The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-08
ENTRY LIST REACHES 1000.
1T COMPRISES BIRDS OF EVERY
BREED, ALMOST, KNOWN TO
POULTRY FANCIERS.
includes Number OF Special At
fractions for Citizens Aside
From Poultry Lovers.

open at o'clock this morning in the
building formerly occupied by the Ha-
nan Shoe company, 92, "a and So East
Seventh street. Fully 1000 birds will
be shown in competition for prizes ag-
gregating $1,000, and the officers Of the
association are confident that the dis
play of high class fowls will surpass
anything of a like nature previously
seen In the Northwest. For four wears
ST. Paul has been without a. poultry
snow owing to the lack of public in
terest In the institution so we'll patron
lied IN other cities, and it is the in
tention this year to provide an exhibit
ton which will permanently establish
st. Paul as the annual headquarters Of
the State Poultry association. Breed
ers OF fowls and other citizens have
alike taken an unusual interest in the
preliminary arrangements for the dis
play, which will be thrown open to the
public today and as a result the quar-
tiers provided for the prize birds are
already filled with high class fowls Of
almost every breed and kind Each
of the three floors of the building is
lined with coops from end to end, piled
two deep and running from three to five
rows to the floor. All day yesterday
consignment of birds from outside
points were being received and put in
place for the opening this morning, and
the Growing ROSTERS, the cackling Of
hens, and busting activity Of attend
ants presented indeed a lively scene
Several interesting features have
been prepared by the management of
this years exhibition, in which the pub
lie is to have a part. Each day a pair
of birds will be awarded to the holder
of the lucky number attached to the
admission ticket, and in addition there
will be three voting contests lasting
throughout the week between the mem
bers of the police force, the fire depart
ment and the letter carriers, the most
popular member of each department
to be awarded a pen Of prize birds as
follows:
To the most popular st. Paul policeman,
one pen of White Wyandottes. consisting of
one cockerel and three pullets.
To the most popular st. Paul letter carrier,
one pen of Black Minorcas, consisting of one
coclerel and four pullets.
To the most popular St. Paul fireman. one
pen of single comb Brown Leghorns.
The list Of the other birds upon which
the visitors to the show have a chance
is: H.;
Monday-One pair White Plymouth Rocks,
one pair Pekin ducks, one pair Barred Ply
mouth Rocks
Tuesday-One pair Single Comb White Leg
horns, one pair Blue Apdalpsians, one pair
Rose Comb White LegffoTns.
Wednesday-One pair lW'hlte Crested Black
Polish, one pair .Single11Gomb Brown Leg
horns. -.
Thursday-one pair Tight Brahmas, one
pair Rose Comb Brown Legharns, one Lit
tie Wonder incubator.
Friday-One pair Buff Cochins, one pair
White Face Black Spanish
Saturday, Children's Day-One pair Buff
Pekin bantamS, one pair game bantams, one
pair White Fan Tail pigeons, one pair Biz
mingham rollers.
To Parents Accompanying Children-One
pair Black Leghorns one pair Barred Ply
mouth, one pair Silver Laced Wyandottes.
To each ticket of admission is at
tached the coupons by which the pub
lie can designate it's choice among the
members of the different departments
and boxes in which the ballots are to
be deposited will be placed at the main
entrance. Children's day is also to be
a special occasion, when the little ones
can lirger about the coops of tiny ban
tan1s or proudly strutting pigeons as
Ions as they desire. There will be mu-
sic in attendance each day.
Every standard breed Of bird is rep
resented in the competition. In gen
eral they are divided into three classes,
many varieties of Wyandottes and
Plymouth Rocks; the Asiatic, includ-
ing Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans,
and the Mediterranean, composed OF
Minorcas, Andalusians and Leghorns.
Among the special or fancy classes are
the Black Spanish, Polish, Hamburgs,
Campines, Red Caps, Houdans, Dork-
ings, Standard Games Game Bantams.
Indian Games, Red Malay, Russian.
Suma ira, Silkey, Sultan, Frizzles and
Rumples. Besides the chickens on ex-
hibition there will be large displays OF
turkeys, ducks and pigeons Of different
varieties. Many of the birds entered
for competition are prize winners from
the largest Eastern poultry shows,
having been shown at the recent poul-
try exhibition at Madison Square Gar
den in New York city. Among the
fancy breeds is an exhibition of Black
Spanish birds imported from England.
whose cOOps are adorned with prizes
won in competition in London These
are among the most prlncely birds OF
the show, and 500 apiece for them has
been refused by their owner. In some
of the classes the entries are unrrece
denied, there being from 200 to 800
birds pitted against each other for the
judges favor. The extent Of the chick
ell breeding interests of the state can
in measure be appreciated from the
statement that all Of these fowls are
valued at from $40 to $50 apiece.
The show will be open from 9 O'Clock
II the morning until IL o'clock at
night. The location is convenient. and
the. management Is fully prepared TO
take care Of the large crowds which
Will undoubtedly embrace the opportu
nifty Of witnessing the largest poultry
exhibit in the history of the North
west. The tiers Of coops have been SO
arranged that the birds can be easily
seen and Inspected, while ample room
has been allowed to obviate the crowd
Ing usually incident to exhibitions of
this kind. Electric lights have been
placed on each floor of the building. so
that visit to the exhibition in the
evening will be as satisfactory as du-
ring the day.
The judging of the different classes
will begin Tuesday morning under the
direction of Sharp Butterfield, of Wind
sor, Ont, reputed to be one of the best
authorities upon chickens in the United
States, and George D. Holden. of Owa-
tonna, Mimi. The decimal system of
scoring will be used, and entries will be
received up to o'clock this evening.
SAID HE LIVED IN FERGUS.