New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-04


fo,,hoxes fin, cattle sheep and hog-pens, are the
rermanent property of the society cxhibitng' 'hoy
were all very neatly made and very compact eaon
caoe and pen was designated by cast-iroh' nun,
bered plate. the number, gilt on dark pnhoou
ground and the coops and stalls were h"i"ociou III
order the plate being hung by n wire loop upon
hook As a complete, well-printed catalogue was 10
he had for 10 cents it easy TO get minute lnior
nation about each occupant. but for general inlor
nation the animals were so thoroughly CLASSIFIED
that large castiron plate attached to each section
gave all tho facts required.
Immediately at the left, on entering, found my
old friends the CrevecGurs, nearly 100 specimens,
half cocks. half hens, IN separate pens, and next
them. the Houdons, about 40 specimens. The last
time saw these handsome varieties they were orna-
menting the glorious seaside lawn of Mr. Edward
C. Bates at Swampscot Mass. and his specimens
were shoud think fully equal to those in this TX
position, They crowed and CLICKED with such
searching voices and looked so sharp out OF their
keen French eyes, thatI fanced it might be possible
they were answering the equally lusty cries Oh their
exed friends the other side of the herrlDg-pohu'
Afterward. going up stairs into the rooms "hoio
the dead fowls prepared for market were displayed
noticed that these two breeds seemed to DO tho
favorites for fattenng and the
very attractive, white and firm AS all OF the same
race were put together in adjoining cages IT was easy
| to compare'them, but less easy should judge W
| award premiums for superiority. The amateur
eve no doubt detected differences inferiorites and
superories but the casual visitor looking his sharp
est could see only general excellence and beauty.
| II would have been VOL if there could have been
some means provided for Judging OF tho laying
| qualities of the several breeds; the Thought had
| suggested itself, evidently to one CrevecGur
! hen, who had kindly deposited q speci-
men of what she could do in that lihe
| if she tried, in front corner OF her coup
| Other handsome breeds that followed these two
apparently principal ones were the de la Flecho,"
| and du Mans" with the races de la Bresse, and
variety of Morgan breeds other than the CrevecGnr
noticed very strong and healthy looking short
legs, handsome. dare say, to an amateur OF that
4 style, but not much to my mind Further on were
the breeds stranger to France but which. under the
management, brought. here so nearly TO PERFECTION
seem TO have lost none of their native excelencies
it, indeed they have not added qualities to those
that mako them famous at homo, took notice OF
some magnificent Dorkngs with their silver-gray
capes so stylishly worm next them were the Spanish
fowls on the whole, the finest, think, in all the
show the one that took the first prize. First i'll his
own secton-for the prizes were given by races-was
glorious fellow, quite worthy to have sat for his
portrait to Yelasquez. Indeed don't know why
! the Spaniprds don't send and get him for king;
| they have not hit upon anybody yet who promises to
look the part so WELL Next the Spaniards came the
Cochin Chinas and Brahmas, who did their country
fun Justice. The Cochins were some them past all
bounds, and the air of proud superiority with which
| they looked down upon the crowd that never left
them in solitude for a moment was exasperating to
human pride They looked like Plato's men; one Of
them in particular stood 80 long with his great legs
| wide apart his hands under his coat tails and q
sheer on his countenance that this city OF dueists
| wondered that the floor beneath him was not
| strewed with visiting cards He had mighty Or
leanst crow, too Daru, Daru Daru-u-u," and. in q
supplementary undertone, assured all Orleanists
present that no held himself ready on the downfall
of the present dynasty to take the place of
the brazen image now standing on the top
of the column Vend6me. breed called
the Iollander was particularly handsome, and
SO were the fowls called Paduan, an Italian
,.~d nne of them was the object of much
| admiration. a cock. pure white, with no comb nor
wattes. but large tuft of long. loose feathers on
the top Of his head. As mere ornament, for
know nothing of his qualities, perhaps there were
| not many handsomer birds than this fellow in the
show. For the rest, these Paduan fowls of var-
GUS marking; one variety is called 1.-THE golden"
| another 1.-THE silver" another :" the white" and
fourth the buff" There specimens of several
varieties of what are called. generally. the " little
breeds" pees opposed to the other extremes
| the Cochins, Brahmas Paduais and Hollanders,
| randes races and these were observed to be very
attractive. The golden bantams, the white-silk
bantams the frizzled Chilians, the Java bantams,
| the Nangasaki fowls, would make charming addi-
tions to any of our home collections though dare
say. amateurs among us have them all. Altogether.
the most attractive in my eyes the six japanese
.bantams-four hens and two cocks-the young south
men being the nattiest trggest, tightet jauntiest
that stepped about on the tip of their toes any
| where Without looking at the catalogue. knew
| them the minute saw them, for how often have
| heard them crow on Japanese wares, japanese
porcelain OF on the delicate scented silky pages of
the charming japanese pcture-books
The same notion that has all the French army
| trowsers cut of SIZE to the same pattern, with
out allowing for the natural difference in French
| army-egs-a notion which makes a company of
French soldiers look like the awkward squad-these
same notions had provided in the Exposition tho
sized cages for the turkey gobblers and geese
for the bantams. and for the pigeons that can be
passed through weddingring The consequence
was that the turkeys and geese were angry and did
not show to the best advantage far dispositions
were concerned. They looked however, 70 be splen-
did birds, and it was pity that they could not bo
better seem The pigeons were in great variety, the
| largest and finest being the Roman" which were
fully equal TO the bantam hens in size. There were
very many varieties however, which not repre-
scented at ALL perhaps because they curious
than useful or pretty. One very pretty breed was
the bucolored Polish, with reddish rings round tho
| eyes.
Up and down the center Of the nave in six parallel
rows were ranged the cattle from thousand bills.
Some Of them very noble animals many of
them in fact and all attracted the crowd, dividing
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