New-York tribune., 1919-01-23
Rooster With
Rainbow Hues
Features Show
Payne Whitncy's Poultry
Entries Among the Win
ners at the Garden
By ]. S. Mitchell

he variety seekers and those usual
ly on the rampage for odd things in
the fuss and feathers line had gala
time of 1T yesterday in the second ses-
sion of the Poultry Show at Madison
Square Garden, with the result that
those who happened to be ultra keen
unearthed some out-andout curios.
number Of these figured on the
catalogue under the A. 0. V. section,
and they were Gagged on the left hand
side of the main floor near the Madison
Avenue entrance. One exhibit to ex-
cite deep interest among all who saw
him was a Russian Orlotf cock owned
by doctor from Iowa, and he brought
brace of this class of fowl in the
light of a fantastic exhibit To the
casual observer the real color of the
eek which occupied cage No. 1898
would be imposs ble Of description.
Some of the women named him the
Rainbow Rooster and the impromptu
definition answered the situation fairly
WE'LL for the cockerels color changes at
every different ray of light. As he
st~uts abou. the cage he would first
appear to be dark red, which would
on change to black. only perhaps in
.he next second to show q shade o.
green. Originally a deep red. this Or
loT was liked with green wingbar
and deep red penclling on the saddle.
Both the h-ckle and sickle threw out
the ever charging CLINT of miniature
rainbow
Other Peculiar Exhibits
In this same section-A o. ".
which means any odd variety-there
we're other peculiar exhibits. For in
stance, there were several white Rhode
Island Reds apparntly as much of
paradox as tho proverDial white black
bird These birds. of which there
we're half q dozen. had the scarlet or
red combs and wattles of the popular
American breed, and to all appearances
we're birds that might be suitable for
the show riHg or tue farmyard. An
other curiosity in this department is a
most stylishly crested Red Houdan in
cage No. 1881. and as an extremely
sav specimen she can be classed as an
treme of this French breed. With
head erect and continually shaking her
top-knot. she swung around the care as
II to say: Just take look at me-"
hat is most curious about this ex-
nlbit the marking, which bears some
OF the characteristics Of the Ancona,
particularly in the bib and the variant
marking of the lower coverts.
One OF the liveliest features of the
exhibit was the campaign inaugurated
by the Misses Mclean and Taylor, rep
rcsentng the American Committee for
Devastated France, and they carried
around with them a placard which bore
the attractive legend that they were
cut to ere chicken" France In other
words. the sprightly pair were making
the first real move to bring back the
breeds of poultry fowls and, other am
rhibious bipeds which were put out
of commission by the Germans.
Among the breeds about to be rees-
fablished are Houdans. Faverolles
crevecoeurs and La Fleches. Dressed
in war field uniforms, the young
women fitted here and there through
The Garden securing names and decorat-
ing the prospective members with the
ever popular tri-color badge. The plan
IS that every wearer of this badge
shall pay 10 cents, and for an extra
quarter Il means that hatched chicken
shall be placed as part of the stock
to rehabiltate the chickenless terri
tory over there.
Payne Whitney Winner
BY far the most prominent winner
of the afternoon was Payne Whitney,
man. who has had the hardihood to
serve as a private in the United States
army. While he has supported the
fancy show ring for number of years
II is the first time that he has come
out and allowed the exhibits to be
catalogued under his own name Of
course it is only natural that he should
patTonlze real sporting breed, and
there was no surprise when Mr.. Whit
ney swept the decks with his Round
Head Pit Games. ~In the classes for
cocks. hens, cockerels and pullets the
Whitney entries had matters all their
own way.
There was an entirely new angle in
he pit game department, where four
classes of the purely American breed
we're shown An entry of twenty birds
made fine display. the honors in
cock. hen and cockelel classes falling
10 Prescott Van Wyck. of Summit,
y. j. His best specimens were in the
brown-rcds, duckwings and spangled
pits.
the value of the carrier pigeon on
the battlefield and some new wrinkles
about his use were shown by August
DE tortes. Belgian who has an exhibit
or dozen carrier pigeons and a camou-
haged portable coop. Every now and
again nc releases the pigeons, and after
flying about the Garden for time
they. DESPITE ali the attractions, return
20 the coon.
'everal sales were recorded. tho most
Important being white Leghorn cock
belonging the NJ. F. Delano, Of Vineyard
iiaVen. Mass, for the sum Of $500. The
buyer was +. l.. SewelI, for George r
FerriS, of Grand Ranida Nich