CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



•Spobttno Does— Bbebding Aim Bbeakhjg. 



Setters and Pointers — Advantages and Drawbacks of Each — The 

 Sharpness of Prairie Grass— Cockle-Burrs in Setters,' Coats— Set- 

 ters Retrieve Well in Water— Cross-Bred Dogs— How to Breed 

 Them— Their Stoutness in the Field— No Timid Dogs Among 

 Them— History of Fanny, Daughter of a Pointer Dog and Setter 

 Bitch— An English Pointer not to be Called Off— He Points at 

 Grouse all Night— Best Age for Breaking Dogs— Method of Break- 

 ing—The Setter, Jack— Dick, Son of a Pointer Dog and Setter 



Bitch— Miles Johnson as a Breaker, 276-399 



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CHAPTER XVI. 



Pigeon Shooting. 



My Beginning- at Pigeons — Match against Staunton— Against A. 

 Eleiuman — Championship of Illinois — Match to Shoot from Buggy 

 —Match at Five Hundred— Match to Kill One Hundred Consecu- 

 tively — Match against Mr. Sing — Match against Doxie — Sweep- 

 stakes at Chicago — Match against J. Eeinman— Match with Ira 

 Paine — Championship and Other Matches — Matches with A. 

 Kleinman — Match against Four Marksmen — Advice to Members 

 of Shooting Club — Suggestion for New Rule — H and T Traps — 

 Scores o£ Championship Matches— Scores of Exhibition and Other 

 Matches— Conditions and Rules of Champion Badges and Medals 

 —Rules of Pigeon Shooting, 300-843 



