The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-06
IT'S A GOOD MOVE.
Chicago Kennel Club: Will Reeog-
nize Field Qualities Of Hunting
Dogs in Bench Shows.
Local Owners Say the New Plan
Will Draw More Entries From
Northwest

MINNEAPOLIS owners and breeders of
hunting dogs are much interested In the
announcement: that the Chicago Kennel
club has decided to pay more attention
to. the field qualities of pointers and set
tiers In this years and succeeding dog
SHOWS. For several years northwestern
men have practically boy cotted the Chi
'eago shows, because thes&benc show
qualities of animals exhibited in the
classes mentioned were given preference
over field qualities in making the awards
With the field dogs given a fair show,
however, local dog fanciers will exhibit
more freely: A dispatch: from Chicago
says s. X a.2%
Because of complaints that the.bench
show clubs have not fostered the best
setter and pointer interests owing to the
appointment of judges who favored the
toy variety Of dogs, rather than the use
ful kind, the officials OF the Chicago Ken
mel clubs show to be held March IS to 2S.
inclusive, have appointed for judge OF
these classes G. B. Whitford. Il,
1T is said of Mr.. Whitford that he will
judge settlers and pointers as they were
originally Judged at shows, giving pref
erence. to those dogs which combine true
setter and pointer character with quail
Owing to this change the exhibit OF dogs
OF known field trial worth at the coming
show promises to be the best ever seen
in the west - 4. 49,. - =
" p. s,Sle1lh one OF Tie DeSG knOWH
| local owners Of hunting dogs, said sto- day:
IF the Chicago Kennel club adopts the
policy indicated in the dispatch from that
city, and instructs it's judges to pay more
attention in the future to the field quail
| ties of dogs shown on the bench, it. will
mean great thing for pointers and set
tiers in the northwest. Minneapolis own
| ers have been very much Disguised in the
past because good field dogs stood nc
| chance in the bench shows. John David
| son, one of the most competent judges OF
settlers and pointers in the country saic
| to me during the last show held here
| The Minneapolis. dogs in field qualities
excel any Of the settlers and pointers en-
| tered by eastern men. If I were judging
! on field qualities, T would have no choice
| but to give the prizes to- your animals
But I am forced to judge the entries by
their bench show qualities, and so T mus
| give the ribbons to the eastern Dogs
! THAT has been the policy in conducting
all the shows in the west for some years
Toy dogs which wouldn't last five minute
III field trial, have won prizes owe
! pointers whose pre- eminent worth in fiel,
! trials or in actual hunting was un
| questioned. We saw some time ago tina
1t was useless for us to enter our dogs il
the bench shows as they have been $con
! Quoted, that there was no inducement 70
| men who were breeding field dogs to ente
their animals in competition. / y H.,
/ PERSONALLY, believe that there Shout
be two classes. that the bench show ami
mails should be shown by themselves, an
the field dogs by themselves. This woul
leave no room for dissatisfaction anon
owners. of either class If, however, tn
Chicago Kennel club goes ahead on tn
lines indicated in this dispatch, appoint
judges who can appreciate field qualitie
in a dog, and instruct them to awar
the ribbons according to the field qualitie
shown, the future will see many entire
from Minneapolis and the northwest i
the setter, and pointer classes &