98 THE GUN: AFIELD AND AFLOAT 



as the pioneer in England of animal painting on a more 

 correct anatomical basis, clearly shows us what the 

 Pointer was like more than a century ago. To mark 

 the differences in build and muscular development of 

 the earlier and later breeds of Pointer, I here reproduce 

 a sketch after Stubbs of the Spanish Pointer, the dog in 

 use in his day. For purposes of comparison the Pointer 

 now in use is also represented. 



There are now three tolerably distinct forms of the 

 Setter : 



POINTER (MODERN STYLE). 



1. The English Setter of extremely variable colour ; 

 this breed being, as a rule, more or less white with 

 orange, lemon, liver-coloured, or black markings, spots, 

 or tickings. 



2. The Black and Tan, Scottish, or, as more commonly 

 styled, Gordon Setter. This breed was originally pro- 

 duced at Gordon Castle ; and to this fact it owes its 

 name. In this dog the predominant colours are black, 

 with tan or rich red-brown ; some show white here and 

 there, but this feature is generally considered undesirable. 



3. The Irish Setter, in which the prevailing tone of 



