Mrs* Jagger 



to Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester. Here Messrs. Jennison, the 

 proprietors, held an annual dog show, at that time the Derby Day 

 of the canine world. There I saw for the first time the stately 

 St. Bernards that seemed to belong to a grander race than those 



around them, one 

 named Thor claim- 

 ing my adoration. 

 I made a vow to 

 possess either Thor 

 or his counterpart. 

 I eventually pur- 

 chased a pup by Thor 

 that gained second 

 prize the following 

 year at the show, and 

 from that time to 

 the present I have 

 always owned a St. 

 Bernard. 



" It is needless to 

 dwell on the many 

 inmates of my ken- 

 nels, those early 

 struggles that, like 



everything else in life, lead on to success. Before my marriage 

 I did not exhibit much, only locally, but as I was an eager reader 

 of all doggy literature, notably the Field, I was in close touch with 

 the canine world. 



" On my marriage my husband and self went to Switzerland for 

 our wedding tour, specially to bring back with us a couple of 

 St. Bernards purchased from H. Schumacher, the celebrated exporter 

 of that time. These dogs, though not gaining show bench celebrity, 

 were really noted Swiss dogs. Barry was a grandson of the famous 

 Barry in history, and the bitch Mirza was also one of a celebrated 

 strain belonging to the monks of the hospice. She met a tragic 

 death, being killed on the railway when on a visit to Mr. J. C. 

 Macdona's kennels. 



"The best-known inmates of my kennels and the most 

 successful prize winners have been Mirza (a daughter of Champion 

 Bayard, and named after the Swiss Mirza, a well known brood bitch), 

 Lady Mignon, Councillor Joe, and Champion Frandley Stephanie (that 



From photo by Pach Bros., New York 



MRS. JAGGER 



