CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER XVI. THE GREAT BREEDERS OF THE MODERN 



MASTIFF. 



Pages 166 to 171. 



Mr. J. Thompson. Bill George. Pedigree not much required or asked 

 for before 1870. Hereditary characteristics. The English mastiff not 

 so greatly improved. The Lyme Hall breed about 1850. 



CHAPTER XVII. THE GREAT BREEDERS. 



Pages 172 to 18E. 



Mr. Lukey. Order of Mr. Lukey's crossing. Mr. Thompson's opinion 

 of Mr. Lukey as a breeder. Foundation of Mr. Lukey's kennel princi- 

 pally Alpine mastiffs. Measurements of some of Mr. Lukey's old strain 

 Various delineations of the mastiff by H. Weir. 



CHAPTER XVIII. THE NOTED BREEDERS. 



Pages 184 to 196 



Mr. Thompson's results. Decline of Mr.' Lukey's strain. Mr. Cautley 

 as a breeder. Vast size in the mastiff derived from foreign crosses. 

 Correct proportions of the mastiff. 



CHAPTER XIX. EARLY DOG SHOWS. 



Pages 1&7 to 203. 



The value of photographs. Mr. Lukey's mistake in crossing with Lion. 

 Great care required in crossing, 



CHAPTER XX. NOTED MASTIFFS. 



Pages 204 to 218. 



Mr. Hanbury's Duchess, Champion, Peeress 2393, Norah 6397, Old 

 King. Tha kennel club stud book. Importance of pedigree. The King 

 line. The value of Rajah. Necessity of symmetry. 



CHAPTER XXI. THE POINTS OF THE ENGLISH MASTIFF. 



Pages 219 to 222. 

 The points of the English mastiff. A scale of points for judging. 



