THE OLD BLACK- AND-TAN TERRIER. 191 



not exactly parliamentary, and my friend on hear- 

 ing the commotion rushed out of the post-office, 

 and seizing Jack by the collar dragged him off, 

 and beat an ignominious retreat. 



From Tim's former master I had an interesting 

 account of a black-and-tan terrier that was only 

 too well known in the Hursley Hunt country. 

 The dog was named Trimmer, and was believed to 

 have come from Lord Southampton's kennels. He 

 weighed about 13 lb., and was very strongly built, 

 though a little high on the leg, which probably 

 gave him pace to keep up with hounds. After 

 running with the Hursley Hounds for about a 

 month before his services were required, he was 

 sent in to bolt a fox, and distinguished himself 

 by not only killing the hunted fox, but another 

 which was in the hole at the time. This was 

 not a good beginning, but the dog was given 

 another chance when a fox went to ground near 

 the Winchester racecourse. Here Trimmer nearly 

 found his match in a big dog-fox, which fought 

 him for an hour and a half before they could be 

 dug out. The terrier paid dearly for the experi- 

 ence, for he was in a dreadful condition when 

 he was rescued. He recovered, however, but was 

 never allowed to run with hounds again. His 

 fighting qualities he transmitted to his offspring, 

 and some of the latter fallino* into the hands of 

 poachers, such depredations took place in the 

 country that at the request of the Hunt officials 

 Trimmer was sent out of the neighbourhood. 



