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PREFACE 
name for herself by her splendid perform¬ 
ance. This was on March 8, 1924, in the 
trials of The Miami Valley Amateur Field 
Trial Association, when she was placed over 
several winners in important open trials, and 
won for me two trophies which I shall always 
prize most highly. Several of the dogs 
against which she competed were old cam¬ 
paigners, yet the work of my red setter was 
so decisive that she could not be overlooked. 
The only comment of the judges was that she 
“handled almost too well for field trial stand¬ 
ards of judgment.” I feel that there could 
not be a higher tribute written for my meth¬ 
ods of training than my Irish Setter wrote 
herself into the records of bird dogs by her 
performance on that day, for no one else has 
ever had a hand in her training and the only 
basis upon which her development has been 
founded will be found outlined in the follow¬ 
ing pages. If actions do speak louder than 
words, then Smada Byrd herself has spoken 
all that need be said about the soundness of 
my system. 
