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well as high-class setter, being black, white, and 

 belton. She deserves special mention on account 

 of her pedigree. She was inbred to the Dash 

 blood, being a granddaughter of both Dash II and 

 his full brother, Dash III. After being retired 

 she was bred to Roderigo, and her two sons, Dixie's 

 Rod and Cap Tough, have both left descendants 

 of note. 



Two peculiarities of Marie's Sport bid fair to 

 live long and crop out often in his descendants. 

 He had an odd tail — long, ropy, and carried ex- 

 tremely high over his back with a sidewise twist. 

 His coat was harsh and rough. These two points 

 appear in his celebrated son, Sport's Boy, the 

 lemon-and-white winner of the first Interstate 

 Champion stake. Boy is a small dog, but built 

 like a steel machine. He is so good in utility 

 points of construction that Mr. Davidson, usually 

 a stickler for quality, placed him above some re- 

 spectable winners on the bench. He has his sire's 

 long and poorly feathered tail and roughish tex- 

 ture of coat. In speed he rates with the best, and 

 when he is right, his endurance and bird work are 

 unsurpassed. 



It has happened that the best four sons of 

 Marie's Sport have belonged to four of my per- 

 sonal friends; Sport's Gath to Mr. Charles A. 

 Robinson, Sport's Boy to Mr. Charles B. Cooke, 

 Sport's Solomon to Judge Ledbetter, and Prince 



