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being Bull-terriers, Black-and-tan and Smooth English Terriers, a few 

 Sheep-dogs, Dandies, Rough-coated Terriers (in which Mr. T. Wootton 

 was first and second with his Tip and Venture), and small lots of 

 Toys and variety classes, the many since extensively provided for at 

 our shows of fancy varieties having no classes here. 



On March i7th, i8th, and igth, 1874, the Second Great Central 

 Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs was held in the Corn 

 Exchange, Northampton, with an entry of 349. Mr. J. S. Muddeman 

 acted as hon. secretary. 



The judges were the following : the Rev. G. F. Hodson, Messrs. 

 W. Lort and J. Walker (Halifax). 



Sporting Classes had the largest entries in Retrievers (with 

 Messrs. J. W. Morris and S. E. Shirley, M.P., amongst the winners), 

 and Fox-terriers (with Messrs. T. Wootton, S. W. Smith, J. Fletcher, 

 and J. Terry all in the prize list). In Spaniels most of the prizes went 

 to Messrs. J. Fletcher, T. B. Bowers, and W. W. Boulton. Setters, 

 in the same way, were mainly indebted for their entries to Messrs. 

 Purcell-Llewellin, J. Fletcher, and T. B. Bowers. I do not remember 

 meeting with Mr. E. Brough's name as an exhibitor of Blood-hounds 

 before this show, where he took first and second with Clotho and 

 Rufus. 



Non-Sporting had the largest entries in Bull-dogs, with Messrs. F. 

 Lamphier, S. E. Shirley, M.P., F. Adcock, and G. Dawes all 

 amongst the winners. Black-and-tans and Bull-terriers were the best 

 supported of the remainder, and there was a good entry in variety 

 classes. This show was memorable as being the first appearance, 

 amongst a small entry of Sheep-dogs, of Mr. S. E. Shirley's Trefoil, 

 a very well-shaped and typical tricoloured Rough Collie some of my 

 readers will remember as a great winner, and of Mr. H. Lacy's 

 Mec, also a great winner in his time, black-and-tan in colour. 



