340 Modern Dogs. 



Agricultural Hall in 1897; ^^^^^ ^^y» Corsica, 

 Harlequin Nero, Bouchan, Sea King, Leal, Baron 

 of Danes, Norseman, Queen of Saxony, Windle 

 Princess, Earl of Warwick, Windle Queen, Selwood 

 Sambo and Selwood Ninon, Count Fritz, Hannibal 

 of Redgrave, Mammoth Queen, Snow King, and 

 Senta Valeria, the latter a harlequin bitch of great 

 excellence which, when shown by M. Aaron, took 

 leading honours at the Crystal Palace in 1895 5 she 

 is now the property of Mr. R. Leabetter. 



As to the heights and weights of prominent winners, 

 the following may, perhaps, not be without interest : 

 — Norseman was 33 inches at the shoulders, weight 

 1551b.; Sea King, 32^ inches, weight, i681b. ; eal 

 33f inches, weight, i82lb. ; Young Leal, 33^ inches, 

 weight, 1541b. ; Prince Victor, 33 inches and 1501b. 

 weight ; Cedric the Saxon, 33-I- inches and i yolb. 

 weight ; Baron of Danes, 33^ inches and 1551b. 

 weight; Ivanhoe, 33 inches and i681b. weight; 

 Marco, 34 inches and 1901b. weight ; Earl of 

 Warwick, 33 inches and 1 751b. weight ; Dorothy, 

 3o|- inches, 1251b. weight; Challymead Queen, 

 30-|- inches and 1251b. weight; Corsica, 31 inches 

 and 1401b. weight; and Ranee, 29 inches, 1051b. 

 weight. 



The original Club had a hard and fast rule abso- 

 lutely disqualifying any dog with cankered teeth or 



