THE WHITE ENGLISH TERRIER. 
Club, has also done much for the success 
of the breed, and his Lady of the Lake, 
Lady Superior, Hereward, and the Premier, 
were famous in their generation. Among 
more recent dogs Mr. R. Harrison’s Ranjit- 
sinhji takes a prominent place in the 
esteem of those who still look to the crop 
eared dog for style. 
The following is the description laid down 
by the White English Terrier Club: 
1. Head.—Narrow, long and level, almost flat 
skull, without cheek muscles, wedge-shaped, well 
filled up under the eyes, tapering to the nose, and 
not lippy. 
2. Eyes.—Small and _ black, 
together, and oblong in shape. 
3. Nose.—Perfectly black. 
4. Ears.—Cropped and standing perfectly erect. 
5. Neck and Shoulders.—The neck should be 
fairly long and tapering from the shoulders to the 
set fairly close 
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head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free 
from throatiness, and slightly arched at the occiput. 
6. Chest.—Narrow and deep. 
7. Body.—Short and curving upwards at the 
loins, sprung out behind the shoulders, back slightly 
arched at loins, and falling again at the joining of 
the tail to the same height as the shoulders. 
8. Legs.—Perfectly straight and well under the 
body, moderate in bone, and of proportionate 
length. 
9. Feet.—Feet nicely arched, with toes set well 
together, and more inclined to be round than 
harefooted. 
zo. Tail.—Moderate length, and set on where 
the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the 
body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher 
than the back. 
11. Coat.—Close, hard, short, and glossy. 
12. Colour.—Pure white, coloured marking to 
disqualify. 
13. Condition.—Flesh and muscles to be hard 
and firm. 
14. Weight.—From 12 lb. to 20 lb. 
ENGLISH TERRIERS 
1881. 
MRS. ALFRED BENJAMIN'S SILVIO. 
MR. TOM B. SWINBURNE’S MINIATURE SERPOLETTE. 
SIR E. W. VERNER'S BLACK-AND-TAN SALFORD. 
