THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 4 
158 
PHILADELPHIA'S PRIZE POULTRY AND 
PIGEONS. 
[EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.] 
Last year was the initial show of the 
Philadelphia Poultry and Pigeon Club. 
They had a good show, claiming to rival 
that of New York, but it was not a finan¬ 
cial success. This year, with added ex¬ 
perience and earnest effort, the managers 
claim to have made it financially success¬ 
ful. The exhibition was held at Tatter- 
sails, at 20th and Market Streets and the 
building, while not equaling Madison 
Square Garden, where the New York 
shows are held, was a good one for the 
purpose. 
The Fowls. 
There were something like 3,000 birds 
on exhibition, most of them entered for 
competition. There were many good ones, 
some superb specimens, and some that 
were a disgrace to their exhibitors. P. 
Rocks were noted with feathers on their 
legs; some Indian Games had white 
quills in their wings ; Silver Wyandottes 
were very poorly marked, while many 
specimens of different breeds had scaly 
legs that never should have been put on 
exhibition. My opinion is that any one 
so careless as to allow fowls to get in 
such a condition is too careless to be 
trusted to breed purebred birds. Some 
of the classes were very disappointing in 
the numbers and quality of the speci¬ 
mens, while others were well filled, and 
must have given the judges close work 
in their decisions. 
Light Brahmas were a large class, evinc¬ 
ing their popularity with breeders. The 
cock receiving first prize was a bad case 
of scaly legs. Several pullets priced at 
$50 received no prizes, not even being 
commended. There were a few fine 
Dark Brahmas. Cochins were a large 
class, comprising Buff, Partridge, Black 
and White. There was an exception¬ 
ally good display of Langshans, Black, 
White and Blue, the first predominating. 
A Black cock claiming to be the largest 
in the United States, and for which $200 
was said to have been offered, was truly 
a monster. This breed is growing in 
popularity. American Dominiques were 
exhibited by three or four breeders. The 
display of P. Rocks was large, both 
Barred and White, the former leading 
largely. This breed, when well bred, is 
truly a handsome one, and when its many 
good qualities are considered, its wide¬ 
spread popularity is not to be wondered 
at. Some of the Whites, both cocks and 
cockerels, looked more like White Leg¬ 
horns than like P. Rocks, and if there 
isn’t Leghorn blood in their veins, there 
certainly is ground for suspecting it. 
I was disappointed in the Silver Wyan¬ 
dottes. Half of them were exhibited by 
one breeder, who captured all the first 
and second prizes, except for cocks, which 
he did not exhibit, but while some birds 
were good, none was up to my ideal. 
Nearly every one had scaly legs, and on 
many the lacing and wing bars were 
poor. Golden Wyandottes were better 
though in smaller numbers, while the 
Whites were a mignificent lot. I think 
the latter are worth the attention of 
farmers who desire white fowls. But 
where are the famed S. C. White Leg¬ 
horns ? This great leading breed, was 
represented by just an even dozen birds, 
all by three breeders. S C. Brown Leg¬ 
horns were in much larger numbers, an 
indication that the latter are more pop¬ 
ular ; they were also uniformly good. 
There were a fewR. C. White and Brown 
Leghorns, and some Buffs. Black and 
White Minorcas were represented by up¬ 
wards of a dozen specimens, good biras, 
nearly all by one or two breeders. This 
breed is hard to beat as layers, but its 
enormous combs unfit it for cold situa¬ 
tions. Some may admire these great, 
beefy combs, but my taste is not suffi¬ 
ciently cultivated to do so. There was a 
large showing of Indian Games, and 
many good birds, but the type doesn’t 
seem to be uniformly well established. 
Besides these, there were Polish and 
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