The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-12
POULTRY SHOW.
Large Number of Entries mt Fort
NOrth-l'rixcs Awarded.

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Fort Worth. Texas, December l0.--The
poultry show is in It's glory today and the
volume of entries fully justified the antici.
pat'ons OF the management, which might
have been called at least enthusiastic and
perhaps extravagant. Almost every coop
in the wide hall is occupied with feathered
fowl OF fine quality. The public is taking
great interest in 1t also as never before.
The award OF premiums made today Is
as follows:
Mrs. +. w Bennett, Fort Worth. third
prize on light Brahma cockerel
H. p. Wilson. Fort WORTH third on Buff
Cochin hen.
Brahma cockerel and pullet.
W. q. Knittin Hillsboro second on Buff
Plymouth Rock cockerel ard pullet: also
second on Buff Leghorn cockerel and pull
let, and second on Brown Leshorn pull t.
! Mrs. G. X. Hawkins Fort Worth first
on White Leghorn cock first. second and
third on pullets, and third on cockerel.
hrst on Partridge Cochin cookerel first AMI
third on pullets; second on black breasted
red game hantam cock, and first. second
and third on henS
J. f. Randall, Fort WORTH second Oh
Bun Cochin cockerel, first on hen, first on
pullet; first on Buff Leghorn cock. first.
second and third on hens and first on pull
lets first on Bun Cochin bantam cock and
| hen.
II. Woodruff Newark, Texas, first Oil
Buff Loghprn cockerel.
w. II. Buckner. Dallas. second on Part
ridge Cochin pulet.
Norman Nelson. Fort Worth. first on
Houdan cock. third on hen, first on cock.
erel, first. second and third on pullet
Mrs. Mary Abney, Fort Worth first OH
! Indian game cockerel.
] w Carson p,rdni Toxas ~
! Black Minorca cocherei first. second and
third on pullet, first on barred Plymouth
| Rock cockere
/ j. T. Johnson, Randall, Texas, first and
second on White Leghorn cockerels.
b. $ Matson. Fort Worth, second on In.
dian game cockerel
]. W Pitman. Bcnbrook, Texas, third OH
| Plymouth Rock pullet
/ G. ID. Ackley Fort Worth. first on White
! indian game cockerel.
| u. j, Pritchett. Fort Worth third on
! Brown Leghorn pulet
W. X. Niche, Birdvile Texas. third on
+ Light Brahma hem first and third on sill.
yer spangled Hamburg cocks 1rst on pull
! let's and second on hens; first on Pekin
ducks: first on bronze turkeys; third OH
Bun Cochin cockercl and pullet.
W. ]. Warmer, Fort Worth. first on
Brown Leghorn cockerei
j. II. Leach, Fort Worth, second on
( Brown Leghorn hen. third on cockercl and
first on pullet
| Il. 7. Branch, Dallas, first on Buff Cochin
cockerel and second on pullet
| C. Anthony Bonham, first and third on
Light Brahma pullet, and first on cockere!
| w. b. Cox. mayor OF Bonham first, sec
ond and third on barred Plymouth Rock
/ hens second on cockerel, ana first, second
and third on pullcts.
Il. b. Randle. Fort Worth, first on brow
breasted red game cockerel and pulets
inn tn tInn ,,,.t.,, ~
a number of pen prizes and about forty
| special prizes to he awarded. Messrs Theo
dore Nerves Of Trenton. Mo-. and II. g.
Savage Of Bolton, Texas. are the judges
Fort Worth, Texas. December 1O.-The
poultry show attracted many visitors today
and it is needless TO say that they were not
only surprised but greatly pleased with the
display of birds befor, them. The follow.
ing awards have been made In addition t.
those already published
Cal Burgess, Oak Grove-First on red
pit game cock, and first and second on hen
+ q. Potts--First each on red Jacubin
plain white fan-tail plain blue fan tail and
blue ,ragoon pigeons,
j. j. Dustin Gainesvilo--First, seccnc
and third on black L.angsham pulet and
| irst on cockerel
s. h. Ferreil Granbury. Texas-First and
second ON silver duck wing bantam cock ;
hrst second and third on cockercls, FIRST
on pullet; first on Birohen came bantam
| cock, first on hen. first, second and third
on pulet; first and second on black breast
cd red game bantam cockorel, first and sec
ond on pullet FIRST and second On Iullets
| 1rFt on brown breasted red game bantam
cockerel and puiet; first on rcd rYle garI,
bantam cock. hens cockercl and puiet
first and second on golden duel, wing hAu.
tam cockerel. first on hen, frst on pulct
first and second on black tailed Japanos.
bantam cock first, second and third on
hens. first, second and third on pullets sec
end on brown loghorn coclterel and first on
| pulet.
\. G. Fowler. Fort Worth--First on In
dim game cock third on cockerol, first
second and third on hen and second and
! third on pullct; first on white turkey.
W. r Hunter, Handey Second on silver
spangled Hamburg cock and third on hen
third on silver laced Wyandotte pullc,
O 49, Mccoy Fort Worth First on boot.
| cd and breasted white fGn-tail pigeons. sec
ond on plain white fan tails. frst on black
barriers, Hrst on booted black fan tails
hrst on swallows, first On red tumblers, iiIs'
| on spangled tumblers
| W. H. McCulrc-First on Angora and
white rabbits aud on Guinea pigs
Louis Robinson Fort Worth First on
! Guinea pigs.
James Robinson, Fort Worth Second on
! Guinea Rigs
There are two first premiums on Gulnes
I pigs,
The Farmers Paradise.
Wharton, Texas, pecember 1.-THE larg-