Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15
CANINE ANCESTRY.
BLUE-BLo0D TRACED THROUGH SOME
NOTED SETTER LINES.
Dogs That should BE Proud of Their
age-Improvement in the
California Breeds.

There has of late years been great i'm
provement in California in the matter of
the breeding of fine dogs, especially for
field purposes. Formerly but little atten-
ton was paid TO the important matter of
preserving the purity of blood-lines, but
this Indifference is rapidly disappearing,
and now all intelligent sportsmen recog-
nize the advantages of preserving unde-
filed the pedigrees of their field compan-
ions. There are now number of frst-class
breeding kennels in this State, both of
pointers and settlers, and California can
boast of as purely-bred and brilliant per-
formers in the field as any other part Of
the world In San Francisco A. B.
Truman has a fine kennel of Irish settlers;
in Solano, George W Bassford is prom
inent breeder of thorough-br pointers
many of which have won distinction, both
on the bench and at field trials-and here
in Sacramento is located the "California
Kennel" Of Messrs. Post d Watson whose
speciality is the popular Llewellyn breed
of settlers. Itis the desire Of the RECORD
UNION to give descriptions Of all the
prominent kennels, from time to time.
THE CALIFORNIA KENNEL.
A recent visit to the California Kennel
in this city afforded reporter Of the REC
ORD-UNIoN an opportunity to examine
three very fine litters Of purely bred
Llewellin setter pups. The first inspected
are by LOadstone, out of Janet, all evenly
marked-black and white and black, white
and tan; five males and one female. Load
stone is racy-looEing orange and white
dog, imported from Tennessee. He was
sired by that wonderful field trial winner
Gladstone, whose fame has been heralded
all over the world wherever craftsmanship
finds a group of devotees. Gladstone was
imported IN utero from England, his dam
being the famous Petrel, having been bred
to Llewellin's Dan before being shipped
to America. Dan, the sire of Gladstone,
is described by "Leatherhead," the lead
ing English critic, in BeFS Life, published
in London, and leading authority on
matters pertaining to craftsmanship, as
follows
SO am brought to the name Of the greatest
celebrity of the day, Purcell Llewellin's Dan,
by Barclay Fields Duke, ont OF Mr.. Slater 5
RhOebe. Duke vas a winner OF the field trials
at stafford in 1866, 1857 aud 1865 Nr. Slater 6
celebrity, RhOcbe, is looked upon as the " Poca-
hontas in setter breeding, rs She not only hit
remarkably well with the above named Duke.
in producing Dan, and whole litter besides OF
1ield-trial winners, but she also nicked well
with several pare LaYcraCk settlers, as, for in
stance, to old Blue Dash she produced Bruce a
winner at Shrewsbury, and perhaps as good a
dog as ever sportsman shot 10, besides ROD Roy,
Rose and RuDy, all winners. to Fred H. Law
crack. She had the knGck Of throwing them
all good, bGt She never had a grander-looEing
son than Mr LeWslliu's Dan, wonderfully
fine setter, possessing tremendous bone and
built TO galOp on every line. He won The only
event he was ever entered for at field trials, in
Guiding the champion cup; but then he put his
shoulder out, and was consequently never seen
in public again. However odd George" Mr.
Skaters breaker, who brought out Rob Roy and
the rest OF Mr.. Skaters noted ones, has always
declared that Dan was the best one lie ever
broke in his life, and he has certainly proved
this merit, which he inherited from Duke and
Phoebe, down to future generations. Gs uEdOubt-
ediy Dan has proved great stud success He
Mol, Nora, Novel and Norma, ali field-trial
winners, and such good Onss as Count Dick
" tsire of Count y ind en-, spoken Of further
on. It's, OF course, an und0u1.eG iGct that he
has had some extraordinarily good chances for
there are only two other bitches In the whole OF
England that can be compared 10 Mr.. LleWel-
Eus Countess, Nellie and Lii, in any degree
whatever. The best setter bitches in the world
I have often stated Countess and Nellie to be,
and fear 10 contradictions on he subject.
Loadstone's dam, Flounce was sired by
Champion Druid out of another great blood
bitch, Ruby (Amcrican). Druid won five
English field trials, and was imported by
Arnold Burgess, OF HiIlsdale, Mich, at a
cost of 500, and was full brother to the
field trial crack, Drake, owned by Luther
Adams of Boston. Ruby american was
sired by Rake, out Of Fanny, . cross that
is now more sought after than any other
by breeders Rake was also By Dan, out
OF Ruby English, sister to Champion
Rob Roy. LOadstone Is a full brother to
the trial winners, Gay Gladstone Florence
Gladstone and Liudo, and full brother in
blood to those other trial winners. Sports
man, Gladstoue's Boy, Dan Gladstone,
Lillian and Keystone, the latter five being
out Of Sue. Fiounce was full sister to the
winners Sue, Buckallen, Juno \. and
Flaxy.
JANET, THE DAM or THE LITTER,
First referred to, was imported from Dow
ling, Mich, and was sired by Count Noble
out of Dashing Novice, and was winner
at the California trials held in Marin
county in 1888 and was also the dam ol
Haroldine, who performed so brilliantly in
the Derby of 1887.
Count Noble vas imported from Mr.
Lleweliin's kennel, in England, in 1850
and that wear won the National Derby
run at Ainceunes, Ind, and he has won al
several trials since. Count Noble has been
one Of the few great sires Of the world
Among the famous performers got ny him
are Gath, Roderigo, Carrie j.. Nellie Bly,
Countess Magnet, Sweetheart, Janet
San Roy, Count Piedmont Katie D.,
Dashing Noble, Oliver Twist Prince
Noble, Bohemian Girl, Fred W, and
Others, all winners in the hottest company.
But then, Count Mobiles prepotency is not
so much matter Of surprise when one
considers his breeding, he being by Count
Wind'em ont Of Nora. Count Wind'em
was conceded TO be the handsomest setter
in Europe, and was crack field trial vim
ner as well. Mr.. Blewellin refused 81 600
offered by A. II. Moore, of Philadelphia,
for Count Wind'em, and at another time
an offer OF $4,000 from an English gentle
man.
Count Wind'em was sired by Count
Dick, out of the beautiful bitch Phantom.
litter sister to Petrel dam of Gladstone;
and, with her equally beautiful sisters,
Puzzle and Princess, Mr.. Llewellin swept
the decks in their classes at bench shows
for n number Of seasons. In 1879 Mr.. L.
II. Smith, of Stra,hroy, Ont, visited Eng
land. Mr.. Smith is undoubtedly one OF
the best Judges of field dogs on this side OF
the ocean, having imported a number of
the best and bred number of field trial
winners. While in England he was in
vited by Mr.. Llewellit to the latters
seat in LeiceStershire, Ormsby Hall.
N tho iFrsy1sgu Hold nf 4
1879, Mr.. Smith, in describing the dogs in
Mr.. Llewellin's kennel, thus speaks of
Count Wind'em; "Soon Wind'em was
walking across the floor Of the fine old
dining-room. / wish | could describe
him so that those who read this could i'm
agine they see him, but | cannot. 4
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