Evening star., 1901-11-20
Second Day Of the Show at Masonic
Temple.
WINNER OF FIRST PRIZE
Pigeons and Poultry and Belgian
Hares on Exhibition.
SOME DDITIONS MADE

The second day of the exhibition of the
Washington Poultry. Pigeon and Belgian
| Hare Association opened at Masonic Tenn
| pie this morning with an increased attend
ance over yesterday. The attendance last
| night was a gratifying feature. and 1t is
| expected that added interest will be given
the show as soon as all the prizes have
been awarded and the winners labeled with
| their proper ribbons.
| The Judging Of pigeons was continued
| this morning, and this feature VIII De
brought to close before tonight num-
ber Of specimens Of poultry were judged
yesterday and the work is progressing on
that line satisfactorily today. The Belgian
hares were also judged this morning. on
account Of the absence OF Catalogues TN sne
matter of picking out the winners Is OH
fcult one even for the owners OF tne
birds themselves, and the awards ALREADY
made can only be approximated Inese
include ]. w. Speed. four hrst IN the Pousee .te
class: c. M and C. r. Deffenderfer, N the
pigmy pouter class, seven first, nine sec
onds and five thirds: George D. Eustts, one
first and one special; A. E. smith, TOUT
firsts and one second; A. u. Brown, eehl
firsts and four seconds; George Eichemeyer,
two firsts, four specials and the cup tor the
best pigmy; S. E. Rabbit, one first MI.
Efchemeyer's cup bird Is q remarkable
specimen Of a red pigmy, as birds In TINS
class do not ordinarily rank high in this
color. The bird is a deep red, and although
counted by some as rather a freak plro'
won strictly on its merits.
The judges In the poultry classes are A
E, Warner, G. o. Brown and T. F. Nc
Grew, while Mr.. Frank Jenkins will decide
the merits of the respective entries Of Bel
gian hares
Many Curious Scenes.
The hall presented many curious sights
during the exhibition last evening. Some
Of the birds could not reconcile the hour
with the character of the light under which
they were being inspected. They tried to
sleep in their cramped quarters, but the
majority of them finally gave up and
blinked displeasure at the bright light and
disdain at the sightseers with their beady
eyes. Some of them, more Intelligent than
the rest, or, perhaps, veterans in the exnl-
bition business, calmly lay down on their
sides and put their heads to the back OF
the cages and In this way managed to for
get their troubles.
Some of the pigeons secured their liberty
yesterday, and this morning one of the
handsome pheasants left his cage Tor the
cornice that runs around the hall near the
ceiling. A turbit and an archangel find
this favorite resting place and look down
upon the crowds with much greater ease
and comfort than do their friends in the
cages below.
Wins First Prizes.
The game DlrQS were judged yesterday
and Mr. Morgan Stinemetz Of this city Sc
cured all the first prizes in this class. Mr.
Stinemetz has the most complete collection
of bantams in the show, some Of them-the
Silver Seabrights especially-being excep-
tionally valuable birds A red pyle game
bantam in this collection is noted as prize
winner in many shows in this country and
has also been honored at the Crystal Pal
ace in London. Eddie Schmid also shows
some fine bantams, possessing the only
black-tailed Japanese in the exhibition.
Allen c. McLean's flying homer. Hardy.
displays the birds diploma on his cage. 1t
shows that Hardy holds the record for S75
miles from Punta Gorda, Fla, to its own
er's lofts. The bird made the distance IN
three days, twenty-one hours and thirty
seven minutes. Mr.. Mclean also displays
three silkies, which are among the curious
features of the show. They resemble more
than anything else a large powder puff, and
the texture of their feathers is about the
same as the down used in such an article.
Another curious feature is a species OF
pigeon exhibited by Mr.. Stinemetz called
the "runt,' although 1t is the largest pigeon
that is bred.
Additions Made.
Mr.. Ed. Schmid has made some additions
to his exhibit which occupies the center Of
the hall, and now displays in the pigeon
line satinettes blondinettes and bluettes,
three diminutive owls. handsome game
cock and a Belgian doe and litter of seven.
The doe Is named Queen Lii. and scores
OAK. Other interesting features Of this
exhibit is pair of Assyrian guinea pigs
and a pair of Indian runner ducks, a new
species.