The San Francisco call., 1899-12-09
SHOW IS
YET ATTRACTING
BIG ATTENTION
Unabated Interest of
the Public.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

s0s Broadway, Dec. s.
The poultry and bench show at the Ex-
position building retains the unabated in
terest of fanciers, and large attendances
have been the rule every afternoon and
evening. The attendance to-day was un-
usual, perhaps due to the free admission
OF pupils OF the Central Grammar School.
and tomorrow afternoon the students OF
the High School will be admitted free OF
charge.
1t is announced that the next great
show under the auspices of the Alameda
County Poultry Association will be given
not in December, 1909, but q month or so
later. this being decided upon owing to
birds lacking in size in December. and
moreover since old stock Is bad In mott
during that month.
The poultry show has proved exception
ally elaborate this year Among some OF
the nnest exhibits are those OF S. j.
Hunter of Fresno, whose bun leghorns
ngure prominently in the list OF awards.
hunter has one of the finest yards in the
state. The Fernwood Poultry Farm (W.
J, Dingee) has numerous pens on exhibi-
ton, but not up for competition. George
II. Perry OF Alameda is a new fancier and
his bun Plymouth Rocks carried of two
nrst and two second prizes.
W. III. Pearson of Lorin aims To reacn
the top with his black langshans. HIS
stock Is a fine foundation and in a few
years he will hold his own with older ex-
nibitors. In the line OF silver spangle
Hamburgs Jesse Rogers of Alameda has
carried of two second prizes aud a third.
lie also has pen of buff Peklng ban
white Wyandottes his speciality and has
carried OF the majority of prizes for
these. Miss r. Forbes OF Napa, however
has shown highest scoring in Wyandotte
cockerels ever exhibited on the coast un-
der competent Judge. scoring s5lz points
j. w; Wakefield of Lockeford exhibits a
seen His Bronco Tom weighs nifty
pounds.
The Pacific Incubator Company "a. n
brakes and ducks, which we're partieuIar-
~ me owing to size, which is generally
lacking in this variety. A. G. Roberts Of
san Lorenzo has a pair of teal (domesti-
Gated that won prizes. Roberts, James
Hague OF Oakland and the Willow Poultry
farm OF truitvale also exhibited fine Pc
king ducks.
a queer and interesting little exhibit
was that OF guinea pigs. both Abysinnians
ana an nc common n Oh OF variegated colors, owned
49, Ry pr II - -; keys OF Alameda and G.. a.
Inc exhibit of Belgian hares Is very fine
rec rec IN color, with bright black ticking
These are different from ordina ries for
while long and rangy, they are raised eX-
c!usively for table dellcacies. r. r
tddEoH Of alameda has several hutches OF
tsne largest mare ever exhibited. which.
from fanclcrs standpoint has evidently
3 g cross S, of Flemish giant in him. Mrs. G.
hurst, d. Maclise OF Oakland. M. McCiei-
ian Ian OF San Jose, John A. Evans of Stegc.
w ,; Childs Of Oakland and w. Tiffanv
also nave fine hutches.
But 1t is the dog show as we'll that far
eNcels everything ever exhibited here in
thrt that line. The fact Of thirty-three set
ters being sent down from the north
shows the interest taken In the bench
snow and has resulted In the hottest
contest In English settlers ever known. In
this line Count Dick, owned by G d
Stimson OF Seattle is announced bv co,,
petent judges as the best OF bench settlers
In the country.
Perhaps the finest kennels OF 81. Rer-
nards are those exhibited BY Mrs u n
thompson of Irvington. j. e. Jacobus and
(; {. Meyers OF San Francisco. Mrs
ph0mpsGns bh0nr sons Mil9 & Jr won first prize in the
weighs l3g pounds. A pretty and very
close contest was that between Mrs
Thompson,s King Crockett and Prince
are brothers and strove for first prize In
the open class. King Crockett won out
on points, and Prince Orange was award
ed second In the open class. Doris and
her pups, also owned by Mrs. THOMPSON
won first prize in the class OF bitches with
whelps at side. Mrs. Thompson has been
kennel
o. j. Albee Of Lawrence has sixteen en-
tries on the collie benches. He is carrying
off the lions share Of this exhibit, win
ming all five prizes, while the Ormskirts
Emerel Jr. has taken the last blue ribbon
for champion. In tri-color collies Glen
has proved phenomenal. c. Leonard of
Stockton exhibits three cocker spanieIs
that have carried off first for field spaniel
two first prizes for cookers and one third
prize. III. a. Wagener takes all prizes in
cocker spaniels. His Champion Hayocl1
has never been beaten. Mrs J p Atkins
of Berkeley has two puppy bitches in
cocker spaniels that carried off first and
second prizes.
Two Bedlington terriers, owned by
Julius Redelheimer OF Seattle who makes
a speciality OF this variety. and named
Clarence and Hardwick Mollie. won first
dogs in the show.
Considerable interest is also manifest
in the pigeon exhibit one OF which that
OF the homers from the United States
navy lofts at Mare Island. being particu-
larly attractive The cage Is neatly
draped with huge American flag. accom-
panied by, picture of the lofts. G.. T.
pouters and fantails and took most prizes
Clarence J. Siegfried won all prizes for
wing turbits. Dir. Tom Carpenter Of Ala
runts. Florentines, magpies and cumu-
let's. and f. d. Connolly the largest dis
play of record homers. DR. c. NJ Sell
fridge's Duchess hen pigeons and runts
carried off the first prize for runts. The
show will close tomorrow night
Following are the awards:
Pigeon wards-Red winged turbit pair
c. J. Siegfried. Alameda. first, second and
third prizes: black winged turbit oa;r
c. J. Slegfried. first second and third
prizes: blue winged turbit pair. C. j.
Siegfried. first. second and third prizes:
yellow winged turbit. pair. Lewis Bros.
Oakland. first and second prizes: blue
chequer winged turbt. silver winged tur-
winged turbit. all in pairs. first prize in
each class TO c. J. Siegfried of Alameda:
strawberry winged turbit pairs. first, src-