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leading dogs of that day, with the exception of the 

 " patched Victor." 



Later on, whether bull terriers actually became 

 more valuable, or money was more plentiful, one 

 cannot say, but bigger prices came to be paid for 

 comparatively inferior dogs. One called Tarquin, 

 a ferocious beast, did a considerable amount of 

 winning, and he was one of the high priced division. 

 Then some sort of a longing was apparent for 

 the reintroduction of the patched or marked dogs. 

 Thus classes for bull terriers other than white were 

 provided at one or two of our leading shows, but the 

 specimens shown were not sufficiently handsome to 

 cause the public to fall in love with them. So their 

 continuance was ephemeral, especially as it was very 

 difficult to breed them to type. Lately the very 

 best other than white bull terriers I have seen was 

 one called Como II. belonging to Mr. E. H. 

 Adcock. This was a brindled dog of pretty shape, 

 but heavier and shorter in the head than the modern 

 white dog. I believe that Mr. Adcock's endeavours 

 to perpetuate the strain have not proved successful. 



Following the death of James Hinks, of Birming- 

 ham, his two sons continued to show their partiality 

 for their father's favourite dogs, and from their 

 kennels many of the modern prize winners have 

 come. For a considerable period Mr. R. J. Hartley, 



