The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

The most exciting and, incidentally,
the most picturesque competition of the
kennel club show in Mechanics Pa
vilion last night was the judging for
the best dog in the show owned by a
lady. The trophy was offered by Her
mann Oelrichs. Thirty-five prize ca
mines. with but few exceptions handled
by their owners, paraded before Judge
Mortimer. The strange collection. all
blue ribbon winners, included St. Ber-
nards. Great Danes, collies, cookers,
TOYS. Boston terriers, English settlers
and pugs-
The judge. with the consummate art
Of the actor. went about his work with
great deliberation. although the experts
at the ringside felt sure from the start
where the honors would rest. One by
one the entries were given the gate,
in show ring parlance. until only three
remained. These were Mrs. Charles
Newman's St. Bernard Lester c, Mrs.
L. s. Adams Jr's Great Dane Rupert
OF Hentzau and Mrs. Charles K. Har-
ley's bulldog IveI Damon. The compe-
tition finally narrowed down TO the st.
Bernard and the Great Dane, and
Judge Mortimer looked them over crit
ically amid the breathless attention OF
the spectators. He finally called for
the ribbon and handed ii to Mrs. New
man. This is the second year the big
St. Bernard Lester c has won in this
class
The Wandee Kennels fox terriers
won every special but one in that
breed. wandee Coastguard was pro-
~ 70 in he
show. Ed Attridge's bull terrier Edge
cote Peer won in all the classes in
which he competed Cato Jr. proved
the best of the settlers, and also beat
the pointer Boston for the best of these
sporting breeds.
The big event at the show tonight
will be the judging for the best dog in
the show A large class will be entered
for this. The distribution of prizes will
also be held. The special awards in
their entirety are:
shreye a. Co trophy for the best brace OF
pointers owned by one exhibitor-Won by W.
b. Coutts Glen Rose and Bang Up.
Charles X Harleys presidents trophy for
the best setter OF any variety-Won by John
s +. Britton trophy for the best English
setter dog-won by John NJ. Goldbeck's Cate
Jr
John f. de Ruyter trophy for the best Eng
lish setter bitch--Won by G c. Loe's Laura l.
Irving c. Ackerman trophy for the best Eng
lish setter puppy-Won by Z. W. Moulton's
= Courtney Ford trophy for the best Irish
setter-Won by Mrs. Howard Blacks Lady
Josie II.
walter Msgee trophy for the best Irish set
ter OF the opposite sex OF the winner OF the
Ford trophy Won by A. B. Truman
Champion Mike swiveller
Collar offered by the Board of Supervisors
Of Contra Costa County for the best setter dog
entered from their county-Won by John Gold
becks Cato Jr.
Collar offered by the Board OF Supervisors
Of Contra Costa County for the best setter
bitch entered from their cOunty-won by C c
Lees Laura i.
setter or pointer-Won by John NJ. GoGibeck'
setter Cato Jr
John Butler trophy for the best Gordon setter
Won by DR.. Fred Clark's Homestead Boy.
Ifyingstcn jerks trophy for the best ST
Bernard-won by Charles Newman's Champion
I,ester X Wells trophy for the best st
Bernard opposite sex TO the winner OF the
Jenks trophy = Won by A. L. Hamilton
"esO' and q Gump trophy for the best Gres,
Dsne-Won by Mrs. L. S. Adams Jr.'s Rupert
OF Hentzau.
15ck House trophy for the best Great Dane
~ fl1e opposite sex TO the winner OF the S. and
q Guup trophy--Won by Mrs. c. @. Saxe's
Princess Harlequin.
w. r Williamson trophy for the best pair OF
Torr, l., Cunningham's Ruy Bias and Carlotta
Charles Newman trophy for the best Great
Dane bred on the Pacific Coast, entered in ths