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Retrievers, and Spaniels. There were small entries in Blood-hounds 

 (with Major Cowen in front), Deer-hounds, Greyhounds, Fox-hounds, 

 Fox-terriers, and some others, Mr. J. C. Carrick again carrying 

 off all the prizes for the picturesque Otter-hounds from Carlisle, 

 Messrs. J. H. Murchison and S. Mendel accounting for most of the 

 honours in Fox-terriers, other well-known names appearing amongst 

 the owners of the winning Pointers, Setters, and Spaniels. 



Non-Sporting Classes generally filled well, some of the largest 

 being Bedlington, Black-and-tan, Bull, Skye, and Dandie Dinmont 

 Terriers. Rev. J. Gumming Macdona and Mr. Murchison took all the 

 prizes with St, Bernards, which appeared low down in the catalogue. 

 Mastiffs and Newfoundlands had not many supporters, and there were 

 only a few Bull-dogs ; but most of the Toy varieties then in fashion 

 had some representatives. 



The following month on June 4th, 5th, 6th, and yth, 1872 

 the Third Grand National Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs 

 was held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, under the management 

 of Mr. John Douglas, with Mr. W. Roue as secretary. The entry 

 was a large one for those days 1,044. 



The judges elected were the following : Greyhounds, Lord 

 Lurgan (whose name became so well known afterwards in con- 

 nection with his Master McGrath) ; Deer-hounds, Lord Lurgan 

 and Mr. S. Handley; Fox-terriers, Messrs. W. Lort, .J. Walker 

 (Halifax), and J. Walker (Wrexham) ; Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, 

 and Spaniels, Messrs. Lort and Walker; Mastiffs, Messrs. A. B. 

 Ashfordand S. Handley ; Dandies, Mr. J. Nisbet ; other Non-Sporting 

 Breeds, Messrs. J. Barrow and S. Handley. 



Pointers, Setters, and Retrievers, as well as Spaniels (having more 

 separate classes than usual), came up well, with a good entry of 

 Fox-terriers, seemingly Smooth only. Blood-hounds had some well- 

 known specimens shown by Major Cowen, Mr. J. K. Field, Captain 

 Clayton, and Mr. Bird ; of Deer-hounds there was a small entry ; 

 Greyhounds had Mr. J. H. Murchison in the front rank ; also a good 

 lot of Harriers and some Otter-hounds and Beagles appeared. 



In Non-Sporting, Rev. J. Gumming Macdona and Mr. J. H. 

 Murchison took nearly all the prizes in St. Bernards. There were 

 capital entries of Mastiffs, Bull-dogs, and Bull-terriers, and represen- 

 tative lots of -many of the other varieties, the most being in Black- 

 and-tan Terriers, Pomeranians, and Dandies. 



On October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 1872, was held in the Great 

 Market Place, Nottingham, the Grand National Dog Show, with the 



