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DISQUALIFYING POINTS. 
1. Nose white, cherry, or spotted to a considerable extent with 
either of these colours. 
2. Ears prick, tulip, or rose. 
3. Mouth much undershot, or much overshot. 
GORDON SETTER. 
There seems to be little authentic information as to the origin 
of the Gordon Setter. Authorities, however, agree that originally 
the colour was black, white, and tan. The opinion of the late Dr. ° 
Walsh (Stonehenge)—that he is a compound of Collie, Blood- 
hound, and English or Irish Setter, and that the foundation of the 
breed was derived from a mixture of these—is to a large extent 
borne out by the general character of the dog, as exhibited in the 
best specimens. Of late years, no doubt, the breed has been 
tampered with for show purposes, and crosses, more particularly 
with the Irish Setter, with the idea of improving the colour, have 
been resorted to, to the detriment of the dog, both for show bench 
and field purposes. Probably the pale buff in the. place of tan 
frequently verging on stone colour, and the diffusion over the 
body, instead of being developed on the recognised points, is 
mainly due to this cause; if so, it will require careful breeding 
through many generations to eradicate. A discussion of much 
interest is now being carried on in the American Field and The 
Turf, Field and Farm, in which is reproduced the tale published 
in The Stock-keeper of 12th October, on the origin of the Gordon 
Setter as related by an old lady who, in her. younger days, had 
been in the service of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. There 
is an air of reasonable probability about it, but if true the exact 
origin of the breed must still remain unknown. Still, in the best 
bred Gordons we almost invariably find the leading features of 
the Collie, the Bloodhound, and the Setter, and perhaps in about 
- equal proportions, giving what we call the type. 
The head of the Gordon is much heavier than that of the 
English Setter, broad at the top between the ears, the skull 
slightly rounded, the occiput well developed, and the depth from 
the occiput to the bottom of lower jaw much greater than in the 
