448 Modern Dogs. 



To my mind the best three Clumbers of the early 

 days of the show ring were Mr. H. P. Charles's Duke, 

 who was by Foljambe's Bang Mr. R. S. Holford's 

 Trimbush, and the writer's Nabob, afterwards shown 

 by Mr. P. Bullock and Mr. G. H. Oliver. Mr. R. J. 

 Lloyd Price's Bruce, illustrated in " Stonehenge," 

 stood too high on the legs and was too long in the 

 head ; but about this time, twenty years ago, many 

 good dogs were being shown, mostly of the Foljambe 

 strain, or at any rate said to be so. Of more 

 modern dogs I take Mr. Holmes' John o' Gaunt, 

 Mr. Hinck's Nora Friar ; Chelmsford Clytie, bred by 

 Messrs. Haylock and Barnard ; the Duke of Port- 

 land's Fairy III. and Damper, and Mr. Parlett's 

 Trust to be about the best. Psycho, who did a 

 great deal of winning, was terribly weak in head, and 

 Boss III., a champion, was also similarly wrong, 

 and his loins were bad. However, I think, with a 

 few enthusiasts at work in addition to those whose 

 names have been mentioned, there may be an 

 improved future for the Clumber spaniel. 



A leading breeder of the variety says that the best 

 dog for stud purposes he ever owned was one called 

 Barney, which he purchased at one of the Birmingham 

 shows. The dog, although not straight on his legs, 

 bad in colour, and too fine in coat, proved extremely 

 useful. In speaking of the same dog he said this 



