The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-28

was too small for the number Of birds and ami
mails entered, Wednesday evening seeing every
foot Of space occunied with something.
Among the rarites shown wcrc.-n poultry
line--Judgc Cations Sandwich Island geese
very beautiful birds; and his graceful sandh
cranes and swans, in pairs. Then there was John
Cowlcs's threc.lcggcd rooster whose third leg
was more ornamental than useful. There were
also red-birdb and mockngbrds from Henry
Ebert, OF Waco, Texas, and a number of canarcs
by Eliza Jones' Hull Il Bartcls' owls taught the
company dignity, and the game fowls kept the
boys good naturcd by an occasional brush.
A. Suffer, OF La Sale, and George T.. Harper,
Of Ottawa, show cases of the taxidcrmist's art,
which are very handsome. Some one shows
piece of the new La Sale county marble, highly
polished, the first time we have seen it, 1t is
certainly beautiful marble, the shell formations
giving it handsome appearance Poolcr X
Jones showed samples OF their cartridge holder
attached to belts and shooting jacket. 1t GER
tainly is the most sensible thing in that line We
have vet seen ana will doubtless commend itself
10 the hunter W X. Lccky, j. c. Hathaway, jr.
and f. Claus showed exhibition coops, those Of
Mr.. Leckv Cowardrd first prcmiun) taking our
eye particularly -, showing bird, TO the best nd.
vantage. They are made Of heavy canvass with
front Of galvanized hcXagnnal sire, which OBJ
5tructs the spectators view Of The birds less than
any coop We have yet seen.
The poultry show was Il large one, ard includ.
ed many specimens Of the flvorite, useful and
fancy breeds The entries nun.bcrcd chickens,
rs; turkc-, > pairs; geese, ? pairs, by Judge
Cation; ducks pairs, chiefly Judge Cations. The
chief exhibitors Of chickens J. G.. Hathaway, En-
nest Claus, $. " Raymond, jr., W. j. Nicely.
On Thursday the several committees awarded
the premiums. They were, in the poultry de-
partmcnt, rs follows:
J. c. Hathaway, jr. first on light Brahma chicks,
butt Cochin chicks, partridge Cochin chicks.
black Cochin chicks, white Lcmhorn fowl. and
chicks, brown Legh0rn fowl and on chicks FIRST
and second; first on black LcghOrn chicks Dom.
Unique Lcghorn fowls, second IN Plymouth Rock
chicks, white footed bantam fowls, black bantam
chicks, lst and ID.
Ernest Claus, first on dark Brahma fowls and
chicks.
W. d. Grubcr, LIST on buff Cochin fowl
Salmon Price, first on mos old English Brah-
ma chicks.
A. NJ. Trimblc lst and End on brown LeghornI
fowls.
W. J. Medley, LIST and End on Silver Grey Dor
king fowls, End on colored Dorking chicks, Isl
on Plymouth Rock fowls, lSt on Plymouth Rock
chicks.
Sias Strawn, LIST on colored Dorking chicks
Geo. W. Combs, LIST on American Dominique
chicks.
NV. Cowes, LIST on Golden pcnced Hamburg
chicks.
Fox Morrison lst on Golden Spanglcd Ham.
burg fowls.
Oscar Ayers, LIST on Silver Spangled HamburgI
chicks.
j. j. Comley, LIST and End on Golden spangledI
Polish chicks.
c. J. Skinner lst on Sebright Bantam fowls.
8. W. Raymond ir., LIST on Sebright Bantam
chicks.
W. K Leckv. End on Black breasted red game
fowl, LIST and End on same chicks, LIST on Ginger.
red game fowl, and LIST on do chicks, LIST onI
White Pile chicks lvt and End on Brown breasted
red game (Ramsey) chicks, lst on Blue Game!
fowl, an imported hen lst on Black game fowl,
lst on Yellow Duckwing game fowl 2nd on yell
low Duckwing gam" chicks.
Thomas Ready, LIST on black breasted red game
fowl, LIST on yellow Duckwing chicks, lSt on Der
S. w. Raymond jr., LIST and Arthur Hook End
on black breasted red game bantam chicks.
Charles Randlett, LIST and Geo. w. McCombs,
I'd on Bronze Turkeys.
Judge Cation, LIST and I'd on Hawaiian geese,
Ompored) also LIST to same on sand hill cranes
swans, and LIST and I'd on japanese geese. also
ist on White China geese, and Augsburg Ducks
Black Cayuga Ducks, aud white China Geese, on
Ca . In or wild geese n Brants.
Geo. Claus, l-t on Pe~ln Ducks.
Chas. Randlett, LIST on , Cayuga ducks.
Chas. Ebert, lst on Moclling birds and McXi
ean canaries.
Eliza Jones, LIST on varicgatcd LIST on German,
and LIST on crested canarcs.
Richard Wolfe on Southern Rrd bird, also lstt
on fancy bird cagc-a complimentary premium.
Hull & Bartcls on most solemn pair of owls. !
On Tnyidcrmy, A. Soultcr, La Sale, lst prem
rum. Splendid specimens were exhibited in this
line by Geo. f. Harper; also another beautiful
collection oftaXidermy and geological specimens
hv ID. 5. Ebcrso hut they came in too late for
competition for premiums.
We needed no prophet To tell us dogs were
there in abundance, Of high and low degree.
Some were gentle noble looking and good nat.
ored fellows, while others mean and ugly
and spelling for fight. There were SO entries
The premiums awarded were Us follows:
Newfoundland Thos. Ready lot; H. Day 2d
,u Bill terrier, iarge-Alfred Mears. l.t; Alfred
White, I'd; John kenncday, Sd; small-D. NJ |
Cuter, lat ID. q. O'kanc I'd ID. NJ Cutler, &c. |
Mastfis, j. j. Crumley.
Scotch Collie or Shepherd, 8. Drcifuss lst and
ID
English Coach dogs, John Cowles, lst; J. +.
Streetcr, ID J. c. Skinner, Sd.
Fox Hounds-R. II. Poolcr's Rather" LIST i
Sam. f. PARIS "Balnc," ID; Thorn. McDermott's
"Brge," Sd.
Italian Greyhound A. Franks "Lottie."
Greyhounds,-John llansman, LIST; Alfred
White, I'd; Thos McDcrmott, 3D.
Beagle, Thos. McDcrmott.
English Settlers, Dug. Streeter.
Irish Setters,-R. II. Poo.r's "Race ID" lst; ,
A. l. Woods 40" end.
Pointcrs,-Nat Els, lst and End; T.. II. Moss
Utica, 3D.
Lavcrck Settlers, F. j. Flynn, LIST; NJ. X Rior-
dan, ID.
Retrievcrs, F.. ?. Brush, LIST D. Streeter Cd. |
Duck SpanIes. Pat. WOlfcs sport" LIST; VIM.
Sinons sport I'd"
Scotch Terrier, Chas. Daggett, LIST; James
Lynch, I'd.
Try Terrier, Geo. f. Harper.
Black-and-tan Terriers, Alfred White, lst;
Harry VI. Smith, I'd
Rat Terriers, VIM. Simon, lst and 2d. Mexican
ur hairless, Chas. Edwards
Pet Spaniel, Isaac Dcgrn.
Miscclaneously, Eliza Jones took first pre-.
MUM on rabbits, and rhoS McDcrmott first on
ferrctS. DR. Sheppard shows wolf, which is |
somewhat tame in spite of his name.