Evening star., 1940-07-21
By r. r. T0ynfon.

In Minnesota, Dilley's Ranger was
home-bred winner. In New Jersey,
Peshall's Jimmy was the cream of
the native pointer crop.
Sought Better Breeds.
1t was the custom in those days
for kennel clubs to organize not to
hold dog shows, as now, but to i'm
prove a breed or breeds OF dog. To
that end elaborate kennels were
maintained and careful records were
kept. BY pooling the resources and
the interest of the members, much
more could be accomplished for
breed than could be accomplished
by an individual. tt was for the
Improvement Of the pointer that the
Westminster Kennel Club was or
ganized, and for that purpose fine
kennels were equipped and main
tanned in Babylon, Long Island. In
1875, this club imported the great
English winner, a dog which was
called in this country Sensation,
and which created a sensation
wherever seen. His English name
was Don. he was bred by j. r.
Humphrey and owned by Parr, who
sold him to Westminster. Accord
ing to Hochwalt, he was not a great
success at stud, but the later impor-
tations by this club. Bang Bang and
Naso of Kippen did much to i'm
prove the breed.
The st. Louis Kennel Club was
also interested in improving the
pointer and imported Sleaford, Bow,
a son of Oh. Bang, and Faust, which
was bought by Kaye and later
turned over to the club. These dogs
did their share for the Middle West
ern pointer.
The first big field trial winner of
this century was Affords John,
which was followed by Fishel's
Frank. dog whose record was not
surpassed until his own son, Co.
manche Frank, took over. Fishel's
Frank was dog that ran up a great
record for himself in the field trial
world and was able to pass on his
superlative qualities to his get.
Produce Winners.
The pointer has been fortunate
in that there has been no marked
division between the field trial or
utility dog type and the bench show
specimen. 1t was for that reason
that the breeders of native pointers
in this country were able to go
right into the bench shows at the
beginning and win with their home
bred dogs. And also that such
youngster as Leo A. Dunn's Oh. El-
stone Citadel, who was 2 years old
just this week, is such a satisfactory
dog to own. Not only did he run up
the remarkable record of best puppy.
Morris and Essex, 1899, and best of
winners Delaware County, 1889, both
under year old, then best of breed
in 1910 at Boston, Atlantic City,
Chicago, Springfield, Norfolk, Wash
ington, Alexandria. Pikesville, Tren-
ton, Huntington Valley and Ka-
tonah, but he is an excellent field
dog, being well trained to hunt. He
is said to be string puppies with
plenty of hunting instinct as well as
conformation.
The ideal pointer is a dog with
long head, both muzzle and skull
but with plenty of stop. Thin, silky
ears that reach to a point just be-
low the throat and hanging fiat to
the cheeks are desirable. Medium
sized, dark eyes are preferred. The
neck should be long and clean, with
a nice arch. Long, well sloped
shoulders, a deep but not too broad
chest, and well sprung ribs are
wanted. The back should be strong,
with q moderately long loin and
wide hips; muscular quarters and
tapering tail are called for in the
standard. The legs should not be too
long and should have good bone
moderately bent stiles and well bent
hooks. The feet should be round
and well arched. The coat should
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