National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-22
TEE POULTRY BxHTBTTIOM
Special Prizes offered and Premiums
Awarded.

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| Awarded.
There was oven larger attendance at thu
| poultry show yesterday than on the previous
day. There was pigeon flight at 2 o'clock o.
Antwerps, two of which, belonging TO Mr.. II
| Green, of Alexandria, were only two month";
| old, having been Matched on the 2lst of No
veulber, 1870; two three months old, also be
! longing to Mr.. Green, and five belonging Ia
Mr.. ]. II. ID. Smoot, of Alexandria. Mr.
Green's birds made the flight In twelve
minutes, and Mr.. Shoots birds made the
| flight In fifteen minutes. The fight was wit
messed by large and enthusiastic crowd
There will be prize flight to-day at u
| o'clock of Antworps to Baltimore for a gold
medal. In the pigeon department there is n
| cage of Antwcrps--B Dick ijr., Red Cloud
and Black Hawk Van Optal stock, that flew
in the interstate race juno 9, 1870, distance
of 2i0 miles, mir line, from Max Meadows, Va,
to Alexandria, Va, in 2S7 minutes.
Among the new arrivals In the chicken do.
partmont were q number of beautiful speci-
mems of American Sebrights aud slverlaCod
Eurckas. The business men of Washington
have taken great interest IN tho exhibition,
aud quite number have donated special pre-
miums, as follows:
silver service by NJ. W. Gait, S25; same by
Richard Smith, S25; framed water-oolor
painting, $25, by B. Lewis Backlo ford; Web
stcr's Unabridged by Robert Boall mill for
cracking grain, by John A. Baker; one barrel
of Family four by William NJ. Calf; one pair
of seal.skin gloves by Willet & Ruotf; ono
scarfpin, by Jesse Brown; one chair, by q. NJ.
Wright; one silvcr-plated dinner castor, by
Henry Semkeu; one pair of houdans, by y. Nj.
Clark; one large Jar of French ornamental
pickles, by B.W. Reeds Sons; one box Of cigars
by George w. Cochran; two gallons Of stag
whisky, by Hume. Clcary & Co.; illustrated
copy OF Central Park, New York, by James j.
bn- ~ hy i
Bryan & Rro.; one lap robe, by Messrs. j. Y.
Davis Sons; ono box Of cigars, by Compton &
Co.; three ottOmans, by William s. MITCHELL;
two gallons of best French brandy, by Il. e.
Whit; one hearth rug, by Singleton & Hook e.
one flower stand, by J. W. Bnteler & Bro.
The judges, Messrs. |. X. Felch, of NaLick,
Mass. and George o. Brown, of Brookland-
villc, Md, were busily engaged all day, and
succeeded in awarding premiums as follows :
White Leghorns--First, on hens, and sec
ond on cocks, to II. Rotbury, Washington, ID.
c.; first and third, on pullets, TO McKeen &
Hulick, Easton, Pa first, on cockrcl, and Sec
ond on pullet, to Boileau q Heagy, Hagers.
town, Nd; second, on oockrel, to s. Scarf,
Baltimore, Md.
Black Leghorns-First, on cock, and sec
ond on hen, to J. II. Rathburn, Washington,
d. g.; first, on hens, and first and second, OH
pullets, to McKeen & Hulick, EastOn, Pa.
Brown Leghorns-First on cock, to d. A.
Denison, Washington, d. c.; first, on coc1rel
aud pullet, to +. II. Smith, Washington, ID. @.
Black Spanish-First, on cock, to William
Bowman, Llugaville, Nd; second on cock. to
l.. J. Middleton, Washington, ID. c.; first, on
cock and pullet, to McKeen & Hulick, Easton,
Pa.
Back-Rod Game-First, on cock, to j. S.
Dudley, Lyuchburg, Va.
Dominique Leghorns-First and second, OH
hens, to w. J. Chubbs, Washington, ID. G.
White-crested Black Polsh-First, on cock,
to William Bowman, Lnuraville, Nd; second
and third, on cocks, first and second, on pull
lets, and second, on l.sns TO DR.. r. II. Evans,
Washington, ID. c.; first, on cockrel, to NJ.
Hart Alexandria, Va; first. on hens, to Will
lam Bowman, Lauraville, Md.
White-crested White Polish-First, on cock
and hens, to William Bowman, Lauravile,
Md.
Bearded Golden Polish-First. on cock and
cockrel, and first and second, on pullets, to NJ.
Hart; second, on cocks and hen, to William
Bowman, Lauraville, Nd; first, on hens, to +.
b. Dorsey, Ellicott City, Md.
Bearded White Polish--First, on cocks and
hens, to Otto e Snyder, Easton, Pa; second,
on cocks, and first, on pullct to +. b. Dorsey,
Ellicott City, Md.
Houdans-First, on cocks and pullets; Sec
ond, on cocks and cockrels and pulets, and
first, OH brooding-pens, to $. NJ. Clark, WASH
ngton, d. c.; first and second, on hens, to f..
b, Dorsey, Ellicott City, Nd.