The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
STOCKTON SPORTING.
Valuable Dogs That viii Be Seen at
the Terminal City Show.

the Terminal City Show.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept 2.-The bench show
that Is TO be held here On the 23d, path, 25th
ana 10Th OF this month by the San JOAQUIN
valley agricultural Association promises 10 be
great success. Entries Will close on the 18th
Inst, but already enough dogs have been
promised for exhibition TO make the manage
ment sangufne of success. The bench show
committee is composed of James H. Budd, E.
L. Colnon, D. Winders, John E Doan, John
Hehernan and D. ]. Sinclair. The last named
are respectively secretary and clerk of the
committee. As has already been published in
The CALL, ]. Otis Fellows of HorneusvIlle,
n. y, has accepted the offer made 10 him to
act as Judge at the coming show. Silver med
ais and diplomas have been offered to prize
winners, and to-day number of promises OF
special gold medals were received. Governor
BUD mas onered q medal for the best kennel
exhibited, Harbor Commissioner Colnon for
the second best, J. d. Peters for the third best
PRESIDENT Cobo OF the Agricultural Association
one Tor the fourth best, and c. E. Doan sim
liar medal for the fifth best
The bench show committee has also offered
one to the kennel securing sixth place Special
silver medals have been offered by 81. c. Shaw
of the plow works and by Mayor Baggs That
offered by the first named is for the best dog
exhibited by any woman in the county, and
that donated By Beggs is for the best entry
made by any of the fair sex. George Sperry
has offered special gold medal for the pest
setter and Supervisor James Brown for the
best poin ter exhibited.
a number of the best handlers in the State
have written that they will surely be here
with large strings L L Campbell, George
Allender, R. j. Braun, !. J. Fish and Charles
Boyce, OF San Francisco and Oakland are
among these. Braun has guaran teed to bring
thirty-fve dogs, Cam pbell twenty-five and the
rest about the same number as the last named
Walters of Los Angeles viii be on hand with
number OF entries.
Marshall K. Smell OF Tacoma, president OF
the Tacoma Kennel Club, has written that
both Tacoma and Seattle will be well repre-
sented.
A. o. Meyer Of Highland Park, Los Angeles.
viii bring up string. J. P. and A. A. Norman
viii exhibit for the first time on this coast q
kennel of mastfffs. 7. 81. Brown will show
Grand Master, Victor Watch and Harold of
Navarro, three fine st. Demands. C. r. Harker
OF San Jose viii exhibit the famous Melrose,
winner at the New York bench show. DR..
Taylor, and ne viii send his t.groom aud valet"
along TO look after Roxys interests. ]. L. Gun
bingham of Los Angeles Will exhibit his Great
Danes, and J. @. Barker will enter California
Bernardo. A. B. Truman will be on hand
with his Irish settlers, including Lady Elcho
and Dick Swiveller. viii Prather of Oakland
viii show a kennel of foxhounds, Z. Miller
spaniels, and II. d. Carlton of San Francisco a
kennel OF cookers. DR.. Fred Devlin, ]. B. Mar
tin and Joe MeClatehy will bring the Mission
kennel OF fox terriers.
From Stockton alone 100 dogs have now been
promised, number considerably in excess of
that which was at first counted upon.
From the foregoing it will be seen that the
wing of the pavilion has been set aside for the
bench show on the days mentioned, and the
affair will prove a drawing card to the pavilion
exhibit at the fair. JOHN CRAIG