At the Royal Pomona Palace, Manchester, on July 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th, 1877, was held the Third International Dog Show, with Mr. J. Douglas as manager, and an entry of 614.

The judges who officiated on the occasion were: Pointers, Lord Combermere and Colonel Cowen; Blood-hounds, Setters, Mastiffs, St. Bernards, and Newfoundlands, Colonel Cowen and Mr. W. Lort; Spaniels and Dachshunds, Mr. W. Lort; Sheep-dogs, Messrs. F. H. Cope and J. Hedley; Fox-terriers, Colonel Cowen, Messrs. Peter Eden, and W. Lort; Deer-hounds and Greyhounds, Mr. J. Hedley; Bulldogs, Bull-terriers, Black-and-tan, White English, and Yorkshire Terriers, Dalmatians, Pomeranians, Toy Spaniels and Terriers, Maltese Terriers and Italian Greyhounds, Messrs. Peter Eden and J. Taylor; Bedlingtons, Dandies, and Skyes, Colonel Cowen and Mr. J. Hedley; Foreign Dogs, Messrs. Peter Eden and W. Lort.

Blood-hounds divided their prizes between Mrs. S. A. Humphries (who afterwards became a notable exhibitor of that variety and Dandies) and Messrs. Ray and E. Nichols. Mastiffs were a good entry, the chief winners being Messrs. Holliday, W. K. Taunton, F. Graham, Brown, Parkinson, Miss Aglionby, Mr. J. Robinson, and Rev. F. H. Hichens. In St. Bernards Mr. F. Gresham was to the front with his Monk and Othman in Roughs, and his Barry in Smooths, other winners being Prince Solms, Messrs. A. C. Armitage, Layland, D. Boyd, and J. R. Crompton. Mr. H. Mapplebeck took all the prizes in Newfoundlands. Messrs. J. C. Smith, J. Ford, Lamond, Hemming, and Dr. Haddon had it all their own way in Deer-hounds. In Greyhounds Mr. Sharpies was in front, followed by Messrs. Edwards, E. J. Hughes, Worthington, and Boyer. Mr. Fletcher was first in Pointers with Don and Luna, Mr. R. Lloyd Price second with the redoubtable Wagg and first with Mead, other winners being shown by Messrs. Champion, F. H. Cope, Ashworth, G. Booth, and Bartram. English Setters were represented by Messrs. S. E. Shirley (with Rock), G. de L. Macdona, Wilson, J. Fletcher, and Walton; Gordon Setters by Messrs. Mapplebeck (with Blossom and Mona), Caterall, Priestley, and Nelson; Irish Setters by Messrs. G. de L. Macdona, J. Fletcher, J. B. O'Brien, and Skidmore. Retrievers were good classes, the principal winners in Curlies being Messrs. Challinor, Moore, How, J. W. Morris, C. J. Hulton, and J. S. Darwell, and in Wavy-coated, Messrs. S. E. Shirley, J. Fletcher, G. Moulsey, and J. Andrews. In the several Spaniel Classes some typical winners were shown by Messrs. J. Fletcher, Brandreth, H. B. Spurgin, T. B. Bowers, W. Gillett, R. Robinson, and J. S. Skidmore, who took most of the money.

Sheep-dogs were not large, but good, classes, the winners being Messrs. Jubb's Mec, Thomson's Hero, Skinner's Vero, Shirley's graceful and typical Hornpipe, and Mapplebeck's smooth-coated Fan. Fox-terriers were a grand lot, comprising amongst the winners such dogs as Messrs. F. Burbidge's Nimrod, Dorcas, Saracen, Beauty, and Buxom, Murchison's Olive and Forceps, S. W. Smith's Scoundrel, Swain, and Squire, Jack Terry's Bitters and Belle; others were owned by Messrs. Mosley, W. Gillett, Astbury, R. F. Smith, Hopkinson, George Stables, Mr. J. Fletcher (with Rattler), and Mr. J. Shepherd (with Lille). In Wire-hairs the winners were Messrs. S. E. Shirley's Tip, Jack Terry's Tearem, and Easten's Champion Tip. In the two classes for Dachshunds the prizes went to dogs owned by Messrs. Enoch Hutton, Aston, Burton, and Skerratt. In Bull-dogs Mr. Vero Shaw took many prizes with his Donald, Smasher, Nell, and Dido, other winners being Messrs. R. J. Hartley (with Sultan), Tate, Gardiner (with Gambler), Anderton (with Clinker), George Raper (with Prince), R. Fulton (with Rose), Bartlett, and Harry Layton (with Dot). Bull-terriers were also a typical group, Mr. R. J. Hartley winning with Violet and Puss, Mr. Vero Shaw with Tarquin, the others being owned by Messrs. F. Duckworth and J. Wilkes. All the prizes in Irish Terriers were divided between Messrs. J. Jamison and W. Graham. Messrs. J. Fawdry, J. Fletcher and R. B. Hales had all the money in Dalmatians. Pomeranians and Bedlington Terriers were small but typical classes. Black-and-tan Terriers were well represented, the principal winners being shown by Messrs. H. Lacy, Mapplebeck, W. Justin, S. A. Melen, R. Whittaker, W. Booth, T. Marsh, B. Latham, and J. Parker. English Terriers, in one class, divided the honours amongst Messrs. R. Alston, E. Hughes, George Stables, and W. Brown. Dandies had some capital specimens in Messrs. Locke's Doctor and Spice, Haywood's Toper.

Ashton's Tweedside, Finchett's Young Miss II., and J. Paterson's Merry May. In Skyes Messrs. A. Boulton (with Jack and Mona), Gretton (with Sam), and McLeod (with Lome) were the winners. Mrs. Bligh Monck took three out of the six prizes in Pugs with Sambo, Punch, and Darkie, other winners being Messrs. Collingwood, Crosby, and Kendall. In Toy Terriers the winners were owned by Messrs. Mapplebeck, Fulton, Mrs. B. Monck, Messrs. Boulton, and C. Whitehead. Mrs. Forder took the best of the prizes in Toy Spaniels, and Mrs. M. A. Foster in Yorkshire Terriers. The other classes call for no remark.

At Blaydon-on-Tyne the Seventh Annual Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs was held in Stella Park on July 25th, 1877, with Lieut.-Colonel Cowen as hon. secretary, and an entry of 301.

The judges appointed to act were: for Greyhounds and Sheepdogs, Mr. J. Hedley; Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, and Spaniels, Mr. J. Jobling; all other classes, Mr. S. Handley.

Greyhounds had three classes, and were a good entry, the chief winners being Messrs. Dixon, Sharpies, Harle, Robson, H. Simpson, M. Brown, R. Milburn, N. Stevenson, and N. Dunn. In Pointers Messrs. Summerson, Proctor, Shorthose, Greenwell, and Robson divided the prizes. Setters, except Gordon, found the winners owned by Messrs. Shorthose, Shirley, the Earl of Carlisle, Messrs. J. Foster and J. J. Ramsay. In Gordons Messrs. W. R. Pape and R. Anderson were the winners. Retrievers (both varieties shown together) .had the prizes going to Messrs. S. E. Shirley, How, Waddington, and J. Fletcher in Blacks, and to Messrs. W. V. Thompson and T. Jennison in Other than Blacks. Spaniels were not numerous, the winners being Messrs. W. Gillett, D. W. Atkinson, and J. Fletcher. In Fox-terriers, those "in the money" were Messrs. J. Fletcher (with Rattler and Tricksey), J. H. Murchison (with Olive and Squib), W. Gillett (with Barefoot and Grace), and W. G. Harrison (with Rocket).