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withal powerful workmanlike dogs, the Llewellin 

 combination has retained the size, bone, and power, 

 and added improvement in shape and make, so that 

 the tendency towards coarseness, slackness of loin, 

 and want of refinement, has been improved away, 

 and the characteristic of the Llewellin is size with 

 quality. That they possess quality and beauty of 

 appearance their show bench achievements have 

 proved, whilst at the same time their field trial 

 record as a setter kennel has never been approached. 



" In the days when the feeling for show bench 

 honours was keener in Mr. Llewellin, his kennel had 

 only to put in an appearance at a show to take 

 nearly all the prizes. For years this was the case at 

 the two great gatherings, Birmingham and London, 

 the only places were they were exhibited. 



"The sight presented by the setter benches in 

 1884, tne first year that the Birmingham authorities 

 offered special prizes for field trial winners, is well 

 remembered by sportsmen. On that occasion Mr. 

 Llewellin entered twelve field trial winners, viz., 

 Count Wind'em, Dashing Bondhu, Dashing Duke, 

 Sable Bondhu, Novel, Dashing Beauty, Dashing 

 Ditto, Countess Bear, Countess Moll, Countess 

 Rose, Nora, and Norna. Although there were some 

 absentees, the team made a show of setters in itself, 

 representing field as well as show champions Count 



