"F.Ch. Alford's John"
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Image scanned from Field Dog Stud Book, Vol.IV, 1904.
"Ch. Alford's John"
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Image scanned from Field Trial Records of Dogs in America with other Authentic Statistics, 1874 (to July 1) 1907, by Maj. J.M. Taylor, 1907.
-- [Webnote - this image is not "Alford's John", or image is reversed with artistic license given to the sketch above, compare markings to sketch above and images from Hochwalt below.]
"F.Ch. Alford's John"
-- Image scanned from The Modern Pointer by A.F. Hochwalt, 1923.
"1907, Dayton, Ohio -- Fishel's Frank, Ch. Alford's John, John's Bronco, Hard Cash, Ch. Sir Royal Spot, Gilt Edge, and Ch. Alford's King"
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Image scanned from The Modern Pointer by A.F. Hochwalt, 1923.
"Manitoba Rap" and "Alford's John"
-- Image from The American Hunting Dog by Warren H. Miller, George H. Doran Company, New York, 1919.
AKC:
""68171 Alfords John" -- Thos. Alford, Warren, Ind. Breeder, W.D. Hasenfust, Warren, Ind. Whelped January 12, 1901; liver and white. By "Dave Kent (43583)", out of "Cleade", by "Frank", out of "Dow's Nell", by "Bitler's Duke", out of "McDonald's Nell"; "Frank" by "Wise Croxteth", out of "Fanny H"."
-- AKC Studbook, Vol.XIX, 1902
FDSB:
""Alfords John (5346)" -- C.H. Foust, Warren, Ind., and R.R. Dickey Jr., Dayton, O. Breeder, W.D. Hasenfuss, Warren Ind. Whelped January 12, 1901, White and liver dog. Sire, "Dave Kent", "Lad of Kent" ("Bracket" - "Renie") - "Trissler's Daisy" ("Duke's Lad" - "Gem's Floss"); dam, "Cleade", "Frank" ("Wise Croxteth" - "Fanny H") - "Dow's Nell" ("Bitler's Duke" - "McDonald's Nell")."
-- Field Dog Stud Book, Vol.IV, 1904
"What the "four aces" were to the Pointers of the early days, what
"Croxteth"
and "King of Kent" were to a later period, and what
"Rip Rap" and
"Jingo" were still later,
"Alford's John" and
"Fishel's Frank"
were in the period following the
turn of this century. Their advent marked the real rise of the Pointer in field
trial competitions. The blood of these two great bird dogs, more than that of
any others, brought the Pointer up to a basis of even competition with his
long-haired rival, the English Setter."
-- The Sportsman's Bookshelf, Volume XIII, Hunting Dogs and Their Uses:
The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1951
"Winner of the Manitoba Chicken Championship, along with other
victories, "Alford's John" set a hot pace for the Setters
of that period and his puppies were in great demand.
He did not come from a long line of winners and but few
dogs of any prominence appear in his pedigree, but he was
a peerless performer and his daughters were the best producers
of any family of Pointers before or during his time."
-- The Sportsman's Bookshelf, Volume XIII, Hunting Dogs and Their Uses:
The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1951
""Alford's John" was whelped January 12, 1901 ... The breeder of
"Alford's John" is given as W.D. Hassenfuss, Warren, Ind., but it seems that
when he was a very young puppy he became the property of Thomas Alford, also
of Warren."
-- A.F. Hochwalt, 1923, The Modern Pointer
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