The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
SPECIAL PRIZES
 FOR THE BENCH SHOW.

The San Francisco Kennel Club pre- sents tempting array of cups, medals and other trophies for the canine com petitors for honors, and among others Adolph B. Spreckels, president Of the club, offers a silver water pitcher. value s60, for the best St. Bernard; Verona Kennels silver pitcher for best English setter, and a silver and cut glass vase for best pointer. The Goicher cup goes to the best English setter of opposite sex to winner of the Verona cup; Pal ace Hotel crystal and gilt vase for best collie. and E. A. Wilkee silver cup for best collie of opposite sex to the winner of Palace Hotel cup.
 ., H. A; Wegener silver cup for best for best fox terrier; H. J. Crocker sil- yer salver for best cocker spaniel.
 Dr. F. W. d Evelyn an antique Etruscan vase for best Great Dane.
 greyhound bitch; E. V Sullivan a silver cup for the best greyhound, belonging to the Interstate Coursing Club, and q Sil- yer cup for the best greyhound dog; Un- ion Park CourSing Association will give cup for the best greyhound bitch; W. C. Brown a gold match box for best American foxhound; the s. F. K. C.. a club medal for best of opposite sex to winner or above; J. E. de Ruyter a Ma jolica and silver pitcher for best Irish setter; S. F. K. Club gold medal TOT
  Pacific Mastiff Club silver mastiT for best mastiff: Pacific Mastiff Club gold medal for best opposite sex to winner of above; Pacific Coast Field Trials Club a trial class; $. F. K. Club medal for best Of opposite sex to winner of above; P A. Williams cut glass and silver tobacco Jar for best bull terrier S. F. K. Club gold medal for best of opposite sex to winner of above; Colonial Hotel silver and cut glass puff box for best Yorkshire terrier.
 The San Francisco Kennel Club will present as special prize a medal to each hrst prize winner in the puppy classes.
 Besides these the following clubs do- nate medals to the different breeds fos- tered by them:
 Boston Terrier Club of America and the Collle Cub of America each offer a club medal for the best of the respective
 The California Collie Club offers for members dogs gold medal for best Cal GaI Idofnia e bred dog and bitch, and silver same for best California bred puppy.
 The Pacific Mastif Club offers the trophies already mentioned. open to all corners; and for members of the club only the following medals: For best dog and pest bitch the clubs class medals. and TOT pest dog and puppy and bitch puppy the club s class medals; for best Califor- ma pred mastif the clubs silver shield
 d.. r. Norman, secretary, offers silver medal Tor second best raaStiff exhibited by member of the club
 The Pacific Fox Terrier Club offers a silver medal each for best dog and Fitch puppy. 'N '''01i
 such a lavish display of specials has rarely been equaled in the East, and the forthcoming show should certainly Graw a banner entry
 The Del Monte kennels are. about to be broken up, as George Crocker wishes to have his dogs near enough to New York to enable him to see them more frequently than he has been atle to do of late years.
 J. P: Norman, secretary of the Pacific Mastif Club. has added to his Kennels the mastiff dog, Major, winner of first and special at San Francisco in 1855. This dog IS beyond dispute the finest Specimen Of his kind on this coast, and it is a moot point if he be inferior to Black Peter. MT Longests recent importation from England
 The St. Bernard Club of California at their monthly meeting decided not to ot- fer any medals or other prizes for com petition at the San Francisco show. The club Is reserving its generosity for tho Oakland show, where they expect to make as large a showing of exhibits as last year.