1/8 THE GREAT BREEDERS MR. LUKEV. 



" dog, belonging at that time to White. I bred two puppies 

 " from Ansdale's dog, a reputed Lyme Hall, but they both 

 " died without issue.'' Signed T. H. A'. Lukey. 



Again writing July 5th, 1873, he stated: " 'Hie only dogs 

 " 1 have ever bred from were; ist Pluto, 2nd Couchez, 3rd 

 "(iarnier's dog, 4th King, 5th Bruin." T. H. V. Luke}'. 

 In this letter lie overlooks having crossed with White's brindlc 

 dog, also having bred from Ansdale's Leo. 



In the 1859 edition of Stonehenge, in the footnote signed 

 T. L., there is another statement altogether nnreconcilable 

 with the correct pedigree of Wallace: it is that his grandsire's 

 name was also Wallace, this is plainly another misstatement 

 of Mr. Lukey's, unless, as is possible, an error crept in 

 through the printers omitting the "great" before the word 

 grandsire. 



In the 1872 edition of the Dogs of the British Isles, there 

 is an nbsurd error in page 145, making Countess appear the 

 daughter of Mr. Bruce's Duchess, whereas it should read. 

 " By Bruce, out of Duchess." 



These 1 inaccuracies are easily accounted for, when it is 

 known that Mr. Lukey never kept any written memoranda of 

 his breeding operations. 



Mr. Thompson in his short essay on the mastiff wrote : 

 " For establishing the true mastift character, for grandeur of 

 "head, and massiveness of form, no breeder has surpassed 

 " Mr. Lukey, few carve out for themselves a position of any 

 " ordinary merit as breeders, Mr. Luke}' was an exception, 

 "he displayed consummate foresight and skill in purchasing 

 "from Mr. White the brindle -bitch, and putting her to the 

 " Marquis of Hertford's Pluto, a finer and more splendid 



