The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-17
BIRDS OF HIGH RANK.
Assembled in the Poultrymen's
House Of Lords and Ladies.
CHICKS FROM TIE ,rcusaross.
The Show Draws Larger crowds Daily
--sops OF the Fsney Breeds-Ths
IreabsfIng Contest.

The steady attendance and The Inter
rss shown In the birds On exhibition al
The Puget Sound Poultry Cubs snow al
Ratio hall yesterday bore testimony
20 the enterprise and liberal posacy OF
President joel Docking and the other
officers Of the club
As one enters the hall he Is struck
with ffse variety and quality or the
xr9fauuss which are ta@tfiy displayed
On tables to the left ard directly IL
trout OF the esgsraEcs. On the right
are q beautiful pair Of Archargei pige-
ons. with ffs-Sr rnstied heads and bright
irsdezeent p;uynase. Next To sh@n'
corne q number Of cnpspa OF ssorniug
pigeons belonging TO Fred s. Aeeker,
Of puyaiiup. nsasiy Of them OF more
ffsan local celebrity. There is also u
s.a9efai Of cssnarfes. exhibited BY Mrs
Zssgier, OF Port Bsakeiey, and a Nor
wseh canary. N Norwich. England, OK
Il deep orange coSoTlGg with me points.
Mr.. Docking thinks the world Of this
bird. which took the first Ysriza ut last
sear.s show, and declares that a finer
sssssasysen In fss eAass cannot be found
.azIl,ug Mr. Meekef's pigeons. besides
those that have made themselves IA
sr,osts az bearers Of letters from the
Mount Rainser explorers. Is homer No.
1854. who few from Pensacola, Fla.
To Philadelphia In 1892, a distance OF
AZ. ngaIcs. lie was also a prdze~xfnner
e. 81, Worlds fair Two others were
able To cover $40 and 40 miles. resT,ec-
lively. inside u day. but "GambTinals"
has . record OF SO nlisss in nsne hours
and fifty minutes, and Is believed ID
be the fleetess pigeon in the world.
For a feat Of en<iaranc. however. IL
would be hard 10 match the perform
ance Of cycione. Lass. who covered the
2z5 miles be;Tsksnl Grants Pass. Or.
and puyailup in DIn.teen hours. flying
the whole distance la a violent rain
storm. His mate made the same trip
with ham.
M day Mr.. Tyler, OF Pasadena,
Cal. was bussly occupied passing along
the double ranks or voosJg handling and
Judging the various specimens. Mr..
Tyler was worn out with labor, but
spoke I'm the highest terms OF the show,
and declared that. taken as a whole. he
considered Ii quite the equal Of any
that he had ever attended on the Pa
eific coast. His duties are exceedingly
onerous. however. and he referred
gratefully 10 the hospitality OF Mr.
Docking. wIiaeh he was enjoying at his
home on Florence street. and the re-
tief he found in the evenings.
The inculsata contest between the
Queen City and the Frsggins Daisy In
cuhat0rs was also in full blast yester-
tay. and chicks were usheled into the
world with amazing frequency. as the
faces al the glass and the heaps of
empty shells on top OF the machines
witnessed. II Is well worth visit TO
siie show. II for nothing else than to
see the little feisaws In their yellow
feathers and 10 note how we'll art has
suppianted nature and 10 realize that
except for laying eggs hens are no
longer necessary. Perhaps 1t may at
some time be interesting TO learn
whether the filial instinct Is transferred
from the another hen TO a particular
brand Of sncuhatoa-.
Among St.ss more noticeable varieties
Of chickens sgn5isfted were the white
crested Black Polish. Of whom a
GLIMPSE nasy be obtained from the
street through the window on Madison
stI'ssst. next above the entranga. Apsgy
frvua the technical points which they
display they are conspicuous by the
FUZZY tuft with which their heads are
safUiuuuied.
The French Houdans are an Interest,"
Ing spectrss of chicken, and seem fo re-
tain. as thsir maine woslid imply. Ger
tain foreign characteristics. They seem
especially proud es the wagging Bou-
hanger boards Of spotted feathers with
which thesr chins are adorned. The
hens are whiskeresi. as we'll as the
Rosters, though TO a less degree.
Besiefes these Houdans many varieties
Of cachan Partridge were passed uTson
hy Judge Ts'.er ami present a p!t.sstns-
appearance by thssr enormous size and
the depth and variety of their ssol,rgnr
as well as BY the nuni,cw OF specimens
entered.
The bun Cocliins. although less In
n'si,sh'siTs, Include a number OF exe.sr.-
taGrails ssAsd specimens. and they am,
9'se ieangShAag class are especially de-
serving nf notice
AtslossSh the prlcs Of admission 90 a.
scsats for ;ssiuhss and 10 cents for cha
dsSTa. a new rule wsgs decided ,,r~,n YES
tefday by the oiiieers Of the club Here
asler any street. railway esnninye o.
f'resnan. IN uutforin. may visit the show
i'S' a1f admission fee of 10 cents. II vas
else dec!del tina; in caSisr 10 enem,,,aga
q discriminating taste among th. st-h,s,l
children and - cneoalr,aga. and s,,.s,...St
0-asn IN poultry breeding. ain shoe,
s.'lidTsn Should lre allowed 10 enter on
sa'arday between the honrs OF Il and
~ 5 CENTS per head.
'}''sSday vail As ''Roosscr nay.",n.,
every visitor VIII he presented hv tha
cub win roo-ser. with the c,.,n-,s :
nienfss ~ tbs club The xnpply ss w.