THE ST. BERNARD. 



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was the judge, and the special prize for the 

 best dog in the show was won by Mr. J. F. 

 Smith's Leonard, a white and brindle 

 rough-coated dog with a magnificent head 

 and good action. Mr. J. F. Smith also owned 

 a very fine rough-coated dog in Ch. Save, 

 a son of Ch. Othman, and many others of the 

 best St. Bernards in England were at one 

 time or another in his hands ; amongst them 

 the celebrated smooth-coated Champions 

 Guide and San Peur, who had been im- 

 ported from the Swiss kennel belonging to 

 Mr. H. H. Dur, by Mr. H. I. Betterton. 

 When these two dogs came over San Peur 

 was in whelp, and Watch, the pup that she 

 threw, proved a better dog than Guide ; in 

 fact, Watch was probably the best smooth- 

 coated St. Bernard ever seen in England. He, 

 like many of the dogs of the breed that we 

 owned about that time, went to America, 

 the price paid for him being said to be be- 

 tween eleven and twelve hundred pounds. 



Mr. Betterton also imported Keeper, 

 another grand young smooth of great 

 quality, but rather small. 



The first giant St. Bernard that appeared 

 upon the scene was Plinlimmon, whom the 

 Rev. Arthur Carter purchased in the North 

 of England when quite a puppy. Plin- 

 limmon, who was descended from Hector, 

 created quite a sensation when he made 

 his debut in public, as he was much the 

 largest St. Bernard that had ever been seen. 

 He had not, however, the quality of many 

 that had appeared before him, and he had not 

 the fine head and expression that are such 

 desirable features in a St. Bernard. He, 

 nevertheless, changed hands several times. 

 The Rev. A. Carter sold him for 500 ; Mr. 

 Hedley Chapman gave nearly double that 

 sum for him ; afterwards Mr. J. F. Smith 

 had him, and he was finally sold by Mr. S. 

 W. Smith to the American actor, Mr. Emmett, 

 and was, like Rector, put upon the stage. 



MR. W. SrfEARER CLARK'S LORD NEWLANDS 

 BY LINLITHGOW MEMBER ADDIEWELL BLOSSOM. 

 Photograph by C. Reid, Wkhciw. 



