The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
The St. Bernard Club Dis
qualified From Bench
Shows.
1t Refused TO Recognize the
New San Francisco Kennel
Club.
Allegations of Underhsnded Meth DDS
to g. B fore the N .tio1al
Boiy.
trife is rampant in doedom.

Strife is rampant in dogdom.
The blue-blood CANNES themselves are
not snarling nor growing, but it happens
to be their masters who have clinched and
who are cudgeling eacn other unmerci-
fully.
This war has been smoldering for some
tlmo past, but it did not reach the crisis
until yesterday. when a telegram was re-
ceived from Secretary A. P. Vreden burgh
of the American Kennel Club announcing
that the ST. Bernard Club of this City had
been formally suspended from attiliation
with the National body. and had also been
disqualified for an indefinite period from
participating in any bench shows given
under the sanction of the American Ken
mel Club.
This was sumner for the st. Bernard
breeders. but not altogether unexpected,
for to this particular dog story there hangs
tale.
1t dates back Sc veral months, to a time
when the old Pacific Kennel Club of this
City-the only one then existing here
decided, after having passed through a
veritable maestrom of trouble and trlbu-
lation, to go out of existence. 1t had
given many successful bench shows, and
financially was standing on both feet, but
the fact that dog shows are like baby
shows, inasmuch as only the blue-ribbon
winners will admit that the judges are
wise and the club honest, left many epe-
mics in the OrganizatiOn's wake, and the
N EN- bers finally determined TO disband in
disgust. They were loyal to the dog, how
ever, and rather than see 1897 pass over
without bench show maue a proposition
to the Olympic Gun Club. This was to
the effect that the latter undertake to give
this years exhibition.
Should the Olympics assent the Pacifics
would agree to turn over all of their costly
paraphernalia to their successor, lend every
assistance within their power and in ad-
dition surrender the residue in their treas
ury-amounting to something over $500.
The Olympic men thought the matter
over carefully and finally concluded that
they could see their way clear, with all of
the promised assistance and tho encourag.
ment accorded them, to undertake the
task, and so informed the retiring Pacifcs.
There were certain formaliiies that had to
be observed before the gun men could
launch forth into tie dog show business,
the most important of these being the re-
Quirement that the organization should
Join the American Kennel Club and Sc.
cure It's sanction for this years show.
The way seemed open for this. and to
help matters along the Pacific Club for
warded an open-hearted Endorsement of
the project and of the Olympic Gun Club
to New York.
Then snag was encountered.
1t appears that there is here whst is
known as the Pacific Advisory Board Of
the American Kennel Club, and it also
happens that this board is made up
principally of the same men who, the Pa
cltic members claim, nagged them into
b0l lioh hoir mi inn of
dogdom. However this may be, the ad-
visory board, headed by H. I. Payne. DR..
Evelyn and others, took it upon itself to
pass resolutions condemning the Olympic
Gun Clubs ambition, proclaiming that
the latter organization was here looked
upon with distrust and disrepute," and
declaring that it should not be permitted
TO engage in bench show. Here are the
resolutions complete:
WHEREAS, The death of the Pacific Kennel
Club opens the door lor the organization of a
first-ciass dog show association, composed OF q
better element than has heretofore been con-
nected with the managementof kennel exhi-
bitions in San Francisco; and whereas, the
Olympic Gun Club, an organization TO which
dog shows will be only secondary considera-
ton, is a seeding faction from the largest
and most popular athletic and social club in
the State. and is held by said athletic club in
disrepute and dtstrust; and whereas, should
the said Olympic Gun Club become member
would be under the control OF the same men
whose efforts have not been employed 10 bet
ter he welfare of kennel metters-in fact, be :
ing detrimental instead OF benehcial-there-
fore be 1t
Resolved, That in the opinion of this board
ii would be stroke OF bad policy on the part
of the American Kennel Club to grant fran
chise TO the said Olympic Gun Club, or to any
other rganization whose v, ry OBJ ject and pur-
poses would necessitate the making Of dog
shows secondary and minor feature
nJs1I hot Ayra rfnuv nl h hn
and il is hereby requested by the Pacific Ad-
visory BOard-in the fulhllment OF what it
deems to be its duty-to refuse admission to
the Olympic Gun Club, in order that kennel
clu pure and sim pie MAY be organized and ad-
mitted to membership, and the holding Of
| annual dog shows placed in the hands OF an
organization whose best efforts will be exerted
In the advancement of the kennel interests Of
San Francisco and the whole coast
Resolved. That the secretary OF this board be
instructed to forward at once copy of these
Attest: II. I. PAYNE,
Secretary Pacific Advisory Board.
These resolutions were at once forwarded
to the American Kennel Club, and only
through that medium became public. The
| Olympic Gun Club. which, as is known by
all sporting men here, is composed OF some
of San Francisco's most representative and
respected men, emanating from the most
dignified professions and callings, grew
highly incensed when the wording of the
resolutions reached it, and demanded a
hearing and vindication at the hands OF
the National body. This, the members
say. was denied them, and they accuse
| Secretary Vredenburgh of being in collu-
| sion with Payne and d Evelyn and OF con-
| niving to heap this alleged injustice upon
| them.
| Following upon the heels of the appear
ance OF the resolutions at the National
| headquarters in New York came the for
m alton here of the San Francisco Kennel