Croxteth - "The Earliest 'Pillar' of American Field Trial Pointers"
-- Image scanned from Hochwalt, 1923, The Modern Pointer, taken from painting by J.M. Tracy
AKC:
""2871 Croxteth" --- Mr. A.E. Godeffroy, Guymard, N.Y., Breeder, Rev. J.C. Macdona, Whelped Jan., 1878; liver and white; by "Young Bang", out of "Jane"; "Young Bang", by "Bang (Price's)", out of "Luna"; "Jane" by "Sam (Lord Sefton's)", out of "Flirt". Bench Shows - 2d Hanover, 1879; 3d New York, 1881;
1st New York, 1882. Field Trials - 4th in English Derby, 1879; 1st Pointer stakes, Robin's Island, 1881; 2nd All Aged stake and Pointer Cup, High Point, 1882."
-- AKC Studbook, Vol.II, 1885
EKC:
""8107 Croxteth" -- Rev. J. Cumming Macdona's, Cheadle Rectory, Cheshire (late "Mr. A. Fletcher's Sefton"); breeder, Mr. G. de Landre Macdona, whelped February 9th, 1878; colour, liver and white. Pedigree: By Mr. Lowe's "Young Bang (No. 4994)" out of "Mr. Macdona's Jane" (late "Miranda IV"), by "Lord Sefton's Sam" out his "Jilt"."
-- EKC Studbook, Vol.VI, 1878
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"MacDonna's Jane"
EKC entry for "Macdona's Jane 8144" lists her dam as "Jilt" ...
- "8144 Jane" -- Mr. G. de Landre Macdona's, F.R.G.S., Hilbre House, West Kirby, Cheshire (late Lord Sefton's, Mr. Pilkington's); breeder, Lord Sefton; whelped 1875; colour, liver and white. Pedigree: By "Lord Sefton's Sam" out of his "Jilt". Chief Performance: Chesterfield, 1st prize."
-- EKC Studbook, Vol.VI, 1878
However ---
AKC pedigree for "Robert Le Diable 5556" (Vol.IV, 1887), lists "Croxteth's dam as "J.C. Macdonna's Jane (E8144)" out of "Lord Sefton's Sam" by "Lord Sefton's Flirt" with the following passage --- "The pedigree of 'Jane' as it appears above, was given to Mr. Goddeffroy by Mr. G. De Landre Macdona as being correct." ...
FDSB pedigree for "Jingo's Boy" (Vol.II, 1902), lists "Croxteth's" dam as "Jane" by "Sefton's Sam" out of "Flirt" ...
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""Croxteth" may rightly be called the founder of the first important field
trial family here in America, for through him came many of the winners, as well
as the sires and dams of winners."
-- A.F. Hochwalt, 1923, The Modern Pointer
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