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Charles and Blenheims are bred with great care and 

 to the highest perfection. The Blenheim is fre- 

 quently crossed with the Charles, so that the variety 

 of colour, on which the difference in nomenclature 

 depends, often appears in the same litter." After 

 writing a lot of nonsense as to this cross, Richardson 

 goes on to say that u Several ' Spaniel Clubs ' have 

 been formed to promote the careful breeding of 

 these dogs, and of some of these His Royal Highness 

 Prince Albert is patron, both Her Majesty and the 

 Prince being enthusiastic admirers of these beautiful 

 little creatures. His Royal Highness has, at no 

 sparing outlay, erected a superb kennel for them at 

 Windsor." 



" The members of these spaniel clubs subscribe a 

 small sum each, and with the amount contributed a 

 handsome collar of silver, with gold entablature, is 

 purchased ; a particular day is then named, and 

 judges are appointed, when each member brings to 

 the club-room a dog of his own rearing, and that 

 dog adjudged to possess the greatest number of 

 good points attains the collar as a prize. King 

 Charles and Blenheims have been known in London 

 to fetch the price from 150 to 200 guineas." 



The above extracts are particularly interesting, 

 as they give a clue to the early inter-breeding of 

 two breeds from which we now obtain two other 



