The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04
GUN AND DOG.
withdrawal OF Members and Prizes
From the Kennel Club.

WITHDRAWAL OF Members and Prizes
From the Kennel Club.
On Sunday there will be lively popping
OF shotguns at the Oakland track.
The morning shoot will open with 100
bird race, after which will come shoots by
the following clubs: The Electra and
Olympic will smash bluerocks. and the
California Wing will shoot at live birds.
The Reliance Gun Club will hold its meet
ing at the Lincoln grounds.
The Olympic Gun Club will shoot
against the San Jose Cycling Gun Club
annex on May 10, and the regular monthly
shoots OF the club will in future be held on
the first Su nday of the month instead of
the second Sunday, as formerly reported.
On May II the club through invitation
o f the Stockton Gun Club, will journey to
Stockton, and the two clubs will engage In
a special shoot.
The Pacific Kennel Club has opened
quarters at 62S Market street, where
entries will De received for the show
which will open on May at the Pavilion.
The bench show committee, consisting
OF Thomas Matson, Clarence Haight,
Howard Vernon and II. Bier, met Thurs
day last and accepted the resignation Of
J. q. Barker and DR.. f. w. Evelyn.
Messrs. e. Briggs and l.. D. Owens of the
Olympic Club will respectively fill the
places left vacant by the designations of
the two former admirers of st. Bernards
and fox terriers.
A committee from the st. Bernard Club
met on Thursday evening and decided to
withdraw the medals offered by members
of the club for specials at the coming bench
show. Yesterday the committee, after
dispaS sionately reviewing the situation,
concluded not to withdraw the special
prizes, and so informed the secretary of
tie Pacific Kennel Club.
Sam Hughes states most emDhaticaIlv
that the money which he received from
Herman Oelrichs, and which was to be de-
voted to purchasing prizes for special
classes consisting of English settlers, St.
Bernards and fox terriers, will be used, but
that the prizes Will be competed for at the
Oakland bench show and not at the Pa
cifc Kennel Clubs bench show, as many
dog men supposed.
There IS small clashing OF steel among
the leading lumiparies of the Pacific Ken
mel, st. Bernard and Fox Terrier clubs,
which TACT is to be regretted by all sports
| men who are interested in dog matters.
1t appears that the leading officers of
the Pacific Kennel Club ara not fancied by
| some dog men who would be pleased to
| have the reins OF kennel government in
| their hands. The dlsgrEntled ones con-
| tend that it is time that some of the man
ayers who have "been running things
| their own way" during the past two shows
| that have been held in this City should
| step down from their perChes and give
| others chance 10 distinguish themselves
| But the officers of the Pacific Kennel
| Club can't see the point as submitted, aud
| consequently they propose to remain on
| deck until they prove to all lovers of the
dog and the promoters of bench shows,
etc., that they are the right officers in the
right place.
Jealousies, however trivial, should be
cast aside by all parties concerned, and
all true sportsmen who are interested in
the success of the MAY show should for
give and forget, and all join hands in
making the next exhibition the most sue
cessful in every particular of any show
that has been held west of the big noun
tains.
number of sportsmen are very out
spoken as regards the action of the bench
show committee II giving specials only to
| frsts IN the different breeds. Firsts and
seconds would give far greater satisfaction,
as all sportsmen interested N dogs do not
make speciality of breeding high priced
stock just for the honor OF winning frsts
| at bench shows and afterward beng able
| to realize good thing from the sale OF a
prize winners puppies.
Sam Hughes has forwarded the resigna.
| tions OF Herman Oelrichs and DR.. Croness
to the secretary Of the Pacific Kennel Club.
The following letter from Antioch has
| been received:
ANTIOCH, March %.
AT the club shoot here to-day at twenty-five
| singles, known traps, unknown angles, the
| following scores were made: Hawkhurst IL
Ross Is, w. Remfree Sr. Is, W. Remfree Jr. 13
Robert Remfree 13, James Taylor 49, Proctor
~. Williamson IL, Joe Taylor 8, w. Kelly g.,
Altizer 8.
| The Brentwood and Martinez Gun clubs
shot last Sunday, and the match was won
by the Brentwood Club, which scored 1873
points against the Martinez Clubs 80
points.