Evening journal., 1910-11-30
DANDY FOWLS
WIN HONORS
Judges Award Cups and Rib
bOnS at the Annual
Poultry Show
MRS. IUPONT'S EXHIBITS
ATTRACT MUCH ATTENTION

with eight hundred entries. the
greatest number In the history OF the
association, the Sixth Annual Exhioi-
ton Of the Diamond state Poultry and
Pet stock Association is the finest
show ever given by the organization.
Yesterday, the first day Of the display
was both successful and busy There
we're many visitors to-day, too. The
judges, z. ]. Chandler. A. P. Ingram,
r. Il. Warner, william j. Stokes and
DR.. II. H. Cushing we're busy until
evening yesterday awarding the pre-
miums. All the awards. ribbons. prizes
and special prizes have now been de-
cided
The show made very gay appear
ance last night. with the cages decked
with blue, red. yellow, green and pink
ribbons, according to the premium,
from first TO fifth. which was bestow-
cd. II looked almost like the Christ
mas tree ornaments now displayed in
the store windows. The poultry we're
quite excited by all the finery, and the
unusually late hour at which they re-
tired. They had just begun to stand
comfortably on one leg, and tuck their
heads under their wing, when the elec-
trio lights flashed on behind the cakes.
With one accord the fowls turned
arounds and stretched their neclss to
behold this unexpected second sunrise.
Racket at Meal Time
The supper hour was also an excit-
ing time and all the ducks, pigeons
and hens in the place gave the at
teudants a good piece of their mind
for being so slow about handing
around the rations One young game
Bantam rooster scolded violently, in
. way that was quite ridiculous con-
trasted with his diminutive size. There
was almost riot when the provisions.
3 delicious menu of chicgrain, corn
and water, we're placed IN the cages
containing a number of fowl. One
hen was distinctly heard telling an
other. who had pushed her away from
The trough. that she was no lady, and
two other fowl really came to blows
over their supper
When 1t came to making the most
powerful racket, the white geese
easily took the palm; they made
screeches like a locomotive whistle.
One gander was evidently in a great
state Of mind. In a cage adjoining,
but separated from his view by a solid
wall Of zinc, was a goose, who was
giving quite a concert The gander
tried his level best to peck a hole
through the wall. and falling that 10
poke his head around It. The meaning
of his lively conversation was as
plain as day, for he has saying. II
hear Sarah AIMS voice. I'd know that
voice anywhere. but where on earth
she is. is more than I can make out.
Mrs. duPonts Prized Exhibit.
Mrs Alfred i duPont's African
swans did not make as loud a noise at
the geese, but their cry was very pc.
culiai.r exactly like the creaking made
BY the arms of a windmill. AS IN
former years. Mrs DUPONT exhibited
several cages Of rare and beautiful
birds from "Nemours," her palatial
home. but these we're not entered in
competition. Besides the swans. there
were some fine specimens of golden
pheasants. the most brilliantly colored
birds In the exhibition. From Ne
mours' came a large cage-full Of Sus-
sex fowl, large birds, showily speck-
led. and a large cage-full of Muscovy
ducks. who waggled their tails and
preened their metallic lustre green
feathers with their red bills and had
q famous good time Of It.
Mrs. DUPONT also exhibited barred
Plymouth Rock poultry and white and
grey doves. All the DUPONT exhibits
we're constantly surrounded with spec
tators. who praised the handsome
birds
Miss NJ J. Healey. of winterthur.
captured most of the premiums for
barred Plymouth Rocks, with her fine
display Of these grey and white fowl.
Nrh Of To al h.I "A
fine display Of White Plymouth Rocks,
which boasted a number of ribbons,
and the same variety OF chickens ex-
h'bited by Charles Hoelle, Wilmington,
also won many prizes.
A superb display Of prize-winning
Columbian Wyandottes, which are
white. streaked with black. was shown
by b W. Cooper, Of Moorestown. n. J.
These fowls have taken twenty-five
premiums IN the last two years.
A. 3. Hall. Of Arlington, Nd, was
another prominent exhibitor Of the
handsome White Plymouth Rocks
which are particularly pleasing bird
on account OF their large size anC
snowy plumage.
j. Emlen Smith, Of Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, exhibited some yer,
handsome Houdans. the dark fow
with bunchy. white topknots. Of par
ticniar note IN his display was a cocl
which has taken many first premiums
A superb collection of Rhode Islam
Reds was displayed by the Ivywoo
Poultry Farm, Charles G.. Sweiger
and handsome black Minorcas wer
shown by Harry j. Sutch The Kappa
hammock Farm, J. S. Knight, OF Co
mar. Pa, also carried OF many ril
bons with their display Of both thes
varieties.
The Maple Poultry Farm, W. c. Al
&oe, showed bloOded birds OF the ros
and single combed Rhode Island Re
Variety. This farm is in WoodbuI
Heights, n. j.
Very pretty were the bun cochi
pigeons. Maybe that isn't their rigl
name. but they were made Of the san
kind OF feathers as the bun cocht
hens
Aaother prominent display OF pou
try was the Loveless exhibition.
There was one turkey in the sho'
and he was being raffied OF at ii
cents chance. Some OF the sto,
was as tame as cats, and submits
quite as willingly to having the
heads scratched.
Aside from the fun that the chickg
show Is. Il is a fine education I'm di
finguishing the different varieties
fowl. and noting what the good poin
are. The children could not have
more Instructive, as we'll as entertain
ing half day, than In the chicken shoy
land their elders will ind 1t equal
interesting. The show will be ope
every day and evening for tSa rest o