250 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Colour and Markings. The colour should be a Very few of this variety have appeared 



rich golden chestnut, with no trace whatever of at ne id trials for several years past, but that 

 black ; white on chest, throat, or toes, or a small cannot be cons idered a valid reason for 

 star on the forehead, or a narrow streak or blaze t j ; them as old men ' s dogs," as 



on the nose or face not to disqualify. . ^oli^t ; 



some narrow-minded faddists delight in 



III. The Black and Tan Setter. Origin- calling them. On the few occasions when 

 ally this variety was known as the Gordon the opportunity has been presented they 



have acquitted them- 

 selves at least as well 

 as, and on some occa- 

 sions better than, their 

 rivals of other varie- 

 ties, proving to be as 

 fast, as staunch, and 

 as obedient as any of 

 them. A notable ex- 

 ample of this occurred 

 during the season of 

 1902 and 1903, when 

 Mr. Isaac Sharpe's 

 Stylish Ranger was so 

 remarkably successful 

 at the trials. 



It is very difficult 

 to account for the lack 

 of interest which is 

 taken in the variety 

 outside Scotland, but 

 Setter, but this cognomen was only partly the fact remains that only about four 

 correct, inasmuch as the particular dogs owners are troubling the officials of shows 

 first favoured by the Duke of Gordon, regularly at the present time. This state 

 from whom they took the name, were black, of affairs was noticeable a dozen years 

 tan, and white, heavily built, and somewhat ago, but not to the same extent as it is 

 clumsy in appearance. But the introduction to-day, for at that period Mr. R. Chap- 

 of the Irish blood had the effect of making man, of Glenboig, was almost monopolising 

 a racier-looking dog more fashionable. In the whole of the prize-money at every show 

 order to be on the safe side, some of the and in all the classes. Few exhibitors 



MRS. F. c. HIGNETT-S CH. DUKE OF EDGWORTH 



BY BARTON HAROLD HILDA. 



Photograph by F. C. Hignett and Son, Lostock. 



leading shows made their classification to 

 read " Gordon or Black and Tan Setters." 

 so as to meet the assertion of a few of the 



cared to enter the lists against him, and 

 the ordeal of winning prizes became all 

 the easier to him. The opening, however, 

 older judges that if only the old designation was too good to escape attention alto- 

 of " Gordon " were used they should feel gether, so it was not surprising to find that 

 constrained to take notice of such com- one or two breeders in different parts of 

 petitors as were black, tan and white in the country set quietly to work to produce 

 colour. But, as a matter of fact, the time something good enough to win with, 

 had arrived when the presence of white Among others the present writer was at- 

 on the chest was looked upon with great tracted to the breed, and, out of the first 

 disfavour by the generality of exhibitors as litter which he bred, was rewarded by the 

 well as judges. Now, however, the Kennel production of the famous Ch. Duke of Edg- 

 Club has settled the matter by abolishing worth, who, before his exportation to the 

 the term " Gordon " altogether. United States, had an exceedingly long 



