138 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



At the terrible canine holocaust at Columbus, Ohio, Jan- 

 uary 11, 1888, several excellent Pointers were burned. 

 Among them were Bow-Faust (Rapp-Dove) ; Planet (Meteor- 

 Accident); Pap Smizer (Meteor-Diana); Business (Don- 

 ald-N y mpher) ; Rumpty (Meteor-Diana); Hamlet- Sleaford 

 (Young Sleaford-Lillie); Lily Bang (Bang-Bang-Lass); 

 Dolly Fauster (Fauster-Ny mpher); Lady Trinket (Young 

 Meteor-Zolo Faust); Corsicana Tobe (Tory-Kelley' s Belle), 

 besides several fine puppies belonging to the Idstone Ken- 

 nels, of Dayton, Ohio; and last, but not least, the two fine 

 bitches, Lady Croxteth, combining most excellent field, 

 bench, and brood qualities, and the peerless Champion Patti 

 M., a bitch of rare quality who was rapidly pushing her 

 way to the front. Patti M., by Champion Donald (Bob- 

 Sappho), out of Devonshire Lass (Imp. Don-Imp. Lady), was 

 whelped August 9, 1882, and was a litter sister of Donald 

 II. Her winnings were: First and special, Milwaukee, 

 1886; first and two specials, Latonia, Ky., 1886; first and 

 special, Waverly, N. J., 1886; champion prize and two spe- 

 cials, Dayton, Ohio, 1886; first, Boston, 1887; first and two 

 specials, Pittsburgh, 1887; champion prize, New York, 

 1887; champion prize and special, Detroit, 1887; champion 

 prize and three specials, Columbus, Ohio, 1888. Patti M. 

 was only bred twice, to Croxteth and Nick of Naso, all of 

 her progeny proving good. 



Other dogs that have proven decidedly prepotent in 

 impressing their own fine qualities on their offspring, in 

 America, and whom space will not permit us to describe at 

 length, are Naso of Kippen; Mainspring, King Bow, King 

 Don, Vandevort's Don, Duke of Hessen, Beaufort, Beppo 

 III., Cornerstone, Consolation, Meteor, Pontiac, Moulton 

 Baron, Osborne Ale, Freedom, Trinket's Bang, Tarn 

 O'Shanter, Dancer, Flockfinder, Sensation's Son, Rod, 

 and Bang. 



These dogs, together with many other native and im- 

 ported specimens of high character, have done much in 

 elevating the standard of Pointer breeding in America. 

 Already the latest successful blood in England has been 



