A Badger Killed. 147 



No gamer terrier could be imagined than one which for 

 years was the property of Mr. W. H. B. Schrieber, of 

 Watford. Powderham Jack originally came from Mr. 

 Damarell's kennel in Devonshire, but he was supposed to 

 be Midland county bred, and here is what he did. Jack, 

 when six years old of course he had made the acquaintance 

 of the " grey gentleman " long before was sent into a 

 badger earth in Hertfordshire about noon, and, though 

 unable to drive his game, remained there righting for over 

 six hours and a half. Then he was dug out terribly ex- 

 hausted, and awfully bitten and torn so much so in fact that 

 for three weeks he had to be fed with a spoon held below 

 the root of the tongue, as any liquid given in the usual way 

 ran out through the holes the badger had made in the dog's 

 under jaw and mouth. However, careful nursing brought 

 him round, although Jack carried the tale-telling scars to 

 his dying day. 



On the second day after the affray Mr. Schrieber returned 

 to the " earth " with another terrier, which in due course 

 " marked," and by digging, the end of the burrow was 

 reached. Here the party found a large female badger dead 

 which Jack had killed the day before. She was 26Ib. in 

 weight, and, on being skinned, her chest and her ribs were 

 found to be broken, although outwardly she showed few 

 marks of the dog's teeth. This is the only authenticated 

 case of which I have record where a i61b. terrier killed 

 a badger nearly double his own weight in fair fight 

 underground. No wonder that Mr. Schrieber was proud 

 in his possession of such a dog, and, though in the end 

 blindness resulted from the injuries Jack received on that 

 eventful day, he lived until quite recently to be respected 

 and admired as one of the best terriers ever known. In 



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