The English Setter. 3 1 1 



The blood of this bitch is still to be found in 

 many of our leading bench winners at the present 

 time. 



" With all these crosses, however, Mr. Llewellin 

 failed to satisfy his aspirations for a perfect working 

 setter. Handsome many of them were, but he 

 desired to develop certain peculiar field styles and 

 methods of hunting in them, and which, as yet, 

 neither the comparatively pure breeds alluded to, nor 

 the crosses, had shown themselves possessed of. 



" Mr. Laverack's breed was just about that time 

 at its zenith, and, attracting Mr. Llewellin's atten- 

 tion, he hoped that at last he might obtain, in the 

 so-called ' pure Laveracks,' what he had been 

 seeking. He therefore, at a high price, secured 

 the choicest Laverack blood, i.e., that of Dash 

 Moll, and Dash Lill. By this means Mr. Llewellin 

 had succeeded so far in gaining all he desired, 

 owning, as he now did, the beautiful Countess, and 

 her half sister Nellie, and later on, Mr. Garth's Daisy, 

 three of the most famous Laveracks in the field that 

 ever lived. He also owned Prince, brother to Nellie, 

 a very handsome blue belton dog and a great show 

 winner for his enterprising owner, who, moreover, 

 owned Lill and Rock, the latter afterwards drafted 

 by him and known as Lort's Jock. Mr. Llewellin 

 bred several pure Laveracks, amongst which were 



