Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-31
THOUSANDS Oh &. y
Exhibits at Poultry Show
Of Promoters Expectati, e.
THIRTY-FIvE HUNDRED s.
New Glasses Created to Accommodate
the Many Exhibitors.
SOME AWARDS ARE BEING MADE
General Manderson Among Those Who
Make Entries.
CHILDREN MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Take as Much Interest in the High
Bred Fowls and Dogs Their
EIders--some Fine Sport
inE DOgs.

Three thousand, five hundred fowls arc
now on exhibition at the Poultry show
This is 800 more than the directors antici-
mated The fact OF the large patronage
given the show by exhibitors and specta-
tors places this show on a parity with the
bis annual events of Omaha and encourages
the management to greater effort next
time Many of the higher classes Of birds
have been filled and new classes have been
created to accommodate other high-grade
birds.
FOLLOWING are some of the awards made
yesterday:
BUFF wyandottes-J. A. Pease. Fort
Dodge, Ia first pen, second cock 1lrSt
hen second cockerel, first pullet, fourth
al" "a ri pay. Fremont-Second and third
and fifth pen, third cock fourth cock, sec
end hen. third hen, first cockerel. third
cockerel, fourth hen, second pullet' third
i w. bartholomew, Tennant, Ia.-Fourth
Henry Hess, winona, Minn.-First cock,
d. s. Frazier, omaha--FIfth cockerel.
some of the ExhibitOrs.
Aye Bros, Of Blair, are among the larg-
rst exhibitors of Barred Plymouth Rock
fowls. This firm is making a shipment OF
eggs and Reld's yellow Dent corn to Mex
leo, through Zeferno Dominguez, agent FOR
the Mexican Experiment station.
j. A. Pease of Ft. Dodge. Ia, Is making
a large exhibit of Buff and Columbia
wyandottes. MT Pease is president OF the
Iowa Poultry association, and has entered
tho shows in Sioux City and Chicago. he
pronounced the Transmississippi Poultry
show far and away ahead Of either Chicagc
or Sioux City.
'Especialiy is the Wyandotte display her'
fine" he said.
The youngest exhibitor of poultry Il
Deforrest Gay of Essex. Ia He Is snowini
several coops of beautiful Houdons. Yount
Gay Is 10 years Of age.
J. NJ Maher of Fremont, who originated
the White Langshans and Smoke Bal
duck is among the exhibitors. Mr.. Maher Il
one OF the best known breeders In the state
Generaa Charles ". Henderson is exhib-
ting some silver laced wysndottes In
which he takes great pride. Three years
ago a soldier OF General Manderson's ole
regiment sent him cage of these fine
/ birds and they were so pretty that Gen
! eral Manderson was at once interested
4 and has looked after his birds until HI
now has quite number OF birds.
Bert Dixon has a beautiful pointer OF
exhibition. He is called simply James
and Mr.. Dixon had him sent from hi
ranch in Oklahoma especially for the show
James is big, powerful pointer, and Il
snow white.
The smallest dog at the kennel show II
diminutive lap dog belonging to A. ID
Brandeis which Emil Brandeis brough
from Egypt. The dog goes by the ordinar!
name of Puppy" and weighs but fou
and three-quarter pounds.
Conrad Young is showing his champion
Young Vic" big, strong pointer. a sol
of Champion Youns's Rip Rap. who is
descendant OF some of the leading English
dogs. Mr.. Youngs dog is broke for fielC
work ana is entered in some OF the bis
field trial events OF the country.
Days for Children.
Tuesday and Wednesday were children't
days at the show and large number
availed themselves of this opportunity 4
learn of chicken and fowl culture. One o
the most interesting exhibits to the youni
folks is that of the George II. Lee com
pany, which has chickens Matching In tn
incubators. These began to hatch Wednes
day morning and later in the week will b
used to demonstrate the brooders whicl
this firm manufactures.
SO successful has been the experiment o
adding the exhibit Of the Nebraska Ken
mel club to the show that the directors ar
already planning to expand next year an
offer special Inducements for cats an
pigeons. Liberal purses will be hung u
for these side lights and It is hoped thereb.
TO secure a large number OF exhibitors an
thus add to the attractiveness Of the show
Many beautiful cats are now shown, bu
these came as post entries and no specia
provisions were made for them. Mex
year they win be made one OF the feature
- the show.