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he exchanged in 1864 into the Grenadier Guards, with which he 

 remained until his retirement in 1876. 



Being possessed of several thousands of acres of shooting in his 

 native county of'Cheshire, he has been all his life a keen sportsman 

 and breeder of several varieties of sporting dogs. 



Colonel Cornwall Legh, besides being on the Committee, is one of 

 the Vice-Presidents and a Trustee of the Kennel Club, in which he 



By permission of the Kennel Gazette 



LIEUT. -COLONEL LEGH'S FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER PIRATE 



has for many years taken a warm and active interest, and where his 

 advice and experience on doggy matters generally, and those relating 

 to sporting varieties in particular, are held in great esteem by his 

 colleagues. 



Probably, if we except the President of the Kennel Club, there is 

 no one else amongst Doggy People whose kennel has been associated 

 with so many winners or specimens of high-class quality in Flat- 

 coated Retrievers, of which, I have been informed, he has bred close 

 on 500, in addition to more than 300 of other varieties of sporting 

 dogs, chiefly Pointers and Spaniels. 



