The record-union., 1896-12-27
THE DOG And POULTRY SHOW.
Outlook for a Fine Exhibit Very
Promising.
The Great Homing Pigeon Races to
Take Place on the Sec.
ond Day.

Matters are Shaping very SdllSldctOI-
lily for the coming State Poultry and
Dog Show, which is to open at the New
Pavilion on the 9th of January and con-
tinue for several days.
Secretary George E. Ladd states that
all arrangements have been made with
Otis Fellows to judge the Bench Show.
He will leave New York about January
1st or sooner for this city. Stockton
has, up to date, string of twenty-seven
dogs on the list and is rustling for more.
Sacramento owners, as far as can be
learned, will make their largest exhibit
of greyhounds with many cocker span
iels, some very high bred spec1-
mems of the latter breed being owned
by Charles E. Bauer.
1t is also expected that the English
Colony of Placer County will send down
about twenty fox terriers, as they are
the owners of some of the finest dogs Of
that breed in the world, most all of them
having brought one or more dogs di-
rect from England.
The celebrated collie Robin Hood Will
also be here. Robin was a winner at
Stockton last September. He has i'm
proved wonderfully in the last few
months and stands good chance to win
again.
Onwers of settlers and pointers are
using their dogs on upland and marsh
these days, and this will prevent many
good dogs from appearing on the bench,
or from making good showing II they
do, as it is no small matter to get dogs
in proper condition for show purposes.
Still, it is thought there will be entries
of several good ones.
OF poultry there promises to be q
splendid exhibit. Fancy fowls will be
here from all parts of the State, but
Sacramento fanciers boast that they
have nothing to fear from outside ex-
hibitors, as they believe they stand
them off with their own crack fowls.
THE PIGEON RACES.
One interesting feature Of the show
will be the races between hominS
pigeons. They will be from this city to
San Francisco and will take place on
the second day of the show. 1t will be
the greatest tournament of the kind that
ever took place west of Chicago, and q
vast number of birds will be turned
loose.
The birds will be liberated in the State
Capitol grounds, and will be made a spe-
cial event Governor Budd, who has
given a 500 cup to the show, and all
the members of the Legislature, as well
as many prominent citizens, will be in
vited to witness the start.
For this race birds from San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, An
tioch, Vallejo Melrose. Livermore and
other cities are entered, and it is ex-
pected that between 500 and 800 pigeons
will compete in the fly. Entries fOT
this race closed yesterday with J. W.
Sayers, the race Secretary in San Fran
cisco.
The race from San Jose will bring out
the greatest number Of homers ever
seen in a race in the West. Some own
ers have assured the managers of the
race that they will enter thirty to forty
birds, and as there are so many new
owners of pigeons in various places in
Alameda and adjacent bay counties
there will be probably 1000 birds in the
race.
The first entry received for either of
the races was that of DR.. w. A. George
of Antioch, who won the Mechanics Pa
vilion cup few months ago. He has
entered ten birds for the Sacramento
race.
The prizes for the contests are well
worth striving for. There is a handsome
silver cup and gold and silver medal
A. Carlisle has just finished the cote
which he is to present to the Naval Bat
talon. It will be placed on the monitor
Camanche, and experiemnts will be be-
gun to ascertain If birds will return to
their home on vessel. Carlisle will pre-
sent four young birds with the cote.
This Is the first of a series of such ex-
periments. Birds will be put on war
vessels of the United States that travel
along the coast.
George II. Croley of San Francisco has
offered six handsome trophies, consist
ing of two handsomely engraved silver
cups two gold medals and two silver
medals, to be flown as stated hereunder.
One cup, one gold and one silver medal
he offers through the California State
Poultry Association; race to take place
from Sacramento, Sunday, January
10th, during the Poultry Show; and one
cup, one gold and one silver medal
through the Pacific Poultry and Pigeon
Association; race to take place from
san Jose, Saturday, January Both, this
date being one of the last days of this
associations exhibition in Oakland.
These races are particularly intended to
encourage amateurs.
He will not compete for any of these
prizes, but the races are otherwise to