The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Dogdom Of All Degrees
Will Bark in Glee
Arranged for IdOra
Park the First Conducted in
State by Fair Sex

OAKLAND, Sept. 22.-For the first
time In the history of dogdom in any
state west of Massachusetts and New
York will a dog show be conducted
under the auspices of the ladies. This
will be the first annual bench show OF
the Ladies' kennel association of Cali
fornia, which opens Friday morning at
Idora park. The show will last until
Saturday night, when the trophies will
be presented Judging will take place
each day There are more than 800
entries by ladies from all the bay cities
and from all parts of the state. espe-
cially from southern California.
The show is licensed under American
kennel club rules and will be held in
Idora park by permission of the Oak
land kennel club which holds char
ter. but has given the ladies the privi-
lege of holding an exhibit The OAK.
land club will hold its show next April
Mrs. j. A. Wiborn of San Francisco is
president of the kennel association and
Dr. Gertrude Spriggs is secretary. The
exhibit will be a three point show and
will comprise all kinds of dogs from
the st. Bernard type down TO some
weighing only four pounds. There Will
be an unusual exhibit of ST. Bernards
through the efforts of Jack Matthews.
These big dogs are hard to raise and
have almost become extinct. An ef1ort
is being made to breed more of them
The prizes consist of handsome cups
pictures, collars and many other arti-
cles.
of Mrs. Robert Wallace. Mrs. George
Ellery. Mrs j. w. Matthews and Mrs
E. f. Morgan. L. G.. Kraker, d. V. 5.
is veterinarian.
honey, Newfoundlands, ST.. Bernards
Italian greyhounds; Mrs. e. G.. SAKE
Great Danes; George Cranfield, Engllsf
and American foNhounds, greynoMndSS
! daci1shundes, borzois. airedales; t. ]
| Blieht. pointers, English, Irish and Cor
| don settlers, field spaniels, Irish watel
spaniels, Chesapeake bay dogs; j. Har
vey Jones, cookers: w. c. Chute, collies
q Haliwell, bull terriers; Charles K
! Harley. Welsh terriers. fox terriers
Irish terriers; Miss Gertrude Blaine
French bulldogs. Boston terriers; Johl
bradshaw. all other breeds.
/ The list of entries is now in tn
hands of the printers. Among tn
prominent entries will be those Of Mis-
! exhibit several Boston terriers; Mrs
j George Ellery of San Francisco. VIII,
| will show cocker sspaniels Mrs. Jac,
Matthews. who ss VIII ,rsorand exhibit ansbs eiael
/ will show Pom. a $1,000 chocolat
colored Pomeranian. weighing only fou
! mounds. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Dennf
will have ,nls severali cookers erd Nr IRON 'n
4
! Raiston will have the Delverton ken
nels represented by Champion Dolores
4 a parti-colored cocker. and seyera
Il others of the same breed. Miss Flor
ence Sloper will show Boston ter
rier: Mrs. Robert Wallace of San Fran
i cisco. a collie; Mrs. j. F. Norman
! Perkeley. several bulldogs; Miss J
i Tenrv a Yorkshire terrier: Miss
| Wolfen of San Francisco. cocker span
iels. II
will exhibit several French bulldogs
i Miss stone of San Mateo, cocker span
ieis. Mrs. Zetta Arnold Fratez. a Delma
I tian: Miss Bessie Dargie, collie: Mr.:
Ida Byrne will show chihuahua.
Mexican dog, and Mrs: w. A. Deane a
4 Italian greyhound. The ladies hav
,ronv other entries.
i've men are we'll represented, F. N
!, smith. Harry Kohl Sergeant Brown G
fhe Oakland police force, G. Dalleru
: of Berkeley, ]. w. Alexander, Al Ham
!, ilton j. D. Harmer and others havin
collection of St. Bernards,. Georg
M Grey has Irish settlers; Willial
EIlery OF San Francisco, collies; j. Man
well Taft. bull terriers; irving AckeI
sman Of San Francisco fox terrier
Tba Presidio kennels will be repre-
sented by collies.
W n Dennis has donated a cooke
nunpv which will be raffied off for til
benefit of the association.
The greatest enthusiasm over the do
show is being exhibited by the ladie
and q record crowd Is expected to Wis
Idora park next Friday and Saturday.