Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
POUL YMEN
TO DEBATE
WILL DISCUSS THE MERITS OF
JUDGING
EXPERTS TO THREsH. OUT sYs-
TEN OF SCORING
Method of Rating Birds by Compare
son and by Gard System VIII
Be Given Careful Con-
sderation

More than a thousand persons passed
through the gates at 415 South Hill street
Yesterday where the Los Angeles Poul-
try association Is holding its nineteenth
annual exhibit. Many who had visited
the show before were there again to in
spect the new arrivals Courteous at
tention Is shown the novice as well as
the experienced fancier, and many VINO
before attending the show did not know
one variety from another left feeling
that it would not take more than one or
two more visits to become an expert.
new idea was carried out yesterday
when two prize winning birds were put
into specially constructed coop, and
given a ride over the city in an express
wagon. upon which banners announcing
the exhibition and where 1t was held,
had been hung. he .birds attracted
great deal of attention and today some
other prize winners will De given an air.
ing in the same manner.
The management which has spared
no expense to make this show one that
the public in general may visit and un-
derstand as fully as an expert, will in
augurate today a feature unprecedented
in the history of poultry shows in Amer
ica.
Will Hold Debate
Two of the most prominent judges OF
the association will engage In debate on
the relative IutIils VI JuO6ih6 ~ NSiA
parison or by score card system. The
debate will begin this morning at IL
o'clock At o'clock this afternoon 1t
will be resumed. and will be continued at
7:3O tonight. Those taking part in the
debate are w. w. Browning of Ogden
Utah and c. l.. Hogue of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Browning will speak in favor of the
score card system of judging fowls, while
Mr.. Hogue will advocate direct COM
parisons. The debate grows out of the
widespread dissension regarding the two
methods of judging, many fanciers, own
ers and exhibitors taking one side or the
other, and sentiment seems equally
divided.
The manner in which the score card
system works is to devote a card to
each bird stating its value in points,
while the system used in making COM
parisons is to place several birds on ex
hibitiop in one coop and judge by the
appearance of each, choosing the best.
The question has been discussed in
many cities of the country, but it has
remained for the Los Angeles County
association to inaugurate the first pub
lie debate on the subject, and the dis
cussion will no doubt be watched with
much interest, not only in this part Of
the country but in other states.
w. w. Browning was yesterday a guest
of c. D. Hubbard, secretary of the asso-
and expressed himself as being pleased
with conditions there.
POULTRY SHOW NOTES
Mr.. Sly is busy man these days. Be
sides his presidential duties, he is So
liciting nLw members for his pet club,
THE Fernleaf. Little Walter is large
enough to handle most any kind OF a
club and is especially qualified for this
one, as he has been an active member
for twenty-five years.
The long Sycamore of Monrovia" had |
a strike on his hands yesterday. His |
night watchman refused to wash his
White p ,cks in, peroxide any more. Pub
lie has been requested to excuse the
appearance of fowls hereafter.
Harry Rose bought a new box of shoe |
blacking yesterday Watch his black |
Minorcas shine today.
Mrs. Hubbard has rented safe deposit
box to put her prizes in. The bank has
been instructed to notify Mrs. Hubbard
when there is another one vacant