bench Rustic Monk (late Royal), Cholmondeley Briar (considered by many judges to be the best of his variety ever exhibited, he winning over 250 first and special prizes; he died in January, 1903), Brilliant and Brigand, Manningham Trimmer, Clip, Tommy Tucker, Rustic Queen Broadlands Bunkum, Little Moorfly, Rustic Jeanette, Hyndman Briar, Rustic Trilby, Arthington Timer, Briar Test, Legrams Prince, Tone Regent, Tone Masterpiece, Clonmel Floriform, Delph Girl, Tone Princess, Longfield Nut, Broadlands Bashful, Dumbarton Lass, Clonmel Bedrock, and Barkerend Princess.

II.,

Some time ago there was considerable dissatisfaction expressed in some quarters because a considerable amount of unfair trimming was perpetrated upon the Airedale terrier. Of late we have not had much of this, and I hope, what I believe to be the case, that he is now bred so as to require little or no artificial aid to improve his appearance. Still, to the Airedale terrier we are indebted for one of the smartest acts ever perpetrated in the way of trimming a dog called Redwillow Crack, belonging to Mr. C. J. Whittaker, which had done a considerable amount of winning. At Preston show in 1894 a protest was laid against him on the grounds that "the pupils of its eyes had been dilated

with belladonna, atropine, or other agent.' The protest was passed from the Preston committee to the Kennel Club, when various professional opinions were put in evidence to the effect that the eyes of the dog were at the time "in a state of extreme dilation, completely masking the colour of the iris, which might be the effect of nervous disease or a drug, but no sign of disease was apparent." A later examination proved that the effects of the belladonna were gradually subsiding. Other evidence was to the effect that before the Preston Show, Redwillow Crack had light-coloured eyes. In defence, its owner said his dog was difficult to keep in health, and he had been treating it daily with colocynth, nux vomica, and belladonna. He also produced a veterinary opinion that the dog's eyes were in a natural state. Mr. A. J. Sewell, V.S., gave evidence before the Kennel Club, and produced a fox terrier into one of whose eyes belladonna had been inserted two hours previously, and this had hidden the whole of the iris of that eye, whilst the other remained a yellowishbrown in appearance. A grain of belladonna given twice a day for a week would have a similar effect on the eyes. In reply to a question, Mr. Sewell said that the treatment which Mr. Whittaker had said his dog had undergone would have no effect on the eyes, as the colocynth and nux vomica would counteract

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the effects of the belladonna. In the end the dog was disqualified, and so ended a case which caused more than a passing interest. Before passing on to the points and description," it may be well to mention that at the close of 1902 the Kennel Club suggested that the Airedale terrier should be removed from the group of terriers and take its position as an Airedale," just as

as we have the St. Bernard. The foolishness of the thing was so apparent that it was not pressed, and eventually withdrawn. So the Airedale terrier remains as it always was, and I hope always will be a handsome, useful creature, and the biggest of our families of terriers.

There is a club to look after the welfare of the Airedale terrier, but this in its present form was only established in 1892, the earlier club being called the "Airedale and Old English Terrier Club."

The following is the standard laid down by the Airedale Terrier Club for the assistance of breeders:

"Head.-Long, with flat skull, not too broad between the ears and narrowing slightly to the eyes, free from wrinkle. Stop hardly visible, and cheeks free from fulness. Jaw deep and powerful, well filled up before the eyes, lips tight. Ears 'V'-shaped with

a side carriage, small but not out of proportion to

the size of the dog.

The nose black. The eyes

small, and dark in
full of terrier expression.

level.

colour, not prominent, but The teeth strong and

Neck. Should be of moderate length and thickness, gradually widening towards the shoulders, and free from throatiness.

"Shoulders and Chest.—Shoulders long and sloping well into the back, shoulder blades flat. Chest deep, but not broad.

"Body.-Back short, strong, and straight. Ribs well sprung.

droop.

Hindquarters.-Strong and muscular, with no Hocks well let down. The tail set on high, and carried gaily, but not curled over the back.

Feet.-Legs perfectly straight, with
Feet small and round with a good

"Coat.-Hard and wiry, and not so long as to appear ragged; it should also lie straight and close, covering the dog well all over the body and legs.

"Colour.-The head and ears, with the exception of dark markings on each side of the skull, should be tan, the ears being of a darker

shade than the rest. The legs up to the thighs and elbows being also tan. The body black or dark grizzle.

Size.-Dogs 40lb. to 45lb. weight. Bitches slightly less.

"It is the unanimous opinion of the club that the size of the Airedale terrier as given in the above standard is one of, if not the most important, characteristics of the breed; all judges who shall henceforth adjudicate on the merits of the Airedale terrier shall consider undersized specimens of the breed severely handicapped when competing with dogs of the standard weight. And that any of the club's judges who, in the opinion of the committee, shall give prizes or otherwise push to the front dogs of a small type, shall be at once struck off from the list of specialist judges."

NUMERICAL POINTS (NOT THE CLUB STANDARD).