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began to assume a more prominent place in America, the 

 necessity for the organization of a national association, with 

 a view to directing and fostering such interests, and adopt- 

 ing uniform rules for the government of shows and the 

 distribution of awards, became apparent, and resulted in the 

 organization of the American Kennel Club, at Philadelphia, 

 on September 17, 1884. 



This club has present control of American kennel affairs, 

 publishing the only official stud-book for the registration 

 of pedigrees, as well as the Kennel Gazette, and promulgat- 

 ing uniform rules for the government of shows and distri- 

 bution of awards. It also publishes in the Gazette, as 

 ''Champions of Record," the names of all those dogs, still 

 living, who have attained the title of "Champion," the 

 qualifications being that a dog shall have won four first 

 prizes in the ' ' open class " to be eligible to the ' ' challenge 

 class," and three first prizes in the latter class to be entitled 

 "champion" the exhibitions at which such awards are 

 given to be such as are duly recognized by the club, and the 

 contest to be under rules promulgated by themselves. The 

 club is composed of a membership comprising the different 

 bench-show and field-trial clubs of America, represented 

 by delegates, and a large body of associated individual 

 members, also represented by delegates. 



Those living Pointers recognized as champions by the 

 American Kennel Club, down to 1890, are: Bracket (7835); 

 Clover (2867); Donald (2879); Graphic (4067); Juno S. (8010); 

 King Bow (4076); Lad of Bow (7880); Lass of Bow (8020);. 

 Meally (4201); Naso of Kippen (5552); Nick of JNaso (5553); 

 Queen Bow (8057); Queen Fan (5607); Revel III. (8062); 

 Robert le Diable (5556); and Rosa (11206). 



Contemporaneously with the establishment of bench 

 shows in the United States, appeared the public field trials, 

 which were designed to develop and demonstrate the useful 

 and practical qualities of the Pointer and Setter. The first 

 field trial in America was held October 8, 1874, under the 

 auspices of the Tennessee Sportsmen's Association, in which 

 the judging was under English rules, by points. On Octo- 



