146 The Sporting Dog 



the entries at bench shows have been few, 

 although the quahty from the bench-show stand- 

 point has been fully maintained. 



Mr. Parry won first honors, which included the 

 special prize for the best dog of all classes, at the 

 inaugural trials of 1889, with the wonderfully good 

 all-round dog, Frank Forest. Frank had won a 

 championship on the bench, being the best show 

 dog of his time with the possible exception of 

 Fitzhugh Lee. He was a happy medium between 

 the overstout English dog and the rather weedy 

 sort which began to appear too frequently in 

 American kennels. He was of a good white- 

 black-tan color, and strong at all points. His 

 field winnings show that he was a little dog 

 of first-rate nose and pace. He is a most impor- 

 tant figure in pedigrees of the strictly American 

 branch. An illustration of this is the line of 

 breeding to the present popular American sire, 

 Sailor. Frank Forest sired Clyde, Clyde sired 

 Royal Forest, and Royal Forest sired Sailor. 



Frank Forest was sired by Riot, bred by Mr. 

 Dodge of Michigan, from Rowett stock and by 

 Rattler out of Spider. Mr. Reed of Vermont was 

 the breeder and owned Frank's dam, Skip, a stout 

 and strong hound. The breeding is an example 

 of the occasional success of depending upon get- 

 tins^ a mean between two extremes. Riot was a 

 dog which few breeders liked as an individual. 



