The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-09
POULTRY SHOW 's
 FORMALLY OPENS
Exhibits Are Large and Stock the Best in the Country-Four Legged Chicken Shown.

eXclIement there were not many VlS1-
 tors to the third annual exhibition of
 the Bridgeport Poultry asociaion, inc,
 which opened yesterday morning at
 Lincoln hall for three days. The judges, however, started their work
 and were practically through by last night.
 The exhibition is we'll balanced
 one, containing fine exhibits of all the
 best known breeds of poultry. There
 are especially good exhibits in barred Plymouth rock, Rhode Island reds, white Plymouth rocks, white Wyan- dottes, white Leghorns buff, white and black eOrpingtons, the cochin and ban- tam breeds. For unusual breeds there is good display of Black Langshans. black
 Minorcas and white >crested black Polish
 Under this head comes the pair of white Orpington ducks shown by F. T. Bedford, Greens Farms, they being a species of ducks that are unusually
 rare. Tn addition there are a number of white Muscovy and Pekin ducks
 and several exhibits of geese. The greatest curiosity is a chicken with four distinct legs. This is not alive but is stuffed and the placard on it says that the. chicken lived four
 days after it was matched. The display of turkeys is unusually
 
 Bedford, Greens Farms; Leroy W. Mix,
 Bridgeport, and B. A. Bulkley, South port. Mr. Bedford also shows a pair of bronze wild turkeys that closely re- semble the omeSticated birds but are not as large.
 There is a large exhibit of Belgian hares and Persian cats. A Persian kitten and a handsome silver Dutch hare are shown in the same pen. A pen of Persian cats is shown consist ing of the mother and several large kittens.
 The hall is completely filled with GOODS placed two tiers high with wide aisles so that the public can have a good look at the exhibits. There is really no room left in the hall for a
 White Wyandottes. Sedgwick Bros, Lenox Dale, Mass, third, fourth. cockerel. H. A. Westerbarth, Meriden, Conn.,, first. cockereI also blue and white rosette for best COCK in the snow
 fourth, hen. B. Quachenbush, Darien, Conn.,, first and special, bullet, and blue and white rosette for best bullet in the show. W. O. Burr, Fairfield, Conn.,, second, pen.
 s. L. Marshall, Port Chester, N. Y.. first. cockerel, and blue and white IT also won seeretary's cup for best male
 bird in the show; third, bullet. L. C. Willis, Bridgeport, third, hen- Howard Gould, Port Washington, N. T., second, third, fourth, cock; first, second, hen; second, cockerel; second, fourth, bullet; first, pen, also blue and white rosette for best pen in the show. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Pequot Poultry Farm, Southport, first fourth, pen. G. E. Sartain, Fairfield, fourth, hen;
 first, cockereI, also purple ribbon; sec ond,. pen. Clarence F. Thorp, Greenfield Hill. second, hem third, pen. c. A. Browning, Apponaug, R. L., first, hen. Fred w. Bishop, Guilford, second, third, cockerel; second, third, bullet Oscar T. Gibbs, Branford, second, cock.
 Frank Perall, Winsted, first bullet. A. F. Jones, Bridgeport, first, cock; third, hen. c. A. Wintzer, Bridgeport. fourth,
 cock.
 Buckingham Marsh, Bridgeport,
 fourth, cockerel; fourth, bullet. B. H. Jamison, Winsted, third, cock. White Plymouth Rocks. Pequot Poultry Farm, Southport
 first, hen; first and special, cockerel. Henry A. w ScCOuO, third, cock; third, hen. Earl l.. Stratton, fourth, cock. F. Gallatin, Jr., Noroton, second, cockerel; third, bullet. E. R, Williams, Great Harrington,
 second, hen; fourth, cockerel; first, second, bullet; first, pen. | Charles H. Balser, Danbury, third, cockerel.
 c. w. Whitney Black Rock, first, cock.
 M. c. Penfie1d, Black Rock, fourth, hen; fourth, bullet; second, hen. Buff Plymouth Rocks. Harry D. Smith, Milford, first, sec- ond, special, cock; first, second, hen;
 first, cockerel; second, third, fourth. bullet.
 E. M. McHardie, Seymour, first, pull | let.
 | Partridge Plymouth Rocks. l C. A. Browning, Apponaug, R.. l., first, pullet.o, o4 -s ..~. | c. A. Winter, Bridgeport, first, sec- ond, cock; first, second, hen; second, | third, bullet; purple on cock. | AncOnaS MOttled. | H. H. Catlin, Shelton, first, second, cockerel; first, bullet. Dark BrahmaS. John J. Nethercott, Port Chester, N. | Y., second, third, hen; second, cock erel
 Leroy w. MIX, Br1dgepOrt, hrSt,
 cock; first, purple. hen; first, cockerel; | first, second, bullet. Ermine4tes. Fred A. Burr, Fairfield, first, sec> ond, cock; first, second, hen; first, cockerel; first, second, special, bullet.
 HOudans. Stephen Barmore, Bridgeport, first, cockerel.
 Black Iangshans. Mrs. J. l.. Morrell, Southport, first, cock; first, hen; first, bullet. Single Comb White Leghorns Marshall H. King. Fairfield, thira, cock.
 J. w. McCullum. Danbury, third,
 bullet.
 W. E. Williams, Millerton, ". Y.,
 second, cockerel.
 A. L. Knapp, Branford, first, cock.
 The R. and c. Poultry farm, Stam- ford, second, cock; third, cockerel;
 second, pen. M A. Warriner. Bridgeport, first,
 second, third, fourth, hen; first, fourth, cockerel; first, second, fourth, purple, bullet; first, pen. Single Comb Brown Leghorns. Harold B. Dorman, Bridgeport, first, second, third, special purple, hen; first, cockereI: first second bullet