The sun., 1909-01-01
HOLIDAY CROWD AT SHOW
NEW YEARS CELEBRATION
AMONG THE FOWLS.
Interesting Contests In Orplnston Glasses
Furnish Some Surprises
Geese Stir Up q superstitlous Irish.
man-some Novelties In wild Birds.

About the earliest signs Of the New
Years eve celebration occurred In Madison
SQUARE Garden, where not few men anC
women W gay attire and with feelings tC
! match trooped in and out. A sort OF passinl
attention was directed to the exhibits oi
| the Poultry, Pigeon and Pet stock AssoCia
I on, which in the warm air kept up the noise
! OF the opening days But the visitors who
/ had an eye for what is interesting In the
| different breeds we're mostly Interest," ed
/ in the classes of Orpingtons and the varou,
awards One of the rare contests was tha,
! in the class of single comb blacks, where
the crack birds OF khe show were Gagged.
The Cook nrm had a 81 .0Oo bird which was
considered invincibleI and there was wave
OF surprise when the judy yes placed 1t second,
The winner was owned by J. NJ Williame,
and on closer range the appeara zee OF the
bird was vote to have merit I'd the dec slon,
4 tine looking bird from the Poc1atico
yard got third ribbon,
Williams score again In class III Of
single comb AMI bun Ofpington cockcrels
and the same competitor got third prize
acond ribbon went TO the owen Farm
Cook had two birds rated at 81 .0OJ. but they
did not seem to catch he fancy OF the
Judges In the class for single comb bun
Orpington hens. Tor which there was the
big entry OF twenty-five. the blue was
pinned on the Craig and Mnpcs bird rated
to be worth sIOl. Henrietta T.. Hooker was
second: &. h. Fisher got third. The winner
is named Emma n, ana all the afternoon
there was a crowd around her cage. which
was gayly dec Grated.
The Cook birds did we'll in other classes
OF the exhibition yards, winning no less
than four blues. These were in the rose
comb blacks. two in the rose comb whites
and one in the Diamond Jubilee class. An
unusual thing took place in this latter class,
where Cook got the first and second. for
a bird which was rated al $500 was placed
over one with 81. 900 attached to its place on
the catalogue.
Perhaps one Of the rarest specimens al
the show is brace OF Inagple geese. and
they are in cage just inside the Madison
avenue entrance Almost every one knows
about the English maybe being a bird Of
III omen. IN tact no superstition isSO marked
in the Old World that II man sees a nIagpie
when going on any business OF importance
he will turn home and postpone the busi- |
ness till some other day. tn Illustration
Of the tact that even the gap of 200 miles
or 80 will not oblterate the superstition .
over the geese yesterday after ,
noon. Two men that might be from The .
Emerald Isle and who were about in the .
preliminary Canter OF tn" new year ies-
iiyities strolled into the Garden. one
caught sight OF the geese and his eyes Rlared.
and turning round, he flew toward he street
oh. be Cripcs! SAID he outside. 4 maRpie
worse the bird isn't roight, for he has the
legs and bill Of n goose. he two meu
headed for Broadway after that
on the ground floor. about midway, ia
crate OF Wyandottes belonging TO tho Sunny
Brook Farm. and they got great attention
from the Nisitors. principally on account
ut her shows which adorned the end OF the
rate. There we're streamers blue, yellow
and red from Chicago syracuse and flagers-
a real air OF the wild about them fingered
around cage Of Demoiselle cranes be-
longi9g to G.. d; illey In color they are
gray legs and with black and white heads.
Another strange exhibit Of the Tilley collec-
ton is brace Of Manchurian pheas1nt a.
J hey have gray musiaChes curled up by
heir eyes Kaiser fashion and strut around
ssinging their gray plqmage as IL they
enjoyed the eyes Of the visitors.
Several associations devoted to the rails
ing Of different birds and fowls held meet
lngs yesterday, such as he Water Fowl Club
q America. the american bur leghosn
IslaJrd club OF America.
Last night the special committee of eS.
hibitors gave supper at he Ashland
inninK.
there we're a number of, sales Yesterday
and the exhibitors reported that there was
40 III mlnutlOn ir the prices Of last year.
Following are some OF the principal
lwHr"s.
oNPISqJoNs
single comb nun CocR FIRST SunSvtck
poIury Farm. second. owen Farm, third Hen
'etth t. Hooker
single comb imr Hen First. craig 4 Mapes
second HCnTl,tta Y. HOokIr. third. I =. flshtr /
Single Comb sun. tocksrel flrNl, J, ~ WIN
ans a Co. second, owen Farm, third, j. ~
SMILE Comh nun rullet First. N. H. Rich
irison Jr. second, j, NJ. Williams CO.. third,
VI llliams 6CO
Roe Comb Buns 60, First. n. {, ltoCCktr.
ccond, william Cook & Son; third. lhirvnw
I,o,c comb Rulr Hen FIRST H. c. Rotcktr.
second, NIlilam COOK son.
Rose Comb bun Cocktrcl firt william Cook
SUn,
Rose Comb nun Puet First, ralr,lew farm:
tCond William Cook son. third. II. &. ltOtcker
single comb NlaCk Cock FIRST SunswlCk
loultry Farm. second. Sunswick Poultry Farm
hlrt. craig 4 MapCs.
Single comb IIack lien First ToIhurN Farm:
ccond, uak Tree Poultry Farm third. Noun
single CONT RlAck Cockcrtl First, William
'onk 4 Son second, q. f.. Greenwood, third. fot
lur,t Farm.
single comb Black pylle, First, SunSwlck
'oultry Farm: second. Mountain View Farm
Ihird. IOIhurSt Farm.
Rose Comb BLACK cork First. William Cook
\ Son: second. falrvicw Farm, third, Wyey
Rose comb BLACK Hen First, william Cook
son, second, WYE hurst Farm third. NSley
Rose Cnmh Rhck Cockcrel First. William
ooh A son, second, WNleyhurSt Farm.
Igns, rat m 'nF.k