full cry. dogs. On the hounds finding the scent they were uncoupled, and on 'starting' the fox went off in The fox generally sought refuge in a burrow or cairn. The services of the terriers were then brought into requisition, and when let loose they rushed in to do battle, cheered on by the hunter's 'Staigh sin!' Many a good terrier has met his coup de grâce while engaged in these subterranean fights, and many more have come forth to carry for the remainder of their restless days the scars of battle. If reynard did not sell his life dearly under cover, his fate was sealed on making from his stronghold. About "This was the description of work for which the old Skye terrier was kept in the Duke of Argyll's kennels at Inverary and Roseneath, and from my personal knowledge of their build and temperament, we can corroborate what Mr. Clarke has said of their qualifications as working terriers. fifty years ago her late Majesty Queen Victoria was presented with a couple of them by the county gentlemen of Argyllshire, one of these being from the Duke's kennels, and the other from that of Dugald Ferguson, the foxhunter." This little dog from Roseneath is alluded to in a preceding article on the Scottish terrier; and, as there stated, classes have been provided for him at an I a most agresalle companion cent by Mr Macdo winch is on his Mch Parl, which flours ied abou was direct from Mr. Cl.k's strain, though. was of 893, and Mr. Maitlard, of Inverary, Lady Campbell's do... of a later period 1872 82), described in most colomstic temps, came direct from Rosecerah, nid the old strain, Lady Campbell says, ha spee " 1 lest or swallowed up in others; they ve rolb. in weight, mostly pele fawn or cream cloc cccasionally light silver grey with block pons, the latter being the colour of the dog illusor, ted. am not awue that portraits of the real Rostbeath terrier have previously appeared, and so I think the drawings will be interesting, and also as they are representatives of an old race of the Skye terrier, A A |