i8o Dog Shows and Doggy People 



At an early stage in Mr. Marples's career as a fancier, he took 

 to journalistic work, for which he evinced a natural talent, and 

 contributed to the columns of the Field, the Country, the Kennel 

 Review, the Stock-keeper, under its then title of the Fanciers' 

 Chronicle, which was started about 1870 at Newcastle-on-Tyne by 

 Mr. E. Brown. 



He was, during its existence, the sub-editor of the Canine World, 

 and, after it had been given up, he founded a well got-up journal 

 known as the British Fancier, which enjoyed considerable popularity 

 and was devoted to all the fancies, such as dogs, poultry, pigeons, etc., 

 with an influential body of directors. 



Mr. Marples resigned his position as editor of the British Fancier 

 in order to found Our Dogs, a paper he still directs, and which is 

 said to have the largest circulation of any of the papers dealing with 

 dogs only. 



Having had a long experience of dogs, Mr. Marples has been very 

 often called upon in a judicial capacity both at home and abroad, 

 and enjoys considerable popularity in that respect, proved by the 

 large classes he has had before him. 



His long connection with fancier journalism has brought him in 

 contact with all the leading writers on kennel matters and kindred 

 subjects, whose friendship he has from time to time enjoyed. 



His father, the late Rev. Mr. Marples, who joined the Scotch Presby- 

 terian Church, was sent to Canada on a special mission ; while there 

 the degrees of B.A. and M.D. were conferred on him, but his death 

 occurred before he could return to England. 



His brother, Mr. J. E. Marples, is an extensive farmer in 

 Manitoba, and a noted breeder and prize winner with Hereford Cattle. 



Two of his sisters married two brothers, Messrs. Dyar, nephews 

 and heirs-at-law of Surgeon-General Dyar, of Bath. 



I am indebted to an article in the American Stock-keeper, January 

 2oth, 1900, for much of the information contained in the above sketch 

 of one of the best known amongst Doggy People. 



