THE BULLDOG. 



last of whom in turn sired Champion 

 Primula, Birkdale Beauty, Don Cervantes, 

 Woodcote Galtee More, and Merlin. 

 The Bruce strain is noted for its long 



MRS. SPRAGUE'S CH. GRABBER 

 (BORN issi) BY REEVES' CRIB ZULU. 



skulls possessing the desired properties of 

 distance between the eyes and from the 

 eyes to the ears. The ears are small, and 

 usually set neatly on the head. Champion 

 Bedgebury Lion, a brindle pied dog, was 

 by The Alderman, who in turn was by 

 Bruce II. He was born August i6th, 1888, 

 and was bred by Mr. Beresford Hope. 

 He had a wide, flat skull, large nostrils, 

 good ears, and turn-up of under] aw, but 

 might have been wider out at the shoulders. 

 He created quite a sensation when brought 

 out as a nine-months' old puppy at the Bull- 

 dog Club Show in 1889. Some writers 

 indicate a definite strain from Bedgebury 

 Lion, but the real properties are derived 

 from Bruce II., who was by Gamester, 

 and therefore of the Crib Rose strain. The 

 best-known dogs of the Bruce strain are 

 The Alderman, Satan II., The Antiquary 

 (later known as Master Bruce), Mersham 

 Jock, Banana, Enfield Tartlet, Boom-de-ay, 

 Captain Jack, Pyecrust, Shylock, and Baby 

 Bacchus. 



The King Orry strain stands out promin- 

 ently as being noted for producing big, 



6 



long-skulled dogs, with good lay-back, well 

 turned-up under] aws, and neat ears. The 

 bodies are usually well shaped. Many 

 present-day winners belong to this strain, 

 and are good in the foregoing properties. 



King Orry, born on January 25th, 1889, 

 was bred by Mr. Tasker, and was a white 

 dog with black and brindle markings. He 

 was by Pagan, e% Koorie, and therefore 

 also of the Crib Rose strain. 



The best known dogs of the King Orry 

 strain are Champions Boomerang, Broad- 

 lea Squire, Katerfelto, Felton Duchess, 

 Facey Romford, and Prince Albert, Kata- 

 pult, Duke of Albemarle, Diavolo, Bombard, 

 Demon Monarch, Forlorn, First Success, 

 President Carnot, and General French. 



The Prisoner strain is of recent date, but 

 it has certain well-defined properties, not- 

 ably the width and turn-up of under] aw. 

 Other characteristics are large skulls, well 

 broken-up faces, and good sound bodies, 

 but the ears are inclined to be heavy. 



Prisoner was by First Result, who be- 

 longed to the Don Salano strain, and his 

 other ancestors were Champion Pathfinder 

 (who had an exceptionally well turned- 



MR. G. R. MURRELL'S KING ORRY 

 (BORN 1889) BY PAGAN KOORIE. 



up under] aw, and was the grandson of 

 Champion Monarch, who in turn was of 

 the Crib Rose strain) and Champion His 

 Lordship, who was by Don Pedro, who 



