The sun., 1916-12-30
POULTRY SMELLS
CACKLE PROTEST
L. r. A. Sign Ruffles
Feathers Of Blue Ribbon
Thoroughbreds.
10000 ARE IN REVIEW
Glass Of Farm Yard strut for
Visitors in Madison
Square Garden.

What the members Of the feathered
Four Hundred that are giving New
York an opportunity to see them at
Madison Square Garden Just now-what
they want to know IL this:
Is there anything personal In that
sign tackled up over the main entrance
to the Garden, the one that says. "F. l..
Il. A. Meeting Sat. Morning at Prince
George Hotel"
because. ~ the Golden Pheasant down
In a. y. Tilley's paiatial enclosure re-
marked TO the Egyptian goose. feas do
not move In the best fowl society. and
the person who would hint such a thing
merely shows his ignorance. And the
Mandarin Duck. politely waiting his
turn for n dip In the tank. said that II
that four by four water thing was New
Yorlt's notion OF a proper bath tub for
nifty aquatic aristocrats New York had
better refrain from SIMPLY comments
along the sanitary line. Yes. 1t was all
very we'll for the management to claim
that +. l.. T.. A.. were the initials Of .
ponltrymen's fraternal organization, but
the entries at that show certainly had
their feathers up q II.
BisseS SHOW HELD.
This is said to be the greatest poultry
show ever. II certainly IL a fine collec-
ton of singers. The musical critic might
do 1t Justice. but all a plain reporter can
say is that the opening yesterday was
signalized by an impressive wagnerian
I rhnYtta ANl lA& N no ~ kA. NNTas ~
prize brakes and eanders singing bass
and h incubator chicks furnishing a
touching treble, a dirse was performed
late In the Afternoon for tho ten unfor-
tunate English Runts. very high class
pigeons. that died somewhete between
the Egyptian Farm a. Marion. Ill. their
late residence, and New York.
S~ufocation was given AZ the cause.
after a hasty autopsy in the upper gal
lery OF the Garden. The owner In said
to have valued some Of the birds az
800 apiece. and IL Is feared he won't
be able TO collect anything like that
sum from the railroad. However. the
victims had n fne requiem performed
In their honor. with Caruso. Edward II.
Morris's celebrated goose with a voice
carrying the tune for the rest.
Every Kind 81 Fowl There.
Twelve thousand exhibits are In this
twentyeighth I'M show OF the New
York Poultry and Pigeon Association.
including not only nearly every kind OF
fowl ever heard Of hut sheep, foxes and
a few ouadrupeds. The fancy bantams.
pheasants. &c. IN the Happy Family
from the Hartford. Conn, Elm Poultry
Yards brought along q foot warmer in
the shape Of a long haired goat. He
appeared resigned TO the job and made
no protest when half "A dozen fowls
fought for places or his back.
The United States Government en-
hibIt attracted t6ge crowds and Miss
Yankee Doodle Dandy. famed for hav-
ing laid 2l4 eeGs during the year,
showed her ohliging nature by exhibit
ing her specially and laying an egg right
then and there.
Women are showing their ~in,eres, in
fowls by competing for prizes and Mrs.
Payne Whitney with her Silkies from
c;reentree Farm. Manhasset. I. l., di-
vided honors for first prizes in the sin
gle classes with those from Hilton
Farm. Catasauaua, Pa. She also re-
ceived n blue ribbon with her exhibition
pen. Cecil sheppard OF Berea, Ohio,
was one OF the chief winners. III
scored nine out OF ten frsts in the An
cons classes. One Of his hens In said
10 he the best laying hen In the United
States, having produced sos IN the las:
32s days. Mr.. Sheppard said he sold
her us a chick for 80 cents Later he
bought her back Tor $3.50. and now
values her at much more than that.