480 The Dog Book 



"1890. This year we had very strong classes, and a very level lot. 

 Mr. Breakell's Bonnet (30,308), a very good one, just a little broad in skull, 

 and too much muscle outside her front, perfect legs and feet, colour, coat, 

 and type; Mr. Graham's Breda Mixer (30,269), one of the best puppies I 

 ever saw; he combines character and quality, with good head and nice front; 

 he may some day beat the lot; he is now the property of the plucky Mr. 

 Mayall. Mr. Backhouse's Bumptious Blue Stocking (30,013), a good 

 typical bitch, rare head and expression; it was well she was not put in bucket 

 in her early youth, as she was sold to Mr. Krehl for ;{^ioo, I am told, and he 

 again sold her to the Earl of Shannon. Mr. Backhouse's Bumptious Blazer 

 (cropped when stolen), a very good little dog; I like him very much when 

 fit, but for his muzzle, which is too weak; he brought in another ;^ioo for his 

 lucky breeder; Mr. Wiener's Merle Grady (30,292), a rare terrier, just 

 the size and type; he is a bit loose in elbows; Mr. Barnett's Beautiful Star 

 (30,262), a wonderfully well-made terrier, wrong in type and expression; 

 Mr. Krehl's Dan'l 11. (30,277), a good little sort, not straight; Belfast 

 Show had the record entry; Mr. Vicary the judge. 



"1891. The Earl of Shannon is buying right and left, and we all 

 wish him good luck; but he has two very good kennels to beat — Messrs. 

 Wiener's and Graham's. Mr. S. Pratt's Boddy (first Darlington), a very 

 good puppy, with nice drop-ears, good bone, front, and body, matured- 

 looking for her age when we judged her in July, and too profuse in coat. I 

 only hope she will last and improve; a real good stamp. Mr. Wiener's 

 Bucket, a nice youngster, with bad ears, and a little wanting in expression, 

 but one like improving much, and I expect to see her a high-class bitch, 

 perfect body, front, and coat; Mr. Graham's Breda Ida, a very grand bitch, 

 and very nearly the best going; her ears and eyes might be smaller; bar this 

 she is good everywhere; Mr. Boyle's Churchtown Chippie (first Armagh), 

 a good typical bitch, a rare mover, and I think will grow into a champion; 

 she is now the property of Mr. Graham, who paid a goodish price for her. 

 Belfast again held the record for the largest entry I believe ever obtained; 

 Mr. Barnett judged. 



"I must end now, and ask you to pardon the length of my letter. I 

 have only mentioned the best specimens I could recollect, and I am sure 

 I have missed many I ought to have written of." 



In this same issue of the Irish Terrier Review the editor, Mr. T. R. 

 Ramsey, has this to say under the head of "Progress": 



