That great artist, Sir Edwin Landseer, having immortalised a black and white dog, of Newfoundland type, in his painting, "A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society," made this variety too popular to be ignored by fashion, which is most arbitrary in such cases, and had determined that all black should be the colour of Newfoundland dogs.

Fashion, therefore, finding itself opposed by genius which was popular, very wisely entered into a compromise by setting up two classes of Newfoundlands, and in honour of genius calling the black and white sort the Landseer Newfoundland.

Although I think it is doubtful whether the black has a claim to the exclusive title given him, I cannot but agree that we are happy in having such an excellent reason for christening the bi-colour dog the Landseer, and there is every reason to increase the number of classes, if by so doing we can increase the number of good dogs kept, and diminish the number of mongrels. Since a class was established for Landseers the numbers exhibited have increased.

The Landseer differs but little from the black except in colour, and a tendency in the coat to curl. Some specimens are very curly, and I do not know that that is a fault. It should perhaps rather be made a point of difference between them and the black.

Mr. Lord's Moldau, however, has a straight dense coat, and this German bred dog, so perfect in symmetry, should be most valuable as a sire. He has not so much white on him as is generally desired in a Landseer where the white and black are liked best in about equal proportions, but a dog of his beautiful formation, and with his white points, should with lightish coloured bitches get grand stock. Moldau I gave second prize to at the International Show, Hanover, 1879, in the best class I have ever seen.

Mr. Evans' Dick has proved the greatest prize winner of this variety, he is a noble specimen and as clever as he is handsome, and from personal knowledge of him I can add perfect as a companion dog.

The points by which the class should be judged are the same as in the black, with the exception of coat and colour.

Weights And Measurements Of Landseer Newfoundlands

Mr. E. Evans's Dick: Age, 7 years; weight, 1391b.; height at shoulder, 30in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 4ft. 3in.; length of tail, 21½in.; girth of chest, 40in; girth of loin, 32in.; girth of head, 24½in.; girth of forearm, l0¼in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 11in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12½in.

Mr. Walter J. Sherringham's bitch Lill: Age, 21 months; weight, 1121bs.; height at shoulder, 28½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 56in.; length of tail, 22in.; girth of chest, 35in.; girth of loin, 30in.; girth of head, 21in.; girth of forearm, l0in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, ll½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12in.

Mr. W. H. Harper's Bruno: Age, 3 years; weight, 1641b.; height at shoulder, 30in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 49in.; length of tail, 21in.; girth of ohest, 41in.; girth of loin, 35in.; girth of head, 23½in.; girth of forearm, 12in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 11½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12½in.