The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-22
LAST FLAPS OFFTNE FEATHER
POULTRY, PIGEON AND PET STOC
SHOw A SUCCESS.
National Organization Projected by tn
Rabbit. Cavy and Fancy Mouse Breed
ers-AmerIcan Canarles Match the I'm
ported Birds I'm Looks and Melody

ported Birds I'm a and melody
There was the largest attendance OF che
week to close the Poultry. Pigeon and Pet
stock Associations show yesterday. The
officers say they made money In the usuai
ratio and that the twentieth yearly exhibit
will be held in the Garden this time next year.
The amateur and professional Ranciers-the
latter will attend 100 shows before they again
come to Manhattan-put In their day barter
ing for new stock or birds that struck their
notions. There were buyers for many OF the
high priced exhibits and the public had n
chance to piok up some bargains among non
winning strains.
Fancy canaries and song birds made the
annex a cave of harmony. The twenty -four
exhibitors were all residents of Greater New
York. While their best birds are priceless
each had a few to sell that changed hands
before the doors were closed. The Judges
J. W. Barr and william Mather. were the
only Ones at the big show that had to have
an ear for music. The American canarics
held their own with the Belgian. YORKSHIRE.
Norwich and Scottish fancy to u gren,er de
bul!hnches. rollers and the different sorts .
mule birds were also of igh quality ana
To close the chronicles Of. awards thrr,
were lOe rabbits on The benches impor,an'
S%inners being Z; ~; Elerd: Treat Neck MI
wick, Manhattan. Mrs. Robert Whitaker
Dalton, Mass, and u. G.. Plath, York, VH
Some Of these also won with caVies. and, also
Syracuse: G. H.. Smedley, Collingdale, Pa
Arthur Davenport, ArmOnk, n. v, and F.. e.
CaTnochan. Manhattan. a son Of (iOuverneH'
NJ. CaTnOchan. the amateur fox terrier fan
the largest entry of fancy mice and each
answered to a pet name with a special squeak
Mrs. Willard y. Masten. Pleasant Valley
n. y. exhibited white rats and won first
prize,
Exhibitors and breeders Of pet stock are
starting a national organization, to be named
the American Fur Fanciers Association. to
advance the quality Of the, various breeds
at shows. besides better facilities to exhibit.
~ they are now usually placed in some out
of the way corner. Six subordinate clubs
are enrolled, the Belgian Hare, Fancy Rabbit.
rs proposed to have a stud book and registrA-
ton list to I'LL the place for pet stock that
the American kenn FL Club does for dogs.
At 1890 o'clock last night exhibitors were
the birds. cats and pet stock to have the
Garden empty by midnight. Nearby eN-
hibitOrs carried away their pigeons and pet
stock in baskets or ventilated suit, cases.
Each turkey or goose to be ex expressed had n
crate to itself and also many of the fowl.
Poultry whether shipped singly or In num-
beers were in hampers or In wooden boxes
covered with muslin. to let in both air and
tins 70 hold water. fixed solidly to prevent
upsets, and the latter connected with pipes
10 the exterior. The express hands on long
JOURNEYS give fresh water to the poultry
from bags of cracked corn tied TO the covers.
The pigeons i~Ourneying to Baltimore or on
similar journeys were in Coops arranged
in compartment boxes somewhat like letter
boxes and similar arrangements were made
for the express hands to care for them during
the trips