Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-25
POULTRY SHOW CONTINUES.
REGULAR AND SPECIAL PRIZES
WE'RE AWARDED YESTERDAY.
Local Fnncicrs Win Many Ribhons-
Rare Birds at the Show-A Splcn-
did Showing of Prize Win
ncrs in All Classes.

Mido cntinentaI- Poultry and Pet Stock As
soc'a ton at l221-3 Main street which will
be kept open all day and evening to-day
for the accommodation of those who will
not be employed and may thus have time
| to pay the show visit. The inspection
of the exhibits will reveal birds for show
birds for business those for great weight
, and those for light weight, those that night
!. and those whose natures are more civil
! lied. birds that win purses and those ;id-
+ mirably suited for pot pies. all gathered
! under one roof with ribbons attached 10
! then coops showing the prize winners and
those less fortunate, and near by the in
! cubators and broOders where the little fell
lows by the hundreds are brought onto
/ the scene of action. II is an interesting
| collection and the visitor. whether fancier
| or not, will not fail TO be we'll pleased with
the exhibit.
| Since the old-fashioned method of hatch
| ing chickens with Il setting hen has been
| srrcrceded by the wholesale hot air or hot
! water incubator and the hen has been
! given enlarged liberties. enfranchised if
! you please, she has had more time TO make
| herself attractive in appearance and. in
! stead of the forlorn looking mother hen
| with her draggled feathers and overworked
| cafcworn appearance, the visitor to the
show finds that some of the finest birds
shown are hsns with pumaGes as fine as
| the most perfect creation of the artists
! pencils or brush, with feathers penciled
with delicate shadings TO the point OF per-
| fection. They do not appear TO be in any
| way annoyed over the situation nor at all
| enyious of the attention paid TO the incu-
batcrs.
There are two classes shown at the
! rooms that are new and rare and have
| points of merit that will be we'll worth in
Vesti6ating. The pen of the Creve Couers
| shown by DR.. Davis, president of the
| show. for exhibition, are new birds in
the West. They are French birds and
| niteen years ago We're exceedingly popular
in that country. They take their name
from the peculiar shape and appearance of
their comb, which closely resembles a
| parted heart. They have short legs and
| are squarely built and very compact They
| nave full black crest, broad red pills that
are muffied in full beard apd their MUM
| age Is a lustrous black. They are great
| layers and the hens show a marked in
| clination to allow the incubators the Use
or the field, for they scarcely ever show a
desire to sit. Their general appearance is
elegant, their carriage majestic and they
combine the ornamental and the useful as
nearly as any bird.
The other bird. which is far more rare
being shown here for the first time and
| imported from Japan, to be shown be.e 10
the two specimens of the Phoenix or Long
Tailed japanese bird. These birds were
presented TO the association by Theo,Iore
Sternberg, of Ellsworth, Kas, with n re-
quest TO have them bred carefully so that
the inner specimens may be shown at flt-
ure exhibitions for ornamental attractions
i-
a tail that shows the wisdom of his name
During the summer Mr.. Sternberg saws
this tail was long as a broom handle The
feathers are exceedingly narrow and silky
and the tail is carried In a long graceful
curve, although the feathers at full growth
sweep the ground. The back of the bird
is covered with a magnificent growth of
long, silky saddle feathers, that part on
either side of the birds tail and swing in
graceful manner, even touching the
ground when full grown. The bird has
large red comb, stands up in a snowy
manner and presents very attractive and
elegant appearance. The hen shows very
fine, too. She is spotted, a sort of silver
duckwing color and has an abundance of
tail that grows up high. She is remark
ably trim built, is great layer and thor
oughly attentive and Industrious hen. The
birds are the first ever shown in the West,
but the managers hope to have others at
the show next year. The two will occupy a
large pen on the first floor to-day, and
their cage will be marked with card, so
that lovers of poultry oddities may be in
formed of the bird, and have an opportun-
ity of seeing it. Mr.. Sternberg is pleased
with the birds and says they can be raised
with great profit.
The Black Langshan is a bird that has
made many friends at the show. 1t Is Il
very snowy bird in appearance, beautiful
lr,St black DluU1aUe a
riage and good size. Mr.. R. F. Strain has
large number of that class on hand, all
raised here in Kansas City. He captured
several blue ribbons.
Yesterday morning the clerks pinned up
the ribbons designating the winners and
the fortunate exhibitors had the pleasure
of showing their winners to the visitors
yesterday. Winners were about equally
divided between the Eastern and the West
ern fanciers and there was little dis
content manifested, over the awards as
was possible in so large a show. The high
standing of the judges and their well
known fitness for the work was known to
all.
One feature of the show that pleases
the fanciers is the large number OF buy
ers who are present and the great number
of sales that are made. Many of the birds
are brought to the show for sale and small
fGnciers from all over the West are pres
ent to pick up a few high class birds for
starting their pens and are willing to pay
good prices for them. 1t is the willing
ness of the buyers of the west to pa.-
proper prices that makes the oldtime fan
CierS of the East anxious TO exhibit
their birds at Kansas City.
Some of the Prizes.
The chief interest among the fanciers
yesterday was the award of the ribbons
and the cash specials offered. The contest
fOf the big specials was one of the most
interesting features of the show Each
year a grand piano is offered for the
breeder who shows the largest and best
varieties of poultry. pigeons. water fowl
and ornamental birds. Twice the piano
was won hands down by Billy Mcneil
. o. London. Canada. because in his large
display of high class birds he landed so
many winners no one else could get at it.
This year George Ewald, of Cleveland.
came to the show after the piano. and Nc
NELL came after it for the third time. 1t
represents the grand sweepstakes premium
and is coveted by fanciers. While the out
slider would have been at loss to see how
either Ewald or McNeiIi had one advant-
age over the other the judges found after
an inspection yesterday that for the third
time the piano was won by McNeill. as he
had more winners than Ewald and the
piano, like the other two. will go to the
home of William McNeill at London Cam
ada. The second honor. the fine silver cup.
given by Jaccards, went to Mr.. Ewald
and is one of the prettiest trophies of the
show.
The Sternberg gold medal for the best
Buff Cochin pullet, was won by Mrs. Mat
tie Kimmel of Kansas CITY who has sixty