264 Dog Shows and Doggy People 



Derby's Bang out of his Dora ; and for the best Setter the prize 

 went to Mr. J. Jobling's Dandy. 



Two happy men must have been Messrs. Brailsford and Jobling 

 that day, carrying off against all comers the only prizes for best 

 Pointer and best Setter ever competed for anywhere ! 



Since writing the foregoing I have seen the following short account 

 of the first Show of Dogs in a popular fancier paper : 



" While both the promoters of the first dog show ever held still 

 live, we thought it would be interesting to frequenters of dog shows 

 in particular and dog owners in general to publish a few particulars 

 of the show, which was held in the then New Corn Exchange, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, on June 2Qth and $oth, 1859. 



"There has, we know, been some little dispute as to which brain 

 evolved the idea of a dog show, whether that of Mr. John Shorthose, 

 the well-known Pointer and Setter breeder and judge, or Mr. W. 

 R. Pape, the well-known Newcastle gunsmith, both gentlemen 

 claiming the distinction even up to this very moment ! 



" We have no intention of attempting an elucidation of the matter 

 here, after all these years have elapsed, if only for the respect and 

 veneration we entertain for the aged sportsmen. That both 

 gentlemen were associated in the promotion of the undertaking is 

 beyond all dispute, and that Mr. Pape took a prominent and 

 active part in the dog section of the show is equally clear. 



" Both gentlemen have very kindly favoured us with many 

 particulars concerning this memorable show, which established 

 an epoch, and for all time will form a landmark in the history 

 of the dog interest, not only in Great Britain, but throughout the 

 civilised world. 



" Mr. John Shorthose, who has been in the employ of Messrs. 

 Bass & Co., the great Burton-on-Trent brewers, as far back as 

 1844, and is still their agent for Newcastle-on-Tyne, kindly sent 

 us a copy of the report of the show, which appeared in the 

 Newcastle Courant of Friday, July ist, 1859, and we reprint this 

 report and award list, so far as it refers to the dog section. It 

 is as follows : 



"'This Exhibition took place in the New Corn Market on 

 Wednesday and Thursday last. The new feature of the addition 

 of Sporting Dogs to the show of Poultry was a great attraction, 

 and tended in no slight degree to the success of the meeting. 

 The arrangements were admirably carried out : litters, with proper 



