THE BOOK OF THE DOG. 



seen him break the shoulder of very many red deer stags with a single twist) ; back very strong 

 and arched ; loins of wonderful strength. Torrom was by Faust, a dog (I believe tile last) 

 that belonged to Mrs. McDonnell, wife of the late Glengarry, and was one of the finest- 

 looking dogs I have seen ; his dam was Garry, a bitch given to me by Gordon Gumming 

 when he last started for Africa. On Cumming's return I gave him back the bitch, which 

 I believe he afterwards sold to Sir St. George Gore. Torrom when little more than a year 

 old proved himself the best dog at deer I ever saw or expect to see. 



All dogs of any note at the present time can trace their descent back to this ex- 

 ceedingly grand specimen of the race. Mr. Campbell of Monzie's Greumah was a par- 

 ticularly nice dog, got by a fine dog belonging to General Ross of Glenmoidart, of the 

 Keppoch strain, out of a Monzie bitch. He was the sire of Pirate and Torrom, bred by 

 Mr. Cameron of Lochiel. Mr. Cameron writes thus regarding this fine dog : " He was a 

 magnificent dog, not so massive as his son (Champion Torrom), but more like a Deer- 

 hound. He was a strong-framed dog, with plenty of hair, of a blue-brindle colour. He 

 was very like the dog you refer to as belonging to Mr. Gillespie." 



Keildar, bred by the late Mr. Cole, head-keeper of Windsor Park, was one of the 

 most elegant and aristocratic-looking Deerhounds ever seen. He was a dog of great length, 

 and yet possessed great speed and power. He was in constant use in Windsor Park for 

 stalking deer, and was very adept at his work. He showed high breeding and symmetry 

 to a remarkable extent. His height was a full 30 inches, girth 33^, and weight 95 Ibs. ; 

 colour bluish-fawn, slightly brindled, the muzzle and ears, being blue; coat rather soft 

 in character and tolerably full. He was by a handsome dog (Oscar), belonging to 

 Mr. Bridge, of the breed of McKenzie of Applecross. His descendants have made their 

 mark by their size, high breeding, and good looks. Amongst them are the well-known 

 Linda, which resembles her sire in an extraordinary degree, his son Rufus, and amongst 

 his grandsons Hector and Duke, Mr. Phillips' Oscar and Lieut-Colonel Leyland's Sir Bors 

 being his great-grandsons. Mr. Field's Bran, own brother, same litter as Keildar, was only 

 slightly his inferior, and in mpst ways a very similar dog. Amongst his descendants Morni 

 is perhaps the most remarkable. Mr. Cyril Dobell brother to Sydney owned a capital dog 

 of good size in Bevis, the sire of Linda's dam and other good dogs. He was a sandy dog of 

 good coat, stood 30 inches, and weighed probably near 100 Ibs., being rather short in 

 make. Major Robertson's Oscar, a nice brindle dog of good coat, long made, bred by General 

 Ross of Glenmoidart, stood about 29 inches, and was a well-made, handsome dog. From him 

 were bred some good dogs out of Sydney Dobell's Maida, and he was the sire of Morni out 

 of a bitch by Field's Bran, out of Carrac. 



Mr. Hickman's Morni was a nice dog, of a greyish-brindle colour, coat somewhat soft. 

 He stood 30 inches, girthed 34, and weighed about 98 Ibs. Showed quality and 

 breeding. 



Pirate, the property of Cameron of Lochiel, and own brother to the celebrated Champion 

 Old Torrom (Mr. Musters'), was a smaller, more compact, and far better-made dog than his 

 gigantic brother. Very dark in colour blue-brindle he had a harder and more dense coat 

 than Torrom, and was in every respect his superior. He stood about 29 inches, and was 

 considered " perfect " at work by his owner. He got some very nice stock, but none, it is 

 believed, proved large, though capital dogs for work. 



Duke, at one time the property of Mr. Chinnery, winner of several first prizes, was a 

 dark, grizzled, hard-coated dog perhaps somewhat deficient in hair on head and legs and a 



