The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
BLIZZARD MEETS THE BIRDS.
START or THE POULTRY AND
PIGEON SHOW IN GARDEN.

Amateur Chicken FRnciers Eager for Trap
Nests-Rare Pheasants a special Dis
play--Bantam Pit Games From Eng
land a Noyeity--Pigmy Pouters Hit,
in the teeth OF the blizzard tho only hopo
for a crowd at the opening Of the New YORK
Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Association =
show yesterday al Madison Square Garden
was that every one who had eggs or chicken
for breakfast might be curious enough about
the crude material 10 go TO the exhibition.
The spell did not work. and the Attendance
was not up to the average on the opening
day Clear skies. the directors believe. will
bring along the usual crowds. and mean
while, as the advance entry and other fees
have guaranteed all expenses, the m0nagers
are not worrying.
Ornamental fowl are the most attractive
part Of the show. and ia the sixteen years
OF the fixture no such display OF pheasants.
peacocks and wild waterfowl has ever been
seen before. nor have the general entries been
so numerous and OF so many different sorts.
Instead OF a few exhibition cages, the pheas-
ants are in single pens, which are plachrd ed
with the common and scientinc name OF ga Oh
specimen. a map showing the habitat Of
each bird forming part OF the placard
Homer Davenport, the cartoonist, Is the ex-
hlbltor of the pheasant collection. which ia
unrvalled in It's excellence One. peacock
pheasant, is worth $500 and the display rep
resent5 years of labor as an importer and
breeder OF ornamental fowl
Trap nests in number OF devices we're
included in the showing OF poultry yard sup
plies. They are so arranged that when u
hen enters ono to lay she Is trapped until
the owner comes TO release her and make
a note on his record. the hens being identi-
fed b. their highlands. by keeping tally
of the ogg production OF each hen and by
breeding only from the best producers, scen-
tino experlmenters are evolving an entirely
new class OF myers. The selected hens.
instead OF being content 20 produce sixty
or eighty eggs. have n worlds record of $50
eggs laid by a Plymouth Rock bred on those
lines to beat.
All the gentlemen farmers and the sub
urbanites who keep few hens. who are the
buyers OF everything salable at the feather
shows, were eager 10 price the trap nests
yesterday. and it will be a lucky Biddy that
does not .have tabs kept on her eggs this
season about New York Now that the in
cubators ana brooders have come in to re-
leve the hens of maternal cares, science
steps in to see that they have no idle time.
Pears to me- said Josh Whitoomb
sort of onlooker. that there's too much
dummed scientific talk nowadays in chicken
rAisin'. The next thing, by gum. will be
trap nests fixed like the staterooms on a
steamer, an a hon will haye to lay an egg in
each one Of the suite. by gum. ter please some
folks. The vim they uEed to put inter Cack-
lin. by gum, will have 10 go inter eggs
Amateur farmers at their country places
who 5-aved the blizzard included theodore
K. r Peters Peters. Mrs. james j. Kernochen.
Robert Adraln. Jr.: G. vi. Carnochau. IT.:
Charles Z. Fabcr. HOWARD Nillctsi Horace
began farming Thile Yale senior three years
ago and yesterday,. Judged the Houdans
and Favorulles. the French breed he war one
Of the nrst to show in the Garden. The
FavorOlles have caught on. and, besides
heavy entry. they were subdiVided ~ the
for the FIRST time. Nathaniel G. Reynal OF
the West chester polo set ~ now chicken
enthusiast. and be was after, prize for tho
twelve best hen eggs as vel as Tor rihoohS
with his Langshans.
All told aside from tho ornamental fowl.
view and 2o2 exhibition yards, each contain
ing q cock and four hens. while, inside from
some display lofts, there we're 1873 individual
pigeons besides the rabbits. caves ana
AnRora goats. The cage and song birds
made the concert hall melodious and to-day
tho Atlantic Cat Club viii open it, show IN
arrivals only were in the cat pens yesterday
and they watched with envious eyes the
antics of the two Garden cats Ton and Molly
who had the privileges Of tho floor and
rnoowed invitations 10 the prize prisoners TO
come out md play.
a. good showing in every standard breed.
The waterfowl was especially complete IN
were penned. included the bronze. black,
" hite and the somewhat rare slate colored
Tho showing Of pit. oid English
and in 3ss bantam exhibits the game classes
were especially strong and included novelty
In Old English games. imported by Rowland
p Keasby. really a stauoh and sporty sort
of miniature pit game.
There was n cluster Of the pigeon hyere
homers two Of which have marks of 800 ana
3i1 Of 500 mile trips. while there were eighteen
otherE on the row with records ranging from
900 down to the oven century mark. JaCobins
we're pronounced an extra fine showing by
the experts. and the display Of pyemy pouters
n new varieties was also q special feature
amateur fanciers. were the saddle fantuils.
On which the brown or black wings set OF the
WHIT 9od ds gna soWv as they Ind snoh
arRe clnsses TO handle, but the following
we're among those posted as winners OF blue
ribbons.
pa eTI Canes. CHARLES Morrison Run Cochin
& Courtnt5 Mclean. Charles Niece Partridge
cochin George W Mitchell white Cochin, tdolph
z Anderson DARK brahma' Arthur II. leach.
Witt Plymouth Rock. Grcvstonc Poul,ry Farm.
peapacls Farm. Black Langshan. ~, Clarence DC
Turk. F. F. Gibson. Bert " limit Henry Cundrli
and Mcneil Blue Andausan. Feathcry Flats Farm
r. II. Quackcnbush banner Yards, Golden Polish
W u. cara blhFk lfl'Nils LOUIS NJ eAtAif ihitN
Klrschler: Colored Dorklng; Henry Halcs: Gcorge
p Inches: silver Gray Dorknr Watson Wcstiall
Henry Halrs, George - Inches white porhnFs,
Henry HalcS. Grove Ceurani Ia Fleche okc and
NrNcii
Belgian Hhrcs. John Rlcshcck' flemish Giant.
n H. BurdSall. English Rabbit, Henry hsseli,
lflmaayan. John p. Block. Angnra, c. H. Ellard.
Anr Variety Rabbit George Hall
Pigeons Startling. Hehlg Bros. Ice, -Helblg
RIOS: yellow Crested Hollanders, 4. 7. Robert:
Variety Hollsndcr,. Stephen II. Burger; lflgh
Flyers, Henry Cues.
TURF WAR IN THE WEST.