ten o'clock
While Link extracted a greasy dollar bill from his pocket , the postmaster filled in the class space with the word `` Novice . '' `` Thanks for helpin ' me out , '' said Ferris , grateful for the lift . `` That 's all right , '' returned the postmaster , pocketing the bill and folding the blank , as he prepared to end the interview by moving away . `` Be sure to have your dog at the gate leading into the Craigswold Country Club grounds promptly at ten o'clock on Labor Day . If you do n't get a card and a tag sent to you , before then , tell your name to the clerk at the table there , and he 'll give you a number . Tie your dog to the stall with that number on it , and be sure to have him ready to go into the ring when his number is called . That 's all . ''