It is not always one is able to turn their hobbies to good account, but I think this gentleman may be said to have done so.

When I first knew Mr. Gresham he was residing at Shefford, in Bedfordshire, where he kept a large establishment, did a good deal of hunting with the neighbouring packs, and was a pretty keen sportsman all round, as, besides doing some shooting, he kept a large kennel of St. Bernards, with which he was almost invincible at the shows in those days, and was a successful breeder and exhibitor of several varieties of pigeons. Since those days he has devoted much of his time to various branches of sporting and fancier literature; and not only all over the United Kingdom, but on the Continent and other places abroad, he hasagain and again been called upon to judge all sorts and conditions of dogs, and has probably acted more often than any other man living as referee, when any question has arisen about the award of a special prize or some such matter.

His extensive and varied experience of dogs and" dog shows, combined with his careful and impartial judgments and courteous dealing, have made Mr. Gresham popular with all classes of exhibitors, and I hope the day may be far distant when we shall cease to welcome his well-known figure at all the leading gatherings of Doggy People, amongst whom he has such a multitude of sincere friends and acquaintances.

MR. FRED GRESHAM.

From photo by W H. P'ugh, Liverpool.

MRS. S. HALL-WALKER.

From photo by Lafayette, London.

He is also one of our best judges of cats, which have been most successfully bred and exhibited by his daughters, Mrs. Bridgewater and Mrs. Balding, both of whom have often officiated as judges, and he is considered a high authority on several varieties of pigeons, so that he may truly be termed an all-round fancier and judge, besides being a very good fellow, and one of the most popular men in the whole of the Fancy, but especially amongst Doggy People in this and other countries.

I am glad to be able to give my readers the best portrait I have seen of Mr. Gresham.