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I had a rat pit fixed by the late Jack Terry, and in his 

 presence and that of Captain Hemsley we therein placed 

 30 rodents ; Jock killing them in form. To my mind Jock 

 was perfect in shape, with ears as thin as bank notes. Such 

 a 'sort' to fill the eye of a hunting judge. I next sold 

 him to Captain Kindersley, then quartered at Brompton 

 Barracks, Chatham, for £100. The Captain was ordered 

 abroad. I had Jock and eight other terriers back, which 

 had been purchased from me. Afterwards he went to 

 Mr. Cropper, of Minting House, Horncastle, for £50, and 

 he re-sold the dog to Mr. Murchison, of London ; the 

 price I never knew. So good did my old friend, the 

 Rev. John Russell, of Devonshire fame, think of him, 

 he had the dog over twice to serve his wire-haired 

 bitches." 



Allusion has been made to the extraordinary class of dogs 

 which appeared at the Crystal Palace show in 1870, where 

 Old Jock, then eleven years old, came second to the black 

 and tan headed Trimmer. This was the dog " champion " 

 class of those days, the qualification being the win of a first 

 prize. The competitors were Old Jock, Old Trap, 

 Trimmer, and Rival, all shown by Mr. Murchison ; Mr. 

 W. J. Harrison's Jocko ; Mr. F. Sale's Tyrant, Hornet, 

 and Tartar; the Marquis of Huntly's Bounce, Messrs. 

 Bewley and Carson's Quiz, and Mr. \V. Gamon's Chance. 

 Nor was the corresponding class of bitches much inferior, 

 for it included the Durham bitch, Mr. Sarsfield's Fussy, who 

 won ; Grove Nettle, Bellona, and Themis, Mr. Murchison's ; 

 Mr. Pilgrim's Gem, the Marquis of Huntly's Mischief, Mr. 

 J. Statter's Kate, Mr. F. Sale's Nectar, Mr. Gamon's Lively, 

 and Mr. J. B. Nichols's Frisk. Grove Nettle was given 

 reserve here, second honours falling to Themis, a com- 



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