New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Amateurs Gain
Coodly Awards
AT the Garden
Beard Scores With His
Buff Orpingtons and
Albright With Minorcas
By ]. S. Mitchell

Among the general public an idea
prevails that only men and women who
are out for money making dabble in
chicken farming, but if those who har-
bor the illusion happened into Madi-
son Square Garden yesterday for
glimpse of the poultry show they would
be sadly mistaken. The statement ap-
plies particularly to the contest of the
exhibition pens, which was the main
feature of the day.
Each of the pens contained cock
and four hens, and as there were sixty
classes trying for pastors the scramble
was exceptionally interesting. Fore
most in the array were three million
alre amateurs, and they Jared well-that
IS, considering that they are non-com-
mercial breeders. The first Of these
was j. Robinson Beard, the only remain
ing scion of that family, and famous
as the owners of the Beard Stores,
which once stood on the present site
OF the Erie Basin. He secured the
pastors in buff Orpingtons, and it will
be remembered that he was winner
IN lhe same class last year.
The Beard exhibits were catologued
as the Lucknow Farm, South Norwalk,
Conn. These bluffs presented {, splen-
did appearance and weighed around
twelve pounds, and on the authority
Of Mr.. Beard himself are better table
bird than turkeys.
Dog Lover Triumphs
The second wealthy amateur to score
was Andrew Albright, jr., Of the Pros
pect Farm, of Newark, N. j., and we'll
known among the dog lovers. lie had
entries in several classes, but his most
successful attempt was with the black
Mnorcas. They were the same team
which won the honors for him at the
recent Chicago show. The third mill
ionaire to account for honors was
Walter Is. Bliss, of Bernardsville, N.
j., but his fancy turned to the fowls
and he scored with three varieties of
ducks.
Undoubtedly the most valuable pen
of birds in the exhibition was that
of barred Plymouth Rocks, with which
L. y. Thompson, of AmenM, N. Y, car
rled Oft the prize. The five birds are
valued at $4,000, and to all appear
ance were perfect specimens of the
breed. They are a composite American
variety, large, tall and handsome, with
rich orange legs and moderate single
comb. As table birds the type cannot
be excelled, and as mothers, sltters and
layers they have no equal.
AS raiser, exhibitor and winner
with the breed Thompson has the long
distance record. For the past twenty
and has never left the Garden or else
where without his quota of the spoils.
In the pen display the fat OF the
day went to M. f. Delano, of the Owen
Farm, Vineyard Haven, Mass, who had
the winning collection in varieties, white
plymouth Rocks, single comb Rhode
island reds and single comb white
Leghorns. The only part of the glory
to go South was where Z. A. Meyer,
of lowing Green, Mo, won with pen
of black Langshans, and the only Cana
dian to tally a victory was John S.
Martin, of Port Dover, with white
Wyandottes.
Two peculiar breeds came in for
prizes in the silver Campines and the
Lackenvelders. The former are a Bel
glan breed, and are small, active non
sitters. They have barred plumage.
single combs and slatc-blue legs. For
table purposes they can be used only
when young. The paster for the breed
fell to the Homestead Campine Farm.
of Whalen, Mass.
A Recent introduction
The honors in the Lackenvelders fell
to the Wildwood Farms, Sayville, L. I.
They are a comparatively recent in
PRODUCTION and hail from Holland. They
are wild, small, delicate sort of biped,
with white body, black hackle and tail,
and are said to be very good layers.
In the odd classes there were some
notable wins. c. A. Brown, Of Sayvillc,
L. l., took first prize in light Brahma
bantams, one of the exhibitors defeated
being Harvey D. Wood, of Bound Brook,
N. j., who will be remembered as the
owner of Molly Wellington, which held
the worlds record of 1926 eggs in
year. Wood conveyed the information
that Molly died on his farm
The committee in charge of the prof.
ect to rc-chicken France will come
in for some help to-day through a gift
from George p Sienere, of the Globe
Poultry Food. This gift is in the shape
Of an exhibition. pen of rose comb
Rhode Island red, worth 500. They
will go to the highest bid between
the opening hours in the morning and
the close Of the show at night.