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tanned, and so is the vent, but only sufficiently to 

 be easily covered by the tail ; also slightly tanned 

 on each side of chest. Tan outside of hind legs, 

 commonly called breeching, a serious defect. In 

 all cases the black should not run into the tan, or 

 vice versa, but the division between the two colours 

 should be well defined. 



" General Appearance. A terrier, calculated to 

 take his own part in the rat pit, and not of the 

 whippet type. 



" Weight. Not exceeding 7lb. ; not exceeding 

 i61b. ; not exceeding 2olb." 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Value. Value. 



Head 20 



Eyes 10 



Ears 5 



Legs 10 



Feet 10 



Body 10 



65 



Tail 5 



Colour and markings 15 

 General appearance 

 (including terrier 

 quality) 15 



35 



Grand Total, 100. 



It may be interesting to compare the above with 

 what Mr. Henry Lacy suggested eight or nine years 

 ago, and what was considered good when he wrote 

 would undoubtedly be considered so now. 



Of late I have noticed that there is a tendency to 



