The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-03
FEATHER SHOW A SUCCESS.
POULTRY AND PIGEONS AT home IN
THE GARDEN.

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Frinss FOR Record TEsners EHhisitsd ~ the
Unitea States Wavy-Hzaveu,eyer nrothers
Defeated IN white Fantsiis-nohipsen.s
hanEshans win rrern the Hampstead Farm.
Every feathered star was on It's best beba-
vior yesterday at the Poultry and Pigeon Show
in Mndison Square Garden, and thoy proved It
by loud acclaim, after the .manncr Of their
kind. There was q good attendance. and the
dealers shared:the good feeling Of the box office,
for many Of the visitors invested in fine birds.
Two Of tho big bronze turkeys, including o
brother to the blue ribbon winner, were sold
for shipment to England, where they are to
make tho circult:of the shows. The prairie
dogs arrived in the morning SAFE and sound,
after being snowbound, and proved 10 DO q
lively and companionable lot. When not play.
ing with the spectators who noticed them, for
they have no timidity and like to DO patted.
tho quaint little animals sat up erect and sur
veycd the sights. as they sit at the entrance to
their burrows on the. plains. Tho specimens
on view were raised in captivity, which ac-
counts for their frieidliness. Next in interest
among the pet stock is the brood of vari.colored
Japanese rabbits. They were brought from
England, and this IN the first time the breed
has been shown hero.
It was flyers day, for the greatest interest
centred in the Judging Of the pigeons. Broadly
stated, tho features were the defeat Of the
Havemeyer brothers in two OF the three classes
for withdrawals, q type that they have usually
swept the boards In. by Norton, an older but
far less extensive breeder; the grand showing
Of p%outcrs, and the prominence achieved by tho
birds shown by the Homer Pigeon Service of
the United States Navy. The Judging in the
classes for homcrs with records established
clearly that Uncle Sam, in time of need, will
not lack for rapid aerial communication Ono
of them has n rppord pf I dla rarda m mfpnta m
speed that would carry it from Havana to Key
West in time that could only be beaten by
electricity.
In all, over LOGO single birds were passed
upon by the pigeon Judges yesterday. From the
tiny American owls to the largest.bodied pig
cons known. which are called by u playful twist
Of nomenclature the %.runts." the Judges found
that every class contained no lack of high-class
specimens. There are no new varieties on view,
which is regarded by the fanciers as q health.
full sign, for It shows that the American types
are settled and that the time is past when n sim
gle odd feather meant q new classification.
Taking up the birds of defence frat, the u.
s. N. exhibits figured in a class having individ-
ual records ranging from.200to 400 miles. w.
]. Stanton, the judge, allowed the records to
count heaviest in the.award Of points, but plum
age, agility, and carriage were salso welt
upon. In the class for homer hens the U. s..
N. birds were a blue one, that, among other
performances, once carried a message $50 miles
from the battleship Texas at sea to Tompkins-
vile, s. J., and a red checkered hen imported
from Belgium, which has records Of flights
from Lyons, Moulin, lie Charte. and other
points for its former owner. The best Uncle
Sam could do in this class was to score o second
and third to q blue hen shown by j. F. Dore-
mus. In the class for male ho'ners the navy
had better luck. First honorS In the class were
awarded to an imported blue checkered bird,
brought from Belgium. It is a 1.-THE; clean;cut
flyer, with the speed record Of Lass yards Q
S..N. bird. an imported red checkered:cock and .
great.grandson Of Doukeren,. who has q record
Sbro asI ma,r g Sno was "a f tSisd & SmRn sno aanslo Of
mis- blue racers. This is the first time the U.
In tho three classes for white ~fantails the
Havemeyers scored only one blue n,. ribbon % This
S Sos d r. she ss s1Sss f fn s Sla %sls G stgis. In oaE Mh,Se
and n ! sh asp Of tail na.t over r u; ,, e No asa K. entry .sE.
yersal of form BY the statement that the two
f faa tho M9S class sssf for hens pas! Nortoh PS' BABY BY Blair had
tho best feather and style. Hayemeyer was
Class, for &C cocks or hens hatehed in 1897. Nor.
@ 1Sn ssHFHa his IL f%se %on th Ta' SPSs r nFss nh sn yo aiss
is a little gem, full Of life and action, with hard,
unrufficd tail, and the roundest and smallest in
the class. 1t was an easy win.
In the special for the best fantail at the show,
howeysr tho Hayemssyyers beat this hen witt
q similar performance at Boston. Other points
being equal: J., the e. color 81 G,r would turn the verdict Ct
this country tl' It is rare to get a BIRD true to
type in black, and the one under considerat ton
i h.t the 66ess1 T. the 9e experts say, that J h.i has ever aver been ,aa
according TO the same authorities, than any
black fantail ever imported by the H%avomeyers.
offer Of $3.50 was refused for IL ut Boston.
This Is exceptional value for a fentail or for
priced pigeons Gagged. The birds arc nearly all
imported from Scotland. where they arc called
fRs "t sas to e, s 80 a aplsco. nn Se sae 70 e Ssrr Hs a the Ss
PPoat o. r. : mar %aFE tIRSon Is No: 1890 a.. a sI black RGsi
ice would DO impressed by, the beauty of tho
characteristic marks The body color is a LUIS.
is a perfect white crescent, on which rests the
dark bib, and the other points accumulated by
and the fringe Of tho girth and legs, In tho
pi isni Up pouthe ns t thes Large arg e,dtyyEpse II fSnr8;dnoed In
Pouters are the greatest Of all feathered
pets. Like the ~fantails and J~acobins. they are
always judged in a walking pen. To make a
pouter responds as cheerfully, as a Kitten. As
at being noticed, it swells up in front like a bal
loon. which is what the judge wants. When in
by the passersby as a spaniel at a bench show
It Is a novel sight to watch the ~fantails In the
t Ths!fis wen Pen up, i keep 0t The G ay feathers III ms. Of t heT
wings tucked under tho tails, and SO, although
they bend back until the head touches the tail,
they are able to walk about on an even keel.
The poorer birds have short fly feathers, and
as they swell and DIDO do the he baSkw ard bend the
capsize, and the tantail is anchored. incapable
Of motion in spite of all desperate efforts. Tho
fantails get very much excited while parading
about. Norton's young prize hen trembled
with nervousness and fright after the ordeal.
and its cage had to be covered with papers
a%fterward before 1t would calm down.
The light Brahmas and Hamburgs wero the
most notable classes judged in poultry, the ex-
perts combining their attention to tho minor
breeds. In Blue Andalusians A. G. Keyser
scored over the Havemeyer Brothers. contrary
to expectations. A start was made in the
Barred Plymouth Rock and Black Langshan
classes. In the latter DR.. Robinson scored In
the male class over the Hampstead Farm. The
best rooster from Hampstead had a broken
sickle feather. an accident OF travel. which set
tied the decision against 1t. Every feather
counts on the standard of perfection.
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