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and exhibition of bull terriers, and between him and 

 Mr. F. Hinks, of Birmingham, must be divided the 

 honour attending the reputation of being the largest 

 dealers in bull terriers in this country. 



I have already casually alluded to what must be 

 considered the small variety of bull terriers, such 

 dogs as are under i61b. weight, and not animals 

 of 25lb. weight starved down until they can be 

 shown in the class restricted to animals not more 

 than 2olb. In our early days of dog shows these 

 little bull terriers were common, and remarkably 

 popular. Now a really good specimen is not 

 to be found, nor will there be any inducement to 

 reproduce such a dog unless the present weight 

 arrangement in dog show classification is changed. 



Those who can carry their recollection of bull 

 terriers back for twenty or twenty-five years, no 

 doubt remember such dogs as Dick, Nelson, little 

 Rebel, Triton, Jenny, Kit, Riot, and others shown 

 by Mr. S. E. Shirley ; and Mr. Addington's Billy, 

 Mr. J. Willock's Billy, Mr. J. F. Godfree's Napper, 

 Mr. S. Lang's Rattler (a lolb. dog), and Mr. J. 

 Hinks' s Daisy. These were all bull terriers under 

 i61b. in weight, shapely, well-made, smart, and so 

 far as I can learn, and know from my own ex- 

 perience, were as game and hardy as any terrier 

 ever bred. Somehow or other they came to 



