The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
POULTRY AND DOG SHOW
The Rhode Island Poultry Dog Exhibit
Op,nS at Music Hall
THE BEST EVER GIVEN HERE.
1he Poultry Display Large a.d Ras
Wonderfully Good Exhibits Tho
Dressed Poultry Exhibit n Success.
The DO. show Attractive.

The annual poultry and dog show was
! opened In Music hall today, and from
present appearances it will be more sue
cessful than any that have been held by
the association. When THE NEWS man
entered the hall this morning, however, the
din was simply deafening. The carpenters
were hard at work completing the con-
struction of the woodwork, and high
above the sound of the saw and the ham
mer rose the barking of the dogs, the
Growing of the roosters and the cackling
| OF the hens, while the other members OF
the fowl genius joined in the discordant
chorus that could only be described as
| pandemonium "broke loose"
New and Admirable Features.
| While the poultry and dog shows of pre-
vious years have been regarded as fancier's
exhibitions, an attempt has been made
| this year to make the event of practical
value to the visitors. While the finest
breeds of the fancy birds and dogs are In
the hall, they are made secondary to other
| features OF the exhibition.
For instance there is the dressed poul-
| try exhibit. While European cities have
made speciality OF such an exhibition for
many years, the attempt to introduce
| such feature in this country has -always
met with failure. The Rhode Island
| association, however, has proved that 1t
| is possible to show fine line
of dressed fowl, for the exhibits OF Calef
Bros, w. Il. Wall, George III. Poland, the
! Austin company of Mansfield and Boston,
and the Rhode Island Experiment station
are worthy the attention Of every house
wife who is interested in placing good
| quality of fowl upon her table. The birds,
which number more than 300, are the
finest of the fine, and the exhibit will be
| one Of the chief attractions of the show.
An Incui . or Exhibit.
Mr.. Frank Hanson of Olneyville, the
| agent for the Prairie State incubator, will
present an exhibit that will be of partic-
ular interest to all the women and chill
dren. He has large quantity of fresh
eggs in one of his incubators
and it is expected that the
chickens will make their appearance dur
| ing the exhibition. The first damp,
| foggy little creation forced its way
| through its shell at II 80 o'clock this
| morning and those who were in the hall
at the time were greatly amused in watch
ing it, as it attempted to find a spot
where it could stand without being COM
| PEELED TO straddle one of the many eggs
that almost completely filled the box.
Besides the Prairie State, the Williams
incubator is exhibited by o. f. Fuller, but
| it is not in operation.
Fine Fred Tt rkeys.
The line OF finely bred turkeys is
another of the attractions of the exhibi-
ton. Mr.. Cushman, the secretary
| a A n. a =.
| finest exhibit of its kind that
| ever had been presented at a show in the
| Eastern circuit. Horace Vose of Westerly
! is one of the largest exhibitors, and he
| shows about fifty kinds OF various
| that Yves captured in the woods OF
Kentucky.
| Ard Their, The Dogs.
The dog show, which is located on the
| right hand side of the hall, Is one of the
| best that has been seen in this state, and
| to see this alone is worth the price of ad-
mission. Beginning with the mastiffs,
at the further end of the hall, the visi-
] tor will find the finest breeds of
rough and smooth coated st. Bernards,
| greyhounds, Chesapeake Bay duck dogs,
| puppy and open class pointers, English
settlers, Gordon settlers, spaniels, beagles,
| black French poodles, English and Bos-
| ton round head bull dogs, fox terriers,
wire haired fox terriers, and more than
| thirty novices
Some OF these dogs are prize animals,
| the finest in the country, while there are
| local dogs who will press the visitors
| closely when it comes 10 awarding the
various prizes.
1he roullry Exhibit.
No ordinary word OF praise would do
| Justice TO the excellent quality of birds
that may be sec in the poultry exhibit.
| There are about 700 fowl in the
coop and all are magnificent
specimens OF the finest breeds.
Island and Massachusetts, men have the
largest approximation, although birds are
present from AL parts OF the country.
ID. j. Lambert, of Apponaug, shows a
| fine line OF Plymouth Rocks, while excel
lent birds OF the same breed are exhibited
by John II. Darve OF Portsmouth and
George p. Lamson OF West Boylston, Mass.
The exhibit of William Ellory Bright of
Waltham, Mass, consists OF plymouth
Rocks and single comb brown Leghorn;
| G. w. Comins OF Stafford Springs, Conn,
| shows black, white and bearded Polish;
II. b. s. Hart OF this city, dark Drahmss,
white crested black Polish and
Howdans; +. l.. Peckham OF New
port, very large variety OF bantams;
| John +. Kcnder, Drownville, Pekin
ducks; Rhode lskGd Poultry yards,
Pawtucket, white WyShdottes and bun
Pekin bantams; George Sheck ,pawtucket,
English red caps and silver Hanbnr
A. N. Hoxie, Liberty, turkeys, geese and
| Brahma hens, and Il. G. Taft of Wake
field, light Brahma and partridge Cochins.
Wright Buckley OF Valley Falls presents
n fine assortment OF fancy pigeons, while
w. ~. Congdon OF Oalzlawn, who has one
/ OF the largest exhibits i'm the
hall, shows about sixty fowl,
consisting OF dark Brahmas, bun Cochin,
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