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EndclifFe Muddle from Toon and Thomas, and won three firsts at New 

 York show. Mrs. Kernochan also showed as the Hempstead Kennel's, 

 her best being Red Gem, which had a very successful career for many 

 years, and after this show she purchased Lorton Belle, which Mr. Raper 

 brought over and got second with her to Rum in the winners' class. 



Lorton Belle did not hold her own for long, as at the next New York 

 show she was beaten by both Red Gem and another new one of Mrs. 

 Kernochan's, renamed Meadows Bridget. Inverness Shamrock, shown 

 on this occasion by Mr. Raper and placed second to a dog called Ardle 

 Topper, was then added to the Hempstead Kennels, which could now show 

 an excellent kennel of four and won many specials with them. During 

 this year Mr. George Thomas sold his Irish terriers to the Rushford Kennels 

 and imported some new ones to add thereto, with the result that it soon 

 became the most conspicuous contestant, and Mr. Bruckheimer's Master- 

 piece was the only terrier able to contend successfully against the Rush- 

 ford's in 1902. Masterpiece came out at the show of the Pet Dog Club, 

 held at the Metropolitan Opera House in November, 1900, and carried 

 all before him, indeed, the dog was never beaten till he met Celtic Badger 

 at New York in 1903. This was beyond doubt the best American bred dog 

 of his day, or up to the present time. Indeed, not a few excellent terrier 

 judges considered that on that occasion Celtic Badger was fortunate. We 

 take no sides in the matter, but we are fully of the opinion that Badger 

 improved quite a good deal during the following year, for he was slow in 

 developing and when first shown at New York he was not so good in pasterns 

 as he became later on. Mr. Jowett after judging Badger at the Boston 

 show of 1905, told us that he was a greatly improved dog since he last saw 

 him, adding that had they had any idea he would be the dog he then was 

 it is extremely doubtful if he would ever have been allowed to come to this 

 country. His criticism of Badger as nearly as we can recall his words were: 

 "His head is not altogether what I want, for it is a little on the Taneous 

 order in its straightness of the side lines. He has a good eye and carries 

 his ears well. His neck is first-class and his back is good. His hind 

 quarters could not be improved upon and he has just the kind of coat I 

 like." 



At the Philadelphia show of November, 1902, Mr. L. Loring Brooks 

 of Boston showed a very nice puppy named Iroquois Muddle, which Mrs. 

 Harding Davis bought later on, and won third to Badger and Masterpiece 



