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last great Parisian show, which was organized for instance), prove that these dog shows are 

 by the Socictc Centralc, toot; in daily receipts not for the mere amusement of dog fanciers, 

 of more than twenty-five hundred 

 dollars. Germany has not remained 

 behind, and several of its cities have 

 had very successful shows, lasting 

 two or three days. Belgium, thanks 

 to its Royal Society of St. Hubert 

 and other clubs, organizes in sum- 

 mer very important shows, to which 

 are sent magnificent specimens 

 which attract much interest in other 

 countries. The United States is 

 not backward, either, in the num- 

 ber or the quality of her bench 

 shows, which are now annual affairs 

 in many of our large cities. But it 

 is generally admitted and agreed 

 that Holland takes precedence of 

 all other countries in the organiza- 

 tion of shows, the arrangement, 

 preparation, and administration of 

 which (striking an outsider with 

 amazement) are taken as models by 

 other countries. Annual shows are 

 organized in Holland by the differ- 

 ent clubs, and a body of excellent 

 Dutch experts, who are often in- 

 vited to other countries to judge 

 of indigenous races (the German 

 watchdogs, the Russian wolf- 

 hounds, and the English mastiffs. Conscious of his \'ictorii:s 



