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did not do so well as might have been the case, but what they did show was 
something like a return to the type of setter from which fanciers had strayed. 
They were true Irish. In the revival which dated from that period the good 
work of the Canadians must not be overlooked. Mr. Coulson of Montreal 
had been interested in the breed for quite a number of years with fair 
success, and he now formed a partnership with Mr. Dave Ward of Toronto, 
and the St. Lamberts then became noticeable in a few of the shows on 
this side of the line, as well as taking a very prominent part in Canadian 
shows. On the death of Mr. Ward these were dispersed, and Mr. Walters 
of New Brunswick got hold of some of the. best and brought the St. Lam- 
berts down to the New York shows up to the time of a business call to Eng- 
land which necessitated the sale of the entire kennel. ‘The majority of his 
dogs were purchased by Mr. Louis Contoit, who had lately brought out 
St. Cloud III., a dog that has been very successful and is still doing the 
lion’s share of winning wherever he appears. Mr. James Douglas of 
Toronto is another Canadian who has bred and owned many good ones. 
Of late years the rank and file have shown improvement, but it would 
be too much to say that the leading winners are of the high quality we can 
remember twenty or more years ago. There has been a change for the bet- 
ter, and with the experience of the past and the much more marked attitude 
of breeders in seeking to mate with the best procurable dog and not merely 
to something with a good pedigree, there is a very good prospect of gaining 
ground and again drawing attention to the breed by reason of marked 
excellence and uniformity of type at the best shows of the year. 
The following is the standard and scale of points as adopted by the 
Irish Setter Club of America: 
DEscrRIPTIVE PARTICULARS 
“Fead.—Should be long and lean. The skull oval (from ear to ear) 
having plenty of brain room and with well-defined occipital protuberance. 
Brows raised, showing stop. The muzzle moderately deep and fairly 
square at end. From the stop to the point of the nose should be long, the 
nostrils wide and the jaws of nearly equal length, flews not to be pendulous. 
The colour of the nose dark mahogany or dark chocolate and that of the 
eyes (which ought not to be too large) rich hazel.or brown. The ears to be 
of moderate size, fine in texture, set on low, well back and hanging in a neat 
fold close to the head: 
