The New York herald., 1920-01-23
VICTORY NEAR END,
SO Is UNCLE SAM
Pioneer War Pigeons Have
Close Call at Garden
Show.
DESTRUCTION WAS ORDERED
Parents of First A. f. +. HomerS
Doomed by Disappointed
Owner.
DESTRUCTION WAS ORDERED

Uncle Sam and Victory. pioneers of the
army homnG pigeon service and insured
by their owner. Auguste De Corte, OF
staten Island. for 5000 because of their
historic value. were saved from death
Yesterday at tho Poultry Show in Madi-
son Square Garden because of the pro-
tests of sentimental and patriotic poultry
fanciers and lovers of animals. Mr. De
Corte, n native of Belgium. left Wednes-
day aboard the Lapland for tho land of
his birth to spend his remaining days
there, broken in spirit and disappointed
because OF lack OF recognition by the
government and practically ruined in his
old days. as he is now close to seventy
Years of age.
In note he lcft for his representative
at the Garden, W. J. Cienot. which was
opened yesterday he said Kill my birds
after the show and send the bodies to
the Museum of Natural History to be
mounted and preserved as historic birds. :"
Just like in a movie thriller, a. reprieve
came for the honored pair when storm
.uf protest swept the Garden over the de-
struction of the historic homers, and Mr..
Genot was prevailed upon to auction them
off at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon
10 the highest bidder and send the pro-
ceeds to their breeder in his old home
town in Belgium
Mr. De Corte has been greatly disap-
pointed because no recognition of his SER
vices in starting the army use of pigeons
has ever been made by the government.
said Mr. Cienot. "In truth, he believes
certain persons he instructed have de-
prived him of his proper recognition.
Mr. De Corte made affidavit before
entering the birds that he had demon
strated to the War Department in Feb
,l'uary 1917. the value of homers with
Uncle Sam and Victory and exhibited his
patents for cooping and handling pigeons
sin active service on land, at sea or IN the
air. He stated that the first birds sent
70 the A. T.. f. in France We're fourteen
bred from Uncle Sam and Victory and
were shipped prior to the call Tor trained
pigeons from General PershinG.
Mr. De Corte was the pioneer in the
breeding of Belgian police dogs in this
country and has been a prominent figure
at dog and poultry shows for twenty years.
lie was one of the best known artists IN
interior household decoration in the coun-
try, but he neglected his profession
through devoting so much time to the
breeding and training of war pigeons. and
left for his old home practically i'm
poverished.
The burIy buff Orpingtons attracted q
lot of admirers yesterday ]. Robinson
Beard made record with his stock, wnen,
for the first time breeder repeated
victory of a previous year with pen
headed by the same male bird. For the
third wear in succession he won for the
best old pen Mr.. Beard is an amateur,
and every one of his thirty-eight entries
was bred and raised at his Lucknow farm.
Andrew Albright, Jr., another amateur
won for young pens This is the first time
that a distinction has been made between
old and young at the Garden. com
cidencc in these awards was that both OF
the victors have been prominent winners
in the dog shows.
There were thirty entries among the
buff Orpin gton hens. and Professor Hen
rietta F,dgecomb Hooker, of South Hadley,
Mass, was the winner. She intends to
donate the prize money and anything ac-
cruing from the sales to fund oeing
raised for Mount Holyoke College
The awards follow
Poultry Awards.
Ruff raghorns. Rose Comb.-First cock hen,
cockerel and pullet, Charles A.. Schroth Caoot ia.
blue And0las asian-First cock hen and pTplIlst' pTllst
aosEerel asIry = +. IS'fP d. Bird. Greenwich Conn
Black orpington single coWh'FTiEirtstb FIT ben ooek'
T Field Marshall Beamsville Ontario, Canada.
First cockerel and pullet, Robadel Poultry farm'
Blue orpington. Single Comb:-First. cock and
rs f bdn sre0tsS% eoserc he9andsP Barh Central
Psyf Whit. T. otipineton i Rose combFirst cock, hen,
cockere and pullet. Glenwocd Poultry farm'
Si5sfSSe paTS corGish-First cock W. A. rtzpatrick
scranton Pa First hen. Frank u. Clement
south Bethlehem Pa: First. cockerel. Timer L.
wbits corpis6. First co,k. L: J. Smith. Deer
Riye Conn Frt 6ea pa ana rfst Pget cochere % G. B.
smith. Hackettstown. y j.. Ao, oo,.rc-ol and
LIE SIIecklwsdi wi,inss SnsSefF Farm. III sHoi%de s. J.
Red SIssex1First cock and cockerel, Willinc7
Fsr%' Fsss r,aSsn sS.moera Sramorc. @ osis -.
White Crested BLACK Polish ISL cpSS, pcrn,,d ren
ececker. and puliet' "endo'e' ar"' '''n''us
'iS Mctisd e 'oudanElrst cock and pqss wilS
woGd .oss.r. TaTWT r. aksie ssst' Phiiiipsburs 81 ~
ss, GsTSsEy G.mSHeEid RidTselS GoF nd FIST Gs1
erel aud puliet. Homestead Campine Farm way
oldsn GSSs and s1essF. ssD MSs
sSck % bTslsarSd Breasted Rcd se Esh6tisn
ck. ben and nalIsi' Tyiil@s William a j. James soua
oEaTss siIss: Duck 6 wnsFirst cock and hen rsssim
E1a pye.Pirst. Snit cock cocker.i hen and Duilet
sssP e?ek coePsrel Rs RusGf hrtsa
g syaSsy Rsr csef eP5fse11%S%t 991 west newton Mas: ~
Kaacy ola aepsea sesdf1 fas sne
first. Young. eander and, young goose. sand Hi
ill1 Hnbden Geese. First, young goose. John II
White Chinese Gcese.f'irst. old gander and oil
f-o1c- H. W Trip q Son. Dundee, y. D
Wild or Canadian Geese.-Eirst' old goose
yyendover Farm. Bernardsville. y. J. first. youni
acose Wendover Farm. -.
Pckin Duck-First old drake and young duck
Wandoycr Farm, Bernardsville, y. j. First. OLE
dncL Prospect Farm Newark y. j.
poien Duck,--First, old drake. old DUCK ant
vnYya auck Sheffield Farm, Glendale, Ohio.
White Muscovy. Duck;-First, old drake, rc OIL
blue swedish puck.-First. old duck. Edwin Fl
Fast Fast India DacS.~flrst, old duck, Edwin II
india Runner Duck.-First. old drake. Edwin II
Norris -, nj. s,, d..L
ana old duck, Rod Gate Farm, Madison, ~, J
Tirst young drake. sara a. Little, waterloo
y. Y.
Record Homer Glasses.
Thrce uundred Miles. .teio, Cock.r-First' G.
hrsr,osfi rhrse iunGrs6 Miles. 6ie HeuFirst. Charlie
-Four Hundred Mics ADULT cock.-F1rst. Mathia
2wep'lifa -Four Hundred Niles. Adult Bep.First. Chris
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