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of record of his breed in America. He was first exhibited 

 here in 1888, and has appeared in Boston, New York, Troy, 

 Lynn, Buffalo, and New Bedford, where he won nine first 

 prizes in succession ; and, in addition, he has made the 

 remarkable record of which few dogs of any breed can 

 boast, viz., that of winning every special prize for which a 

 Yorkshire Terrier was eligible to compete at the hows where 

 he has appeared. In one show alone he won the specials 

 for "best Yorkshire Terrier," "best rough-coated Terrier 

 any breed," and " smallest dog in the show." His pedi- 

 gree is as follows: Sire, Crawshaw's Bruce, dam, Beal's 

 Lady; Bruce by Hodsdon's Sandy-Patterson's Minnie; 

 Sandy by Bateman's Sand y- Venus ; Bateman's Sandy by 

 Spring; Venus by Music; Spring by Huddersfield Ben; Beal' s 

 Lady by Tyler-Lady ; Tyler by Huddersfield Ben-Bol- 

 ton's Kitty; Kitty by Bolton's Wonder. 



The Yorkshire Terrier Mozart, bred and owned by 

 Mr. James Alderson, of Leeds, England, won for the breed 

 the name of Yorkshire Terrier in 1874 or 1875. He lived 

 to the age of fourteen years and ten months, and won 

 during his show career 164 prizes, including thirty-six 

 cups, according to Mr. Bootman's history. Mozart was 

 by Huddersfield Ben, out of Alderson' s Frisk, both of 

 which run directly back to the original Old Crab, Kitty, 

 and Whittam bitch. Huddersfield Ben was the best 

 stud dog of his breed during his life-time, and one of the 

 most remarkable dogs of any pet breed that ever lived; and 

 most of the show specimens of the present day have one or 

 more crosses of his blood in their pedigree. 



Before leaving this engaging breed, we would suggest to 

 the managers of shows that they hardly do justice to its 

 advancement and improvement when, in arranging pre- 

 mium lists, only one class is provided for dogs and bitches, 

 and frequently without regard to weight. It can hardly 

 be expected of breeders and fanciers to bear the necessary ex- 

 penses consequent to a four-days show often being obliged 

 to ship their dogs long distances for the purpose to make 

 full entries, when classes are not as liberal as for other 



