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Class 39, setters (Irish dogs), was good. Curiously 

 enough, there was exactly the same entry this year 

 as last, viz., 14. Mr Stone, with Dash, spotted the 

 first prize ; Mr Purcell Llewellin, the second with 

 Kite, y.H.C. with Kinio, and three others got 

 Y.H.C. 



In 1872 the entry for Class 40, setters (Irish 

 bitches), was 10 ; this year it was only 8 ; but 

 they were the best lot that have ever been shown 

 at the Hall, and so highly were they thought of by 

 the judges that every one in the class was highly 

 commended. Here three gentlemen, probably the 

 best breeders of the Irish setter we have, contended, 

 viz. : — Captains Cooper and Allaway and Mr Purcell 

 Llewellin. Captain Cooper exhibited three, Captain 

 Allaway one, Mr Llewellin one ; but the first prize 

 fell to neither of these gentlemen, Mr Jephson 

 beating them on the post with Lilly II., and 

 Captain Cooper running a good second with Eilie ; 

 though neither were bred by the same gentleman, 

 yet each was two years and four months old. 



There were 78 entries for retrievers. For the 

 best in all classes (curly- coated), Mr Morris took it 

 with True ; he also secured the Champion Class 

 Bitches (curly-coated) with X L; second prize in 

 Class 43 with Marquis ; highly commended in same 

 class with Monarch ; first prize in Class 44 with 



