The San Francisco call., 1897-02-13
roadway. The stands at the fine new
grounds are only about fifty feet from the

roadway. The stands at the fine new
grounds are only about fifty feet from the
road.
Enough of the board of directors of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals are Ieniently inclined toward
the Olympic Gun Club, it is believed. to
prevent orders for visitation by Officer
Holbrook.
A delegation from the Pioneer Wing
Shooting Club conferred with the direc-
tors OF the Olympic Gun Club
and it was practically arranged that the
Wing Shooting Club shall have the use of
the new grounds on the first Sunday OF
each month.
The old Pacific Kennel Club having gone
out of existence and named the olympic
Gun Club as a sort of residuary legatee
and successor in the business of giving an
annual dog show, assurances were sent
the Olympic Gun Club by the ST..
Bernard Club that 1t will not enter any of
its numerous fine dogs in any
dog show rot given directly under the
auspices of the Oily mpic Gun Club. This
in itself is a strong Endorsement and
means that the recently organized San
Francisco Kennel Club is not to be recog-
nized without considerable opposition from
one of the most important elements in a
dog show.
Until the American Kennel Club shall
have recognized either the Olympic Gun
Club or the San Francisco Kennel Club as
the representative dog organization OF this
City the whole matter will remain in an
uncertain state. The next regular meet
ing of the American Kennel Club will be
held in New York City on February "a.
81 am not a member of the newly
formed kennel club, nor do L intend to be
Just now, at all events.
This was the Introductory made by II.
T. Payne to CALL representative who
sought some information from him
on the disagreement now existing be-
tween the dog fanciers of the defunct Pa
cifc Kennel Club, its successor, the
Olympic Gun Club, and the recently Or
ganIzed San Francisco Kennel Club.
"All l know regarding this disagree
ment," continued Mr.. Payne, ''is that a
good many breeders of blooded dogs in
this City have become dissatisfied with
the management of the Pacific Kennel
Club and as a consequence, it has gone
out of existence, and simultaneously with
| its death it created it's successor by offer
ing to turn over its money, after paying
all its debts, to the Olym pic Gun Club and
naming it as its successor.
This would be nothing more or less
than revival of the old members under a
new name.
"Now, while all this was being carried
| on aSou. thirty men having the interest
of dogs of good breeding at heart saw lit
to organize the San Francisco Kennel
Club and send on to the American Kennel
Club in New York their credentials, ask
| ing for recognition and affiiiation.
1.-THE same has been done by the
Olympic Gun Club, and both have agreed
10 hold a dog snow about the middle oil
next May.
(which one of those two will be recog-
nized remains 10 be seen. On the oath OF
this month the New York Kennel Club
will hold its monthly meeting and in all
probability issue its charter to one of the
| conIending parties
1.-The San Francisco Kennel Club has
! among its charter memb bers the names oi
such reputable citizens as II. J. Crocker,
| DR.. Evelyn, John de Ruyter, John Tai
liant. Mr.. Chesebrough, J. J. Baker, w. s.
| kittle, Mr.. Page and lot of others oi
| equal standing.
| Those men are desirous of forming q
kennel club that will not be tail TO any
other club adjunct and where all we'll.
| bred dogs will be afforded recognition
| according to their merit and will receive
| prizes If entitled to them.
| at is claimed by men who have given
| this subject some thought, that If gun
club should be recognized q kennel club
no dogs except hunting ones would receive
medals at the hands of the judges, and as
result mono other would be entered fol-
exhibition.
II have no feeling in this matter what.
ever, but l do want to see kennel club in
San Francisco that will not be attached tC
any other club as a sideshow. We have
good dogs in this City. and it is the pride
of the breeders of those dogs to form q
kennel club on the highest standards"