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former years, the favoured breed, he refers to a picture at 

 Sharavogue, the seat of the late Earl of Huntingdon, who married 

 the only daughter of the late Colonel Westenra (the owner of the 

 famous racehorse "Freeny") representing Lord Rossmore, the 

 ancestor of the Westenra family, anil an enthusiastic sportsman, 

 shooting over three or four setters. Only one of these is whole 

 coloured, and this dog is a pale golden red, with a white snip on 

 the forehead, all the others are red and white. 



Amongst noted breeders in the past Mr. King quotes Mr. La 

 Touche, of Harristown, who had the O'Connor strain; Mr. Dunne, 

 of Brittas ; Mr. Samuel Handy, of Parsonstown ; Miss Lidwell, Lord 

 Howth, Lord Waterford, Mr. Trumble, of Malahide, Dublin, and 

 Mr. Reeves, of Dublin. Mr. King when only verging on man- 

 hood as a Trinity College student, was even then a sportsman, 

 and can recall Dycer's red dog " Don " (the reputed father of 

 Captain Hutchinson's famous " Bob ") and often sought " the 

 Repository " for the purpose of a ramble with old " Don." Miss 

 Lidwell (or Ledwich, as she was sometimes erroneously called), 

 had then a reputation for keeping good dogs, and Mr. King on a 

 visit to her cottage, near Beggar's Bush Barracks, Dublin, saw 

 the then crack " Pluto," a red and white. The lady had shortly 

 before been interviewed by the late Mr. Edward Laverack, who 

 wished to take her dog to England to cross with his breed, 

 but the lady was obdurate, even indignant, and refused to lend or 

 sell her favourite. 



Of later breeders Mr. King is equally familiar, and can recall 

 the faults and perfections of champion Palmerston ; Miss 

 Warburton's Lilly; Mr. Giltrap's Garryowen; Mr. Xuttall's Maybe, 

 and Loo VII.; Captain Milner's Frisco; and at last Ballsbridge 

 show he was as interested in the awards as the most recent exhibitor. 

 He disagrees with Mr. Bennett as to the colour of the O'Connor 

 breed, as he maintains they were red and white. A few words in 

 conclusion of his remarks. He confines his observations to those 

 localities with which he personally was acquainted, and as these 

 did not extend either to the bleak north, or the wilds of Kerry, he 



