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came nearer than any other to being a distinct strain. Tony Boy sired 

 Tony Boy, Jr., Tony Girl, Benny Boy, and Dandy Boy, and after them 

 in the next generation came Champion Miss Phyllis, Tony Boy IV., Benny 

 Boy, Jr., Teddy Boy, Dandy B., The Duke, The Monk and Bobs. While 

 not so prominent in the show ring as the offspring of Buster, yet this group 

 of dogs laid the foundation for a stock excelling in colour, rather small in 

 size, and with the much desired tail properties; qualities that had a marked 

 and beneficial influence upon the breed. 



" No remarks concerning Boston terrier sires would be complete without 

 mention of that grand dog, Sullivan's Punch, In spite of the handicap 

 of his colour — ^white with brindle head markings — ^he has proved himself 

 truly a marvel as a sire. From him we have had Champion Opal, Champion 

 Lord Derby and that popular favourite. Champion Lady Dainty, besides a 

 host of lesser lights, such as Sherlock Holmes, General Cronje, Spike, Dude 

 S. and Remlik Roi D'or. And now let us speak the magic name of Cracks- 

 man, the last of this great quartet of sires. 



" What are the achievements that entitle him to place in the Boston 

 Terrier Hall of Fame ? Like Buster his laurels have not been gained in 

 the ring, but by his remarkable ability to produce descendants of the sound, 

 clean terrier type now so eagerly sought after. His early honours came 

 to him through the phenomenal success of his deservedly renowned daughter 

 Champion Remlik Bonnie, in her day and generation the queen of her sex. 

 Since then he has produced Champion Sportsman, Champion Oarsman 

 and Champion Eastover Lancelot, all top notchers. Another of his sons. 

 Kinsman, has made a reputation for the Cracksman blood by siring Kins- 

 man's Belle and Champion Miss Kinsman; the last named gaining her 

 championship in record time by gaining first in her winners class at two 

 successive New York shows. 



"A comparison of the immediate descendants of Buster with those of 

 Cracksman show some marked differences in the characteristics of the 

 two groups. The offspring of Buster were noted for their richness of colour, 

 their markings, their good tails and general style. They were all of good 

 courage and possessed the ability of showing well under the judge's eye. 

 The Cracksman dogs, on the other hand are mostly lighter in colour, 

 running more into the golden brindles, but they excel in softness and size 

 of eye and in general expression. They are clean headed and clean limbed 

 dogs of great quality, but usually seem to lack the fire and vim that belong 



