The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-18
AMATEURS win WITH POULTRY
SOCIETY WOMEN AND VEN SNOW
RLIE RTBBON BIRDS.

SIIaIrs TO the Fore AMONG FAneIers Other
Novelties I'm I'eathcrhOm Ia Madison
square G;arden-TBrund Ise Takes the
HaNemeyer Trophy for Third Year.
Amateur and professional rivals were IN
The races for blue ribbons at the opening
OF the New York Poultry. Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association yesterday. Poultry ana
pigeon exhibits filed the floor ard arena
gallery in Madison square Garden. with rare
phcasants on special view near tho Madison
| avenue and big turkeys At the Fourth avenue
end. CAVES and rabbits. with inCubatoTs
! hntching out chicks and broOding pens IN
which the new arrivals CheeDed. were IN the
corners. over 200 song birds and canarles
made the annex melOdiOus, while In the con-
cert hall long and short t1ired cats we're
being unlocked for the sixtn annual show OF
the Atlantic Cat Club to-day.
We had only 100 exhibitors at our first
show. -" said Supt u. V. Crawford, who serves
as Mayor Of Montclair when not in his poultry
yards. Now we have nearly 200 in poultry
and pigeons alone, which reveals how the
show has grown in nineteen winters. There
are 3.O9s entries OF poultry, not counting
displays, and :.OOa entries OF pigeons.
Among the many beautiiul pheasants in
the display made by John Bredt OF New cry.
Rockla nj county, were Two newly imported
prince of Wales phca SAINTS. a novelty even al
ElKliNi tbNFN AhNN INV - a'' 1850 s
brown and bronze tints of the Monaghan
phea sants aCccntuated by white pCncii!ingS
o. the wings. Anot her novelty among ihn
display cages il u Silhie hen and her brood
OF chicks. entered by 4. &. BCCistctn. q Pam
Held amateur. This breed. which seems COW
cred WithwhitS silk fOss instead VI Te1tn"rs, -
ia fashion bile favor at this show. Mi, Lucy
Niger ana Miss GrIcs Of Great Neck, who
arc noted at dog shows for black curly
poodlps. are nos alngtFurS IN. poultry ana
exhibit as L~lanEollen FARM Their lmgortGn
brown Jenks. 4 g.. BecksteIH aud other cN-
hibitOrs. The winning cock, n Cry-i,l PalhIe
bird. a short backed. shortlegg"o chap Win
q Mulberry crest brignt, ming the snowy
floss and hooks ire" from NulturH Ie0ther1,
Il a grand ind d th a. rd dni ss you"E MIXER
breed Mrs. Frank Snyth OF philadelphia.
was another amateur with fire birds.
Rug Laced Polish the only ones in tn" country, 4.
benehed by y. W; ta1cs rn a''a'"Hr o.
non in ,ubdued shades. although the birds
stnnd rs nobly ~ lndiGn games and faunt
gay, topEnots, The cock and nsn came from
here are even better than the parent stock:
Turkeys, geese and ducks ere very good and
exquisite in dark pl,unage and az heavy
~ lead for their size. attracted inc fancy
importations by +. II. MOrris. and one as
There are ninety Ave Blqck Orpingtorrs in
surpasses any seen in the breed AZ New York.
Richard Delale'd.. president of the Park
PIainiield valued Al g.. OOO, and three other
English ones are listed a. 1900 zach. YET
that the hOmebreds will win out, although
we're Hfiniishedi IN Golden WySndoges, Which
OF Danbury. Conn, took fret ia cocks, with
G ! AZ Bug; deal By tnS S SnS Sik which lSS% TSS0SS
also two years ago as a cockerel. 4 son OF
Gold Bug, won for him " cockeTels and q
SSiek 81 hG nSIIef by L sSsr Y e sro won GSr L SISea-
burg. Mass, was first In hens, his entry scoring
in condition oyer lady Golden now seven
meyer cup for the best display In WyandOttes
was won By Brundage for the third 81 ccessive
Barred Plymouth Rocks had the usual
keen. competition. T.. Is. Thompson Of Armenia,
N. T.. repeated past successes by nrsts N
StratfOrd. Conn. won in hens with a finely
marked bird. Amateurs had a share Of the
cocks an entry from Samuel Untermyer's
Hrsys,9ne Farm won; W x. SraXes Of spring
n nss'1d' bIconss w0n ~ ?0ckhs aTI md M Rr LSha l;ds
Farm or West Hartford. Conn, in pullets.
Miss Grace Watt. w; X Vanderbilt. JrY who
Of Sayville. Clarence Sackett. the West
Chester amateur. and the Railway veteran,
ribbons in the classes for iii games.
was only second with my brown red
bird. : said Metheld, An, ! could have won
Judges go more Tor color than scrap. any
how. an they are right. Since the last show
broken ribs. So l haven't had tho gafs on
any Of my birds. I'm % years old an when
bro 9aoE %E'i rRbs i ssIS m = 2 SsaTt T' aISn qri Ssns ssf
Aleck Smith, the professional golfer.
Judges will wind up in poultry and pigeons
to-day. but the show wifi last out the week.