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Northampton, Derby, and Birmingham the same year. At 

 the Fox Terrier Club's show she not only secured the 

 challenge cup (value fifty guineas), but about ioo/. in money 

 likewise, thus establishing a double record, for no other fox 

 terrier bitch puppy had previously won the cup (Venio had 

 won it as a dog), nor had any other smooth-coated fox 

 terrier ever won so much money at one show. She is a 

 smart, level-topped, and shapely terrier, and would, we 

 fancy, be the best bitch that has been brought out for years 

 — but there is an " if " — if she were more nicely marked and 

 was not so bull-terrier like in colour round the eyes. Her 

 ears are liver or brown in colour, and they, with her red- 

 rimmed eyes, mar her expression considerably. Still, as 

 being at any rate the best bitch of her year, she is repro- 

 duced in company with her kennel companion D'Orsay. 

 She was sold to Mr. Paterson, of Edinburgh, for 300/. 



A betterbitch is her daughter Donna Fortuna, by Dominie, 

 who, making her debut as a puppy in 1897, has pretty well 

 carried all before her since, winning the challenge cup on 

 six occasions, and generally being considered invincible. A 

 bona fide offer of 500/. has been refused for Donna Fortuna. 

 Still, I like her young kennel companion Duchess of Durham 

 the better of the two, and few will gainsay the opinion 

 that this bitch has not yet been excelled. Her weight, 

 1 61b., is perfect, and throughout built on all the lines one 

 would seek in a working terrier, she abounds in quality, 

 has great bone, and is as active and " lish " as a cat. She 

 might, perhaps, be improved, were she a little stronger in the 

 muzzle. Anyhow I take her to be one of the best half-dozen 

 fox terriers ever produced. She was pupped in April, 1899. 



An interesting picture of the crack terriers from this 

 kennel, and which was published in photogravure 



