New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
AT POULTRY SHOW.
Xxx Vanderbilt, Jr.. Among Ama-
teur Exhibitors.

w x Vanderbilt, tr.; Horace Havemeyef' o.
Stamford. Conn: Howard Wfllets, OF Whlte
Plains and Mr.. Caswen, OF MannafohecA' f1io
among the principal amateurs e1hlhiutis a1 LILO
areat Eastern Poultry Show, which opened yes
.eraay at the Grand Central Palace, Lexington
ava and 42d-st. Under a canopy OF stars ana
s.ripes with the cackling OF hens the Growing
Of cocks, the gobbling Of turkeys the quacK-
or.ck,nr of ducks the cooling OF doves-ah
b,andinx and swelling into one great chorus Oh
bird er,otion-the big show opened. to remain
on., through Friday the 18th, from a. N. to
10 p m
There are 2532 entries, the largest exhibitor
he,nr William Cook & Sons who are represented
by lO6 Their prize orpington, which OBTAINED
the highest honors at the worlds fair and mas
never been beaten, is on exhibition. IL is Vaiueo
n 81 200 and offers of 81 900 by Mr.. Willets OF
East Orange, and $500 by ". x Vanderbilt
have been refused.
Naturally. the orpingtons. being the crest
OF popularity, loom large IN the exhibition and
| include some splendid birds. Dr. Paul Kyle. of
Flushing Long Island, president Of the asso-
citation: Mr. Clemence, of Noroton, Conn. and
Miss Gretchen wiedemann the youngest breeder
and exhibitor of black Orpingtons In the coun-
Try are represented largely. All the classes are
well filed however. ". K. Vanderbilt has en-
tered the pens of white Wyandottes and white
Plymouth Rocks that won many blue ribbons
IT Mineola.
Undoubtedly the handsomest birds in the ex-
hibiticn the magnificent gold pheasants and
silver pheasants, entered by Mr.. Clemence of
the Glenbreckin Farm. They stand in the CEN
tre Of the hall. along with the freak cat owned
by Walter Casing and found by him in the
woods near nis house at Holtsvie. 1t is about
two months old has the face and forequarters Of
a cat while his hind legs resemble those OF q rab-
BIT It has the cotton" tail Of the rabbit and
hops like that animal. at its cat end it is
covered with cats fur Of the regulation tabby
gray. At its rabbit end il shows brown fur like
q rabbits in color and texture. It catches
Aipe, but Is nervous and shy with strangers
One Of the prettiest sights In ali the show is
the family of gray squirrels that have been
brought up entirely by a sweet-faced little
Maltese cat There are four OF them and they
sre being educated" with litter of three
nonths-oId kittens The squirrels now six
months old, were presented to Mother Cat be-
fore they had their eyes open. Besides being
much larger and stronger than the kittens. they
are far more agile but the queer little family
OF nine persons live together not only in peace
and harmony. but in positive affection. while
the cat seems to know no difference
Another OF the sights is the bee exhibition.
which includes an observation hive showing the
bees at work and their method of rearing their
young Several races are shown. The bees
can be seen making honey and storing away
the surplus, and then there is wonderful ma
chine which takes the comb and forces the
honey out Of the cells by centrifugal 1orce-
an eye-opener to the majority or people, who
suppose that strained honey is put through a
sieve The different forms In which honey is
prepared for market are also shown Every
afternoon and evening stereopticon lecture.
giving the process Of honey-makns from the