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early bench standards than most Llewellins and 

 of more than average performing ability in the 

 field. His sons and daughters were generally 

 good looking and almost invariably admirable 

 shooting dogs. 



Mr. Dager of Toledo, Ohio, had a career as a 

 setter ow^ner which if not long was at least brill- 

 iant. He bought the two puppies, Cincinnatus 

 and Toledo Blade, in Tennessee under, I believe, 

 the advice of Major Taylor. Both of these 

 dogs were white-black-tan and of superior bench 

 type. Toledo Blade looked much like his sire, 

 Roderigo, and was one of the best field trial dogs 

 of a time of good ones. Cincinnatus was not 

 highly regarded by field trial men, but was placed 

 in good company. On the bench Cincinnatus 

 quickly won a championship. Under judges who 

 favored a rangy type he was invincible. In ap- 

 pearance this dog was an exaggeration of what 

 might be called the Druid shape. His skull and 

 muzzle were almost abnormally long but were 

 correctly formed. He was rather flat in chest 

 and weak in back ribs, but was otherwise good 

 and a remarkably refined specimen among large 

 dogs. From the successful show setter, Albert's 

 Nellie, largely Laverack in blood, he produced the 

 magnificent field performer and bench winner, 

 Cincinnatus's Pride. Pride is somewhat like his sire 

 without the extreme points. In all around quality 



