The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

visitors were mainly fanciers, who wan
dered critically among the coops jotting
down data for future reference.
The feature which commanded the
greatest interest was the pigeon fly from
Tres Pinos. This place is distant 100
miles in an air line from this City, and is
favorite point of liberation with pigeon
fanciers. Twenty one birds were let loose
from there yesterday morning, the first
basket of birds at o'clock and the other
four baskets at intervals of fifteen min utes
each. The last birds to be liberated were
young ones. 1t was raining hard and
blowing gale at the time. The pigeons evil
IDENTIFY did not appreciate the weather, for
they lowered about the starting point for
some time, and finally sailed off in an ur-
decided manner.
At 2:15 seven of the birds entered the
loft of I. w. Leydecker of Alameda. Of
these all but two were young birds. They
had been between three and four hours en-
route, although birds from the same loft
have made the fly in two hours and fifteen
minutes. These were the only birds re-
ported yesterday afternoon, the others
having, in all probability, been deferred
by the storm.
The Judges yesterday announced num-
Der of special prizes. The Whitney special
of $50 for the best exhibit of eggs, with the
fowls producing them, was won by +. w.
Sanderson of San Jose.
A suit of clothes, offered by o. A. Hale of
San Jose, for the five highest scoring
brown leghorns, was awarded to E. III.
Freeman of Santa Clara, whose birds
scored half point more than those Of o,
]. Albee of Lawrence.
The medal offered by Clement Dixon of
San Mateo for the five highest scoring
birds of the American class was equally
merited by the white Plymouths of Mrs.
Francis Sheasby of Santa Clara and O. ].
Albee's Wyandottes. Each set of birds
scored 466 points, rather remarkable CO.
incidence where SO many fowls are con-
sidered.
The gold medal for the five highest scor-
ing birds in the exhibition was won by II.
f. Whitman's buff cochins.
Silver medals were awarded as special
prizes in the pigeon show as follows:
Pouters, G. T. Marsh of San Francisco;
fantails, G. 7. Marsh; runts, H. F. Whit
man of Alameda; tum blers, J. ]. Temp
kinson of Alameda; homers, E. J. Koenig
of Alameda.
In the evening the judges made the fol-
lowing additional awards of premiums:
Best twelve white eggs, French Bros; best
twelve brown eggs, j. A. Scholefeld; heaviest
twelve eggs, French Bros. best display of any
six varieties of eggs 0. ]. Albee best market
poultry, pure bred capons, S. r. Osgood; Sec
ond best of the same class, E. W. Sanderson !;
best display of dressed poultry J. A. Schole-
field; best dressed capons E. H. freeman.
The following awards were made in
Minorcas:
First, black cock, Q. J. Albee; second cock,
Reliance Poultry Farm; second, cock, Paul
cockerel, French Bros; second, cockerel,
French Bros. third, cockerel, F. G. Wulzen
fourth, cockerel, Lemon Grove Yards; fifth.
oil oh GrCf Myvrnr kav, u
lance Yards; second, hen, R. o. Shively; third,
hen, r. 0. Shively; fourth. hen, French Bros
fifth, hen, 0. j: Alpee; first, pullet, Reliance
Yards; second, pullet, French Bros; third,
pullet. French Bros; fourth, pullet, French
Bros; fifth, pullet, French Bros.
The show will continue until Wednesday.