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Earls Howe and Manners as Presidents ; Mr. J. Chaworth-Musters, 

 M.F.H., as Chairman of Committee, and Mr. Wakerley as Secre- 

 tary. The respectable entry of 843 was secured ; the judges 

 chosen for the occasion being : Blood-hounds, Mastiffs, St. 

 Bernards, and Newfoundlands, Messrs. Edgar Hanbury, W. 

 Harrison, and M. B. Wynn ; Fox-hounds and Fox-terriers, Hon. 

 T. W. Fitzwilliam, Captain Skipwith, and Mr. Frank Gillard ; Deer- 

 hounds, Greyhounds, Otter-hounds, Harriers, and Sheep-dogs, Rev. 

 G. F. Hodson (the first time I find his name appearing as a judge 

 at a large show, but who in after years was one of the best known 

 in the non-professional ranks), Messrs. Hedley and J. Fisher ; 

 Pointers, Messrs. S. Brown, J. Phillips, and Colonel Welfitt ; 

 English, Gordon, and Irish Setters, and Retrievers, Messrs. S. 

 Brown, J. Phillips, and G. Murray ; Spaniels (all varieties, except 

 Toy), Mr. C. B. Hodgson, Rev. G. F. Hodson, and Captain 

 Montresor ; Dalmatians, Bull-dogs, Bull-terriers, and all other Non- 

 Sporting varieties not before named, Rev. G. F. Hodson and Mr. 

 John Fisher. 



In Sporting Dogs the largest entries were in Pointers and Fox- 

 terriers, Spaniels being next, followed by small lots of Setters, 

 Retrievers, Deer-hounds, Greyhounds, etc. 



Non-Sporting had a good average representation, St. Bernards 

 and Sheep-dogs (both divided into Rough and Smooth, a rare event 

 in those days) coming up fairly well. There was only a small entry 

 of Mastiffs ; but rather better in Bull-dogs, Bull-terriers, Black-and- 

 tans, and some of the Toys. 



The next important show I find mention of was the Thirteenth 

 Dog Show, held in Curzon Hall, Birmingham, December 2nd, 3rd, 

 4th, and 5th, 1872, with a large entry. 



The following list of judges appeared : Pointers, Messrs. C. E. 

 Lewis and J. E. Brewer; Blood-hounds, Mastiffs, St. Bernards, and 

 Sheepdogs, Mr. Edgar Hanbury; Deer-hounds and Greyhounds, 

 Messrs. Mallaby and J. Fisher ; Setters, Messrs. W. Lort and J. 

 Walker (Halifax) ; Retrievers, Irish Spaniels, and Foreign Sporting 

 Dogs, Messrs. S. E. Shirley, M.P., and W. Lort ; other Spaniels, 

 Mr. J. Walker (Halifax) ; Otter-hounds, Harriers, and Beagles, Mr. J. 

 Walker (Wrexham) ; Fox-terriers, Messrs. H. Gibson and J. Walker 

 (Wrexham) ; Newfoundlands, Dalmatians, Pugs, Pomeranians, Maltese, 

 Italian Greyhounds, Toy Spaniels, Toy Terriers, and Non-Sporting 

 Foreign Dogs, Messrs. J. Percival and J. Barrow ; Beagles, Bull- 

 dogs, Bull-terriers (Smooth), and Black-and-tan Terriers, Messrs. 



