Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-16
LRISTOCRATIC CANNES.
B0ARDING-sCHo0L WHERE BIRD DOGS
RECEIVE TUITION.
The sportsman's Best Companions-some
Sacramento Dogs at the San
Anselmo Kennels.

late years in the matter of breeding and
training settlers and pointers in this State
for field work. This improvement has
been more noticeable since the Pacific Coast
Field Trial Club was organized in this city
some seven years ago, the chief movers be-
ing some enterprising sacramentans, aided
by the Bassford brothers of Vacaville and
few others. There were but few charter
members, and the number of good dogs
owned among them was very limited. 1t
took some time to work up an interest in
field trials, but it has been growing stead
lily, until the annual meetings of the club
equal in interest (if they do not surpass)
those of the East.
The first trials took place at Wall Town
Timber, in this county. The entries were
but few, but the members of the club and
their guests enjoyed a week of unalloyed
sport among the hills and wales along Deer
creek, where quails were then found in
plentiful numbers. The winners of first
prizes in respectively the all-age and puppy
stakes were F. A. Taft's Gordon setter Dorr,
of Truckee, and General Cosbys pointer,
Bow, Jr., of this city. Since then the trials
have been held in Sonoma county, at Han
ford, in Tulare county, and for the last two
years near Bakersfield, in Kern county.
Each succeeding meeting has been an inn
provement on the preceding one, until now
the trials are recognized as among the best
in the country. The country around
Bakersfield is admirably adapted to the
purpose, and the people there have been
active in affording the club every facility
for conducting the trials, At nearly all the
meetings the larger portion of the winnings
have fallen to Sacramento and Solano
county dogs.
WHAT FIELD TRIALS HAVE DONE.
Three years ago there was not a profess
sional dog breaker in the State, because
there was nothing for one to do. There
are now several, the leading ones being
William De Mott, D. NJ. Walters and G. T.
Allender. The former is located in Marin
county, near Saucelito, Walters at Gait, in
this county, and .1llender at Wstsonville,
Santa Cruz county. Each has all he can
do to break, handle and care for field dogs
owned by gentlemen who have not the
time to spare for that purpose. This shows
what well conducted field trials have done
for the sportsmen of the State, by creating
an interest in the breeding and training of
field dogs. One Of these kennels-that of
De Mott-was quite fully described a few
days ago by correspondent of the Bulletin
Josiah Liehthesrt), who spent day among
the CANNES. He writes:
soME CHOICE ONES.
LAST week l visited the San Anselmo
Kennel, about three miles from San Rafael,
off the road beyond San Anselmo, on the
line of the North Pacific Coast Railroad 1t
is the only public kennel in this part of the
State, there being others at Watsonville and
Gait. 1t is sort of canine university so to
speak, a place for the higher education of
blooded dogs, where gentlemen having
hunting dogs board them, out of the sport
ing season. A. present there are in the
neighborhood of seventy-five animals at
the institution, for the most part pointers
and settlers, but in another month all, with
the exception of pups, will have returned
to their respective owners for work during
the hunting period. The more notable ami
mails belong to Judge G. N. Post and George
Watson, of Sacramento, who have eighteen
pups ranging in age from two to five months,
and five old dogs, including Loadstone, who
is valued at 81 800; Harold, one of the win
ners in the field trial at Bakersfield; Janet
Miss Druid and Marian. The first named
sill, be entered for the field trial to be held
81. -ersfield next January. P. D. Lin
his setter Florine, the first prize winner at
the last Bench Show, and which will also
enter the field trial, in training there. An
other prize winner | noticed was J. E.
Lucas Bruiser. Other prominent animals
belong to w. w. Foote ]. G.. Edwards, pub
Usher of the Coasf ReVieD; John Berger, the
San Francisco restauranter; Harry Wort;
Mr.. kellogg, the San Francisco liquor
dealer; William s. Kittle; Geo. F. Flournoy
and Mansfield Lowell, while George s.
Clarke, of Portland, has his Irish setter
Ned down enjoying California climate and
undergoing systematic training
HOW THEY ARE CARED FOR.
much pains has been taken for the COM
fort of these aristocratic CANNES. The
kennels are fenced with wire netting, which
allows of more perfect ventilation. An
other advantage is that the wire does not
harbor yermin as wood does, besides it al
lows the dogs better outlook. Across the
rear of the kennel is stretched a canopy to
protect the occupants from the raysof the
sun, while magnificent oak trees furnish
additional shade. Four o'clock is the grand
dining hour, for which l remained not to
take supper with the dogs, but to witness
the operation of feeding them. At the time
mentioned, as if by common consent, the
whole pack began to yelp Justify. The
sleeping-house is arranged with sort OF
trays raised above the floor, covered with
clean straw, and everything being in readi-
ness for supper, one by one the doors of the
kennels were opened and the imprisoned
dogs set at liberty, all starting at jump
for their beds Each has his own place and
chain, and it is remarkable to see how they
all know just where they belong. When all
are in place and secured the chef brings
out the one dish to tickle their epicurean
palates
DIET FOR DOGS.
Each animal has a separate pan, which
contains broken pilot bread, quantity OF
beef soup (buillon), with layer of cooked
meat on top. Twice a week this diet is
varied by giving dish of sour milk,
which, in addition to being a change, is an
excellent preventive of worms. In this
connection it would be well for those who
have pet dogs TO make note and adopt the
plan. Fresh milk is not desirable, especi-
ally for puppies, for which it is too rich,
and when sweet milk is given it should al
ways be skinned. The youngsters are all
fed together in their pens. Every evening
after supper the old dogs are taken out for
run over the hills, which they patrol
with as much uniformity as q company oi
skirmishers. For this work they are usu-
ally taken out in strings of ten or dozen.
CANINE SANITATION.
"Great care is observed to prevent the
introduction of disease in the kennel. No
sick dogs are admitted, and every one re-
ceived. even when in apparent good health
is rigidly quarantined and fumigated before
being introduced to his future companions
Everything on the premises is kept scru'
pulously clean-not an easy task-the pre-.
vailing sentiment being that an ounce Of
prevention is better than pound of cure
There are number of California ken
nels which are said to contain dogs equal
TO any in the country, and this reputation
is not confined to our own fanciers. l. s
and J. e. Wilder, sons of the Honolulu
steamship man, who have been soiourning
in the State for the past few months, will
take a couple of blooded pointers home
with them when they return. The former
has purchased Roberta of 2. ID. Linville fol
500. while the other brother bought one o.
Mr.. Kittle's pups, aged five months, paying
SIS for him."
Perhaps He Was Drowned.
Colonel G. w. Dinglnsn of Urbana, Ben
ton county, Iowa. writes to DE. Alexander
requesting the latter to make inquiry con
corning his brother, Henry L. Dingman, o