The morning call., 1894-01-16
DOG AND ROD.
Sportsmen Leaving the
Field Trials.
The Trouble About the Selection of
Judges = Extraordinary High
Water at Point Reyes.

The Pacific Coast field trials OF '94. accord
ing to latest intelligence from Salinas, will not
be the success that the patrons of the sport an
tcipated a few weeks ago. The weather, in
the first place, has been unfavorable TO field
trials, and furthermore, The ground on which
the races are to be decided is not suitable to
many OF the gentlemen who had proposed To
run their dogs.
In the autumn the underground was fired,
which resulted in the leaving OF innumerable
sharp-pointed sticks on the hlllsdes. which
endangered the dogs, and especially the fast
rangers. The recent rains compelled a number
OF bevies TO seek the shelter OF the heavy
brush on the margin OF the ground that had
been selected for the trials, consequently a
large number OF the patrons OF the sport feared
that II would not be an easy matter TO lind
quail on the preserved territory.
Although these were the causes assigned by
some or the sportsmen who returned last even
ing from Salinas, CALL reporter aScertained
from gentleman who had no particular desire
to conceal the truth that the real cause for the
breaking up OF the happy family was entirely
owing TO the fact that two of the judges Sc
lected-namely, VanderfOOt of Pasadena and
Pyle of Bakersfeld-failed 20 put IN an appear
ance and their places could not be filled satiS-
factorily to all concerned.
You see." said the sportsman who was being
interviewed. there was too much funny work
being done by one or two men from this city
who wanted 10 run things their own way. They
were Aeiermlned upon having certain individ-
uals for Judges whom the majority of sporIsmen
present did not favor. They would not even
consent 10 permit the club 10 vote on the men
they thought competent to take the places of
the absent Ones and one OF the stalwarts went
so far as TO insult gentleman who had refused
10 run MS DOG because he dld not believe his
charge would receive just reward from the
judges selected by the suffers.
81 am sorry Indeed for the spOrtsmen OF
Salinas, who are thorough gentlemen" con-
cluded the speaker "that the spOr Smen from
the lower country could not attend, as their
presence In the saddle would insure all present
that fair and impartial decisions would be rem
dered. | fear that the trials of '94 will ter
INMATE In failure all because of few pomp-
Gus individuals who insist upon running things
to suit themselves, and such state of affairs is
to be regretted by all spOrtsmen."
Thomas Watson returned yesterday with his
two English pointers; Schreiber came home
with his rip Rap" Howard Vernon also re.
turned with the famous pointer GIenbeig and
Clarence Haight, most enthusiastic sports
man, retired from the field with gOOd load of
disgust. II is expected that other sportsmen
who are not pleased with the turn of affairs
will arrive to-day.
Friends of DIR. Dean, al Wilson, +. Perkins
NJ Cross. A. Newman and II. Sanger will be
pleased to learn that the above grntemen VIII
arrive from CaZaderO to-day. Tie doctor and
his friends went up on a fishing trip TO Dun
cans Mills on Saturday, expecting 10 return
yesterday, but the breaking down Of a bridge
which spanned Austin Creek delayed their re-
turn.
Al Hall of Point Reyes arrived in the city last
evening. he states that not since 1882 was
the Paper mill Creek so high as it was yester-
day when he boarded the train for San Fran.
cisco.
II had much difficulty in getting nv horses
10 a safe locality" said Hall, "and TO save
them l mad to make the animals swim the
stream. The slaughter-hOuse within fifty yards
of the bridge is In fair way OF being washed
down the stream. The water is up 10 the WIN.
dOws or the house, andi seventeen calves and
fourteen hogs which were In the building al
the time of the sudden rise of the stream per
hafn no -IaO1s
country is a sheet of water. We never had
such heavy rain up there"