Better Quality (But Fewer Namber and Variety Sunday's Dog Show of the China Kennel Club, held, by courtesy. of the Stewards, in the grounds of the Shanghat Race Club, is conceded to have been the best yet held and much of the credit must go to the club's hon. secretary, Mr. J. Hunter. The number of people who took the opportunity of visiting the show were considerably more than in former years.
There were not many, dogs on "show 3 in some other years, but in general they were of the far better quailly. There has eon 'a distinct "falling-off in the breeding of Alsatians, and an cqually marked Improvement in Airedales and wire-haired fox-terriers. Sporting dogs have fallen away almost nothing, except for Cocker spaniels very fine class but mainly Indebted to one family) and Irish setters. Tt was not a surprise that Mr. Ho: well's very smart ttle Cocker was Awarded ihe ribbon as best dog Notable amongst the several side-shows was that run by the SSP.C.A,, where they included two homeless dogs who, before the end of the day, were provided for,
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