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Mr. W. Allison's XL., by many considered to be 

 one of the best bitches ever shown ; and with Mr. 

 Burbidge's Bloom I consider I have mentioned the 

 best fox terriers of past generations. One or two 

 survive, but are now past their hey-day, and I 

 fancy, with the exception perhaps of Vesuvienne, 

 would not have much chance of competing suc- 

 cessfully against younger animals. 



Of those at present on the bench and in their 

 prime, personally I have no hesitation in plumping 

 for Mr. F. Dyer's excellent bitch Lyons Sting, 

 although on sundry occasions she has been placed 

 much lower in the prize list than was justifiable. I 

 remember the first time she was brought out, viz., at 

 one of the London shows, she was barely in the 

 prize money, and although placed so low there were 

 men there who offered a big price for her, which both 

 then and subsequently her owner refused. Except- 

 ing that she appears to be a little stiff when in the 

 ring, I have no fault to find w r ith Lyons Sting, who, 

 in short, is equal to any fox terrier of any gene- 

 ration. Other good ones are Messrs. Vicary's 

 strong, powerful dog Venio ; Mr. E. M. Southwell's 

 Sentence ; Mr. Tinne's New Forest Ethel, and 

 Kate Cole; Mr. J. B. Dale's Deputy; Hunton 

 Honeymoon ; Mr. Twyford's Biddulph Treasure ; 

 Mr. S. J. Stephens' Vice Regal and Vengo ; 



