The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
Settlers OF QUALITY
IN PALACE DOG SHOW
Many New Bird Dogs viii BE
Passed On by Judge Poster
Next Month.
AMERICAN BREEDS STRONG
New York Dogs Compete With
Entries IT Pennsylvania
and Connecticut.

A remarkable show of English settlers d
n promised foi the Westminster Kennel
Club fixture which will be held at TIA"
Grand central Palace next month. II.
NJ Posten of Willesbarre. Pa. will judge
them. and he will he greeted with an
entry which will contain several new ones,
among them American brrds Of the
highest quality. For many Years the best
OF setter blood has been imported and the
English settlers at Il New YORK SHOW are.
AZ "a body or collection. ever So murh
better than are to lie seen on the other
side There Is little 10 wonder AZ in
this. and the marvel il there are not more
settlers to he observed On the benches or
in the American rings. Where the i'm
portations have been So vast the breeding
results could surely have been more
plentiful
The English setter has been described
as the most beautiful and perhaps mosi
generous of the canine tdce, Ills hunting
powers are of the best. and he * sup
posed 10y some to be- more enduring than
the pointer. His pruiuse coat helps him
where the climate rs cold and mis- feainricd
feet are supposed 10 protect him against
briars and the other rourEr"sses con-
rected with hunting. Nv what cross the
English setter originated - not known.
But A. We know IN" s,rng"r spaniel has
many variations. and tac setter has been
called the land spauiri.
II YOU take the big English or Welsh
syringe spani-is Of ,his day, leave Oh
their natural tails and -nlarsv tn"m Nou
will have some dggs not unlikc an
English setter, simply named 's',trr'
because they were trained to sit. set or
point at game birds such a. paltrldgt-,
while the net was drawn and dropped On
the birds In u oovcy. That was before the
shotgun was invented and men caught
their dinner either by the aid OF the hawk,
greyhound. hound or net.
II Is certain that the land spaniel or
setter was known IN England before The
introduction Of the Spanish pointer. lite
has always been kept in the kennels OF
the wealthy and his blood has remained
more or l,ss pure. II would appear that
the heads of the English settlers OF to-day
have become heavier longer and deeper
IN that part before the eyes. The lips
have become more pendulous. and there is
certainly more finish" about the head
and face generally. Edward laveraCk
In 1872 wrote that ne did not like
heavy headed dog. The heavy headed.
deep fewed dog. he said. denoted
slug sishness. IL is granted that no
narrow headed dog can possess acute
seeming powers. The best OF our English
settlers of to-day have the medium head.
and the cut of them is surely classic
and sensible There has been general
inclination to get more lippy settlers.
Even Mr. Laverack's lemon licked Fred
the Fourth and the blue licked Dash had
more lip than Nelson. the property Of
Lieut.. Shipley. II. N. "A portrait Of which
was published IN 1881. So II will be
gathered that settlers have been gaining
more lip as the years roll on. and We
will see handlers in the ring pulling down
the lips 50 as TO give the impression to
the judge that the lips are AZ long and
heavy even as those OF a hound. The ex-
ira heavy lip although it gives the afore-
said finish - the general outline Of the
skull and face, may be overdone. The
heavy Tipped dog generally IL addicted to
taking the scent from the ground rather
than through the air he is given TO what
10 known as pottering or dwelling on the
ground scent and that is not what II
wanted in bird dog. which should carry
mis- head high and gallop fast. Laverack
considered the English setter to be an
improved springer spaniel, and there can
be no doubt that the dog - such az the
veteran sportsman depicted. The LAYER
acl.s Of to-day are generally blue or black
licked on a white body. or yellow licked
on n white body They are called bel
tons" after the village Bolton In Northum-
berland II is worthy OF note that English
settlers. broadly. came from the North of
England, but most of those from North
cumberland and Cumberland were liver
and white In color. II Is said that Mr..
I.avarack used this cross. and an occa-
sional liver and white puppy will arrive
to-day in the best regulated of setter
families
It Is not the intention 20 discuss the
relative merits or types of the dogs run
in trials and those which win in the ring.
The show dog undoubtedly is more than
handsome creature and those exhibited by
+. y. Chase OF Philadelphia. the Meadow
view. Berkeley and other kennels are tn.
last word in all that appertains to the
standard OF points az set up by the Eng
fish setter clubs of the world--an i'm
portant nomination from California will
add spice to the all round competition.
famous English setter bitch. Cham
pion Lansdowne Lena, owned by Mr.
Chase, is dead. Her son will carry on
her great name, so Mr.. Chase thinks
He will be the first of his breed to bear
the prefix Bob White" that has beer
granted to Mr.. Chase by the A. X. G
Mr.. Chase said last night that he placed
the greatest hope in Lena's son, and he
desires that the New York owners will
send their best to meet the Philadelphia
dog
Joseph Lewis of Greenwich. Conn, VIII,
used TO hunt the beagles for William q
Rockefeller, Jr will put down a fin,
entry. 1t was at one time suggested
that Lewis should judge for the West
minister. but Lewis backed down. ant
Mr. Poster takes his place 1t Is moi
unlikely that George CLIFFORD Thomas OF
Philadelphia will send team--a team OF
working as we'll as good looking dogs
So far as the California dog is concerned
the New Yorker who Judged him at Los
Angeles says he is out OF the common
II this dog comes East he will undoubt
eddy be up against the real stuff
Or. Hair will put down some good set
tiers, and few may be expected from
the kennels of George J, Gould. Jay
Could and Clarence IL Mackay. Their
will be several other exhibitors who no
only keep setting dogs. but shoot owe
thew
There has always been a keen bu
friendly rivalry between the English set
ter kennels OF the States OF New York
Pennsylvania and Connecticut. This yea
visitors TO the show will have a chance
of looking over the best OF the dogs from
these three divisions and the new dog
now being purchased In England by Bel
Lewis OF Lansdowne, Pa, will lend adde,
glory to probably one OF the best Englis
setter exhibitions ever known.
WILLING TO BACK SOMBRERO,
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