The Washington times., 1901-11-20
JUST FROM THE INCUBATOR.
Young and Old Chickens at the
Poultry SHOW.

Poultry snow
Via the incubator, a hundred or more
wee chicks will be brought into the world
at Masonic Hall each day OF the first
annual show Of the Washington Poultry,
Pigeon. md Belgian Hare Association.
which opened yesterday, and will con-
tipue until November % Visitors 10 the
exhibition will be able to see in operation
the method which science mas devised to
bring chickens into the feathered world
without the customary setting services OF
a mother.
Several large incubators have been so
loaded with eggs, and so timed. that a
brood will be Matched each dag They
will. Immediately upon arrival. be placed
under the tender care of a hot water
brooder. and reared to lay as many eggs
or to form as tender a dish as il born in
the days before the setting hen became
obsolete among chicken dealers in a hurry
to make money.
Lovers of poultry and pigeons. and de-
votees at the shrine of that latest favor
ite of the fashionable pet world, the
Belgian hare. find full measure Of sat
isfaction in the show which opened at
Masonic Temple yesterday. Although the
! exhibition lacks the swell society fea-
! ture of New York's Horse Show. it is of
far more interest than that gala event
to a large number of bird fanciers and
fine poultry dealers, who see more to ad-
mire in the rufied feathers Of a prize
bantam than in the clean steDs of the
best blue ribbon hack that ever trod the
tanbark
1t is the first annual exhibition of the
Washington Poultry. Pigeon and Belgian
Hare Association. which attracted large
crowd to Masonic Hall all day yesterday.
Owners of the finest chickens and pi-
geons in the country have entered strings
in competition for the various purses,
which aggregate in all nearly $4,000.
The judges in the pigeon class became
busy last night and hung up few prize
ribbons on certain of the cages. The re-
suits follow: Pouter pigeons, J. W.
Speed, four frsts; pigmy pouter pigeons,
c. NJ. and c. r. Difenderffer, Baltimore,
seven firsts, nine seconds and five thirds,
George d. Eustace, one first and one spe-
cial; A E. Smith, four nrsts and one sec
ond; A. d. Brown, eight frsts AID four
seconds: George Eichmeyer, two frsts,
four specials and silver cup for the best
pigmy pOuter pigeon exhibited; s. E.
Rabbit, one first.
Tie judges in this division of the show
are the best in the United States, and
their decisions are considered eminently
satisfactory. They are J. o. Bardroft and
5 Z. Rabbit OF Washington, d. C., and
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chicken judges are G. o. Brown and a Z.
Warner of Baltimore. and T. Z. McGrew
OF New York.
The largest and best exhibition of Bel
glan hares ever made in Washington is
that of the Ideal Rabbitry, under direction
of E. L. Barclay ir.. OF this city The
great buck. True Gold, valued at $500,
a winner Of trophies in this country and
in England. is the most noteworthy Of the
string. Duke of COnnaught is another
fine buck, held at $3.50. who has an excel
lent record Of prizes won at various big
shows. 4 pair Of crack homing pigeons,
which lately made the line distance of 663
miles from Louisville. KY. 10 Washing
ton, is included in this exhibit.
James E. Payne, of this city. also has a
fine exhibit of Belgian hares. OF domes-
tic and imported breeds. including the
Fashoda, Edinburgh, Lord Britton, Ban
bury, ana 1ukOn strains. ar. Idyne IS
the pioneer Belgian hare breeder of this
city and probably knows more on the sub
ject than any man in Washington.
Morgan StinemetZ. of this city, has en-
tered the largest string Of bantams In the
entire show in addition to his prize Red
Pile game bantam, which stands in the
class of international blue ribbon winners.
Eddie Mclean, son OF John Z. Mclean,
of this city. has entered three Japanese
silkies, which look like sure winners ali
over. They have an enviable record. c.
r. and c. VI. Diffenderffer, Of Baltimore,
are the owners OF a fine line Of Buff Ban
tams which attract no little attention.
Their Black and Partridge Cochin Ban
tams are among the best in the United
States, having pulled down big prizes in
the annual New York and Boston poultry
shows Louis B. du Fief of this city, ex-
hibited a likely appearing string Of Buff
Cochin Bantams- James 5. Raeburn S
Golden Lace Wyandottes are among the
Drettiest birds in the show.
Edward Schmid of this city, makes a
splendid exhibition of various kinds Of
birds in the center of he hall. In this
number are the two famous black African
swans owned by Representative Reyburn.
They are two OF the finest specimens Of the
species in America. A fine lot of English
case two sacred pythOus from India prove
a source Of general curiosity as they lie
lazly in the glare Of the electric light.
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