The herald., 1897-06-28
THE KENNEL

j. II. klefer OIL Los Angeles mas Deen
appointed by the Southern California
Kennel club as its delegate to the Pa
cific advisory board of the American
Kennel club, in place of H. T. Payne.
The present board consists Of the fol-
lowing delegates: San Francisco Ken
mel club, j. e. de Ruyter; Oakland Ken
mel club, George NJ. B. Gray; Stockton
Kennel club, William Gibson; Sacra-
mento Kennel club, w. E. Ladd; Port
land Kennel club, ]. w. Keen; Southern
California Kennel club, J. II. Keifer:
Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel
Club, Charles r. Harker; st. Bernard
Club of California, DR.. w. r. Clunesss
jr.; Pacific Iox Terrier club, DR., f. w.
d'Evelyn. The Collie club and the re-
Gently formed Mastiff club have not ap-
pointed delegates.
The committee on RULES of the Amer
lean Kennel club will recommend at the
next meeting a change of classification
that will revolutionize the present sys-
tenn of CHASING dogs at dog shows. This
is, in short, the English classification
limit, winners. maiden, novice and pup
py classes. The open class will not be a
miSnomer, as at present, but will admit
to competition any dogs over six months
of age and irrespective of winnings.
Certain shows will be designated by the
American Kennel club at which certain
classes may win championship honors.
Field Sports says: The entry blanks
are out for the field day trials derby.
The entries close on July 1st, and all
owners of young settlers and pointers
should see that they are entered for the
event in time.
There are an abundance of young dogs
on the coast whose fine breeding we'll
fits them for the competition, and the
owner who neglects to enter, neglec;s
his duty to his dog.
A good dog has some rights which
even his. owner should respect. The most
important of these is to show his ability
and fine hunting qualities to the world
ard make record, which adds to his
value as a companion or Sire.
This chance can only be given him III
the field trials, after he has had the
proper time and opportunity for edu-
cation and experience.
Every sportsman should take a deep
interest in the field trials and do his
part to make them success, for is he
not directly interested in that for which
they are instituted, the development Of
the field dog? Without annual trials the
interest in the higher class of field dogs
would wane, and with it the quality OF
our dogs would deteriorate We owe It
TO ourselves and to our dogs to see that
the entries are always as large as pos
sible.
Field Sports publishes in its last issue
a table showing the total entries and
actual number of dogs of each breed en-
tered at the New York, Chicago, ST.
Louis and San Francisco shows. The
table shows at a glance the distribution
and popularity of the several breeds. In
New York and Chicago st. Bernards
were the leading breed, reaching 9 per
cent Of the total at New York and 101s
per cent at Chicago. This breed was also
91a per cent of the whole show at St.
Louis and S1a per cent at San Francisco.
Collies formed the banner class at St.
Louis. being 1912 per cent of the show
The leading class at San Francisco was
English settlers, which formed SO, per
cent of the total exhibit. Mastiff, St
Bernards, Great Danes, greyhounds, fox
hounds. pointers, English settlers, colies.
cocker spaniels and foxterriers formed 81
Per cent of the San Francisco show, IS
per cent of the Chicago show, 531a per
cent Of the st. Louis show and only 40
per cent of the New York show. OF these
breeds San Francisco had 159 more than
St. Louis, only q less than Chicago and
only 50 less than New York.