CHAPTER XV 



1877 (continued): Shows at St. Helens (near Wigan), Bristol, 

 and Birmingham 



THE Annual Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs was held at 

 St. Helens, near Wigan, on August 3rd, 1877, with 130 entries. 



Messrs. W. Lort and F. Adcock acted as judges. 



Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Greyhounds, Retrievers, and Sheep-dogs 

 were small, unimportant classes, calling for no remark. In three 

 classes of Pointers the chief winners were Messrs. J. Fletcher, 

 C. W. Brierley, Platt, Ashworth, and Bonny. In Setters the 

 prizes were divided between Messrs. J. Fletcher, J. Walton, 

 and J. T. Brandreth. A fairly good lot of Fox-terriers were in 

 the prize list, consisting of Messrs. Fletcher's Rattler, Southwell's 

 Spades and Sans Egal, Harrison's Rocket, Leach's Triton, R. J. 

 Morris's Victory, Guy's Little Nell, and Potts' Prima Donna. 



Bull-dogs were poor. Bull-terriers found Messrs. R. J. Hartley and 

 J. Roocroft taking everything. Messrs. J. N. Davies, Roocroft, and 

 Blenkinsop had it all their own way in Smooth Terriers (Large and 

 Small). In Pugs the winners were Messrs. T. Norris, Southwell, 

 and M. Williams. There was nothing else worth mentioning. 



At the Drill Hall, Bristol, on November ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th, 

 1877, was held an Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs, when an 

 entry of 618 was secured. Mr. C. J. B. Mars acted as secretary. 



The following were the judges nominated : Blood-hounds, 

 Mastiffs, St. Bernards, Foreign Sporting and Non-Sporting, Non- 

 Sporting Puppies, and Dalmatians, Mr. Edgar Hanbury ; Deer- 

 hounds, Greyhounds, Newfoundlands, Sheep-dogs, Pugs, Pome- 

 ranians, Italian Greyhounds, Bedlingtons, and Dandies, Rev. G. F. 

 Hodson; Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, Spaniels, Dachshunds, and 

 Sporting Puppies, Mr. W. Lort ; Bull-dogs, all Terriers not before 

 named, and Toy Spaniels, Mr. J. Percival ; Fox-terriers, Mr. Theo. 

 Bassett. 



Blood-hounds were not numerous, the owners of the winners being 



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