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be too short, but straight and well boned, and the feet must 

 be firm and cat-like, not splay-footed, loose, and flabby, as 

 we too often see them nowadays. 



Until 1887 we imported or owned about all the good 

 Field and Cocker Spaniels that crossed the pond Bob III., 

 Benedict, Beatrice, Dash, Hindoo, Creole, Bub, Jenny, 

 Dandy, Dinah, Miss Obo II., Newton Abbott Lady, Obo, 

 Jr., Young Obo, Burdette Bob, Bonanza, Bobo, etc. 

 The Jacobs strain was useless for field-work; the Farrow, 

 or Obo, strain not much better, as they had never done 

 any work in England. The Burdette, or Boulton-Beverley, 

 were the best of all; crossed with native stock, they are 

 hard to beat in the field. 



In the early days of dog shows, Mr. F. Burdette, the 

 first secretary of the Birmingham Dog Show, had a breed of 

 Cockers collected near Latterworth, England, where they 

 had been bred for many years by an old family named 

 Footman. They were unrivaled in appearance as well as at 

 work, taking every prize for which they competed; they 

 were black and tmn in color. After Mr. Burdette' s death, most 

 of them were sold to Mr. W. W. Boulton, Beverley, York, 

 England; and en passant I wish to say that Mr. Boulton is 

 the oldest Cocker Spaniel breeder in the world, as well as 

 the greatest authority. Mr. O. S. Hubbell, .while visiting 

 in England in 1873, purchased a pair of Mr. Boulton for 

 which he paid $900. They were Beau and Blanche; 

 black, with rich tan markings. Blanche whelped, October, 

 1874, eight puppies; one of the litter, Belle, was pre- 

 sented to Mr. A. C. Waddell. She died in my kennel in 

 1886, but I had several litters from her by Champion Hornell 

 Dandy. 



Bullock's Spaniels, as exhibited originally, were very 

 beautiful, but by no means typical, for the very good 



New York, 1888, one of best kennel, Philadelphia, 1888; championship, Bos- 

 ton, 1888; championship, Buffalo, 1888; championship, Syracuse, 1888; two 

 specials, Syracuse, 1888; championship, London, Ontario, 1888; special, "Cham- 

 pion of Canada/' London, Ontario, 1888; championship, St. Paul, 1888; special, 

 St. Paul, 1888. ED 



