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<l beautiful Aveline " she was often known. I recollect 

 how the stake appeared at her mercy, when, unfortu- 

 nately, a very little rabbit jumped up almost between 

 her legs, and the high couraged bitch, unable to 

 resist the temptation, committed a fault so grave 

 that quite prevented her taking that precedence in 

 the stake her pace, style, and nose, would have 

 entitled her under more favourable circumstances. 

 Later on she won all before her on the show bench, 

 and was not long in attaining her degree as 

 champion. 



For many years Mr. O'Callaghan has given 

 considerable attention to the production of the Irish 

 setter in its purity. I have seen his dogs, when 

 properly broken and handled at field trials, do 

 excellent work, and the Kennel Club Stud Books 

 tell how successful they have been in the show ring. 

 There are enthusiasts of the variety who consider 

 this strain usually too dark in colour, too deep in 

 their bright redness, which is indeed a lovely hue. I 

 have a peculiar fondness for this colour so long as 

 it does not show any actual blackness, indicative of 

 Gordon cross, the latter so marked in many of 

 the earlier show dogs Mr. Jones's Carlo to wit, 

 who did a considerable amount of winning in his day. 



Possibly, at some time or another, these red setters 

 were so crossed, Mr. Laverack writes of a red dog he 



