112 The Fox Terrier. 



Since compiling the above list I had handed to me the 

 numerical points as arranged by Mr. W. Allison in 1879, at 

 a time when he was one of our chief authorities on the fox 

 terrier, and repeatedly officiated in the capacity of judge. 

 His arrangement was as follows : 



Head ... ... ... ... value 15 



Neck 5 



Shoulders and chest ... ... ,, 15 



Back and loin 10 



Quarters ... ,, 5 



Stern, &c 5 



Legs and feet 20 



Coat ... ... ... ... 10 



Character ... ... ... 15 



Grand Total ... 100 



At the risk of "over-describing" our popular friend, I 

 venture to give a " prize description " of the fox terrier, 

 written by Mr. E. Welburn, of Beverley, and which gained 

 for him the ^5 honorarium offered by the proprietors of the 

 Fox Terrier Chronicle, the proprietors being the Fox 

 Terrier Club : 



" The fox terriers are in two varieties, viz., smooth- 

 coated and wire-coated, and, with this exception, they are 

 one and the same dog. The HEAD should be long with level 

 narrow skull, the under jaw deep, flat, and of sufficient 

 length so that the teeth are level in the mouth, the EYES 

 well set and of deep hazel colour, with a keen determined 

 expression, the face should be well filled in under the eyes, 

 and carrying the strength fairly well to the muzzle end ; 

 EARS small, V shaped, and of fair strength, set well on the 

 head and dropping down forward, with the points in a 

 direct line to the eye ; the NECK should be of fair length, 



