The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
Awarding the Prizes.

The show is excellently managed. Su- perintendent Oldham has natural execu- tive ability which has been enhanced by his military training. He and pr. F. w. d Evelyn were both on General Roberts staff on his famous march to Candahar.
 Judge Bell on the opening night has proved that his reputation for firmness and fairness has been well and fairly earned He is not afraid to withhold prizes from dogs that do not deserve them and that is the kind of judge wanted in California. What is needed here is canine education to show the people that any old dog Is not good to win prize, and what Is. required for that purpose is plenty of good blood and breeding.
 The mastiffs as class were superior to the lot usually shown here. California Cube is a puppy dog of such promise that into phenomenon. Major was the win ner in the open and limit classes and Leon in the novice. In the winners the pnp m sboWed 0nt p D mitm oon Ma5or dition, being far too feshy, and having sustained an injury to one of his legs lately. was slightly lame In this class Mir Bells Judgment was above criticism.
 In bitches, Lola was shown with her coat half shed and plainly showing lack of proper conditioning. Withal, she won first in open and limit classes, beating Baby Ruth in the latter with ease. Cali fornia Echo won in the puppy and Juno in the novice. The winners prize fell Sto California Echo and the reserve to Juno. Here, too, Judge Bell awarded the prizes with excellent judgment.
 In Great Danes, MT. Bells awards were faulty and lacked in some instances the appreciation of quality which character ized his mastiff decisions. In the puppies he opened by withholding first and sec on4 from Commodore Dewey, who did not sustain the reputation or ms ms nigh M name
 In puppy bitches, Lady Londesborough took first over Olga, which, however, sur, passed the winner in head ana body, ana should have received the first. The third was iustly withheld. The V H c and H c bitches should have been passed without notice. all comnetitors and Jim Corbett, the sec ond dog, was miles pehinu, Wltn the others out of the race
 In novice bitches Ihelna ,s snouid ,u nave s.s fore and hind legs and good only in head.
 In limit" dogs Blinker Murphy shows great character, but is not the pest orinaie rightly awarded first place over Roderick Dhu, who should have given way to Cor sair. - ,4., . choose between Queen c and Queen Olga, vet the latter has the better carriage and shcuId have received the award.
 In open dogs Rex sonery R as uspa nIaces ore Defender Both the two nrst dogs are fulI of character, Rex R having the bet fer. Expression, but Defender cannot com nare with either except in body, and even that is too thick for the breed.
 In open bitches MT. Bell committed a glaring and palpabie mistake, for neither fhe first nor second bitch can compare with Juanita. who to the surprise of all beholders was placed third.
 How on earth MT. Bell could place Queen first and Orchard Trilby second and Tuarita last is more than 1 can un- derstand. Orchard Trilby was rightly placed. but Juanita and Queen should have changed places, for the former is as far superior to the latter as Hambleton- ian to a dray horse. Juanita surpasses the others in every essential to, the makeup of a good Great Dane, and Or chard 1'rflby excels Queen in body and limbs. though not in expression.
 Blinker Murphy was rightly given the winners prize, with Rex R as reserve and Queen most improperly received the award in the winners class of the bitches.
 Rough-coated St. Bernards were not up to the average. In the puppy class Pacha was rightly placed first: He has a typical head and good markings, but seems weak in his hind quarters. This may improve with age. Parnell and Ma jor Mckinley were properly placed with second and third.
 In novice class, Barry of Glen Rosa won first; his markings are excellent and he shows much promise Second prize fell to Duke, and the other exhibits of the class were poor.
 such poor quality that the first prize was