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of Furness, but the striking point in his breed- 

 ing is his many lines to London, the once well- 

 known son of Mr. Smith's famous Paris. If the 

 English setter men of this country are looking for 

 size and vigor, they might very well give attention 

 to this handsome Canadian. 



There would be a gap in an account of the 

 * Laverack type if the unflagging courage of Dr. J. 

 E. Hair, of Hartford, Connecticut, were not men- 

 tioned. Dr. Hair has been faithful to the typical 

 bench-show setter. He has owned Albert's 

 Woodcock, Highland Fleet, Beau Brummel, 

 Rumney Ranger, and a long list of the modern 

 Laveracks, having shown specimens almost every 

 season for fifteen years or more. 



Laverack color has come to be almost entirely 

 blue belton or orange belton, — the markings 

 which Mr. Laverack preferred. Though there are 

 belton Llewellins and white-black-tan Laveracks, 

 neither is quite typical as a rule. Belton Llew- 

 ellins commonly have a muddy look, and the 

 heavily marked Laveracks are seldom shown in 

 public. Some of the bench-show breeders in 

 England have crossed successfully on the Llewel- 

 lins, especially on those strong in Dash H blood. 

 On the other hand, American Llewellin breeders 

 have produced some fairly good show specimens 

 from using English Laveracks as a cross. 



In the modern Laveracks, bred largely for the 



