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John Charles Dollman (British, 1851-1934) Portrait of Dash, FT Ch. Dash II (KCSB 4039), an English Setter, with another setter behind him, flushing grouse on moorland, with sportsmen behind signed lower right "J C Dollman '77" oil on canvas, sold together with his red hessian collar "Dash, May 4 1877", his metal chain lead and three related books which feature Dash (4) h:90 w:125 cm Provenance: George William Brewis, Dash's owner, of Horseheath Lodge, Cambridgeshire and later at Chesterford Park, Saffron Walden, Essex, and by descent within the Brewis family. Literature: The Dogs of the British Islands, by J H Walsh, edited by Stonehenge, 3rd edition, 1878, illus. frontispiece, "Mr G Brewis' English Setter "Dash II". Field Trials Champion Dash II was born in 1874, bred by John Armstrong of Lucknow Castle, Stranraer, Wigtonshire and was by Laverack's Blue Prince out of Old Kate who was by Laverack's Old Blue Dash out of Edward Armstrong's Kate The greatest field trial endurance test ever recorded in Great Britain was between the two celebrated field trial setters, Armstrong's Llewellin champion "Dash II" and MacDonna's English setter dog champion "Ranger". The following is a Press report of the competition for the Kennel Club champion cup for the best setter or pointer, 1877: Mr Brewis has a grand dog in "Dash II" who has now won all four all-age stakes out of five, being a good second to "Ranger" in the fifth. Between the two it is a near thing, as the two judges must have thought when they gave them three hours and twenty minutes trial, after seeing them down an hour together the night before. My opinion is that "Ranger" goes the fastest, as for pace no setter has been bred that can beat it, but "Dash" is the better worker; he goes to his game with more method and he is so beautifully broken that it is a pleasure to see him work for his owner. I cannot believe that one is better than the other as regards nose, for both are perfect in this respect, and as for stoutness, one would have to follow them for a month before one could get to the end of either. "Dash" is by far the best looking one that has ever been brough out at field trails. He is very powerfully built, being twice the size of his sire, Mr Laverack's "Blue Prince". Then for blood he cannot be surpassed for he is rather more than three quarters Laverack blood, whilst his grand dam "Kate" was own sister to Barclay Field's "Duke", the sire of Mr. Llewellin's famous "Dan". I have held a strong opinion that "Dash" is the best setter in England, and I would rather breed to him than any other. Perhaps I may say that after Mr Llewellin purchased this dog from Mr Brewis at one of the highest prices ever paid at that time for a setter, it was chiefly from this dog and his "Countess Bear", winner of the first Kennel Club Derby 1875, from which he founded his Bondhu family". In the ownership of his breeder, Dash II won the Open class at Belfast in 1875 and was second in the Setter Puppy Stakes at the Shrewsbury field trial. He was then sold at a very high figure to George Brewis of Horseheath Lodge, Linton. Brewis was described as "a sportsman of the highest degree and whose sole interest in dogs was the pleasure he derived from the sport." Family legend has it that George Brewis' son used to ride on the dog's back. For many year Brewis allowed the Kennel Club Field Trial to be held over his estate at Horseheath and it was on his ground in 1875 that the Field Trial Derby was inaugurated. Dash II won four firsts, four seconds and thirds in field trials and having gained his Field Trial Championship R. Purcell Llewellin is reputed to have paid £1,200 for him in 1878, which was one of the highest prices paid for a setter in Great Britain. George Brewis was a founding member of the Kennel Club and he sat on their first committee - Mr Brewis' grandson used to ride on Dash's back. John Charles Dollman (1851-1934) studied art at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy schools