Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-20
A "Crowing" Match.

This peculiarly Of the barn yard cham
pion became the subject of conversation
at little dinner given at DelmOnico's, s,
New York, on the S,h of last January
the occasion being the commemoration
OF the birthday of Mr.. Larry jerome,
who asserts that he is OF the same age
as General Andrew jackson.
81 don't see," said Mr.. Alexander
Taylor, Jr., "why If this Is so, a rooster
cannot be trained to crow as well as to
fight. l believe that by taking one when
a mere chick and cultivating its lung
power assidiously, putting before it, from
its earliest infancy, the best and most
ilinstrious Growers, rooster could be
trained to crow dozen times consecu-
lively"
Mr.. jerome seeing here an opportunity
for wager-something Will h he never
eglected-said:-"lt would all depend
upon a mans own training. E brought
up In the country, as | was, observant
of the habits of the fowl from boyhood,
there Is little doubt but that experiment
OF this kind would be a success L
think. however, that you would fall"
'I1l bet You S5,000," said MIR. Tay-
lor, promptly, "that IL SIX months I'll
produce cock that viii outcrow any
thing you can show
'PH take that bet," said Mr.. Jerome,
quietly, and the conversation dIvergeI to
other topics, neither party again alludIng
to it, and each gentleman trusting that
the other would forget all about it so
that he might be able to claim default
when settling day arrived.
The next morning MIR. Taylor went
bright and early to Washington Market,
and, from information there obtained. was
induced to go to Rosedale, N. j., where
MIR. Philip Timpson resides.
In giving the particulars to reporter,
MIR. Taylor said:-''I learned that Phil
TimpsoR was most successful hatcher of
chickens by artificial process, and went
to him and told him | wanted a lot
hatched, all cocks and of the best growing
breeds. He said I'd have to take 'em as
they come, cocks and hens together, and
that he had no process for Matching cocks
exclusively. He said, however, that he
would lay the world under contribution
for eggs, and that If | would agree to
take all that he would hatch there was no
doubt that among the lot should be able
to secure the champion Grower.
$50, after signing contract, | returned
to my place at Manaroneck, and had a
house built $50 feet on the water-lIne-
sho, don't mean that thought was
speaking of yacht: but she's $50 feet
over all; that is, it is that length along the
water, and I've had it fitted I'd with
p0rches at different elevations, so that at
the earliest age the young rooster will
have place from which TO crow. and can
advance from perch to perch, raising his
notes at each elevation"
''Ive got over 500 fowl there already,
and Tlmpson is gong to have 500 more
on Thursday morning. Until about a
week ago l thought that | had sure
thing on Larry jerome, but then learned !
that he bad constructed Growing nursery |
at Oyster Bay, L. l., under the superin- |
tendence of his brother, Tom Jerome |
Still | think I'll beat hIm, after all, for |
ilmpson says that there's not a known |
breed of fowl but what possess OF ita
cock.
MIR. Jerome was found immersed in 1
weighty transactions at the Stock Ex-
change. lie had but moment to spare
for an interview and SAID that he consid- |
cred 1. a gross breach of confidence on the
part of MIR. Taylor to have given the thing
away ''Since il has gone SO far, how
ever" said he, 81 may say that my hen
merry ut Oyster Bay is $50 feet long and
80 feet in width. My fowls, of which |
have 2,000. represent 100 distinct breeds,
all of which have been produced by patent
process and with especial reference to
Growing. l don't feel the least anxiety
about the matter, as / have no doubt hut
that my bird will wln."
''Whre Will the trial take pace, Mr.
Jerome?"
''We have not decided upon that as yet.
We of course never imagined that the
event would be of so much public interest,
and expected TO have 1t up at Taylor's |
place at Mamareneck, or else down at |
Oyster Bay, with only few of our
friends present; but the interest in it |
seems to have been aroused to such an
extent that ! told Alec the other day that |
| thought we would have to secure the |
Garden, or else the American Institute !
building in Third avenue. The judges |
are Mr.. Andrew Cahoon for Mr.. Taylor, |
and have asked Mr.. Charles Mlnton, the |
Secretary of the New York zach t Club, |
to act for me; they two to choose third
if necessary