The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14

IN DISSATISFACTION with County Game
IIWarden Bedding has been expressed
- by some sportsmen They claim that
although he draws a salary Of SIS a
month he has not prevented Seattle res
taurants from serving game out Of season,
nor arrested anyone for violating the law.
II know that some people have been
talking against me-" said Mr.. Bedding,
but the truth OF the matter is that they
are the very ones who refuse to go into
court and testify against the alleged game
law violators 1t is absurd TO suppose
that the restaurant men or Seattle will
serve me with quail and grouse when I
call for them. They know me. I have
been 10 the proprietors OF all the large
places IN the city and secured their prom
ises to obey the law. On top OF this some
one will complain to me that friend ate
quail AZ such and such a place. When
! ask for names, and request the people
having information Of these alleged viola
tions. to appear as witnesses. II is the
same old story. They reply: Wen. ] do
not want TO get MIXED up in this affair
Unless the sportsmen have the courage
20 20 into court and testify / am power
less. II they would even give me names
OF witnesses, 50 that could compel such
persons 20 testify II would be all right,
but they win not.
II have made a special effort TO stop
streams. am as a rule. have had good
success The mill owners express de-
sire 20 comply with the law, and ! think
Il better to give them an opportunity 20
do 80 than to arrest them without notice.
There win be no halfway prosecutions
n the sport men viii do their part by APP
pearing as witnesses. 7 do not ask them
10 sign the complaints. / will do that my
self n they win come forward at the
proper time and tell what they know"
Mr. Belding has just returned from the
snoqualmie valley. He reports excellent
fishing In Cedar lake. Angle worms are
the killing bait at present
4 < x
FL r. Donovan, secretary of the Cana
dian Kennel club. holds that the Irish ter
rier IL classed with transporting dogs.
Under this opinion the Tacoma Kennel
club was justified in rejecting the awards
Of Mr.. Davies in this class at the recent
bench show in the City of Destiny and al
lowing MFR. Marin. from Oregon. TO pro-
Seed II will be recalled that Mr.. Davies
was 10 judge. sporting dogs and Marin
the transporting dogs Mr. Davies con-
tended that the Irish terrier properly
came under the first named class.
Following is copy OF, the letter ! re-
Gently received from Secretary Dono-
van 1.-THE fox terrier is recognized as
n sporting dog from the use made ~
him In fox hunting. No other terrier Is
often causes dissension. The Irish ter
rier il classed with transporting dogs.
II II We're in the deciding OF. a special
prize the decision was therefore tech,
nicaily correct. II | am right, | should
advise that where specials are offered
for more than one breed the varieties
AS | understand the case II was simply
a question of what class the Irish ter
rier comes. under: II he y non,sport-
ing dog then the committee had the
right 10 reject Mr. Davies awards be-
cause he was outside his jurisdiction in
passing upon them OF course Mr.. Dono-
beyond dispute. because other authori-
ties may have different views, but II
goes a long way to show that the. com
mittee acted upon good grounds in al
lowing Mr.. Marin to officiate.
The annual open handicap aeld and track
games TO be given under the auspices OF
the Seattle Athletic Club at Athletic park
Saturday afternoon, May %. promis:s 10
bring out all the star athletes in he Pa
olfo Northwest except George Ecris. the
s A. C.'s great runner, In all probability
he will not be present. Prot Crane 10 ARK
ious to have Eddie Dickson the greatest
little runner on the Pacific coast. Join his
team. but Dickson still insists that he y
out Of the game. | would rather see Dick
son run the l00-yard race than any other
sprinter I'm this section and / feel that The
great majority OF athletic enthusiasts feel
the same way l may be wrcng but IL does
t0t NftIn tfIftt TOT MN 10 ftNlt.
Prof. Crane has sent oI entry Llanks.
which state that the lists will close Tues
day, MAJ 2, All entries should be Scut TO
Al Buckingham, secretary OF the Seattle
Athletic Club, The programme Is ~ fol-
lows l0o-yard dash. 2o-yard dash. 40
yard run. one mile run. pole vault for
height. running broad jump, l2)-ynrd
hur<ses q feet inchesl. one mile walk
ono mile bicycle, discus throwing. ono-h.,lf
mile hicyc,e.
Handsome gold and silver medals will be
given In each event.
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David Bruce. manager OF the Athletic
park ~ having compliments showercd upon
him for excellent work done In getting the
grounds ready for neld and track contests
The baseball diamond has never before
been 80 smooth and sprlngy II some q
the Paciac Northwest records arc not
broken in tho near future II viii be a sur
prisc Seattle can now boast ;he finest
athletic park ia the Northwest
u will De good news TO the tennis on
thusiastg 81 the lacidc coast 60 learn that
James Dwight. r. T. Fischer and u p
Davis ranking committee % the National
Association. have not entirely overlooked
the Pacific Northwest in estimating the
ability ~ prominent players. In their re-
port which Is published IN Spalding' s
Tennis Annual, they say thar or the play
erH on tho Pacific coast sumner Hardy is
undoubtedly entitled 10 rank among tho
urst i've players ~ tho United State.
0eofsv whitney. Samuel Hardy, r r.
whitney and J Fouikes. of Victoria.
n g., the Pacific Northwest champion
must also De counted among the nation =
Eco1 players.
In The past. With the exception OF one
mention ~ Gcur1c A Hurd- of seattle
who was az one time the leading PLAYER ~
Yale the iariac Northwest has been a
minus quality az the bands 81 the rank
ING COMMITS The players for iSes arc
Class /. lowe l-s, l5l--M D. Whitman