The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-10
SECOND DAY Big SUCCESS
The Highest Class Scoring Birds Ever
Shown in Houston.
SOUTH TEXAS POULTRY ASSOCIATION
A Good Attendance Yesterdsy---Greater
Interest Shown Than Has Ever Be-
fore Been Manifested.

The second day Of the sixth annual meet.
ing Of the South Texas Poultry and Pet
Stock association was the most successful
In the history Of the association. The
ATTENDANCE was larger and there was more
interest manifested in the birds on exhibit.
ton the manner OF raising aud tending
them. the nature, disposition aud charac-
teristics OF the different varieties than has
ever been shown before. The visitors were
Interested and showed their interest by the
many questions with which they piled the
owners OF the pens or those In charge.
Among the visitors yesterday was goodly
number OF ladi,s and number Of out OF
town people all Of whom showed a deep
interest In the work OF the association All
were loud in their praises Of the fine birds
on exhibition and the great number Of
them The officers Of the association are
In high spirits over the success of this
meeting as far as 1t has gone Secretary
Crawford said: I'VE have never had any
thing like Al before. This is the biggest
meeting in the history Of the organization.
! do not mean by this the biggest in .aum-
ucrs only for we have much larger list
ot entries thau VIC have ever had before,
but the conclusion and footing m of the
scoring VIII prove that the BIRDS at tuis
show have higher score Liam ~ any pre-
vious meeting, md ! believe The average
score win prove higher than at any other
meeting ever held I'm the state For my
self / can say ! have never seen rs many
real iinc birds Oh exhibition. All Of those
entered In the contests are very hue and a
mHu tn carry on any honors al this show
must have birds of the very best breeds,
Of tho highest order and in the nnest con
ditiou. This makes us as an association
Iccl proud that the people. have awakened
To the necessity and advantages of having
ana handling high bred birds"
Mr. r. A. Davis Of Merit, Texas. whose
services, owing To his recognized ability
ana efficiency NIX scorer and judge, his
qucb disccrnmcne Of any fault or failure
h points OF quality mis- perfect fairness
and impartlaltN. have been secured as
official scorer and Judge, said: The birds
at this meeting OF the South Texas roul-
try and Pet Stock association are, rs
consider. the finest have ever seen on the
aggregate. / have made the official score
"a a great many exhibitions, and far rs
] have gone ia this one the birds dcre
core higher as a rule than | have ever
scored, and IL the score keeps up and
huNu no reason 10 believe 1t will not, | am
satisfied the average score viii he higher
IMAM at any other exhibition where have
acted ~ official scorer The people Of
this section who are Interested in the rails
ing of tine chickens have the right idea
and certainly get the very best birds and
the highest bred ones they can get. This
exhibition shows this. Another thing like
duoui this association Is that the officers
ana managers have the association we'll
under control and Its rules are strictly ad-
htrCd to, The members do nor approach
the scorer when he Is at work to cXpatiltc
upon the good points or to make excuses
/ ior any faulty condition that may he found
/ The scorer Is left to do his work without
/ amy outside Interference. and working by
nural@rs and NOT by hangs, and knowing
/ moulding Of who " tho owner of this or that
/ bird, the birds arc judged and scored BY
| the actual condition they are I'm when the
/ scoring * made have not been intcrfcrcd
/ with In my work, aud are getting along
] very nicely indeed | expect to have all
/ the birds chicRcns, geese ducks and pig
| cons and harcs scored tomorrow. and to-
/ morrow. Friday, evening. / suppose the
| secretary will finish making the awards "
| Mrs j.. rrefry, who carried OF all the
! honors In the Cornish Indian Game class.
| and had rhe highest scoring bird Of the
/ first dnv her Cornish Indian cockorel was
! credited to Aldinc, Texas when II should
h4vc been Alduc and Houston, ne Mr.
| lrcfv and hAs family are living in this citv
! at No lGiI MCGoN en- avenue, and have
| their birds here.
The awards made yesterday show that
/ the high score Is being kept mn. although
/ MS VIII lac Soon. there were three birds
I Yesterday which scored below 20 while
. on Tho first day thcrc was not one with A
/ score lower than %. To offset this how
/ ovro, Mr.. l.. NackCnScu. with his Rarred
/ plymouth Rock oockercl. secured score
/ Of a5ll or u score Of u point higher than
/ Mrs 1refry's Cornish Indian cockcrel the
h'ghrst scoring bird Of tho FIRST DAYS
. awards
The following were the awards made yes.
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