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of mine, although it is only fair to say that a great 

 number of people considered him in the first flight ; but 

 Bashful was a glorious Airedale, perfect in make and 

 shape, and the most marvellous front, legs, and feet, com- 

 bined with great bone, I ever saw. Her coat was her 

 trouble. This I expect she inherited from her dam, 

 Broadlands Burelle, a rare sort of brood bitch. I suppose 

 Bashful was the best dog or bitch that Briarwood ever 

 sired, and she ranks with the best bitch I have ever seen. 

 She also put up a great record in the way of champion- 

 ships ; I forget the number. Studholme Sherry had a 

 meteoric career in this year 1896. He did not last in 

 skull as well as could be wished, but those fanciers who 

 may have lines of that blood in their kennel can rest 

 assured that he was a very high-class Terrier, and built 

 on the most alluring lines of Terrier make and shape, 

 with a grand head, beautiful ears, and a very fetching 

 front. I know Mr. Emil Sachse was very proud of him ; 

 he was by Briar Test, out of Red Linnet, right back to 

 the grand coloured and coated Rustic Rushlight. I have 

 often regretted that our own kennel had not the nous to 

 keep Marsden Rush. Given a fair chance, I am absolutely 

 convinced that this dog would have left an indelible mark 

 upon the breed in everything that counts for coat, colour, 

 eye and soundness. I rather think that Rush is now 

 revelling in the lovely climate of Ceylon. 



A nailing good puppy that came out about this time 

 was Accrington Rough. I don't think in all my ex- 

 periences I have ever seen a grander made one, and his 

 neck and shoulders were phenomenally good. He was 

 exported rather early in his show life to Australia by the 

 Rock Ferry firm, Messrs. Baines and Dodwell, who were 

 going very strong in the breed at this time. In this connec- 

 tion I was informed by an old Airedale fancier who was 

 over here for a trip (Mr. S. W. Duncan, of Adelaide), 

 that Rough had sired a large number of average stock, but 



