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to know that on the dam's side he traces back as so many noted 

 show-dogs do to Mr. S. E. Shirley's kennels, through Tricolour, a 

 younger brother of the more celebrated Trefoil, who was a fine black, 

 white, and tan dog and a champion of his time. On his sire's side 

 Rutland possessed a double strain of the famous Old Cockie. His 

 dam, Madge, was a beautiful bitch bred by Mr. W. W. Thomson ; 

 and he was sired by Marcus, an almost black dog of unascertained 

 pedigree, but of a good working strain, brought out of the Lothians. 



FIG. 42. MR. A. H. MEGSON'S ROUGH COLLIE CHAMPION 

 ORMSKIRK EMERALD. 



Though numbers of three-figure sums have been paid for Collies, 

 yet only on one occasion other than those recorded has ^1,000 

 been given, that being in the case of Christopher, bought for America. 

 One of the most remarkable Collie sales was in connection with the 

 dog purchased by Mr. L. P. C. Astley at a provincial show, and 

 that afterwards was sold as Ormskirk Golddust for ^500, or about 

 ten times the amount paid by the well-known fancier just named. 

 The sales recorded are interesting as showing what prices are 

 possible for the highest class stock, though the average amateur 

 whose love for the variety may induce him to take it up as a hobby 



