Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
SOME NorABLE DOGS.
A Sf4na kspias Dos - htsh sAtta nsr
Master freaa Bss0g assecFed.

A S44nd Kspiss Dos - Ateh sAssa fssr
ss@ssst freaa Bsssg assa~Eed.
Tte rsge for blooded canlnes Wlsieh is /
hecoaa ne 50 generally pres&leat, wiaie
itexclteseonsideIaoie adverse eFiliolsu.
ls really eoea thing ia many wAys
II All result la tie gfa8nai eilmnaslon
of the worthless and disrsp0table eafs
that are "a ch common nuisance &na
will replace them With tyl,eA 81 tae
csnine tsCe that sre.hanesosne, ntelii-
gent aud useful a. tleiF oNners- There
.s no tvpe "a the dos tlaaI Is nlofe dssalie
or intelligent than the setter aa1 thtte
are seyerai nne sfee mems e's its3 IA
esIsnd kap.ds. lhe Sour nrineileA oifss-
l9us oI this breed are tlie iflsn, t3'e
kngl ia, the Gordon aud the lt"tliA a.
and all are 81 British org.n. The IRISH
setter is of "a dark red color, the kagilsh
and LeWeilNn are Nhlte, marked WITH
red, black og iem0n color, and Tie Cor
don l. black and tan. The finest Specl-
men of the latter breed in the state i
Forest Bess. owned ty John Cozens, Of
thi- city. She j. large, perfect IN her
marks and points and has a head that
is the Ideal of canine Intelligence. Bess
COMES OF "A royai lineage. Her dam WAS
the famous Forest Belle. whose ancestors
were IN the kennels OF Lord EdgecOmb.
and her sire is Pudd combs champion
Jack. son OF Ranger and grandson OF
/ Rutw, owned by Lord Westmoreland.
Bess Won second prize in the open
class at the London bench shoS,
the only time she was ever
| exhibited. She has made line record
IN the fleld, and what makes her more
| valued 10y her owner than all these
facts, II the service she has done hlm
when he was a scout among the Cree
| Indians. She has many time plloted
a posse of men 10 the hiding place of
these crafty savages and helped them
TO recover stolen horses and other
| property. One dark, stormy night, as
BesS and her master lay asleep IN
| shelter-tent on the plains, huge Cree
| dashed upon them with knife. Bess
| sprang like tigress for the assassin s
| throat and received I'm her OWN breast
! the stroke intended for her master.
| Cozens was awakened by the struggle,
and before he could guard himself the
| knife was plunged through ms arm.
| But Bess did not finch. With the
| blood pouring from great wound IN
| her chest, she clung TO the savage and
received two more dangerous cuts be-
| fore her master could overpower HIM.
| The wounds, fortunately, failed 10
reach vital part, and after long
| time she recovered. Her early e1-
| periences created an antipathy for the
noble red man that she does not out
| grow, and once or twice she has gotten
| the track of an Indian here
| IN the city and gwen pursuit.
One day she tracked an old fellow
| TO the union depot and nearly
| demOralizcd his stock of coon skins be-
| fore the hystanders could collar her.
| Her master sOOthed the agltated Chip
pcwa with a grecnback and since then
has kept Bess closely confined. Bolts
and bars are superfluous when Bess is
| at home. Last week she went TO the
IIomedale pet stock farm at st. Joseph
TO spend the heated term at that pop
ular resort. The wealth of all the Cse-
sars could not buy her.
The most tractable and serviceable of
all the settlers in the field Is the well
! known Red Irish. There are two
splendid specimens of this breed now
| in the city Rock is very dark red,
! full of life and good nature, and yet
instantly obedient to the word of COM
mand. He was bred in the Albany
! kennels and Is a son of the famous pair.
! Rory and Nora O'More, who have won
| prizes innumerable at the various bench
| shows of the country. He Is owned by
DR.. Ward, of Cadillac. Bessie J. the
| finest Red Insh ever brought to tins
city. and was formerly the property of
| James J.. White, the lumberman, who
paid fancy price for her. Bessie was
raised by the well known importer and
/ breeder. T. +. Stoddari, OF Dayton,
Ohio. She is inbred TO Champion Bob,
| for whom Stoddard paid $500. Her
coat is a. soft and flossy as silk floss.
and her limbs and tail are beautifully
pumed. while her head is a picture.
! She is owned bv John Krauskopf. of this
cltv, who Is also keeping Rock through
| the summer.