The Cocker Spaniel She 
star of the Obo II. family. In the other than black classes Brantford 
Red Jacket was about the best. He was bred and owned by Mr. Nelles, 
and by his dog Brant. He was of a very rich shade of red, much deeper 
than we generally got at that time. In one of our old catalogues where he 
is marked as the winner in the open class at New York in 1890, we find 
the note, “ Has an Irish setter colour,” showing that the reds did not generally 
come of that deep shade in those days, otherwise it would not have been 
mentioned. 
Mr. George Bell, who showed many good Canadian-bred cockers for 
many years, made his first essay in spaniels at New York in 1890, and he 
was always a dangerous factor as long as he paid close attention to the 
breed. Two years later a kennel which was for years the strongest in the 
country made an initial entry at New York—the Swiss Mountain Kennels 
of Mrs. H. E. Smyth. Her first spaniel exhibit was the black dog Snowball, 
by the Willey dog Dandy W. out of Chip K. Snowball had won several 
prizes before he appeared at New York, in 1892, and there took third prize. 
His success induced his owner to purchase the dam, and thus was started 
this very strong kennel of cockers, for from Chip K. came Miss Waggles, 
Middy and one or two others of lesser fame. Miss Waggles has always 
been, in our opinion, one of the best cocker bitches bred in this country, 
excelling in head particularly, and good also in body, while she was decidedly 
more suited for work than the modern small specimens, which run so 
close to the low weight. Middy was a compact little dog, full of character, 
and sired a large number of very good cockers. The Bell kennel had at that 
time Fascination and Realization, which upheld the Canadian end with 
honour, though the latter was really bred on this side of the line by the 
late Mr. C. H. Bush, of Buffalo. Fascination, in addition to his own merits 
as a show dog, must not be overlooked as the sire of Baby Ruth, who both 
before and after becoming the property of Mr. H. K. Bloodgood had a 
brilliant career. 
Baby Ruth was by many considered ideal in head. She was shown 
by Mr. Laidlaw at New York in 1895, and was one of a brilliant galaxy 
of stars sent down from the north country, including the great Black 
Duke, who came to his own on this occasion with first in the challenge 
class. The latter was one of Mr. Douglas’s winning team of cockers, 
won the cup for the best spaniel of any breed, and the special for the best 
sire of cockers. Other winning Canadians were Red Roland, first in the 
