CHAPTER 11. 



Settees vs. Pointers. — The merits of each and their par- 

 ticular sphere of usefulness. 



THE relative merits of setters and pointers 

 have been the subject of such lengthy- 

 discussion, and their respective advocates 

 display so much energy in ventilating their 

 opinions through the columns of the sports- 

 men's papers, that the amateur is sometimes 

 undecided as to which to select. Without 

 taking sides, the subject can be summed up and 

 dismissed as being simply a matter of likes. 

 No two men are alike, consequently qualities 

 that please and completely satisfy one man do 

 not appeal to another. There is also a good 

 deal in that to which a man has become accus- 

 tomed. If pointers suit one man better than 

 setters, it simply means that pointers are better 

 for him; but it does not follow that the breed 

 is better as a whole than setters, and vice versa. 

 The principal difference in the two breeds is 

 in their coats, for in size and general conforma- 

 tion they are quite similar, and if you clip a 

 setter you have a pretty fair pointer. There 

 are, of course, differences between the various 



