This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...of Mastiffs and Blood-hounds, of which he has brought out many grand specimens, and both varieties have suffered considerably from the withdrawal, it is to be hoped only for a time, of his valuable support. When a man has shown his ability to breed champion after champion of two such varieties in which success, or ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...of Mastiffs and Blood-hounds, of which he has brought out many grand specimens, and both varieties have suffered considerably from the withdrawal, it is to be hoped only for a time, of his valuable support. When a man has shown his ability to breed champion after champion of two such varieties in which success, or approach to perfection, is hard to attain, and of which the ardent supporters are few in number, it amounts to almost a national loss if he ceases to lead the way and encourage others to follow in his steps, even at a distance. With these few words I congratulate my fellows on having with us one so well able to fill the difficult position amongst Doggy People of Chairman of the Kennel Club, and trust he may long be spared to do so. Those of my readers who have, like the writer, perused the Kennel Gazette from its first number will know how many valuable articles have appeared in its pages from time to time on many interesting subjects from the able pen of Mr. Sidney Turner, which, if he had never done anything else, and in a quiet, unobtrusive way he has done much, should have earned the gratitude of vast numbers of Doggy People. Mr. Robert Vicary (late M.f.h.) Even in his schoolboy days Mr. Robert Vicary was keen on Terriers for work and badger digging, then held in great estimation, but it was 1874 before he attempted to combine good looks with working qualities. A visit to Mr. Murchison's kennels at Tring, and the purchase then of raie old Lancer, convinced him that a Terrier could be at once a topper at work and a picture to look at. Breeding on these lines, he gradually founded a kennel strain which for style, work, and the true characteristics of the breed is well known and appreciated far and wide. Mr. Vicary has always eschewed fads; he go...
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