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establish bench shows in this country, and through that 

 medium has done much to improve the form and appearance 

 of the Pointer, importing such excellent dogs as Bang- 

 Bang and Naso of Kippen, and by their energy and influ- 

 ence inducing a wider distribution of the Pointer, and a 

 higher recognition of his claims as a useful and valuable 

 sporting dog. 



The annual bench show held by this club, in the city of 

 New York, is recognized as the leading one in the United 

 States, and the prizes there bestowed are most highly 

 cherished by breeders. The long line of important shows 

 now held in this country, at Boston, Providence, Spring- 

 field, Rochester, Elmira, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Baltimore, 

 Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, St. Paul, Cincin- 

 nati, and other large cities, owe their origin and inspiration 

 to the influence and example of the Westminster Kennel 

 Club. The Graphic Kennels, at Netherwood, N. J., the 

 Neversink Lodge Kennels, of Orange County, IN". Y., and 

 the Hempstead Farm Kennels, of Long Island, are also 

 prominent Eastern breeders of Pointers; while Messrs. John 

 S. Wise, F. R. Hitchcock, A. E. Godeffroy, Fred S. Under- 

 bill, A. D. Lewis, J. H. Phelan, J. H. Winslow, Charles 

 J. Peshall, L. Gardner, Charles Heath, James L. Anthony, 

 E. R. Bellman, John White, Luke W. White, J. R. 

 Purcell, P. T. Madison, Robert C. Cornell, Thomas H. 

 Terry, B. F. Seitner, A. 'C. Collins, C. M. Munhall, C. G. 

 Stoddard, C. H. Odell, O. W. Donner, Edward Dexter, 

 Amory R. Starr, John M. Tracy, C. W. Littlejohn, George 

 DeF. Grant, Ed. S. Shultz, E. C. Sterling, Bayard Thayer, 

 Samuel T. Colt, W. E. Hughes, J. B. Turner, A. A. 

 Whipple, A. C. Waddell, and C. C. Pettit, are among those 

 gentlemen to whom breeders are indebted for intelligent 

 and successful efforts in the development of the Pointer. 



A large number of champion Pointers had been evolved, 

 and had won well -merited honors at the various exhibitions, 

 before the organization of the present American Kennel 

 Club. Among these were Faust, Sleaford, Bow, Water 

 Lily, Meteor, Bravo, and Patti M. As kennel interests 



