The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-26

E.::ATIS iDis IL hscsme known
that the exposition authorities would in
clude live stock feature in the general
exhibit the interest of all the principal
breeders in the world was aroused. The
triumph came when the exposition man
ayers agreed to exclude from the
Worlds Fair everything except regis
tered stock. Since this decision was
made all the principal breeding associa-
tions in this country, and many of those
in Europe, have been working harmo.
niously to make the Worlds Fair live
stock exhibit peerless of its kind. Al
though the space is large it was early
evident that the live stock exhibit must
be representative rather than numerous
in any particular class. It is now Ger.
| tain that the number of animals in each
class may not exceed 1000, and within
this limit will be included representative
stock from oil parts of the world.
All the great breeders of America,
Europe and Australia will have indi-
vIdual exhibits. This is especially true
of horses. The cattle exhibit from for
eign countries has been limited by
United States quarantine restrictions.
The greatest exhibit in all classes willo of
course be of domestic origin. Those
who breed pure blood animals, either as
fanciers or from commercial motives,
will send their most worthy specimens.
Live stock is to be peculiarly COM
petitive exhibit, and the rivalry between
kennels, studs or pastures will be gener-
GUS and sustained. In all classes the
exhibitor must be person who either
owns or has bred the exhibit.
In the bench show such prominent
fanciers as August Belmont and others
will send their best specimens. In
horses there will be crack specimens
from the stud farms of such domestic
breeders as NJ. W. Durham, of Wayne,
ILL.,; N. P. Clark, of St. Cloud, Minn.;
Powell Brothers, of Pennsylvania;
Robert Ogilvie, of Madison, Wis. =
Galbraith Brothers, of Janesville, WIS.,,
and Randolph Huntington, OF Long ISL
and, who will send pure blood Arabians,
and many others. Foreign horses will
come mainly from England, France and
Germany, most OF the famous studs in
those countries being represented. Can
ada, which has the largest live stock ex.
hibit of any foreign country, will send
$50 horses, 300 cattle, 200 dogs, $50
sheep and 300 swine. There will be
big showing from the western and north
western States in cattle and horses and
grand exhibit Of the latter from Ken
lucky. The sheep exhibit will draw
largely from Vermont and New Eng
land States. There will also be a large
sheep exhibit from Australia. CountF
Won Homeyer, of Pomerania, in North
Germany, will send large collection Of
fine wool sheep. The Canadian sheep
will be of Southdown and similar Eng
lish-bred types.
The system of awards gives exhibitors
a fair field. The expense OF keeping
live stock necessitates cash premiums,
and this is the only department of the
Worlds FAIR where such premiums are
given. The exposition appropriation Tor
cash premiums amounts to $l5O, 00O,
and the premiums which various breed.
ing associations will give in addition
swells the total to more than S200, ,0O0.
Besides the cash premiums there will be
gold and silver medals, cups, and other
unique special prizes, and the standard
bronze medal Of the exposition. One OF
the unique prizes for stations is in the
form of q bronze statue of typical
French trotter, modelled from life by M.
Isidore Bonheur, nephew of Rosa
Bonheur. The special premiums, added
to the regular premiums, make the cash
prizes of considerable value in many OF
the leading groups. For the best
Shropshire ram the total cash prizes
will amount to $1,000.
In addition to the exhibit of pure
breeding stock there are only two side
exhibitions i'll the department. One Is
the fat stock show, which occurs near
the close of the exposition, and which