New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
4 CLOSE COMPETITION.
PRIZES FOR FOWLS-WEIRD
TALE OF \ DUCK.

There was a marked increase in the attendancs
at the Poultry Show at Madison Square Garden
yesterday. Fully half OF the visitors in from
outlying districts to pass Judgment on the cocks.
hens. ducks. canary birds cats rabbits ana
pigeOHs- The other half of those who strolled in
in the twelve hours the Garden was open were
New-YOrkers who knew thoroughbred pussy cat
when they saw one and were ready 10 pay heavily
to secure for a household PET. Important sales
were made yesterday in many departments. A
Tribune reporter overheard negotiations for the
purchase of a yard Of WyandotJe fowls The
owner of these handsome birds asked 500 for them
Later ne said that he had good reason 10 believe
that that amount would be fort Incoming to-day
from the young man with whom he bargain
ing. a sad tale Of a duck also heard The
duck hungry and the owner knew il. lie
bought a dollars worth Of patent food and fed
10 his pet, 10 whom, II said. the opportunity
for learning its capacity for patent food had
been presented. Eating the strange commodity
caused the duck To drink much that he
sweIled up and died \ few minutes before the
tragedy the owner mad been offered Sl5 for him
Valley Werewolf the Russian wolfhOund. in
charge OF the exhibit Of FaveroIIes. the imported
chickens. near the main entrance Is easily the pet
of the show. The big fellow watches over his
wards like old. hen with brood of chickens
Several large offers have been made for the hand
some brute 1t is likely. however. that he will go
back to his kennel at the Valley Farm, simsbury.
Conn.
The eats in the concert haIl-fufy arstocratc
with women and children. In the words OF the
oldttme Snowman They're alone worth the price
of admission
large consignment of pheasaEts arrived yester-
day. There three cages of these striking
birds the MadisOn-ave. entrance. The tails o.
the males are long and graceful The plumages
especially about the neck is green. gold and blue
and IL quite attractive color tones seen in
the peacock. The pheasauts promise TO be very
popular.
Altogether the exhibit pleases the critics. Yestsr
day several We're heard to say that the show was
the best ever given in this country. All classes
have been filled ia the limit. One OF the judges
said. We have had great difficulty In making
awards I've never taken part In closer COM
petition Many OF our decisions have been made
the turn OF feather. We consider breeding.
size and quality. There hundreds of young
men of means who have recently taken up the
breeding OF high class poultry as fad They
have shown discretion and Judgment In their eX-
perimeHts. and the result is seen here in the high
standard of breeding which their exhibits repre-
sent. The formation OF poultry clubs under the
parent organization. the \ew-NOTk Poultry. Pigeon
and Pet Stock AssOcia ton has helped wonderfully
to awaken the general interest IN the breeding Of
thoroughbred fowls,
Only a few OF the one thousand awards remain to
be made.
The exhibit of pigeons is especially fine There
nearly thOusa nj carriers. hOmers, JaCObius
and others. T. A. HaVemeyer has sent over one
hundred of his best birds from his cOteS at Nah
wah y ]. He is the largest individual contributor
of pigeons. and is CItalOEUed under the OF
the Mountain Side lofts