582 The Dog Book 



spelled Fido, and Mr. Haines' Don, the founder of his owner's fortunes as 

 a breeder, though he never got anything nearer first class than he was. 

 Rather a pleasing dog, he was too small. Fino was a far better dog, and 

 was later very successful at leading shows. Two beaten dogs on this occa- 

 sion were Mr. Barclay Jermain's Chamounix and Mr. Burdett Loomis's 

 Alpe. Fino came from the Hospice and Chamounix from Switzerland, as 

 did Alpe, and all three sired quite a number of dogs that were subsequently 

 shown. The smooths continued to lead the roughs for several years. In 

 1880 the winning roughs were shown by Mr. GodeflFroy and were importa- 

 tions from Prince Albert Solm's kennels. They were very ordinary speci- 

 mens, though the bitch Braunfels later on became a champion. She would 

 be fortunate, if shown now, to get above "commended." One of the 

 "bred at the Hospice" dogs of that time was Foster's Turco, who was 

 bought from a Swiss herdsman and brought to this country as a compan- 

 ion. He also became a champion. The first good rough St. Bernard we 

 had in this country was Mr. Hearn's Monk, the winner in open class at New 

 York in 1882. He was simply described as "full pedigree," but if we 

 mistake not was from Mr. Fred Gresham's kennel and was certainly a very 

 fine dog. We judged St. Bernards at New York that year and can testify 

 as to the much improved quality of the class. Turco, by the way, had de- 

 veloped a pedigree, no less a one than by " Champion Tell out of Lady Al- 

 pine." In addition to Monk there was a very attractive dog named Bay- 

 ard, Jr. He was much better in colour than the somewhat sedgy Monk, 

 but not in his class otherwise. Nevertheless, Fritz Emmett gave 1^2,500 for 

 him at the show. Lohengrin, the winning puppy, was another good one, 

 and Mr. Haines had to interview Mr. Thomas W. White before the next 

 show rolled around or Cranmoor Farm would not have had the leading 

 smooth dog. The sale was made at a good price, but Lohengrin did not 

 mature into the dog he was expected to, and after Mr. Haines was defeated 

 for the cup for the best kennel of the breed, in 1882, he soon gave up 

 exhibiting, the class of the new imported dogs and the run upon the roughs 

 making the smooths less desirable property. 



In 1882 Mr. Hearn's Monk won the champion-class prize, but he was 

 then a sick dog and died a few weeks after the show. The late Mr. Rodney 

 Benson got together a kennel of roughs for New York this year, adding at 

 the last moment the newly arrived Bonivard, brought over with a select var- 

 iety kennel by Mr. William Graham, of Belfast. Though rather small 



