42 The Fox Terrier. 



The above statement by Mr. O' Grady is corroborated by 

 Mr. S. W. Smith, who says that Col. Arkwright, master of 

 the Oakley, told him that Trap was by a kennel terrier of his 

 out of a black and tan bitch in the village. Trap had a pale 

 or mealy black and tan-coloured head, and a black mark on 

 one side down the " saddle " ; this originated the expression 

 " Trap marked," used to denote similar markings when they 

 appeared on other dogs. His head was terrier-like, and of 

 unusual length from the eyes to the nose, whilst his upper 

 jaw was peculiarly powerful. His expression and brightness 

 were much improved by his beautifully placed and perfectly 

 coloured eyes. The ears, small in size, were nicely shaped, 

 and sometimes, not always, well carried, for he had the 

 habit of throwing them backwards, a peculiarity inherited 

 by some of his descendants even as far as the third and 

 fourth generations. He was a little too long in the body, 

 and not nearly so elegantly formed in ribs, neck, hind 

 quarters, shoulders, and elsewhere as either of the terriers 

 previously mentioned. His fore legs and feet were fairly 

 good, he had more than an inclination to be cow-hocked, 

 and his coat was a trifle long and at times rather too open, 

 though generally of good texture. Trap was not shown 

 more than half-a-dozen times, his best performance being 

 at Birmingham in 1862, when he was second to Jock, 

 as alluded to earlier on. Old Trap, said to be about eleven 

 years old, who died whilst in the possession of Mr. 

 Murchison in April, 1871, was about 171b. in weight, and 

 what remains of the old dog — his stuffed head — is now in 

 the possession of Mr. Francis Redmond, at Totteridge, 

 but it bears no resemblance whatever to Trap's head when 

 in the flesh. 



Such are descriptions of these three notable terriers from 



