The Black and Tan (or Gordon) Setter. 339 



Although these old breeds have been kept as 

 nearly pure as possible, and may be found useful in 

 crossing with the ordinary English setter, especially 

 when work more than actual beauty is required, I 

 do not see any great future before the black and 

 tan setter. He is not easy to follow with the eyes on 

 the moors, and, as a rule, is not nearly so smart as 

 either the English or Irish varieties, and I cannot 

 imagine why even his most ardent admirers prefer 

 him to others, excepting that a team of them match 

 well. The latter fact has been at times of consider- 

 able advantage to Mr. Chapman in the show ring, 

 where on several occasions a couple of brace or so 

 have beaten all comers in the competition for the 

 team prize. This they did, and quite deservedly, so 

 recently as June, 1892, at the Kennel Club's show 

 and at the Crystal Palace a few months later. 



The following are the description and points of the 

 Gordon setter as adopted by its Club, and from the 

 facts I have given of some of the leading and oldest 

 kennels being entirely confined to tri-coloured dogs, 

 i.e., black, tan, and white, it seems a pity such are 

 not allowed in the Club's standard ; nor do I agree 

 with what it says about the " bloodhound " type 

 in the dog generally and in the expression of the 

 eyes. Such a cross has been there some time 

 or other, but pains have been taken to "breed" it 



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