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Ashton's Tweedside, Finchett's Young Miss II., and J. Paterson's 

 Merry May. In Skyes Messrs. A. Boulton (with Jack and Mona), 

 Gretton (with Sam), and McLeod (with Lome) were the winners. 

 Mrs. Bligh Monck took three out of the six prizes in Pugs with 

 Sambo, Punch, and Darkie, other winners being Messrs. Collingwood, 

 Crosby, and Kendall. In Toy Terriers the winners were owned by 

 Messrs. Mapplebeck, Fulton, Mrs. B. Monck, Messrs. Boulton, and 

 C. Whitehead. Mrs. Forder took the best of the prizes in Toy 

 Spaniels, and Mrs. M. A. Foster in Yorkshire Terriers. The other 

 classes call for no remark. 



At Blaydon-on-Tyne the Seventh Annual Exhibition of Sporting 

 and other Dogs was held in Stella Park on July 25th, 1877, with 

 Lieut-Colonel Cowen as hon. secretary, and an entry of 301. 



The judges appointed to act were : for Greyhounds and Sheep- 

 dogs, Mr. J. Hedley ; Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, and Spaniels, 

 Mr. J. Jobling ; all other classes, Mr. S. Handley. 



Greyhounds had three classes, and were a good entry, the chief 

 winners being Messrs. Dixon, Sharpies, Harle, Robson, H. Simpson, 

 M. Brown, R. Milburn, N. Stevenson, and N. Dunn. In Pointers 

 Messrs. Summerson, Proctor, Shorthose, Greenwell, and Robson 

 divided the prizes. Setters, except Gordon, found the winners owned 

 by Messrs. Shorthose, Shirley, the Earl of Carlisle, Messrs. J. Foster 

 and J. J. Ramsay. In Gordons Messrs. W. R. Pape and R. Anderson 

 were the winners. Retrievers (both varieties shown together) .had the 

 prizes going to Messrs. S. E. Shirley, How, Waddington, and J. 

 Fletcher in Blacks, and to Messrs. W. V. Thompson and T. Jennison 

 in Other than Blacks. Spaniels were not numerous, the winners 

 being Messrs. W. Gillett, D. W. Atkinson, and J. Fletcher. In 

 Fox-terriers, those " in the money " were Messrs. J. Fletcher (with 

 Rattler and Tricksey), J. H. Murchison (with Olive and Squib), 

 W. Gillett (with Barefoot and Grace), and W. G. Harrison (with 

 Rocket). 



Dachshunds found Mr. Enoch Hutton taking most of the prizes, 

 Mr. J. R. Whittle being his companion in the prize list. Dandies 

 were a small collection ; Mastiffs also, but typical specimens. Sheep- 

 dogs had a class each for Rough and Smooth, Messrs. Jubb, Lawson, 

 and J. Smith being winners in former, and Messrs. Wilson, W T ood, and 

 Cockburn in latter. Bedlingtons mustered well, and contained many 

 good specimens, as usual at this show ; the chief winners were shown 

 by Messrs. T. Wheatley, T. B. Wall, A. Armstrong (with Young Nailor, 

 Rosebud, and Nailor), J. Dawson, Rewcastle, Temple, L. Batty, 



