New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
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DpORISnfN'
END OF THE POULTRY SHOW
THE HENS AND CATS RELEASED FROM
THEIR CAGES.
LORD BoBs GETS RIBBON OF WHICH HE HAD
BEEN wRoNGFULLY DEPRIVED BY A MIS-
TAKE IN REPORTING sEX-THE
EXHIBITION A SUCCESS

The Poultry Show at the Madison Square Garden
closed last night, and Lord Bobs, the imported
blue long haired gentleman" cat entered by H
Robbins. held his head much higher than Fri
day, and greeted visitors with musical purr.
'Bobs' suffered eclipse Thursday, ac-
count of an error by one of the entry clerks Cen
eral Charles H. T. Coils entered his lady cat
Coco. born and raised in the United States. Like
Lord Bobs, she wears fur that hangs far down
her back The clerk, supposing that Coco was a
cat Of the male persuasion, entered her as such,
and Coco won the blue ribbon.
Lord Bobs very 'huffy' over this said one
Of the attendants yesterday. He hunched his
back and spit a number of Spiteful remarks
about 'boomn' ignorance and 'absurdity.' and he
took that ii attracted attention Then it soon
became known that General Colis's Coco was q
truly lady cat. and that Lord Bobs was entitled
to the blue ribbon the champion blue long haired
male cat. Lord Bobs celebrated the clearing up of
the slight misunderstanding by eating a lot of
calves liver and chewing up the label from an
English stout bottle. Coco for her part, purred as
much to say: - hope you took note that when
it came right down to being superior cat, leav-
ing the sex I. and not that assuming cat
person with the high sounding military name. took
the blue ribbon" As matter Of fact. Coco seems
well able 10 sustain the National reputation for
beauty.
No doubt the chickens and ducks which have
been deprived Of their sleep this week, great
" relieved last night when they were taken out
into the cool night air and started for home. The
ducks and geese began to lose spirit yesterday and
many of the hens with eyes closed. sat quietly
on the floors of their little cages.
H. V. Crawford. superintendent Of the exhib-
ton, and Charles Chamberlain, press agent. said
last night that the show had been highly success
full and had made money
The Hoskius Silver Challenge Cup. offered by the
American Jacobn Club has been awarded 10 {. A.
Koehler. Morris Park Long Island
The silver cup offered by the Eastern Magpie
Club, for the best magpie bred in 1900. went 10 g.
W. Spohn. Philadelphia.
The specials given for White Wyandottes were
won by the Wiowcrest Farm Poultry Yards. Gosh
en-, " Y: the Meadowdale Farm, Lutherville Nd {;
A {. Roberts. Spring City, Penn. James Cheston,
Hartford Conn; Pollard's Poultry Farm. South
AttleborO, Mass; &. II. Bailey Bethel, Conn. r.
G. Bean MOrriStown, Penn: Willis Carter, Bethel,
Conn; Moore & Kingsley, Kingsmith, West Lor-
don Canada; Ralph Woodward, New Rochelle, n.
Y. and James Forsyth.
The $50 challenge cup put up by the American
Exhibition Game and Game Bantam Association.
for members only went TO Fremont Chapin.
bantam cockerel or pullet. similar cup went TO
William Barber. Toronto Canada. for the best
American bred standard game cOckerel or pulet.
Silver cup. value 800. for the best Brahma cock,
cockerel hen and pullet-Won by Norwood Farm.
Silver cup, value SO for the best Plymouth Rock
cock, cockerel, hen and pulet-Won by NJ f Gard
Silver cup. value 500 for the best Wyandotte
cock, cockerel, hen and pullet-Won by Ira C..
Silver cup value $50 for the best Barred Plyn-
outh Rock cock. cockerel hen and pulet-Won by
silver cup sDiana" value $50 for two best Light
Brahma cockerels and pullets-Won by NJ. +. Gard