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as leaders Young Jingo, Lad of Jingo, Sister Sue, Dot’s Jingo, Two-Spot, 
Count Cyrano and others. 
King of Kent was a most valuable introduction, for from him we got 
Rip-Rap, Hal Pointer, Strideaway, Tick Boy, K. C. Kent, Kent Elgin and 
two other field trials winners. The King of Kent line is perhaps the most 
potent factor in the pointer family of field trials performers of the present 
day. Considering that we owe all that came from Mainspring, from King 
of Kent and from Hops and Queen III. to what was done by Mr. Dexter, 
Mr. Perkins and their able manager, Captain McMurdo, no tribute is too 
much to pay to these pioneers in establishing pointers in the front rank as 
field trials competitors of the highest class. 
We have mentioned Pearl’s Dot as the mother of field trials winners, 
and it would be difficult to name a more remarkable bitch. She ranks 
with the English setter Rhzbe and the great English thoroughbred Poca- 
hontas in her capacity to throw winners to any mating. From her King of 
Kent litter we got Strideaway, a founder of a family noted for field and 
bench-show qualities. From Jingo she threw Young Jingo, and when bred 
to Rip-Rap the result was Ripstone, Young Rip-Rap, Ripple and the bitch 
Dot’s Pearl, a worthy successor to her great dam, for from her came Lad of 
Jingo, Two-Spot, Jingo’s Pearl and three other winners. Of recent years 
the line followed by breeders has been to cross these two leading families, 
the Jingo and Rip-Rap, and this has resulted in the production of many 
good dogs, and so far there does not seem to be the slightest need for any 
importations. ‘The blood is strong and potent, and with the exception that 
some attention should be paid to form and get good-looking dogs as well 
as good workers, nothing need be said regarding breeding for field trials 
purposes. 
Why we cannot get as good dogs as the Englishmen do in the way of 
looks is only explainable by saying that we do not pay attention to looks. 
But that is no reason why we should not. The good-looking Graphic Ken- 
nels dogs we know were good in the field. Beaufort was a good one also. 
The Charlottesville dogs combined good looks and good work. Mr. West- 
lake’s and the Top-Notch Kennels dogs and those of nearly every present- 
day exhibitor are used afield. As a specimen, not selected, of what style of 
dog the English breed for use, we refer to the photograph of Banner Faskally 
on point in South Carolina. This was one of the pointers brought over a 
few years ago by Mr. Turner, kennel manager for Mr. Butler, of Pitlochry, 
