Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-31
THE SECOND DAY
Of the Poultry Exhibition a Very
Successful One.
One Hundred Additional Entries Re-
ceived.-.The Work Of Scoring
Completed----Ihe
Premiums.

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Association exhibit was much greater yes !
terday than on the preceding day. Quite
g large section of country was represented,
many visitors coming from the neighbOr.
ing towns. The, ladies we're also out in
full force and many of our business men,
despite the pressing holiday trade, were
seen enjoying the beauties Of the exhibits
NEARLY one HUNDRED NEW ENTRIES
were made yesterday, which swells the
number to over six hundred.
One Of the novsf features Of the display
is the White Wyandottes and White Fly,
mouth Rocks, BY Vice President Miller, OF
Steubenyille, Harris and Nef exhibit
quite nice pair of Pekin ducks, also q
very large pair of Brouze turkeys, and
their exhibit of White Holland turkeys Is
the most attractive in this line. e.
Israel, of Barnesville, Ohio has on exhibit
ton very large pair of Toulouse geese
that are much
INCLINED TO SHOW FIGHT
at the slightest indication of an invasion OF
their coop by spectators.
Mr.. B. N. Pierce was busy yesterday
until O clock in the evening scoring. bis
work was made decidedly unpleasant and
fa.iguing by the crowd of eager spectators
that always were present In the office set
apart for that work. His services here
gave entire satisfaction. When we take
into : 7sideration the character OF the
work dos is almost marvel that such
should 81 the case. Not q single com
plant has yet been made concerning The
scoring.
FOUR ELECTRIC LIGHTS
we're put in ths hall yesterday morning
with the hope the fowls you'd be kept
awake 80 as to show off best before the
night crowd, When the evening came the
hail was beautifully lighted aud the
guarding cockerels' looked as though
they were OF the opinion new day had set
in on the disappearance of an old one.
However, the lights soon failed and things
were turned back to their natural order,
the gas lights being called back to supply
the deficiency
After the scoring was completed it
was noticed that in a few
cases there was a tie One was on Leghorn
cockerels One OF the birds beloDga to
W. F. Springer, of Bellaire, and the other
TO George C. Smith, Of Wheeling. They
were re.scored, and the one belonging to
the latter was given the preference by one
half point. The second tie was on Lang
shans, between ". G. Steer, of GAINESVILLE,
and s. W. Guthrie, of Homer City. The
one belonging TO the former was
DECIDED TEE BEST
on account of weight The third and Last
tie was between Prot. 7. E. Orr, OF Bridge
port, and s. Q. Hamilton, Of Bellaire, on
Wysndottes. A re scoring gave the points
to the one belonging 10 the former.
Il an very tsvorably impressed indeed
with the exhibit here, said Mr. Pierce
last night to REGISTER reporter just be.
fore he took the clock train for Indian
apolis. The entries in Wyandottes. Lang
shan and Plymouth Rock are especially
good. The tendency now among breeders
ia to get q fowl of early maturity good
weight snd in addition to this there is
A GROWING FoEDNEss FOR FINE BIRDS.
This business is like everything ,,ele, one
year one variety is The fashion and the
next it is different one. The tendency
now is to run to the large breeds. We
have been raising medium sizeG for the last
FIVE years.
When and where was the first poultry
show heidi
AT Boston, in 1851 10 the United
States this year there are over one hundred
All classes oil business men are found 10 al
most every association. Some raise the
birds for amusement and some for profit
The men engaged in this business nov are
so well united that it has gained the shape
Of regular fraternity
THF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
consisting OF Dr. J ". Bates, ,Tr., who is
chairman, s. Q Hamilton, Joe Farmer,
Perley Pickett, w. G. Steer, W F. Spring
sr and Prof 7. Z Orr, was in session last
night until o'clock awarding the pre-.
miums The awards and premium badges
will be placed on each coop early this
morning for'the benefit Of visitors. These
badges are made with q satin face aud
silk back, beautifully embellished. First
premium is red badge, second a blue
badge, third light pea gresn The
sweepstske has a black satin face with
silk back