New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
Poultry Men
Plan Novelty
In 1920 Show
Soldiers and Sailors Flock
to Garden; Two Homins
Pigeons Reported Missing
By !. S. Mitchell

~ J. ~. 4NittNllCl
The closing hours Of the pou,.,v
show at Madison Square Garden YES
terday resulted in the launching Of .
project among the exhibitors which
would be decided novelty # ptonerlv
introduced. 1t was that at the nex.
show cup should be offered for ,bo
best of ell breeds and conducted On
the same lines as at the dog shows.
To find judges who would be we'll
versed enough on the fine points os
ali breeds would not be an easy
task, but it was suggested that this
trouble could be overcome by the an
pointmcnt Of jury to pass on tho
Standard breeds. j. Robinson Beard
the millionaire amateur exhibitor
thought such d contest would not hc
practicable, as it would be almost i'm
possible to find experts to decide the
knotty competition
NJ. F. Delano. one of the biggest Win
ncrs at the show, thought the idea
would boost the exhibition, but. like
Beard, he harbored some miseivincs
about finding experts to pass o. the
breeds. Still. the consensus of opinion
was that if any of the wealthy fanciers
should take the notion 10 offer cup
Tor the best III the show the manage
ment would fnd plan to dispose Of il.
a record crowd strolled in and out
OF the Garden al day long. Amonc
those with 4 moribund inclination
, there was choice morsel when il was
announced that two record hominc
pigeons had been stolen from Their
crates. One, an adult cock. with 2 rec
ord for 300 miles, belonged to Georro
r. Beach, of Jersey City. and the Other
was the property of A. s. Vincent Of
nc trace of the filcrs had been found
Service Men Interested
During the five days of the show no
less than two thousand soldiers and
sailors have visited the Garden, a ma
Jorlty Of the landsmen having been
! recently mustered out of the service.
A big percentage of these showed great
interest in the poultry farming busi-
ness, and it is more than likely that
] the chicken raising industry viii have
new element in the near future
Harry NJ. Lamon, the government
poultryman, stated that he had TO
answer the keenest questions on
chlcken raising from no less than 800
soldiers, and to a man their idea was
to tackle poultry farming.
Miss Henrietta Banwell. of Gavlords-
VILE, Mass, who went into the bust
ness two years ago. spoke of the profits
to be gained from the pursuit, and said
that it was the ideal occupation for
the discharged army man. Roland
story, of Brooklyn. who acted as Judge
OF the Minorcas, said that if the gov
ernment would reimburse him he would
Immediately start school of poultry
instruction for returning soldiers. He
thought that poultry farming was the
one work splendid for crippled soldiers
OF those suffering from she'll shock.
The total amount OF prize money
paid out was $4,000 In speaking of
the success of the show. Secretary
Charles d. Cleveland said:
The unprecedented interest which
the general public is showing i'm
poultry has found its way INTO New
York, and the evidence of this is the
receipts of our box Office. which ex-
coed all previous shows for the past
thirty years. Never in the history Of
poultry shows have there been such
crowds of people eager to learn and
make investments in poultry
rms would seem to point out at
least that the people have money to
spend and have taken greater interest
in outdoor life. and all things that 90
with 1t. The New York Poultry and
Pigeon Association feels grateful 10
the public for its magnificent support
We have already decided to hold the
1920 show here in the Garden. and on
the same dates"