DIFFERENT TYPES OF SKYE TERRIERS. 



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Mark Gretton's Champion Sam and Mr. James Locke's Perkie ; whilst the dog for the 

 wood-cut is Mr. Alexander M. Shaw's Flora, which is as good-looking a specimen of the 

 working type as we have met with for some time. 



Sam is drop-eared, and was pupped 3Oth of August, 1873, and weighs 20 pounds; 

 he is by Bowman's Tartar, out of Mr. Mark Gretton's Skye, and was whelped in 1873. 

 Amongst his chief performances are First Darlington, first Nottingham, and third Manchester, 

 1875; first Birmingham, 1876; first Carlisle, second Agricultural Hall, second Darlington, 

 first Burton-on-Trent, second Alexandra Palace, second Manchester, first Birmingham, 1877 ! 

 first Birmingham, first Bristol, first Burton-on-Trent, first Chesterfield, second Darlington, and 

 extra Wolverhampton, 1879. He measures as follows: From nose to stop, 3 inches; from 



MR. A. M. SHAW S FLORA. 



stop to occipital bone, 5^ inches; length of back, 16 inches; girth of muzzle, 8 inches; girth 

 of skull, 13! inches; girth of neck, 13 inches; girth round brisket, 21 inches; girth of chest behind 

 forearms, 18 inches; girth of loins, 14 inches; girth of thigh, 7 inches; girth of forearm, 

 5| inches; girth of pastern, 4 inches; height at shoulders, 10 inches; height at elbows, 

 5| inches; height at loins, io| inches; height at hock, 3! inches; length of tail, without 

 hair, 10 inches; with hair, 15 inches. 



Perkie, the bitch selected for illustration of the prick-eared Skye, is the property of 

 Mr. James Locke, of Selkirk, N.B. Her pedigree is not known, and as she was only born 

 in 1877 she has not yet been much seen on the show-bench. She has, however, proved 

 her claim to be considered a good specimen by taking first prize at Glasgow in 1878. Perkie's 

 measurements are Length from nose to stop, 3 inches ; from stop to occiput, sj inches ; 

 length of back, 16 inches; girth of muzzle, 7| inches; girth of skull, 12\ inches; girth of 



