The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
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 The approaching bench show will de- velop startling novelty on the last day of the show, viz, an auction will be helo of all dogs offered and 10 per cent of the proceeds will go to swell the fund Tor charity
 Some changes from the classification as advertised in the premium list are an- nounced by the club
 The limit of weight in the bull terrier classes is changed from twenty-five pounds to thirty-five pounds.
 Pointer bitches are reduced from fifty five to fifty pounds.
 In the novice, limit on open classes Of the Irish water spaniels, dogs and bitches will be judged separately.
 D. J. Sinclair intends to keep the office or the club. at 224 Montgomery street, open at night until 10 o'clock and all day on Sundays.
 D. w. Donnelly of Burlingame will show his collie bitch Floss, winner of first at San Francisco, 1885,
 J, r. Norman's mastiff Major is another instance or renewed ambition
 MT Hickman of San Mateo has entered ms me fox terrier bitch White Violet, by OrIoIe B!uter out of Dauutless Suzette. III both limited and open classes and his and open.
 A new St. Bernard star has arisen. O. Il. Greenewald's puppy dog Pedro looks lit enough to sweep the deck.
 William R. A Johnston's fine young mastln Beau Montez, by Chino Don ex Lola, IS to compete for honors Beau Montez swept everything before him at San Jose, except the prize for best mastiff in the show, for which he was beaten by his dam,, Mrs. J. P. Norman's Lola l (AKCSB 37547.
 The Verona, kennels will enter all their collies, but the imported stock will not compete under these circumstances.
 Norman J. Stewart of Aromas, c. R. Harker and Miss Della Beach of San Jose feel encouraged to again try for ribbons, with some prospect of Success. They will all show large kennels. Sig l.. Simon bookkeeper in the Sheriff's office, will exhibit his Newfoundland Jack in the novice limit and open classes. The following communication from J. B. Martin, Well-knoWn fancier and breeder of fox terriers, is self-explana- tory:
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 1898.
 Editor of The Call-Dear Sir My attention has been called to a letter of J. P. Norman's published in your paper recently, wherein he adverts to the opposition to the San Francisco bench show by one of the local fox terrier men, and conclude that the one he refers to. MT. Norman states that the judge selected for the above show is well and favorably known integrity.
 Mir Norman. being a novice in dogdom, Is not supposed to be familiar with kennel his tory and for his information and that of your readers, will give a brief history of George dog show here. which will show sufficient reasons why many dog men oppose putting | d
 In July. 1S93 Bell sold to me for s100 fox terrier bitch, Blemton Consequence, guaranteed she did not prove SO A bitch arrived here (not the one l boughD not in whelp. certified dog men, and she did not have pups I notified Bell offering to return her without cost to him on return of purchase money. He declined to receive ner ana return purchase money. then preferred charges against him before the Amer ean Kennel m Club, and in May. 1894; he qlsq1alL1ed Tor one year by Thomas H. Terry. H. F. Cromwell Major J. M Taylor and Ed ward Brooks-four of the best known dog men III thls country-Who acted upon the committee that tried Bell upon my charges and his de- fense prepared by well known attorneys of To- | ronto, canada. In September, 1893, before l filed the charges against Bell he discovered | that he had sent me the wrong bitch This information was imparted to him by we'll known dog man who saw Consequence at To- ronto, but Bell suppressed this knowledge until | April, 1894, when he, by false statements in- | duced 2 gentleman to write to me to that effect, offering to send Consequence if would express charges for his mistake
 1 declined the offer, and I then called the at tention of the American Kennel Club to this state of facts and the secretary preferred charges against Bell. passing them upon the disqualified for all time. and this action was ratified at full meeting of the club.
 Bell applied upon several occasions to be re- stored to good standing, and this was refused him until December 2S 1895. when the A K c. removed the disqualification to take effect March l. 1896, but Bell was not satisfied. and asked to have it take effect February 15, 1896. This was denied. This last order appeared to rankle in Bells bosom and he thought once more to defy the A. K. C., with the following result:
 Whereas George Bell made entries at the Detroit show while not in good standing not withstanding the fact that his appeal for re- instatement under date of January 29 1S96 to permit him to make entries prior to March l. 1896, was denied February 6, 1896: ordered, that said George Bell be and is hereby dis qualified until May l. 1S97.''
 Even eliminating the above disqualification from consideration, there is very little to jus tify Bells selection.
 So far I learn by an examination of the American Kennel Gazette from January 1889, to February, 1892, and the American Field from the last date to May 1894 (the time Of Bells disqualification, I find that he judged some breeds at four shows, neither one of them having one-half the entries had here last year. From May, 1894, to date he acted at two shows, and during the last nine years he has, far as I can learn only judged once in the United States. There were several cap able all-round judges to be had and they are men of established reputation and vast ex- perence, but the club overlooked them be- cause Bell was secured at a low figure.
 San Francisco has been very fortunate in the past in securing the best judges obtainable, and now when the prospects were so bright it is a severe blow to the kennel interests of the coast that judge of the reputation and standing of Bell should have been selected. Yours truly, J. B. MARTIN
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