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respects except colour would have held his own on a show bench at the 

 present day. 



I believe there is no doubt that there was an equally old breed of 

 white English terriers of the same character, and it was by crossing 

 these two sorts that the colour of our modern kennel terriers was pro- 

 duced. The black and tan was, from its colour, difficult to keep in 

 view, and mixed colour looked more uniform with the hounds. 



However, even to the present day, or at least till very recently, the 

 Duke of Beaufort has kept up a breed of black and tan fox terriers, 

 and excellent dogs they are. 



Treadwell, the huntsman of the Old Berkshire, has had several good 

 terriers notably Tip and these were descended from a black and tan 

 dog he had with the Cottesmore twenty-five years ago, called Charley. 

 This dog was bred by Mr. Cauverley, of Greetham, near Oakham, whose 

 family has had the breed for a century. Some years ago I was at the Old 

 Berkshire kennels, and saw Treadwell' s terriers. They were a hardy, 

 useful sort, weighing from lOlb. to 161b. 



Old Trap was descended from a black and tan breed, and I believe Old 

 Jock was also. These doga were thoroughly genuine terriers, and their 

 blood at the present day asserts itself in many of the best prize winners 

 we have. Unfortunately, owing to the want of authentic pedigree 

 registries and the not very scrupulous consciences of certain dealers and 

 breeders, Old Jock and Old Trap have been made responsible for a great 

 deal of stock with which in reality they had no connection. Old Jock 

 was bred by Capt. Percy Williams, and was by his Jock out of Grove 

 Pepper. 



This brings me to a consideration of the Grove terriers, which, in the 

 hands of Jack Morgan, soon attained to the greatest fame. It may, 

 indeed, be questioned if, at the present day, we have a better bitch than 

 old Grove Nettle. I may also direct attention to another terrier, not so 

 generally known, that was bred by Jack Morgan, when huntsman to 

 Lord Galway. That was Trimmer, better known as Cooper's Trimmer, 

 and he achieved lasting fame as being the sire of Belvoir Joe. Of the 

 Belvoir terriers, however, I shall have something more to say. 



Of the same breed as the Grove are the terriers, which Ben Morgan 

 introduced into Lord Middleton's kennels ; and, though their lot did not 

 fall in early days among the show world, they were none the less good- 



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