The evening times., 1896-12-28
Annual Exhibit OfNational Peul-
try and Pigeon Association.
AT CENTER MARKET HALL
Il VIII BE Opened January. IL and
Continue Five Days-very Much
Larger Number of Entries Than
Last Year-Cats, Dogs and Other
Domestic Pets Will BE shown.

The success Of the showihst spring, which
WIS the first of the kind ever attempted in
Washington, and provedisuch an enjoyable
treat to producers ofthe feathery kingdom
has amply justified the managers OF the
association in their efforts to enlarge the
fort hcoming exhibit. The second an
nual show OF poultry will IN every way be
on a grander and more elaborate scale than
the first one.
What he horse show is to New York the
managers of the Poultry Association are
endeavoring to make the chicken show u
Washington. Last spring everything was
new, and it was not certain whether the
exhibit would take here, but its success was
highly gratifying, aud no effort is being
spared to make the coming one more at
tractive.
Large Number of Entries.
Hundreds OF entries from all parts OF the
country have already been received. and
as the list closes on the LIST Of January they
are now coming in very fast. They repre-
sent many hundreds OF birds, comprising
chickens, turkeys. ducks, geese, game and
ornamental fowls. The Choicest and fin
est bred Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes.
Javas, Longshans. Rrahmas, Leghorns.
Houdons, Malays and Bantams. represent
ing American. .Asiatic, Mcdt erranean,
Polish. Hamburg, French, English and
miscellaneous breeds, will be seen IN great
prOfusion in the poultry line.
Tie pigeon department will also come
in for a larger representation than last
season, and in it will be found the choicest
specimens Of carriers, pouters. piFmy pout-
ers, bardS. tumblers, baldhcatis, boards,
trf.f ~.
swallows, Dragons and many other groups,
each with different varieties of its own
kind and class.
The special exhibits Will also be i'm
proved this time, and the show of pets
will be larger than before. The pet cat
depart mcnt, which scored such success
and was so popular with the ladies last
spring, will he again in evidence, and added
to 1t will be pet dogs, guinea pigs. rabbits
and many other domestic and Sc mi domestic
animals, and special attention Will be given
to this portion OF the show.
Pea Fowl VIII he Seen.
An exhibit seldom, If ever, seen in this
country will be a pair OF pea fowls These
birds are a species OF the beautiful pea
cock. but instead of being clothed with
feathers OF many hues their plumage is
perfectly white These pea fowls, which
are said to be the only pair OF their kind
in America, were imported from China.
The ostrich Garrett A. Hobart which has
been an inmate of the Zoo. will also be or
exhibition. Hobart is beautiful bird,
standing four feet high, and an orphan,
having been one of three hatehed in a N in
cubator last May. One OF his brothers
was named Mckinley, after the Canton
statesman. and apother was to be called for
the Chicago nominee. but both these died
in their infancy, and Garrett alone sur
vived. h-gt
He is the bird who plecked a reporters
gold sleeve-button from his cuffs and swal-
lowed it without any thanks or apology
before the very eyes of the astonished
scribe. Hobart Will be .o, exhibition at
the big show and it will he well for spec
tators to guard well their jcwelry, as the
young ostrich has rare appetite for gilt
terinG gems.
Many other well known birds. especially
carrier pigeons with rer.aTkablc records,
viii also he seen.
Large Premium List.
The premium list, which has already been
made up, is lengthy one and includes a
a''' - hu''''i Va NUN u gov, LOT
special exhibits and fancy displays of flocks
and ornamental fowls Several thousand
dollars Will be offered in prizes
Last week dozen or more large incu-
bators were placed in Center Market Hall
and during the show no less than ), 5,0Ootiny.
chicks will be Matched, as against
like 800 last season. Special
attention Will also be given to the display
Of Id u l..
caring for poultry.
The officers of the association who have |
charge Of the preparations for the show |
are President H A. Munson, Vice Presi- |
dents Richard Smith and George E. En-
mons, Secretary George E. Howard, Finan-
cial Secretary Samuel W Stinemetz, Treas
urer DR.. r. H. Evans, and the judges who |
will act during the show will he Philander |
Williams, Henry s. Bell, Charles McClave,
P. H. Scndder and ". ]. Stanton.
\ meeting of the association will be held |
next Wednesday night at its rooms on |
Twelfth street. at which all OF the prelmi- |
naries will be gone over and final details |
or the exhibit arranged Most of the |
arge exhibitors who are showing this |
week at the exhibit of the New York |
poultry and pigeon show in Madison Square |
Garden have made entries for the show |
lere.
Some of the Entries.
The more prominent Of the breeders who |
have entered are:
Havemeycr Bros, Mallwah, N. J., show
ng bantams, ducks, p0uters, fantails, and
carriers; James ForsytlIe, Oswego, N. Y.
showing LeghOrns, Plymouth Rocks, and |
wyandottes in all colors; H p. Peters, IsIip
:. l., showing bantams; Whiting Farm
iolyoke, Mass, showing wife Leghorns; E.
B. Thompson, Armenia, n Y, showing
barred Plymouth Rocks; William p Lever
ng, Baltimore, Md, showing Langshans
and India games; Atwood B g. Hoskins, Glen
Riddle, Pa, showing Jacoblns and pouters;
oakland Farm, Taunton, Mass, showing
ght Brahmas and buff cochins: George w
Mitchell, Bristol, Conn, showing partridge
+. l.. Mattson, South Shaftes |
Jury, Vt, showing silver and buffed laced
vyandottes; Richard Oke, London, Canada,
lowing Brahmas, Wyandottes. .Javas, Ham,
urgs, Creve, Occur La Fleche and Sea
fright bantams; Z. p. Sheppard, Croton
Falls, n. Y, showing buff Leghorns; Ro-
and Butterworth, showing dark Brahma
Charles NJ. Griffing, Shelter ISL
md, n. Y, showing Plymouth Rocks; orris
'oultry Yards, orris Mills, N. Y, showing
olden polish, buff laced and silver Wyan-
ottes; q. P. Earle, Gouverneur, N. T.,
howing black breasted and red game ban
ans, Japanese bantams and booted ban
ans; Ira G. Keller, Prospect, Ohio, show
ng golden and buff laced " wyandottes and
iolettes; Roland P. Keasby, New York
ty, showing black and blue Langshans;
)r. F. N. Robinsca, Pawling, N. T.,
1owing black Langshuns; b. g. Hetfield,
.ahway, N. T., showing pit game; Red
arm Farm, Greenwich" Conn, sflo wing