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Mr. John Watson was a?s(/ successful with Dumbarton 

 Ranger and Lord Raglan." .Mr.. ToJin Lorillard, Arden, 

 who was virtually the pioTjeev- of tbe breed, seldom or 

 never shows, but his serviced are m great re^n^t as an 

 adjudicator. Lynford Biddle representatives are fre- 

 quently in the money. Mr. Foxhall Keene seems to 

 have virtually retired from the fray, and De Witt 

 Cochrane judges more than he shows. Mr. Frank Dole 

 has shown a fair one in Edgewood Conqueror. Does 

 this portend a change of fancies ? Mr. John Gough is 

 mostly at the money end of the prize list. I have heard 

 that Black Queen is a good one. Dr. H. Jarrett is one 

 of the oldest fanciers, and his determination to own soni3 

 of the best remains undiminished. 



The following is the best description (an American ono) 

 of the Airedale that I have ever read : 



THE AIREDALE TERRIER. 



" Fidelis, Audax et Paratus." 



This is the largest and hardiest breed of Terrier yet 

 produced, and owes his popularity to his adaptability to 

 every kind of sport. He is a natural hunter, has a keen 

 nose, and is easily broken to gun. He will do all the 

 work of a Spaniel, and can be taught to drive cattle 

 like a Collie. A capital water dog and retriever, he is 

 a first-rate workman on shore, and when hunting along 

 the banks of a river there are few dogs that can equal 

 him, for his close, wiry jacket enables him to withstand 

 the effects of the wet, whilst being such a big dog he is 

 more than a match for any sort of vermin he may fall 

 across. Rats they will destroy as quick as one can wink, 

 being almost as rapid in their movements as a mongoose. 

 They will hunt rabbits with the zeal of a Foxhound or 

 Beagle, tree a coon, and kill him when he drops ; and to 

 muskrats, water rats, and weasels they are sure death. 

 No hole is too deep in the water for them to follow their 



