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that have appeared during the past twenty years 

 would be but repetition, and a difficult thing to 

 accomplish satisfactorily. Prince Solms, at Braun- 

 fels, in Prussia, has, at one time or another, had 

 English pointers equal to the best that have remained 

 in this country, and the writer will never forget the 

 excellent work his brace, Naso of Kippen and Jilt of 

 Braunfels, did on the dry fallow field near Shrewsbury 

 in 1885, at a time when every one had come to the 

 conclusion that there was no scent. 



Since the establishment of the Pointer Club, in 

 1887, a special Field Trial Meeting has been held 

 by its managers, and at the same time special prizes 

 have been offered by the Club for competition at the 

 principal shows. This support, has, without doubt, 

 proved of considerable advantage to the pointer, 

 and, for the present, there is little likelihood of its 

 popularity waning. 



As a sporting dog, the pointer can work as hard 

 and as long as a setter ; on account of his smooth 

 coat, he does this in hot weather better than any 

 other dog, and is not so soon knocked up, through 

 want of water, as the setter is. There is no reason 

 to compare the varied excellencies of the two varieties, 

 for here it may be said " Jack is as good as his 

 master." One day, one may do the best work; 

 another day, the others may excel ; both are 



