Shows at Hull and Dublin, 1874 39 



On October i3th, i4th, and i5th, 1874, was held in the Artillery 

 Barracks, Hull, a dog show, of which Mr. John Douglas acted as 

 manager, with Mr. VV. Gillet as secretary. 



An entry of 459 was secured, and the whole of the classes were 

 taken by Messrs. S. E. Shirley, M.P., and W. Lort, the judges 

 appointed on the occasion. 



In Sporting Dogs, Blood-hounds and Deer-hounds were small 

 classes. The former had all the prizes go to Major Cowen's and 

 Mr. E. Brough's entries. Greyhounds, Pointers, Retrievers, and 

 Fox-terriers were the strongest classes, Messrs. Whitehouse, Brierley, 

 and W. H. Walker clearing the decks in Pointers, Mr. J. W. Morris 

 doing much the same in Retrievers, and Messrs. J. Fletcher, 

 Shepherd, J. Terry, and S. W. Smith being names in the front in 

 Fox-terriers. Setters, Spaniels, etc., were small entries, but contained 

 the names of some well-known exhibitors. 



In Non-Sporting, Mastiffs were well supported. I do not 

 remember before seeing the name of my late respected friend Rev. 

 W. J. Mellor in connection with this breed, but here he was very 

 successful ; and Mr. Gresham was equally so with Rough and 

 Smooth St. Bernards. Sheep-dogs (Rough and Smooth) did well. 

 The best of the remainder were Black-and-tan and Toy Terriers ; in 

 the former the name of Lacy was a prominent feature, and the name 

 of Foster not absent from the latter. Mr. A. Boulton was first and 

 second in Skyes, as he has often been since ; and Yorkshire Terriers 

 had amongst the prize-winners Mr. Alderson's Mozart, Mrs. Foster's 

 Bruce, and Mr. Lumley's Young Bright. Messrs. Godfree and 

 J. Terry had the best of the Bull-terriers. Bedlingtons, Dandies, 

 Toy Spaniels, etc., had a few typical specimens in each. 



A dog show was held in the Exhibition Palace, Dublin, on 

 October i3th, i4th, i5th, and i6th, 1874, with Mr. P. W. Corrigan 

 as secretary, and an entry of 335. 



The judges who officiated were : Messrs. J. S. Skidmore, P. 

 Watson, D. Bellamy, and C. F. Staunton. 



In Pointers, Setters (especially the Irish variety), and Spaniels (in 

 which Irish figured well) most of the prizes went to Messrs. Morton 

 and D. Sullivan, and Mr. P. Bullock was well in the front in the 

 others. Fox-terriers found Messrs. S. W. Smith and Luke Turner 

 amongst them ; and at this show I first notice Mr. J. J. Pirn as an 

 exhibitor. I do not remember before seeing classes provided for 

 Irish Terriers, all the prizes in which, both over and under 9 lb., 

 were taken by Mr. J. Frame. Other kinds of dogs had small 



