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and replied 500/., Mr. Stephens offered 400/. Mr. Tinne 

 then altered his mind and withdrew Kate Cole, but said he 

 would part with Ethel for 150/., and two of her puppies by 

 Vis-a-Vis. Mr. Stephens made another offer, which was 

 accepted. He obtained one puppy of this litter, and a 

 second puppy by Stipendiary. At Shrewsbury show Mr. 

 Stephens bought Vicety and Valteline from Messrs. Vicary, 

 and Pamphlet from Messrs. Castle and Shannon. To Mr. 

 Clouting he gave 100/. for Science, who had won several 

 prizes at the Palace, and had beaten Despoiler under Mr. 

 E. M. Southwell. The idea then occurred to Mr. Stephens 

 that he would like Stipendiary (this dog, as the sire of 

 D'Orsay and some others, had made a great reputation at 

 stud), so he wired to his owner, Mr. Taylor, of Bridgnorth, 

 its price, which was 200/., and that sum was promptly paid. 

 " Having now obtained nine good bitches and a famous 

 stud dog, Mr. Stephens thought he would like a great show 

 dog, so he did not leave Mr. R. Vicary alone until he had 

 bought Vice Regal for 470/. The next purchase was 

 Charlton's Verdict. At the sale of the late Mr. Burbidge's 

 fox terriers in 1893, Hunton Justice was knocked down to 

 Mr. Stephens for 84/. He made himself a limit of 2000/. to 

 set up this high-class kennel, and when he now totted down 

 the cost of his purchases they came to a few pounds under 

 1800/. He told us himself that the first week he advertised 

 his stud dogs he received 40/. in fees." This amount 

 is not to be doubted when it is stated that the fee for Vice 

 Regal was 10 guineas, and that for Stipendiary 5 guineas! 

 With regard to the purchase of Vice Regal, it may be 

 interesting to note that it was made under very unusual 

 circumstances. Mr. Vicary did not care to part with his 

 dog, but Mr. Stephens meant business, and ultimately 



