The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-02
MANY POULTRY CHAMPIONS
FEATHERED IRIsTOCRATS WV PRIZES
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

Attract Display OF
Birds Dressed for the Broiler Market.
The feathered celebrities exhibited by the
New York Poultry and Pigeon Association set
tied dow into docorous show order at Madison
Square Garden yesterday. All the catalogued
specimens had outllved the worry OF the open
ing day. and plumed themselves for an impress
sive dress parade. Belated visitors who were
scared on by the weather on the opening day
were also on hand in n systematic frame Of
mind, determined 10 study the sights In nu-
merical order II it took the balance Of the week.
The exhibition yards around the outer circle
OF the main floor attracted n large amount Of
| attention. The birds were arranged five in a
pen. with one male in each lot, aud these little
family parties showed the chief characteristics
OF the standard poultry breeds in a compact
form. which was appreciated by hurried call
ers. This extensive section included q rare as
sortment Of light Brahmas. two pens of the
same breed in dark colors. a lusty looking lot
Of Cuchins in hun. black and white; black
Langshans, bun Orpingtons, barred, white and
bun Plymouth Rocks; white, golden and bun
Wyandottes': Leghorns in white. brown and
bun: black and white Minorcas, Houdans. and
several other types.
Snugly ensconced under the balcony at the
Fourth avenue end are several turkeys for
which Thanksgiving has no t%errors. They are
raised exclusively for breeding aud show pur-
noses and prices which effectively
shut out consumers. The specimens shown by
George Wolf. Seneca Fails, have. secured three
first ribbons and four minor ones, IL fine show
ing for seven birds. There Is also a notable
display in this section from the Fishers Island
Farm, which raises nearly 500 birds a year and
ships. breeders all over the world. The farm
has been, identified with national shows for
years. and the srecimens i puts forward, this
time include II two-year-old turkey weighing
Iorty-ilve pounds, a yearIold OF iorty-pounds
and n handsome twenty five pound youngSter
TINT was in the egg last June.
Epicures found All, appetizing, treat in the
section set apart on the north side Tor dressed
poultry and game. It IS chock full of the dain-
test edibles OF the kind TO be found at homo or
u distinct object lesson in ornii66icgy. The
varieties Of unplucked game exhibited in front
Of the stall include English pheasants. teal and
Guinea hens, Egyptian quail. golden plover.
English aud yclIow:leg snipe and Havrc de Gras
! the largest Philadelphia squad ever shown"
weighing twelve rounds TO the dozen. while
a twin Of tie, other. is a lot Of = Incubator
h%roiIers,,, fed luNuriousIy for u few weeks and
tnsS kiI Gf , when SaaD they Ths attain stR,S st sy SsIEe
the, West as far as Falls City. Neb..
Iowa. Missouri. and kanas. including turkeys
weighing, from twenty-six to .thirty;four
geese from Wisconsin and one Of these has
been frozen and on exhibition, for two, years
without any danger of losing quality and flavor.
these specimens as were shown in competition
took practically all the ribbons in sight yester-
day.
The annex is increasing in attractiveness.
especially for juvenile visitors. The chicks are
hopping out In hattaliOnS from the incuhatorS
and chirpinE around in the runs. \ new coop
for grown birds was put on exhibition in this
department yesterday and presented many i'm
movements which we're favorably commented
on by veteran exhibitors. There is also Il rare
assortment Of poultry food, including the latest
popular specially.
At an impromrtu gatheringEof old time breed
crs during ~" afternoon It was estimated that
the value OF III" birds on exhibition represented
about S19O.OOO. the prices. of course. being es-
timated from the standpoint Of breeders who
set an exclusive price on the birds which main
tam the perfection Of their respective tyres.
f"athercd tribes. it was said that the balance Of
the exhibit mad Il market value OF over
500.
The Judges worked their way industriously
yesterday through the various classes. and
made the following awards:
piEeGRTs s;1 W G%rsS; J. C. 6. L. LssmScrbaGh' H. 4 Wal,
Ru iolph SweistnrI6. j. Edmiston. Andrew W.
4 Ra Mey. r; Robert 4; Sth? S' o, A. B; 6 RSsEin ssi, Gsorg g.
\. Atwood. William Broemer, George y. Crockett.
George q. Fetterolf. Folsom q. Lang; Edwin $. Lup:
scRqn1T, george ". E.ESrt., {. 4 koehisr' Edward
Blu lrich. II. u. Jones. Channccy VI. Swccnic. Charles
}. POLLOK, 4. W. Drake. Henry Tieman and yelling
Poultry-Iancshans. pr. +. NJ. Robinson. c. Kis-
Iodrey. r]nSoiors i. + + HoiInaHier. Join 7. C'othrnn,,
ti-on. mriard Okc and Ezra Cornell; Jersey blue.
4. J; & Il. p. McConn: Polish James J.. Ctincc and
b. +. Bryant; Hamburg. Richard oke. Robert I:
talle! H. l.. ID, MiR''k ~ son, in'raI SamT' henrE
\: hirnn 'omrR" W nIIh|iI M" r.. Vt W rersh,
H n"H, =" = u Hr" T. CIin,rJj ~ pc hm"aH e Horry
II ia i" : CO.: frizles, ii. W. BiIlard' rame
hantaIns. Mountains,de LSfts and peircn Bro. -'
Exhibition Yards Bun c0rhins, George Ball:
black cochins. L. p. T inmpson; black langshans.
DIR. F.. VI. Robinson; golden wyandottc. Ira G. kel-
Ter: bun Wyandottcs. c. S. Mattison; $, {. white and
James a.rS2t " La%G zach nthCCt n !, r iIrIIt TIL "a M rna,
tpnryt. "A <Orthuu. LIGHT hrahn ma bautans GpOryyp
n,IiInn .nabri,,l,I h,nta", 90 " pr,n"r % "'''
Pet S~tuck-Harcs, Henry l.. Banks 4 Co. and j. II.
,iDtlSGhalk; haobitN' EIl"tt smith, \ heinhardta ana
20" o "
', Wv, ~ 4, :, r IL u " =" n $3.50. ne
thny bring Together n number Of representa-
tive men WHO are Interested in poultry and
pige0lis, aud many 81 the ~leriai prizes arc
Ei,Ntn nS ~ II, o,uga =" ~ I,m,,1',,' ~ w ,l q ,nS
Tor to-day ara those Of tLe Jerhnrn. American
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