Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
POULTRY CROWDS The SPACE
Larger Number Of Exhibits at Big
Show Than Expected.
DOGS AND CATS HAVE PLACES
Original Anti-Mussle Hero and Many
of Finest BOwsers VIII Re
in the Auditorium
Display.


The problem at the Trsnsmississippi
Poultry show which opened Monday at the
Auditorium is to find room for all the
chickens and ducks and geese and dogs and
cats and pigeons. Although nearly twice
as much space is being utilized this year
as last the management had to do some
figuring to find room for all who wished
to exhibit their prize stock.
The crow of the cock. the quack of the
duck. the bark Of the dog are all heard
at the Auditorium and will be for a week.
for the annual exhibition of the Transmits
slssppi Poultry association is on. full blast.
While the fore of secretaries has been too
busy 10 count noses OF the fowls there
seems TO be little doubt but that the num-
Der far surpasses the exhibition of the
Nebraska State fair, which for some years
has enjoyed the reputation of being the
largest in the country but one.
Last year the first signt to greet the
eye of the visitors was a yard of huge
Chinese geese, but this year they have
been put to the rear to make room for
the numerous coops of chickens. The geese
will be given several yards in which to
play nearer the stage. The uniformity in
size of the coops does away with some
Of the roughness in appearance Of former
years.
Sixteen chicken talks are posted In large
letters around the show, hanging from the
balcony in type so large that he who
walks may read These are educational
in their nature and thus make the poultry
show a worthy successor of the National
Corn exhibition, which was most essen
TALLY educational.
Some delay in the erection of benches
kept back the exhibition by the Nebraska
Kennel club, but the directors promise to
have all in readiness for this afternoon
when over $50 dogs are expected to put
themselves on show.
in their nature and thus make the poultry
The thirteen splendid silver loving cups
which are given as additional prizes at the
show, are on exhibition and are attracting
considerable attention. These are in addi-
tion to the regular prizes which are Off
cred.
Follow Corn show.
The directors of the poultry show have
decided to follow the corn exposition in
another way and that Is by having the
judging done early. To that end the judges
will begin work this morning and the
Judging will be pushed and the ribbons at
tached as fast as possible. BY this means
the visitors with be able to see which
really are prize chickens and to see early
in the week.
President Lee will have some young
chicks Matching by Wednesday. and this
will be kept up for the remainder OF the
show. Some of the Mandy Lee incubators
are now laden with eggs at the show and
are only waiting for the day when the
young chickens will be Matched before the
very eyes of the public. These will be
placed in brooders. that the proper method
of raising chickens might be shown.
Additional space has been provided by
utilizing the stage for the exhibit of the
first annual show of the Nebraska Kennel
club. The stage was not used at the last
poultry show Here are shown about $50
high class dogs. including a strong display
OF collies. Boston terriers, bulldogs, pit
bulls. great Danes, settlers, pointers, st.
Bernards and others.
A. r. Day of Fremont, who has the larg-
est kennel of st. Bernards in America, is
on hand with a large number of dogs.
Charles Benson is showing his famous Car
nation kennel, but his dogs are not en-
tered for prizes. as Mr. Benson is mem
ber Of the Kennel club. Mrs. Moore has
some of the toy dogs on exhibition with
able prizes at the leading shows Of the
country. DIR. Reed of Valley also has some
high class st, Bernards.
r. A. Newlyn OF Landsdowne, Pa, who
is to judge the dogs, is already on hand
and assisting in the work of installation.
A large judging ring is built in the center
of the stage and every afternoon and
evening Mr.. Newlyn will Judge the dogs
OF the various departments and the public
may watch him at work. Dogs are still
coming in and 1t is expected there Will be
over $50 before the entries close.
AntI-MuxzIe Hero BinEO.
One deg on exhibition and which will at
tract considerable attention because Of the
notoriety he attained at one time is the
famous "muzzle" dog Bingo. owned by
Edwin Greevy, the son of NJ. ]. Greevy.
The owner of Blng went into court to
enioin the enforcement of an order which
would require Bing to wear a muzzle. Bing
is a most intelligent looking dog, being
half water spaniel and half Chesapeake.
When the birds are all installed a count
will be made to see II the Transmississippi
Poultry show is not the second largest in
the United States. taking second rank to
tho Madison Square Garden show.
! new arrangement has been made for
the cages of the bin ds. Several long lines
of cages run lengthwise of the arena in
the middle, but to the sides the cages are
arrsnged crosswise and made double
decked to provide more room. The boxes
along the side Of the auditoTim which were
removed for the NatiChal Corn exposition
are not replaced, for the poultry show
needs all the space for the coops of the
! birds.
No arrangements had been made for
prizes for cats, but on Monday morning
when about fifteen fine looking felines APP
peared and wanted to show themselves
President George II. Lee saw 1t was up
TO him TO provide room. This was done
and prizes will be given. AS a special at
1 traction Gould Dietz will show his big
cat, winner at the Chicago show.
ROOSTER RIDES THE TRUCKS
| Game Cock Beats His Way from Ken
nesaw to the Poultry show.