Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-14
Fine Fowls of Many Va
rieties Seen as Big Ex-
hibition Opens
CHAMPION HEN THERE
Famous Lady Byzantine Ar
rives With Her Retinue
of Attendants

Building hundreds OF roosters stuck out
their chests ttigurativcly speakngl and
crowed loudly, and then some. They
had been Growing for an hour or more,
and now at last the sun had risen. No
wonder they were proud. Each ono Of
those roosters knew it was his Growing
that had brought light into a world of
darkness
A circular. sent broadcast to poultry
fanciers and farmers within a wide
radius of this city, had announced the
opening of the 10th annual show OF the
Philadelphia Poultry, Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association for 10 q. m. today.
That was for the public. For the par
ticipants, the show began when they
caused the first rays of the sun to peep
over the housetops from the East.
There Is one thing remarkable ahc
this poultry show. The press agent docs
not say it is the biggest poultry show
ever held. But It is one of the best that
the Philadelphia association has ever
held, and has only been surpassed in
size by the number Of entries asst year.
There is another remarkable thing
about It, The most valuable fowl in tnU
world is on exhibition. She is the famous
Lady Byzantine, worlds champion egg
layer, who has gotten more publicity of
late than a prizefghter winning a cham
pionship. or an actress getting a divorce.
SHE'S a MONEY MAKER.
Lady Byzantine is the celebrated $780,
900 hen the property of a. i. Christian.
of this city. Like the famous 100000
inheld, which Connie Mack used to boss.
the hen is really worth more than that
big sum. She is the champion egg-layer
of the world with Sii eggs in 365 days to
her credit This record was completed
recently on MIR. Christians farm in
Maryland.
1t is hardly worth mentioning the fact
that Lady Byzantine was the centre of
attention when the show opened today.
Everybody wanted to see the bird that
will bring to her owner this year a sum
of money equivalent TO the interest on
81, 100000. For IL is a fact that Lady
Byzantine will probably net $4,000 profit
this year. and, according to experts on
chickens, If she lives three years will
earn $4,000 more. such is fame in the
avian world.
Fresh from honors won at the poultry
show in New York, Lady Byzantine is
being treated with the greatest respect
and care. For two days she has been
living in regal style at the Hotel Walton,
with man to take care of her and a
detective to guard her. They are taking
no chances with Lady Byzantine. And
when she arrived in the Metropolitan
Building just as the show opened today
she found a detail OF policemen waiting
for her.
The trip from the hotel was made in
taxicab, for Lady Byzantine has all the
expensive habits of a million-dollar baby
Proudly, head erect not deigning to no.
tice the comparatively common fowls in
the show, she entered the building Yes,
Lady Byzantine is something of a snob.
Even In the midst of such an aristocratic
collection of birds, Lady Eglantine was
superior to them all. She was to them
~ hat hn tl.. ,f.tsF
class.
Tonight thee local poultry association
will present a gold bracelet, studded
with diamonds, to Lady Byzantine. Pro-
fessor f. II. Stoneburn will make a
speech OF presentation and the gift will
be accepted by Mr.. Christian. No doubt
after that Lady Byzantine will be
prouder than ever.
\ HAPPY FAMILY
The happy family from the Elm
Poultry Yards, Hartford. Conn. was the
second object of interest after her lady
ship. Those who saw the silver duckling
pluckily jump at the big Japanese
silkies twice his size, who saw the big,
barred Plymouth Rock and the equally
big White Leghorn snap and pick at their
smaller brethren, who saw the big goat
drive his horns in the direction of what
ever bird or beast dared molest his |
solitude as he browsed in the sawdust,
did not think the family was so happy
after all, despite the name. But f. o. |
Groesheck' their owner, said they were |
getting along beautifully.
Give 'em a chance he said, "and
they'll be friendly enough after a while |
Scraps In every family. you know"
When you consider. on second thought. |
the varieties of live stock i'm that ono !
cage the family was not so unruly after |
all. There was a beautiful Boston ter
rIer in a ~
kittens In another. with brood of guinea |
PIGS and four rabbits nesting between.
In still another corner n duck and II |
huckllngs, with the mother snarling al |
all who approached her little ones. And |
about were any number oF |
English pouters, trumpeters, barbs, fan |
tails, magpies and owls still maintaining
their ancient solitary reign.
The Metropolitan Building has been a /
busy place in the last "a hours All night, |
men were working to get the
show In readiness for the opening AL |
most constantly chickens and other I've |
stock were arriving by express and being |
placed in the cells to which they were |
1t was disturbing night for |
he chickens who were trying TO get their |
accustomed rest, and the big black |
4angshan from the Orient In cage No. 9 |
let out its powerful voice in a doleful |
howl. Mr. Brosbeek, its owner, asserts |
that it has the loudest voice of any bird
N the show.
That Langshan, by the way, is a stately |
bird. measuring Is hands-Wait, this is /
aot orse-show-measuring Is inches in |
height. There are more of them in the |
show and they are attracting admiration |
from all quarters. So are the Faverolles, |
4 rather rare species of French fowl |
which are seen in more than usual abun- |
iance IN the present show.
1000 ENTRIES AT SHOW.
There are nearly 5000 entries In the show. |
shere are $50 large chickens. $50 ban |
s.gs, so geese and turkeys, 1900 pigeons. /
00s rabbits. Also there are 70 breeding |
lens and many miscellaneous entries.
The show Rill continue from 10 a. m. to /
$50 p. m. every day until Saturday. In |
hat time the birds Will consume three |
md one-half tons of patent feed. and the i
lnimals wiz eat fiRe barrels Of carrots. I
isht or 10 bales Of hay and i've barrels I
r cats. The fed alone costs $40 a ton.
The following are officers of the poultry /
lssoelation:
PRESIDENT. Hears, p 4, Riley s.JFsga1erd. Pa.
Treasurer Carroll kenpton-
Se6reiary Fauk r Gilbert
sszeeatiSs committese-H @ Ross smith asiil " v. |
i5sssfIer. AIoeTeateWn. n. D.: r. W Mosher. OF l
asnla1aan, y. T.. suneFiatendept q the show; /
.ssfi5 tenaeaf and y. q. Plath, OF Nan /
f- efack silraff uta utienf-
Afaas widely known breeders haY en- I
.s4ee their stock. aud some OF those |
aas lns n the principal breeds are as