214 NOTED MASTIFFS. 



King 2nd took the Second Prize only at that show, although 

 previously he had taken First at Nottingham, beating Cham- 

 pion Empress 2369. 



Quaker 2330, Fan ist 2373, Sir George Armitage's late 

 Tiger, King 2nd, Norah 2nd, and the Quaker strain generally, 

 were remarkably symmetrical, very muscular, had generally 

 small semi-erect ears, with very fine coats and sterns, but 

 were somewhat small and light in bone, and were remarkably 

 active ; these characteristics are very much retained by the 

 King male line, Taurus 2340 and his son, Young King 8426, 

 being of the same type. 



The King line have generally possessed good heads with 

 very black muzzles, and have been of the stone fawn ; and 

 this blood has done more towards keeping up the true type 

 than any other strain. 



Lukey' s Governor was superseded by his son , Mr. H anbury' s 

 Prince, the sire of Griffin, and grandsire of Rajah ; the latter 

 dog was one of the best sires of his day. Writing in 1873 f r 

 H. Webb's book, Dogs, their Points, etc., published by Dean 

 and Son, I there stated that in my opinion Rajah, Old King, 

 and Mr. Lukey's Baron were probably the three best 

 specimens then extant, not then having seen Taurus 2340, 

 although I stated that from his blood he should be equal to 

 any, and that with such specimens to breed from " I saw no 

 reason to fear for the future." 



It is not assuming too much in saying that the numerous 

 magnincient specimens now extant directly descended from 

 these dogs, have proved the correctness of my judgment and 

 prognostications. 



