Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
FINE POULTRY
ON EXHIBITION
HUNDREDS OF BIRDS ENTERED
IN BIG SHOW
Temple Auditorium Filled With Rare
Specimens From the coops Of
Prominent Breeders Of
the West

The quiet which has relgned in Tenn
pie auditorium since Robert ]. Bur-
dette and his congregation decided that
1t should cease to be, Hazards pavilion
has flown for the week and even in
the days when it was the center of
prize fighting activities there was not
more of a babel of sound than at the
present time.
The exhibition oe poultry under the
direction of the Los Angeles County
Poultry association opened last night
and the two thousand birds which have
been entered seem to feel that they
are bound to call attention to their
beauties in every way possible.
The present exhibition is the thir-
teenth held in Los Angeles and it
IL in every way the biggest and most
complete. For several weeks the Off
GERS Of the association have been
making plans which would facilitate
the vast amount of work which could
not be begun until the last minute.
At midnight Sunday carpenters were
put to work building coops in which
to house the fancy specimens which
have come from all over the country
and when the show was opened to the
public last night there was nothing
left of the preliminary work but the
awarding of the ribbons.
Rows of coops
Rows of coops extend the full length
Of the hall, all built in uniform size
and raised from the floor about four
feet. Between the rows there is just
room for two people to pass and all
space was necessary to accommodate
such a large number of fowls Each
coop is provided with tin basins con-
tanning food and water and beds of
straw have been arranged in the bot
tom.
In these coops are housed birds of
every kind known to breeders in this
section of the country, with many
imported varieties.
The balcony is devoted to the pigeon
exhibit, which Is a new addition to the
poultry show, and is interesting in
every feature. The birds include
nearly all the fancy varieties as well
as many of the more common kind
used for market purposes. Some of
the specimens are by far the finest
ever shown in Los Angeles, many hav-
ing been shipped from the north and
east.
The ducks have been given the space
on the stage and they succeed in at
traoting almost as much attention to
themselves as the cocks. The turkeys
have been placed on a raised platform
at one side of the edifice and the ex-
hibition in this class is also much
larger than on previous occasions. The
Mammoth Bronze" Bourbon Reds"
and while Holland turkeys are mar
vels of perfection and have attracted
much admiration.
Fighting Chickens
The Yokohamas, famous Japan
ese fighting games, have never
been seen here before and the
pen in which they are confined was
surrounded by crowd of people all
last evening. The birds are unusually
fine specimens and have a plumage
unequaled by any other fowl.
Judge Tyler, who has the judging
of the pigeon exhibit, spent all day yes
terday in determining the qualities of
the different specimens, but at late
hour last night there was still much
to be done.
The judging of the other fowls was
hardly got under way yesterday but
by tonight it is hoped that most of
the ribbons will be awarded. Owing
to the lack of space in the hall the
decorations which have been permitted
at former shows have been barred from