86 Modern Dogs. 



In 1869 he won in a class of sixteen dogs at the 

 show held in Laycock's Dairy Yard, where Mr. E. 

 Nichols was an exhibitor, and old show-goers will 

 recollect that the cover of the catalogue issued on 

 this occasion was adorned with an engraving of 

 Landseer's " Distinguished Member." 



Then in 1870 Cato gained additional notoriety. 

 It was in that year his owner was staying at the 

 charming little watering place, Newbiggin-by-the- 

 Sea, on the Yorkshire coast. Cato was there, too, 

 to blow the dust of town from him, for just before he 

 had been in London, and- as usual, winning the chief 

 prize at the dog show there. As Mrs. Atkinson 

 was throwing her husband's walking-stick into the 

 water for her dog to retrieve, two ladies bathing in 

 the sea appeared in danger of drowning, and 

 cried loudly for help. Though Mr. Atkinson could 

 not swim, he made his way to the ladies, who, now 

 and then washed off their feet by the heavy surge, 

 had lost their presence of mind- One lady was 

 safely got into a boat that had been brought to the 

 rescue ; the other, with Mr. Atkinson, was in danger 

 of being drowned. Then Cato came to the rescue, 

 and, swimming to his owner, allowed him to put his 

 arm over his shoulder, and so took his exhausted 

 master and his fair charge to the shore, where the 

 dog received the plaudits of the terrified spectators. 



