CHAPTER XVII 



1878 (continued): Shows at Dunmow, Oxford, Belfast, and 

 Burton'On'Trent 



AT Dunmow, Essex, was held an Exhibition of Sporting and other 

 Dogs on May 28th and 2Qth, 1878, with Mr. F. Snell as hon. 

 secretary, and an entry of 263. 



Mr. S. E. Shirley, M.P., judged all classes. 



Mr. A. Taylor took all prizes in Harriers; Mr. G. D. Clapham 

 did same in Beagles. In Mastiffs Mr. Mark Beaufoy's Nero won, 

 followed by Mr. Gray's Rufus. Mr. W. H. Walker was first and 

 second in Pointer Dogs and Bitches with his Don, York, Lady, and 

 Helen, Mr. J. H. Salter being third in Dogs with Mike, and Mr. 

 G. T. Bartram third in Bitches with Stella. Curly Retrievers found 

 Mr. W. H. Petrie first with Heathen Belle, Messrs. J. H. Salter and 

 G. T. Bartram being equal seconds with King Koffee and Nell ; in 

 Wavy-coated Pledger'^ Midnight won, followed by G. T. Bartram's 

 Bonnie Lassie and Twig. English Setters, two classes, found the 

 winners in Messrs. G. T. Bartram, Caton, Marshall, Barry, Hall, and 

 J. H. Salter. Irish or Gordon Setters, in same way, divided the money 

 between Mr. J. H. Salter, the Earl of Rosslyn, and Mr. J. Tilley. 

 Mr. J. H. Salter was first and third in Greyhound Dogs and second 

 in Bitches with Snapdragon, The Settler, and Selection, the other 

 winners being Messrs. Hazelrigg, Woolston, and Kemp. In Clumber 

 Spaniels the winners were Messrs. Langdale and Parlett ; in Other 

 Spaniels Messrs. J. H. Bonner, Langdale, and Mott. 



In Collies Messrs. Bagshaw, Farrow, and J. H. Roger were the 

 winners. In Bull-dogs Mr. R. Nichols's Bismarck II. won over Mr. 

 Philip Rust's Sancho Panza and Mr. Petrie's Noble. Mr. Webster 

 Adams was first and third in Bull-terriers with Robin and Belle Helene, 

 Mr. Alfred George being second with Duke. Fox-terriers had two 

 classes, the winners being owned by Messrs. Bonner, Snow, W. Adams, 

 Story, Carter, and Benham. ^Messrs. Puttick and Harry Lay ton won 

 in Black-and-tan Terriers. In Rough Terriers the prizes went to 



