82 The Fox Terrier. 



Jester II. (whose dam was Lord Middleton's Vic, by Old 

 Tartar — Vic, of the Grove and Lord Middleton's strain), 

 and a big bitch called Frantic, the relatives were fairly 

 successful. Possibly the two best terriers from this York- 

 shire kennel were Fan (already mentioned) and X.L. The 

 latter had at one time credentials to pose as one of the 

 best of her day, and so good did some judges consider her, 

 that she was purchased by them from Mr. Allison at one of 

 the Darlington shows for about ioo/. Later, owned by 

 Mr. S. Mendal, Manchester, she proved a great winner at 

 a period of our history when favouritism in the ring now 

 and then ruled the roast. X.L. (sister to Frantic), a tan- 

 headed bitch, was born in 1870 ; her breeder's name is not 

 given in the first volume of the Stud Book, but Mr. W. 

 Allison bred her through a bitch named Nettle being mated 

 to his favourite Jester, who was from Cottingham Nettle. 

 The Cotswold favourite was also, about this time, sire of 

 another eood terrier, Mr. Arrowsmith's Satire, a first-rate 

 bitch even amongst first-raters. Both Mr. Allison (who is 

 now more interested in race-horses as the managing 

 director of the Cobham Stud Company, a journalist on 

 one of our sporting dailies, and at present secretary to 

 the National Sporting League) and Mr. Scott were keen 

 sportsmen ; they knew a terrier when they saw one, wrote 

 nicely to the newspapers, and soon became authorities on 

 fox terriers, and judges whenever they were asked to 

 officiate. 



Fox terriers were running about the streets of Nottingham 

 forty years ago. I have mentioned that Mr. T. Wootton 

 had them, so had Mr. W. Hulse, and Mr. White, of 

 Sherwood Rise, always kept several smart ones. Strangely, 

 from the same old town another and a later strain has 



