New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
END OF POULTRY SHOW.
THE FANCY PRICES PAID FOR SOME OF
THE SPECIMENS A PRESS
AGENTS STORY

The annual exhibit of the New-York Poultry and
Pigeon Association brought to a close at Madi-
son Square Garden last night. The show has been
a success in every way although the weather dur
ing a portion OF the week was so cold and blustery
that many people from the country who intended
coming 10 the city to the exhibition did not
do So The breeders OF fine birds say that they are
more than satisfied with the outcome OF the show
and that more members OF the feathered tribes
have been sold during the week than at any other
exhibition Of the sort ever held in this city. In
many cases fancy prices were paid for the gigantic
turkeys pheasants and pigeons. Pheasants were
sold for as high as $50 each. and pigeons of the
fancy types brought from SIS to 800 each Several
hundred dollars offered for a chicken and re-
fused He a triple prize winner
The Industrial exhibit that attracted the most at
tenton was the Incubator. of which several styles
shown. One of these incuoators was built on
the observation plan, and visitors were enabled to
witness the incubating process from the time the
egg placed in the heated interior until the
little chick broke the shell and made his advent
into this world of trials and troubles.
While the hero OF the following little yarn hap
pened to be the press agent OF the show. this is
not press agent story OF the regulation sort, for
1t really happened and the heroine is nameless for
the reason that nobody knew who she was
vision OF loneliness. accompanied by young man
in immaculate attire. visited the show yesterday
afternoon. The old saw about fine feathers making
fine birds did not necessarily apply to her, although
the fine raiment there. She became interested
plain to her why the conceited feathered imps
strutted about grandly and inflated their chests
with Aldermanic persistency. But her escort was
not learned IN such things, and the press agent,
happening to pass near, volunteered to explain the
breeding and habits of the bird for which he re-
ceived charming Thank you
Then the young woman asked II she might have
one OF the pigeons in her hands, and the bird was
taken from his cage and handed to her. Woman
like she cu6dled the feathered beauty against her
cheek and smoothed down his feathers, smothering
the bird with baby talk The bird cooed in a way
that showed 1t appreciated the attention Then It
was handed back 10 the press agent and he not
thinking placed II his shoulder and also began
TO smooth its feathers. The young woman. absent
mindedly, possibly. continued to the bird,
turning to her escort occasionally to discuss with
him its many hne points The is told in the
press agents own words:
The young woman was engrossed with the
bird and her conversation with her escort that she
momentarily forgot. Anyway. her hand, instead
Of smoothing the feathers of the bird. was moving
smoothly over my aged paw as held the bird on
my shoulder. Her escort happened TO glance up,
and saw ii an instant after did, and you ought
to have seen his face He turned crimson, and
hastily catching hold OF the hand OF the young
woman, he said, Come. Maud. will go down
and look at the pheasants.''
The exhibitors OF fowls and wild birds say that
the show has demonstrated that such fixture IS OF
interest to many people, and that will undoubt-
sdly remain an annual fixture, 1t IS in England
In spite OF the cold weather the atmosphere in the
Garden has been kept at an even temperature, and
none or the pets, ii is said, have suffered from
exposure.