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same with Smooth Terriers to Messrs. Roocroft and Wilson. Skyes 

 found Mr. A. Boulton well amongst them. Dandies were repre 

 sented by historic names and dogs, Rev. Tennison-Mosse's Shamrock 

 and Schann, Messrs. Newcomen's Kilt and Alic, Brough's Toper, 

 and Locke's Gyp being all in the prize list. Mrs. M. A. Foster was 

 well to the fore in the Toy varieties, with Miss Alderson close behind. 



What was called the First Annual Show of Dogs, under the Great 

 National Dog Show Society of Ireland, was held in the Exhibition 

 Palace, Dublin, on November 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 1875, when 

 451 entries were secured, the judges officiating being the following : 

 Greyhounds and Deer-hounds, Lord Lurgan ; Pointers and Setters, 

 Messrs. J. L. Darby, W. Whyte, and W. Jamieson ; Blood-hounds, 

 Retrievers, Spaniels, St. Bernards-, Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Sheep- 

 dogs, and Dalmatians, Messrs. J. S. Skidmore, P. Watson, and 

 D. Bellamy ; Bull-dogs, Terriers, and remaining classes, Messrs. H. 

 Gibson, E. Armstrong, R. W. Boyle, and R. G. Ridgway. Mr. P. W. 

 Corrigan acted as secretary. 



Irish Setters had nine classes, and produced a grand entry, the 

 chief winners being Messrs. Jephson, Nuttall, Bass, Corbet, 

 Brennan, Crosbie, Greenhill, McDougall, O'Brien, O'Connor, Gage, 

 Ruddy, and Brady. English and Gordon Setters were much less in 

 number, Mr. P. Murphy being most successful in the former, and 

 Messrs. Mainsty and Goodbody in the latter. Retrievers found 

 Messrs. French, Scanlan, and Cecil winners amongst the Curlies, 

 and the names of Fitzpatrick, Butler, and Sealey in the Wavy 

 prize list. Spaniels were mostly small classes all round, but best 

 in the Irish Water Class. Greyhounds were fairly representative, 

 Messrs. Saunders, J. Martin, W. Barrett, and T. Nevill being chief 

 winners. 



St. Bernards and Mastiffs, as well as Bull-dogs and Dalmatians, 

 were small classes, with nothing striking about them. Newfoundlands 

 filled well, the winners being supplied by Messrs. Lawder, Thomas, 

 Thompson, Carroll, O'Donnell, and others. Sheep-dogs were just 

 fair, with nothing remarkable amongst them. Bull-terriers were 

 decent classes, divided by weight. Irish Terriers had nearly all the 

 prizes taken by Mr. G. Jamieson. Fox-terriers had four classes, 

 the chief prizes going to Messrs. W. Bullock, J. R. Whittle, Rumley, 

 Mallinson, Hardy, Erskine, and Dr. Biddulph. All the others had 

 poor support except Pugs, which mustered well, the winners being 

 owned by Messrs. Meldon and Allan, Miss Stephens, Mrs. Pigott, 

 and Mrs. Tuffnell. 



