[ London Times ]
This newspaper, most correctly known simply as The Times, began publication in 1785 and continues to this day.
The October 3, 1873 edition of The Times carried a report on the Fourth Nottingham Dog Show. [Note: I have not been able to find, yet, any mention in The Times of any of the first three iterations of the Nottingham Dog Show.]
This show featured over 750 dogs in a facility so crowded, the reporter notes, that "the animals were too closely crowded together, as fights were far too numerous to be pleasant."
Characteristically, the Newfoundlands (like almost all breeds) are mentioned only as regards the winners: "The first prize for Newfoundlands fell to Mr. Bowman's Carlo and the second to Mr. Gregory's Troy."
Carlo was, as noted elsewhere here at The Cultured Newf, a popular name for Newfoundlands in the 19th Century, owing largely to Francis Reynold's popular 1803 play The Caravan, in which a Newfoundland dog — named "Carlo" in the play — rescues a 'drowning' child from a huge vat of water (representing the ocean) live on stage. You can read more about this play and the popularity of the name "Carlo" here at The Cultured Newf.
The October 5, 1875, edition of The Times offered a report on the Sixth Annual Nottingham Dog Show. The reporter found this year's show disappointing due to various factors, including the inadequate canvas building used to house the show and a decreased number of entries, which were arranged in a confusing manner. The show committee also used a new method of selecting judges, having them elected by exhibitors; somehow, it did not occur to the show committee that they should inform prospective judges that their names were being placed on the ballot, leading to a number of judges who were elected but were unable or unwilling to serve.
The report consists largely of listing winning dogs of various breeds and classes. Newfoundlands merit only two brief sentences: "Mr. Coat's Leo took the first and Mr. Adams's Major the second prizes in the Newfoundland dog class, which was a poor one. Mr. C. J. Carroll's Sable II, the only entry, took the prize for bitches."