The record-union., 1897-01-07
A SPLENDID POULTRY SHOW
II is Now in Full Blast at the New
Pavilion.
All Kinds of Chickens, Geese, Ducks
Turkeys, Peacocks, Guinea
Fowls, Pigeons, Etc.

The first great poultry show that ever
opened in Sacramento Is now in pr
gress in the Pavilion at Fifteenth an
M streets. 1t was thrown open to tt
public yesterday, but everything wa
not then in readiness, and the numbs
of visitors was limited.
To-day, however the officers of the
State Poultry and Bench Show Associ-
alton, under whose auspices the exhibi-
tion is being held, will be prepared to
receive all that may come, and the show
will be in the best possible shape. The
doors will open at 10 a. M and remain
open until 10 o'clock at night, but there
will be separate admission fees for day
and evening of twenty-five cents each
for adults, and ten cents for children
under II years of age.
The judges of the various classes of
poultry began their duties yesterday.
and by tomorrow evening 1t is thought
they will be ready to announce the re-
suits. Two of the judges in the poultry
classes failed to arrive yesterday, but
will be here to-day.
The coops, or screens, containing the
fowls are nicely arranged on tables in
the main hall, extending nearly the
entire length of the building. Such a
display of rare and beautiful fowls is
seldom seen, and persons who are not
FAMILIAR with poultry raising express
unbounded astonishment at the num-
Der and variety of fowls that grace the
long lines of coops.
There are Plymouth Rocks {white.
buff and silver), Wyandottes golden.
silver, white and buff, Black Jayas.
American Dominiques, Cochins Oight.
dark, buff, Partridge and black). black
and white Langshans, brown. white
buff and black Leghorns, black Minor
cas-, white Minorcas, Andalusians. black
Spanish, Polish (silver golden and
Whte), silver, golden and red cap Ham
ourgs, Indian, Japanese and 3. B. r.
Games, Banta1ns, Notified Langshans-
indeed, ABOUT ali the classes known in
the domestic poultry world.
linen there are turkeys as big as New
foundIand dogs, geese, ducks, Guinea
hens, peafowls, peacocks, a wonderful
variety of pigeons, etc. There Is one
genuine wild turkey on exhibition with
his progeny Crossed with the domestic
turkey, and w F. Peterson of this
city has a pair of wild black brant
winch were captured while wounded.
In addition to the poultry there are
already on exhibition many varieties of
rabbits and hares
1thls show deserves a liberal patron
age at the hands of the people of this
city and vicinity Owners of poultry
and dogs have come here from distant
counties with their exhibits, and our
own people should manifest their ap
probation by extending to the assocta-
ton liberal patronage
The dog show will not begin until
Saturday at 10 a. m, and by noon on
that day all dogs that have been en-
tered must be in their stalls or their
owners Will forfeit their right to com
pete for prizes, unless a satisfactory
reason therefor can be given.
All classes of dogs will be Judged by
j. Otis Fellows of Hornellsville, n. Y.
who has the reputation of being one OF
the best all-round judges in the coun-
try.
On Sunday the horning pigeons, sew
eral hundred in number, will be liber-
ated in Capitol Park, and if the weather
be clear the races to San Francisco and
Oakland will be a great event.