The Washington times., 1937-05-17
Pick0ffspring
As Best Of
Breed
By HARRY COSTELLO


OF the distinct class of dogs
which aid men in the capture of
game birds afield Is the field dog.
OF the group which field dogs,
or sporting breeds, comprise, none
is more popular among exacting
tancierS than the pointer.
Among pointer fancierS and
breeders are DR.. and Mrs. Freder-
lex A. Reuter-, master and mistress,
respectively, Of GlenStone Farm,
near Aldie, Va. When not on the
farm, DR.. and Mrs. Reuter- reside
at 3l18 New Mexico Ave. N. w.
Firm in the fancier'S belief that
like produces like, and that sue
cess begetS success, DR.. and Mrs.
Reuter- several years ago decided
to breed their champion pointer,
- Tyoh Tobey, to the imported
champion, Stylish Pleasure Of
Happy Valley. Their object was
to maintain in the offspring the
excellence attained in the sire
and the dam, and to intensity, If
possible, certain decidedly desira-
BILE qualities Of the parents that
these qualities might be made
fixed characteristics Of the line.
Sharply Illustrated
How well DR.. and Mrs. Reuter-
succeeded now is sharply Illus
trated in the bench performances
of Glenstone Stylish Peg, stylish
daughter of Champion Tyoh To-
bey and Champion Stylish Pleas
ure Of Happy Valley.
Recently, in the Baltimore
County Kennel Clubs show, staged
in the PikeSville Armory, the
daughter won over the sire and
was adjudged best Of winners and
best of breed! In view Of the fact
that no less an authority than
M. D. Darrell judged pointers in
the Pikesville event, Glenstone
Stylish Pegs victory over her
daddy is something that may not
be passed lightly by.
However, in rebuttal 1t must be
said that the admirers Of the sire
persist in calling attention to the
fact that in the National Capital
Kennel Clubs show, which tmme-
diately preceded Pikesville, Tyoh
Tobey was adjudged best Of win
ners and best of breed, and de-
feated, among others, his own
stylish daughter!
The rivalry between sire and
daughter bids fair to continue
keen, for DR.. and Mrs. Reuter- pro
pose to continue showing both.
Quite naturally. the sire holds the
edge now, for he, if you please, is
full.fledged champion, while his
daughter without question chip
off the old block only has five
points on her championship.
Has Been Around
But then, Tyoh Tobey (by
Herewithem Bob Junior-Tyoh
Topsy, and bred by c. s. Purdy)
has been around this old world
since August IA, 1881, while his
stylish daughter didn't come to
bring happiness to her owners
until July IA, 1885. You've simply
got to give Stylish Peg her chance,
if you are to be fair.
I might tell you that royal blood
flows in the veins of Stylish Peg.
Her dam, Ch. stylish Pleasure Of
Happy Valley, was imported to this
country from Scotland by DR.. Nit
ten, master Of the Happy Valley
Kennels, who well knew when he
brought her to this country that
she was by Ch. Stylish Mack out
of Oh. Stylish Peg, stars Of the
noted Scottish kennels Of Isaac
Sharp.
The very mention Of Isaac Sharp
conjues up visions Of the greatest
Of pointers, for down through
many years Isaac Sharp has been
uniformly successful with tn e
breed, q fact which has brought
him world preeminence in the
field-dog world.
Liver and White
Tyoh Tobey is liver and white:
his stylish daughter is black and
white. Otherwise, all the excellent
points and qualities Of the sire are
to be found in the daughter. She,
like her sire, who is proud Of her
even If they are bench rivals, is
stron g-boned, tight-muScled, up
right, bright and intelligent Of eye.
AS one studies them on the bench,
one quickly arrives at the Thought