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Retrievers, Spaniels, Greyhounds, and Fox-terriers, the rest being 

 poorly supported. 



Non-Sporting were strong in Mastiffs, St. Bernards, Black-and-tan 

 Terriers, Bull-terriers, White English and Dandie Dinmont Terriers, 

 Broken-haired and Toy Terriers, most of the others having entries, 

 but not very many of each variety. 



The next important show I must mention is called the Third 

 Dog Show, held in the Royal Aquarium, Edinburgh, May 2oth, 2ist, 

 22nd, and 23rd, 1873, w ^ tn Mr- John Douglas as manager, and Mr. 

 J. M. D. Brown as secretary, and a large entry. 



The judges on the list were : Messrs. W. Lort, S. Handley, F. 

 Somner, J. Nisbet, J. Steedman, and W. Ritchie. 



Pointers and Fox-terriers were the largest classes in the show, 

 Setters (no Irish shown), Spaniels, and Retrievers coming next in 

 order, the others poorly filled. 



Mastiffs, St. Bernards, and Newfoundlands were scanty in number; 

 Bull-terriers and Black-and-tan Terriers, Skyes and Dandies, being 

 the largest classes in Non-Sporting Division. 



The next show I shall refer to was held at the Crystal Palace, 

 Sydenham, June lyth, i8th, i9th, and 2oth, 1873, an d is memorable 

 as being the first I find held under the auspices of the newly 

 established Kennel Club, with Mr. John Douglas, manager, Mr. 

 W. Roue, secretary, and an entry of 975. 



The following acted as judges : Blood-hounds, Mastiffs, and St. 

 Bernards, Mr. S. Handley ; Greyhounds and Deer-hounds, Mr. R. B. 

 Carruthers ; Pointers, Messrs. R. J. Lloyd Price and W. Lort ; Setters, 

 Rev. E. Hill and Mr. W. Lort ; Retrievers, Messrs. R. B. Moore and 

 W. Lort ; Spaniels, Mr. W. Lort; Otter-hounds, Harriers, and Beagles, 

 Hon. R. Hill and Mr. J. Walker (Wrexham) ; Fox-terriers and Wire- 

 haired Terriers, Messrs. W. Lort and J. Walker (Wrexham) ; Sheep- 

 dogs, Messrs. R. J. Lloyd Price and W. Lort ; Dalmatians and 

 Bull-dogs, Messrs. R. J. Lloyd Price and S. Handley ; Bull-terriers, 

 Black-and-tan and English Terriers, Mr. S. Handley; Skyes and 

 Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Mr. E. J. Dart; Maltese, Broken-haired 

 Terriers, and others not mentioned, Mr. S. Handley. 



There was a remarkably good average entry all through this show, 

 the largest entries in the Sporting Division being in Retrievers, 

 Pointers, Setters, Spaniels, and Fox-terriers, but most of the other 

 varieties were fairly well represented. 



In the Non-Sporting Division Mastiffs, Bull-dogs, and Bull-terriers 

 bore the palm in numbers; but Black-and-tan and Toy Terriers were 



