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pounds. Twelve of the nineteen entered at New York in 1878 were black- 
and-tan, four were tricolours, one black and white and one described as 
brown and white. Mr. Jenkins Van Schaick, who was the Collie Club’s 
only president up to the time of his death, was an exhibitor, as were Doctor 
Downey and Mr. Lindsay, names well known in later years. 
Mr. Allen S. Apgar, who joined the list of exhibitors in 1879, was the 
first to take a decided lead, and he imported quite a number of dogs that 
were very successful; indeed it is to Mr. Apgar we owe the first impetus 
given to collie importing and showing in this country. It was owing to his 
winning in 1879 that Mr. Lindsay decided to import a dog for New York 
in 1880, and as we were returning to this country in the spring of 1880 
Doctor James, a noted collie man of Kirkby-Lonsdale, upon hearing of this, 
asked us to take out a collie. This proved to be Mr. Lindsay’s purchase, 
which he named Rex. We received the dog at Liverpool, and even now 
we recall our surprise that any person should take the trouble of importing 
such an insignificant-looking dog. He was a black and tan like his sire, 
‘Carlyle, and was anything but an impressive dog, and none too good in 
ears or tail carriage. The description we are now giving is our impression 
at the time, after having been pretty well conversant with the run of dogs 
at the English shows, and for the purpose of giving some idea as to the 
strength of the classes here. Rex won at the New York Show a few weeks 
after his arrival, and was very much the best dog in the show, so that Mr. 
Lindsay’s investment of five pounds turned out a very profitable one. 
Mr. Apgar had also imported a few dogs for the show, and so had Doctor 
Downey, but Rex beat them fairly, and he seemed to improve after that, 
for he was able to do quite a little winning for several years. 
Sable dogs began to be imported, and they were variously described, 
some as tortoise-shell, and one a lemon and white, according to the cata- 
logues. Among the first was Lass o’ Gowrie, owned by Doctor Downey, 
who was much the best of her sex at that time. Her kennel mate, Tweed IL., 
a big, coarse dog, defeated Rex at New York in 1881 ,» but Mr. Lindsay still 
had the best dog of the show in his newly imported Ayreshire Laddie, a 
grandson of Lacy’s Old Mec. This was a larger dog than Rex and more 
of a collie. Mr. Apgar had also got a new one in Nelson, but he was not 
so good as Ayreshire Laddie, and Mr. Apgar tried again and got Marcus, a 
big winner in England. We have seen it stated that Mr. W. W. Thompson, 
who showed Marcus in England, is still, or was up to a few years ago, of 
