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A SINGULAR incident occurred on the premises of a 
gentleman residing near Philadelphia. His barn and out- 
houses were swarming with rats, and to exterminate them 
he procured a pair of good terrier dogs. Last week one of 
them captured a rat of extraordinary size, which he pro- |: 
ceeded to shake in a manner that would have soon terminated 
its existence; but at this critical period two cocks appeared 
on the scene of battle and attucked the dog so ferociously as 
to compel him to release his hold upon the rat and flee for 
his life; meantime the rat made good his escape. 

SECOND ANNUAL GREAT NATIONAL DOG 
SHOW, AT COL. WOOD'S MUSEUM. 
THE Dog Show just closed at the Museum in this city has 
been more successful than the one held one year ago. It 
was opened on Monday, March 16th, and the dogs were 
judged during the week, the prize dogs being kept on exhi- 
bition until the 28th. As far as the show was concerned, it 
was a perfect success, there being one hundred and twenty- 
six entries, and over one hundred dogs offered that could 
not be accommodated. Had the show been properly adver- 
tised, as some of our leading poultry shows are, it would 
have brought many more visitors from w distance than it 
FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 

did. The following is a list of premiums as awarded: 
Breed. Premium. Name, Owner. 
English Greyhound,. Ist, Zoe, Mr. Volmer. 
ue ne -| 2d) ° duck, C. L. Sharpless: 
Russian Greyhound,. Ist, Prince, Robert Farr. 
Italian Greyhound, . Ist, Mrs KE. Ward. 
ft a 2d, Duke, J.C. Long, 
Newfoundland, Ist, Leo, Mr. Picot. 
x =. seridtly  ohilohy D. Garrett. 
Calis Spaniel, .. Ist, Prince, T. L. Altemus. 
ag BY co) sieed, Wilinde; Robert Crissey. 
Maltese Dog, . 1st, Mite, Mrs. Gates. 
Breed. Premium. Name. Owner. 
St. Bernard Dog, . 1st, Ponto, William Love 
Corole Dog, Ist, Lillie, Robert Jackway. 
sé ue 2d, Sport, Geo. F. Bostwick. 
Bloodhound, Ist, Leo, Mr. Holl. 
o od ea lexise Jas. Montgomery. 
Harrieryy 2 ® ewlSteamnsill, Joseph Henly. 
ve Sone 2d; aeebranic, Albert Schwepp. 
Beagle, . . Ist, Flora Doll, H. R. Lawrence. 
uy : » 2d, sDaisey, Henry Bloomer. 
Poniter,<* 00. el Stee IN OG J. G. Smith. 
a SD ered wesc Os ‘J. G. Smith. 
Coach Dog, . . . Ist, Spot, John Harrigan. 
oe Ce 20 BOL, Kennedy. 
English Setter, . Ast, Hank, Thos. A. Young. 
re cme . 22d, Muyor, J. S. Guenth. 
Colley, os Ist, Nellie, Francis Morris. 
Bull EDO amet Ist, Buff, Samuel Shearer... 
Se eee ee ee 2d, Mac, Jos. M. Wade. 
Térrier,°. . . 5 ee stm OM, James Cuff. 
cs pe ead, erates Mrs Heisler. 
Scotch Terrier,” . =) Ist, Tommy, Dennis Clark. 
es Be Dead, ery. John Wright. 
Skye Terrier, . 1st, Prince, John Parker, 
te ce ee on 20 pa DI UTNes Dennis Donohue. 
Bull Derricrs 2 se lstaencky Patrick Gorman. 
a ey : 2d, Banjo, John Whittaker. 
Pomaria Spitz, . Ist, Jennie, T. A. Meyer. 
ue “ 2d, _Gen. Mead, B F. Lewis. 
CoMMITTEE—Thomas J. Drake, John Thornley, and 
George B. Garrett. 

CRYSTAL PALACE POULTRY SHOW. 
THE last Crystal Palace Show is thought to have been the 
largest and best arranged show ever held in any country, 
thanks to the indefatigable exertions of a hard-working com- 
mittee. The poultry alone mustered 22U0 pens, the pigeons 
1200, and the rabbits 150. Two of the judges announced 
on the schedule, namely, Messrs Hewitt and Tegetmeier, 
were unable to officiate through illness; but Capt. Heaton 
acted in the place of Mr. Hewitt; and Col. Stuart Wortley, 
than whom there could be no better authority, kindly offered 
to take the French breeds in the place of Mr. Tegetmeier. 
The other judges were Messrs. Teebay, Dixon, and J. H. 
Sinith. 
In the colored Dorkings the cocks formed a good class, 
the first and second prize cocks being in beautiful condition. 
The hens were good, many being very first-rate in quality. 
In cockerels the first-prize bird was a splendid fellow, the 
second also remarkably good. The pullets were not equal 
in quality to the hens. The cup and second prize went to 
Mrs. Arkright. 
Silver-gray Dorking cocks were good; Mr. Raines may 
well be proud of the cup cock; he is asplendid bird. In the 
hens, Mr. Cresswell’s first and second-prize birds were re- 
markably good. The cockerels were good, but the pullets, 
with the exception of the prize bird, were indifferent. 
The Buff Cochin cocks were good, but not numerous. In 
buff hens Mr. Taylor’s cup bird was far in advance of the 
others. The best class of Cochins in quality were the buff 
cockerels. Mrs. Tindal exhibited two wonderful perfect 
birds in this class, but one of them was amiss, apparently 
from cold. 
