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and the late Mrs. F. C. Hignett's Ch. Brian 

 0"L\-nn ; but amongst English owTiers none 

 have achieved such distinction as the late 

 Rev. Mr. O'Callaghan, who had a large stud, 

 and practically swept the decks at all the 

 leading shows for many years. Sir H. F. de 



MRS. M. INGLE BEPLERS CH. CARRIG MAID. 



A HEAD OF PERFECT TYPE. 



Trafford also went in strongly for them, and 

 owned many good specimens, Punchestown 

 being of the greatest repute, as he was both 

 a field trial and show winner. Mrs. Ingle 

 Bepler and iliss N. Whittome have also been 

 consistent supporters of the variety, the 

 latter being one of the very few who essay 

 to compete with this breed at the English 

 Trials. Probably the most notable of the 

 English judges is Mr. H. il. Wilson, M.F.H., 

 who was a prominent exhibitor in the 

 'eighties, and Mr. A. E. Daintree has also 

 achieved a fair amount of success. 



The Secretary of the Irish Setter Club is 

 Mr. S. Brown, 27, Eustace Street, Dublin, 

 and the standard of points as laid down by 

 that authority is as follows : 



Head. — The head should be long and lean. The 

 skull oval (from ear to ear), having plenty of brain 

 room, and with well-defined occipital protuberance. 

 Brows raised, showing stop. The muzzle mode- 

 rately deep and fairly square at the end. From 

 the stop to the point of the nose should be fairly 

 long, the nostrils wide, and the jaws of nearly 

 equal length ; flews not to be pendulous. The 

 colour of the nose dark mahogany or dark walnut, 

 and that of the eyes (which ought not to be too 

 large) rich hazel or brown. The ears to be of 



moderate size, fine in texture, set on low. well 

 back, and hanging in a neat fold close to the head. 



Neck. — The neck should be moderately long, 

 very muscular, but not too thick ; slightly arched, 

 free from all tendency to throatiness. 



Body. — The body should be long. Shoulders 

 fine at the points, deep and sloping well back. 

 The chest as deep as possible, rather narrow in 

 front. The ribs well sprung, leaving plenty 

 of lung room. Loins muscular and slightly 

 arched. The hind quarters wide and powerful. 



Legs and Feet. — The hind legs from hip to hock 

 should be long and muscular ; from hock to heel 

 short and strong. The stifle and hock joints well 

 bent, and not inclined either in or out. The fore- 

 legs should be straight and sinewy, having plenty 

 of bone, w-ith elbows free, well let down, and, like 

 the hocks, not inclined either in or out. The 

 feet small, very firm ; toes strong, close together, 

 and arched. 



Tail. — The tail should be of moderate length, set 

 on rather low, strong at root, and tapering to a 

 fine point, to be carried as nearly as possible on 

 a le\'cl or below the back. 



Coat. — On the head, front of legs, and tips of 

 cars the coat should be short and fine ; but on 

 all other parts of the body and legs it ought to be 

 of moderate length, flat, and as free as possible 

 from curl or wave. 



MRS. M. INGLE BEPLERS CH. CLANCARTY RHU 

 BY ARENTSBURG DUKE NETHERBURY CARRIE. 



Feathering. — The feather on the upper portion of 

 the ears should be long and silky ; on the back 

 of fore and hind legs long and fine ; a fair amount 

 of hair on the belly, forming a nice fringe, which 

 may extend on chest and throat. Feet to be well 

 feathered between the toes. Tail to have a nice 

 fringe of moderately long hair, decreasing in 

 length as it approaches the point. All feathering 

 to be as straight and as flat as possible. 



