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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 1s 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. Woolland’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 Woolland 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- 
