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debut, and special attention was called to the represen- 

 tatives from the kennels of Mr. C. Bartle, of Wellingboro', 

 and of Mr. S. Hill, of Sheffield. The first-named has 

 for some years shown an excellent type of terrier, which, 

 like others of their race, contain some cross with the 

 smooth variety. Still, in appearance they do not indi- 

 cate such a strain, having hard, close coats, and with a 

 fair amount of wire hair on their legs. Some of Mr. 

 Bartle's terriers have been rather light in bone, but this 

 cannot be said of his puppy Wellingboro' Judy, who 

 came out at the show in question. She won pretty well 

 all before her, and made a keen struggle with Roper's 

 Nutcrack for the 5o-guinea challenge cup. It is possi- 

 ble that Judy is one of the half-dozen best wire-haired 

 terrier bitches we have seen, and in proof of this it 

 may be stated that after the show she was purchased by 

 Mr. J. H. Kelly for 1257. Mr. S. Hill has, at present, 

 perhaps as strong a kennel of " wire-hairs" as any man, 

 and for the most part its inmates are of his own breeding, 

 his Meersbrook Bristles, Lordship, Magpie, and Serene- 

 ness being two couples of terriers which as bred by the 

 exhibitor have, we fancy, not previously been excelled. 

 Unfortunately, most of these terriers were disqualified 

 under circumstances alluded to earlier on. 



On previous pages I have given the particulars as to the 

 formation of certain kennels of smooth-coated fox terriers, 

 and perhaps some little information as to what has been 

 done with the wire-haired variety may not be without 

 interest. Mr. Enoch Welburn has already been mentioned 

 as an admirer of the wire-haired fox terrier, and as the 

 owner of some of our very best specimens in late years the 

 following particulars of two or three of them will go to 



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