The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
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A. ~. Harris or Vancouver, y. -, re-
Gently purchased wire haired fox ter
rier in the Vancouver dog pound for 50.
He christened the dog Union Jack and
WON prizes in good company at the
Vancouver show. This is not by any
means the first occasion on which good
show dogs have been picked up for a
song through the public pounds.
AMERICAN HOUND WINS
| 1t has been Raymond Belmont's good
fortune to set up sporting record for
even America And that among the
sports and pastimes of the English.
He has just won the silver cup at the
Peterboro, Eng, hound show for the
best beagle bitch. Beagles exhibited
ct Peterboro must belong to SOME rec
ognizcd pack. and Cora. as his bitch
was named, will be known among
beagle fanciers as Belray Cora.
FAMOUS SETTER DEAD
The famous English setter Marse
Ben. is dead at the age OF IS years. lie
was the property Of w. W. Titus Of
wcst Point, Miss. He WIS stylish
hunter ana his bird sense was remark
able. He was once borrowed to run
against an unknown and thought to be
| unbeatable Alabama dos. Out OF the
20 beviea OF the day Marse Bend found
IL and shared IN the finding of three
others.
FOX TERRIERS ADVANCING
There IS no doubt that the wire
haired fox terrier has been steadily ad-
yaneing in prominence in the bench
show world. In fact, the wire haired
terrier has more than gained what the
smooth haired variety has lost II one
may Judge from the recent high prices
paid for winning specimens of this
breed he is on the high road to popu-
larity. Among the dogs that were sold
for fancy prices recently are Anchor,
Biddy of Hollyport, Matford Vic (who
defeated all he met with the exception
of Collarbone of Notts, and would prob
ably have defeated the latter but for his
YOUTH. Soudan Smash, Bubbling Wa
ter. vickery, Fast Freight and other
good ones.
POPULARITY OF
DIFFERENT BREEDS
We read with interest statement
that appeared recently In the columns
Of a San Francisco morning news
paper to the effect that French bull
dogs were the breed most In demand,
with Bostons next and Cocker spantels
third. The experience of most of the
breeders and kennel owners has shown
that the Boston terrier is far better
seller than the French bulldog, and that
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the least to the Boston terrier. The
English bulldog Is more in demand than
| a cocker spaniel. There is good de-
mand for the smooth fox terrier, but
| this breed does not command as high
a price as most of the former. The
collie is in demand. as is also the Irish
water spaniel and Scottish terrier. The
| latter breed is just beginning to be
appreciated and should in a short time
form one of the largest entries at our
shows
A WORD ON THE HMUTT''
| One has only to walk down any of
San Francisco's streets to realize the
inconsistency of some OF our society
women You will see them in numbers,
stepping out OF expensive cars, dressed
| In the latest and most expensive gowns,
with mongrel dogs. OF course, they do
not think they are, to use a fancier's
term, NUTS They bought their
pups from unreliable dealers, or, not
knowing what it costs to produce thor
oughbreds, they attempted to buy a
blue ribboned dog for the price of the
cur. And even the best of dealers
and fanciers Will not give them this.
| Would your society woman drive
through the pnrk behind an old broken
down truck horse In an unpainted gro
Gerry wagon? OF course not, but the
street, when the collar and lead are
really worth more than the dog II
they only knew how their friends
laughed at them behind their backs. II
they ony heard the laughs and COM
ments of people. who know a good
dog, as they pass on the street. Per-
| haps they would realize that their
| "mutts" are just as much out of place
as diamond would be on a beggar. A
cheap dog spells cheapness. Get a
good one or do not get any.
Suppose that a. class of cheap horses
were bred solely to be used by Chinese
llaundrymen, would you economize and
get one to drive through the park?
No? Well then stop encouraging the
breeding of NUTS
PUBLISHES BOOK
Mr.. A. c. Madden, owner of the Ex-
eter kennels of Glencoe, ILL.,, noted
judge and writer on English bulldogs,
is publishing small pamphlet on the
breed. 1t contains Information on feed
ing, the rearing of pups. how to choose
pup at birth and at weaving time.
and tells of q device that makes 1t
practically impossible for a mother to
overlay and kill her pups. 1t contains
an article by G. r. Murrill. one of Eng
lands oldest and greatest breeders of
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