Rajah of Kidnal, who was bred and exhibited by Mrs. A. Gerard, of Malpas, was the selection of Captain Graham and two other judges.  This dog, which has been renamed Brian Boru, is still hearty and well, and was at his post on St. Patrick’s Day, 1909, when the shamrock that had been sent by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra was handed to the men.

Mrs. Gerard owned one of the largest kennels of Irish Wolfhounds in England, and amongst her many good dogs and bitches was Cheevra, who was a wonderful brood bitch, and included amongst her stock were several that worked their way up to championship honours; she was the dam of Rajah of Kidnal.

Besides Ballyhooley, Mr. W. Williams owned a good dog in Finn by Brian II.  Finn produced Miss Packe’s Wickham Lavengro, a black and tan dog that has won several prizes.  Some judges are opposed to giving prizes to Irish Wolfhounds of this colour, but Captain Graham did not object to it.  Finn was a very heavy dog, and weighed 148 lbs.

A hound that has been of great benefit to the breed in Ireland is Ch.  Marquis of Donegal, the property of Mr. Martin.

Amongst the bitches that have been instrumental in building up the breed to its present high state of excellence is Princess Patricia of Connaught who is by Dermot Astore out of Cheevra, and is the dam of Ch.  Cotswold Patricia.  She is one of the tallest of her race, her height being 33 inches; another bitch that measures the same number of inches at the shoulder being Dr. Pitts-Tucker’s Juno of the Fen, a daughter of Ch.  Wargrave.

Mr. Everett, of Felixstowe, is now one of the most successful breeders.  He exhibited at the 1908 Kennel Club show a most promising young dog in Felixstowe Kilronan, with which he was second to Mrs. Shewell’s Ch.  Cotswold, of whom he is now kennel companion.  At the same show Miss Clifford, of Ryde, exhibited a good hound in Wildcroft, another of Dermot Astore’s sons, and other supporters of the breed are Lady Kathleen Pilkington, Mr. T. Hamilton Adams, Mr. G. H. Thurston, Mr. Bailey, Mrs. F. Marshall, Mr. J. L. T. Dobbin, and Miss Ethel McCheane.

The following is the description of the variety as drawn up by the Club:—­

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GENERAL APPEARANCE—­The Irish Wolfhound should not be quite so heavy or massive as the Great Dane, but more so than the Deerhound, which in general type he should otherwise resemble.  Of great size and commanding appearance, very muscular, strongly though gracefully built; movements easy and active; head and neck carried high; the tail carried with an upward sweep, with a slight curve towards the extremity.  The minimum height and weight of dogs should be 31 inches and 120 pounds, of bitches 28 inches and 90 pounds.  Anything below this should be debarred from competition.  Great size, including height at shoulder and proportionate length of body, is the desideratum to be aimed at, and it is desired firmly