A Prize Description. 



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roughly speaking, it may be said he should not scale over 

 2olb. in show condition. 



Scale of Points. 



.00 



Disqualifying Points. 



1. Nose. — White, cherry, or spotted to a considerable extent 



with either of these colours. 



2. Ears. — Prick, tulip or rose. 



3. Mouth. — Much undershot or much overshot. 



At the risk of "over-doing" our popular friend, I 

 venture to quote a " prize description " of the fox terrier, 

 written by the late Mr. E. Welburn, of Beverley, and which 

 gained for him the 5/. honorarium offered by the Fox 

 Terrier Chronicle. It is pithy, terse, to the point, and 

 just what would be expected from my lamented friend. 



"The fox terriers are in two varieties, viz., smooth- 

 coated and wire-coated, and, with this exception, they are 

 one and the same dog. The HEAD should be long with 

 level narrow skull, the under jaw deep, flat, and of sufficient 

 length so that the teeth are level in the mouth, the EYES 

 well set and of deep hazel colour, with a keen determined 

 expression, the face should be well filled in under the eyes, 

 and carrying the strength fairly well to the muzzle end ; 



