Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-09
1900 BIRDS To
Be EXHIBITED
POULTRY SHOW WILL BREAK
ALL RECORDS
Most Fancy Fowls Of Country En-
tered for Big Exhibition
Local Breeders Rep
resented

the biggest poultry show ever held in
the west, when over 1900 birds will be
exhibited at Temple auditorium under
the direction of the Los Angeles Poul,
try association.
For the past two weeks the fowls
have been arriving from different parts
OF the country, and at 10 o'clock last
night the work Of building coops and
putting the auditorium in readiness to
receive them was begun. Before the
exhibit is opened to the public on Tues
day the judges will have passed on
all the birds and the ribbons will be
awarded.
The poultry show which has been
held each year in San Francisco was
omitted this year, and nearly all the
finest of the birds which would have
been entered there have been sent to
Los Angeles, making the number of
entries much larger than at any for
mer time.
Exhibit of Pigeons
The pigeons will also be exhibited at
the same time and the entire gallery
Of the auditorium will be devoted to
them. They will be in charge Of the
eastern expert. w. e. Foster, who has
come to Los Angeles with the largest
consignment, solely for the purpose of
presenting them at this fair.
The general show will be superln-
tended by Robert A. Condee, editor of
the Western Fancier, the leading poul-
try journal of the west, assisted by the
secretary of the association, Mrs. o. II.
Burbridge, associate editor of the same
paper.
Mrs. Burbridge is the owner of the
the largest exhibitors. She will enter
over 100 fowls, including buff, black,
white, spangled and Diamond Jubilee
Orpingtons, games and Holland tur-
keys.
Little Elizabeth Burbridge, the 10
year-old daughter of Mrs. Burbridge,
will exhibit a pen of fancy game ban
tams and one of black African ban
tans, both raised by herself, and there
are several other children under IA who
will enter birds in this class.
An innovation-and one which is ex-
pected to do away with much of the
dissatisfaction of former shows, is the
election of an official weigher, who will
Judge the weight of all fowls and make
record of it. Charles Andrews,
well known poultry fancfer. will fill this
position.
Poultry Supplies
Ar sorts of poultry supplies will be
shown, including incubators with lit
tie hicks Matching out, and eggs of
different kinds for the utility breeder.
Henry Albers will have one of the
most complete exhibitions of this kind
Arthur Let's of the Broadway De-
partment store will exhibit about fifty
birds, principally black Minorcas and
bluffs, including some big eastern and
English prize winners. Mr.. Let's has
also purchased the first prize-winning
buff at the st. Louis exposition and
expects to carry off honors with it.
Several pens of Mammoth Bronze"
Bourbon Reds" and white Holland
turkeys have been entered, l.. H. Had
ley of San Gabriel being the largest ex-
hibitor in this line.
Other exhibitors are: S. M. Butler
of Lamanda Park, who will enter
Barred and White Rocks; Mrs. G. r.
Griffith, Blue Andalusians, and w.
Stewart, Buff Orpingtons and Yoko-
homas.
Japanese Fighters
The Yokohomas are the famous Japa-
nese fighting games and have never
been seen in Los Angeles before The
tails of the birds range in length from
four to twenty feet, and the coloring is
remarkably brilliant.
The prizes offered include thirty sill
yer cups, as well as special prizes,
which bring the number offered up to
nearly 100.
S. Tyler. who is one of the oldest
judges of the state and has taken part
in every show in this part Of America
for years, will pass judgment on the
pigeons, and Henry Berrar Of San Jose,
who was judge at the exposition in St
Louis. assisted by r. ]. Van of Fresno,
Ben M. Woodruff of Stockton and S.
M Butler of Lamanda Park, will
award the prizes to the owners of the
other fowls.
The show will continue from January
Q to is, and each afternoon women of
the association. under the direction Of
Mrs. Burhridge, viii serve tea in the