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of tan on the hind legs, on the neck, nor behind 

 the ears. 



" I claim that if a black and tan possesses all 

 these points, he is of the true breed, as it is accepted 

 and understood by the best authorities in his- native 

 county of Lancashire." 



So much for Mr. Lacy's opinion, which must of 

 course be taken as coming from one of the very 

 best judges of the variety we have known ; still, 

 he does not tell us that the popularity such a hand- 

 some dog ought to possess could never be achieved, 

 because it required cropping and so much attention 

 in the way of " trimming " to make it presentable on 

 the show bench. I need hardly say that the writer 

 of the above extract had at one time an extremely 

 powerful kennel of " black and tans," and he with 

 his man, (( Bob " Carling, could always send a dog 

 into the ring in proper fashion. It was Mr. Lacy 

 who bought that successful bitch Queen II., who 

 did so much winning at the leading shows about 

 1870-2. The Rev. W. J. Mellor, then of Notting- 

 ham ; Mr. S. Laing, Bristol ; Mr. C. Harling, 

 Manchester; Mr. W. Hodgson, Harpurhey ; Mr. 

 J. H. Murchison, Thrapston ; Mr. T. Swinburne, 

 Darlington ; all had at one time or another excellent 

 specimens of this variety. A little later Mr. A. 

 George, Kensal Town ; the late Mr. W. J. Tomlinson, 



