‘THE SETTER. 449 
: .(C) .THE BLACK-AND-TAN OR GORDON SETTER, = | 
After a lengthened controversy, it is now generally admitted that 
the Gordon setter was originally white, black, and tan, and that 
many black-and-tan setters are not descended from the Gordon 
Castle kennels. The classes for this breed are, therefore, not now 
defined as for Gordon setters, but for black-and-tan setters, whether 
Gordons or not, and certainly this appears to be. the most sensible 
plan. 
The Black-and-Tan Setter. 
Without attempting to sift the history of this handsome strain, 
I shall simply describe it as it exists in the present day, whatever: 
may be its origin or pedigree. Although most black and tans are, 
heavier than either the English or Irish breeds, yet they have no 
spaniel-like appearance, and resemble the bloodhound more than 
they do either the pointer or the spaniel. By. many people it is. 
supposed that this dog has been used as a cross for the purpose ‘of 
