Dog Show at Birmingham in 1860 269 



flowers and one of his favourite balls under his nose, which would 

 have revived him if anything could ! 



I must apologise for this digression, but hope the majority of my 

 readers are men or women "of like passions with myself," and 

 take an interest in all matters relating to dogs and their doings ! 



From a lithograph 



THE LATE MR. WILLIAM LORT 



I do not find records of any shows in 1860, until the First 

 Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs, held on December 3rd 

 and 4th, in the Midland Counties Repository, Cheapside, Birming- 

 ham, with Mr. C. Wicksteed as Judge of the Hound classes ; 

 Messrs. Moore, W. Lort, and H. B. Leigh, of Pointers ; Major 



