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account of the death of the Duke of Gordon, and 

 forms an interesting example of the price obtained 

 for sporting dogs at that time. 



In " Dogs of Scotland," by Mr. Thomson Gray 

 (1891), a contributor gives some interesting par- 

 ticulars of the setters at Gordon Castle, and from the 

 extract below it will be noted that he differs from 

 what " The Druid" wrote and says. The original 

 strains were black, tan, and white. " These dogs 

 were seventy years ago of different colours," says 

 the correspondent, " the majority being black and 

 tan, and black, white, and tan. Some were liver and 

 white, and black and white, and lemon and white was 

 sometimes seen. They were famed for their work- 

 ing qualities, and, dog shows being unknown, good 

 looks were of secondary importance, although the 

 whole of the dogs were very stylish, and many of 

 them exceedingly well marked. The black, white, and 

 tans were heavily marked, black and white, with tan 

 spots above the eyes and on the cheeks the black 

 and white clearly defined but not spotted. . . . , 



11 The black and tans were of a lighter tan than 

 the black and tans of to-day, and often had white 

 breasts and feet. The dogs on the whole had a 

 heavy look about them, with spaniel looking ears r 

 but excellent legs and feet, with wealth of coat and 

 feather, beautiful heads and well set on sterns. 



