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altogether, it has 1jeen the most successful one 

 that has yet taken place ; and when in Class 3, 

 bloodhounds (dogs), the following prices are 

 attached to them, perhaps all readers may form 

 some idea how the owners value their animals : — 

 Eival, £500; Brutus, £1000; Baron, £1050; Draco, 

 £10,000,000,000. Of course these prices are only 

 put against them to show they are not for sale. 

 Another, by the same owner as Draco, was merely 

 £10,000. So highly are stock dogs and breeding 

 bitches valued, that it is simply impossible to get 

 them ; and it is very rarely the best pups are sold, 

 and if they are, at an enormous price. 



Altogether, there were 103 classes, so it will be 

 impossible for me to notice all ; in fact, I must 

 leave the non-sporting classes, and confine myself 

 to pointers, setters, spaniels, and retrievers. 



I will take three gentlemen who sent heavy 

 entries : — Mr Price of Ehiwlas, Bala, North Wales, 

 had fourteen entries, comprising 1 fox-terrier, 6 

 pointers, 1 setter, 2 retrievers, 1 spaniel, 1 sheep- 

 dog, 1 Dalmatian and 1 bull-dog. He only got 

 with these, two first prizes, one commended, and 

 five highly commended. Notwithstanding all the 

 puff and long pedigrees given by this gentleman in 

 the catalogues, it will be seen he did not do very 

 much. Two of tlie highly commended ones, Ginx's 



