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Clonmel Monarch was considered by the cognoscenti 

 " good old cognoscenti " small; yet, when he matured,, 

 which was not until he was two years, he tipped the beam 

 at forty-five pounds. At twelve months he was barely 

 thirty-seven pounds. And yet, at that age, he downed a 

 great many champions, of all breeds, in variety competi- 

 tion. Much the same applies to another great Terrier 

 in his day, Ch. Arthington Tinner, and yet fit 

 to-day he scales forty-six and is a laster. The truth of 

 it is, that some lines of blood produce Terriers who 

 mature late. A fine instance of this is the great stud dog, 

 Ch. Master Briar. Had he been made up in his youth, 

 like the leggy, flat-sided brigade, who are admired simply 

 for their size, he would probably never have known 

 defeat, but he would not in that case have lasted like he 

 has to-day. Willow Nut, Colne Crack, Venus, and, of 

 latter days, Clonmel Bedrock, Tone Masterpiece, Legrams 

 Prince, Otley Chevin, and Tone Jerry, would not in their 

 young days have drawn the weight they should have 

 done, according to the quidnuncs of the fancy, but they 

 all made up to the standard when matured. Many 

 instances could be given of well-known dogs who were 

 absolute standard weight at twelve months, but too big 

 for the bench afterwards. Two notable instances that 

 come to mind easily are Briar Wood and Clonmel Game- 

 cock ; perhaps in Briar Wood's case fortunately for 

 breeders, his time being profitably employed in getting 

 champions. The chief reason that tends to make the 

 Airedale the most popular Terrier of the day is, no doubt, 

 that the devoted band who have stuck to him through 

 thick and thin, and improved him into the strikingly 

 handsome dog that he is to-day, have never forgotten 

 that he is, par excellence, a sporting Terrier, and have 

 paid even more attention to this side of his many-sided 

 character, and that is largely the reason of his vast 

 popularity, especially in country sporting districts. The 



