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Colour most desired is red, and the brighter the colour the better, 

 next in order, wheaten or yellow, and grey, but brindle is to be objected 

 to, thereby showing intermixture of the bull breed. 



Tail. If uncut, carried gaily without a ring, and showing absence of 

 feather and bushinesa. 



Weight of good working Irish terrier varies from I71b. to 251b.; in 

 olden times I understand that they ran up to 301b. and 351b., but it is 

 better to fix the standard weight as mentioned, viz., 171b. to 251b. 



Measurements, &c., of celebrated Irish terriers : 



Mr. J. J. Pirn's champion Spuds: Age, 2 years; weight, 271b. ; 

 height at shoulder, 17in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 31fin. ; 

 tail cut ; girth of chest, 22in. ; girth of loin, 18in. ; girth of head, 

 13|in. ; girth of leg lin. below elbow, Sin. ; length of head from occiput 

 to tip of nose, 9in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, 8in. ; girth of neck, 12in. ; colour and markings, red. 



Mr. G. E. Krehl's bitch Blarney : Weight, 141b. ; height at shoulder, 

 12fin. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 25|in. ; tail docked ; girth 

 of chest, 19in. ; girth of loin, 15in. ; girth of head, 12in. ; girth of arm, 

 5|in. ; girth of forearm, 4|in. : length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, GJin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, G^in. ; 

 cropped. 



Mr. E. B. Carey's bitch Colleen Dhas : Weight, 211b. ; height at 

 shoulder, 15in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 27Jin. ; length of 

 tail, 4iin. ; girth of chest, 18?in. ; girth of loin, 15in. ; girth of head, 

 12in. ; girth of arm, Gin. ; girth of forearm, 4iin. ; length of head from 

 occiput to tip of nose, 7iin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and 

 tip of nose, 6|in. ; cropped. 



Mr. E. F. Despard's Jaque: Age, 1 year 4 months; weight, 16lb. ; 

 height at shoulder, 13m> ; length from nose to set on of tail, 23in. ; 

 length of tail, 4in. ; girth of chest, 18|in. ; girth of loin, 15in. ; girth 

 of head, llin. ; girth of arm, 5iin. ; girth of forearm, 4|in. ; length of 

 head from occiput to tip of nose, Gain. ; girth of muzzle midway between 

 eyes and tip of nose, Gin. ; colour, bright red, not a white hair ; toenails, 

 black. 



Mr. E. F. Despard's Kitty : Age, 1 year 4 months ; weight, 231b. ; 

 height at shoulder, 15in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 29in. ; 

 length of tail, 3iin. ; girth of chest, 21|in. ; girth of loin, I7iin. ; girth 



