1 88 The Sporting Dog 



What he says was written to me in a private let- 

 ter some time ago. He at first refused, but finally 

 gave me permission to make it part of this volume. 

 To those who do not know Mr. Edwards I may 

 say that he is a modest gentleman who would be 

 the last to extol his own dogs or discuss in public 

 his personal recreations. Just as I esteem the 

 privilege of his acquaintance, the young reader 

 seeking information should esteem the unaffected 

 recital of a thorough sportsman's progress from 

 unsatisfactory to wholly enjoyable dogs. To 

 some it may be an introduction to say that Mr. 

 Devereux, the friend and associate mentioned in 

 Mr. Edwards's letter, is the foremost amateur 

 reinsman of America. 



Mr. Graydon tells of what he has discovered 

 about the kind of dogs to suit the Canada coun- 

 try in which he lives. Mr. Voorhees has shot 

 chiefly in Missouri, Southern Illinois, and the 

 South bordering on the Mississippi. He is a 

 superb shot and uncompromising about the effi- 

 ciency of his pointers and setters. 



All three have shot over dogs of low and high 

 degree. Each has seen his private shooting dogs 

 win field trials. The distilled result of their ex- 

 perience appears here for the benefit of amateurs 

 whose ofJportunities with dogs and on game are 

 just beginning. 



Following them is Mr. P. H. Bryson, the owner 



