202 The Sporting Dog 



Gladstone's qualities. Had he fallen into hands 

 that would have used him for field trial purposes, 

 he would have been among the crowned kings of 

 the setter world. His owner used him for every 

 conceivable purpose, from chasing pigs to hunting 

 rabbits with hounds. With all these drawbacks, 

 he was a hard dog to beat at the trials. He had 

 speed, range, nose, and bird sense, and always used 

 the latter. 



Rodfield resembled Gladstone in appearance 

 more than any dog I ever saw. Indeed, he was 

 like a twin brother in appearance. His record as 

 a field trial dog is too well known to mention 

 here. When I saw him at the St. Louis show, I 

 advised my friends to breed to him. 



Antonio was very much like Gladstone in 

 appearance and manner of hunting his ground. 

 He did not put the electricity into his hunt like 

 Gladstone and Roderigo, but, to use a street ex- 

 pression, he " got there all the same." He was a 

 great bird finder and no hot corner in a field trial 

 ruffled him in the least. His style was much like 

 Gath's in handling game. No dog he ever met 

 quit with a better score than he made on game. 

 He had bird sense, speed, nose, endurance, and 

 style ; though, as stated, he was not the equal of 

 Gladstone or Roderigo. Like Gladstone, Gath, 

 and Roderigo, he had great stride, and ran with 

 ease, showing no friction when in motion. He 



