The record-union., 1897-01-08
FEATHBRED BIPEDS DISPLAY
The Grand Poultry Show at the New
Pavilion.
Beautiful Monaghan Pheasants, Pea
cocks and Other FowlS-DOg
Show Tomorrow.

Last night, although the attendance
was small, the Pavilion looked very at
tractlVe. Hugh McWillianls had gen
enously loaned a number of palms, and
mad seen that the floral decorations
We're properly arranged.
Flags and banners floalted overhead
and below were the poultry, all as lively
as II they had never seen rooSt.
The display of Plymouth Rocks is
said by good judges to be the very best
ever made on this coast.
On Saturday night there will be a
series of concerts, and undoubtedly a
large attendance, as in addition to the
poultry show all the dogs will be in
their kennels to greet the visitors.
Some of the most noted homine
pigeons-pigeons that have made IA
nous records-are to be seen in the great
poultry show now in progress at the
Pavilion, and besides these are speci-
mems of every other kind of pigeon, and
of the best in their class.
Among the noted pigeons is blue hen
owned by George T. Marsh of San Fran
cisco, that won the Mechanics Institute
race on September 22d of last year by
her remarkable flight from Gilroy to San
Francisco, a distance of 81 miles in ar
airline.
Another one is a silver homer hen that
made the second best average speed in
the race A Red Checker hen, also or
exhibition, is a gold medalist, having
won the gold medal on a race from
Santa Cruz to San Francisco on June
18th of last year.
These are only three specimens of that
particular class of pigeons exhibited, but
there are hundreds of others. There
are a dozen pair of homing pigeons that
We're imported, every one of them
brought from Antwerp, the home Of the
breed, by W. H. Deming of San Fran
cisco, who also exhibits the only pair OF
English carrier pigeons on the coast
One of these is a black cock, and the
other dun-colored hen.
But if one undertook to mention them
all columns of space would be required
hence the only thing to be done is fo1
people to go to the Pavilion and enjoy its
live attractions, each for himself
Here, however, are a few of the va
1ieties: There are IA pairs of Pout-
ers, red, black, blue, yellow and white
eight pairs Of Dragons, yellow, red
black, white and blue. But figures are
no use. There are Embellishments
head white; Fantails, crested; Fantails
crested and booted; white-laced, black
silver. blue and yellow Fantails.
There are Jacobins, red, black, blue
yellow, white and splashed. These are
in the first triangle only, and in that
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purchase.
In the upper triangle in the west wing
are Silver English Owls, blue and black
birds of the same variety; red, blue
black and white African Owls; white
silver, black, blue and red China Owls;
blue-black and red-winged Turbits;
black and red magpies, swallows, arch
angels, black barbs, mottled trumpeters
Australian Waugas, the only two pairs
in the United States, except those in
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Then there are Tumblers, blue and
black, saddle-back, black-booted, blue
muff1ed and red-muffled, almond Tumb-
lers, Byon, rollers, Tumblers splashed
and Tumblers booted, Parlor Tum blers
and every other kind of Tumblers.
1nen come IIle HOHllflS pigeons, anu
every variety is shown. AS said before
many of these hold great records.
Near these are Golden Pheasants and
Silver Pheasants and peacocks, proud
and beautiful. And then there are Bel
gian hares of the kind that have been
brought to perfection in England, and
rabbits and Guinea pigs, and almost
every other kind of fancy animal or bird
and all of the very handsomest of their
species.
The weather so far mas interfered with
the attendance, but those who visit the
exhibition have a treat they will never
regret, in spite of the cold, damp
weather.
The pigeon department is in charge
of w. P. Archibald, Jr., Of San Fran
cisco, who is also the judge. and has
made a study of the breeding of pig
eCns.
The Pavilion opens every morning al
: O'Clock and closes at > in the after
nc on, reopening again at Z in the even
ing. The admission fee is the same, day
or evening, twenty-five cents for adults
and ten cents for children under l.
years.