Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-10-31
The Irish setter


OF the Oldest of the setter breeds, and
a descendant of the brown or liver col
ored setting spaniel or four centuries
ago. He has been Zealously guarded
in certain Irish families for generations,
and there is to-day no breed with
stronger characteristics or that pre-
serves Its characteristics better when
transported to other countries. An
Irish setter is an Irish setter the world
over, and for endurance, speed, intelll-
gence. pluck and nose has no superior.
He is ever ready for his work, free and
open hearted in his ways, and has the
faculty of adapting himself to every
climate and all kinds or game, while
his rich colored coat and affectionate
nature make him a pleasing companion
when not required in the ield. He Is
free from lumber, but has plenty of
bone ana muscle. and that energy
which is his greatest fault in the minds
of some who seem to forget that with
out it no dog for field work can rise
above mediocrity. However, all his
vim is but the natural result of that
great courage and power of endurance
which, when educated. carries all be
fore it, and without which there Can
be no superiority.
A few years since there was quite a
discussion in one of our leading sport
ing prints, between one or two cores
pondents and the writer of this article,
on the question of color. owing to the
fact of a well-known sportsman, 'Old
Calabar," Offering che~tnut colored
Irish settlers for sale, which led some
to believe he meant liver color or the
| black tipped coated ones. He did not
mean liver color such as is known on
our spaniels of to to-day, neither that
OF the chestnut grown dark and black
with age, but simply the rich, pure red
| of the chestnut as found when IL comes
with gloss and glow fresh from the
| burr. 1t Is this shade of red which is
| the perfection of color in the Irish
setter, and which varies with every
flash of light, from the hue of golden
red to tue deeper tinge of rich mahog-
any-a blood red, and no amount OF
| argument can change the fact
Most of our crack bench show win
neTs are field dogs of known merit,
while many of them are winners in
field trial competition. The first dog
I of any breed in America to sire a cham.
pIon winner upon the bench and a
champion winner in the field was an
! Irish setter, and the blood breeds are
! forming a list of bench show and field
| trial winners that Will cause the name
of Elcho to be remembered long after
| the present generation has passed
away. He was the sire of the famous
! Joe, Jr., who defeated the great Glad
stone every time they ever met IN single
| contest, and who was never defeated IN
single trial by any dog of any breed.
| He was the sire of the crack Berkley "a
| ield trial and bench show winner; OF
| Raleigh, field trial and bench show
winner; of Bruce, 1eld trial and bench
show winner; of Leigh DOane, field
! trial and bench show winner; of Little
| Nell, "A field trial and bench show VIII
ner; of Yoube, a field trial and bench
show winner; and it is his blood
\ crossed on the Palmerston strain, as
we have it here, that produced the ia
nous Aveline, winner at the recent
Kennel club show, IN England, of first
prize for field trial winners, open TO all
breeds of settlers.
1t was an Irish setter, coupled with
a Llewellyn, that won the brace stakes
at Memphis in 1856. II was an Irish
setter that won the champion stakes at
Sauk Center, Mlnn., III 1875, defeating
among others the famous field trial
Llewellyn setter, SanborDe's Nellie;
also the crack pointers, Ranger and
Countess Royal 1t was an Irish
eruer that won the puppy stakes or the
| Eastern Field Trial club, In 1850. It
was an Irish setter that won the men,
bers' cup of the Eastern Field Trial
club, in 1851. 1t was an irish
setter that won the same cup
lcup again in 1854, 1t was an Irish
1A.aUgl CT "a LgG4z nf
the Fishers Island clubs trials, IN
1855. and 1t was an Irish setter that
won the members stakes or the New
Jersey Kennel and Field Trial clubs
trial. in 1855. Many more might bt
given, but the foregoing are suihclen'
TO refute all statements that the
Irish setter IS not field dog of the
hig hest merit.
Among the many noted dogs of the
Law IS Tim, owned by Max Wenzel
ESQ, Hoboken, n. J. He was sired 10y
BIZ. a field trial and bench show win
ner, and out of Hazel, a daughter OF
Elcho and Rose, the latter by the IA
nous PAlmerston.
Another noted dog is Chief, also
owned by Mr. WenZel. Chief is a wei
known winner in the field and on the
banch; ho is a son Of Berkeley field
rial and bench show wlnner-anC
Duck. Berkiey wasby Elcho, ex Loo IL
Among the famous bitches. Molly
Bawn is prominent as winner of the
1t Newark, 1sU New Haven, 1st Hart
ford, lst Champion Class, New York
IlSSG; lst Champion Glass, Newark
Boston, Philadelphia and New York
1887. She is owned by Charles T
Thompson, Philadelphia, and is an an
imaI of known field merit. She is tn
daughter of GlenchO; he by Elcho e.
NUreen, and litter brother to Prime
and Elcho, Jr.
There are many more famous IrIsl
settlers IN America, but space forbid
history of their winnings. The re
cords mentioned are sufficient to shoy
tie quality OF the breed, and it is hope
viii prove of interest to all its admirer s
and possibly somewhat of a surprise L
those who think the Irish setter onl
valuable for his beauty.
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