98 The Fox Terrier. 



were far above the average in appearance, but the best of 

 all shown by Mr. Vicary was the white bitch Yesuvienne, 

 who made a successful debut at the Fox Terrier's Club show 

 at Leicester in 1887, and had a most successful career 

 since, on two occasions beating Result for the fifty-guinea 

 challenge cup. Vesuvienne, bred by her owner, a white 

 bitch of i6|lb. weight, was a little long in the body, and not 

 quite nice behind the shoulders. In other respects there is 

 no fault to be found with her, excepting that perhaps the 

 absence of markings on her head gave a somewhat bull 

 terrier-like appearance, and she was a little cow-hocked. 

 Her legs, bone, coat, shoulders, &c, were superb, and her 

 loins fairly strong and powerful. But what I liked in her best 

 was the extra thick growth of hair on the neck, a protection 

 which all working terriers should possess. Huntsmen con- 

 sidered her a model ; some good judges thought her the best 

 terrier ever shown. In gameness, I am told, nothing could 

 excel her, but she was, of course, too valuable a piece of goods 

 to trust to the by no means tender mercies of fox or badger 

 underground. Vesuvienne died on February 25th, 1899. 



In the summer of 1889 another terrier of more than 

 ordinary excellence was introduced from Messrs. Vicary's 

 kennels — viz., Venio, by Vesuvian — Venilia. After being 

 brought out at a local exhibition in Devonshire, Venio 

 was sent to London, where he won in all the classes 

 for which he was entered at the Kennel Club's Show, 

 in the end securing the challenge cup likewise, the latter 

 awarded to the best smooth-coated fox terrier of all 

 classes. Venio was then but ten months old, but he 

 sustained his reputation later on, when he took most of the 

 chief prizes at Birmingham in the winter of the same year. 

 A fatality soon after attended his dam, who was run over 



