Mr. W. Arkwright took everything in Dachshunds. In Sheep-dogs the winners were all well-known exhibitors - Messrs. Jubb, Ashwin, J. and W. H. Charles, and F. H. Cope. Bull-dogs and Bull-terriers found Messrs. Hinks, Parrott, Bigg, and Burley at head of affairs. Messrs. Mapplebeck, Swinburne, C. Whitehouse, and W. Taylor had it all their own way in Black-and-tan Terriers (Large and Small). Mrs. M. A. Foster was in the front in Toy Terriers, and Messrs. Flint and Fawdry in Pomeranians, with Messrs. Mapplebeck and Fawdry in Variety Class with Zouave and Captain. Nothing else was worthy of note.

At the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, was held on July 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1877, the Ninth Kennel Club Show of Sporting and other Dogs, under the management of Mr. John Douglas, when the entries amounted to 1,130. Mr. G. Lowe was secretary.

The judges appointed were the following: for Blood-hounds, Bedlington and Irish Terriers, Lieut.-Colonel Cowen; Greyhounds and Spaniels, Mr. W. Lort; Pointers, Viscount Combermere and Mr. \V. Lort; Setters, Messrs. W. Lort and: F. R. Bevan; Retrievers, Sheepdogs, Bull-terriers, Mr. S. E. Shirley, M.P.; Deer-hounds, Mr. G. W. Hickman; Fox-terriers and Wire-haired Terriers, Hon. T. W. Fitzwilliam; Mastiffs, Messrs. E. Hanbury and S. Handley; St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, and Foreign Dogs, Mr. S. Handley; Bull-dogs, Pomeranians, Pugs, and Toys, Mr. J. Percival; Smooth-haired and Black-and-tan Terriers, Mr. S. Handley; Dachshunds, Rev. G. F. Lovell; Dandies and Skyes, Mr. J. Locke.

Messrs. E. Nichols, E. Bird, and E. R. Ray accounted for all the prizes in the Blood-hound Classes. In the seven classes for Mastiffs the prizes mostly went to well-known kennels, owned by Messrs. Banbury, C. T. Harris, Parkinson, Holliday, de Castro, Curtis, T. W. Allen, Wyatt, J. Murray, Rev. F. H. Hichens, Miss Aglionby, and Mr. E. Nichols. St. Bernards were well represented in Champion Dogs by Rev. G. A. Sneyd's Hector, and by Miss Aglionby's Jura in Bitches. In Open Rough Dogs Mr. S. W. Smith was first with Barry, and Prince Albert Solm second with his Courage. In Bitches Mr. J. C. Tinker was first with Mab, and Mr. W. A. Joyce second with Queen Mab. In Smooths, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Thornton (afterwards such a liberal buyer and zealous exhibitor), and the Revs. W. J. Mellor and G. B. Watson took all the prizes, and Mr. Thornton took two out of the three prizes awarded for Puppies. In the three classes for Newfoundlands Messrs. Mapplebeck, Evans, Mrs. Cunliffe Lee, and Mr. W. Freeman cleared the decks. Deer-hounds, with two classes, found the winners amongst Messrs. Chinnery, Fitt, Hey, Nickall, and Parker. Greyhounds, with same number of classes, had some well-known names amongst the winning owners - Messrs. Waddington, Sapwell, J. H. Salter, J. Fletcher, and E. Davy. The Extra Class for Foreign Dogs contained a very mixed assortment - as usual in those days - amongst which the circuit-going Great Dane Satan of the late Mr. F. Adcock and Esquimaux Zouave of Mr. Howard Mapplebeck were equal firsts. In the eight classes for Pointers, divided by weight and sex, the principal winners were Messrs. J. Fletcher, R. J. Lloyd Price, Fauntleroy, T. Sturgeon, F. H. Cope, B. Field, G. T. Bartram, G. Brewis, and J. H. Whitehouse. English Setters had Mr. Purcell-Llewellin with three or four first prizes, others being taken by Messrs. J. B. Wilson, G. de L. Macdona, T. Cunnington, and B. Field. In Gordon Setters Messrs. Mapplebeck, Rankin, Richardson, J. W. Morris, C. B. Hodgson, Major Meyrick, and Mr. J. D. Sims were the chief winners in the two classes provided for them. Irish Setters, also, with two classes, were represented in the prize list by Messrs. G. de L. Macdona, Hilliard, Fletcher, Johnson, McHaffie, and Jephson. Retrievers had a good entry in their eleven classes, Mr. J. VV. Morris being well in front in the Curly Classes, other winners in the two varieties being Messrs. C. J. Cotes, G. Brewis, Bartram, Granville, Waddington, C. Cox, E. G. Farquharson, J. A. Piatt, G. T. Teasdale-Buckell, J. D. Gorse, and P. J. Tassell. In the different varieties of Spaniels the winners contained some well-known breeders and exhibitors, Messrs. J. Fletcher, Skidmore, Brandreth, W. Arkwright, T. B. Bowers, W. Gillett, W. Page, H. B. Spurgin, J. Kendall, and H. Saxby taking all the prizes in the ten classes. Fox-terriers were good entries, and contained a very representative lot "in the money" - Mr. Fred. Burbidge with Nimrod, Dorcas, Bitters, Saracen, Popsey, and Buxom, and Mr. J. H. Murchison with Squib, Olive, and Clara, others being Messrs. Southwell's Spades, Kendall's Little Jim, Kirby's Beauty, Gibson's Bertha, Abbott's Fan, Arkwright's Vulcan, and Jack Terry's Tip. In Wirehairs the winners were Messrs. Carrick's Venture, Easten's Thorn, Richardson's Bramble, and A. Fitzroy's Madge.

Sheep-dogs were also a very typical group in the prize list, comprising: in Roughs Messrs. Jubb's Mec, Skinner's Vero, Ashwin's Cocksie (afterwards a well-known winner and sire of much good stock), W. W. Thomson's Marcus (another great winner and sire, who, I think, ended his days with the popular President of the Collie Club), Messrs. Spen's Tyne, W. W. Thomson's Bess, Pilgrim's Eily, and Messrs. Charles's Meg; in Smooths Messrs. Mapplebeck's well-known Fan and Ashwin's equally celebrated Nellie (who ended her days a respected inmate of my kennel, and her lifelike portrait hangs near the writer now) were the winners. Bull-dogs brought out a lot of the talent of that day in Messrs. Adcock's Toro III., Affable, and Ajax II., Verrinder's Slenderman and Whuskie, Guy's Dick, Bartlett's Nellie, J. W. Berrie's black brindle King Cole (a notable dog in his day), Bowman's Draco, and Robert Fulton's Rose. Bull-terriers divided the prizes between Messrs. Vero Shaw and Alfred George, the former showing a grand team in Tarquin (one of the best large-sized specimens I remember), Sallust, Slaughter, and Riot, and the latter his Duke and Spring. Messrs. Stoddart and Rev. H. W. Turner took all the money in Bedlingtons, Mr. G. Jamison doing the same in Irish Terriers, and Mr. Roocroft in Smooth-haired Terriers with Cropped Ears, Mr. Swinburne winning with Uncropped. In Black-and-tan Terriers the winners were owned by Messrs. H. Lacy, W. McLeod, Mapplebeck, and M. Marsden. In Skyes Mr. Pratt won a lot of prizes in Dropears with Heather Bloom, Corrie, Protcher, and Haggis, the other winner being Mr. Gretton's Sam. In Prick-ears Messrs. Cunningham (with the well-known and beautiful Venus) and Pike (with Punch) took the prizes. In Dandies Messrs. Harding's Dirk, Reid's Grip, and J. Paterson's Merry May were the winners. Mrs. M. A. Foster took all the prizes in Yorkshires. Mrs. Monck(with Mopsey II.), Lady GirTard (with Hugh, one of the best Maltese Terriers I have ever seen), and Mr. C. H. Walker (with Charley) took all the money. In Toy Spaniels Messrs. Forder and Garwood were in the front. In Pugs Mrs. Bligh Monck was in the prize list with Tom, Jumbo, Darkie, and Leo, others being Mr. H. Maule (with Comedy, one of the largest specimens I remember), Captain Boycott, Messrs. E. Field and C. Curtis. In Toy Terriers the chief winners were Mrs. Monck (with an exceptional team), and Messrs. Mapplebeck, Robert Fulton, and H. Lacy. To those who remember those days, it will be evident what a good show this was throughout.