Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-07
AND SPUR
The Great International Poultry and
Pet Show.
THE ENTRIES RUN UP INTO THOUSANDS
Many Unique and Novel Features
to Be Shown.
THE INTEREST MANIFESTED

THE INTEREST MANIFESTED
Entries for the international exhibition of
poultry, pigeons and cats. February II, 10,
II and 49, will close tomorrow night. The
number of entries already made is consid-
erably over 5000. They come from breed
ers in all parts OF the country, and prob
ably there has been no poultry and pet
show this year that will compare with
this in number of entries and high quality
of birds exhibited. The exhibition is to be
held in Center Market Hail. which will be
open for the reception of specimens at
am. next Wedne sday. All exhibits not
ceived By Friday morning will be barred
from conn etition. as judging commences
at Q O'Clock that morning. The exhibition
Is under the auspices of the National Poul-
try and Pigeon Association, which en-
braces some OF the best-known citizens of
Washington. whose Eames are a guaranty
for fair play and the highest courtesy and
hospitality to exhibitors. The following
celebrated poultrymen have been selected
as judges: J. Y. Bicknell. Theo. Hewes,
Newton Adams, Sharpe Butterfield F. ].
Marshall Henry S. Ball, D. NJ. Owens,
George o. Brown, T. Farrar Rackham.
John H. Kuhn, ]. c. Long, w. j. Stanton
and r. G. Burlington.
Classes of Fowls.
The classes of poultry are as follows:
Glass ], American-Barred white and buff
Plymouth Rocks. Silver and golden-laced,
white, buff and black Wyandottes. Ameri-
can Dominiques. White and black Javas.
Glass II, Asiatics-Light and dark Brah-
mas. White. buff black and partridge Co.
chins.' White and black Langshans.
Class III, Mediterranean-S. c. white,
brown, buff and black; rose comb, white,
brown and Dominique Leghorns. White and
black Mlnorcas. Andalusians. w. F. black
Spanish.
Glass ", game-Black red, brown red,
red pyies, golden and silver duckwing,
white and black Sumatras, Malays and In
dian games
Glass V, Dorkings-Silver gray, colored
and white.
Glass VI, Hamburgs-Golden and silver
penciled, golden and silver spangled, white,
black and Iedcups.
Class VII, French-Houdans, La Fleche,
Creve Occurs.
Glass VIII. Polish-White, black and buff
golden, ard silver spangled, plain and
bearded
Glass IX, Game bantams-Black red,
brown red. red pyles, Colleen or silver duck
wings, Malay or Indian game, or white and
black.
Glass X. Bantams, other than game
Golden and silver seabright, black and
white rose comb, white, black, buff AMI
partridge Cochin, white-tailed Japanese,
Polish and Dominique, white silkies white
booted.
Glass Nj, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. white
Brahnas, blue Langshans, sultans, Rus
slams, frizzles, Anconas. silver and golden
Glass XII. turkeys Ito be shown as single
birds)-Brcrze, white, black, buff, Nara
gansett, wild. o. .-s.t-7-.'e, z-.r
Glass thirteen, geese-Embden, Toulouse,
China and wild.
Glass fourteen, ducks-Pekin, Rouen,
Aylesbury, Cayuga, white and gray calls.
Glass fifteen, ornamented fowls-White
and pearl guineas, peafowl, etc.
Special Exhibits.
Besides the exhibition of all these various
breeds of fowls, there Will also be large
number of special exhibits. One of these
will he the dressed poultry. Prizes will be
given for the heaviest and best dressed
1893 turkey; the heaviest turkey, any age;
for the heaviest and best dressed 1895
goose, 1898 chicken, also for the best
broilers and capons. There viii also be a
collection prize for the best display of
dressed poultry of all kinds. Another spe-'
cial exhibit will be that of eggs. 1t is pre-
posed to show every egg known to the
whole range of poultry and pet stock breed
Ing. Beginning with the pigeons egg the
collection will run on up through bantams,
all the various breeds of chickens, ducks,
geese and turkeys, and will include those
of a large variety of Wild land and water
fowl. These eggs will be shown in clutches
o fdr w dHzs sat each in ee eoG e
size and weight of the eggs--o various
fowls. Besides the eggs of various domes-
tic fowls. there will also be shown those Of
ostriches, penguins and various birds of i'll
terest to the naturalist. 1t is expected that
the great auk's egg will also be On exhibit
ton.
Poultry Machines.
In the miscellaneous exhibitions will also
be large display of incubators and brood
ers. Already work in this line has begun
and large number of incubator men are
in town, and for two weeks past have had
their incubators started, with view to
Matching out during the exhibition thous-
ands of chickens. The Prairie State Incu-
bator Company now has under Roadway In
Center Market Hall about dozen ma
chimes. with an aggregate capacity Of $3.50
eggs. But one man is required to attend
to these, and the attendants about the mar
ket say he is the hardest man in town to
find, as he comes there but twice a day-at
morning and highland as soon as he has
turned the eggs in the machines and resu-
lated the moisture supply, is gone.
A number of other large incubator firms
representing hatch of about 5000 eggs in
the aggregate, have started machines at
their respective places of business in diff
ferent parts of the country and will ship
the eggs here in trunks. This method seems
to the ordinary observer like magic. The
eggs are wrapped in cotton and packed
very carefully, with hot water tanks above
and below, SC that they are kept at uni
form high temperature, and are shipped by
express. Experts who have done this thing
a good many times say that there is as lit
tie risk about it as there is when the old
hen goes eff the nest at midday to get food
and water. The awards in the incubator
exhibition will be made on simplicity of
construction. ease of operation, application
and regulation of heat, control Of moisture
and ventilation, and no incubator will be
considered unless 20 per cent of the eggs
are Matched in the show room. There will
also be exhibitions of patent coops, bone
cutters, clover cutters and drinking foun-
tains. Mr.. Howard will show a portable
brooder house. which combines every best
known feature for raising little chicks
New York Exhibits.
The Washington association some time
ago made arrangements so that exhibitors
at the New York poultry show who desired
to exhibit here also could have their birds
shipped directly from New York to Wash
ington and taken care of in the interval
between the two shows. Yesterday Secre-
tary Howard went to New York to super
intend large number of entries coming
from this source and will remain there
until Monday to give his attention to it.
The association will feed all birds on ex-
hibitiOn, and at its own expense takes