. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . 174 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. and Bateson of Cambusmere ; the lastmentioned providing the originals of someof the paintings by Landseer, who con-sidered them the finest Deerhounds he hadever seen. The Marquis of Breadalbanealso owned a famous strain on the BlackMount Forest, as did Lord Campbell ofGlendarule. The hounds kept at Windsorwere usually of splendid type. Three ofthese, including the magnificent dog Keild
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . 174 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. and Bateson of Cambusmere ; the lastmentioned providing the originals of someof the paintings by Landseer, who con-sidered them the finest Deerhounds he hadever seen. The Marquis of Breadalbanealso owned a famous strain on the BlackMount Forest, as did Lord Campbell ofGlendarule. The hounds kept at Windsorwere usually of splendid type. Three ofthese, including the magnificent dog Keildar grand specimen of his race, strong framed,with plenty of hair of a blue brindle Grahams own dog Keildar, whohad been trained for deerstalking in WindsorPark, was perhaps one of the most elegantand aristocratic-looking Deerhounds everseen. His full height was 30 inches, girth33^- inches, and weight, 95 lbs., his colourbluish fawn, slightly brindled, the muzzleand ears being blue. His nearest competitor. head OF CH. BLAIR ATHOL and his sister Hag, came into the hands ofCaptain G. A. Graham, of Dursley, who isstill one of our greatest authorities on theDeerhound. Five - and - twenty years ago CaptainGraham drew up a list of the most notabledogs of the last century. Among thesewere Sir St. George Gores Gruim (1843-44).Black Bran (1850-51) ; the Marquis ofBreadalbanes King of the Forest, said tostand 33 inches high ; Mr. Beasleys Alder(1863-67), bred by Sir John McNeil ofColonsay ; Mr. Donald Camerons Torrum(1869). and his two sons Monzie and YoungTorrum ; and Mr. Dadleys Hector, whowas probably the best-bred dog living inthe early eighties. Torrum, however, ap-pears to have been the most successful ofthese dogs at stud. He was an exceedingly for perfection was, after Hector, probablyMr. Hood Wrights Bevis, a darkish redbrown brindle of about 29 inches. was the breeder of Champion Sel-wood Morven, who was the celebrity of hisrace about 1897, and who becam
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