462 Modern Dogs. 



tion because his sire and dam were both black. 

 Following him, no one has had so many good 

 specimens as are to be found in the possession of 

 Mr. Moses Woolland and Mr. Campbell Newington 

 at the present time, and the competition at our 

 shows is usually restricted to representatives from 

 those kennels, unless Mr. Salter sends an entry or 

 two. At the Crystal Palace show in the autumn 

 of 1892, and at Birmingham a few months later, 

 Mr. Newington showed an excellent dog, called 

 Rosehill Ruler II., which his owner states contains 

 perhaps more of the real Rosehill blood than any 

 other dog before the public. The colour of the 

 dog was very choice, in his coat there was little 

 to be desired in the way of improvement, and with 

 these qualities he had the modern fancy point of 

 extraordinary length. This dog easily won the first 

 prize in its class at the one show, and ought to have 

 done so at the other, but a brace of Mr. Woolland's, 

 Maubert II. and Leopold, were placed over him. 



The teams Mr. Woolland sometimes wins with are 

 about perfect in form and shape, not too long nor 

 too low, sometimes not too big in the ears ; but 

 their jackets are usually rather silky, which no 

 doubt arises from the fact of their being specially 

 groomed for show ring purposes. His Bridford 

 Battle, dam of the beautiful bitch Bridford Naomi, 



