The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-02
LAST AWARDS FOR BIRDS.
MANY NEW YEARS. C4LLERs
THE POULTRY AVID PIGEON suom

Homing Pigeons with LonG-Dt.ta,,.
Records an Added display E,ca..,
Pigeons Furnish au Aerial Pcrrornnnc.
Incidents In tho Holiday Attendance.
Some homing pigeons with records for lone.
distance flights up to l.os7 miles were the nj.
ditions TO the Poultry and Pigeon show Voc.
terday. They wcro In an extra strpur n,i
padlocked box. aud were watched by u special
handler. The experiment OF showing on Sow
Years Day was a success. II II were still tia
fashion to keep open house. tho only game.
turkeys, and poultry most OF the visitor,
should have seen would have been rel oaiup
legs up, on sideboards, ilanked Dy eide dlshe,
Of salmon and picked oysters. In place Of IN,
old love. the vogue yesterday was ~ MAKE
calls on animal fcatherdom.
A domestic confidence was disclosed by \,
~''enfant terrible In ono family group. II,
stood transiixed before the line Of carrier ris.
cons. a variety conspicuous by n swelling cx.
crescence on the beak.
Look. mamma" cried the child In a sh-lll
treble; that bird has a nose like papa"
The pigeons are good actors. They seem 70
enjoy the hustle and noise. and fiirt their
feathers with pride whenever Il visitor hangs
over tho Gaze. The bantnms. too, enjoy a
show. and are always willing TO be Dottel.
Quail are timorous, and the bevy in the bx
cage ut the entrance huddle together. The
pheasants care nothing for the noise. but con-
nnoment max es them nervous and pugnaciou..
Tho large poultry breeds are ~fretting. and ..os
each big fowl about fills NJ It's cage they sill
GLADLY leave their confined quarters tonight.
Tho ROSTERS ere husky in voise' but still able
to sound q clarion challenge in good style.
An aerial performance that caught tie
crowd yesterday was furnished by the antir,
~ t-a pioanpa that had pad md r,.r.
camping out in the ralters. One. q brown
carrier, was content to swoop In graceful cir
cles overhead. but his companion, a white
tumbler. gave n more brilliant act. IL darted
downward. with the swiftness OF n rocket, uu-
u close TO the prisoners 10 the cages. AID
shooting. upward to regain the perch high uD
among the electric lights. Traps are set FOR
the truants. who are valuable prize winners,
but they seem TO scorn all lures.
The Havemeyer exhibits In bantams md
pigeons. shown as the property OF Mountain
Side Farm. have won many prizes. The bhO.
ends tonight and has scored a success greater
than usual. Tho entrance fees. 81 for each
balanced the $1,000 p!ize money and LETT a
margin over. and, after the rental and other
expense. are paid. 1t is expected that a snug
The American Poultry Association. the ma
tional organlzatpn OF breeders and %fanciers.
ness was deferred until this morning. The
American Barb. and Carrier Club held rs
t Sss annual Hes sHre.d N 70 I aS ,S s.'s ;hs amer
can pigeon band as a ~fetlet. and 70 be guided
by the English standard of perfection. Tbs
vice-Presidents r. Powell and II. Tiernsu;
sscretary. James Edmiston; Treasurer. W.
w. White. The awards yesterday follow:
POULTRY.
silver challenge cup. value 500, for best Ame1.
ean.brel standard game :ocke.ei or pulIet, 70 %
by the ciub-Fremont Chsnin. Oneida. y. Y.
Cup for Lest brown red game bantam cockerel OF
can Game and Game ssntan club; donated By
Henry o.. Havemeyer. jr.-AountAin side Yarn.
Cup for best P-rchen game bantam cock.rel or
puliet. bred In AmericAi for meinoers: donAted 81
silver chai'ensc cup. value sioJ. for best Aneri.
cau.ored game bantam cockerel or pu!let. 10 es
by the club-A, A. Parker. Dunelien. y. !
silver cup THE Presidents cup, for the best
headed African owl hen: donated by {. W. buttles,
President, American Owl ciub-John Graves. Win
silver cup for the best African owl COCK or hen OF
any color. bred In 1895. TO be won twlre before
Ownership, can be claimef-eeorse W, Eetert, Al.
silver cup for the se., EaEii.h owl COX or hen of
Silver cup for the best African owl COCK or hen Of
any color. bred in ~isyo-Gsorse ": Lskett; 49,.
pulisi; BY JOSEPH Z. Waite. Goshen, i. Y.-jOhnB 3.
BY American Bun Les6orn Club. silver cup. value
s25. for the largest aGd best exhibit. =. shep-
special club medal for the pest mu1 les lumber
wearing isY6 seamless eand-frAnk ". GoFse,
Special club metal for the beat c~iean.les ';un.
bier. bearing 1876 seamless band. A. Atwood.
Wauregan. Conn.
G, II. Proper, silver cup for best golden Sci.
bright cocE-E. A. Todd.
National Bantam Association. all specineas tr-d
In Amcrica: r. K. PriIchar', sSl cash or silver
cup for the best corkerel or puilet. Other tsAa
ganc-Won by Richard OEe.
William Holmes. SEQ. silver cup. engraved, 20 one
exhibitor showing the largest number Of price
won: not less than nvc varieties OF hantams - p,
SHOWN; must be won twice Before ownership Ca
be clAimed-Richard Oke.
PIGEONS.
Long .muned Tumhlers-Any color ndfle roosteFs,
Timothy Common, Maiden, Mas. any color sAti!s
hens, Frank W. Gorsc, HigLlAnGvule. Mass; my
color beard rooster. Frank W, CorsHs any colo
heard hens. Timothy Connor; Al. color nioit'e or
~rosewinS birds. \. W. Gorse. any cn.cr moigIe o.
70 sewing hens. r. W. Gorse; Gny color solid or
barred BIRDS. c. v. Jennings, Newton Lower Fails,
Mass; any color solid or barred hens, Frank W.
Gorse.
ciesn.legsed run,biers-Auy color mo',l- or rose.
wing bird. G. o. Lougnlin. Ma cara Pals any color
nozzle or rosewing hen. J. 4. Atwood, WauregAn,
Conn; any color solid or barred rooster. 7 :.
Gaudes, Raltimorci any color. sold or barrel her.,
c. o. ~loughlin; any color bald or beard rooster, J.
A. Atwood: any color bald or beard hen, J. \. Al.
wood: any other variety, cock or hen. Walton Cup,
4. W. Oorsc.