The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-08

ly commended.
THE BLACK ORPINGTON.
The Black Orpingtons We're confined
to trio exhibited by VIII E. Fisher,
which were given a blue ribbon.
The Orpington is bird which has
by sheer merit, won its way to the
very front rank and is today the pre-
mier popular breed Of Great Britain.
Planned for utility purposes alone, there
are no fancy points about the Black
IOrpingtons. Handsome, they are, with
their deep broad breasts and massive
bodies, but decorative they certainly
are not.
Colonel Fisher declares that they are
white-skinned and make first-class ia
BILE fowl, fattening early and presenting
a nice appearance when dressed. The
hens are good layers of brown, tinted
eggs of average size, are quiet in dis
position and although not inveterate
sitters, they make good sitters and
mothers when entrusted with eggs.
HANDSOME BIRDS.
Perhaps the handsomest pen Of fowls
in the whole show is a pen of Par
fridge Cochins. which won first prize
for G. H. Robertson. In size, shape
and color, these fine fowls leave moth
ling to be desired from an exhibition
standpoint.
It is hard to venture to pick out the
best bird in the show, thousand times
harder than to essay to point out the
leader of a class. 1t does seem, how
ever, that for every good point that
goes to make up chicken excellence,
A. w. Seabury's Black Langshan cock
has alca with feathers in the room
Ibeaten. This bird would win prizes
anywhere.
MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS.
In the line of the new and strange,
1.-THE Chinese White Curly and the Rhode
Island Reds are deserving of attention
The homeliest chicken is owned by
NJ. F. Marshall and it appears to be
the only one he has. There are other
homely chickens.
Governor Carter's annual prize of So
for the best capon was taken by w. E.
Bellina. The favorite for this award,
owned by Chinaman, died a few days
before the show-possibly Thanksgiv
ing.
In the miscellaneous classes are
bronze turkeys, the common or farm
yard gobbler; fat Pekin ducks, Tou-
louise geese that look too tight, An
chovy, no, Muscovy ducks, and a pair
of beautiful White Holland turkeys
which placed a first prize to the credit
of E a. Berndt.
THE PIGEON CLASSES.
| No less than fifty-seven pairs of
pigeons We're entered in competition
and J. H. Craig held by far the strong
est hand, taking numerous first prizes
and any quantity of lesser awards.
w. w. Wright, c. Armenian of
Waipahu, G. P. Wilder. George Domin-
gos. T Newcastle, w. c. Weldon, and
C. F. Peterson were others who achiev-
ed distinction in the pigeon division.
! TWO CUPS AWARDED.
Two silver cups We're presented by
! H. F. Wichman & Co. and Gerrit
Wilder, the former for the best exhibit
in point of numbers. varieties and gen.
eral appearance and the latter for the
most entries, the former being award
ed to A. w. Seabury and the latter to
| w. c. Weldon
! There was a nice point involved in
the presentation of the Wilder cup for
Messrs. Craig and w. C. Weldon tied
! in the matter of entries.
Craig's entries We're mostly pigeons,
however. whereas Weldon was repre-
scented in great part by chickens.
THE ADVERTISERS.
AT one end Of the hall the firm of NJ.
w. McChesney & Son have an exhibit
ton of incubators in action and at the
other end of the building considerable
space is devoted to the exhibit of E.
10. Hall & Son, consisting of brooder,
incubators, and chicken food and sup
plies OF all descriptions.
CHILDREN'S DAY.
The attendance all yesterday after
noon was very good and should finan-
cialIy benefit the association before the
doors of the exhibition close on Satur-
day evening.
The show viii be open all day today
until o'clock this evening. Tomorrow
will be Children's Day, and on that oc-
casion the price of admission for the
little ones will be ten cents
THE PRIZE LIST.
The list of prize-winners is as fol-
lows:
Plymouth Rocks, Barred.
Pair, 1st, J. j. Greene.
Hen 4th, J. J. Greene
Pen, LIST, j. j. Greene.
Pen, I'd, j. Markham.
Pen. Sd, a. W. Seabury.
Pen, 4th. w. VOTERS
Trio, ID, C. A Brown.
Trio. Sd, c. F Peterson
Trio, LIST A. W. Seabury.
Pair, LIST, H. n Amy.
(The hen of this pair laid 102 eggs in
119 days, or an average of 6 eggs per
week for IL weeks.)