The morning call., 1891-12-27
THE KENNEL.
A Bench Show VIII Soon Be Held nj
Seattle.

A Bench Show VIII Soon Be Held at
Seattle.
The sportsmen of Seattle are working
hard to make a success of the coming dog
show. There are many valuable CANNES
owned in Seattle, Portland and other north
ern cities, and an exhibition Of fine dogs
should prove a success.
How often have the questions, What is a
Llewellyn setter, what is a Lavrrack set
ter? been asked? A London sporting jour
nal says:
A YORK shire (Engand) gentleman bred in and
In for lly years strain OF English settlers that
crack. Mr.. Purcell Llewellin purchased litter
OF five English Settlers The product of the union
OF Mr.. Barclay Fleld'S Duke and MI Slaters
Rhoebe and crossed them with pure LaVerackS.
The product from this cross have ever since been
known as Llewelln settlers, unqueStlonaby the
finest strain Of English settlers ever produced for
nsld work Tie Sporting Review states that The
first OF this strain ever brought To America were
Dart, sister to Arnold geerge's Druid, and
| Paris, son Of Dart, in 1875. We have not the
| data at hand, but We are quite positive that
| these were The first.
| The Fanciers' Gazette an English paper.
| relates the following amusing story OF two
| NeH fOundlaud dogs which made an attempt
| TO rescue from the water a man who in
| their opinion required their assistance. The
| dogs were accompanying their masters on
| either side OF river, and seeing man in
| he water sprang to the rescue. Unf0r-
| tunately, however, for the man, each dog
| wanted 10 convey its capture to lis owner,
| the consequences being that it was case OF
| pull devil, pull baker" In the end the
mans cOat-tails gave way, and the dogs re-
| turned in triumph TO either side of the river,
| carrying in their mouths a portion IF the
| fractured garment. The water being shallow
the man stepped cut, only too thankful that
| his would be rescuerS had departed.
At a meeting of the American Kennel
| Club in New York on the 10Th inst. some
new rules were adopted and the New
| from this city, New Orleans and Toronto
were present. and the following uamed
| clubs were represented: Georgia Kennel
! ClUb, Spaniel Club, Cincinnati Kennel
Club. Gordon Setter CLUB, Bulldog Club,
| Toronto Kennel Club, Association Kennel
| Club. Cleveland Dog Club, Delaware Ken
! mel Club. Massachusetts, Kennel and Breed
| ers' Club. New York and New England
Kennel Club, Southern California Kennel
| Club. Toledo Kennel Club, Philadelphia
Kennel Club and Washington City Kennel
| Club. The following are the rules adopted:
Rule Nil A dog suffering from eczema,
mango, or any contagious or ODjec iunab!e dis
ease Shall be di, quaihed and forfeit any prize
which may have been awarded TO il, and shall be
| removed al once from the show building. The
regularly appointed veterinary surgeon shall
alone declGe as 10 the condition OF tue dog, and
| his decision must be given in wrlTing.
Rule XNlI.-Beuch show committees may rrO-
wac sucH classes Tor dogs OF established pIeeus
| as they choose.
! L Tie miscellaneous class shall comprise all
| dogs Tor which no regular class has been pro-
| vlded IN Tue premium list. Entries in this class
must specify the bIr ed of the exhibit aud IL must
| be so published IN The catalogue.
2. The selling class shall be Tor dogs To be sold
| fOI maximum price, to he stated IN the pre-.
MUM list An exhibitor may catalogue his dog
ID this class for any sum less tn II the maximum.
3. The novice class shall be for a breed for
| which regular class has been provided and for
competition IN which dog shall not have won
IN an open ciass-a prize al any American KEN
mel club show, or which has not won such prize
In a recognized show Eeld In England OF Canada
4 The puppy class shall be for dogs over 6
months and under II months OF age.
o. HE open class shall be for dogs of any age
which have hot already qualified for tue chal
lenge class and for which no challenge class Las
been provided.
6. The challenge class shall be for all dogs haY.
Ing Won four pilZes in the ouen classes. A dog
bavng won three first prizes In this class on of
which shall have been won al a show not having
less than 900 entries shall have the privilege OF
The utle of champion without further eompeti-
tlOn
Rule XXI-Special prizes shall only be offered
for dogs of established breeds, aud no dog ehgi-
Bile Tor special prizes can be Withdrawn from
competition unless it has been stated on entry
blanks, " win not compete for special prIzes''
Rule XXlII-NO show shall extend over four
days, including Tie last day OF receiving and the
first day Of libsratins the exhibits.