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winning blacks among the Springers, to perpetuate strength, 

 length, and flatness of coat. 



Among the early breeders (in England) and owners of 

 the Sussex, appear such men as S. W. Marchant, who at 

 one time claimed to be the only owner of the pure Rose- 

 hill strain; J. Fuller, of Rosehill, Sussex; Rev. W. Shields, 

 Lord Middleton, Lord Derby, Hon. Captain Arbuthnott, H. 

 Saxby, Phineas Bullock, and others. These men were cer- 

 tainly pioneers in the breed, and always stanch upholders 

 of it. 



Among the pure-bred dogs of early date, we lind several 

 well-known names that figure liberally in the pedigrees of 

 many of our present prize-winners; especially so with the 

 Field Spaniels, or Springers. To this ancestry may be 

 attributed much of the strength, bone, and substance of 

 our present dogs. 



In tracing out the " family tree" of a majority of the 

 leading dogs of to-day (particularly of the Jacobs stock), 

 we find the old and familiar names of Burdett's Frank, 

 Marchant' s Rover, Burgess' Bebb, Old Bebb, Mousley's 

 Venus, Bachelor, Bob, Bess, Bounce, etc., etc.; these were 

 all said to be of the pure Sussex breed. 



In the field this dog is a strong and cheerful worker, of 

 great pluck and energy. As a rule he is not silent, al- 

 though there are frequent exceptions to this. He generally 

 gives tongue when approaching game. In many parts of 

 our shooting territory they should be particularly useful 

 and valuable, in spots where the Setter or Pointer can not 

 penetrate; the Sussex being powerful and short of leg, and 

 withal well protected by a thick, flat coat, will fearlessly 

 press his way through the densest briers and undergrowth, 

 and ultimately reach and flush the fur or feather secreted 

 therein. 



It seems but fair that this much-neglected breed should 

 receive the assistance of the Spaniel Club, and, like the 

 Cockers, the Springers, and the Clumbers, be brought into 

 public notice and prominence, as the others have been, 

 through the efforts of this club. 



