CHAPTER VIII 



1874 (continued) : Shows at Norwich and Manchester. 1875 * 

 Shows at Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace, Edinburgh, 

 Blaydon, Belfast, and Cork 



IN the Corn Hall, Norwich, on December gth and loth, 1874, a dog 

 show was held under the management of Mr. W. Groom, with Mr. 

 F. Lowe as secretary, when an entry was made of 394. 



The judges acting were Messrs. W. Lort and E. Sandell. 



The two largest classes of Sporting Dogs were Fox-terriers and 

 Retrievers, the latter with the help of Messrs. S. E. Shirley, M.P., 

 and S. Mayhew ; the former with Messrs. J. Fletcher, T. Bassett, 

 S. W. Smith, Fred. Burbidge (first time I have noticed this well- 

 known enthusiast amongst exhibitors), and Lindsay Hogg, all " in 

 the money." 



Mastiffs (with Rev. W. J. Mellor) and St. Bernards (with Mr. F. 

 Gresham) were fairly representative. In Smooth Terriers all prizes 

 fell to Mr. G. Wilson, both over and under 8 Ib. ; and in Rough 

 Terriers Miss Alderson and Mr. S. W. Smith took the prizes. The 

 class for Puppies was the best filled of the rest. The late Mrs. 

 Laura Mayhew was a winner in Mastiffs and Pugs. 



The Fourteenth Dog Show was held in the Zoological Gardens, 

 Manchester, December 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 1874, with 478 entries. 



The judges named were : Sporting Dogs, Messrs. W. Cropper and 

 J. A. Handy; Non-Sporting Dogs, Messrs. Matthias Smith, E. 

 Sandell, and J. Monsey. 



Pointers were the largest lot in the show, with Messrs. C. W. 

 Brierley and F. R. Hemming the principal winners. Setters had 

 also a good entry. Blood-hounds and Deer-hounds were small 

 classes, with Mr. Brough amongst the former, and Mr. F. R. 

 Hemming a winner in the latter, and taking most of the money in 

 Greyhounds. In Retrievers the chief winners were Messrs. E. Ellis, 

 Morris, Andrews, and Holmes. In Spaniels Messrs. J. Fletcher, 

 H. B. Spurgin, T. B. Bowers, W. S. Holmes, and W. W. Boulton 



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