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at once? In a week or two the Club numbered fifty, nearly half of 

 which were Englishmen. Even so soon, the Irish Terrier Clul3 was one 

 of the greatest successes in the dog clubs on record, and since that time 

 the number and interest in it have gone on increasing." 



As will be seen from the foregoing, it is only within the 

 past fifteen to twenty years that the popularity of the Irish 

 terrier has come about, and, during this time, lovers of the 

 breed, — those who know best its inherent good and useful 

 qualities, — worked hard and patiently to gain for it public 

 recognition as a distinct variety, and. labored long before 

 success crowned their efforts. As stated before, previous to 

 this period, the breed was much neglected, and allowed to 

 degenerate, and undoubtedly Scotch and other blood crept 

 in, to the injury of the pure breed. 



Of those who have done so much to popularize this 

 hardy terrier, the following may be mentioned as among the 

 pioneers : Messrs. Morton, Erwin, Ridgway, Montgomery, 

 Jameson, Crosbee Smith and Dr. Marks, and, later, Messrs. 

 A. Krehl, G. R. Krehl, Despard, Dr. Carey, Waterhouse, 

 and manv others. 



