New-York tribune., 1920-01-22
Chickens, Pigeons,
Guinea Pigs Set
Record at Exhibit
Madison Square GartIe,,
Show Attracts Greatest
Number of Contestants in,
History Of Association

Madison Square Garden is the cacA
ling ground this week of 5000 hens
and sundry specimens Of their kin.
Added to the confusion Of feathers and
scarlet combs is the rural din CT 25N
guinea pigs and 1000 war pigeons, some
of the latter with damaged wings and
service records.
Tie tkirtyhrst annual show Of the
New York Poultry and Pigeon Asso-
ton has the largest attendance OF
fcathcred guests in It's history. The
main floor and balconies are filed with
the coops OF single birds and the pers
Of poultry families. The peacock, pheas-
ants, cranes, storks and Chinese aad
India geese tiaunt their gorgeous colors
in the center aisle. They are fanked
by a pool of water fowl Upstairs arc
guinea pigs. A special department is
devoted to bees. along the oval walk
bordering the main floor are coops,
houses and yard requirements. Live
chicks are Matched III the incubators
while one waits.
L. S. Exhibits Wa: Pigeons
Interest centers chiefly in the HON
ing pigeons with overseas records. ex-
hihited by the War Department and
Naval Air Service. They come from
Anacosta, D. c.. where the naval air
service has established a loft. They
are foundation sock, transferred from
France. They numb4r rs and succeeded
IN delivering 10 995 messages overseas
in one year. Many 6 the messages
were Of an urgent nature from air
craft disabled at sea With no means Of
communication except the pigeon. This
is the first occasion on which the gov
crnment is 81 exhibitor o. a breeder Of
pigeons and poultry.
The sensation Of yes .erday's judging
was the unprecedented sorics OF sue
ccsses scored by L. 4. Thompson OF
Amcnia, N. Y, in the four classes for
barred Plymouth Rocks. His entries
captured the FIRST, second, third fourth
and fifth prizes in each Of the four
classes. This record has never been
equalled at an exhibition in Madison
Square Garden. Judge Newton Gosh,
Of Vine. ard, n. j., who is d national
authority on barred rocks, declared one
ten months old pullet belonging TO Mr..
Thompson to be the most perfect speci-
men OF barred Plymouth Rock he h-d
ever seen. 1t was promptly chr;5tened
"Glorious Girl" 1t could not be
bought for $4,000. It's points of excel
lence, aside from symmetry and guam
tity of plumage. are the evenness of
The bars that distinguish the breed.
Each stripe from the top of the head
to the tip OF the tafl is narrow. even
circle OF black. They do not merge,
as in less perfect specimens.
List of the Winners
The white fantuil pigeon awards
went largely to T. a. JIavemcycr of
Nah Hah, n. J. William r. MollinaauX
Of Hampstead, n Y. won fist prize
FIR his exhibition Of homer, silver and
dun pigeons. J. G. Donovan, of Brook
n, won a humber of awards for his
pigeons.
In the poultry classes JOHN Stewart,
Waikiki, N. T., and William !. Palmer
Of Granville, n. T., Won awards for
Leghorns. William RyIance. ST. A!bans,
l.. l., carried away prizes with his White
Ninorcas. nonors II l5Mck Lcghorns
and partridge Wyandottes went to Will
ium r. MollineauX, Hampstead, n y.
Rabbit awards went to +. G. Moul~
.rup, Sterling, Va. j. NJ. G. Bigelow
Dundee, n y; Irving W. Slack, Provi-
dcrce; Joseph Blank, Mount Vernon;
Albert W. Perr!or, Syracuse; II. S.
Shock, Hackcnsack; !. II. Shannon,
Jersey City; William c. ". Child, Port
Washington; Oscar Ticc. llion, and
Charles o. Niles, Frceport.