The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
WICHITA PET STOCK SHOW.
Annual Exhibition to Be Held Here
next Week.

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! The third annual exhibition of fancy
pet stock is TO be held in this city the
! second week in December and il promises
+ to be the largest exhibition of its kind
held this year west of Chicago and the
+ biggest show ever held IN Wichita. Last
years show was a big success and was
visited by thousands Of people who were
more than pleased with the highly enter
/ tanning exhibit. The show is given under
/ the auspices of the Arkansas Valley
/ Pigeon Fanciers' Association, composed Of
Wichita and Kansas pet stock fanciers-
The management Will be under the per-
sonal supervision of Mr.. Charles Payne,
who mas made the show business 4 study
and IL is not necessary to say that he
viii put the enthusiasm IN this to make
il q bowling success. The secretary has
already received entries of pets from
Some Of The largest cities in the west
Cat Society of Chicago has taken a
deep interest in this exhibition and some
of the finest eats from the east are eX-
tpeeted here. "Sultare. the great Persian
cat from New Jersey is TO be here and
he IS considered one OF the SWEETEST cats
in cat society. He is large black cat
with white points. Golden eyes and a
very large bushy tail. This cat has won
laurels wherever shown. Among the
SWEETEST society in the east "Augora cats
stock shows The society people take their
eats 10 the show. and it is expected that
one lady from Chicago VIII send more
than dozen different varieties to this
exhibition.
Small dogs. that are termed by the
fanciers Toy Specimens viii also be
here and one man has said that he would
send fine specimen imported from Eng
land that is valued at a 81 90
80 snr- MO ~
that brought tie first message to Ameri-
can soil. of the victory won at Santiago,
during the Spanish-American war, is also
expected to be here The managers have
asked the owners 10 show him and they
have consented TO do So
There viii also be an exhibition Of over
100 different varieties of birds from Cuba,
Germany. China, England and America,
taking in all sizes from the Cuban Wren
to the African Parrot Mr.. Carl Franz
of Milwaukee. Wis. win be here with
forty P8rior Tumbler pigeons and give
an exhibition every afternoon in the show
room. These tumblers possess wings the
same as any other bird, but are consu-
tuted bv careful breeding so that they
have no use Of them. They perform by
jumping up in the air about two or three
feet and turn over and over like an aero
bat. Mr.. Franz thoroughly understands
wiz explain why they cannot fly. AR
Lane. formerly OF England. viii exhibit
his collection of fancy rats and mice.
which has cost him thousands of dollars
To get together. He has these little ami
mails in every known color and they are
harneased and hitehed up to little
wagon which they draw like a span Of
horses This viii be p great curiosity
that IS worth going miles TO see
There VIII be an exhibit OF taNCermy
ana carios that have never been seen in
the west before.
Mr.. Walter Jones win have on exhi-
ton his collection Of BIRDS eggs which
number over so and there are among
them some very rare specimens
Here Is a chance for every Wichita
person VINO has q pet 10 show them and
il should be done, as il is almost entirely
gotten up by Wichita fancters. Mr.. T.
b Ward, the superintendent of the show,
viii glsdly give any information 10 those
who would like 10 show their pets He
can be seen at 1l0 North Emporia avenue
any 6ay during the week Entries for
competition for prizes VIII close Monday
evening. December 20