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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



arriving in America until after Minting's 

 death. 



Of Mastiff breeders of recent years 

 Mr. J. Sidney Turner will always be remem- 



MR C. AUBREY SMITHS COLONEL CROMWELL, BURN 1899 

 BRED BY MR. A. W. LUCAS BY INVICTA LEDA. 



bered as the breeder of Beaufort, Hotspur, 

 Orlando, and other Mastiffs, which have 

 left their mark on the breed. Unfortunately, 

 Mr. Turner did not continue his breeding 

 operations beyond the second generation ; 

 otherwise, judging from his success during 

 the time he kept Mastiffs, we should 

 probably have seen more of these dogs 

 of high quality than has been the 

 case of late. Mr. Mark Beaufoy's name 

 will be principally associated with Beau, 

 although he owned several others of acknow- 

 ledged merit. At one time the kennels of 

 Captain and Mrs. J. L. Piddocke contained 

 many excellent Mastiffs, Toozie, Jubilee 

 Beauty, and Ogilvie being remarkably good 

 headed dogs. Lieut. -Colonel Walker, al- 

 though not a very frequent exhibitor, has 

 been a persistent breeder for many years, 

 and has bred several Mastiffs of which 

 anyone might be proud. 



Mr. Robert Leadbetter has also been 



prominent among the owners of this mag- 

 nificent breed. His kennel at Haslemere 

 Park is one of tlie largest at present in 

 England. He started 

 by purchasing Elgiva, 

 a well-known and un- 

 beaten champion who 

 won many specials 

 oj^en to other breeds 

 as well as her own. 

 It is to be regretted 

 that Elgiva failed to 

 contribute progeny to- 

 wards the continuance 

 of her kind. Among 

 other Mastiffs owned 

 by ^Ir. Leadbetter may 

 be mentioned Marcella, 

 a bitch descended from 

 Captain Piddocke's 

 strain, and Prince Son- 

 derberg, one of Mr. 

 Laguhee's breeding by 

 Mellnotte out of Xell. 

 Prince Sonderberg's re- 

 cent death has unfor- 

 tunately deprived us 

 of a dog w'hich might 

 have won distinction. 

 Mr. C. Aubrey Smith is an enthusiastic 

 admirer of the breed, and has owned several 

 prize Mastiffs, among which is Colonel 

 Cromwell. He is a fawn of large size, and 

 a dog that should do well at stud, although 

 I do not call to mind any of his progeny 

 that ha^'e yet made a great name on the 

 show bench. This dog was bred by Mr. 

 A. W. Lucas, a breeder of many 3'ears' 

 standing, who can claim to have produced 

 more prize Mastiffs within recent years than 

 any other breeder. Among a few of his 

 breeding that occur to me there are Black 

 Prince (1,377 g) and Paula (1,418 h), both 

 now the property of Mr. J. H. Martin of 

 Bangor, Maine, U.S.A., their sire Invicta 

 (1,375 c), Marcus Superba, and many others, 

 including Lady Claypole and Marchioness. 

 The last two are the property of Mr. Spalding, 

 who recently turned his attention to the 

 Mastiff with very satisfactory results, his 



