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on May gth, loth, nth, and i2th, 1876, with an entry of 676, and 

 Mr. G. H. Nutt as secretary. 



The following long list of judges appeared : Deer-hounds, Grey- 

 hounds, and Sporting Puppies, Lord St. Leonards; Pointers, Sir 

 T. B. Lennard, Bart. ; Setters, Mr. H. W. Evans ; Retrievers, Sheep- 

 dogs, Bull-terriers and Smooth Terriers, Mr. S. E. Shirley, M.P. ; 

 Blood-hounds, Fox-hounds, Harriers, Spaniels, and St. Bernards, 

 Mr. W. Lort; Newfoundlands, Dr. Gordon Stables, R.N. (1 think 

 the first time this well-known fancier and author acted as a judge at 

 a large show) ; Mastiffs, Terriers, Beagles, -Dachshunds, Pugs, and 

 Non-Sporting Puppies, Mr. E. Sandell, jun. ; Fox and Wire-haired 

 Terriers, Mr. Theo. Bassett ; Bull-dogs, Mr. J. Ashburn (in absence of 

 Mr. J. W. Berrie) ; Skyes, Dandies, Pomeranians, Maltese, and others 

 not mentioned, Mr. Hugh Dalztel ; Performing Dogs, in and out of 

 water, Messrs. Dalziel, Sandell, E. Durrant, and C. Marshall. 



Blood-hounds, Dachshunds, Fox-hounds, Harriers, and Beagles all 

 had one class each, and met with very moderate entries. St. Bernards 

 were good, owing to the principal winners, Messrs. J. H. Murchison, 

 F. Gresham, Macdona, and Pratchett. Mastiffs were well supported 

 by Messrs. C. T. Harris, Stuart, Portier, E. Brough, Hichens, 

 Fitzherbert, and Broomhall. Newfoundlands were just fair, supplied 

 by Messrs. Evans, Freeman, Tassell, and Pullbrook. Greyhounds 

 divided the prizes between Messrs. Waddell, Cross, and J. R. 

 Whittle. Pointers, over and under 50 lb., had the chief winners 

 amongst Messrs. Noake, Kenyon, Greenwood, E. Bishop, Ineson, 

 and Thorpe-Bartram. Retrievers were a respectable lot, owing to 

 the entries of Messrs. How, Staples-Browne, Rudge, and Captain 

 Gardiner, which absorbed all the money. Setters were represented 

 by Messrs. Barclay-Field, Sims, Frewen, Halse, Sam, and Holman. 

 Messrs. Langdale, Spurgin, Saxby, and Mallinson had it all their 

 own way in the several Spaniel Classes. 



Sheep-dogs were not very numerous, but contained some very 

 noted dogs (then and afterwards), such as Messrs. Skinner's Vero, 

 Jubb's Mec, Simpson's Hero, Ashwin's Glen, W. W. Thomson's Bess, 

 and Captain Digby's Katty, who were all in the prize list for Roughs ; 

 and probably the best three Smooths ever seen at one show, Messrs. 

 Mapplebeck's Fan, Dalziel's (afterwards Thomson's) Yarrow, and 

 Thomson's Guelt winning in their class. Some rare old Bull-dogs 

 turned up here, Mr. Harding Cox's (so well known since amongst the 

 staunch patrons of all things sporting, and doggy things in particular) 

 Bumble, Fagin, and Betsy Prig, and Messrs. Harry Layton's Master 



