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Dog Shows and Doggy People 



Mr. John Powers 



THIS gentleman, who was born September 3oth, r868, the youngest 

 son of Mr. George Powers, Manor House, Barwell, Leicestershire, 

 has been a dog lover all his life, commencing w T ith a cross-bred 



Shepherd-dog, bought 

 for a shilling when 

 he was a boy. Since 

 then he has never 

 been without dogs, 

 and has always stuck 

 l|k to Collies. 



The first which 



-' ' UK- " 



really brought his 



Ji rf ife name forward was 



Champion Barwell 

 Pearl, who was a 

 great winner, and 

 about the same time 

 he purchased Lady 

 Christopher at Bir- 

 mingham Show from 

 Captain Heaton ; this 

 turned out one of the 

 best bitches living. 

 He had also in his 

 kennels Bleachfield 

 Wonder, who did 

 well on the benches. 

 About ten years 

 since he brought out 

 one of his own breeding, Barwell Pansy, at Birmingham Show, 

 where she won all the firsts and specials, and later on the Sixty 

 Guinea Trophy and Fifty Guinea Cup at Liverpool, besides a lot 

 of first prizes. He sold her to Mr. Brearley, who renamed her 

 Portington Beauty. 



At the shows of the Northern and Midland Sheep-dog Club in 

 1894 he brought out the best bitch he ever saw, Barwell Superba, 

 who won all the firsts, championship, and the President's Cup. 



In January, 1895, he brought out another of his breeding, Barwell 

 Beauty, at Liverpool, where she won four firsts, gold medal, two 



l-'roiu photo by Seville & Co., Leicester 



MR. JOHN POWERS 



