THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
towards the eastern counties, i.e. a big dog, with a broad, shortish head, 
and apt to be somewhat curly. In Northumberland the writer has seen, in 
the district bordering on the Cheviots, several setters of a grey colour, with 
well-made bodies, long and low, long head, narrow and somewhat pointed 
muzzle, and yet another sort in the same locality, made much on the same 
lines as the foregoing, but liver and white in colour, and with the striking 
peculiarity of a distinct top -knot of curly hair on the head, and while their 
colour was liver and white ticked, the ticks or spots stood out like tufts, so 
that they could be separated by the fingers from the rest of the coat, and 
made to stand out distinct. From the sharp muzzle, the top-knot of hair, 
and the short, straight tail, more or less scantily feathered, one would 
imagine a cross of water spaniel at some time, although they had been 
kept as a pure breed for many years in the families that then possessed 
them. Among others who had them was the late Mr Geo. Gray, of Wooler, 
Northumberland, also the late Colonel Cowen, of Blaydon-on-Tyne. They 
are known to this day as the Naworth breed. 
The writer once possessed a setter bitch, which came from the kennel of 
the late Prince Albert. Although this was long before the days of shows, 
which were supposed to have done so much to improve the quality and 
appearance of dogs, I have never seen a setter to surpass, and only few 
to equal, the type of this bitch. She was pure white, with a coat of superb 
quality, a make and shape as near perfect as possible, and with a beauti- 
ful long, lean bloodlike head. There was a general high-bred air of refine- 
ment about her, which proves that the modern breeders have very little 
to boast about. There used to be a white breed kept in the New Forest 
many years ago, a specimen of which was brought out at the field trials 
near Southampton by Commander Venner, R.N. This was a large, well- 
made dog, though by no means handsome, but a fine worker, and made a 
good impression when handled by his owner. He tied for first and second 
prizes with a very superior dog named Bruce, bred by Mr Statter, and 
then the property of Mr Barclay Field. The latter was a good “ trial horse,” 
to fix the merit of the New Forest dog. A breed, somewhat similar to the 
foregoing, used to be kept up at Moreton-in-the-Marsh, in Gloucester- 
shire, and these also were white, or nearly all pure white. In days gone 
by the sporting county of Devon could show some beautiful setters. The 
late Vincent Calmady, a well-known sportsman, M.F.H., and an all- 
round Devon and Cornwall celebrity, had some lemon and white setters 
of excellent form. The writer was privileged to see some of these. They 
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