. ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁at ▁which ▁all ▁bre eds ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁comp ete , ▁with ▁around ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁dogs ▁and ▁almost ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁entries . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁entries ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁including ▁royal ▁patron age ▁from ▁various ▁European ▁countries ▁and ▁Russia . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁Best ▁In ▁Show ▁class ▁was ▁introduced ▁and ▁awarded ▁to ▁a ▁Grey h ound ▁named ▁Prim ley ▁S cept re , ▁shown ▁by ▁Herbert ▁Wh itle y , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Pa ig nt on ▁Z oo . ▁The ▁show ▁continued ▁ann ually ▁and ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁each ▁year ▁until ▁Charles ' ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁His ▁wid ow ▁ran ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁until ▁she ▁felt ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁dem ands ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁effort . ▁To ▁ensure ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁( and , ▁of ▁course , ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁work ), ▁she ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁" The ▁J ub ile e ▁Show " ▁had ▁ 1 0 , 6 5 0