saw the foals and verified Lord Morton's statement.

"Herbert Spencer, in the Contemporary Review for May, 1893, gives
several cases communicated to him by his friend Mr. Fookes, whom
Spencer says is often appointed judge of animals at agricultural shows.
After giving various examples he goes on to say: 'A friend of mine near
this had a valuable Dachshund bitch, which most unfortunately had a
litter by a stray sheep-dog. The next year the owner sent her on a
visit to a pure Dachshund dog, but the produce took quite as much of
the first father as the second, and the next year he sent her to
another Dachshund, with the same result. Another case: A friend of mine
in Devizes had a litter of puppies unsought for, by a setter from a
favorite pointer bitch, and after this she never bred any true
pointers, no matter what the paternity was.'

"Lord Polwarth, whose very fine breed of Border Leicesters is famed
throughout Britain, and whose knowledge on the subject of breeding is
great, says that 'In sheep we always consider that if a ewe breeds to a
Shrop ram, she is never safe to breed pure Leicesters from, as dun or
colored legs are apt to come even when the sire is a pure Leicester.
This has been proved in various instances, but is not invariable.'"

Hon. Henry Scott says: "Dog-breeders know this theory well; and if a
pure-bred bitch happens to breed to a dog of another breed, she is of
little use for breeding pure-bred puppies afterward. Animals which
produce large litters and go a short time pregnant show this throwing
back to previous sires far more distinctly than others--I fancy dogs
and pigs most of all, and probably horses least. The influence of
previous sires may be carried into the second generation or further, as
I have a cat now which appears to be half Persian (long hair). His dam
has very long hair and every appearance of being a half Persian,
whereas neither have really any Persian blood, as far as I know, but
the grand-dam (a very smooth-haired cat) had several litters by a
half-Persian tom-cat, and all her produce since have showed the
influence retained. The Persian tom-cat died many years ago, and was
the only one in the district, so, although I cannot be absolutely
positive, still I think this case is really as stated."

Breeders of Bedlington terriers wish to breed dogs with as powerful
jaws as possible. In order to accomplish this they put the Bedlington
terrier bitch first to a bull-terrier dog, and