106 DOMESTICATED DOGS FOR THE GUN. 



bred by the Hon. D. Plunket, and combines the blood of that gen- 

 tleman's kennel with the La Touche and Hutchinson strains. Mr. 

 Purcell Llewellyn purchased him in the hight of his successes, and 

 bred several average dogs from him out of Kate (of the Knight of 

 Kerry's strain), including Kimo, Kite, and Kitty; while another 

 litter, out of Buckell's Min, contained Marvel, May, and Knowing, 

 less successful than the former, both on the bench and in the field. 

 With the solitary exception of Plunket and his daughter Music, 

 who was at Vaynol in 1872, however, no Irish setter has shown any- 

 thing like high form in the (.eld trials, Mr. Purcell Llewellyn's 

 Samson, who is above the average, being crossed with the Laver- 

 ftck Prince through his dam, Carrie, through both are entered in 

 the Stud Book as Irish setters. 



After a great deal of discussion, a separate class has been made 

 in Dublin and elsewhere for "reds" and "white and reds," it be- 

 ing shown that there are two distinct strains of the Irish setter, 

 of these colors respectively. The white and reds stands no 

 chance in the open classes, and yet it was considered hard to debar 

 them from all prizes, especially as by some good judges they are 

 thought to possess better noses than the reds. According to my 

 judgment the rich red, or blood red color as it is described, is made 

 a little too much of, and I shouni strongly object to the passing 

 over of excellence in shape because the color is too pale ; a marked 

 instance of which happened at the Brighton show of 1876. 



In points the Irish setter only differs from the English in the fol- 

 lowing: 



t. The skull is somewhat longer and narrower, the eyebrows 

 being well raised, and the occipital prominence as marked as 

 in the pointer. 



2. The nose is a trifle longer, with good width, and square at the 

 end : nostrils wide and open, with the nose itself of a deep mahog- 

 any or very dark fleshy-color, not pink nor black. 



3. Eyes, ears, and lips. — The eyes should be a rich brown or ma- 

 hogany color, well set, and full of intelligence ; a pale or goose- 

 berry eye is to be avoided. Ears long enough to reach within 

 half an inch or an inch of the end of the nose, and, though mow 



