New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
ENGLISH Settlers
AT THEIR FINEST
The MeadowvieW Kennels
Boast Best of the Breed
in This Country.
CHAMPIONS GALORE
OWNED BY A. B. HOOLEY
NOT Alone Do Blue Ribbons and
Show Ring Attract Dogs Which
See Field Service.

re-. +akas twelve generations to make
oan,iercan one can readily understand
.hat u must have taken at least that !ong
70 have produced such perfection as mas
been attained by the Meadowvlew heh-
rels with its personnel Of half hunoreo
English settlers.
p. Hooley, owner of the kennels at
tributes his wonderful success TO the TACT
that he has never tried his luck Win any
otber breed. As a rule, fanciers change
their breed Of dogs as the styles chaHse'
bu+ fashion cannot sway Mr.. Hooleys
canine taste. and one IS inclined to sane
,or his choice when he is introduced to
the II mates Of the Meadowview Kennels
Big. noble looking settlers of orange lem
on and blue Belton are Mr.. HooieS
friends, and their only rivals are the ouIis
and bears which Mr.. Hooley encounters
each day al Broad and Wall streets.
Along in the early seventies, when MI
Hooley was a very little boy, his father'
who was a well known merchant IN New
York. had a number of splendid specl-
mems of English settlers shipped from theii
native land. They gave the fancler MS
present Meadowview representatives,.
Mr. Hooley's dogs are unanimously CON-
ceded TO be the finest collection IN TWO
continents and his kennels house between
forty and fifty at all times. or these
dozen are champions full fedged ana as
many more are taking the royal road 10
tho title,
Mr.. Hooley breeds settlers for the sport
Of the thing and now, at the end OF TWEEN
ty-ive years, is just enthusiastic as ne
was when he owned his first brace. MT.
Hooley's dogs created d furor in 1874 ana
1895. when his famous setter Ihe Earl
went as far west as Denver, tnat oeihs
as far toward the land of the setting sun
as any OF the Eastern contingent traN-
elled.
The best part of it all is that these dogs
are not purely ornamental, for although
thew are wonderful benchers they are also
real workers. Two of Mr.. Hooley's IA
vorjtes, OF whose prowess in the held ne
boasts, are Wyoming Valley MayoeHe
and Meadowyiew Estlen. Both are Keen
and brave disciples of Diana Then there
are Champion Meadowview Rock, Deodora
Bobs. Meadowview Lady Bess and others
which are excellent gun dogs
The mecca for the Meadowview settlers
is Plainheld, but Mr.. Hooley usually has
several dogs in the South being handled
on game MIR Hooley is not an advocate
OF importations, and he says that the
hest thing about his dogs is the fact that
each and every one is American bred. on
the bench they have defeated all Of Eng
h1t
Hooley says. comparisons are unneces-
sary.
Champion Meadowview Rock, lemon
Bolton, Champion Countess, Champion
Meadowview Bob Roy. orange Bolton, and
Champion Meadowview Yale. a blue Bel
ton, each have had the distinctive honor
Of being declared by prominent judges
the best dog in the show over all other
breeds Champion Meadowvew Rock has
had his picture displayed in France as the
most perfect type of English setter. This
surely is enough honor TO turn the head
of the strongest minded Yankee dog, wher
so many formidable rivals appeared from
the land OF their origin.
Champion Meadowview Rock has more
than once won the cup for the best Eng
hsh setter at the New York show anc
Wyoming Maybelle. a beautiful blu'
Belton, has duplicated his performance
on two occas sions. Meadowview Rob Roy
the New York winner last year, ha
won at Plainfeld, Brighton Beach. Al
lentown, Long Branch and Gwynn
Valley At Amber he added TO his tro
phies by securing the prizes for tn
best dog in the show and the best sport
ing dog. Others of Mr.. Hooley's favor
ttes are Lady Mallwyd. Champion Mead
owview Beatrice, Meadowview Lad!
Frances, Deodora, Bobs, Meadowvie7
Lady Bess and Champion Meadowviev
Vassar.
One of the most beautiful Of all Mr.
Hooley's seters is little known. This 1
Royalist, who has chosen a private III
in preference to the glare OF the linn
light. Royalist's first public appear
ance was made under the English Judg
Mr. Reeves, who eulogized the hand
some blue Bolton both verbally and II
print Royalist lives in Plainfeld will
his father and mother. both being th'
property of Mr.. Hooley
If one feels that he cannot I've with
out owning a Meadowview setter th'
only course open is to ask Mr.. Hooley
TO make one a present Of one of hi:
dogs. During the twenty-five years tha
the kennels have been established no
more than a half dozen of the inhabi
tants ever have been sold.
The Meadowview Kennels are situated
on beautiful rolling meadows on thu
outskirts of Plainheld. which allows
the inhabitants plenty of exercising
room. At the big shows no exhibit at
tracts so much attention as the Mead
owview benches. with their occupants
shown as they always are in the mos
beautiful coat and the pink of condition
Mr. Hooley is a member of the Fielt
Trial Association and a director in th'
American Kennel Club. He Is also Z
member of the Long Island, the Plain
field. the Allentown and :he Rumsor
Kennel clubs.