New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-02
LAST DAYS OF THE POULTRY SHOW.
MANY DAY-MAKERS AT THE GARDEN
-RREEDERs' CLUBS MEET-YEsTER-
DAy,c pRIZEWINNERS

r,a o,shth annual Poultry and Pigeon Show
,omes 70 an end to-day and Madison Square Garden
will close its doors for another year 10 the stately
Wvandottes Brahmas. Plymouth ROCKS ana 'och-
ms the dainty game bantams. the beadutni phcas-
en,s and fantall pigeons and the noisy turkeys and
geese that have filed the building with their clamor
in the last three days. The incubators and artl-
acial hroodcrs and feeders. which have Interested
so many visitors to the show will pass away also.
along with the farmyard fowl, the quail rabbits
and guinea pigs all of which 1t behooves the enter
pr,sing New-Yorker TO see. since they form a col
lection that he does not often see under one roof
The attendance at the Garden has been growing
,av by day The restaurant was the most crowded
cart OF the building yesterday. as usual The
lewly Matched chickens were in great favor with
he visitors and one of the owners, who advertised
% sell chicks at 25 cents apiece. disposed of his
entire stock in short time. and had 10 borrow
more from his neishbor one of the nrsi ex-
hibts on the main door yesterday brood of
,wen,y-thrce quail in a large display case They
huddled together In thoroughly scared bunch.
looking If they expected TO hear an order for
quail toast" from the restaurant at any mo-
ment.
The observing visitor at the show will notice
two points about the poultry exhibits One is
the wide variety In color. pumage. size, build and
points which they display. The other is the way
in which certain breeds seem to grade into each
other. that the difference between them is
hardly noticeable at first glance. This last fact
j. illustrated by the Barred Plymouth Rock and
American Dominique cocks The former have the
single and the latter the comb. and 10 all but
experts this seems the only point of difference be-
tween them. The Bearded Golden Polish cock IS
an example OF peculiar variety. He is large
bird with sturdy spurs. clean legs and topknot
like antquated fea,her-duster, overshadowing a
tiny red comb beneath which his curved beak
juts out He has no waffle but black bunch of
feathers. called a beard, where the waffle should
be- His plumage is black. red and brown.
The American Barb and Carrier club held It's
fourth annual meeting in the Garden yesterday
and decided to adopt the American Pigeon Hand
and be guided by the English standard OF periec-
ton The following officers were elected: H. r..
Newell president: p Powell and H. Tiernann
vce-presidcn,s: James Edmston, secretary and
w W White. treasurer. The American Poultry
Association also held its annual meeting last night
II was attended by members from every state III
the Union To-day the members will attend an
informal reception given by the officers OF the
New-YOrk Poultry ana pigeon Assoc"toh' at '"e
Ashland House.
The Judges have been busily engaged in maxi
ing their awards that great number of the cages
arc now decorated with the ribbons when marx
Mckinney the big bronze turkey from Fish
ers Island Farm. which occupies "A display cage
adorned Yesterday with no less than fortyiive sucn
ribbons many OF them representing hrst prizes
received awards Frank ". Gorsc, Timothy Con-
nor. +. s. Walton. c. V. Jennings, H. r l.ackman
G. ~ Crockett c. A koehler. NJ. y. Blauch. A. s.
Hoskins, J. J. Hanselman G. W Eckert. A. Bill
yeald, George Feather, Wellington Kennedy, John
Graves James Edmiston. Fred Rommel H. C. Nor
ton, James Blair G. a. Rawscn lhander WIZ
iams. the Mountain Side Lofts. Alexander Hay,
W +. Robinson. Ernest Gill. II. a. Waldron, C. H.
A. Meyer, William Ehnger. jr.. Frederick Hansei
man. Frank Biuemke Thomas SchCes, Charles j.
Pollock, G. w. spohn, A. NJ. Ingram. r. F. Jones
J. G. Norris II. W. Hughes a. W. Hall, G. r.
Twombly. Ii. b. Stevens. Thorn Bros. +. NJ
Hughes 4. Reinhardt, oscar Seifert, l.. T. Mason,
J. r DoremIs, r. A. Homeyer. the Cairmont
iioming Lofts. W. {. Wittke Frank Kline and
l. G. Abee Special prizes offered by breeders ana
were awarded TO A G. pust9n, ". H. shuie, }: b.
W F. Green John Graves. G. w. Eckert. A. A.
Parker. Fremont Chaplin, {. T. Cornman, George
Corson Pierce Bros. \. f Pierce W. II. Sands.
the Mountainside Farm. Z. =. She?herd, \. D.
Arnold; G. " Beaman, Frank v; Cor J. =.
Loughlin,, r 5. Gaddes. Richard GEe. John Glas-
l. c. Keller. Mrs. Selma Weincrs. II. T. Peters
J. p Keasbey. Miss. Jennie Naissere and b. A.
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