278 Dog Shows and Doggy People 



In the Non-Sporting Division I think this was the first show which 

 provided classes for " Mount St. Bernards." Some well-known 

 names appear as owners of Bull-dogs and Bull-terriers ; there was 

 a good entry of Black-and-tans, divided into over and under 7 Ib. 

 All the prizes in White English Terriers were taken by Mr. F. 

 White (Clapham). Classes were well filled for " Other English 

 Terriers," over and under 7 Ib. ; and classes, also over and under 

 7 Ib., for White Scotch, Fawn Scotch, and Blue Scotch Terriers. 

 I think the first named was a breed similar to the little dog in 

 Sir E. Landseer's " Dignity and Impudence." I am not sure about 

 what corresponds with the " Fawn Scotch," but I think the " Blue 

 Scotch " is what we now know as Yorkshire Terriers. A class was 

 provided for " Scotch Colleys " and for " French Poodles." Good 

 entry of King Charles Spaniels, over and under 7 Ib., and fair 

 entries amongst the other Toys, winding up with Large and Small 

 Foreign Dog classes, in the former of which the late lamented 

 Mr. Frank Buckland won with a Wolf-hound (presumably Russian 

 Borzoi), followed by an " Australian " and a Boar-hound. 



On May 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 3oth, 1863, was held 

 at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, the First Great International 

 Dog Show, with an entry of 1,678, and it was stated that as in many 

 cases the entries comprised several dogs, there were probably over 

 2,000 dogs in the hall ! 



The judges were : for Fox-hounds, Captain P. Williams, Major J. 

 Fletcher, and Captain J. A. Thompson ; for Harriers, J. S. Crawley 

 and J. G. Grimwood ; for Other Dogs used in Field Sports, the Earl 

 of Suffolk, Lord Suffield, Lord Bury, M.P., Mr. G. Moore, Colonel 

 C. P. Leslie, M.P., Messrs. R. Ker, C. Randell, J. Wentworth, and 

 R. Marshall, with an array of stewards, amongst whom appears the 

 name of my old friend Mr. John Douglas, I think for the first time 

 at an important show, in the South at any rate. The secretary and 

 general manager was Mr. S. Sidney, afterwards so well known in 

 connection with horse shows. 



There were fair entries all through the Sporting Division, 

 the largest being in Greyhounds, Pointers, English Setters, and 

 Retrievers, also Deer-hounds, and a class for " Foreign Hounds." 



In the Non-Sporting Division the entries were not so large. 

 Messrs. E. Hanbury and Lukey were winners in Mastiffs ; good 

 lots of Bull-dogs, Bull-terriers, and Large and Small Black-and-tans, 

 and most of the "Toys." Classes were given for "British or 

 Foreign Lap-dogs," for " Best Monster Dog," for Smallest Dog under 



