The subject of the illustration under this heading is the well-known athlete and breeder Dr. Edwardes-Ker, who, in addition to having won several score prizes in the various branches of athletics, such as swimming, running, and boxing, is perhaps better known to the many readers of this volume as a fine horseman and the originator of the present race of Old English Sheep-dogs, every one of the best of the winners of the present day being of his noted strain, I believe without exception.

This gentleman's kennel has turned out, amongst other good ones, such doughty champions as Sir Guy, Mayor of Newport, Dame Leah, Sir Tatton, Sir Hereward, Sir Cavendish, Dame Betsy, and Dame Elizabeth, and I notice the kennel still holds such formidable specimens as Sir Ethelred, Dame Ethelred,Dame Becky, Dame Susan, and Sir Grundy, who is the sire of many promising youngsters which are coming on to maintain the reputation of this beautiful strain.

DR. G. C. EDWARDES-KER.

From photo by John White. Ipswich.

The doctor very rarely exhibits, as he finds the wear and tear of showing considerably militates against successful breeding.

But it is not only this breed which finds favour with Dr. Edwardes-Ker, as his first love was the Fox-terrier, and he has owned many hundreds of this variety and the Old English Terrier - to wit, the Champion Frisky, Champion Trimmer, Belgrave Jock, Bexley Joe, the great Champion Teazle, Fernyhurst Pincher (a dog he sold for £150), and the celebrated Fernyhurst Gorse. A few years ago he had about the finest team of Welsh, or Old English, Terriers in these islands - Fernyhurst Sam, Fernyhurst Jewess, and The Welsher. Moreover, these kennels always contain a good specimen or two of the Smooth Collie, as they are such grand companions, can gallop for ever, "and can box a bit" if interfered with; about the best specimens the doctor has had being the Champion Bilberry, the Champion Veto, Echo, and Stanhope Jacques (a dog now doing a lot of winning in the West of England and Whales), and several such beautiful Rough Collies as Angus Craig, the famous Bluebeard (a dog that beat Edgbaston Fox), and last, but not least, the Champion Tramp.

He is also a keen otter hunter, and has had some very fine Rough Hounds, and for several seasons showed rare good sport with his pack of Beagles, most of them being blue mottles, and Stud Book hounds into the bargain. Finding this amusement took up too much of his time, he decided to part with the lot, consisting of forty couples, which were disposed of to the Colchester Garrison, Eton College, Mr. Gold, and Mr. Sheridan, of Camberley.

Dr. Edwardes-Ker is a native of Suffolk, but of Scottish descent, and was educated at Epsom College, where he was captain of the fifteen (in the rough days of Rugby football) that vanquished most of the London Hospitals and the famous "Marlborough Nomads." While he was at the London hospitals he owned a very handsome strain of Bat-eared Toy Bull-dogs, which were noted for under-jaw and lay-back; but finding it impossible to breed sixteen and eighteen pounders with rose ears, he relinquished this breed for the "Fox-terrier Workman."

I regret very much to hear of the death of Dr. Edwardes-Ker since the above was written.