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will not be found in a hurry. He was never 

 defeated, and won the Club challenge cup on several 

 occasions. Mr. Green repeatedly refused large 

 offers for his favourite dog, but in the end was 

 tempted, and, for a consideration of it is said 

 ^1300, Sir Bedivere went across the Atlantic, into 

 the kennels of Mr. E. B. Sears, of Melrose, U.S.A., 

 who eventually sold him to Mr. W. C. Reick, of 

 New York, in whose kennels he continued his 

 successes, although one of the American judges 

 placed him below Princess Florence at the New 

 York Show in the spring of 1893. The same year 

 Sir Bedivere was sold to Mr. C. A. Pratt, Arkansas. 



Following him came Watch, a dog Mr. Betterton 

 bred by mating Guide with Sans Peur, also an 

 importation from Switzerland. Almost equally as 

 heavy a dog, Watch did not look so big as Sir 

 Bedivere, nor was he generally so well made in 

 his body, nor so perfect on both fore and hind 

 legs, nor in colour. Watch, however, was as near 

 perfection as possible in head and expression, 

 and in this respect was equally as good as his more 

 handsomely - marked opponent. Watch, too, was 

 destined for America, for, after becoming the 

 property of Mr. J. F. Smith, he was sent over to 

 the States for about 5000 dollars. 



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