74 The Sporting Dog 



Girl became the mother of Paul Bo, owned by 

 Mr. Richard Merrill of Milwaukee. Paul Bo 

 excited the enthusiasm of setter men by his phe- 

 nomenal speed and handsome appearance. He 

 inherited much of his mother's size and rangi- 

 ness, with his sire's good looks and quality. He 

 had a white-black-tan head with heavily ticked 

 white body. 



There would be an interest in describing all 

 the notable individuals of the Roderigo-Bopeep 

 family, among them Orlando, Bettye S., and 

 Chance. Space, however, limits the description 

 to Antonio, the most notable and successful. 

 Antonio was a handsome and heavily marked 

 white-black-tan of good size. He had an excel- 

 lent head, exceptionally good shoulders and legs, 

 and generally attractive appearance. He was 

 one of the best bird finders of the Roderigo-Bo- 

 peep family and probably had stamina and ability 

 to sustain speed to an extent not surpassed by any 

 dog that ever ran before the public. Through 

 Tony Boy and Rodfield his blood is at the top 

 of the present fashion among field trial pa- 

 trons. 



No account of American setters would be quite 

 complete without a mention of Mingo, the son of 

 Druid. He was a favorite among Canadian setter 

 breeders for years, and his blood still counts for 

 much in approved pedigrees. He was nearer the 



