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is of good substance. A dog so nearly perfect as is EndclifFe Bishop is 

 very seldom seen, and on that account he has sometimes missed what was 

 his due when competing for mixed specials. It is to be regretted that he 

 has produced no successor, but it is doubtful if he has done much stud 

 service, for Messrs. Keasbey, Viti and Mead, as also Mrs. Evans, have all 

 taken to home breeding, while the Swiss Mountain Kennels did little of it. 



Mr. Viti also strengthened his kennel by the addition of Bridford 

 Morda from Mr. WooUand's kennel. Morda excelled in length and body, 

 but though she had a well-modelled head, it did not strike us as being large 

 enough to correspond with her body. That she won with considerable 

 ease in 1890 at New York is very certain, but when she again got the high 

 honours in 1901 over Princess Correzina, a new importation by the Swiss 

 Mountain Kennels, there was quite a difference of opinion, both being very 

 good bitches. Mr. Viti also showed two good ones in Wealdstone Field 

 Marshal and Wealdstone Morda, both by his Royd Monarch out of Bridford 

 Morda, the former taking reserve in winners to EndclifFe Bishop, and the 

 latter taking second to Princess Correzina in novice class. At the con- 

 clusion of this show Mrs. D. P. Evans purchased the best in the kennel 

 of Mr. Mead, of Toronto, materially strengthening her collection in the 

 way of breeding stock. 



Even the 'most ardent supporters of field spaniels have found little 

 cause for congratulation on the displays made since 1902 at even the best 

 shows. At New York that year the entry was lamentably small, and that 

 under such an experienced exhibitor as Mr. George Douglas, who had at 

 last been prevailed upon to judge. His nine classes yielded only a total 

 of twenty-two entries, and three of these were absentees. Wealdstone 

 Madge, a WooUand bitch which Mr. Viti had imported for the Philadelphia 

 show of the preceding November — ^where she won — took first in winners. 

 A very high-quality bitch in every way and deserving of her honours. Last 

 year, under Dr. Bradbury, there was no improvement, as eleven of the 

 twenty-one entries were made by Mr. Keasbey. Of course this lack of 

 competition had the natural result of drawing the attention of owners to 

 the possibility of winning, and there was a little improvement at New York 

 this year. Mrs. Clemont B. Newbold filled the vacancy from Philadelphia 

 made by the retiring of the Swiss Mountain Kennels; and Mrs. Evans 

 was still an exhibitor and promises to remain so, though she has also a 

 few Scottish terriers. The upholding of the breed is now, however, depend- 



