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only awarded two letters. In the summer of 1880, lie began 

 to improve in condition, and ran in the all-aged stake of 

 the Eastern Field Trials, where he won his first heat, but 

 failed to get placed. At the New York Show of 1881, he 

 won third in the open class, and in the fall of the same year 

 again ran at the trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 where he defeated all the Pointers present, winning the 

 special Pointer cup. He then ran for first prize over all, 

 against the orange-and-white Setter Grousedale, but after a 

 close race was declared defeated a decision which caused 

 considerable heated discussion in the sporting press, many 

 believing that Croxteth had justly won the contest. His 

 owner withdrew him after this race, and would not permit 

 him to contend for second money. 



In 1882, the New York Exhibition awarded him first in 

 the open class for heavy-weight dogs, and the silver medal 

 for the best Pointer with a field-trial record. He was 

 shown against the well-known dog Faust, and scored nine- 

 ty-five and one-fourth points, out of a possible one hun- 

 dred, against ninety by Faust. The same year, he ran 

 again in the all-aged stake at the Eastern Field Trials, 

 beating all Pointers, and again winning the special Pointer 

 cup. He won second in the general contest, out of thirty- 

 seven entries, being defeated for first place by London. 

 His son, Lord Sefton, ran in the Derby at the same time, 

 and won the silver cup, over sixty-five dogs, for special 

 excellence; he also won second in the puppy class at the 

 New York Bench Show, the same year. 



The summarized winnings of Croxteth are as follows: 

 Second prize (in puppy class), International Show at 

 Hanover, Germany, 1879; fourth in English Field Trial 

 Derby, out of one hundred and twenty-seven entries, 1879; 

 second in bench show, Rochester, N. Y., 1879; H. C., bench 

 show, New York City, 1880; third, bench show, New York 

 City, 1881; special cup for best Pointer in Eastern Field 

 Trials, 1881; first in open class, New York Bench Show, 

 and silver medal for best field- trial Pointer in the show, 

 1882; special cup for best Pointer in the Eastern Field 



