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Mr. G. S. Manuelle, and Mr. Codman, of London, 

 owned some very good terriers indeed, and from 

 what I know of them they were shown without 

 being unduly trimmed, but their strains were not 

 particularly companionable animals. 



Perhaps some of the best of the variety are now 

 to be found in Scotland, where Mr. D. G. Buchanan, 

 at Broxham, has a very excellent team, with which 

 he wins a large number of prizes. Mr. Webster 

 Adams, at Ipswich, has another nice lot ; Mr. J. 

 Tucker, in Wales, is a noted breeder; and until 

 quite recently Mr. T. Ellis, Cheetham Hill, Man- 

 chester, had, perhaps, the best modern kennel, as it 

 contained several dogs that had been purchased for 

 large sums, and finally known with the prefix of 

 Bromfield. Mr. B. Lathom, Eccles ; Mr. J. W. 

 Taylor, Oldham ; Mr. J. Howarth, Strange ways ; 

 Lieut. - Col. Dean, near Birkenhead ; Mr. Tom 

 Ashton, Lancashire ; Mr. W. Barlow, Farnworth ; 

 and Messrs. Hogg, Stand, near Manchester, at 

 the time I write are great admirers of the variety, 

 and possess perhaps specimens quite as good as 

 there are in any other kennels. But the " black 

 and tan " is still bred in considerable numbers 

 round about Manchester, and the would-be pur- 

 chaser would be more likely to find suitable 

 animals in that locality than elsewhere, though the 



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