The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-05
FASHIONS IN FINE FOWL.
BLUE RIBBON WTNNFRS Ar THE
POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOU.
Cats Make Their First Appearance
dian Game From California Ucaten
by Providence Brh-Fanciers for
Pleasure and Pront Crowd the Garden.

Affairs moved briskly at the show Of the
New York Poultry. Pigeon md Pet Stock
Association in Madison Square Garden yes
terday and the bright day brought mp the
attendance 20 high water mark, il The ilue
fclines entered for the Atlantic car Club
pri2os we're In their places and the exhibit
attracted the usual host Of minds aud ma
irons, who think morn OF one longhairod
cat OF kitten than OF all the hcGsnuts. poUl-
try and pigeons put together
A. A. Parker. the iudge ~ the game bird
classes. had hard problem 20 solve in Indian
games. one entry was @ cock cent from Cali
fornia by Percy Ward THAT has great record
as winner ON the Pacific Coast rhe bird
was in fine trim in spite Of It's midwluter jour
ney OF 1000 miles, but the company Do had TO
oppose was too fast for u. rs the racing ma
say. There were eight others in the clasi
and the California bird aid not get into thl
ribbons. both tho first and second guuds sonA
to the entries OF Henry \. Kirby Of ProyidenoA
but except for being somewhat rough andN
duh In pumnge. which may have been the
result OF the journey. the California bird was
pronounced equal To those that beat IL out in
the unusually oven class
The entries. to indicate the widespread
interest in this show NJ the annual meeting
ground Of the winners az the many State
fairs and minor shows. in this class FOR Indian
games Included. besides ltflOlN l-luu0 hND
California. birds from Wisconsin. New Jersey,
Massachusetts,. New York State and from
two places in Connecticut. The larger classes.
such as the Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes.
Orpingtons and IanRshGne, show from
twenty 90 fifty rivals in ench class. who hail
from all parts OF the country.
City exhibitors of poultry enter from their
country residences, but many OF tho pigeon
fancers keep their birds In The Bronx. Brook
4 a fra kun
yard lofts Back yard Is 10 be taken In the
hroadest sense. for one BROOKLYN fancier has
nineteen city lots fenced and wired into
pigeon lofts baltimore and Washington are
also noted Tor lofts Of tnncy pigeons. and. 70
breed for feather. as tho fauciers have
to do. small loft Is often the best. and con
scquantlv some Of the most valuable birds
are raised in the hack ward lofts, in which the
pigeons nre constantly under Inspection.
Two canary birds entered Tor exhibition
only were winners as The best so the show
In Paris in November where thc male was
purchased for 700 and tbe hen Tor 2uO francs
They are long and larec resembling some,
what an ludHu game ln conformation and
arr or ID breed called chrrs1uthcmums
In France on account Of their SIZE, They have
twice the bulk OF any Of the Belgian or
American carares about them ana attract
much attention.
blue ribbon telines into giants The huuT
hair Of the longcoated varieties adds 10 The
apparent size, but nearly every specimen
on show WAS as big as Wild -csi, or lynx.
The values ,aure from so Tor @ lof haired
kitten 10 for or I'VE times Us much for q
prize cat.and when asked about prices the
exhibitors do NOT show "a keen desire 10 sell
Thu poultry and pigeon owners. on the con-
trary are always eager 20 mako sale, but
ihoy use their prize birds only a. samples
of the sort they viii ship from the farms ana
seldom soil the winners outr ght.
The following were blue r lob on winners
Poutry-Bur Plymouth Rock, q. noycs,
Orchid nm Farm = q. shepherd silver Nyan
dpue J Frank Nanalstyuc Dr. q. q. Beckett
Golden Wyaudotfe. George % Nuttt, itN g. kcllrr
Brllndngc Bros. white VS. Andnur Z. Oh
inghAm Ross q n Hallors Huf Wynndotte
IlaWfins n n ingalls, j. n. scott silver Nyen
dnttcs q. D. Arnold y. q Nyciof. Par'ritge
Wysndotto 3 =. Keller. r. g Nyou1. John h
Trauk & Sites. nr = q Glcht.l single Comb
W1ite Ieghorn T. q. Wyrkor Irving Rice
Orch4rd Mn Farm 6 p Smith Single comb Brown
LeEhorn. " II. Wicbse. T. Is. Crdlef. j. r. no
PIgeons-FnTlsh Owl Dr Charles Y a Meyer
J. Z Donovan a Is Nardcl SON hArrv lHlct,
! u Ssilcs. African Owl. hauy Fidclman'
y ] Karfrr George u Spotn. gh.nc'r owl H4Tr
" Pdrlmhu Harm rlrich fantal. tfnrf fielf,
Alexander Hay Havcmcycr Bros PhNArder
Williams V j Onlnk RInts, h0yd G Evans.
poutef atwood y Hnskins TumhIcr. d. G. Lauirf-
bach George 70 rstls. Frank ~ Core, Eichhf1
TVltrry r. 2. Durrwue " " Hewitt. H0Thr1
! Young l.. o. BroscnsowskY Rollers and PaTlof
Tumhlcr y a Scheid, C. =. knctfCt' Iacolir%
Charles T. Lang. l. IS hyde. Jr. Edward o. Lb}
Frank W OoTSe. John Han
Including the subdivisions br color. james
Blair won nine Havcmcv"r Bros. nye and
Alexander Hay I'VE blue ribbons 10 the fun
tail classes.