484 Modern Dogs. 



reputation as such, it was pretty certain that they had 

 no claim to be of that race. Mr. Hopcroft had the 

 strain for some time, and valued it exceedingly. 

 Sam and Flora were brother and sister, of nice 

 character, but, though they won all before them in 

 their time, they were much higher on the leg than 

 bench winners of to-day ; they, however, excelled in 

 length of ears. 



There are extant some capital chromo-lithographs 

 of^these two celebrated dogs, and the blood of both 

 of them is still to be found in many of the best 

 specimens at the present time. 



Mr. H. P. Green, at Caistor Hall, near Norwich, 

 has a strain of black, tan, and white spaniels, which 

 he values highly. Personally, I never saw any dogs 

 that took my fancy more than they did when I 

 first saw them on the show bench. A little over 

 4olb. weight or so, they abound in character, are 

 long in ears, fairly straight in coat, and strong in 

 bone ; still, handsome though they be, they are more 

 valued for work than beauty, though they have 

 earned distinction on the show bench. Their owner 

 tells me he has had the strain for over a dozen 

 years, commencing with a bitch obtained from the 

 late Sir Richard Wallace, which was mated with 

 a tricoloured dog. Both were excellent in the field, 

 and appeared to have transferred their good qualities 



