THE IRISH SETTEE. 67 



St. Louis Kennel Club, or Mr. Charles Turner, of that 

 organization, imported and brought out Champion Lou II., 

 Erin, Elcho, Berkley, and others. Mr. Stoddard, in 1876, 

 imported Champion Duck and Bob. In the spring of 1877, 

 Doctor Jarvis purchased from Mr. Turner, of the St. Louis 

 Kennel Club, Elcho, and thereby secured for his kennel the 

 best Irish Setter dog in the country. 



In the fall of the same year, he imported from the 

 kennels of Mr. Cecil Moore the now famous bitch Rose, the 

 beautiful daughter of the great Palmerston out of Flora. 

 Rose was the first of the Palmerston blood brought to 

 America, and her record stands to-day unrivaled by that of 

 any other Setter bitch. Rose bred to Elcho, produced in 

 her first litter the well-known Lady Clare, the field -trial 

 and show winners Raleigh and Laura. Leigh Doane, Little 

 Nell, Yoube, Champion Norwood, and Elcho III. are also 

 among the descendants of this famous pair. 



Doctor Jarvis next imported, from the kennels of Mr. 

 J. J. Giltrap, Noreen, a daughter of Garryowen, a noted 

 prize-winner. She too was bred to Elcho. Great as had 

 been the Doctor's success with Rose and her progeny, he 

 not only equaled but fairly eclipsed it with ISToreen, for 

 she produced four champions in one litter one of the four, 

 Bruce, a field-trial winner, Glencho, Noreen II., and Elcho, 

 Junior. Here are four dogs that have, individually and 

 collectively, won more prizes, and have produced and got a 

 larger number of winners, than any other equal number of 

 Setters in America. Elcho, Junior, is unquestionably the 

 best representative of his race ever seen in this country. 



Next to these justly ranks Stoddard' s Friend. Mr. 

 Stoddard' s memory will always be cherished by the lovers 

 of the Irish Setter for his intelligent and successful efforts 

 in developing the breed, and compelling public admiration 

 and recognition of his merits. Friend herself was a grand 

 bitch in the field. While not as fast as some others I have 

 seen, she yet proved good enough to win first prize at the 

 Minnesota field trials of 1878, in a field of thirteen starters. 

 The Chicago Field's report of that event states that Friend 



