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umphantly pass at the present day for that of 

 the other. 



Hark was bred by a Mr. Robinson of Wil- 

 mington, Delaware, and came into his present 

 owner's possession at the age of ten months. 

 At that time he was a rough, rugged-looking 

 puppy, and first attracted notice by the steadi- 

 ness and sagacity which he displayed on the 

 snipe grounds. After purchasing him from Mr. 

 Robinson, Mr. Cuesta was induced to bestow 

 unusual attention to his training, and he sub- 

 sequently became a very superior animal. Like 

 his counterpart of old, from whom he may, 

 possibly, be descended, he was equally excel- 

 lent on all varieties of game, and as a snipe dog 

 was, perhaps, never excelled. He is of a large 

 size, very roughly coated, of a white color, the 

 ears dashed with dark red spots. In his best 

 days he was hunted with Poke, a liver-colored 

 pointer belonging to the same gentleman, and 

 also a capital field dog. As a proof of the 

 staunchness of Hark, he has been repeatedly 

 left pointing partridges, while the sportsman 

 crossed the fence to shoot over Poke, who had 

 found a second covey in an adjoining field. 

 The first dog was always discovered at his post 

 on the shooter's return. It was only necessary 

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