The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04
A CHOICE EXHIBIT OF FOWL.
OPENING OF THE MADISON SQUIRE
GARDEN POULTRY sH0R.
The Rest Exhibition OF Its Kind Ever Given
The Garden Makes n Fine uenners-
Birds the Women L,ke-Some Interesting

Featarcs-L,-t OF the Prize Winners.
The cocks crowcd, the hens cackled tho
ducks quackcd. the pigeons cooed. Manager
Morrlssey smiled. and the big poultry show Mt
Madison Square Garden was fairly under way
It's q big thing particularly from noisy
standpoint Tho summer boarder who re-
members the din made by the barnyard lord
when PhBbus showed her bright face ut dawn
should 60 to the Garden and seo-or rather
hear-what tho rooster species can do when
they get together several thousand strong and
try hard. On tho farm there is some et-up. for
the old fellow is kept pretty busy defending
his harem and gobbling the daintes his hens
scratch up. But at the exhibition no is cooped
up alone. with pugnacious rivals on all sides
Of him determined to have tho last cock-a-
doodle-doo or break lung And. on his part.
he'll be "dlnged" II they do And he crows
and crows and crows Pat Gilmore has won
much applause with his "Barnyard Chorus"
but 1t Is made apparent that no has been foist-
ing feeble fraud upon the public.
The Carbon presents IN odd appearance
with this odd show. Tho arena is arranged
into long lanes. through which tho spectators
pass. with tho EXHIBITS on either side OF them
Gotal coops are used to house the fowls.
Scattered about arc what would ordinarily be
termed small tanks. but the management calls
them miniature lakes" 1t certainly sounds
prettier. In these ducks disport themselves.
Tho exhibition is the largest over hold and
large section OF the lower region OF the build
ing Is called upon to provide space for tho over
now. It Is down hero that the incubators arc
10 be seen, and they attracted considerable
attention yesterday. One Of the largest has
hatching capacity Of 600 eggs. This was llllod
ct South Easton. Pa. Just three weeks ago.
and few days ago tho eggs were brought to
khis Ott ~ IN cnr me- l,nf m inyopfinp
allowing for the rumbling and swaylng OF
railroad trains. Yesterday morning the first
Of the eggs was cracked. and n scrawny neck
protruded from the shell. A little chick labor
iously struggled out and sprawled over The
eggs This advent was soon followed by others.
and an interested crowd watched tho process
Of incubation all day long. BY evening the
ehicks. They hey are allowed to rsmai in in, ths
machine about twenty-four hours. long
enough to thoroughly, dry them; and are then
contrtvance OF man to take ths place OF tho
mother hen. Hard boiled eggs and crackers
comprises their dict The Matched chicks are
sold to spectators.
The attendance during the morning and
an extr,i force OF ticket sellers hut in the
evening n steady stream flowed in. There
tbs & Wd ey were
looking at. and talked technical poultry with
LOOK at that magnificent Cochiny' snd one
vision in blue to her escort an eye-glassed
men hmm n s1s TO an M
"A Nn ya as" agreed he . Bqt"aw" beg paw;
a $bey oSt IKE his
But she was too busy cucking to Partridge
Cochin to enlighten him. ~
may be said to include every known Species
and cross. Among the classes arc guinea
nOultry show. one OF tho most interesting
1eatnres IS tho large number OF breeding
These yaTd arc 81 male to
All the best strains are represent"d here. as
n the individual classes crowds lingcr about
81 all the beaptf"iIS piumed birds displayed
fSessant5e Of whc hsro sr S eas sTown.
sy q D sfhsSp IL Vito aSS fxHitts
eorgeeusnsss. bright coiors. and graceful car
Tho pigeon exhibit is exceptionally large.
and the beauties draw the women folks around
Jacobns. and Tarhs aro sources Of delight
and wondermcnt They are also partial to the
sns and se sSaY cE Gahnns s aha
think the Frizzle is an awful funny Species.
but II there is no pretty plumaGee they are in;
with: "Oh. how honelyI -
There were many INQUIRIES for the adyer-
tlSeu canary WHICH cullnii SlUR. DuC WHlStleS
Yankee Doodle" .fluenty Ho is on exhibit
ton in tho comnittee room. and there is a
fSs nrsy css n ant he is fraud 4eS
nearly the entire day t!iling. forth tho ratri-
otto air but the bird only looked at her sadly
The three.leggcd duck was found after a
long search. He is as much n three legged
man. the he third limb being Close against the
body and not having grown since birth.
An exhibit to make n housewife or cpicure's
~ a.
eapen HSGSSa a sfy ds sSy?n tho the
also egg classes. and 1t seems certain that no
H"ass fe rfn IS Sr the
MUM in ne best and most varied display OF
nS Sugar made
happy during tho day by winning first pre-
mum IN the. Blue, Andalusian class; Georges
Miftin Wharton, the young son of Fice-l,resi-
dent Wharton 9! the Garden, carried OF the
blue ribbon in the FIT Game Cockerel class. to
The fanciers, were greatly interested in the
C t%s Rsw by # SEh 1rds
head and comb spread all over in sections. the
fowl made queer anp Is AZ odd BIRD
Russian Pulet has u head strikingly similar
The indian Game n and Pitt Game classes are
probably the finest ever brought together; and
Gne Malays ana aSSttlS arc also hil
ally good exhibit. The old standard breeds
run into the hundreds. and Langshans. Coch;
FMS. Brahmas. Wyundottes. Leghorns. and
Plymouth Rocks would make u big poultry
show by themselves.
In tho afternoon n coop OF homing pigeons
were released IRON the tower Of tho Garden.
Some OF the birds flew away directly. but a
number came hack. and, settling on the rail
Ing snd unon sHst about
a. they finally settled upon tho right direction
and flew away. The birds belonged to ID. L.
Newell. and will be sent away every afternoon
during the exhibition.
The Judges began work early in the morn
ing. but fully one-hali of the, ribbons, remain
to be put up. These. 1t Is said. will DO hung
before noon to-day. Ono OF the Judges. q. Q.
Brown OF baltimore. decided ut tho last mo-
ment that he would not have time to of1iciate
here and Join the American Poultry Assocla-
and was not on hand. sharp liuitcrlleld OF
windsor; Canada. also engaged to Judge in
California, kept to his cngagemant but leaves
for the West this morning. Judge Brownwas
glasses. and his absence gave all Of the others
Increased work. delaying, the comp elton.
One Of the finest exhibits Judged yoa terday
Vas the Black Minorcas Of the Homestead