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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
ONE HUNDRED AND T WENT Y -FIVE YEARS
Ric
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OF Richmond
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DOG SHOW SOCIETY
DOG SHO
2020 marks the hundred-and twenty fifth Arkwright (Pointers, Setters, Basset Hounds,
anniversary of the registration of Richmond Dachshunds, and Italian Greyhounds). The
Dog Show Society as a Kennel Club Society’s last one day show was held in 1972
Registered Society. The Richmond Dog Show with an entry of 8,349 dogs the catalogue for
evolved from the Richmond Dog, Poultry, which comprised 816 pages!
Pigeon, Rabbit, Cat and Cage Bird Show Just seven individuals, the longest serving
which held its first show, at the Castle Hotel
of which are Mr ET Cox (50 years) and
Assembly Rooms, Richmond on Wednesday,
Catherine Sutton (26 years), have served
and Thursday 3rd and 4th October 1888. as Secretary during the 125 years that have
Bulldogs were very much to the fore and the
elapsed since 1895 namely : -
Bulldog remains the emblem of the Society to
1895 – 1895 – Arthur J Sparrow
the present day.
1895 - 1945 – ET Cox
Following registration with the Kennel Club in
1945 – 1961 – Mrs SF Kearns
1895 the first show organised by Richmond
Dog Show Society was held, in conjunction 1961 - 1987 - Catherine Sutton
with the British Goat Society, at the Athletic 1987 – 2000 - Dennis Coxall
Ground, Old Deer Park, Richmond on 2000– 2006 - Adrian Perry-Coxall
Wednesday, and Thursday 15th and 16th of
May in the same year. There was a panel of 2006 – Present - Ron James
19 judges with 237 classes scheduled across By 1953 the show had outgrown the Athletic
39 breeds. The entry fee was 10 shillings Ground at Old Deer Park and the 1954 show
(£0.50p) for the first entry, five shillings took place on 16th October at Olympia in
(£0.25p) for a second entry. and the number London where the entry was somewhat
of dogs entered was 1,187. depleted by a London bus strike. The second
show held at Olympia on 15th October 1955
The Richmond Dog Show continued to be
was considered by many to be the best
held at the Old Deer Park for a period of
Richmond Show for years with an entry of
58 years. The Society’s first Championship
4,347 made by 2,438 dogs. 1957 saw the
Show took place on 2nd July 1901 where 346
introduction of regular Group and Best in
classes were scheduled across 45 breeds
Show competitions. At this show, Best In
attracting 1,892 entries. The panel of judges
Show was judged by Mr A McNab Chassels
included such nota-bles as Her Grace The
who chose Mrs. M. Sharpe’s Af-ghan Hound
Duchess of Newcastle (Borzoi), William
Ch. Taj Akmed of Chaman as his winner. The
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