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have seen Mrs. Hamilton, when her health permitted, at some of 

 the shows, and all who have enjoyed her hospitality will know 

 what a genial hostess she is, with a fund of amusing anecdotes 

 about her own and her daughter's hobbies. 



Miss Hamilton does not confine her fancies to dogs, as she takes 

 great delight in horses also, and is skilled in riding and driving, 

 and makes her appearance in the hunting field with the packs near 

 Bath as often as possible during the season, and takes much interest 

 in her cattle, pigs, poultry (which is another favourite hobby of 

 hers), and cats ; but I will not go further into this here, as I merely 

 wish to give my readers a few particulars of her as an excellent 

 representative of the best class of Doggy People. 



I am able to give an excellent portrait of this highly popular 

 fancier, and of her celebrated White Pomeranian the late Champion 

 Konig of Rozelle, perhaps the best ever shown of his colour 

 and size. 



The Rev. Hans F. Hamilton 



I THINK I cannot introduce this gentleman to my readers better 

 than by quoting the well-chosen words of the Stock keeper in a recent 

 notice of one of his beautiful dogs, Woodmanst.erne Conrad : 



"There are few fanciers in any breed who have for so long a 

 time persistently and, taking it all round, with such success, devoted 

 themselves to their hobby as the Rev. H. F. Hamilton has to his. 

 He saw the Collie emerge from a Fancy kept by comparatively few, 

 and become one of the most fashionable breeds the world over. It 

 must be added that the rev. gentleman has done his best to keep 

 it at the high standard it has attained. It is also remarkable that 

 he has not only owned some of the specimens in the first rank in 

 the breed, but he has bred them himself." 



The subject of the following slight sketch (the materials for which 

 are partly supplied from an excellent notice which appeared some 

 time since in the British Fancier] will be well known to most 

 Doggy People, and to all who take special interest in Rough-coated 

 Collies, as one of the staunchest supporters and most successful 

 breeders and exhibitors since shows have been established, besides 

 being universally popular and the President of the Collie Club for 

 many years. 



Before taking up his residence at Woodmansterne, near Epsom, 



