88 Modern Dogs. 



prizes say a dozen years or more ago. Winning 

 about 1880 and later was Mr. Howard Mapplebeck's 

 Leo, an uncommonly fine dog, and, like most 

 others, said to be descended from imported parents 

 on both sides. He was black in colour, and at 

 times showed a little of the rusty tinge. He stood 

 about 30 inches in height at the shoulders, and 

 weighed i361b. He was a very big dog. 



Mr. T. W. Wildman, of Bingley, about this period 

 gave considerable attention to the exhibition of 

 Newfoundlands, and possessed admirable specimens 

 in such animals as Lion, Mayor of Bingley, and 

 Black Prince, which were, however, rather smaller 

 dogs than either Cato or Leo alluded to earlier on. 

 Mr. R. W. Moll was exhibiting some excellent dogs 

 at this time, and so were Mr. W. Coates, Mr. 

 H. R. Farquharson, and Mr. E. Nichols. 



The Newfoundland has never taken particularly 

 high rank as a show dog, nor does the establish- 

 ment of a club to look after his welfare appear to 

 have very much increased his popularity, though at 

 the present time there are more good Newfound- 

 lands both black and other than black in the country 

 than has been the case previously. But sometimes 

 he is judged in a rather in and out fashion, and on 

 more than one occasion recently have I seen a 

 second rate dog placed over one that could in every 



