CHAPTER XVI 



1877 (continued) : Show at Alexandra Palace* 1878 : Shows 

 at Wolverhampton and Glasgow 



At the Alexandra Palace, London, on December nth, i2th, i3th, 

 and i4th, 1877, was held the Kennel Club's Tenth Exhibition of 

 Sporting and other Dogs, under the management of Mr. John 

 Douglas, with an entry of 1,104. 



The judges appointed to officiate were : for Blood-hounds, 

 Mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, Deer-hounds, and Grey- 

 hounds, Rev. G. F. Hodson ; Pointers, Mr. J. H. Whitehouse ; 

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

 G. F. Lovell ; Fox-terriers (Smooth and Wire-haired), Mr. Theo. 

 Bassett ; Dandies and Skyes, Mr. J. Locke ; Sheep-dogs, Dalmatians, 

 Bull-dogs, Foreign Dogs, Bull, Irish, Black-and-tan, Smooth-haired, 

 Bedlington, Yorkshire, Maltese, and Toy Terriers, Pomeranians, 

 Pugs, Toy Spaniels, and Italian Greyhounds, Mr. S. Handley. 



Blood-hounds had thirty-four entries in three classes, with two 

 prizes in each. The winners in Dogs were Mrs. Humphries's Don 

 and Mr. MorrelFs Rollo; in Bitches Mr. R. Ray's Reckless and 

 Mona ; and in Puppies Mr. Bird's Tarquin and Mr. Tinker's Dido. 



Many of us would like to see at the present day the entry of 

 sixty-four Mastiffs remember, actual dogs, not duplicate entries 

 which was obtained here, though the prizes were substantial, being 

 5 for Champion Classes; &, ^5, and 2 for Open Dogs; 

 il-> ^ an d 2 for Bitches ; and 4 and 2 for Puppies. The 

 Champion Dog was Mr. Banbury's brindled Wolsey. In a class of 

 twenty Open Dogs the winners were Mr. W. K. Taunton's Modoc, 

 Mr. Austin's Mentor, and Mr. Hancock's Duke. In a class of 

 twenty-three Open Bitches the prizes went to Mr. F. G. Banbury's 

 Princess, Mr. S. Williams's Princess, and Mr. J. Hartley's Bowness. 

 The Puppy prizes were taken by Messrs. J. Fitzherbert and Edwin 

 Nichols. 



St. Bernards had a satisfactory entry of seventy, and Mr. 



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