38 Modern Dogs. 



of Altrincham, had a very excellent kennel. His 

 Magnet and Violet, so long as they lasted, monopo- 

 lised most of the prizes on the show bench, and both 

 were undoubtedly very handsome specimens of their 

 race, as was Mr. A. George's Mistress of the Robes, 

 a daughter of Mr. J. Hinks's old Dutch, who had 

 proved himself almost phenomenal as a sire. The 

 11 Stud Book " says Dutch was by old Victor 

 Champion Countess. Mr. R. J. Hartley, who bred 

 Dutch, tells me that his dam was by Young 

 Gambler from old Daisy, but which Victor sired 

 Dutch is a matter of uncertainty. It was certainly 

 not the old Victor alluded to on a previous page as 

 being found dead in his box in 1872. Dutch, in the 

 1884 <( Stud Book," was said to be about six years 

 old at that time, so his pedigree is doubtful. 



With extended classification at shows, and 

 further alterations therein in the matter of weight, 

 the latter probably brought about by the scarcity of 

 the small-sized bull terrier, good specimens went 

 into more hands. The weights now are arranged 

 as dogs and bitches exceeding 3olb., dogs and 

 bitches between 2olb. and 3olb., and dogs and 

 bitches under 2olb. Thus there is little or no 

 inducement to produce those excellent little dogs of 

 not more than i61b. in weight, for such would have 

 little chance of being successful against an equally 



