352 The Dog Book 



"Following Charlemagne, the next sensational dog to be produced 

 was Rutland, a black-and-tan, bred by the Rev. Hans F. Hamilton. He 

 had a very good coat, but was a bit on the small side, and his head was not 

 long, but nice in shape and correct in expression, and his ears were small 

 and carried in perfect manner. 



"Being by Wolf ex Madge I., Rutland was a combination of the blood 

 of Old Mec, Trefoil, Old Cockie and Marcus. 



"The next important dog to make history was Metchley Wonder, 

 a nicely marked sable-and-white. Just a nice-sized dog, not too big nor 

 yet a little one, excelling in body, legs and feet, he possessed a beautiful 

 coat and frill, and a typical head, set off with good ears. He was born 

 in March, 1886, and was without doubt the best all-round show collie 

 produced up to the date of his initiation to the show ring. In analysing 

 his pedigree, it will suffice to say of his sire, Sefton, that he was by Charle- 

 magne, out of Madge I., whilst on his dam's side, at the starting point, is 

 Lassie, by Bailey's Jack, the latter a winner of second prize at Birmingham 

 Show in 1872. Lassie was a very nice blue merle, and a real good worker 

 with sheep. She, mated with Druce, produced Bonnie Greta, who, mated 

 with Bonnie Laddie, produced Catrine, sable-and-white (the remainder of 

 the litter blue merles), who was mated with Loafer, and Minnie was the 

 result. Bonnie Laddie and Druce, being both by Duncan ex Bess, and 

 Loafer's granddam being Hasty, by Carlyle ex Glen, fresh blood enters 

 into the combination at this point, with specimens of the blue merle colour 

 in the families of Duncan and Lassie. 



"Metchley Wonder's son, Christopher, was the next sire of notoriety, 

 but it cannot be said that a change of blood was added till the phenomenal 

 sire Edgbaston Marvel made his effort. He was by Christopher ex Sweet 

 Marie, the latter conveying the blood of Tramp, through Smuggler, likewise 

 the blood of Old Hero, whilst Yarrow and Comet appear in the pedigree 

 of Edgbaston Marvel's son, Southport Perfection. At the starting point 

 of the pedigree of Mr. Agnew's strain is to be found Scot, who belonged 

 to Mr. Wright, of Birmingham. Scot was never shown, albeit a truly 

 characteristic medium-sized collie, with a profuse coat and a most typical 

 head, and he was a good a worker with sheep as he was handsome. Being 

 the sire of Quicksilver, he was, of course, grandsire of Molly Swan. Besides 

 the aforementioned, Mr. Arkwright's blue merle strain, as well as a host 

 of bitches of unknown pedigrees, mostly obtained from shepherds, enter 



