THE SETTER 
There have been several kennels of Irish setters besides those mentioned. 
Colonel Millner, the famous rifle shot, has for long been a great supporter 
of the breed, and his Airnie was not only herself considerably above the 
average, but bequeathed her quality to her descendants. Mr Purcell 
Llewellin at one time bred and kept many good Irish setters. In Mr 
Laverack’s book, “The Setter,” mention is made of Mr Llewellin’s red 
dog Marvel, as a “ remarkably pure specimen of the breed,” and his 
Kite, Knowing, Lilly, and Cora, were all winners. Among his many 
experiments in setter -breeding he crossed Irish and English, and pro- 
duced a bitch of superlative quality in appearance, viz.. Flame, a lovely 
red and white, unbeatable on the show bench; a bitch he afterwards sold, 
and her name appears in the pedigrees of most of the show -bench setters 
of the day, through the late Mr Shorthose’s Royalty, Novelty, etc. Mr 
Llewellin was disappointed in the field quality of that cross, though their 
beauty left nothing to be desired. Dr Baldwin has exhibited a fine Irish 
setter named Morty Oge, a large upstanding dog of bone and substance, 
and which has been successful at bench shows. The handsomest Irish 
setters of the day are Mr P. D. Mills’s Riversdale Red Guide and Riversdale 
Red Light. These are almost perfect in appearance, and Red Guide has 
been run at field trials, without, however, gaining a place. A most 
famous Irish setter is a bitch. Broken Flush, owned, trained and handled 
at field trials by Father Meehan, of Castlebar, co. Mayo. This bitch, 
who is marvellously clever and intelligent, was trained by her owner 
in his house and garden, and, being made a pet and companion, had 
a thorough understanding with her master before ever she was taken 
on to game. She was successful in the field trials on grouse in 1910, 1911, 
and 1912, and the unanimous opinion of the Press was that she was the 
best Irish setter since the days of Mr Charles Austin’s Sam Sullivan, 
winner of the Kennel Club Derby in 1897. 
WALTER BAXENDALE. 
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