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and brilliant career at the shows, which 

 extended over eight years, and resulted 

 in the gathering together of about 400 first 

 prizes and specials, many of which were 

 won in competitions with the champions 

 of other breeds which went the rounds of 

 the shows. It was generally conceded 

 that he was one of the best specimens of 

 a Setter of any variet}^ which Jjad ever 

 been placed in a ring. ilr. Chapman had 

 a faithful henchman in Mr. Da\-id Baillie, 

 who in his early da\'s was in attendance 

 at the big shows, with such noted compe- 

 titors as Ch. Heather Grouse, Ch. Heather 

 Nap, and manj' more of the Heather family. 

 To-day he is the leading exliibitor of the 

 variety, and by making good use of his 

 earlier training has within the last five years 

 so successfully emulated the deeds of his 

 former chief that his dogs verj' easily stand 

 pre-eminent whenever they are exhibited. 



For about five years, ending unfortu- 

 nately in 1904, Sir 

 George Bullough created 

 a Uvelier aspect of affairs 

 by bringing out a team 

 which he exhibited fear- 

 lessly and with good 

 effect under the manage- 

 ment of a faithful old 

 ser\-ant, Mr. John Ash- 

 worth. Of this owner's 

 dogs Ch. Redruth Colonel 

 was far and away the 

 best, and to him much 

 of the improvement 

 which was noticeable in 

 the Isle of Rum team 

 was directly to be traced. 

 Sir George still holds to 

 his faith in the variety 

 for their working capa- 

 bihties and endurance of 

 hard weather, but the loss 

 of such a stalwart supporter has had a \ery 

 regrettable effect on the prospects of resusci- 

 tating the popularity of the breed so far as 

 the shows are concerned. It seems almost 

 incredible that with the long rows of benches 

 occupied by excellent specimens which 

 appeared at the Manchester Show in 1900 



the number at the present time should 

 have again dwindled down to three or four 

 in a class, even when challenge prizes are 

 offered. Surely some enterprising indi- 

 \idual will be forthcoming when this excep- 

 tionally good opportimity to take up a 

 variety, with ever}' prospect of immediate 

 and very satisfactory results — financial and 

 otherwise — has been drawn attention to, 

 for there can be no doubt that, with very 

 little effort, the popularity of the Gordon 

 Setter could be resuscitated. 



The want of an active organisation which 

 would foster and encourage the interests of 

 the Black and Tan Setter is much to be 

 deplored, and is, without doubt, the chief 

 cause of its being so much neglected by 

 show committees, for in these strenuous 

 days, when almost every breed or variety of 

 breed is backed up by its own votaries, it 

 cannot be expected that such as are not 

 constantly kept in prominence will re- 



MR. ISAAC SHARPES 

 BY STYLISH RANGER 



STYLISH BILLIE 



STYLISH BESS. 



cei\-e an3'thing more than scant considera- 

 tion. 



The Black and Tan Setter is heavier than 

 the Enghsh or Irish varieties, but shows 

 more of the hound and less of the Spaniel. 

 The head is stronger than that of the English 

 Setter, with a deeper and broader muzzle 



