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still living, and it is to this blood much of the excellence of the 

 pointers of 1879 is due. I may just mention the fact that very 

 prominent indeed, the most prominent prize winners for years past 

 have been direct descendants of Sancho, viz., champions Wagg, Don II., 

 Pearl, Blanche, Macgregor, Cedric, Luna, Stella, &c., &c. What other 

 dog can show such an illustrious family ? And it must be remembered 

 that this dog died very young. His litter brother, Chang, too, was a 

 champion in his day. Now, leaving the past, we then find that so strong 

 is his blood that his daughter, Mr. Leeche's Belle, when put to Mr. 

 Samuel Price's Bang, has in two litters produced a whole string of 

 winners, sufficient to sweep the board for some time to come. One of 

 the first litter, Bow Bells, has scarcely suffered a defeat. She has in 

 three years taken the first prizes and champion at the leading Kennel 

 Club shows. .200 has been offered for her. Her sister, Zeal, has also 

 been successful here, and more so in America. If only shown in good 

 condition she is almost beyond beating in any company. Again we find, 

 in a strong class at the late Alexandra Palace Show, five bitches out of a 

 later litter, sisters to Bow Bells and Zeal, are those left in for all the 

 prizes given in this class, one of them afterwards taking the cup given 

 by The Country as the best sporting puppy bred in 1878. These contain 

 a large amount of Sancho blood, as their dam was by Sancho, and their 

 sire, Mr. S. Price's Bang, was by Brockton's Bounce, the sire of Sancho. 

 This is in-breeding, and probably accounts for the smallness of the 

 pointers produced by the Belle and Bang cross. However, this is suffi- 

 cient to establish beyond doubt the Sancho blood as of the very best. 

 Besides these being good, show-bench dogs, they are equally good in 

 the field ; indeed, Eapid, Eomp, Macgregor, Bow Bells, Zeal, and Wagg 

 have all figured in field trial prize lists, so their achievements must be 

 added to the successes of the same blood. It is a rare thing to find 

 pointers of this strain that are not good at work, providing, of course, 

 they have been properly handled. They are rather excitable, but when 

 settled down to their work they are very reliable, and no day is too 

 long and no work too hard for them. 



Special is a dog of great muscular development. He has only been 

 exhibited seventeen times, and has won sixteen prizes. His pedigree is 

 of the best, combining as it does the blood of the most noted field trial 

 and show-bench winning strains existing in England at the present day. 



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