3-078-251 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

"A Thing of Beauty" - sketch at the Bulldog Show, 1890. 'The annual exhibition of bulldogs was held on June 10, under the auspices of the Bulldog Club, at St. Stephen's Hall, Royal Aquarium, Westminster. There were upwards of 200 entries, but, as these comprised dogs engaged in more than one class, the number on the benches was considerably less. In the challenge class for heavyweight dogs of 45 lb. and over, Mr. S. Woodiwiss's champion British Monarch was the winner, and to this dog was awarded the Bulldog Club's Fifty-guinea Challenge Cup for the best dog in the show. Mr. S. Woodiwiss also won the first prize in the corresponding class for bitches, with Dryad (late Rosa Belle), and the same animal carried off the prize for brood bitches...Mr. J. H. Ellis's champion Grabber was awarded the prize for stud dogs. Mr. G. Raper's Rustic Hero was first for dogs which had never won a prize at a show under Kennel Club rules'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.