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    The Gordon Setter - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
    The Gordon Setter - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
    The Gordon Setter - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
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    The Gordon Setter - A Complete Anthology of the Dog

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    The Gordon Setter - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure troves of information about the breed - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books used include: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781447491637
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      1935

      THE BLACK-TAN SETTER.

      (SOMETIMES CALLED GORDON.)

      The black-tan setter, until the institution of shows, was commonly called Gordon, from the fact that the Dukes of Gordon had long possessed a strain of setters of that colour, which had obtained a high reputation. At the first dog show held at Newcastle in June 1859, Mr. Jobling’s (of Morpeth) black and tan Dandy was shown with success in an open class; and in November of the same year Mr. Burdett’s Brougham followed suit at Birmingham. In 1861 Mr. Burdett’s Ned (son of Brougham) won the first prize in an open class at Birmingham, after which a special class was made for dogs of that colour at Birmingham, London, and other large shows, the breeders of English dogs fancying that the beautiful colour of the Gordons was too much in their favour. Up to the above-mentioned period the black-tan setter had not been generally introduced into the midland and southern counties of England, Mr. Brown, of Melton Mowbray, Mr. Burdett, of Birmingham, the Rev. T. Pierce of Morden, and Mr. Calver of East Harling, Norfolk, having been the chief breeders in those districts. Mr. Burdett’s Ned was a very handsome, useful-looking dog, and was sold at a good price, together with his brother Rock, to Sir J. Rivett Carnac, of Warborne, Hampshire, by whom they were shot over for two or three seasons. Mr. Pearce won several prizes with Argyll II., Regent, and Ruby at the early shows; but it was not till the appearance of Kent, shown by Sir E. Hoare at the Ashburnham Hall Show, London, in 1863, that the strong furore, which from that time set in, was displayed. Beating Argyll II., bred by Mr. Pearce (but shown in another name, having been previously sold), he was at once claimed by Mr. Pearce at the selling price (30 guineas), and proved a profitable investment, earning for his owner a large annual income for several years at the stud, and winning several prizes in the champion classes, together with the gold medal at the Paris Show of 1865. On the show bench his grand head and rich colour drew general attention to him, and it was only to those that could see him out that his rather weak hindquarters were visible. Taking prize after prize at Cremorne, Birmingham (four times), Islington (twice), Worcester and Paris, his extraordinary career naturally caused a great amount of jealousy, and he was called by the opposition party a cur, a mongrel, a half-bloodhound, and a dozen other bad names. Since that time, however, the real facts of the case have been revealed; and there is little doubt that he was descended on his sire’s side from Mr. Jobling’s kennel, and on his dam’s from that of Mr. Adamson. He was bought when a puppy by Sir E. Hoare from an old rabbit-catcher on his estate, who had brought him up under a cat. Probably to his early confinement and bad rearing may be attributed his weak hind-quarters. So convinced, however, was Mr. Pearce of his purity of breeding that he determined to put the matter to the test of experiment, and offered to trust one of his stock out of Regent to the care of the writer of this article, to be brought up where he could not possibly see game, and at the proper age, namely, nine or ten months, to be introduced to it without previously being entered to it in any way. The result was in accordance with Mr. Pearce’s prophecy, for the puppy not only beat his ground in fine style, but at the end of a few hours’ work began to stand his birds as only a well-bred pointer or setter will do, without any artificial education of any kind. Of course the report of this trial added greatly to Kent’s reputation, and, being followed by the successes of Rex (the above puppy) at Stafford and Shrewsbury, where he won three cups, beating in the final trial Mr. Field’s Duke, who had gained a high reputation in previous years, Kent had so strong a run at the stud for several years, that it would be difficult in the present day to find a black-tan setter without a strain of his blood. Mr. Pearce’s Regent had several large litters by him, including Rex, Young Kent, Iona, La Reine, Dame, Deal, and Silk—all winners at shows or field trials. Mr. Stokes’s Shot, successful at Birmingham and Islington in 1868–9, was out of La Reine; and Mr. J. H. Salter’s Young Rex, winner at Brighton in 1876, is by Rex.

      MR. COATH’S BLACK AND TAN SETTER LANG.

      But, in spite of the above successes, it cannot be denied that the general opinion of good sportsmen in the south has not been in favour of the breed since the institution of field trials, in which it has been brought into competition with the English and Irish setter. Both Rex and Young Kent had shown marvellous powers of scent, but exception was taken to their tiring action, and it must be admitted that six hours’ work was enough at one time for either of them, and probably too much for Young Kent. Both dogs also were headstrong, and required severe treatment to keep them under command, and, though neither showed the slightest disposition to unsteadiness on the point, yet both were jealous behind, and it was difficult to make them work to hand. Among the numberless specimens of the breed (black tan) which I have seen at work, not one has shown the solicitude to catch the eye of the shooter which is so essential to that perfect correspondence of man and dog which ensures sport, The pointer or setter ought always to know where his master is, and if put into high covert, such as beans, should raise his head at short intervals above them to ascertain his whereabouts. Now, as far as my experience goes, black-tan setters, and notably the Kents, never do this, and cannot be taken off a scent without very great severity, till they have satisfied themselves of its fallacy. Most of those tried in the field have been dead slow, including Mr. Stokes’s Shot, Mr. Purcell Llewellyn’s Wick, and Mr. Furner’s Dorset; but Lang, by Reuben, was fast enough for anyone, though not showing much nose, and Mr. Adey’s Kate in her puppy season was fast and clever, showing also an excellent nose, while Young Kent displayed fair pace, and Rex was far above the average in this respect. On the whole it may be said that the verdict has gone against the breed in England, and, as far as I know, no breeder of experience in the south adheres to it, with the exception of Mr. J. H. Salter; nor is it much more approved of on the moors by the general public.

      The points of the black-tan setter are very nearly the same as those of the English dog, the only deviations being as follows:

      1. The skull is usually a little heavier than that of the English setter, but in other respects it resembles it.

      2. The nose, also, is like the English setter’s; but it is usually a trifle wider.

      9. The flag is usually a trifle shorter than that of the English setter, which it otherwise resembles in shape.

      11. The coat is generally harder and coarser than that of the English or Irish setter, occasionally with a strong disposition to curl, as in the celebrated champions Reuben and Regent.

      12. The colour is much insisted on. The black should be rich, without mixture with the tan, and the latter should be a deep mahogany red, without any tendency to fawn. It is admitted that the original Gordons were often black, tan, and white; but, as in all our shows the classes are limited to black-tan, the long arguments which have been adduced on that score are now obsolete. A little white on the chest, and a white toe or two, are not objected to; but a decided frill is considered by most judges to be a blemish. The red tan should be shown on lips, cheeks, throat, spot over the eyes, fore legs nearly to the elbows, hind legs up to stifles, and on the under side of the flag, but not running into its long hair.

      MR. MACDONA’S IRISH SETTER ROVER.

      I have selected Mr. Coath’s Lang to illustrate this breed, and Mr. Baker has furnished a wonderful likeness of this elegant dog. On the show bench he has been very successful since the retirement of his sire Reuben from old age, having won first and champion prizes at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Crystal Palace (twice), Birmingham (thrice), and Alexandra Palace. At the Shrewsbury field trials of 1872 and 1873, he was entered, and showed great pace and a fine style of going; but in the former year his pace was too great for the absence of scent and covert which prevailed there, and he was put out by Mr. Armstrong’s Don, in one of those unsatisfactory trials to which owners of dogs have so often been reduced there. In the next year he showed well at first with Mr. Barclay Field’s Rake, but was put out from chasing fur. At the same meeting he was bracketed with Mr Macdona’s Ranger in the braces, but not being quite steady behind, they were beaten by Mr. Barclay Field’s Bruce and Rose. He is

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