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This celebrated dog, Hamlet, has been one of the most successful dogs 

 of the day, numbers of his offspring combining first-class form with excellent 

 stamina and nose. Mr. Whitehouse's Hap, a dog of the same color, excels 

 the old dog in general outline, though in style of working Hamlet never 

 will be surpassed. 



These orange-and- whites are closely connected with Mr. Lang's breed; 

 Bob, the father of Hamlet, having been the property of a Mr. Gilbert, who 

 had the mother from Mr. Lang. 



The following are the best specimens which have been exhibited of late 

 years : Bounce, the property of Mr. W. R. Brockton, Farndon, near Newark; 

 Peter, Mr. S. Swan, of Lincoln; Don, the property of Mr. Darbyshire, Pen- 

 dyffryn, Conway; Silk, the property of R. Garth, Esq., Q. C., Wimbledon; 

 Hamlet, Rap, and Nina, the property of Mr. Whitehouse, Ipsley Court, War- 

 wickshire; Sancho and Chang, Mr. Francis, of Exeter; Mr. Richard Hem- 

 ming's Flake; and Mr. Lloyd Price, of Bala, possesses Lady Alice, the General, 

 and many more; while Mr. Antrobus, Mr. Comberbache, Mr. H. Meir, of Tun- 

 stall, Mr. Holford, and many others, are celebrated for their breed of Pointers. 



For m any years, Devonshire has been the great home of 

 the Pointer in England Mr. Francis, of Exeter, and Mr. 

 Sam Price, of Devon, being especially successful in produc- 

 ing some fine representatives of the breed. One of the 

 best dogs bred by the latter gentleman (afterward owned 

 by R. J. Lloyd Price) was Champion Wagg, by Champion 

 Sancho, out of Sappho, whelped in March, 1871. He was 

 liver-and-white in color, weighed sixty-five pounds, and 

 made a great record, both at the field trials and on the 

 bench. Many of our best American dogs were also bred by 

 Mr. Price, and deservedly assumed a high place in this 

 country. Another great dog in England was Sir R. Garth's 

 Drake, who was purchased, after the death of that gentle- 

 man, for one hundred and fifty guineas, and died April 22, 

 1877. He was by Rap, out of Doll; Rap by Mr. Comber- 

 bache' s Don and Lord Lichfield's Jilt, and Doll by Mr. 

 Newton's Champion Ranger, and Mite, representing Lord 

 Derby' s kennels. 



Drake was a fine, upstanding liver-and-white dog, two 

 feet and one inch at the shoulder, three feet from nose to 

 root of tail, and weighing about sixty -five pounds. His 

 winnings on the bench, and especially at the field trials, 

 have seldom if ever been equaled; and his record as a pro- 

 ducer of winners stands almost unrivaled. He was the 



