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different kinds in one class as distinct as the two 

 Poles from each other ; some light coats, some black 

 coats, some long silky hair, some smooth hair ; 

 some with light eyes, very large ears full of hound 

 character. But I am pleased to see all this changed 

 completely, and now there is greater uniformity of 

 colour, size, coat, &c., and, consequently, a much 

 nearer approach to the ideal terrier and perfect 

 dog. My terrier Rustic Kitty, at one of the Oldham 

 Shows, beat some well-known prize-winning black 

 and tan terriers for the special prize given for the 

 best black and tan terrier or Airedale terrier in the 

 show, thus proving we have Airedale terriers as 

 perfect as the old-established breed of black and 

 tan terrier. Since then, at the Crystal Palace 

 Show in 1891, the Airedale terriers divided the 

 honour of winning the cup for the best team of 

 terriers in the show, beating the fox terriers, 

 Irish terriers, and other more popular breeds. 

 This, I think, speaks volumes for the quick and 

 vast improvement of this variety. I may here, in 

 passing, just mention a few of the best of the 

 present day : Newbold Rush, Newbold Test, Nor- 

 wood Rover, Colne Crack, Cholmondley Bonds- 

 man, and Briar, Victress, Queen Lud, Rustic Flora, 

 Rustic Kitty, Rustic Triumph, Frodsham Yeoman, 

 and Jerry II. 



