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Layton took all the prizes in Bull-dogs. In Bull-terriers Messrs. R. J. 

 Hartley, Tredinnick, Boulter, and the late J. W. Gurney cleared the 

 ground before them. Black-and-tan Terriers were a typical group, 

 with such entries as Mr. Lacy's General, Belcher, Surprise, and Rara, 

 and a few others. Mr. Roocroft captured all the Smooth English prizes. 

 Some capital Skyes were shown by H.R.H. the then Princess of Wales, 

 and Messrs. Pratt, Pike, and Betts. An unusually good lot of Dandies 

 were " in the money," comprising the late Messrs. W. E. Turner's 

 Abbotsford and Badger, the late W. W. Reid's Grip, Finchett's 

 Schann, Locke's Tib Mumps, and Steel's Highland Mary ; to gather 

 such a team at any show to-day would take some trouble. Mrs. 

 Bligh Monck was well in with some of the Toy Classes, such 

 as Pugs and Maltese, in which, by-the-bye, I notice Lady Giffard's 

 name appearing here for the first time as an exhibitor. Some of my 

 readers will remember her afterwards matchless team of Maltese, 

 as I think it may be said such a good lot have never been seen 

 before, or since, in the hands of one exhibitor. Most of the 

 remaining classes were small in number, and call for no remark 

 from me. 



In the Drill Hall, Bristol, was held an Exhibition of Sporting and 

 other Dogs on November i6th, iyth, i8th, and 2oth, 1876, under 

 management of Mr. J. Douglas, Messrs. Jackson and Mais being 

 hon. secretaries, with an entry of 338, and the following as judges : 

 Blood-hounds and St. Bernards, Mr. E. Hanbury; Deer-hounds, 

 Greyhounds, Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, and Sheep-dogs, Rev. G. F. 

 Hodson ; Fox-terriers, Mr. W. Cropper ; Dandies, Bedlingtons, and 

 Broken-haired Terriers, Rev. G. F. Hodson and Mr. W. Cropper ; 

 Pointers, Setters, Spaniels, Retrievers, and Dachshunds, Mr. W. Lort ; 

 All other Breeds not mentioned, Mr. John Percival. 



Blood-hounds, Deer-hounds, Greyhounds, and Dachshunds were 

 all poorly represented. Fox-terriers were a good lot, the principal 

 prize-takers being Messrs. Fletcher, Murchison, Terry, and S. W. 

 Smith. Pointers found their prizes divided between Messrs. Fletcher 

 and Whitehouse. Setters brought out winners from Messrs. Fletcher, 

 Rankin, Trevithick, Benson, and Parson. Messrs. Fletcher, Haden, 

 S. Darbey, and Hayman had all the Retriever prizes to themselves. 

 In the same way Messrs. Fletcher, Skidmore, and Jacobs left little 

 for others in the Spaniel Classes. 



Mastiffs were all right in quality, but rather short in numbers. 

 St. Bernards were pretty much at the mercy of Mr. F. Gresham with 

 his team. Newfoundlands were poor, also Smooth-haired Terriers. 



