The New York herald., 1921-04-17
CHAMPION POINTER
DID NOT IMPRESS
CRITICS ATSTART
Miss du P6nrs Stylish Wasp
Proved Worth in Field
Trials.
OF OLD PORTUGUESE TYPE
HAS Had Uninterrupted Sue
cess Since Debut in Com
petition Afield.
BY FRANK F. DOLE.

One Of the transcendent features OF
the doings of the field trial dogs was
the great work of Stylish Wasp and her
great string of uninterrupted victories
the consistent attention of her owner.
Miss Marion du Pont. and the tireless
and uncanny care OF Bob Armstrong,
the breeder, trainer and handler Of the
dog.
4. 1t reads more like a fairy tale than
an ordinary affair of the field trials how
Bob" got the dog for Miss du Pont
and how he begat victory after victory
for the fair owner. In fact 1t was some
'fifne after Miss du Pont had scored sew
,-eral brackets that she saw and then
was not very we'll smitten with the ap-
ispearanee OF Stylish Wasp. which is far
away in looks from her half sister, the
greater Mary Montrose. 1t was not
etntil Miss du Pont had seen the Wasp
work few times that she realized what
"A wonderful dog she possessed.
: There is a most peculiar thing In con-
snection with Stylish Wasp. While she
is half sister of five other winners and
so closely related to the great Mary,
which might be put down as an out and
out English pointer, the Wasp has very
little of her markings but has all the
very best points Of the old Portuguese
pointer, now long extinct but a class OF
pointer which fathered all that was
great In the English, Irish and other
classes OF pointers. Most clever writers
on the pointers are Of the opinion that
the pointer is descended from the hound.
and maybe they are not far wrong, put
whether they are right or wrong no dog
every bred possesses a greater sense OF
smell than those old Spanish pointers
s~. High Sense of Smell.
Along with this quality they had
tractability and kind or reasoning
power that added to their powers on the
field. Those old dogs had a full head
like Stylish Wasp, wide nose, which is
the one great accompaniment OF a high
sense of smell A great deal OF Its
massiveness has been bred away. The
fact that Stylish Wasp brought along
her peculiar head Is but q mere accident,
and. like other breeds OF animals. 1t has
made its temperance after hundreds
of years.
When Miss DUPONT informed Bob
Armstrong that she wanted good
gun dog as it was her Intention more or
less to abandon the bench show game,
Bob was in the employ OF William
.Ziegler, owner Of Mary Montrose. lie
had litter which was by Scottish
pointer and he thought 1t was capital
opportunity to dispose of It. lie I'M
smediately communicated with Miss du
sPont and a bargain was easily struck
for stylish Wasp She was perfect
specimen of the gun dog. She is OF the
pure liver and white markings With
n liver splatter thrown we'll over the
head.
IT is in her muscular development
that stylish Wasp shows her great
superiority, for no gun dog of recent
5imes has been seen with fuller fore
arm and hlndquarters and is so perfectly
ribbed She weighs only forty-five
bounds To think that Stylish Wasp is
now only 21 months old and that she
has won eleven out of twelve derbys.
This is record beyond comparison
What the possibilities of Stylish Wasp
may be in the future no one can tell.
Genius for Dogs.
Only a few days ago Bob Armstrong
left for his home in Scotland. The
Armstrong;, three sons and father
worked for Lord Lonsdele so that It
Is no wonder that they possess the
genius for development of the dogs.
Even the old great grandad looked after
the pack of hounds for the present
Earrs great-grandfather. and was also
entrusted with the Job OF breeding the
to Scotland was to select the proper sort
or a mate for Stylish Wasp, and should
he find the proper sort he will bring
him along here and the mating will
take place In this country.
That Bob will be successful is without
a doubt for he possesses the real
charm for finding out everything about
dogs. Many will remember few
years ago when he had charge of the
collie kennels of the lste j. Pierpont
Morgan. and the responsive way in
which every dog watched him. chrped
a. him and was jumping and bouncing
around him with glec whenever he
appeared. The same was with Mary
Montrose and Stylish Wasp for they
never made a move but they watched
and seemed to take the inspiration of
every move from the master.
This is something very little under
stood In America. but II is common
enough In the Old World for xennelmen
and dog handlers in general instead OF
holding aloof from their charges make
friends with them and regard them ms
their personal companions. In order TO
see this idea borne out one has but to go
u hunt OF trencner fed pack. There
Che huntsman knows the name OF every
aoc In fhe mack and calls ~ Mir, e. 4h~ 4