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twelve months old when he first appeared on the show 

 bench. This initial success was unprecedented, for, not 

 only did he win first prize in the puppy class, with that 

 right good judge Mr. Harding Cox officiating, but also 

 secured leading honours in the open dog class, in the one 

 for novices, and the produce stakes too, which brought in 

 altogether iy/., not a bad stroke of business by any means 

 for a youngster. In addition to these money prizes Tyro 

 also beat all other wire-haired for the Fifty Guinea 

 Challenge Cup and the extra Twenty-five Pound Cup 

 for the best of all the fox terriers, rough and smooth, in 

 the aforesaid produce stakes. This young dog's winnings 

 were considerably over go!. Tyro takes after his sire in 

 beauty and keenness of expression, but is a little stronger 

 in jaw, possesses smaller ears, and excels him in quantity 

 of coat ; in the latter lies Tack's greatest fault. Tyro's 

 shoulders and loins, too, are powerful, his stern is neatly 

 set on, his stifles are well turned, and his fore legs and 

 feet are very good, though he at times stands not quite 

 straight on them ; which fault, if it be one at all, prevents 

 his having that wooden and stiff appearance nearly 

 all the absolutely straight-legged terriers possess. I should 

 like Tyro a little better were the pads of his feet thicker, 

 and had he more hair down his legs. Still, the latter 

 cannot be expected in a terrier bred as he is with smooth- 

 coated strains in the parentage of both his sire and dam. 

 The wonder is that his coat is as perfect as it is. 



Tyro's successful show bench career (though he still 

 survives as a good workman and pleasant companion) was 

 brought to an untimely and unexpected termination in the 

 summerof the same year that had introduced him tothepublic. 

 Exhibited at the Kennel Club's Show held at Olympia in 



