CHAPTER IV 



SPECIAL FIELD DOGS 



Another breed not to be overlooked by Amer- 

 ican sportsmen is the French pointing Griffon. 

 In 1916, for the first time, one of them ran in one 

 of the great field trials and gave such good ac- 

 count of himself that one of the best Llewellins 

 had to stretch himself to make good against him. 



This Griffon, Homere's Jack, was run in the 

 National Capitol Field Trials. He drew a crack 

 Eugene M.-Gleam dog, Tip Top Merry Boy (Mike 

 M.-Gleam's Belle). Every one was anxious to see 

 how the Griffon would make out in comparison 

 with a crack Llewellin. The Frenchman did very 

 well, for, while Merry Boy was full of class and 

 had plenty of speed, the Griffon was right after 

 him. Unfortunately no birds were found during 

 the heat, so the trial was quite inconclusive. 

 Homere's Jack is by Homere-Fileuse de Merli- 

 mont, a steel-gray pointing Griffon. I have noted 

 these dogs carefully at bench shows and know 

 them from puppyhood up. The logical-minded 



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