36 THE IRISH TERRIER. 



described as ' Pedigree terrier, well bred ; ' another, appropriately named 

 'The Limb, this bitch has jumped off all the highest bridges in and 

 about Dublin.' Needless to say, she was entered as -not for sale.' 

 ' Jack ' appears to have been a favorite name, and three with this cogno- 

 men competed in one class ; and, oh ! ' the grumbling ' at the awards, for 

 every one thought his tyke the only true and only genuine article, and 

 owners were by no means loth to express their opinions in words." 



Vero Shaw gives the following account of the earlier dog 

 shows at which Irish terriers appeared : 



"At Belfast, in June, 1875, ^^'' Ii'i^h Terrier Club was for the first 

 time spoken of, but nothing came of it. Before this time, a discussion 

 upon the points of the breed had been going on in the ' Live Stock 

 Journal,' and in July, 1875, ^" illustration was given of two of Dr. Marks' 

 dogs. The illustration does not, however, represent the modern type of 

 Irish terrier at all ; they look like Scotch terriers with a few drops of 

 Irish blood in them. They have long hair all over the head and neck, 

 and it actually parts down the centre. What could be more Scotch ? . . . 

 The surest sign of Scotch blood in a rough terrier is the length of hair 

 on the forehead. Another thing which goes to prove the Scotch cross, 

 is the vein or furrow running up the centre of the forehead. This is 

 not to be met with in Irish terriers." 



The above, of course, refers to the old-fashioned Scotch 

 terriers. Regarding the incompetency of the Judges at the 

 Alexandra Palace Show, in December, 1878, Vero Shaw 

 says : 



"The pent-up feelings of the Irish Terriers now burst forth, and 

 first took shape in a petition, which was to be presented to the Kennel 

 Club, praying them in future to appoint them special judges, or. failing 

 that, to let the same gentlemen that had wire-haired fox terriers also 

 judge Irish terriers. . . . However, seeing the support which the petition 

 promised to receive, the question was raised: Why not establish a Clul) 



