THE EOUGH FOX TEEEIEE. 141 



(1882) the Scotch terrier proper, as the breed is called, has been resuscitated, in 

 which the prick ear is approved of, and Mr. Eadclyffe's Bough closely resembles 

 them in every respect. In my young days the broken-haired terrier was always 

 cropped ; and, never having seen one au naturel, I am not aware whether the 

 ears were originally tulip, rose, or falling; but I imagine they would resemble 

 that of the modern dog, many of which are more or less pricked, even in the 

 best bred litters. Partly, or wholly, in consequence of the correspondence which 

 appeared in the Field some years ago, a special class for rough fox terriers was 

 introduced into the Glasgow Show of 1872 ; and this example has been followed 

 since then at most of our large shows, the classes being sometimes called " wire " 

 or " broken-haired," and at others " rough fox." At Birmingham, in 1872, in 

 a broken-haired class, Mr. Sanderson, formerly of Cottingham, now residing at 

 Beverley, took a second prize with his afterwards celebrated dog, Venture, the 

 first being withheld for want of merit in the opinion of the judge, Mr. S. Nisbet, 

 who was here a little out of his element, being specially retained for Skyes and 

 Dandies. Next year, at Manchester and the Crystal Palace, Mr. Sanderson 

 exhibited a grand team, including Venture, Tip, and Turpin, with which he took 

 several prizes, and also the fancy of Mr. Wootton, who purchased the lot, and, 

 after gaining prizes with them at the Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton, sold 

 Venture to Mr. Carrick, jun., for use with the otterhounds at Carlisle, where he 

 is much valued. In the interval, I suppose, Mr. Nisbet has seen his error; for 

 at the Birmingham Show of 1874 he gave Venture the first prize in the wire-haired 

 class, that dog having previously been awarded a similar honour at Nottingham. 

 But time and hard work in the water have told their tale too much for him to 

 show the type in perfection ; besides which, he is more leggy than Topper, with 

 even less claim to perfection in his back ribs. At the late Show at Lillie Bridge 

 several good dogs of this breed were shown, Venture being placed first, Mr. 

 Easten's Tip second, and Mr. Lindsay Hogg's Topper third, the three being 

 so close together that the choice must always be, in my opinion, a matter of 

 fancy. 



The points of the rough fox terrier are the same as those of the smooth 

 (described on p. 135), with the exception of the coat, the proper nature of which 

 is correctly given in the points of the Fox Terrier Club, quoted in the Field. 

 The club description does not, however, I think, sufficiently insist on the thick and 

 soft under-coat, which, as in the Dandie Dinmont, should always be regarded as of 

 great importance in resisting wet and cold. An open, long coat is even worse than a 

 thick, short one for this purpose, as it admits the wet to the skin, and keeps it 

 there ; whereas the short coat speedily dries. 



Topper, bred by Sir F. Johnson, is about three years old, white in colour, 

 with very slight lemon markings on the ear and hip; and his blood has been 

 in the Legard family for more than ninety years, he being by Sir F. Johnson's 

 Topper out of Mr. E. Crowle's Vic; she by the Eev. -- Legard's Sam Nettle; 

 Nettle by Tartar Missy. He has won the following prizes and commendations, 

 never having been elsewhere exhibited, viz. : 1866, h.c. Filey ; 2nd, Maidstone ; v.h.c., 



