course, in externals the two breeds present many striking differences. 

 Some admire the beautiful coat and gentle expression of the Setter, 

 while others there are who declare that : 



Loveliness 



Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, 

 But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most. 



In other words, form appeals more to them than coat. They dwell 

 upon the handsome outline of the Pointer, his symmetrical, power- 

 fully knit body, his straight legs and muscular quarters. The 

 modern dog is not without his critics, however, who contend that 

 a foxhound cross has been used in modern times as well as many 

 years ago, and that the hound qualities introduced are detrimental 

 rather than otherwise. It is urged that the duties demanded of the 

 Pointer are even more exacting than those of the foxhound, as 

 regards stamina, and that if the old dogs could perform them 

 creditably there was no occasion to resort to outside blood, which 

 developed a headstrong disposition that renders breaking more diffi- 

 cult, and tends to unsteadiness. In justice to the other disputants, 

 it should be explained that they deny the alien cross, and contend 

 that, as the foxhound is a perfect piece of mechanism, Pointer 

 breeders are justified in attempting to work up to such a worthy 

 model. Although one does not ask for a potterer it is questionable 

 if great pace in a gundog is either necessary or desirable, for the 

 fast animal is liable to pass birds that a slower one would find. 



