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fox terrier i.e., one with an unusual amount of black and 

 tan colour on her body and head. All who have bred fox 

 terriers know that in most strains these heavily marked 

 puppies keep appearing, and Mr. F. Burbidge showed one 

 in 1889, named Hunton Baron, which a few generations 

 ago would have been called a black and tan terrier, and it 

 was as well bred and good looking a dog as any man need 

 desire to possess ; and there have been many others simi- 

 larly marked Mr. Procter's Patch and Mr. A. Hargreaves' 

 Dane Gallantry, to wit. The above statement by Mr. 

 O'Grady is corroborated by Mr. S. W. Smith, who says that 

 Col. Arkwright, master of the Oakley, told him that Trap 

 was by a kennel terrier of his out of a black and tan bitch 

 in the village. Trap had a pale or mealy black and tan- 

 coloured head, and a black mark on one side down the saddle, 

 the latter giving rise to the expression "a Trap marked " 

 dog or bitch, as the case might be. His head was terrier- 

 like, and of unusual length from the eyes to the nose, whilst 

 his upper jaw was peculiarly powerful. His expression and 

 brightness were much improved by his beautifully placed 

 and perfectly coloured eyes. The ears, small in size, were 

 nicely shaped, and sometimes, not always, well carried, for 

 he had a habit of throwing them backwards, a peculiarity 

 inherited by some of his descendants even as far as the 

 third and fourth generations. He was a little too long in 

 the body, and not nearly so elegantly formed in ribs, neck, 

 hindquarters, shoulders, and elsewhere as either of the 

 terriers previously mentioned. His fore legs and feet were 

 fairly good, he had more than an inclination to be cow- 

 hocked, and his coat was a trifle long and at times rather 

 too open, though generally of good texture. Trap was not 

 shown more than half-a-dozen times, his best performance 



