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invader. Their terrier they patronise, but neglect 

 the wolfhound and the Kerry beagle. Had it not 

 been for an Englishman, Captain Graham, this 

 canine relic of a mighty race might even now be 

 extinct. To prevent its becoming so, earnest 

 admirers of the dog, such as he with Colonel Gamier, 

 Mr. Hood Wright, Newton-le-Willows ; the Rev. 

 H. L. O'Brien, Limerick; Mr. Bailey, Mr. F. D. 

 George, Cheltenham ; Mr. G. E. Crisp, Mr. Playford, 

 Ipswich ; Mr. S. R. Heap, West Derby ; and some 

 few others, do their best, and usually possess some 

 few specimens of the article as genuine as it 

 can be obtained. Most of the bigger shows 

 provide classes for Irish wolfhounds, but the com- 

 petition therein is never strong, and the chief prizes 

 are usually taken by one or other of the gentlemen 

 to whom allusion has been made. A dog has either 

 to save a life or to take one, before he can ensure 

 any amount of popularity, and the Irish wolfhound 

 has not yet done either in his modern form. 



The following is the description of the variety as 

 drawn up by the Club : 



i. General appearance. The Irish wolfhound 

 should not be quite so heavy or massive as the 

 Great Dane, but more so than the deerhound, which 

 in general type he should otherwise resemble. Of 

 great size and commanding appearance, very mus- 



