Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-14
FINE DOGS WILL RUN
THE NEW YORK CLUBS TRIALS IN
AMELIA NEXT WEDNESDAY.
More Money Invested in CANNES Than
In Horses-The Virginia Associa-
tion to Go on n Special.

The New York Eastern Field-lrials
Club will run their dogs on Davis's farm
of 3,iO0 acres, near Amelia Courthouse,
next Wednesday, the 10th.
The dogs to be seen on that occasionwill
be some of the most celebrated IN the
world. Among them are Gath's Mark"
owned by II. Huffman, Jr., of Terra Haute,
Ind, and Roderigo," from the Memphis
and Aren't kennels.
There is considerable rivalry between
the progeny of these celebrated CANNES.
Formerly Roderigo and Mark were pltted
against each other. Now, however. their
puppies have come TO the front. and pro-
badly ten or fifteen Of them will be run IN
the trials. Great interest IS felt by sports
men throughout the United States IN the
result of these contests, and thousands OF
dollars viii be won and lost on the events.
The betting is not done upon the teld but
in the larger cities throughout the coun-
try.
VALUABLE PROPERTY.
Increased interest is being evinced in
dogs, and one who is authority on such
matters says he does not doubt for mo-
ment but what more money Is to-day IN
vested in these animals than In horses.
Colts sired by celebrated horses command
large prices, so the pups sired by these
noted dogs sell all the way from $50 to
$500 when only six months old.
Mr. Adolph Dill, OF this city, ls the
owner Of a son Of Roderigo's and his quail
ties as a field dog are fully in keeping with
the reputation of his illustrlOus sire.
Mr. A. ii. Moore. of Philadelphia, has a
kennel OF eighteen dogs. Pierre LOTlllards
dogs will also be at the trial.
These trials have heretofore taken place
at High Point. n. c.. but Amelia Court
house has been selected on account of its
accessibility, the Otterburn Springs being
near by, giving the facility OF two good
hotels.
Members of the Virginia Field-Spcrts
Association from every section Of the State
Will come 60 Richmond in time to take the
excursion train which will leave this city
at $50 next Wednesday morning, and will
return that night. This train is chartered
by the Virginia Association. and no one
will be allowed on 1t unless they leave
their names previously with Mr.. Polk Mil
Ter. president, 900 east Nam street.
PERSONALS.
The virginia Association has about fifty
members in New York and Philadelphia,
many Of whom have declared their inten-
ton 10 be present Among those already
here are Hon. John S. Wise, DIR. }. Blair
Gibbs. of New York, and DIR. W. 5. Ger
hard. of Ardmore. Pa.
President Frank Thompson, of the Penn-
sylvania railroad. is member Of the Nlr-
ginia Association, "a are also George j.
Seabury aud Harry S. Cranun, Henry f.
Crosby, John ID. Snellings, David G. lueng-
ling. and others of New York.
The Philadelphia members are Francis
Skunk Brown, J.. Hume Ilaurand, Charles
A. Kingsbury, and Others.
Judge Henry Strong, of Washington, d.
c., is another of it's members.
VIRGINIA DOGS,
SO far as known the only Virginia dogs
| that are competing for the prizes are from
| the kennels Of y. Henry O'Bannon, men,
ber of the House of Delegates from Kappa
haupock