-trial winners in his progeny. 



Plantagenet is a lemon belton, by Dashing Monarch, 

 out of Petral, and a celebrated bench-show -dog a few years 

 ago, although he was not fine enough in form, being too 

 heavy in the shoulders and a bit coarse to suit modern 

 ideas of what the Setter's physique should be. 



Rowdy Rod, a phenomenal son of Roderigo, out of 

 Juno A., is a young dog which ran in his puppy form last 



