The San Francisco call., 1908-04-23
DOG SHOW OPENS
WITH BIG ENTRY
Christensen's Field Trial Winner
st. Ives Upsets Precedent
of Eleven Years
By r. A. SrrlytE1

The annual bench show of the San
Francisco kennel club, which opened
yesterday at the Auditorium in Fill
more street will afford pleasure to all
persons interested in dogs. The show
is one of unusual class and there are
excellent representatives of all the
breeds. There is 4 noticeable change
in the popular fancy from the larger
breeds, such as the st. Bernards. mas
lifts and Great Danes, TO the smaller
and more sporty ones. such as the Eng
fish bulldogs Boston terriers and bull
terriers
There are more bulldogs benched
than at any previous show held here,
Including some which have been
brought direct from England and are
being shown for tlfe first time here.
Among these are Endcliffe Advance and
Endcliffe Valentia- Opposed 10 them
viii be James Ewins Moston Bar None,
which has won more than 100 prizes in
England. including two championships.
The bulldog fanciers have formed a
club Of their own which, although only
a month old, is already the strongest
speciality club on the coast. DR.. J. Au-
burn Wiborn is president and Mrs. J..
T. Norman secretary. It is planned to
hold show for bulldogs only later in
the year.
The collies benched include William
Enery's great string in charge of
George Cranfield. With these is the
imported dog Southport Student, which
won the prize for the best dog at the
show of the Collie club of America at
jamestown recently. Nalverde Fault
less won the prize for the best of the
opposite sex. Together they will make
a strong brace.
The sensation Of the afternoons
judging was the placing OF s. Christen-
sens St Ives as the best English set
ter in the show. This is the first time
in IL years that a field trial winner
has attained this high honor. In 1897
II. r. Payne's great English setter
scored on the bench after winning in
the field ST. Ives has won two derbies
that al Bakersfield and one.in British
Columbia He also won third at Wash
ington. He is by Uncle Jimmy White
stone Belle Fontaine and was bred by
his owner. 4. Courtney Ford's Belle
FOntaine also was a winner yesterday,
taking first in the field trial class for
her sex.
p H. Bryson of st. Louis. who judged
the settlers, likes the field trial type.
lie wants a dog which can go and
which has good bone and is well ribbed.
Action also counts heavily with him.
He reversed the placing of the settlers
in the recent show at Oakland. where
Fred p. Buffers Tiverton swept his
classes. Mailwyd Beau was the one
which caught the eyes of the Judge, al
though he did not find favor with the
official at Oakland.
This viii be the big day in the judg-
ing at the show. The collies will be
the first in the ring. and the bulldogs,
bull terriers and practically all the
other breeds will parade before the
judges. The awards yesterday:
Chesapeake Bay dogs; Novice, dogs-First
B. c. S0Hies Gum Shoe. Limit. dogs-First
B. C. Soule's Gum Shoe; second B. c. Soule's
Boots. Open, dogs-First. B. c. Soules Boots.
Novice, bitcbes-First, B. c. Soule's 1So Too.
Limit bitcbes-First, B. c. Soule's Too Too
Open bitches-First, Il. c. Soules Too Too.
Special for best-B. c. Soule's Too Too.
Field speniels: Novice dogs-Nrs Theodore
Boards Pete Wilson; second, withheld.
Cocker spaniels: Puppies. dogs. any color