. Breeder and sportsman. Hu-mane Society of Alameda County for the arrest andconviction of any person or persons who have beenpoisoning dogs in that vicinity recently. The San Francisco Kennel Club at a meeting heldJanuary 17th, decided to hold a big bench show inthis city some time in the latter part of April or earlyin May. The show will be on a large scale and heldin one of the new and spacious pavilions. It was decided to have Mr. Geo. Raper of Englandcome over to judge all breeds. He has been herebefore and has always given the greatest of satis-faction. Pedigree Winners. One is often con
. Breeder and sportsman. Hu-mane Society of Alameda County for the arrest andconviction of any person or persons who have beenpoisoning dogs in that vicinity recently. The San Francisco Kennel Club at a meeting heldJanuary 17th, decided to hold a big bench show inthis city some time in the latter part of April or earlyin May. The show will be on a large scale and heldin one of the new and spacious pavilions. It was decided to have Mr. Geo. Raper of Englandcome over to judge all breeds. He has been herebefore and has always given the greatest of satis-faction. Pedigree Winners. One is often confronted with a dogs pedigree,which, if the aphorism that like begets like wasalways correct, would argue that the dog who ownsthe pedigree is beyond reproach. But it is too fre-quently the case that a dog whose line of ancestorswere stars in the canine firmament—pillars of thestud-book is the usual hackneyed phrase—looks likean ordinary animal of the breed he more or lessrepresents. Owners of such commonplace animals. PETER J. HOLOHAN OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO. Du Pont Representative in Idaho, Utah, EasternWashington and Eastern Oregon. often think the prizes should be their property, owingto their dogs having possessed a grandfather. Some-times they go beyond this thinking stage and ex-press their opinion on the subject. Referring to thismatter a writer in the English press relates tne fol-lowing: I remember an incident that happenedmany years ago at a Yorkshire show—Thorn orBarnsley, I am not certain which. The judge wasthe late George Helliwell; the breed Collies, and upcame an exhibitor who evidently was dead nuts onpedigree. Hi, mister, whats ma dog gotten? Whatstha noomber, lad? returned George. So and so, wasthe reply. Turning over his book the Verdict wassoon found. Thas got nought, nought! Why, dosttha knaw ma dogs sire was sold for £750, and hisgranddam for £200? Maybe, lad, said the judge,then, becoming confidential, gave him the followingadvice—That enter again
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