New-York tribune., 1900-01-31
POULTRY SHOW OPENS.
LUSTY BARNARD CHORUS OF 5000
HEARD AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN.
GARDEN.

Madison Square Garden resounaed vsstartisv
with a lusty barnyard chorus of nearly Ave thou
sand fowl. 1t was the opening day OF the eleventh
annual exhibition OF the New-York Poultry and
Pigeon Association. and 1t began under conditions
tnat promise even greater than the assoca-
tlon has achieved in previous years The exhibits
include almost every prominent variety of the do
n1estic poultry and pigeon tribes Fowl of all kinds
from the miniature bantam, who struts his cage
with a domineering air that is sadly dsproportion-
ate to his size to the lordly turkey whose modest
and digniied bearing is in strong contrast to the
tlny fellow. In the pigeon classes the specimens
on show are similarly numerous. All the breeds
known TO the fancier represented while there
are also on view exhibits of cats, rabbits and
guinea pigs. in addition to incubators, which hatch
chickens while you watt brooders bonecutters
and, IN general. supplies and appliances necessary
for the successful poultry farmer 1t will be seen
therefore. that visitors to the show will find much
that is not only attractive. but instructive There
are also freaks plenty. There is cat with six
toes. four legged pigeon and many curious speci-
mems of cross breeding.
The general arrangement of the exhibits is much
the same as last year. In the gallery the
1Wenty-sixth-st. side are the pigeons and in the
opposite gallery are the bantams The whole of
the floor of the building is occupied with the poul
try cages and animal pens while circlng the arena
are yards containing a cock, hen and three puets
the nucleus of a poultry family. The display of
dressed poultry this year is placed beneath the
boxes on the Twenty-seventh-st side where every
sort of game and fowl is shown. This exhibit will
be changed each day. The incubators are shown
In the room ordinarily used a restaurant The
exhibitors of the incubators time the placing OF
eggs in the hatcheres to have some chicks
breaking their shells continuously.
Experts who visited the Garden yesterday were
heard to express the opinion that the efforts of the
association markedly improving the standard
is shm9 Of e soey nGa shows wS fhS p
large enough to make careful breeding for exhibit
| purposes rennuneTatiVa devote
themselves TO the raising of high class specimens.
ead f0f bg e m beeds of he
classes in which they are interested, with the re-
year by experts from Europe, who note the merits
Of the advances made in this country. and carry
The Plymouth Rocks Minorcas, Wyandottes,
classes In the pigeon classes the pouters, car
riers, tumblers Jacobns and fantails lead in point
of numbers
One of the most important exhibits the display
of pheasants made by Homer Davenport, of Ro-
some OF the finest specimens ever brought TO this
country. Inc value OF the exnios as as 1t STANDS IN
are situated in the centre of the main floor The
Impeyans, Tragopaus, Manatchuran, Mellanotus
and peacock pheasants which he shows. it is said.
were never exhibited in any poultry show in the
were never exhibition even In their native
country.
erage for the opening days in other years. The
different breeding clubs vii hold their annual a
lean Exhibition Game Bantam Club will meet
! The meeting of the National Pet Stock Association
IF America will be held tomorrow. The latter
of the show and the secretary, H. l.. Keller, ex-
tends an invitation to all who interested in pet
stock to attend the meeting. The American Black
Minorca Club, the American White PlymouMth Ply M Rock
Cub the American BH11 tIyfnoutn @ rock IIup anu
The American Turbit Club, the Nationa! Bantam
Association the Eastern Magpie Club the Amer
lean Carrier and Barb Club, the Eastern Fantail
Club of America the American Jacobn Club and
day and the American Owl Club on Saturday.