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Brierley, W. Lee, Richardson, and J. Dickinson at the head of affairs. 

 Setters were mainly supported by Messrs. Dixon, Richardson, H. 

 Harding, Anderson, and Davidson. Spaniels were small entries, all 

 the prizes going to Messrs. W. W. Boulton, Richardson, and J. Handy. 

 Retrievers were not well-filled classes nor with well-known exhibits. 

 Fox-terriers were a fairly good lot, supplied by Messrs. Sharpies, 

 Shepherd, Proctor, Lacy, and W. Carrick (afterwards known as 

 one of the leading winners in the Wire-haired Division, and a great 

 loss to the Fancy when he left it). 



Bedlington Terriers were the largest and best entry I had 

 ever seen up to that time, with such names amongst them as 

 Messrs. Pickett's Tynedale and Tyneside, Carrick's Fred, Lumley's 

 Piper, Batty's Meg, Parker's Tearem, Walt's Daisy, Rewcastle's 

 Rattler and Mischief, Welsh's Phoebe, and Dodds's Jess, many of 

 which became well known on the show benches. Sheep-dogs, 

 Rough and Smooth, were fairly filled, with Mr. H. Lacy well in 

 front in both divisions. Bull-dogs were remarkable for containing 

 amongst their exhibitors one of the ablest and most popular all-round 

 judges the world has yet seen, Mr. George Raper, who took first with 

 his Warrior Chief. Black-and-tan Terriers had Mr. H. Lacy winning 

 in Large and Small. Bull-terriers and Dachshunds were poorly 

 supported. Mr. E. Millais was first in Variety Class over 30 Ib. ; 

 and the winners under 30 Ib. were the well-known Pug, Banjo, and 

 Mr. Alderson's Yorkshire Terrier Mozart. 



The First Annual Dog Show in connection with the County of 

 Cork's Agricultural Society's Exhibition was held in the Corn 

 Exchange, Cork, on July 28th, 1875, with Messrs. W. D. O'Connell 

 and J. Jones as hon. secretaries and treasurer, when a fair entry was 

 obtained. 



The following were the judges appointed : For all varieties except 

 Foxhounds, Messrs. J. Walker (Halifax) and J. Walker (\Vest Gorton, 

 late of Wrexham); Fox-hounds, Messrs. H. Briscoe and F. H. 

 Finvane. 



Mastiffs, St. Bernards, and Newfoundlands, which were first on 

 the list, were all small classes. Greyhounds filled better, and most 

 of the prizes went to Messrs. Fitzgerald and Wise. Retrievers had 

 few entries, in one class. Pointers had two classes, Messrs. Pike, 

 J. Jones, J. B. Johnson, and Sir G. Colthurst being chief winners. 

 Setters, divided into Irish Red, Irish Red and White, and Any other 

 Variety, had a fair entry in each division, the winners being owned 

 by Messrs. Halliard, Bass, Townsend, T. Price, Hewett, Collin, R, 



