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Lismore and Mr. Thomas's Prince Bloomfield. 

 Lismore is one of the handsomest dogs now liv- 

 ing, but is more soHdly built and square in the 

 head than the usual run of Irish setters. The 

 difference is not great, but enough to mark him 

 as almost a type of his own. Prince Bloomfield 

 is a typical Irishman, but is one of the smallest 

 specimens ever taken into a ring. 



Any one can see by glancing at the studbook 

 that one of the great progenitors of Irish setters 

 in America was Elcho. He was the first of the 

 great ones. His descendants are still winning 

 on the bench. His best son as a show dog was, 

 perhaps, Elcho Jr. Another son, a handsome 

 dog of the early days, was Berkeley. During 

 most of his bench career this dog was owned by 

 Mr. Moore of Philadelphia. Mr. Wenzel of Phila- 

 delphia was an ardent patron of the breed for 

 years, and his champions, Tim and Chief, were 

 regular winners. Another of the early importa- 

 tions was Erin, brought over by Mr. Turner of 

 St. Louis, who had imported Elcho in company 

 with the particularly handsome bitch. Loo II. 

 Champion Laura B. was one of the best bitches 

 on the benches fifteen years ago, her fine size and 

 style making her conspicuous whenever shown. 



These imported reds of one and two decades 

 ago are in the pedigrees of nearly all American 

 dogs of the breed to-day. 



