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expression. Play Boy possessed the more substance, 

 but his eyes were somewhat too full, which made 

 him look somewhat quiet and hardly sharp enough. 



" Play Boy was not a success at the stud, though 

 he sired a dog named Bogie Rattler, owned by myself, 

 who took after him in looks and good ears, but was 

 lower on the leg, more cloddy, and not of Play Boy's 

 quality. Bogie mated with Biddy III., by Gripper 

 and Cora (drop ears), produced first Champion 

 Bachelor, and, in the next litter, Benedict, which I 

 sold to Mr. Graham. Benedict became the most 

 celebrated stud dog of the day, for he is sire or 

 grandsire of more winners than any other Irish 

 terrier. 



" Bachelor was very successful in the show ring, 

 and took after his sire and grandsire in having a good 

 pair of ears. He had also a very hard coat, of good 

 colour, yellow tipped with red, a long neck, which 

 was very muscular, and a well-shaped head, which 

 never grew too thick ; his hind quarters were rather 

 short, and his shoulders somewhat coarse, the latter 

 no doubt caused by the amount of work he did. 

 Benedict was a darker colour, with a lot of coat 

 on his fore quarters, but little on his loins or hind 

 quarters, and of rather a lighter make than Bachelor. 

 It may interest my readers to know that in the litter 

 which included Bachelor there were three red, one 



