| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The first organised dog-show was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the town hall in 1859 whereupon a mere sixty entries of pointers and setters appeared.By 1870, it was apparent that a controlling body was necessary and in 1873, there was a meeting which marked the founding of the Kennel Club.The name 'Crufts' originates from Charles Cruft, a man renowned for his organising of dog events, who died in
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