The morning call., 1890-06-15
DOG AND GUN.
The Pacific and California Kennel Clubs
at War.

at War.
L ne admission Of the California Kennel Club
into the American Kennel Club has brought The
Pacific Kennel Club out of long sleep, and now
It's members are kicking" vigorously against
the ruling of the Eastern organization, which
they cIaim Is absurd and preposlerous. The Pa
ciie Kennel Club has been In state of lelhargy
for months and its meetings have been seldom
atlendeu by more than enough to form quorum.
us treasury, according TO statements. has been
Tor some lime In a very shaky condition, which.
IN ltsell, would prove that the Pacific Kennel
Club had screw loose somewhere.
The California Club has conducted its affairs in
sucn Duslness-like manner that 1t now has a
snug little sum of money In Its treasury. The
faclncs nave none, their treasury Is depleted,
when means III ere must be something rotten In
denmark. why then the objection 10 the Cali
lorna Club being member of the A. X. c.? II
the paclhc Kennel Club desires 10 succeed it
must nave an efficient Secretary who Will at tend
TO me clubs affairs and be on hand when his
services are required.
Inc virginia City Chronicle is responsible for
the following:
setter dog belonging to a resident of Six-miIe
canyon, was recently shot while accompanying its
owner on a hunting expedition and died from the
wound The person referred to is also the possess0r
oil young mongrel cur that was the inseparable
companion OF the setter. The setter dogs corpse
was buried on hill in the of the owners resi-
denee the cur being present at the burial. Since
then the mongre daily carries the larger por-
late canine companion, and after dropping IL on the
grave, patiently waits there for hours, evidently
Thomas Cooking is the owner of the mongrel, and
will verify the truth of the above statement.
The following illustrates humorously, says an
English exchange-lhe Christian Advocate, we
belleVe-WheTe the money goes aud Why II goes
HAT way:
a Sheheld workngman walking out recently
with couple of dogs at his heels. One who knew
him had word of praise for his dogs remarklng
that they must have cost good deal OF money.
lay, they did" said the owner "that one cost me
30 shlings. ana did the other; but they're reight
uIs, they are. You Pm fond of bit of rafting
We nNri fA aud oh ihrnn In mi
have been better to have spent the money pigs?
ION what?' said the dog man. ION pigs" Pigs"
yes, pigs" law, sayr' as he called his dogs and
walked oil contemptuously, "a bonny fule I'd look
going rafting with couple OF pigs"
writer on trapshoOting says In New York
exchange:
How to make 1t equal for all men at the trap
seems TO be the leading question among the shoot
erS Just now, To put good shot back so far that
the chances are against his killing hard bird seems
Unfair, and yet II he shoots with beginner 1t dis
courages q novice You can never make a bad shot
win over good one
why not divide them in two three classes or
allow q new man who can only score 20 out OF 70
two good birds for the same number of misses?
What show would a fair shot have against Wool
stonecroft, Budd, Stice and several others? He
would, perhaps, enter into sweep, but in a half
hearted way, fully realizing he had little or no
chance against all cracks shooting on level terms.
On the other hand, he would have greater con
hdence, and naturally derive more pleasure, II
shooting with an equal.
Dove.shOotng has been poor so far this year.
Only few fair bags have been made.
The Alameda County SpOrtsmens Club held
Its fourth shoot OF The season at the Oakland
TTotting Park yesterday afternoon. Although
The birds were old and strong, they flew from the
trap badly on account OF the warm weather
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