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a black-and-tan that is to say, black, with a considerable quantity 

 of light tan, and white breast. He, upon one occasion, went to 

 ground in Newburgh Park, and stayed several hours, until dug 

 out, when it was found that he was engaged with two large badgers ; 

 and though fearfully cut up, he showed no signs of giving in. This 

 dog had good drop ears, and in all other 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 produced. 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 i61b. 



Old Trap was descended from a black-and-tan breed, and 

 I believe Old Jock was also. These dogs 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 Captain 

 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-looking and thoroughly up to their work. I well 



