2o6 The Sporting Dog 



afterward, though he found no fault with Mr.Whit- 

 ford, who had been compelled to defend himself. 



Thor Mr. Turner regards as beyond compari- 

 son the best field dog among the many Irish of 

 which he had knowledge. This dog could not 

 win on the bench, as he had, like many Irish set- 

 ters of that time, a white line down his face and 

 considerable white on his breast and feet As a 

 field dog Thor was fully able to compete with the 

 great pointers which Mr. Turner had by that time 

 brought over. He was sold to General Shattuc 

 of Cincinnati. 



Before his parting with Elcho, the Campbells 

 of Tennessee, who were related to Mr. Turner by 

 marriage, got from him permission to breed their 

 English setter. Buck Jr. When Buck Jr. arrived, 

 Mr. Turner started out to his kennel with her in 

 a buggy. On the way she escaped and came 

 near having an affaire cT amour with a shaggy 

 Newfoundland. Thus Joe Jr. barely missed not 

 being born, or being born half Newfoundland. 



Mr. Turner entered into correspondence with 

 the famous pointer breeder of England, Pilking- 

 ton, and imported Faust, then regarded as the 

 greatest pointer in that country. Faust was an 

 extremely intelligent dog, strong in the body, but 

 rather short-legged as compared with his kennel 

 companion. Champion Bow, which was imported 

 by other members of the St. Louis Kennel Club. 



