108 The Fox Terrier. 



champion honours, and he " wears " well. Lyons Sting, 

 though perhaps not so well known as the others, is 

 undoubtedly a bitch of very high class, and, to my mind, 

 one of the two best of her sex which have appeared on 

 the show bench during 1893-4. D'Orsay, by his suc- 

 cesses for so many years, claims a right to appear in 

 these pages ; so does his more juvenile kennel companion 

 Dame Fortune, because she was the best bitch of 1894, 

 and the only smooth-coated bitch puppy that has won 

 the 5O-guinea challenge cup. However, the portraits of 

 all are good, and my readers can make their own selec- 

 tion, compare the old style with the new, and, when 

 they have done so, perhaps interest may be found in 

 bringing any or all of them alongside the description and 

 points of the smooth fox terrier as drawn up and adopted 

 by the Fox Terrier Club. These are as follows : 



DESCRIPTION. 



i. HEAD. The Skull should be flat and moderately 

 narrow, and gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. 

 Not much " stop " should be apparent, but there should be 

 more dip in the profile between the forehead and top jaw 

 than is seen in the case of a greyhound. 



The Cheeks must not be full. 



The Ears should be V shaped and small, of moderate 

 thickness, and dropping forward close to the cheek, not 

 hanging by the side of the head like a foxhound's. 



The Jaw, upper and under, should be strong and 

 muscular. Should be of fair punishing strength, but not 

 so in any way to resemble the greyhound or modern 

 English terrier. There should not be much falling away 

 below the eyes. This part of the head should, however, 



