The morning call., 1894-01-14

best hunting suits at the field trial meeting
which will be held near Sa linas. Monterey
County. The Salinas Rod and Gun Club
will be on hand to receive the sportsmen
of this city or their arrival at Salinas this
evening and it goes without saying that
the bucolic sportsmen will do all in their
power to make the stay of the visitors as
enjoyable as possible. The grounds on
which the trials Will be held are consid-
cred by competent judges as being first
class and splendidly adapted for the pur-
pose intended. Being closely watched
since the shooting season opened Dy kee p
ers who were detailed purposely to keep
hunters from tresDassing, game is cOnse-
queDtly plentiful ana the cluDmen will
find little difficulty in finding birds. All
that is required TO guarantee most sue
cessfnl meeting is continuance of fine
weather.
The dogs which will:. start in the Derby
are, from all accounts, a splendid lot of
youngsters, and it will not surprise sports
men TO see some OF them do as we'll If not
better work than many of the old ones.
The all-age stake. which will close the
night following the finish of the Derby.
will contain number of hgh-class field
trlalers, among whom VIII appear the
famous invader, Glenbeigh, a pointer dog
that has gained much fame on the other,
side of the big pond. John Hughes
Smiling john" OF Stoney Creek, Y OlO
County, has had beigl in his care for
the past two months. and if Hughes ler-
ters speak the truth the English pointer
will surprise several gentlemen who are
now looking forward TO certain victories
for English settlers of home breed. 1t
is too early to prophesy a win
ner Of either the old or young
dog trials, but from what has been seen of
Glenbegh in the field we will be greatly
surprised if the old warrior fails to carry
away a first or second in the class he Will
represent in the field trials of '94. The
imported dog, like all English dogs of high
degree, did not know the first thing about
retrieving until Smiling" John took him
in charge. Howard Vernon states that
Glenbeigh was not more than week in
the hands of his trainer when he retrieved
as perfectly as if he had been retrieving
all his life. The dog never tires Of his
work. and as he IS, so to speak. Jim
Dandy in the field. it will pain many of
the EGglish setter-fauciers to see him cut
the daisies from under his opponents feet.
1t is expected that the judges will see two
dogs at work" at all times during the
trials, and that favoritism will not cut the
least figure in their decisions. AT present
writing the prospects of a most successful
trial meeting are, indeed. brilliant
The gentlemen appointed by the Pacific
Kennel Club as a committee to arrange for
the next bench snow are: I. j. Watson.
III. w. Orear, c. A. Haight. Thomas
Higgs and j. Il. Martin.
Sportsmen will regret to learn that the
president of the club. e. Briggs. has been
suffering for the past week from severe
attack OF la grippe. 1t is hoped that the
popular sportsman will use his wrestling
powers to good advantage and break the
grip In time to visit Salinas and witness
the tug-of' war between the famous thor
oughbred dogs of this State.
The following dog story is related con-
cerning TWO prominent brokers of the
London Stock Exchange and is said to
be txue. Here it is
Two brothers in partnership. well known
DotD IN 1hreadneedle street, London and in
the English sporting world were each on the
lookout Tor brace of pointers A doggy
relative was intrusted with commission by
the senior partner 10 End him what he wanted
and tie price was 10 be secondary considera
tioD The junior partner went in search OF a
perfect brace OF dogs on his own account He
found them-at least he thought he had
and he paid stiff price for them 100. They
were as handsome Il brace OF dogs as any
man could wish for 10 look al = nm,
they proved utterly useless in the field and All
the representations as TO their being thoroughly
broken turned out TO be untrue. The iunIoI
partner was very wroth and he only postponed
shooting the brules in order TO see hether OF
not he could recover some of bis money IL /.
needless TO say that he failed TO do so, but ht
met that doggy relative, and, without going
into details, told him That he tthe junior part
neD had very handsome brace of pointers