THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Plinlimmon was only one of many dogs that 

 Mr. S. W. Smith sent to the United States 

 during the time that the boom for St. 

 Bernards in the Far West was at its height. 

 Princess Florence, a splendid rough-coated 

 bitch by Marvel, with Le Prince, also crossed 

 the water, but the demand soon after ceased 

 when it was found that the climate of 



each, and the trophy presented by Mr. 

 Halsey of even more value. These special 

 prizes are competed for at the Club's annual 

 shows, one for the best dog in the show 

 (rough or smooth), and the other for the 

 best bitch, these two winners then* com- 

 peting together for the Halsey Trophy. 

 Later on Mr. Norris Elye became President 

 of the Club ; he was 

 a prominent breeder 

 of St. Bernards, and 

 owned, amongst 

 others, Alta Bella 

 and Bellegarde, two 

 excellent specimens 

 of the breed, the 

 former one of the 

 finest bitches of her 

 day. 



It was at this peri- 

 od that the great 

 celebrity, Sir Bedi- 

 vere, was whelped. 

 He was bred by Mr. 

 T. D. Green, who 

 selected him from the 

 litter when a pup 

 because he was the 

 most prettily marked, 

 and before he exhi- 

 bited him for the 

 first time, when ten 

 months old, had not 



America was not suited to the breed. The the slightest idea that he owned the most 

 extremely hot weather in the summer typical St. Bernard that had ever been 

 was fatal to them, very few of the high- bred in England, where he was never de- 



MRS. A. H PARKER'S ROUGH-COATED CH. CINQ MARS 



BY CH. WOLFRAM CH. VIOLA. 



Photograph by W. H. Strick. 



priced dogs and bitches that were sent out 

 living more than a couple of years. Prin- 



feated. Mr. Green refused 1,500 for him 

 at home, but, after taking some five hun- 



cess Florence, who was owned in turn by dred pounds in stud fees, sold him to 



Dr. Inman and Mr. Hedley Chapman, was 

 the largest bitch that had so far been 

 bred, her reputed weight being upwards of 

 200 Ibs. She was one of the few that 

 managed to live, and come back to England. 

 After passing through some troublous times 

 the St. Bernard Club was reconstituted, 

 and has gone on swimmingly ever since. 

 The Club owns the most valuable chal- 

 lenge cups of all the specialist Clubs. In 

 addition to several minor cups, it has two 



America for 1,300 ; he weighed upwards 

 of 200 Ibs., and stood 33 inches at the 

 shoulder. Sir Bedivere was orange and 

 white in colour, and was beautifully pro^ 

 portioned, with perfect action all round. 



In the years that followed many fine dogs 

 were bred, both of the rough and smooth- 

 coated variety, and the type was greatly 

 improved. Mr. Thomas Shilcock, of Bir- 

 mingham, got together a strong kennel ; 

 Mr. T. Duerdin Dutton had some high-class 



silver cups of the value of 100 guineas specimens at Cobham Peggotty, a most 



