Mr. Sam Hill, of Sheffield, had also a strong kennel, always well shown by George Porter, who is now, and has been for some years, in America, where he still follows his old love.  Mr. Hill’s name will ever be associated with that of his great dog Meersbrook Bristles, who has undoubtedly done the breed a great amount of good.  Mr. Mayhew is another old fancier, who nearly always showed a good one.  Mr. Mayhew has been in America now for many years.  One dog of his, who it is believed became a champion, viz.  Brittle, did at one time a big business at stud, perhaps not to the advantage of the breed, for he was possessed of a very bad fault, in that he had what was called a topknot ring, a bunch of soft silky hairs on his forehead, an unfailing sign of a soft coat all over, and a thing which breeders should studiously avoid.  This topknot was at one time more prevalent than it is now.  Whether it is a coincidence or not one cannot say, but it is a fact that in the writer’s experience several terriers possessed of this fault have also blue markings, which again are almost invariably accompanied by a soft coat, and taking these two peculiarities together it would seem that at some time, years ago, a cross with that wonderfully game but exceedingly soft-coated terrier, the Bedlington, may have been resorted to, though if so it would appear that nowadays any effect of it is gradually dying out.

Mr. George Raper is one of the old fanciers who has for many years owned some of the best specimens of the variety, Ch.  Go Bang perhaps being the most notable.  Go Bang was a beautiful terrier; there was no denying his quality.  Mr. Raper sold him to Mr. G. M. Carnochan, of New York, for something like P500, probably the biggest price that has ever been paid for any Fox-terrier.  Mr. Hayward Field is another gentleman who has been exhibiting the breed for very many years, and has owned several good terriers.  The late Mr. Clear had also at one time a strong kennel, the best of which by a long way was Ch.  Jack St. Leger.

Mr. Wharton was a well-known exhibitor and judge some time back.  It was he who owned that excellent little terrier Ch.  Bushey Broom, who created quite a furore when first exhibited at the Westminster Aquarium.

Mr. Harding Cox was years ago a great supporter of the variety.  He exhibited with varying success, and was always much in request as a judge; one knew in entering under him that he wanted firstly a terrier, and further that the terrier had to be sound.  Mr. Cox has of course played a big part in the popularisation of the Fox-terrier, for, as all the world knows, he was the instigator of the Fox-terrier Club, it being founded at a meeting held at his house.  His love has ever been for the small terrier, and certainly the specimens shown by him, whatever their individual faults, were invariably a sporting, game-looking lot.  Mr. Sidney Castle has for many years shown wire-hair Fox-terriers of more than average merit; and thoroughly understands the variety, indeed, perhaps as well as anybody.  Messrs. Bartle, Brumby Mutter, G. Welch, and S. Wilson, are all old fanciers who have great experience, have bred and shown excellent specimens.