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Terrier. No pride nor genuine interest was yet taken in the dog (we, of course, except 

 one or two veteran breeders who still pluckily continued), nobody yet bothered themselves 

 about age, breeder, or pedigree. Boxer, the first prize dog, was entered " breeder, owner, 

 pedigree unknown." That is too deliciously Irish, his own breeder not knowing his pedigree. 

 Another exhibitor entered his as " Shaughraun, breeder one of the famous Limerick night 



MR. JAMISON'S SPORT. 



watch. Pedigree too long to give, but inquisitive people can inquire at the watch-house 

 here, and most likely they will be told." We quote this to prove the nature of many 

 earlier pedigrees. 



To come to later days, when many of the best dogs of the present time, such as Sporter, 

 Moya Doolan, Dr. Carey's Sport, and Colleen Dhas, were well before the public, we find at 

 Belfast, in June, 1878, Mr. Despard's Tanner (afterwards ist Birmingham) took ist, 2nd going 

 to old Sport, and 3rd to W. Graham's Sporter. In bitches Kate was ist, and Moya 

 Doolan 2nd. In September, 1878, at Newtownards, the opinions of experts are encouraging. 

 " It is a pleasure to look along the benches at recent shows. The eye has not the 

 same chance it had in former years of being offended, the maiority of the weeds having 



