48 The Fox Terrier. 



sons of Tyrant, and at the present day few of our best terriers 

 are to be found without some modicum of the blood of 

 Tyrant in their veins. He, indeed, may bear the palm as 

 the best of his race, both in beauty and gameness, 

 immediately following his notable sire Trap, and equally 

 great grandsire Old Jock. 



During the " sixties," the Hon. T. W. Fitzwilliam was 

 showing a splendid lot of terriers, of which he had a large 

 number kennelled at Wentworth House, Rotherham, York- 

 shire, his Vassal, Ruby, Topsy, being tip-top, and we must 

 not forget that he had Jock, Tartar, and Grove Nettle in his 

 possession at one period of their existence. The Marquis 

 of Huntly, at Aboyne, about the same time owned Worry, 

 Bounce, Nectar, Mischief, Famous, and other excellent 

 terriers, all of which were said to be as game as they 

 were handsome. The name of Mr. F. Sale (Derby) must 

 not be omitted, as at one time his kennels were most 

 formidable, for they had included Hornet (who came second 

 at Birmingham in 187 1 to the writer's Mac II.), Old 

 Tartar, and many others pretty nearly as good, with which 

 he was a most formidable opponent at the big shows. 



With such supporters, there was nothing wonderful itl 

 the fact that the marked attention these " revived " terriers 

 attracted led to a newspaper controversy as to their origin, 

 and in The Field a number of interesting letters appeared 

 on the subject. These in every case came from men of 

 weight and mark and learning in canine lore. Then the 

 Editor, the late Mr. J. H. Walsh, wrote his article on the 

 Fox Terrier, which naturally attracted further attention. 



After dwelling upon the advisability or otherwise of the 

 bulldog or bull terrier cross, Mr. Walsh says he had 

 " known good and bad of each kind of breeding ; but the 



