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an ability to occupy the high position Mr. J. H. Murchison 

 and Mr. Gibson had done years before. Personally, I 

 had a strong liking for the class of terriers Mr. Burbidge 

 kept, his dogs being especially to my fancy. They were 

 not too big, had immense strength of bone for their size, 

 and no strain of modern fox terrier could approach his 

 best specimens for length and correct shape of head, with 

 powerful jaws in proportion. With all this strength and 

 muscle there was naturally a tendency to cobbiness, and 

 consequent stiffness in action ; but it is possible a genera- 

 tion or two of careful selection may remedy these trivial 

 defects. The jackets and eyes of all Mr. Burbidge's terriers 

 were excellent, and the tan-headed Hunton Prince (once 

 shown as Syrup), bred by Mr. T. P. Morgan, was during 

 the year 1889, one of the most typical terriers on the 

 bench. The breeding of this dog is somewhat interesting, 

 his sire, Hyssop, being by Spice, whilst Style, the sire of 

 his dam Lady, was by Pickle II. Sample, the latter own 

 sister to Nimrod and Gripper. Hunton Baron, though 

 heavily marked, was a great favourite of mine, and so 

 was the more lightly made Hunton Honeymoon. 



Following the lamented death of Mr. Burbidge, his terriers 

 were disposed of by auction by Mr. A. E. Clear at the Agri- 

 cultural Hall, Islington, in the spring of 1893, and being the 

 most important sale of the kind which has ever taken place, 

 the following particulars maybe interesting. Altogether 131 

 lots, including puppies, were catalogued, and they realised 

 i,8o7/. 6s. 6d., an average of a trifle over i^L i6s. The 

 bargains of the sale were, Hunton Baron, who went to 

 Mr. Redmond for 3Ogs., and Hunton Honeymoon, secured 

 by Mr. J. J. Pirn for 3igs. The top price was I35gs., 

 the sum Mr. J. A. Whittaker had to pay for Hunton 



