Mr. Harrison Weir, F.R.H.S., etc. 255 



an experienced and highly esteemed authority, whose artistic labours 

 must have made him acquainted with almost every feather of the 

 poultry tribe, and can give chapter and verse of the history of most 

 of them from his own experiences as breeder, exhibitor, judge, writer, 

 and artist, which are sure to be unusually interesting and reliable. 



Captain Tom Wetherall 



MOST of the many admirers of Scottish Terriers will know the 

 subject of this sketch, who has long been a staunch supporter of 

 that variety, and 

 shown ability and 

 judgment in the 

 typical stuff he has 

 brought out from 

 his kennels, I think 

 almost without ex- 

 ception of his own 

 breeding. 



When the Captain 

 left his old regiment 

 (the Inniskillen 

 Dragoons), with 

 which he served in 

 the Crimea, he 

 settled down in 

 Northamptonshire, 

 and has devoted 

 himself chiefly to his 

 favouri;e hobbies 

 horses and dogs. 



When I mention 

 the names of some 

 of his dogs, many 

 of my readers will 

 remember what a 

 good stamp they were. Amongst the best known are Burris (who 

 took second prize at the Crystal Palace in 1883, at the show held 

 in January that year), Champion Tiree (a very high-class typical 

 animal, nearly black in colour, very showy, and winner of many 



From photo by Speight, Kettering 



CAPTAIN TOM WETHERALL 



