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she never bred. She was an exceptionally 

 large bitch. Her breeder was Mr. Haldenby, 

 of Hull, and she was but one of many famous 

 Newfoundlands emanating from his kennels. 

 The sire of Gipsy Princess was the famous 

 Champion Wolf of Badenoch, and her dam 

 was by King Stuart. 



Coming now to the illustrations of the 

 white and black dogs, to take them in the 

 order of their birth, first is Champion Prince 

 of Norfolk. The illustration (see p. 83) shows 

 what a grandly proportioned dog he was, 

 and how beautifully marked. He was ^■ery 

 little used at stud, and he died in 1904. The 



Other famous Newfoundland kennels are 

 owned by the Rev. W. T. Willacott, of Brad- 

 worthy, North Devon ; Mr. J.J. Horsfield, 

 of Sale ; ]Mr. J.J. Cooper (President of the 

 Newfoundland Club), oi Feniscowles Old 

 Hall, near Blackburn ; Mr. R. R. Coats, of 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne ; but to mention all 

 the owners and the many celebrated New- 

 foundlands who have made history in the 

 breed would exceed the space available 

 in this chapter. There are many who 

 ha\"e passed ; owners who are remembered 

 with respect and esteem, and dogs who find 

 a soft place in one's heart for the many 



CH. SHELTON VIKING, by lord rosebery — shelton madge 



BRED AND OWNED BY MRS. VALE NICOLAS, WORKSOP. 

 Photogiaph by T. l\iU. 



otlier dog illustrated is Champion Milk Boy, 

 owned by Mrs. W. A. Lindsay, of Belfast 

 (see pp. 77, 78). This dog has won numerous 

 championships, prizes, and cups, and w;is 

 bred by Mr. H. J. Mansfield, of Rushbrooke. 

 near Bury St. Edmunds, who has for many 

 years been a consistent and successful 

 breeder of Newfoundlands. 



victories they won, and for the great names 

 that li\-e after them. And in the present 

 there are still friends who are carrying 

 on the history, and great dogs wlio are 

 an impro\'ed race, ready to uphold the 

 fame of their breed on tlie show bench, and 

 to gladden the hearts of their masters and 

 mistresses as friends and companions. 



