The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-01-07
WILL BE A BIG EXHIBITION.
FIFTH YEAR or THE NEW HAYEN
POULTRY ASSOCIATIONS.

AOCAA4bA 4AopOCA<N ALVANs
There WiIIbe 1000 Birds on Exhibition In
Banquet Hall This Week-SOme Big Ex-
hIbitors-Big Success Over Last Years
Exhibit-The Officers of the Association.
Much general interest prevails over
the coming winter exhibition Of the
New Haven Poultry association, which
takes place in Banquet hall, formerly
Lincoln rink, opening next Thursday
and continuing next Friday and Satur-
day and the following Monday. 1t will
surpass all FORMER exhibits Of the
| society and it is expected that there
will be 1880 birds on exhibition, or
| fully 20 per cent. more than at the
society's last exhibit. The last show
was held at old Music nall, Church
street, but as the hall is not now
available, Banquet hall has been select
ed. Twenty-slX breeding pens, each
pen five feet square, will be arranged
around the sides of the hall Each
| pen will have a male and five females.
In the center will be arranged pens for
| single fowls. The entrance fee is
seventy-fve cents for each bird and
each can contest for prizes Of 81 and 81
respectively.
One Of the exhibitors will be Colonel
r. j. Hamilton of Springfield, who will
bring one hundred Polish fowls. This
will be the largest exhibition Of these
| fowls ever made in this country at
one time by a single exhibitor,
| The list of premiums is large one.
For the largest number of single bird
entries of meritorlous fowls In Galllna-
ceous division, leach breeding yard to
| be Counted as two single bird entries)
by one person OF firm, Connecticut
| Poultry society donates one dinner set
of 1t2 pieces, valued at S25.
For the second largest number Of
! single bird entries Of meritorious birds
| in csallinaeeous division by one person
or firm, H. p. Hendrick, Shelton breed
! er Of Golden Seabright and Japanese
bantams. donates one spliced bamboo
fish pole and aluminium reel of a value
of SIS. For the largest number of sin
gle bird entries by one person or firm,
in American class, Connecticut State
society, Hartford, donates one complha-
ton desk.
1t is expected that there viii be a
large number Of incubators in opera
ton Matching chickens, and for the
one making the largest and bsst hateh
of chickens during the exhibition, the
sum of $40 will be offered. '-t's
William. Holmes, President Shelton
Poultry club, breeder Of Barred Ply
mouth Rocks and Golden Seabright
bantams, donates to the exhibitor win
ming the most first premiums on Barred
! plymouth Rocks, showing not less than
ten entries, one silver gold lined fruit
dish, worth $12 Bradley Brothers
lee. Mass, breeders Of Barred Ply
mouth Rocks donates for best breed
ing yard Barred Plymouth Rocks, one
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel, worth
so 80. The Connecticut State society
of Hartford donates for largest num-
her single bird entries, South Carolina
white Leghorns, one toilet set, ten
nieces worth $40. r. G. Bailey, Hart
ford breeder. of Buff and White Ply
| mouth Rocks and white Cochin ban
| Jams donates for best exhibit Of Black
Tavas. one worsted trousers pattern,
\ worth $40.
There are other cash and merchan-
disc prizes Of $40, So, 81, Sc, SIS and, down
70 fifty cents, and the large list promises
| TO bring out a very large show or the