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as leaders Young Jingo, Lad of Jingo, Sister Sue, Dot's Jingo, Two-Spot, 

 Count Cyrano and others. 



King of Kent was a most valuable introduction, for from him we got 

 Rip-Rap, Hal Pointer, Strideaway, Tick Boy, K. C. Kent, Kent Elgin and 

 two other field trials winners. The King of Kent line is perhaps the most 

 potent factor in the pointer family of field trials performers of the present 

 day. Considering that we owe all that came from Mainspring, from King 

 of Kent and from Hops and Queen HI. to what was done by Mr. Dexter, 

 Mr. Perkins and their able manager. Captain McMurdo, no tribute is too 

 much to pay to these pioneers in establishing pointers in the front rank as 

 field trials competitors of the highest class. 



We have mentioned Pearl's Dot as the mother of field trials winners, 

 and it would be difficult to name a more remarkable bitch. She ranks 

 with the English setter Rhaebe and the great English thoroughbred Poca- 

 hontas in her capacity to throw winners to any mating. From her King of 

 Kent litter we got Strideaway, a founder of a family noted for field and 

 bench-show qualities. From Jingo she threw Young Jingo, and when bred 

 to Rip-Rap the result was Ripstone, Young Rip-Rap, Ripple and the bitch 

 Dot's Pearl, a worthy successor to her great dam, for from her came Lad of 

 Jingo, Two-Spot, Jingo's Pearl and three other winners. Of recent years 

 the line followed by breeders has been to cross these two leading families, 

 the Jingo and Rip-Rap, and this has resulted in the production of many 

 good dogs, and so far there does not seem to be the slightest need for any 

 importations. The blood is strong and potent, and with the exception that 

 some attention should be paid to form and get good-looking dogs as well 

 as good workers, nothing need be said regarding breeding for field trials 

 purposes. 



Why we cannot get as good dogs as the Englishmen do in the way of 

 looks is only explainable by saying that we do not pay attention to looks. 

 But that is no reason why we should not. The good-looking Graphic Ken- 

 nels dogs we know were good in the field. Beaufort was a good one also. 

 The Charlottesville dogs combined good looks and good work. Mr. West- 

 lake's and the Top-Notch Kennels dogs and those of nearly every present- 

 day exhibitor are used afield. As a specimen, not selected, of what style of 

 dog the English breed for use, we refer to the photograph of Banner Faskally 

 on point in South Carolina. This was one of the pointers brought over a 

 few years ago by Mr. Turner, kennel manager for Mr. Butler, of Pitlochry, 



