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best through his hands, and in Raby Tyrant and Richmond 

 Olive he owned a brace of terriers of the highest class ; 

 indeed, Olive was the bitch of her year. However, both 

 were ultimately sold to go to America, the former for ioo/., 

 the latter for double that sum. Raby Reckon and Raby 

 Mixer have always been in the leading rank at our big 

 shows. Delta (afterwards Richmond Delta), claimed by 

 Mr. Raper at Buxton show in 1884 for 100/., and later 

 put up to auction and bought by him for no/., was 

 supposed to be the best bitch of her day, her chief defect 

 being in her moderate feet and ankles. Mr. Raper has had a 

 number of other valuable and good bitches, the best of them 

 being Pet Pearl, Sutton Safety, Richmond Sanctum, and 

 Greno Jewel, whilst his best dogs of recent years were 

 Claud Duval, sold to America for 250/., Richmond Peerless, 

 and Sundial. At the present time, and for three or four 

 years, Mr. Raper has concentrated his energies on wire- 

 haired terriers, which are dealt with in another chapter. 



Mr. J. A. Doyle (Crickhowel), already alluded to as the 

 writer of the admirable article on fox terriers in the " Book 

 of the Dog," if he has not succeeded in winning the grand 

 challenge cup periodically offered at some leading shows, 

 has produced terriers with jackets on them to keep their 

 insides warm. Beggarman had a coat to be proud of — a 

 smooth coat proper, close and hard, and crisp and strong ; 

 one that gives the lie to those who say a thick coat must of 

 necessity be soft and fluffy ; and awful jackets have some 

 of the minor terriers that occasionally win, such as will 

 absorb a shower of rain like a sheet of blotting paper does 

 our ink. Mr. Doyle has likewise shown a number of 

 other dogs which are pretty well in the front rank both 

 for show and work. Indeed, this famous exhibitor seems 



