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is singular to say, but nevertheless a fact, that, notwithstanding the ex- 
ceedingly large number of puppies by.these two dogs, that were not 
only bred but were exhibited and won many prizes, they produced no 
dog to carry on the family in the male line. We will refer to this 
subject later, and now return to the record of the collie in America, 
which we had carried up to the appearance of Mr. Mitchell Harrison 
as a competitor in 1886. 
Mr. Harrison originated the Chere Hill Kennel, which was sub- 
sequently transferred to Mr. Jarrett, who still uses the building, which 
was the first erected in this country with any pretensions to being any more 
than a place for dogs to sleep in. After dabbling in a few purchases of 
some rather common American-bred stock, Mr. Harrison purchased, 
when in England in the winter of 1885-6, a :dog called Nullamore, a brother 
to Dublin Scot, and a few bitches. The dog was sent to the New York 
Show, but not exhibited, and as this purchase was not satisfactory he then 
got Dublin Scot and that good bitch Flurry II., and expected to sweep the 
decks, only to find, just before the important show at Newark, N. J., in 
1887, that Mr. Van Schaick had imported two sons of the Chestnut. Hill 
importations, which were named Scotilla and Scotson, and the latter could 
beat Dublin Scot. To win it was necessary to buy them, and the two 
new dogs changed owners before the show opened. It was a very strong 
class of collies at that show. Scot was not shown in the class competitions, 
and in open dogs Scotilla won from his brother; we came third with Clipper, 
of the second Eclipse-Nesta litter; Nullamore was fourth; Glenlivat, reserve; 
and Glengarry, reserve. The latter had won the special for the best in the 
show at New York the previous year, and was a litter brother to Clipper. 
The reason Glenlivat got so low down was owing to an accident two days 
before the show opened, the dog being run over and badly cut below one 
of his’ hocks. At the show we were kept so busy fighting off accusations of 
fraudulent pedigree, and attending meetings, that we had no opportunity 
to massage the dog’s leg, and on being ordered into the ring he walked lame. 
There were two judges, and they began with a consultation as to what to 
do with the lame dog, finally deciding to give him the reserve card and let 
him go back to his bench, the judging then proceeding without him. It 
was a costly accident to us, for he was in the sweepstakes, the first prize 
of which amounted to $250, and we had to be content with $50, even although 
by the time that prize was judged the dog showed not the slightest lameness. 
