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up to 1902 she had done a great deal of winning. I 

 was certainly enamoured of her as being one of the 

 most stylish Airedales possible to conceive, having 

 a rare good body and coat. She was just short of length 

 from eye to nose, else I don't suppose she ever would have 

 been beaten. Ch. Clonmel Bed Rock came out at Man- 

 chester, under Mr. A. Clarkson, and won all he was 

 entered for. His nearest opponent was Briar Rocket, 

 and the judge, in an interesting and clever report in the 

 " Kennel Gazette," explained that Bed Rock won on 

 maturity, but if he had to choose which to take home he 

 would choose the " firework." What an exceedingly bad 

 shot this eminent judge would have made history amply 

 proves; but even "Homer used to nod" sometimes. 

 Ch. Broadlands Royal Descendant was very close on the 

 above-named Terrier some time after this, although he 

 never actually got his head in front. Descendant had the 

 advantage in liberty, but Bed Rock scored decisively in 

 legs and feet, bone, skull, and hindquarters. 



I remember after coming home from Edinburgh I im- 

 parted the information to the partners of Royal 

 Descendant, that Bed Rock had been to his last show in 

 England, and was off to the States. Mr. Clarkson then 

 very reasonably guessed that they would win their cham- 

 pionship at Cruft's. My own view then expressed, 

 which really proved almost inspired, was that I could race 

 Descendant with an unshown puppy, but that another 

 puppy, Legrams Prince, would lick us both, and the 

 placings were : Legrams Prince first, Descendant second, 

 Clonmel Warlock third, Geo. Raper judging. Clonmel 

 Coronation had just previously left the country, after 

 having a great time here, and was soon after joined by 

 Bed Rock. In this brace of Terriers, when shown in 

 proper form, Mr. Foxhall Keen had something of which 

 any fancier should be proud. 



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