232 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 20, 1883. 



Class £ 



T. G. Pave.v's f, 



C. Chimb's Nell 



'■irl 



, ( 7«4 





Warren E. 6m 



hh'K 



A. Buel,S|;n 1:;1 ,e 





July's Count Las 





kins's Tom, Dr. ;- 



. H'l 





1 1 



Haril'/sChir an 



rl P 



Rldty'sUooB..^ 





H. Sttltn'8 Rovi 





J-Campfniiiilei'g 





J. Sehoonmriker' 





Bassford.s Brine 





Dash, Will. 11. F. 





'.—Imported English Alters— Hitches, 



enfiiass, TV. R. Hobart's Dame Nilison, L. Sinister. 



Ed. Lohman's Countess Cell.'.. Washington A. Cos- 



1 Bin belie, das. H, (ionrisrlFs' Petrol in., 



berg's Kate Jr. and litter of puppies, T)r. E. C. 

 Si .- - Grace Darling it. .v. 11. Moore's Luna 



1, R. M. Brown, Jr-.'s Koiie Baton, Duncan 



lion. Kobert Bl 



May, F. A. Diffettdi ' 

 iug.Jr.'s ffatt ■. I •■ 



Wm. aid' eco ' 



Class 49.— ptiali 



E. P. p MeClure's 

 wick's Pi in. a Fro !. ' 

 Trump, i teo. H. Wal 

 EoWwol.arra; :-'-. r •. 

 P. M.Mora's Undo 

 Pride IX. Jake and l 

 Win. H. FforCe's Seth 

 Hug's .Toe, C. P. Rtok 

 Frank and Nod's Bo' 

 Campfiekl Komi,»ls' ' Blue lo 









■mil Frank. Wm. 



ie Dale. J. H 







f'e.h, Frank B. 



. H. Hawkins 



SpeirsITina 





illar 



iz, St' Elmo to. 



sVd, Edward E. 



mi no Robert A. 

 •son's Duke. Jas. 

 obo^Craia, Win, 



ami Racket. S. 

 s Pet, AhraEam 

 p, H. B. Yarian's 

 nd Middle, .loan 

 n's London. Dr. 



jl. e. k, eaij 



..III";. BO 



.il Hi 



ck, I. AVeic-bell s 



^^iT 



Fairy P 



moo. 



Win. B. Wells's 





ft betters 



—Bit 



dies. 



ay Chelan's Belle, J. H. 

 ersdalo, W. II, Hawkins's 

 ico. R. Wafkins's Crook, 



'lairine, Ch W. Bassl'ord's 

 b II. iShiels^sPslelle. Geo. 

 Fern, .lames H. ft'nte's 

 Fi-rid;-. Abraham Boss- 



' • '., o, ,- .. r , .;■- 



. awl Kate R..M.K. Cow- 

 Jester's Blue Belle, 



Class ;{>.— Spaniel Pitrwi'cs ( an y color) under 13 months— Bays 

 or Bitches. 



Coo. Macbeth 's Doctor, A. R. T. Little's Nimrod 11.. C. V. V. Howell', 

 Daisy, Maud. ( lypsey Cmeon and Qnmteii Din-ward, Join. Aspin wall's 

 Frank, L. 11. Billiard".- Bingo.,)".:-',. Cattauaoh's Venus. A F Co l,.f. 

 troy's Scamp. If. M. T.nvnscii.Fs pjppios, 1 >. I'. Ibisv. . uaLi ':-: f'nekei 

 Hornell Spaniel Club's Madge. 



01083 m.— Champion Foxhounds— Doqs or Bitches. 

 Daniel O'Shoa's Roxey. F. C. Criswold's Coiner. 



Class 61.— Foxhounds— Onus or Bitches. 



A. Belmont Purdy's Trouncer, Daniel O'Siiea's Forrester II., P. 0- 



Criswold's Coasteuard, Harper and Scamper. .John Aspiattall's 



Major n., and Rover, Joseph Lewis's Rover, n. R. Pooro's Prince". 



' 1, P. E. Depuy's Phil. 



Isaai 



shell's Bucklar 



] J I. 



Plui 



Cku 



irlis 



Wa 



"nlhs-Dogs. 

 ingo, C. W. Bost- 



Louis C. Clark's 

 S, Fleet Soeir's 

 :c en era! Arthur, 

 oiiti Kiekcrson's 

 . P. Allen's Czar, 

 Id, Samuel Hick- 

 lewt/on's George, 

 . .Tester's Jester, 



nfhs— Bitahei 



Wulard i 

 Moore's B( 



Garrett Ro 



Jaa. A. C 

 and Fclir. 

 Sprain, Dr. 

 UodelTroy'i 



H. Clay do 



. L. T. 



. T. Ps 



Blanche 

 I'S Serti - .laiden, Mrs. S. 

 i rim '■■■ ■• .■-. Vera, Ladv Favre 

 •••'--■ id . Dr: E. A. Keeler's 

 - and Kitty DaiSsy, A. E. Go- 

 '•el E. Pare a McUie I and 

 . ''Hi' Vi'i.'il-Ih.'IF,' B'usy Jdee 



■I Tar. Setters — Dogs. 

 . ornian Taylor's Turk, A. H. 

 ■d Bros.' January and Toot, 

 ores Lady Rapid, 

 i Setters— Dogs. 

 ley's Chip, Willard Bros, Lang 

 •■(Nip, Wm-A, DoWitr's 



Class (52.— Champion Beagles— Dogs or Bitches. 

 Dan. O'Shea'a Music, R. M. Lindsay's Lee. 



Class OS.— Beagles— Dogs. 

 J. Ahern's Warrier, Frank Armstrong's Trumpet, J. Of. Hartt's 

 Buglo and Dob. 



<Hass 64— Beagles— Bitches. 

 J. Ahern's Music, Pottinger Dorsey's Juliet", R. M, Lindsay's RiiL 



Classes.— Beagles, 

 Willard Bros.' Rival, John Aspinwall's Beauty, W. n. & P. Ash- 

 burner's Bush, Oscar Croon's Bounce. 



Class 6(5.— Dachshv.ndn— Dogs or Bitches 

 Dr. Morit/, Derloth's Serva, Wm. H. Coet'ting's Wodan, Franz and 

 Fraenzel, N. Palmer's Prince Bismarck, George Trior's Marguerite' 

 George Frauko's Waldiue, Dr. Deriotb's Wa'ldine, Henry Rover's 

 Erdmanu. Hermann Reiche's Peter, Valentin.' Fi i.-dol's Gnzer Fritz 

 and Fanny. 



THE SHEFFIELD (ENG.1 DOG SHOW. 



THE first show of the Sheffield and Hallamshire Kennel 

 Club at Sheffield, Eng., last month, was a very successful 

 one; over nine hundred dogs -were present, and the collection 

 was pronounced by good judges to be one of the best ever 

 shown in England. Want of space prevents us giving an ex- 

 tended notice, and we can. onl}'give a list of the awards in the 

 pointer and setter classes. 



Pointers— Champion Class.— 1, C. W. Brierly (Byron >. Largo — 

 Dogs: 1. It. .). NlrangerlDon of Devon) ; SJ, W. Ai-und'el ilicion Didrr 

 3, Duke of Portland (Jovial) ; he, Lisnt. -Col. II. C. Lcgii (2— Sancho 

 t\'.,a,n.l Bounce 111.), S. Smith (Rambler), c. Duke of i'orfhuid (Jas- 

 per. Bitches: 1, J. E. LI. Lloyd tDapimc ; c.. T. Jl. Sooll (Maud II ) : 

 3, Major V. H. V. Lee (Mop) : c, A. Hoole (Xell IV.'). Small Dogs - 

 S. Smithies (Voting Wagg); 2, J. L. Bulled (Devon Noble) ;, a. C. VV. 

 Brierly (Lord Byron) : he, T. Crossiand .'Siauioy). Bitches : 1, R. p 

 Leach (Devon Dido): J, \V. C. Tong Bessie Belle) : 3, J. L. Bulled 

 .Lass of Devon); he, J. L. Bulled iBelLcof AViiberidge i. \V. Chapman 

 " Charles (Coral. S. Smith (Stella II.) ; c, H. Budd (Xell), H, 

 .Circe), Duke of Portland (Bussv). 

 .—Champion.— Capt, J. F. Walton (Roth). English.— Doj 



P.Ch 



i Ta, 



- Bri 



. E. 



si. Wright's Prince, Lca.udor'Wa.terbury's Pride 



■ ' ii'ifoii's Jack. C. IV Davis's Duke of the 



c' ■■■: ■. Cordon Kennel Club's Duke of Locust 



on'; jL-iiot. Dr. Henry V. Aten's Glen III., C. R. 



'■ Uley's Mac, Duncan C. Plumb's Grouse, 



Blctcl a id tan fetters— Bitches, 



le. Dr. Wm. I» iek Pi idell's Mav. Willard Bros.' 



.:! ;;.:i.:. ... W Pears;. 11V Mist. John Mr.I 

 ie. Luke W. While's Silvia. T. FormaU Tevloi'-s 

 '. Moorth'.vl's Midrre. Frank Lee MorrelPs Fan, 

 v, G. R. Nichols's Daisy. Gordon Kennel Club's 

 ' Lady Pilot. 



•s under 1% •months — 



J ltpji; 



Alee. A.Vyceks's Bessie. LukeW. Wh 



Jennie, Whip and afed^/gamuel G. I 



Class Hi.— Black and Tan Settei^ 

 Dogs. 



A. Weeks's Frank, David G. Hartt's Dick and Sam. 

 Class 47. —Black and. Tan Setter Puppies under V.i months- 

 Bitches. 



Willard Bros' and , A. Weeks's Ncllv, ( tardea Kennel Club's 



Ada. 



Class 48.— Champion Irish Setters— Dogs. 

 Dr. Win. Ja.rvis's E.cho, A. II. Moore's Berkley, 'Max Wenzei's 

 Chief, John S. Mcintosh's Biz Adoloh Nelson's Fl.-ho III., W. N. Cal- 

 lender's Ro)-y O'Dlore. 



Class ID.— Champion Irish Setters— Bitches. 

 Wm. H. Pierce's Cnssie. Cortland Kennel's Fire Fly, W. N. Cal- 

 Iender's Norah O'More, Koreen and Rose. 



OfasRoO -Irish Setters— Dogs. 

 Sidney Dillon Ripley s Spy and Zig, X, D. Putnam's Berklev II., 

 Isaai Snejjian Wibirt'i Di ■ :, Henry D, Qgden's Echo, S. H. Mount's 

 trafton, W. G Dema i Bt I Don. Ittiss E. c. Cockroft s Rory O'More, 

 Walter B. .; •cot's Derm, d, J. Seiigroan's Royal Duke Alfred L. Sehg- 

 man's Frank. J, S. Clin f.n'i Kono Jaek. Jos. Rosenfeltl's Palmerstoh 

 If.. Titos. Wilson's Da.il, W. H. BagehatT'S Dan, L. H. Bullard's 

 Philo, Dr, R H. KiiKseFs D ;sh, G W. Ba.ssford's Moses \ r . P. Shaver's 

 Charlie, P. Mooller's'Rod. R. M. Colgate's Pat, I. N. P. Stoo.kes's Sport, 

 B. K'aion's Pede, and. Dock, A. FI. 

 : Wilbur, I :,i! (in lore Kennel Club's 

 ■s Elcho IV., Clyde Du Vemet Hunt's 



A Blaii 



Kels! 



y's H 



o-es D 



Moore's 



Rai.'le 



i, W. 



\', C.dlfT 



G'Lean 



, Clnii 



es s, 



Keller- 



Nimrod 









C. Du] 



iois \\ 







Laugoai 



V. .lee 





's' 



.! iei, 



bill,,. 



1 -'-- L 





Broad'.'. 



m'.-: \' 



. 1 'y. 



; 1 1 .-■ - 



Geo H 



6il .1". 





A i ' a u 



HI.. H. 









3Ioy. Be 



/i i. ;■' ( 



'la'S,''^ 





Club's FlJunce 



II., Jc 



be ... -. 



Cla 



ss S I - 



-Irish 





Sidnei 



Ddloa 



R : r>o. 





.Pmlb]e;' 



'- S[..\ 1 







Wm. H. 



Watch. 



Point's 







.. A. Bl! 



a. a . 







Weio:el 









K. Wa.ts 



Gbnel 





e'lOill 



Cla,-:. 





ri.ih . 



letter P 



C. Du 



Bois \\ 



:iestal 





Dutcbet 



s Vent 



ir,. j 



eli U 



Guarda, 



Chas. 



1. St-t 





Class 5 



l—Tr 





Willai 



d BrOi 



' Moi 





Broona. 



Ii.isa l 







and Be 









and Jess 



ie W 







Bwhey, 



Daniel D. La 



loi s J 



i. Setters— Bitc/ie: 



Katie Gates, George 



. n, Terry's Kathleen, 

 nil's Fa.shien. Idissleitiv 



l eeeieell Higgins' Di. 



:. Luke \y. Wlnte's Lill 



Idle I raid; Lee Morell's 

 ,oriia, Baltimore. Kennel 



IS months — Dogs. 



''s Business. Angelo L. 



■= II. Van VIeck's Guess. 

 . VI.. Johu H. Taylors 

 nan Le 



Hu 



!;;':. 1J./1 

 , It. M. 



. J. I. 



Tabu i,h and Triumph. 

 months— Bitches- 



Blarney, 



I as.: :- 1 ..;■■■■ i . - 1 i :. i '. i I ie.yai ?;.;■.; 2. ,i Sb.a-U.es..- i'R< e alivi . s 



Capt. J. F. Walton (Bluebeard) ; vhc, J, Smith (Don), S. E. Shirley 

 (Robbie Burns). T. Baring Bandit Leonei : lie F. R. M.osher (Dashing 

 Pacer), Mrs. Todd (Frantic); P. Wade .Boss), T. Baring (Bruce or 

 Sterling), C. S. Fauntderov iPhcabus : c, F. R. Moser (Border Chief- 

 tain), T. Baring (Peter Lognderi. Bitches: J. J. Sboiihose (Novelty) • 

 2, G. Caitme! (Daisy Cnoeu; : 3, C. H. Beck iPlaslein-t he-Pah) ; extra, 

 T.Norwood ( Ileal bin- Belle i. b'.Adcoek I Gvnlee, tlio. H. I lund.asi Lillian i 

 W.R. H. Dairy mple ( Princess Juno.. J. Short hose I Novelette), T. Baring 

 (Queen of Hearts); he, W. Norwood iBltiemaiifle), If. Dimdas (Myrrh), 

 F. R. Mosor (Dashing Doll), J. Ward (Lily), F Baring (Blue Nellie); e, 

 C. W. Brierloy (( 'harming Creature). Black-anddan. 1 and siiecial 



LI F.rsk-nio(Kodor,ck Hhii): :), W. M. Eglinglon (Cbi 1 Sin. la : 3, VV 



J. Scott (Sybil): vhc. A. Firth (Ben), J, W. Wiuklield (FanT'L), W. 

 Long (Norwich Bloom); he, Lady F. Dixie (Curly Knox). R. Wood 

 (Royal If. I. Irish.-], G. L.d'rus Sams C, S. D. Hiue (Patrick Palmer- 

 stoni : 3, F. Johnson i Rosslieigh'.; he, G H. Lof'tus (Smjie). W. Nevins 

 (Pat) : c, G. H. Cammell (Ben HI.), A. A. Jowirt (Sheila). 



THE PURE IRISH SETTER. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



I have been considerably interested in the letters appearing 

 in your valuable paper on black and tan dogs called Gordon 

 setters, and on Laverack pedigrees. I think the red dog 

 called Irish might also have been mentioned. One of 

 your correspondents asks how to breed field trial Gordons: 

 this I cannot say, but I can give him some information of 

 black a. ml tan setters, which our show benches make, classes 

 for. In order for a. black and tan dog to take a prize he must 

 be a mongrel as the rules now stand. 



There are two acknowledged breeds of setters, the Irish and 

 the English, and both of them have black and tan as one of 

 their colors, Stonchenge says that there arc good black a ncl tan 

 Irish setters, and that the Gordon has been lmrjiiestioitnlily 

 crossed with tho bloodhound. Mow, if this cross improved 

 the dog over either the Irish or the English, there might be 

 some excuse for making a distinct class for them, but it is 

 shown that the mongrel is inferior to either of them, and if a 

 pure black and tan shows good qualities, The mongrel gets the 

 credit. 



Years back the black and tan Irish setter was as good for 

 the field as any to-day, but it is hard to find one; they have 

 been destroyed by the show bench in the same manner that 

 the liver-, -reel or chestnut has been destroyed, thereby injur- 

 ing the lover of field sports and benefitting dog 



as the 

 vhat 



All 



English. 



rove's Jeff 

 eliampion 



CtaSS 35.— Spaniels [,Ah-:r than blael:) over 3S lbs.— Dogs or 

 Bitehc:'. 

 Clarence Battorlee's Drake. Thomas Cost 

 .. . pi me.';, Fra.nl; Lewis' fop. Dr. ('. L, j. 

 COtPa Benny, D. P. Bosworth's Flake, ,!ch. 





'.7s 



>!hcr 



Talis i, Nellie, and 

 a Bob, John D. Ol- 

 ger's "Nero, Frank 



Edward R, .lobe.' ' e-. . .-■ , '■ ,S cda-.c. V. V. Sewcll's 



Lou. and .seven pupp:-.-.-. To o, . . ..'; lb. , Capt. J. E. Jones's 



Powder, O. Plocc" fatter an I PJllicKotly, A. E God| Sroy'a Flirt and 

 Teddy Bare, R. Lamb's Grouss De. A. MiiCoiloofe Alma, A. M, 

 TownSI nd's Bede. o'am.icM Kiuii'-IV, Fancy, Mrs, J. W. S.Arnold's 

 Music. William H. ;.;".'<''" Uiej, h'tnell .Spamel Club's Princess and 

 Flirt II.. L a 161 W i >y'S Queen, C. H. Crosby's Snip. 



'be ■.■.• i i :,-r2A lbs— Dogs orBitohes. 



J. If. Wm .■,.,,. s.- H. K. Bloodgood's Moor. Hornell Spaniel 



Club's Bob HI., I opal .. ei. ib.ci. Prince and Benedii 



CtahoS - THaol Coo) ' - Dogs or BUshm 



...,,' ,, ,,,,. i . i e . i ■ . i ■ ... D ' 



' , , : , 



(AW . e , 



This is a fraud on the public. We look t 

 show benches to encourage pure bred dogs, r 

 one in every hundred thousaud who Know 

 should be to 'be pure, they depend on the sh 

 possible, breed to a dog which takes a pi 

 Writers admit that the Irish setter was tin 

 on account of the purity of his blood, and 

 was inferior owing to his impurity. To-day the dogs called 

 Irish, according to the rules of the show bench, and the. Gor- 

 dons, have the. greatest number of gun shys and inferiors iu 

 the field to their numbers and so-called pedigrees than dogs 

 of any other color. 



When the net was used in Ireland, there was some reason 

 to brag of color, and this color to bo a liver red or dark chest- 

 nut. Dr. Lewis called it a reddish brown. This is the color 

 of the heather, a shrub which grows in the bogs and under 

 which nearly all the game is to be found. While it is opon at 

 the bottom or underneath, it is quite thick at the top, and a 

 bird can sec for some distance through tin- opening, and would 

 seldom lie for a dog of any other color, tor in en dor to net the 

 lairds they had to be located, and this is why the liver dog be- 

 came BO valuable; two htmdred and fifty" guineas would not 

 be considered high for a brace of them, and they were hard 

 to get at that. These dogs became noted ad over Europe as 

 the red Irish setter, and dog dealers soon took advantage of 

 the -word red and sold for good prices a dog of a lighter red, 

 which is nothing more, than an orange crossed with the liver, 

 and is in no way identified with the setter which made Ireland 

 popular for her flogs. This color also became popular in Eng- 

 land, and the pure dog was imm ediately condemned as soon 

 as they found they could not imitate the liver by crossing the 

 black;' this is why the. Irish gentlemen denounced the black 

 which could be readily seen, even when the color was as dark 

 as a liver. If the pure liver could be produced by crossing, as 

 the. Gordon was by the bound, it would be all richt, and the 

 liver dog would be the ideal 01 an Irish setter; but the coun- 

 terfeit could not be made, and the pure dog had to be got rid 

 of, and the only way was to say that he. was a cross on the 

 water spaniel, ' This suited, and the Irish setter was run out 

 and a rod English mongrel fills his place. 



Now I would like to know if Stouelienge ever saw a liver- 



to his inconsistency. In his works on the dog he places orange 

 and White and lemon and white at the head of colors. In his 



head ; rnd liver 

 white and liver 

 low takes this 

 nghsh setters, 

 ishioiiable red 

 thin k . In his 



c not Irish, 



I if an 

 show bench he 

 B.t i ffect), and 



escribe the dog 

 aliioiont to show 



letter to the Field blue beltons stand at fchi 

 beltons stand fourth, in his works liver and 

 ranked as the lowest grades, now cec 01 . 

 position of ten and eleven, He is descrxbini ; 

 and by the statement you can see Kb I thi 

 is not con lined to the 'Irish as a good 

 letter he says there are many red 'dogs whic 

 and many black and tan which are , 

 English setter of tin's color hadthepcani E 

 would be entitled to this class (or words to I 

 thathe should take things as he finds them and i 

 according to the prize, list. This in itself 



any reasonable man that his authority on this subject, is .only 



based on the prejudices of the 

 writing of Pride, of the Border, savs that " 

 not win when on the bench was the prejil 

 One of your *. respondents, "Mont Clai 

 color of the >v«i setter. Objeetsto referring 

 the subject, twd "that the dog is subject: to "1 

 ment as tho horse, and that we must ta 



the clay. Tf tl 

 only refer back to old d 

 being t lie case, the dogs 

 considered of the best t 

 want to trace back tt 

 writers of that, time m 

 pure dog better than th 

 ccept them as antl: 



-hat is the good t 

 gs to prove the purity 

 J . of one hundred years 

 blood, or no breeder t 

 them; and this be; 

 wist have known wha 



•nt .. the . vrhc 



f bl 



rerack, iirt 

 lie did 

 or color. 

 » on the 

 torifcy on 

 mprove- 

 rority of 

 for we 

 id. This 



nd if 



shall 

 uld 1 



that without their assistance there 



writers of the present day to base their opii 



would be no authority on the subject, and as it 

 rind the best writers of the day referring to them. 



As for the dogs of to-dav being superior to those of past 

 years, it is an absurdity. I will take, one gentleman's nu- 



ak must be 

 I to-day tvould 

 tg the ca.se the 

 i constituted a 

 we are not to 

 we .' I am sure 

 c nothing foi- 

 ls on, as there 

 I, you will 



thority. Mr. Laverack says on the subject 



dog called Irish with his, that he visited 



and that the grand old Irish setter had ; 



they would not d 

 colored dog as til 

 has degenerated 

 had degenerated 

 what ''Mont Clai 

 there is one Irish 

 his. Stonohenge 

 true type, next 

 ment/ I sh' " 

 [rom, s 



fr 



ross with his, he 



:h setter. " It is nc 



i size, therefore he 



the purity of thet 



oalls an improven 



inwhodoesnotdesii 



vs the English settei 



les the Irish, which i 



Id like to know where 



that all the English writ 



Touatt admit that thi 



pointer, that the Irish was his superior, a: 

 widely from the Irish, which was a pure d 

 for Ids superiority, and quoting Dr. Lew 

 "actions speak louder than words' and m 

 tacit it not a positive actaowledgritent ( 

 cumstance of the Irish breed always en 

 prices than the English whenever err... so. I 

 page :.>5o. He might have drawn his oonel 

 hid, who states that the. Irish called 'the 

 In this Thornhill mistakes the Englishmen 

 no doubt called them English spaniels; tl 

 often practiced by the English, the ebtii 

 the originality of that whiclTbe.longs to anc 

 even though they were an English spaniel, wit 

 is not the ease, the English setter according to 

 not be the true type, for his statement is this: 

 a country in Europe that can boast of finer B 

 laud; they are called English spaniels and 

 from the setters of England and Scotland. 

 esteemed iu Ireland unless their cole 

 chestnut and white or all red; a black and i 

 of anv other color but red, or red and whit 

 looked upon as well bred, allowing them to b 

 Here he states what the shade of red should h 

 nut— and what is this but liver? On ttfiot hi r 

 of three couples of setters belonging to McCo 

 Hill, who possessed the. Irish setter in his purit 

 one point the other's back, then call the pc 

 f the others take his place on pi 



>ssing the red 

 •eland four times, 

 degenerated that 

 it i his fashionable 

 own that the dog 

 t mctfn that they 

 riod, and if this is 

 in the Iridi setter 

 ?. improvement in 



taconsistehtstate- 



gete bis authority 

 from Thornhill t'o 

 i-ith tho 

 differed 

 h accounts 

 ie subject, 

 msider it a 

 LCt, the ch- 

 ug higher 

 -Hawker, 

 on Tboro- 



isse'd 



.hat h 



g tin: 



ich 1 1 



Thorn 



h. They 

 istora too 

 credit td 

 trj-; and 

 rill prove 



hill oollhi 



''There is not 

 iters than Ire- 

 differ widelv 

 They are not 

 ithoi- n deep 

 hite setter or one, 

 old not be. 



so good." 



hest- 



r page he speaks 



larfli of Spring 



i ' at he saw 

 ting di ■■_•, back and 



1, and so on until 



last was iirst. This for staunchness and obedience is cental to 

 the best dogs of to-day, although it is eighty years back, This 

 does not tally with Stonehenge's statemcut that the Irish set- 

 ter is headstrong, or with "Mont Clare's,'' that the Irish set- 

 ter is improved. 



JMow to prove that the Irish setter is no 

 iel; if the dog was imported from Engl; 

 retained his English name of spaniel, wh 

 speaking people he would be called the 1 

 this is not the case; the name of the Irish 

 language Ja'aaitthrim. whi.-i. is "e 

 wolfhound was called ctt, which means 

 rushing stream, to drive before. The 

 ialled gudhar, and th 



t This pro 



t the Irish gaidhr 



: dog 



natr 



nglish span- 

 would have 



b lie! 



spaniel, but 



n the Irish 

 i Irish, the 

 ful," like a 

 hound was 



was a 

 in, and cotdd 



cla, sod as a dog of English origin. Henry tin.. Second of 

 --.■- a Ldi Mttp '! '1 b oil riek. King of Connaitght, to furnish 

 Mm with hawks and hounds; and," in fact, we find in old writ- 

 ings that the hawks and hounds of Ireland were iu great de- 

 mand all o\-er Europe, and in some cases the most vaiviaible 

 grants given for them prove that the hawks were in use at 

 an ee.rb, .late in Ireland. We know that the. spaniel was used 

 by the French and English in company with the hawks, as a 

 springer; and is it likely that the Irish used their gaidhrim. or 



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ianie.1. I never have and I think I ha 

 las and of the best. They were brown and 

 t called liver colored, they were much brighter 

 have a. yellow tinge which fades in the sum- 

 i dirty yellow. I have seen English setters 

 _ way, but when the Irish setters shed, their 

 hair loses its gloss but hoi ic= dark liver color ,\s tor Stone- 



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live: 

 thai 



nier 



eh an, 



•ed watet 



any as he '. 



colored, hi 



liver and 



Imost to , 



thif 



pet hound for tli 

 that he was a favorite 

 ion of the hawk both 

 writers state that the 

 the wolfhound iu mat 

 where the hawk went 



witb England or Engl 

 one long-haired dog h 

 to the bloodhound. \Y 

 ference what the colfl 

 used that there 

 the gun is used it mat 

 matter what his blooc 

 benefit of Held spoiTs 

 cation of the purity ei 

 For instance, fake f 

 Now, if he was breedt 

 to get the color to s 

 hound, coll.'..- or a,." 



But It 



able colors— in fact, tli 



purpose? Hi s 

 thi ' 



id i 



■r.i little what the 

 is, and for this n 

 lat color Should bi 



Id signifj 

 sly was the compan- 



ahand, th.meh some 

 ilihouiid. No doubt 

 hound meant: but 



too. This is, I think. 

 uno way identified 

 i the similarity that 

 the Spanish pointer 

 use if made little dif - 

 as when the net, was 

 verdog, and uow Khftt 



IS; Ollt it does 

 I say for the 

 side, as an indi- 



If Pride of the Hordi 



pot bo a wordagitiiist hioj 

 orange and white Is any n 

 than liver is. I admire La 

 d I would i 



he question of the IJaverack pedigrees. 

 o - blacfe.and tan, in order 

 uiitiie = iiov.- bench he could breed. to 

 log that would suit in color, and there 

 tsked, and the public would he swindled. 

 nd, and here eo; ■ ■ ■ ... 



oneuntil Of la ' ' ■ - m Inilliol. 



ii ,',.'ie \voidd 



1, for my part., leu,,., 



-.. , . .. .1 : i " aud Moll 



ick for his pood breeds 



;s to any I fenow of in I ,., . 

 to-day; but i i.rot say I takelitUe stock in that straining 

 backtlih-tv years for a color. Had he never riven i h$ pedigree 

 of Pride, his word could not be disputed. Read his letter bo 

 his friend Bothwell, published in your paper Novel 

 1880, in which he states that Pride's color was due to a cross 

 he introduced thirty years before the Echnoud Castle strain, 

 which was liver and white. 



Now, Pride's pedigree does not show this cross but gtfes 

 straight ha-k to Porito and MoD, Thia shOV 



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