314 Modern Dogs. 



Wind'em, a field trial and also bench show champion, 

 for whom Mr. Llewellin had been offered, and refused, 

 ^750 and 1 200 ; Novel, equally a champion winner 

 in the field and bench shows ; and that beautiful bitch 

 Countess Bear, winner of the first field trial c Derby/ 

 besides other field trials, and several show prizes, 

 both here and in America. Countess Rose was 

 also a bench winner, and with Novel, winner of the 

 Brace Stakes at the National Field Trials, on 

 which occasion that well known judge, the late Sir 

 Vincent Corbet, declared them the best brace he 

 had ever seen. For these two bitches Mr. Llewellin 

 was offered on the spot 1000. This same Bir- 

 mingham team ikewise included three winners of 

 the field trial ' Derby,' Countess Bear, already 

 alluded to ; Sable Bondhu, and Dashing Ditto ; 

 also Norna, Nora, and Dashing Beauty, all gainers 

 of first prizes at field trials ; besides Dashing 

 Bondhu, winner of more field trial prizes than any 

 dog, pointer, or setter, that ever ran, according to 

 the field trial records in the Kennel Stud Book. 



" The peculiarity of this kennel is that the same 

 dogs unite in themselves, in a measure no others 

 have done, first class show, as well as field trial 

 quality. There are owners who have dogs with 

 which they win on the bench but not in the field. 

 Others, again, there are, which perform in the field 



