22o Dog Shows and Doggy People 



country, and at most of the shows where classes are provided good 

 entries of typical specimens may be seen. 



I am pleased to be able to give my readers with this a capital 

 portrait of Mr. G. R. Sims, who is a member of the Kennel Club, 

 and has many friends amongst Doggy People, and also of his pony- 

 trap with some of his Dalmatians. 



Mr. F. Winton Smith 



THIS gentleman will be well known to many of my readers, particu- 

 larly those with sporting tastes, as an owner, breeder, and occasional 

 exhibitor of several varieties of sporting dogs, such as Pointers, 

 Setters, Retrievers, Spaniels, Beagles, and Fox-terriers, but he also 

 keeps a few Airedale, Irish, and other Terriers. 



From these kennels, which are conveniently situated at Elstree, 

 near Hendon, about twelve miles from town, and are well adapted 

 and convenient for their purpose, dogs are not only sent all over the 

 United Kingdom, but also a great many exported to the continent 

 of Europe and other parts of the world. Intending purchasers 

 are enabled to see the dogs at work before deciding to have them, 

 and in very many cases they have proved that it is possible to 

 combine good working qualities with show properties by winning 

 prizes in keen competition. 



During the last two years some of the Clumber Spaniels bred here 

 have won : second Puppy Stakes and certificates at the Sporting 

 Spaniel Club's Trials at Sutton Scarsdale, January, 1899 ; first 

 Puppy, first All-aged, and second Brace, Stakes at the same Club's 

 Trials, at Havant, 1899; first Non-retrieving, first Retrieving, and 

 first Brace, Stakes at the Sporting Spaniel Club's Trials at Welbeck, 

 1900, including specials and the Duke of Portland's Cup for the 

 Best Working Spaniel, all three under one year old. 



The Clumber Champion Beechgrove Donally has won forty-one 

 first prizes and twelve championships, shown on twenty-two 

 occasions, since August, 1899, believed to be an unbeaten record ; 

 Rob is a noted winner and sire of field trial and show winners ; 

 Beechgrove Marion won first and special, Crystal Palace; Beechgrove 

 Clara, Beechgrove May, and Beechgrove Rob are all prize-winners 

 and perfect at work. 



Dogs from this kennel were first in all the stakes at the Sporting 

 Spaniel Club's Trials at Neath, 1900, with Twenty Guinea Challenge 



