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reached us. The Messrs. Clarke there established a kennel 

 of their own, which in many instances presented quite 

 distinctive features. This result was achieved by a peculiar, 

 if not altogether an unusual course of in-breeding, a plan 

 which, if properly carried out, has invariably led to 

 improved " personal" appearance in dogs, pigs, horses, and 

 cattle. 



The Messrs. Clarke's chief success was when they bred 

 between Brockenhurst Rally and Jess, the latter by Grip — 

 Hazlehurst's Patch, and the former by Brockenhurst Joe — 

 Moss II., though the Messrs. Clarke tell me that, strangely 

 enough, the blood of one of the puppies with which they 

 commenced in 187 1, a grand-daughter of Rival, still runs 

 through some of their terriers, and at one time they could 

 have put into the ring from twenty-five to thirty dogs of 

 all ages, any one of them well worthy of a first prize. 

 Time after time, too, they sold some of their favourites, 

 and usually appeared to have better to take their places. 

 Brockenhurst Rally, after doing yeoman's service both in 

 the prize ring and at stud, died in the summer of 1889, 

 leaving a character behind him without a flaw. 



Result remained with them, a black-headed dog of 

 extraordinary formation throughout. Some 171b. in weight, 

 though modelled like a little cart horse he was full of 

 quality, the punishing power of his jaw was extraordinary, 

 and his head was of great length and extra good in shape ; 

 his eyes were piercingly bright and expressive, though his 

 dark markings were sadly against a smart appearance, 

 which a white blaze down the face would have improved 

 much. His ribs, and loins, and back were excellent, so 

 were his feet, and legs, and coat. The hypercritical 

 found fault with the shape of the top of his head, saying 



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