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was most in favour, few or none of them were 

 altogether white, and brindled or fallow markings of 

 different degrees of darkness on a white ground 

 were commonest.. At the same time there were 

 smaller bull terriers, and these latter were usually 

 used in the rat pit, where their owner's pride lay 

 in an ability to kill a certain number of big rats 

 (we never hear of little rats) within a stipulated 

 time. I think I am quite correct in calling 

 Jemmy Shaw's (London) extraordinary little rat-killer 

 Jacko, a bull terrier, perhaps one fourth bull. This 

 historical creature died in 1869, and amongst 

 other deeds he succeeded in killing sixti rats in 

 2min. 4osec. ; 100 rats in 5min. 28sec. ; and 1000 

 rats in less than loomin. ! winning altogether some 

 200 matches in different parts of the country. 

 These extraordinary feats were performed in 1862-63, 

 and are supposed to be the best on record. Jacko 

 was black and tan in colour, with a little white on 

 his chest, and he weighed i3lb. Again there were 

 even smaller dogs than he, which were kept more 

 for fancy and as pets still bull terriers, but, for the 

 most part, white in colour. 



The popularity of the bull terrier was established 

 fairly enough, and before the era of the fashionable 

 and comely fox terrier, he was no doubt the dog 

 of his day. He could be obtained of any weight 



