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foundation of his large kennel the Fox- 
terrier has enjoyed. Mr. Murchison’s chief 
opponents in the early ‘seventies were 
Mr. Gibson, of Brockenhurst, with his dogs 
Tyke and Old Foiler; Mr. Luke Turner, 
of Leicester, with his Belvoir strain, which 
later gave us Ch. Brockenhurst Joe, Ch. 
MR. ROBERT VICARY’S VENIO. 
Olive and her son, Ch. Spice; Mr. Theo- 
dore Bassett, Mr. Allison, and, a year or so 
later, Mr. Frederick Burbidge, the Messrs. 
Clarke, Mr. Tinne, Mr. Francis Redmond, 
and Mr. Vicary. About this time a tre- 
mendous impetus was given to the breed 
by the formation, in 1876, of the Fox- 
terrier Club, which owed its inception to 
Mr. Harding Cox and a party of enthu- 
siasts seated round his dinner table at 36, 
Russell Square, among whom were Messrs. 
Bassett, Burbidge, Doyle, Allison, and 
Redmond, the last two named being still 
members of the club. The idea was very 
warmly welcomed, a committee formed, 
and a scale of points drawn up which, 
with but one alteration, is in vogue to-day. 
Every prominent exhibitor or breeder then, 
and with few exceptions since, has been a 
member, and the club, now under the able 
guidance of the Hon. Sec., Mr. J. C. Tinne, 
who has held the post uninterruptedly since 
1881, is by far the strongest of all specialist 
clubs. 
It will be well to give here the said 
standard of points, with the relative value 
attaching to them. 
THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 
1. Head and Ears.—The Skull should be flat and 
moderately narrow, and gradually decreasing in 
width to the eyes. Not much “stop” should be 
apparent, but there should be more dip in the 
profile between the forehead and top jaw than 
is seen in the case of a Greyhound. 
The Cheeks must not be full. 
The Ears should be V-shaped and small, of 
moderate thickness, and dropping forward close 
to the cheek, not hanging by the side of the head 
like a Fox-hound’s. 
The Jaw, upper and under, should be strong and 
muscular ; should be of fair punishing strength, 
but not so in any way to resemble the Grey- 
hound or modern English Terrier. There should 
not be much falling away below the eyes. This 
part of the head should, however, be moderately 
chiselled out, so as not to go down in a straight 
line like a wedge. 
The Nose, towards which the muzzle must 
gradually taper, should be black. 
The Eyes should be dark in colour, small, and 
rather deep set, full of fire, life, and intelligence ; 
as nearly as possible circular in shape. 
The Teeth should be as nearly as possible level, 
i.e., the upper teeth on the outside of the lower 
teeth. 
2. Neck.—Should be clean and muscular, with- 
out throatiness, of fair length, and gradually 
widening to the shoulders. 
3. Shoulders and Chest. The Shoulders should 
be long and sloping, well laid back, fine at the 
points, and clearly cut at the withers. The Chest 
deep and not broad. 
MR. ROBERT VICARY'S VESUVIENNE. 
4. Back and Loin.—The Back should be short, 
straight, and strong, with no appearance of 
slackness. 
The Loin should be powerful and very slightly 
arched. The fore-ribs should be moderately 
arched, the back-ribs deep ; and the dog should 
be well ribbed up. 
