New-York tribune., 1891-02-06
MANY BIRDS AND ALL NOISY.
ANNUAL SHOW OF THE POULTRY AoSOCIA.
TON.
THE BIG GARDEN BUILDING FILLED WITH

DcDDe the OtncF Sldr vi lt "Vi'u
IT, to Judge by the noise that greeted one rs soon a. the
door, were opened one poor, lone chicken seems to
be able 10 make great deal OF noise IN the farmyaid
when visitor 10 the country tries 10 sleep In the early
morning hours but that is nothing compared with
,be din that 1000 ablcbodied rOosters and hens, fed
an fr the occasion can make when gathered together
rudcr ore roof II is simply bedlam. pandemonium or
something Of that sort sometimes the noise VIII go
down. and the Garden quiet and full Of reposc
,rbcn in some foolish moment a lcghorn bantam
will crow and in an Instant there is cyclone OF crow
ING cacklinc clucking and scrccching. envelOplnG
every pillar post and person in a Mood OF dlscodani
sound
sometimes # is a goose in the northeastern corner
who give. an imitation Of a caOpc, and then every
other goose trie, to show that she can do 1t better
surely she te, to do it louder Then the roosters sail
in To show how much nicer Growing Is thah screening
and they endcavor to prove their argument by aggre
Gated volume In the meantime the guinea hens put
in few shrlIl cries of buckwhea' and the pcacocks
utter shrek thst scaIeS the lives out OF the doves
while the ducks get IN few quacks Ike the incidental
notes Of a classic composition AT odd times one
rooster will sound sort Of crow that under other
circumstances would be equivalent to calling bad
man from Bitter Creek fasiter Every other rooster
in the show believing himself TO be suspected will then
Iurl back the insult with defiance. There Is great
deal Of this quarrclling. but lighting Is allowed
Ncye.'s orchestra played some pretty selections dur
ing the afternoon and evening. Inc musicians "cfe
in one end OF the top gallery. NOBODY heaM what
was played The notes Of Lohcngrn' were swallowed
up in the barnyard chorus and dc'oured DcioIe theS
reached the Of the people
The show is undoubtedly the best ever held in this
conutrv both a. TO the quality and the number Of
entries and its success is assured. Every known
variety of domestic fowl is shown, and all OF them are
OF the highest development OF the breeds To winch tey
belong The lcghorns are the biggest. sharing some
of their honors as to size with the buf cochinS aud
brahmas: the bantams the smallest. ana the games
the slimmest. The Indian games attracted general
attention They are a comparatively new breed here,
and arc highly regarded for both laying and table
uses The wafer fowl collection Is superb and that
of The pigeons extremely good. row OF pigeon cages
runs all the way around the amphtheatrc next = inc
arena boxes The decoration, OF the Garden are few
and simple and have already been described. W.
Mcneil. Of London. ontario. who has large NUMBER
Of entities In many Of the classes, has made pcho'
ena sweep # prizes. taking first or second pIilc III
almost every class in which he had an entry lie IS
long established BREEDER and has advanced his stock
further than any of the United states fanc!er' The
show was attended by large crowds Yesterday afternoon
and evening. IL will be- open fom 10 q. m to 10
p. m until and including February TO-
Tho award, made yesterday were
Glass Light Brlhna cocks; hr-t prize george FUR
due Eat Orange y. j.. second, Sandacfe Farm Vlosue
LII Ca,, 2-Hens: First, George Purdue Fast orange,
. ...ood .ame owner. Glass 5-Dark Brahma
ocss. First Nc-ton Adams. Utica, y y second N1"o
owner Class 6-liens; First newton Nul"'' ,u'+' &
=, y second same owner. Class 7-Coch'relSi fl't
cevton Adams. Utica. y. Y; second, same owner
class o-Bun Cochin cocks: First, l. G. haFe' "hi,Dy'
Canada, second NJ s. Sprout. Carlisle Penn ''%' W
Hens: First Adams. Purdue Young Last o'i's''
y I second ssudAcTc Farm, Quoguc. L. J. Ola'' /!
coovo,e.. First 7. c. Ilarr, Whby Canada second
D A. Nichols Monroe. Conn. Class l--ful'I'' f'I'.'
Adams Purdue s. Young Eist Orange y 81 Ss'onu'
same owner. Class 17-Bac" Cochin COCKS fn,' -, u"
Mcneil London Canada second D. A. NICHOLS Hl'"io''
conn. Class Is-Hcns: Flr-t. w. Mcneil, London
canada; second, b. A. NICHOLS, Monroe Conh'
Class 1o-Cockerels: First W. McNfn' -o' @on
Canada; second d. A. Nichols MONROE INN
ca,. 2o-Pullets: First. A. Nichols. Monroe. Conn.
.econd W Mcneil London. Canada. Class 2l-"hito
Cochin First Harry strehir Green rastle, Penn
second W. Mcneil London. Canada. cla>s ---n'hs
Fir.t NJ : Sprout Carlisle. Penn second Nary
Sockl.r Green Castle Penn Glass 23-Cockerels tirst
W Mcneil London. C,a4Ga second J. o. Fry Marietta
Penn Class 2f-pulcts: First W. Mcneil second
M. S slGout. ,,,.,..
Glass 25-Blaek LanQshsn cocks First Kirby hmith
Fiat Chatham - J.; second W Mcneil ClaS 20
Hens: First windholme Poultry Farm, lsip L. l.; Sec
ond Kirby Smith. Class 27-CocAerels' flr't' hfDy
smith second francis r. undefAill Oyster Bay, y l.
ClAs. 2s-Puilets: f1Tst, FRANCIS l. '"1o'''''' ''
Kirby & Smith.
Cl.,s a9-whte Iang-han cocks. Fir't. Kirby Smith;
second. same owner. Class 30-lIenS: First. Kirby
Smith second ownr Cla-' 3l-Co'kefel7' FIr''
Khsy s Smith; second prize. Ca.s S--Pullets;
First Kirby & smith second divided by Kirby smith
and Cunningham Blair
Clas. 33-Blue Laneshan cock: Fir-t Kirby smith
no second. Clsss 3i-Hcn: First. Kirby a Smith; no
second. Class 35-Cock-rcls FI,t Kirby smith, sec
ond l.. NJ Smith. Cla,, 3G-Pullets First, Kirby
smith second. owner
Class 3s-Amcrlcan Dominique hens First, Jones VIII
cox. East Chatham. y. Y. second, C. = Hunseriorl
New.Yolk
Glass 4-parred Plymouth Rock cocks: First G. N. |
y Y second. j. H. Thompson |
Jr.. Patterson, y. y. Clas, 4e-Hcns: First. J. u.
Thompson, ir.; second, Phelps Harper. Keeseyile
y. y Class 43-cockerels: First. J. H. THOMPSON H.
second, owner,
Class 45-white Plymouth Rock cock, First. g. |
Graves. Amherst Mass; second, Philander Williams
Taunton. Mass Glass iG-Iiens: First. II. j. ouiihot
Johnstovn. y. y. second J. r. De Gran. Amsterdam.
y. y. Glass 47-CockeIcls: Fir-t. g. Graves second
H. J. ouiIhot. Glass Pallets Fir-t, II. o. Chesley
Centre Barnstead, y. H.; second II. J. ouilhot.
Class 53-Siycr wymdo,te cocks First, Jones Wilcox
second, g. G. Morris. sag IIa'boT. y. Y clas, %
Cockeres: First Phelps & Harper; second. +. L. |
Mattson South Shafesbury, VI.
Glass 57-Godrn Wyandottc cocks First. G. \. |
Sharp & CO.. Lockport y. Y. second, Phelps Harper
Glass 01-white wyandotte First Jane, For |
syth, Oswego, y. y; second, Knapp Brothers. Fabus
y. Y. Class G2-Hens First, James Forsyth |
second, Knapp Brothers.
Glass 63-Golden wyandotte cockerel-: First. Knapp
Brothers; second W. II. sehute, Middlotown. Conn.
Glass 6i-White wyandotte pullets: First Knapp
Brothers second c. \. Sharp Co.
Class GG-Back Wyandotte hen: L. NJ Clemens IT, |
Mechanicsburg Ohio; second.
Class G7-Black Wyandotte cockcrels First. f. NJ |
ClcmucHs H.. second. f. G. Wagner. Monroe Mich Class
Gs-P.llets: first r. NJ Clemens IT,; second Glass
1O-Black Java hens: First. l.. Latin SON Stats |
burg, y. y; second, same owner Class 7l-COckcrels
First L. Latin son second Frank Doty. Middle |
town. ohio. Class s2Jers"y blue hen First. Miss H.
NJ onn. oyster Bay. n. y. Cia,, S3-COckerl First
Miss II. J. McConns. Class oi-Pullet: First Miss |
II. j. McConns. Class s6-whlGefaced black Spanish |
hens: First, T. Powell. Fhiadelpha second owner
Clas, s9-Blue Andaluslan cOcks-Tifst. c. a. sharp
co second same Class 90-fIcns: First Head
ley & Day, Union. y. J.. second. G. \. Sharp 4 Co. |
Glass 97-Singleconb white Leghorn cocks: Flr.t
X mann Bros second, owners Class IOO-Pullets
First Knapp Bios. second, sane owners.
Cls, lOl-Smgle-conb brown Lcehon cocks: Fits,
lame, For-yth sccOad, l.. l.. Eequl. Highland Mills