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especially in coat and general contour, well balanced 

 throughout, and it was generally acknowledged that the 

 enterprise and risk his owner ran in sending such a valuable 

 dog a long voyage were not fully appreciated. Hands Up 

 was not more than i81b. in weight, thus not too big, and 

 all a terrier, bright and expressive. 



Go Bang in show form is I7|lb. in weight, and so nice 

 in shape and with so few faults that it would be only a 

 matter of opinion as to whether he is not the best wire- 

 haired fox terrier ever bred. He was somewhat heavily 

 marked, and, I am told, required a minimum amount of 

 trimming. This is on account of the smooth cross which 

 permeates his blood. 



To what extent this is to be found in Go Bang will be 

 seen from his pedigree as follows : Sire, Meersbrook Bristles 

 (wire) — Norman's Jess (wire). The pedigrees of the sire 

 and dam of Jess are not known. Bristles was by Knaves- 

 mere Jest (wire) out of Meersbrook Cissy (smooth), whose 

 sire and dam, Meersbrook Monarch and Melody, were both 

 smooth ; and Monarch was by Bacchanal (smooth) out of 

 Freya (smooth). Raby Mixture and Wasp, sire and dam 

 of Melody, were likewise smooth-coated fox terriers. 

 Knavesmere Jest was by Young Jester (wire) out of 

 Meg. II. (smooth), by Old Jester (wire) — Venom (smooth. 

 Young Jester's sire was Old Jester (wire), his dam Twine 

 also being- a wire-haired terrier. 



Go Bang, whelped in 1894, bred by Mr. Norman : a 

 draper in Sheffield, had many admirers when a mere puppy, 

 50/. being offered and refused for him. At eight months 

 old Mr. J. H. Kelly succeeded in becoming his owner for 

 150/., and later Mr. Raper got him from Mr. Kelly for 200/. 

 In the hands of Mr. Raper Go Bang won the 50-guinea 



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