The San Francisco call., 1898-06-18

and Norman J. Stewart of Armona.
 It was decided to call a convention for from all the kennel clubs on the coast, each club holding bench shows to send two delegates and each speciality club one delegate.
 It is proposed to submit to the clubs for consideration a new classification, to con- sist of:
 First-Puppy class as at present.
 Second-Novice class optional at dis erection of club holding show, or to be determined by number of entries in the breed
 Third-Open class open to all dogs ex- cept champions.
 f'ourth-Premier class, open to dogs having scored four wins in open class.
 Fiftn-Champion class open to dogs having won three times in premier cla sS.
 If these rules meet the appreciation of the convention they are to be submitted to the A, K. C., with the indorsement of all the clubs participating.
 In the latter event the rules will be sent to every club in the United States that Is a member Of the A. K. C., and of the rules, to instruct their delegates to vote for them at the September meet ing of the A. K. C..
 There can be little doubt that the American Kennel Club will adopt these rules, at least for the Pacinc Coast, for 1t Is almost a foregone conclusion that if the proposition be rejected Dy the govern ing body the coast will carry out it's repeated threat of secession. and this time 1t will not be a "house divided against itself" for the coast is, mirabile dictu, for the first time in it's kennel history, a unit on the question.
 It will be noticed that under the pro- posed classification a dog will have to place seven wins to his credit before he becomes entitled to the championship, but then he will be exempt from competition except by his peers.
 John II. Sammi has filed charges with the A. K. c. against the San Francisco Kennel Club. In his affidavit he alleges that his dog Scaldy Mike was wrongfully entered in the class of bull-terriers under found to be over the limit and was con- sequently thrown out. He ayers that the entry was made by him correctly in the first place and that the mistake was made standing arose from an error In the pre- mium list, placing the limit of lightweight pull terriers at % instead of 35 pounds. Sammi alleges further that John G. Bar ker, one of the directors of the club, of- fered to award Scaldy Mike the first prize in the class, but that he (SammD refused to cancel the bull-terrier wins and to give Scaldy Mike first and winners prizes in the heavyweight class.
 H. H. Carlton, secretary of the. San francisco Kennel Club, gives different version of the matter. He acknowledges the error made by the clerk, but claims that MT Sammi should have made his complaint in writing to the secretary in- stead of to one of the directors verbally. MT. Carlton says that as soon as the ob- lection, was brought to his notice he had the judge go over the class as they were on the benches. The judge, MT Bell, saw no reason for altering his decision in the slightest, and declared, moreover, that having black patch behind the ear while the standard for bull-terriers em- phatically insists that they shall be abso- lutely pure white.
 N. H. Hickman of San Mateo has bought Blackrock Rummager, the sire of E. V. Sullivan's foX-terrier Menlo Check tant, and has scored a long list of vic tories in the Emerald Isle. his native land.
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