THE IRISH TERRIER. 95 



it would be almost impossible to get twenty-five English signa- 

 tures to any similar document. Mr. Pirn's " Spuds," their most 

 successful prize-winner, has a head so exactly resembling the 

 coloured lithograph above-mentioned, in all but colour, that I 

 defy any one to point out the slightest difference. Even his 

 ears are cropped exactly to the same pattern, and, in fact, the 

 litho might be a photo in point of accuracy. Mr. Eidgway states 

 that the breed has been known in Ireland for fifty or sixty years ; 

 but so has a similar one in Scotland, and I certainly possessed a 

 specimen more than fifty years ago. Nevertheless, there is no 

 doubt that this breed now exists in Green Erin, and is prized 

 there, as it certainly deserves ; and as a consequence I introduce 

 it here with all honour, except as to portraiture, inasmuch as the 

 engraving of " Peto " may well serve to illustrate both breeds. 



Scale of points of the Irish terrier, drawn up by Mr. Eidgway 

 and signed by a committee of twenty-four : — 



VALUE 



Head, 20 



Ears and eyes, . 5 



Nose, . . • S 



Muzzle and jaws, . . 10 



Teeth, 5 



Total, . .100 



Head. — Long and rather narrow across the skull, flat on the top, 

 and perfectly free from stop or wrinkle. 



Ears and eyes. — Ears when uncut, small and filbert-shaped, 

 and lying close to the head; in colour somewhat darker than 

 the rest of the body. Hair wiry, thin, short, without fringe. 

 Eyes small, keen, and of a hazel colour. 



Nose black. 



The muzzle and jaws long, strong, and rather pointed, but strong 

 in make, without loose flesh or chop; 





VALUE 



Neck and chest, . 



. 10 



Back, loin, and general 





shape, . 



• 15 



Legs and feet, 



IO 



Colour and coat, 



20 



