Dachshunds found Mr. Enoch Hutton taking most of the prizes, Mr. J. R. Whittle being his companion in the prize list. Dandies were a small collection; Mastiffs also, but typical specimens. Sheepdogs had a class each for Rough and Smooth, Messrs. Jubb, Lawson, and J. Smith being winners in former, and Messrs. Wilson, Wood, and Cockburn in latter. Bedlingtons mustered well, and contained many good specimens, as usual at this show; the chief winners were shown by Messrs. T. Wheatley, T. B. Wall, A. Armstrong (with Young Nailor, Rosebud, and Nailor), J. Dawson, Rewcastle, Temple, L. Batty, T. J. White, W. Matthew, and G. Wear. Mr. Vero Shaw took the cream of the prizes in Bull-dogs and Bull-terriers with his Smasher, Donald, Tarquin, and Slaughter. Mr. S. E. Shirley won in Rough Terriers with his Tip, followed by Messrs. Wood and Lacy, the latter taking most of the prizes in Smooth Terriers. A very mixed lot, but good specimens, appeared in the Variety Class, including St. Bernards, Great Danes, and Newfoundlands. Nothing else was worthy of mention.

At Humersknott Park, Darlington, was held on July 27th, 1877, an Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs, with an entry of 630.

The judges appointed were: for Greyhounds, Mr. R. Todd; Deer-hounds, Otter-hounds, Beagles, Pointers, and Setters, Mr. W. Lort; Retrievers, Spaniels, and Sporting Puppies, Mr. J. Douglas; Mastiffs, St. Bernards, and Newfoundlands, Mr. E. Nichols; Sheep-dogs, Dalmatians, Bull-dogs, Bull-terriers, and Black-and-tan, Smooth-haired, and Toy Terriers, Mr. S. Handley; Rough, or Scotch, Terriers, Dachshunds, Poodles, Pomeranians, Pugs, Rabbit-coursers, Non-Sporting Puppies, and Extra Class, Mr. John Fisher; Fox-terriers, Mr. J. H. Scott; Bedlington Terriers, Lieut.-Colonel Cowen; Skye and Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Rev. S. Tennison-Mosse.

The entries in Deer-hounds, Otter-hounds, and Beagles were very small. Greyhounds came up well, the principal winners being Messrs. Dixon, Watson, Birtwistle, Elwis, Pigg, Raine, Turnbull, and Alderson. In Smooth Fox-terriers there was a good entry, most of the prizes falling to Messrs. Hulse, Murchison, Everitt, J. A. Doyle, C. Pilgrim, J. J. Pirn, Proctor, J. Thackrey, and Betts. In Wire-haired Messrs. Easten, Hulse, Richardson, and Carrick took all the prizes. Pointer Classes filled well, but many well-known exhibitors did not appear amongst the winners, who were Messrs. Summerson, Waddington, J. W. Pease, E. Backhouse, J. English, Ashworth, Shorthose, Cochrane, and Bragg. Setters, divided into Gordons and All Others, had for winners - in the former Messrs. Richardson, Howell, Nelson, and Lawson; and in the latter Messrs. S. E. Shirley, G. de L. Macdona, Waddington, Walton, and Shorthose. Retrievers had a good representation in the prize list, supplied by Messrs. How, Shirley, Law, J. Brown, Waddington, Coope and Sletbourn. In Clumber Spaniels Mr. A. W. Langdale alone scored. The winners in all other kinds of Spaniels were Messrs. T. B. Bowers, E. Pratt, J. Fletcher, and W. Gillett. The chief prizes in all kinds of Sporting Puppies felt to Messrs. E. Hutton, H. G. Forster, W. Stoddart, and S. Wood.

In Mastiffs there was not a large entry, Miss Aglionby and Messrs. C. J. Holliday and J. Shaw accounting for all the prizes. St. Bernards found Miss Aglionby again in front, followed by Prince Albert Solms and Messrs. Janson, Worsley Benison, and Pearson. In three classes for Newfoundlands Mrs. Cunliffe Lee and Messrs. George Raper, Worthy, Chandlish, and Scarth took most of the money. Sheep-dogs had all the prizes offered divided between Messrs. Jubb, Aitchison, F. H. Cope, S. E. Shirley, and R. B. Lee in Roughs, and Messrs. W. VV. Thomson and M. Wood in Smooths. Dalmatians were not numerous, and found Messrs. Fawdry, Bowman, James, and H. G. Forster taking the lead. Mr. Vero Shaw nearly scooped the pool in Bull-dogs with his Smasher, Donald, Nell, and Dido (the only other winner being Mr. E. Wooler); and he did the same in Bull-terriers with Tarquin, Slaughter, Napper, and Riot. Messrs. H. Lacy (with four prizes), T. Swinburne (with two), and J. Roocroft (with Chance and Sterling) fairly took the Black-and-tan and Smooth Terrier Classes by storm. Skyes were a small but good lot, supplied by Messrs. J. Bowman, Mark Gretton, and Duncan Cunningham. Messrs. Swinburne and Fulton in Smooth Toys, and Mrs. Foster in Rough Toys, more than held their own. Bedlingtons were a good lot, from the well-known kennels of Messrs. Wheatley, Stoddart, J. B. Wall, G. Ross, Mole, and Carrick. None of the others were anything grand; but the Non-Sporting Puppies and Extra Class had fairly good and mixed lots in them.

At Chesterfield, on August 1st and 2nd, 1877, the Annual Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs was held, with Mr. J. N. Jephson as secretary, and an entry of 258.

The judges named were: for Dachshunds, Messrs. W. Lort and P. de Castro; Sheep-dogs, Mr. Sewallis E. Shirley, M.P.; all other classes, Messrs. W. Lort and S. Handley.

Dachshunds had four classes and a good entry, in which chief prizes fell to Messrs. J. R. Whittle, G. L. Aston, Mrs. Eyre, Rev.

G. F. Lovell, and Messrs. Cammell and Bagshawe. Setters, Pointers, Spaniels, Greyhounds, and Retrievers had Mr. J. Fletcher all over them, winning nine prizes in those varieties, other winners being Messrs. Walton, Waddington, Coupe, Ellis, Bagshawe, Barrow, Gillett, Handy, Sharpies, Jackson, Hustwayte, Granville, and How. In a large entry of Fox-terriers the most noted in the prize list were Messrs. J. Fletcher (with Rattler), W. Gillett (with Grace and Dexter), R. J. White (with Patchwork and Dressmaker), J. R. Whittle (with Yorrick and Psycho), and Jack Terry (with Bitters, Belle, and Trump). In Wire-hairs those "in the money" were shown by Messrs. A. H. Easten, Mapplebeck, and J. Terry.

In Mastiffs the winners were Messrs. Holliday, Taunton, and A. A. Brown. In St. Bernards Mr. F. Gresham was in front in both classes, followed by Messrs. Harper and Bembridge. Mr. H. Mapplebeck took three or four prizes in Newfoundlands, the rest beng taken by Messrs. J. Lowe and H. S. Woodall. Sheep-dogs had plenty of quality in their classes, Mr. Jubb's Mec taking champion prize; Mr. W. W. Thomson coming first in Open Dogs, second in Open Bitches, and first in Smooths (with Marcus, Jeannie, and Guelt); Mr. M. C. Ashwin being second in Open Dogs, first in Open Bitches, and second in Smooths (with Cocksie, Lassie, and Nellie). Some of that lot would take some "stopping" to-day. Mr. Vero Shaw was first in both classes of Bull-dogs with Donald and Nell, the rest taken by Mr. J. H. Bigg. The other classes were not well filled, but contained a fairly typical assortment.