New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
FOWLS BY THE THOUSAND
THE BIG POULTRY SHOW OPENS AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
GROWING BOOSTERS. CACKLING HENS AND NEWLY
HATCHED CHICKENS FILL TIE ARENA

GROWING RoosrERs. CACKLIYG HENS AND NEWLY
HATCHED CHICKENS FILL THE ARENA
SOLE OF THE PRIzE-wiNNERs.
The red fox. sitting On his launches In wire cage
on the main floor Of the Madison Square Garden
Yesterday tuggcd at the chain hitched his neck,
scowled and dropped his and was living
picture OF hard luck Plainly in his sight but safely
Of his reach. hundreds Of fat ducks and
geese pretty pheasants and prairie chickens, plump
pullets. cackling hens and Growing roosters. His
discomfort was in sharp contrast with the happi-
OF a family Of white mice in an adjoining cage
which had made house OF loaf Of bread by eating
the inside and leaving the crust for roof
when the seventh annual exhibition of the New
York Poultry and Pigeon Association opened yester-
day II was seen that the Garden well filled with
the 5000 and more birds In the show
LONG ROWS OF CAGES.
The cages stretched in long rows. with narrow
lanes between the entire floor space. and there
were more rows of cages in the arena circle back
Of the boxes Every cage bore a number and by
referring to a catalogue visitor could know exactly
the kind poultry pigeon he looked At Secretary
H. V. Crawford Captain Charles NJ. Grhlng. the
treasurer of the association and Charles Chamber
lain. the press agent were kept busy all day AZ the
Garden The Judges began the work OF picking
out the prize-winners early In the day and kept at
1t steadily.
The Poultry Show while It IS not so much Of
money-maklng exhibition the Horse Show and
the Dog show has become n well-cstab.lshed an
nual attraction for the public. 1t Is more or Il
popular exhibition because the tickets Of admission
nre sold for 30 cents each. and the children. who
like to look at the pigeons let In at half price
CHICKENS HATCHED TO ORDER.
In the restaurant OF the Garden the incubaors.
which hatch little chickens while you wait the
pigeons are numerous and are shown In great
variety No finer display these pets has ever been
in Ncw-York.
The judges selected to award prizes at the show
are Newton Adams Utica. ~ Y: Henry Ball
Shrewsbury Mass: sharp Butterileld, Windsor.
ont: r X Bennett. Phillipsburg. y j: r. @. Buff
nngton Fall River. Mass. r. a. Colt. White Plains.
~ Y; Dr. W A. Conilln New-Yoik: j. T. Cothran.
.ontcair y. j.: J. H. Drevenstedt Newburg. ~ T.:
George Purdue East Orange. y. j.; F. Il. Immer
Gloyersvillc " Y: p. II. sculder Glen Head. Long
Island: David Woods New-Yori; Joseph ID. Gavin.
Maiden. Mass John Glasgow, Mahwah " j.; j.
e. Long, Ncw-York. ard William j. Stanton. New
York.
The officers Of the Ncw-York Poultry and Pigeon
Assccia lion are: President Thomas H. Terry; wee
presidents. Robert Colgate, Theodore \. HavemeyT
ir. and phandor Williams treasurer Charles NJ
Grillng: secretary ard superintendent, H. V. Craw-
ford
FOWLS THAT TOOK THE PRIZES.
Among the prizes awarded at the show yesterday
the following:
Class E-Bur Plymouth Rock cocks: First prize. J. d.
Wilson. Worcester y. Y
Glass 4GBrG Plymouth Rock hens First prize: j. ID.
wlson. Worcester. y. y second prize James Forsyth
Oweg,. y y.
c1ass 4s-Bur plymouth Rock pulets: First prize
james Forsyth y l.. second prize. Sa''ee *
Cunningham. Chenanxo Bridge y. y
Exhibition Yn-f--T'fs, prize. James Forsyth Owesc.
/: srcoai prize hlbsn + Ingram jr. IVES, Chester
Penn.
,,4s llI-Rrr l..horn cocks: First prize j. II. BLOOD
walpole. Mp~s second prize. T. p Shepherd Croion
Ta!r. y. !.
'la-s iiG iun lcrhorn hens. Fist prize, T.. +.
Shepherd. cro'a Falls. y.
Ean.n''cn Yards r hun eehorns: First prize, f.
7 shrher;. Croton Falls. y. !
Class =; tack Tangshan cocks Fr-. Y'ize. F ".
R'oinr IanliHg. y = ec'nl pFize Hampstead Farm.
~ enIstraI. L.ng leland
cIes' - Hark IAnsshan hens: First pri.-. r p.
K"nsley - I.naGray -iptN, second prize, +. NJ
ilusln Pas l'rs. y. L.
Clrss 3o-Any other color Ianrshan hens. First and
lrze. H~mistrad Farm Hempsteai. long Island;
ihrI Vi.Ec. kirby Smith. Eatt chathnm y. :.
Fxaill5n laris-First prze. Dr. f. VI. Robinson.
PRwiing. y. l.. second prLe. Hampstead Farm Hemp