566 The Dog Book 



very difficult to distinguish one from the other. This Turk was the 

 best-bred dog of all of that name. 



The New York catalogue of 1883 shows a number of well-bred im- 

 portations among the mastiff entries. Stevenson's Cato, third in open dogs, 

 was by Crown Prince, and his Queen II., also in third place, was by The 

 Emperor out of Hanbury's Queen. The Scarborough Kennels had a litter 

 sister to Crown Prince in Dolly Varden, which afterwards went to the Ash- 

 mont Kennels of Dr. Frank H. Perry. In the puppy class were a nice pair by 

 Stevenson's Cato out of his Queen II., named Homer and Dido II. that 

 promised well, but at four months old it was hard to place them. Dido II. 

 was, however, given third ribbon. She took third two years later at New 

 York, Hugh Dalziel judging, and Homer was second in his class. There 

 was a lack of size about both of these but they were the best thing in 

 American-breds for many years. 



The Ashmont Kennels took up the breed in 1884, the best of the early 

 purchases being Dolly Varden, and by judicious selections Dr. Perry got 

 together an excellent kennel, mainly of bitches at first. He then purchased 

 a dog called Hero II. that we had picked up in a New York dealer's store 

 and which turned out to be Mr. R. Exley's, formerly of Bradford, but later 

 a resident of Philadelphia and then of Providence. Hero II. was by Salis- 

 bury out of Venus by Green's Monarch, and had won second in the puppy 

 class at the Crystal Palace. He was a tall well-built dog, somewhat plain 

 in face. We sold him to Mr. John Burgess, the collie exhibitor, afid ■when 

 Dr. Perry wanted a stud dog we suggested Hero II., telling him he could win, 

 which he did at New Haven immediately afterward; and Dr. Perry then 

 bought him and won wherever he showed him for two years. He was, 

 however, beaten for the breed special at New York in 1885 by Mr. Steven- 

 son's or the Winlawn Kennels' Moses. The latter was an uncommonly 

 good dog, but we are very sure he died soon after the show as we cannot 

 find anything further about him, and no puppies of his appeared the follow- 

 ing year, the kennel depending upon Homer as its best show dog. Mr. 

 Stevenson was also strong in bitches, having among others two good daugh- 

 ters of Crown Prince in Russian Princess and Rosalind, with which he won 

 innumerable prizes, including many specials for the best mastiff at a number 

 of shows. 



Mr. E. H. Moore of Melrose, Mass., who had been showing St. Ber- 

 nards, now took up mastiffs and imported Ilford Caution, a son of Crown 



