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sold him to the late Jack Terry, for, I think, 17/. Jack 

 sold him, by telegram, for 50/. at the Free Trade Hall, 

 Manchester, after winning first prize." 



For years the name of the late Rev. T. W. de Castro was 

 familiar to all who are likely to wade through these pages 

 — ever since he owned Buffer. Here we had the exact 

 antipodes to Rattler ; the one could not win on the 

 bench, yet could produce excellent stock, the other could 

 do the former and not the latter. When Buffet, Buffer's 

 son, was sold for 250/. by Mr. Shepherd, of Beverley, to 

 Mr. J. Hyde, of Stratford-on-Avon, a sensation was caused, 

 for, however fanciful prices had been about that time, this 

 certainly topped all. Buffet was as dear a dog as anyone 

 could purchase, because thoroughly unhealthy, his blood was 

 disordered, and all the care and attention one of the most 

 skilful " dogmen," John Reed, of Beverley, could bestow, 

 were required to bring him into the ring in a fairly pre- 

 sentable state. Imagine a terrier almost, if not quite, 

 perfection in formation and symmetry, and you have 

 Buffet. Possibly the liquor arsenicalis in his system 

 made him despondent and heavy hearted when in the show 

 ring; a gamer-looking and more sprightly appearance 

 would certainly have been an improvement. This poor 

 dog had not a long reign, and, when his general health is 

 taken into consideration, the wonder becomes greater that 

 his public reputation was so long sustained. 



Other noteworthy sons of Buffer were, Nimrod and 

 Gripper, two of the writer's notable terriers, and I am 

 certain that had the first-named been kept as he had 

 been reared, his successful career would have been 

 extended over many years. Gripper, his brother, lived 

 until he was seventeen years old, and twelve months 



