The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-31
JUDGING THE BIRDS
ATTENDANCE AT POULTRY SHOW
WAS MUCH LARGER
YESTERDAY
SOME CURIOUS SPECIMENS
BIuette Chicken and Red Jacobin
Pigeons to lie Seen-Giant
BOOSTERS and Dfminu-
tive Hens.

A large number of people viewed the
Minnesota Poultry associations exhibit
yesterday in the Auditorium The at
tendance was much larger than that Of
Wednesday, the opening day, and the Wis
itors took the keenest interest in the
judging, which begun yesterday after
noon, and which was done In the full
view of the spectators. Judge Sharp But
terfeld and his assistant, James Tucker,
completed yesterday the judging in the
Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte class.
Judge N. c.. Langeson, of Hudson, show
ed two of the highest scoring buff Ply
mouth Rocks ever shown in America.
Their averages were 951z The judging
will be continued today, but it is not
probable that the work will be entirely
completed before next Tuesday, the final
day Of the show.
The pheasant collection at the exhibit
is claimed by those who know to be the
most complete one ever shown in this
country outside of New York city. A
rare specimen is what is known as the
Reeves pheasant of which there are
only a few in this country. DR.. Bradley,
of Forman, N. D., who exhibits ten va
rieties of these pheasants, expects to re-
ceive today a large consignment of i'm
ported pheasants, shipped from Antwerp,
Belgium
One of the humorous features OF the
exhibit is a large double coop on the first
floor OF the Auditorium. One of these
coops contains an immense Buff Cochin
rooster and a hen, a veritable giantess
in chickendom. The ROSTERS name is
Joe and the hens name is Mary. A
sign over their coop informs the visitor
that Joe and Mary owe their enormous
size to the fact that they were brought
up on a special kind Of poultry food In
the coop adjoining is the smallest kind of
rooster and the tiniest of hens The
visitor is further Informed that these mid
gets were not brought up on the special
kind of poultry food. The inference is
humorously obvious.
The big building where the show is
F.. being held was comfortably heated yes
terday, and the visitors We're able to lin
ger as long as they pleased, admiring the
different birds. According to the exhib-
ltors, and those in charge of the exhibit
women are taking a lively interest in
the snow, and this interest is not con-
hned to those who have exhibits there
though there are not few of the lat
ter Among these is Miss Erminie Weld
enporner, who is exactly half dozen
years old, but who has on exhibition
sixty specimens of pigeons Some of
those pigeons took prizes at the state
Ialr and at the last poultry show. Mrs
M Hope of Hammond, and her daughter,
Miss Margaret Hope, have a fine exhibit
OF golden spangled Hamburgs. silver
spangled Hamburgs and Pekin ducks.
Among the curiosities exhibited ut the
show is pair of buff ducks belonging
to Edward Lynch, of st. Paul. DR.. BOYD
/ is the-owner of the Bluette chicken. which
eXcites much curiosity. Miss Weiden-
oorner' the youthful pigeon exhibitor
owns little fan-tail pigeon that is much
ADMIRED. 1t has a marvellous tail and
its coat under the wings and on The
oreast is pure white. Little Miss yVeiden-
oorner also owns a, red Jacobin pigeon
very rare specimen.