CHAPTER XXXVII. 



FINAL DBATH-XHROES. 



The officers and the judges at the poultry-fairs (most of 

 whom are self-constituted), as will be seen, usually carried 

 away all the first prizes. At a late show of the New York 

 Slate Society, the president thereof received about one 

 third of all the premiums awarded, and yet his fowls were 

 nearly all second and third rate, and not one of them, 

 it was stated, was bred by him. He may have bred a few 

 specimens during Hst season, but not one on exhibition 

 Was bred by him. The people and certain greenhorns were 

 astonished to see the way in which . the premiums were 

 awarded to him. One of the judges there seemed deter- 

 mined to award to him mstj premium that Jiis influence 

 could secure, right or wrong ; and, from what was learned 

 from exhibitors, it di4 look very much like, an exist- 

 ing understanding between the parties in regard to the 

 premiums. , , . 



, Fftr the aboye statement we have the authority of a huck- 

 ster, in New ¥ork, who did not obtain any premiums, and 



