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of Monk, and were, respectively, the property of the Rev. 

 A. N. Bate and Mr. W. H. Stone. These dogs were exhibited 

 without pedigrees, but were said to have been bred at the 

 Hospice of St. Bernard. Three years later, at the National 

 Show at Birmingham, a separate class was provided for the 

 saintly breed, and Mr. Gumming Macdona was first and 

 second with Tell and Bernard. This led to an immediate 

 popularity of the St. Bernard. But Tell was the hero of 

 the shows at which he appeared, and his owner was recognised 

 as being the introducer into this country of the magnificent 

 variety of the canine race that now holds such a prominent 

 position as a show dog. 



The names of Tell and Bernard have been handed down 

 to fame, the former as the progenitor of a long line of rough- 

 coated offspring ; the latter as one of the founders of the 

 famous Shefford Kennel, kept by Mr. Fred Gresham, who 

 probably contributed more to the perfecting of the St. Bernard 

 than any other breeder. His Birnie, Monk, Abbess, Grosvenor 

 Hector, and Shah are names which appear in the pedigrees 

 of most of the best dogs of more recent times. When Mr. 

 Gresham drew his long record of success to a close there came 

 a lull in the popularity of the breed until Dr. Inman, in partner- 

 ship with Mr. B. Walmsley, established a kennel first at 

 Barford, near Bath, and then at The Priory, at Bowden, in 

 Cheshire, where they succeeded in breeding the finest kennel 

 of St. Bernards that has ever been seen in the world. Dr. 

 Inman had for several years owned good dogs, and set about 

 the work on scientific principles. He, in conjunction with 

 Mr. Walmsley, purchased the smooth-coated Kenilworth 

 from Mr. Loft, bred that dog's produce with a brindle Mastiff 

 of high repute, and then crossed back to his St. Bernards 

 with the most successful results. Dr. Inman was instrumental 

 in forming the National St. Bernard Club, which was soon 

 well supported with members, and now has at its disposal 

 a good collection of valuable challenge cups. The dogs 

 bred at Bowden carried all before them in the show ring, 



