Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-19
The Poultry show.

SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
The success which attended the exhibition OF
the District Of Columbia Poultry Association
one year ago inspired the directors with zeal in
the preparations for the second annual show,
which opened this morning at Masonic Temple.
The marked increase OF coops, containing every
species of fowls known to poultry fanciers,
last Scar The birds to be exhibited began to
arrive Saturday morning, since which time
continuous acceSsons have been made on the
Saturday night, but the time for receiving the
specimens and classifying them was extended
until 10 O'Clock this morning. Upon entering
birds, the uniformity of the coops or cages, and
the ScrupulOuS neatneSS everywhere. The
coopS used last year have been sold to the Amer
been made in conformity with the prescribed
regulations OF the laSt-naned association, which
is the recognized authority in such matters.
THERE ARE ABOUT $50 CooPs
for fowls and $50 for pigeons These GOODS were
made by the secretary, Mr. S. NJ. Clark. The
standard size for fowls is 215 feet long, ~ high
and feet deep; those for geese and turkeys 81
feet square, and those fer Bantam fowls Is
inches square. They are of poplar and maple
wood and canvas cloth, light and airy, and
each supplied with improved food and water
troughS OF tin.
There are eighteen classes of birds and other
animals, and miscellaneous articles for which
general premiums are to be awarded; besides
this there are many special and donation pre-
games, bantams, Hamburghs, Italian and Span
ish, Dorkings, American, Polish French, mis-
cellaneous; turkeys; geese; ducks; ornamental
breeding pens OF fowls; best incubator and.arti-
fetal mother in actual operation; minor pets
embracing minks, ferrets, Guinea pigs, silver
gray, fox, European, black, red, white and flying
SQUIRRELS chipmunks and prairie dogs, and
pigeons. The increase OF the varieties OF spect-
mems this year requires the whole of the main
hall to exhibit them, and the dining groom has
been taken for the innumerable kinds of pigeons.
THE ENTRIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Frederick Won kapff, Govanstown, Baltimore
county, Nd, enters light BrahmaS, cock, hen,
cockerel and pullet; Grant Parish, OF this city,
buff CochinS; Catlett & Wagner, Easton, Pa,
enter twenty-one different kinds of pigeons; E..
II. Spaulding, of Jaffrey, n. H., enters large
number OF games and game bantams; Jacob
partridge Cochins; T. D. Dorsey, of Ellicott City,
Nd, exhibits about fifty different coops Of
fowls embracing many santams, French and
frizzle hens; Mexican 81 Hulick, Easton, Pa,
shows about thirty coops of Asiatics; TIL. w.
Hooker OF Baltimore, has fine lot of Plymouth
tiers Asiatics; Jas. S. Dudley games; Boylean &
Heagy, of Middleton. Nd, Asiaties and bantams;
DR.. Brightwell of this city, has some very fine
coops of light Brahmas; Chas. II. Klemm, of
Baltimore, sends thirteen coopS Of pigeons; d.
A. Denison, of this city, has Leghorns, Ham
burghs, games bantams and rumpiess fowls,
Gochins and six varieties Of pigeons; P. w.
Hudson, OF Lexington, Ky, exhibits very fine
Pa, have gaines, game bantarns and Polish
fowls; NJ: Hart, of Alexandria, Va, has Polish,
bury OF this city, has some very fine white Leg
horns; VIM. Bowman, of Lauraville, Nd, enters
Polish, Hamburger and Spanish fowls; Richard
Smith, Of this city, enters AsiaticS, games
Hamburghs, Plymouth Rocks, bantams' China
geese, Peekng Rouen and Cayuga ducks;
Richard Wallach, of this city, enters white
Cochins; black bantams, white ducks and
pea fowls; E: J. Middleton, of this city, Spanish,
Sultans and Leghorns, China geese and Picking
ducks; W. G. Lee, OF this city, exhibits Leg
horns, Hamburghs, and hen with a brood Of
LeghOrn chickens: Thomas Walsh, Of this CITY,
shows games: W. j. Chubb. Dominique Leg
horns Jas. S. Robinson, of this city, red games;
9; w Carroll, red horn games; Cephas Perkins,
and silver-iaced Eurekas; j. w. Stinemet2. of
this city, Shows eighteen varieties of pigeons
J. II. Rathburn, of this city, enters black Leg
horns; Dr. r. II. Evans, OF this city, exhibits
twenty eight kinds OF pigeons and Leghorn and
Polish fowls; II. F. Whitman, of Baltimore,
twelve varieties OF pigeons: NJ. F. Day, of
this city pigeons; r. H. Boswell of this city, Pc
j. w. Douglass, of this city, game fowls and
chickens; F. L. Hooper, OF baltimore, enters
pigeons for the pigeon races; VIM. Wilkins, Bal
timore, pigeons; Wilson Reed, of this city, part
varieties of pigeons; F. II. Smith, of this city
Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, Hamburghs and
Houdans; F. A. Romell, Baltimore seven varie-
pigeons; W. II. MUIR, Baltimore, fine lol OF
pigeons; Henry Lancaster. Baltimore. ten vare-
ties of pigeons: S. NJ. Clark, of this CITY, enters
La Fleche, American Dominiques, Georgia
games, creepers, American SebrightS bantamS |
and Rouen ducks; C. L. Drinkard, of this city,
enters games W. r. Petzold, Baltimore, black
Spanish and Brahmas; II. Scarf, of Baltimore,
- Jacobs, Baltimore six vari-
ties of pigeons; - Mueller, Baltimore.
six varieties OF pigeons; L. Roll, Baltimore, eight
varieties of pigeons.
THE PIGEON RACES
will be from Washington to Alexandria, Wash
ington to Baltimore Washington to Philadel-
phia, and from Washington to New York, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week; gold medal in each case to the owner
Carrier The pFrivai Of the birds e viii vii he tea
graphed at once to J. NJ. Clark, secretary of the
association. The show will continue the entire
week.