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He was a good-looking liver-and-white dog, well 

 made except that he was much more leggy than 

 the original conception of the bench show judges 

 approved. He was the fastest pointer of his time, 

 but w^as not equal to either King of Kent or 

 Mainspring in his ability on birds. 



A famous son of King of Kent was K. C. Kent, 

 owned by Mr. Fernkas of Kansas City and 

 winner of the first stake opened by the Missouri 

 Field Trial Club. He was a large liver-and-white 

 dog of fine style and good looks. Hal Pointer, 

 another large and muscular liver-and-white dog, 

 continued the King of Kent blood through Plain 

 Sam and other sons and daughters. Tick Boy 

 and Kent Elgin were rattling good field dogs. 



In 1888 Mr. Huston Wyeth of St. Joseph, 

 Missouri, imported the black-and-white Derby 

 winner, Osborne Ale. This dog, curiously enough, 

 was bred almost exactly like the cross with which 

 Mr. Dexter and Captain McMurdo afterward at- 

 tained such distinguished success. He was by 

 Priam, the sire of King of Kent, out of Malt, 

 a sister of Hops. Mr. Wyeth made no attempt 

 to push the fortunes of this dog and, though Ale 

 sired a number of excellent pointers, he did not 

 attain the reputation which probably he deserved. 

 He resembled Rip Rap closely in color and size. 

 Mr. Franke, also of St. Joseph, imported another 

 English winner, Luck of the Goat. This dog is 



