The English Setter in 



Breed of the Earl of Derby and Lord Ossulston 



"The late Earl of Derby and Lord Ossulston, when shooting at Coul- 

 nakyle, in Strathspey, Inverness-shire, had a beautiful breed of lemon and 

 white setters, obtained, I believe, from Lord Anson. This breed in forma- 

 tion was very similar to my own lemon and white; they were very powerful in 

 the fore-quarters and remarkably handsome." * 



Lord Ossulston's Black Setters 



We now return to the Border sportsmen for particulars regarding 

 black setters: "Another breed'of rare excellence, and greatly appreciated 

 by practical sportsmen was that of Lord Ossulston, Chillingham Castle, 

 Wooler, Northumberland. These were jet black, with beautiful bright, 

 soft, glossy coats — a colour that our fastidious judges of the present day 

 would probably ignore and not even notice, however handsome they might 

 be, as not being fashionable. It was certainly one of the best, most useful 

 and beautiful strains I ever saw, and for downright hard work could not be 

 surpassed. I have, too, seen an excellent breed of light fawns, also a self- 

 liver coloured one. Both these strains are first rate. 



Breeds of Lord Hume, Wilson Patten and Henry Rothwell 



"Lord Hume, of Tweedside; Wilson Patten, Lancashire; and the late 

 Henry Rothwell (that celebrated old sportsman of hunting notoriety, who 

 resided near Kendal, Westmoreland) had also a similar breed of blacks, 

 well known, and eagerly sought after in those days by all the leading sports- 

 men in that country. 



"Lord Hume's strain was famous all through that district and the 

 Lammermuir Hills, for their acknowledged good properties, stoutness and 

 powers of endurance. The last of this beautiful breed, so far as Harry 

 Rothwell was concerned, was a dog named Paris, in the possession of his 

 nephew, Robert Thompson, Esq., Inglewood Bank, near Penrith, North- 

 umberland, and who shot with me for several years on the Forse shootings, 

 Caithness, which I rented. It is a fact that this dog, a medium-sized one,, 

 ran almost every day for six weeks and he was, when required, as good a 

 retriever as I ever saw. Mr. Ellis, the Court Lodge, near Yalding, Kent, 

 who shot with us can testify to the truth of this statement. 



