The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
THE BENCH SHOW
 WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY.
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The total number of entries to the Sar ! Francisco Kennel Clubs bench show amounts to the respectable total of b64 This is only few under the record breaker of last year, and, considering that the war with Spain holds the interest of the people at straining point, the showing is one to be proud of.
 In the mastiffs a young novice will be shown by c. A. Spreckels, the vice-presi- dent of the Mastiff Club. The secretary has secured Major, the winner in 1895, and believes that he has a mastiff second to none in this country. Mrs. J. F. Norman shows the veteran priZe-winner, Lola, but the latter is in poor condition, and 1t is not at all sunlikely that MT. Geary, the treasurer of the club, will emerge first In the winning class with his promising young bitch, Juno.
 In the Great Danes some fine animals will be shown that have heretofore been strangers to the ring. M. E. L. Living stons Commodore Dewey is a promising puppy and the two Caesars, owned by Mrs. J. l.. Carpenter and Dr. Jellinck, re- SpectiVely, are both sound young dogs. or course, the great fight will be in the open class, between the two challenge dogs, Mrs. RoncoVieri's Rex R and J. l.. Gun ninghams Ivan.
 In the limit bitches the palm will doubt less fall to Mrs. B. Bryon's Queen Olga, who won first novice at San Jose with plenty to spare.
 In rough-coated St. Bernards will be seen some new specimens of great prom ise, among them R. H. Elders Senator Bernardo and Mrs. G. c. Oxnard's Grand Master
 In smooth-coated St. Bernards there is little competition.
 Clinton Worden's Highland Chief are Of high quality and the doctors Thora III will doubtless bear off the palm in the limit class
 In the greyhound classes competition
 Altogether for quality of the exhibits the forthcoming show will not have many superiors in this country, and would probably be second to the Westminster Kennel Clubs show in New York and to that alone. This is an achievement Of which this coast may well boast, and one to which sportsmen can point with pride when discussion with the East arises.
 The premium list is marvel and can compare in value of prizes offered with the largest shows ever held in this coun- try and lose nothing by the comparison Above all, it reflects credit not only on the club holding the show but on the generous civic spirit of the gentlemen who add such munificent inducements to ex- hibitors with entire disinterestedness. Such liberal unselfishness one fails to find in the Eastern shows.
 The speciality clubs have not shown up as well as usual. The Pacific Mastiff Club looms up conspicuously with It's long ar ray of specials, all of which are calculated to foster competition.
 The Oakland bench show will probably be postponed until September. It was de- cided at the last meeting of the Oakland Kennel Club to postpone the show, and the consensus of opinion among the mem bers apparently favor the autumn as the best time for holding 1t.
 The Pacific Mastiff Club will hold it's annual meeting on the 2Oth inst. at the Mechanics Pavilion. For club that has only been In existence for one brief year this one has had a decidedly stormy ex- istence But, like the animal 1t favors, the Mastff Club seems to strive on. strife and is much stronger now than when It started