Evening star., 1919-12-28
aFR|zzLED" BIRD
At POULTRY SHOW
Rooster With "Contrary"
featherS-''Naked Necks"
! Also a Feature.

A "frizzled rooster bird whose
feathers grew in backward. Instead
of the usual way, is to be one of many
Iea lures at the seventh annual eXhi-
bition of the National Capital Poul-
try and Pigeon Association to open
Tuesday in Palace Hail. 914 f street.
with between 1900 and 1900 birds
on display.
Two other rare birds in the show
will be naked necks"-birds which
have feathers all over their bodies
and on their heads. but none on their
pecks. This used to be a very popu-
lar breed in Europe, and a few were
imported into America. The two
birds which will he shown here in
Washington are the first to be seen
at poultry exhibition in years.
EEg-Lnying and Utility Breeds.
In addition to these novelties, there
will be a great display of the egg
laying and utility breeds. Single
Comb Rhode Island Reds will present
almost show in themselves, there
being over 100 of these birds entered.
White Leghorns and Anconas, which
are now rivallng eacE other in egg
laying contests throuG hout the coun-
try, will be on hand in great numbers.
There will be enormous chickens, such
as the Orpingtons, weighing more
than twelve pounds apiece. and tiny
ones, such as the game bantams,
weighing practically less than moth
ing. And there will be turkeys.
which escaped the AK on Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas days: geese. ducks.
swans and pheasanrs.
l. Attractive Pigeon Display.
rsThe pigeon display numbering
close to 500 birds, will be featured
b. exhibits from the Army and Navy
lofts, between which there is great
rivalry. Lieut.. J. ]. McAtee. Junior
grade. will be in charge of the Navy
exhibit. while Lieut.. r. r. Delhaur.
chief of the Army Pigeon Service. will
have charge of the Army's display.
Among the Army birds are some of
the hero pigeons which flew through
shot shell and gas in France, while
among the Navy's birds are some
which saved aviators and destroyers
IN combat.
Members of the American Racing
Pigeon Union in Washington are
showing a string of their birds which
have won races up to 1000 miles
against all competitors in the east
The association is offering a cup
for the finest display of fancy pig
cons and the entries indicate that
Elisha Hanson of Silver Spring, Md,
and Herbert Bull of Arlington, Md,
MT fight it out for this priced trophy
Nj Hanson has one of the greatest
lofts of fantails in the country and
he n,imbers among his birds entered
for the Washington show those which
have won the highest honorS for him
at Madison Square Garden. New York;
Boston and Baltimore, as well as the
champion at the Hagerstown fall fair.
Mr.. Bull is showing several varieties,
including Russian Trumpeters, which,
when cooling, make a sound just like
the blowing of trumpets in an army.
Varieties on Exhibition.
There will be pigeons with tails
like fans. other birds which, when
talked to. will puff up their chests
and strut about, and still others
which, at the command of their
owner, will turn somersaults on the
floor.
1t is expected that the judging will
be done on Tuesday. The public is
invited to be present while this work
is going on. From then on until Sat
urday the winners, as well as the
losers, will be on display. During
the week there will be lectures and
demonstrations on poultry raising,
on both large and small scales. The
demonstrators will have on hand
models of all the modern poultry
equipment known to the business of
poultry raising. as well as the rec
ords of the various breeds, for utility
and egg-laytng purposes