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bought by Mr. Sauveur, of Chestnut Hill, who exhibited in the name of 

 Seminole Kennels. 



Mr. Pierpont Morgan now became more prominently connected with 

 the breed, and Mr. Terry also started in again, so that Mr. Harrison's 

 withdrawal was not noticeable in the matter of support at shows. Some 

 importations were going on all the time, but it was not until Mr. Morgan 

 got Sefton Hero that we had one of high rank. Taking this dog for all- 

 round qualities, it is doubtful if there has been a better one at Cragston. 

 The English judge, Mr. Taylor, put Rufford Ormonde over him at New 

 York in 1895, with Rufford Ormonde lame from an accident, but he also 

 put Christopher back to third in the veteran's class, so we did not rank 

 him high as a collie judge. Sefton Hero was full of character and ex- 

 pression, while his coat was of the very best texture, and he lasted till 

 grey with age. Mr. Morgan also got some good bitches, and his Chorlton 

 Phyllis won many prizes, besides rendering herself famous as the dam of the 

 remarkable "Ornament litter," so named because of the great success of 

 Ornament. There were four winners in this litter, if we remember correctly, 

 including that grand dog, Masterpiece, that died of distemper contracted 

 at the New York Show, where Mr. Astley gave him four firsts. A number 

 of new exhibitors took hold of collies at this time, and in 1898 the Verona 

 Kennels, of California, had much success with Old Hall Admiral, Heather 

 Mint and others. Messrs. Black and Hunter, of Harrisburg, also made a suc- 

 cessful start, and did much good in the way of getting a great many Western 

 persons interested in the breed. Indeed, a few years later, during the time 

 Mr. Morgan was not exhibiting, it may be said that Chicago became the 

 centre of the American collie world, and important purchases followed each 

 other with startling rapidity, so that, with three champions, Rightaway, 

 Wellesbourne Conqueror and Parbold Piccolo and Heacham Galopin in 

 Chicago and Milwaukee, the star of the collie empire was certainly travelling 

 westward. Mr. Behling, of Milwaukee, bought Conqueror, Piccolo and 

 a large number of high-class bitches. Doctor McNab bought Rightaway 

 and had also Alton Monty, a dog imported and exhibited successfully by 

 Black and Hunter. The Winnetka Kennels also got Ballyarnett Eclipse, 

 an exceedingly good dog which had a winning career in the East the year 

 he came out. Other good buyers in the West were Mr. Lepman, Mr. 

 Brown and Mr. Gardner, all of Chicago, who are still very prominent in 

 the breed. Mr. Gardner imported some of the first of the Piccolo line, and 



