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won many prizes with Poppy II. and Gaily; Mr. Cotton's Cruisk (first 

 Dublin), a good, large, drop-eared, nice coloured dog; he ought to be still 

 a good sire, as he has already made a name in that line; Mr. Summer's 

 Michael (18,651), famous as the sire of Mr. Wiener's cracks, but not in 

 my opinion a high-class show dog; Mr. Wiener's Norah Tatters (18,089), 

 first Crystal Palace, etc., great quality, but not true in type. 



" 1887. A very large entry at the best shows, but nothing Ai came out. 

 Mr. Summer's B.A. (21,567), good head (cropped) and colour, but I think 

 the kennel owned a far better in Pedlar (brother to Playboy), one of the 

 best I ever saw, but when I was at Liverpool he was getting old and broad 

 in skull; if he is still alive he ought to be the best stud dog about; Mr. 

 Wiener's Ballyhooley (23,646), a great winner, but although good in body, 

 coat, legs and feet, I think him a very lucky dog; Mr. Graham's Breda 

 Rattle (23,652), wonderfully good legs and feet, very hard in coat, but never 

 a good sort; Mr. Backhouse's Bumptious Biddy (23,686), a good type, a 

 bit short in muzzle, but the best of this year. 



" 1888. Mr. Wiener made this year to be remembered by the bringing 

 out of the brothers Brickbat and Bencher; the latter is perhaps on the 

 large side, but a grand-headed, typical terrier, and ought to be a good sire 

 for small-sized, lightly coated bitches; Champion Brickbat, when he came 

 out, was a bit weak in face, but he has wonderfully improved, and is to-day 

 the best living. Mr. Graves brought old Playboy again to the front, after 

 retiring for a time; he improved with age; Mr. Charley's Mars (25,938), 

 by Benedict, a grand terrier but for his large eyes and dark expression; 

 Mr. McRae's Irish Ambassador (25,932), a good dog as a sire, and the right 

 type. I had the honour of judging the largest entry the Kennel Club have 

 ever had (at Olympia), and Dr. Carey, at Liverpool, the largest entry at any 

 show up to this date. 



"1889. Messrs. Carey came to the fore with a good dog in Pilgrim 

 (28,110), drop-ears, good colour, rare bone, legs and feet; he is now the 

 property of the Earl of Shannon, who paid a big price for him; Mr. Taylor's 

 Breadenhill (28,087), cropped, a dog with one of the very best heads we have 

 ever seen; he has good bone, but few other good points; he is a favourite with 

 some; Mr.Barnett's Bouquet (28,130), drop-ears, a grand bitch, spoiled rather 

 by that dark expression I do not like; Mr. Norton's Miss Peggotty (28,157), 

 a lovely large-sized bitch, with a bull terrier sort of head; Mr. Charley's 

 Dunmurry (28,143), a very typical terrier, with one fault — weak ankles. 



