Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-09
BIRD BRED BY
PADEREWSKI
ON EXHIBIT
FINE SPECIMENS OF POLISH
CHICKENS ENTERED
FOWL BROUGHT TO Los ANGELES
FROM SWITZERLAND
Large Crowds Continue to Attend
Poultry Breeders Show at chutes
Park-Judges Award Prizes
to the Winners

Paderewski's famous breed of fowls,
birds having a heavy topknot of feathers
are perhaps one of the most attractive ex-
hibits to be seen at the exhibition of the
Poultry Breeders association now being
held at Chutes park.
These highbred members of the chicken
family are more closely connected with
the celebrated pianist than the ordinary
person would think This breed OF BIRDS
is known as the Polish. of which there are
several varieties. The most interesting
bird of this class entered is that owned
by r. II. Norton of 1886 West Twenty
seventh street. this city. This fowl, a
cock. winner of the first prize. was
hatched on the Paderewski estate in
Switzerland. The pianist is an enthusias-
tic chicken fancier and raises many fowls
OF the Polish breed.
while on a visit to Switzerland friend
Of MIR. Norton was a guest of the great
pianist. Paderewski showed him the col
lection of fine chickens, and on his de-
parture from Switzerland he was pre-
sented a magnificent Polish fowl by ale
musician. This man took the fowl to
England with him and, knowing Mr..
Norton to be interested in this particular
breed. made him a present of It, shipping
the chicken from England to Los Angeles
Will Entertain Pianist
When the pianist arrives in this city
early in March Mr.. Norton will entertain
him and show the bird that was once his
property.
The feature of the poultry show is the
pheasant exhibit. there being five breeds
90 NfrJc f1aa er0l1ay1 silver
Reeves Lady Amherst and Chinese ring
necks. The Reeves pheasant is the most
interesting as 1t is the most rare. There
are but four or five collections in the
United States.
These birds are beautiful in appear
ance, their tail feathers attaining the
length of six feet. One specimen on eX-
hibition was brought to Los Angeles from
faraway Tibet and is one of the finest
of it's class.
The golden and silver pheasants are
the most beautiful and are the center of
attraction. The Chinese ring necks are
also a fine looking bird, they being the
most common Of the pheasant family and
are extensively bred by English nobility
who use them in stocking their game pre-
serves for sporting purposes. Last, but
not least, of the interesting family is the
Lady Amherst breed, these birds having
a beautiful plumage and carry themselves
with dignity that is amusing
Can Be Domesticated
Another interesting feature of these
fowls is that they can be domesticated
to a certain extent. which can be noticed
by observing the happy family manner
prevailing in a coop in which five male
Chinese ring neck pheasnts are quartered
In their wild state it is impossible for
two male birds to meet without resulting
in a test of supremacy.
A pheasant hen lays from eighteen to
twenty eggs a year nearly every egg
being fertile as hens have been set on
twenty eggs and hatched out nineteen
birds In all cases jungle fowls, birds
from the jungles of Ceylon. are used for
the purpose of Matching pheasant eggs.
The exhibit of pheasants is owned by
+. H. Norton.
The pigeon and bantam department are
receiving their share of the crowds that
throng the poultry show, and the diminu-
tive edition Of the chicken tribe are the
subject of much comment.
What's in a name?' Runts the class
of pigeons known by that name, are
almost the size of a Leghorn pullet. and
parlor tumblers are about the most awk
ward looking of the whole show.
The officers of the poultry association
have completed the list of awards and
are now taking life easier. They have
and by working until late at night have
finally arranged all details and now have
the SHOW in first class order.
Award Prizes
Following is the official list of awards:
White Cochins-W. j. Blackman. Los
Angeles, first cockerel, first hen and first
pullet.
Black Lngshans-J. NJ. Wright Pasa-
dena, first cock, first hen, first. sec
ond and third cockerel. first, second and
fourth pullet; c. J. Nose. Messy Grove.
Corona, second cock. second. fourth and
fifth hen, fourth cockerel, fifth pullet F.
II. Williams. Pasadena, third hen; J. L.
Albright. Cahuenga, third pullet
White Langshans-A. Vanderbee, Les
Angeles. first cock. first. second, third
and fourth pullet, first pen.
Single comb white Leghorns-Mrs. e.
Foster, Los Angeles first cock: C. NJ
Walton. Glendale, second and third COCK.
fourth and fifth hen, fourth cockerel,
fourth pullet. second and fourth pen:
Williams Bros, Los Angeles, fifth cock
second hen; Swanson & Johnson. San
Gabriel, fourth cock, first and third hem
first and third cockerel, first. second
third and fifth pullet first and third pen;
Goodacre Bros, Compton, fifth cockerel ;
r. R. Doty, Los Angeles, second cockerei
Brown Leghorns-E. r. Manley, Ingle-
wood, first cock, first pullet; williams
Bros, Los Angeles, second and fourth
cock, first and fifth hen. first, second and
third eockerel first pen; Mrs. Ed Wueist
Alhambra. third cock; William Kobabe
South Pasadena, fifth cock second, third
and fourth hen. fourth cockerel first
second, third. fourth and fifth pullet. sec
ond pen.
Rose comb buff Leghorns-Dr W.
Holmes, Pasadena, first and second cock,
first, second and third cockerel, first pen
Single comb buff Leghorns-W. Smith.
Orange. first and second cock, second
third and fourth cockerel, first and second
pullet; DIR. S. Z. Salisbury, Monrovia,
third cock. first hen, fourth pulIet, sec
ond pen; William Hunter San Fernando
fist cockerel, first third and fifth pullet,
first pen.
Single comb black Minorcas-H. A
Wheeler. Lordsburg. first, second, third,
fourth and NTH cock, first, second, third
and fifth hen. first, second, third and
fifta cockerel, FIRST, second. third. fourth
and fifth pullet. first and second pen; 3
E. Ross. Pasadena, third cock, fourth
pen; L. L. Test, Pasadena fourth hen,
fifth pen; C. C. Bonnell. Los Angeles
fourth cockerel, third pen.
Rose comb black Minorcas-M. e
Brown. Glendale. first and second cock
second. third. fourth and fifth hen, first,
second, third and fourth cockerel, first.
second. fourth and fifth pullet. first and
second pen; ]. Madison Wright. Los An
geles, third cock, third hen, third pullet.
Blue Ardalusians-Mrs 7. r. Griffith
Los Angeles. first and second cock, first
and second hen. first, fourth and fifth
cockerel, first and second pullet, first and