The New York herald., 1921-01-19
FEATHERED FAMILY
GATHERS IN GARDEN
GamecOck Glasses Prove At
traction at the Annual
Poultry Show.
by JAMES S. mitchell.

All the members Of the feathered
family that ever cackled, gabbled,
squawlzed or cooed around farm yard
were gathered into Madison Square Gar
den last night, and the variegated col
lection to-day, with some rabbits and
CAVES added, will constitute the thirty7
second annual exhibit OF the Madison
Square Garden Poultry Show. Inc.
Roughly calculating there are thirty
four classes OF poultry, though some of
them might correctly figure as fowls
twenty-five classes of pigeons and thir-
teen classes of rabbits. among which are
some classes of Belgian hares. Coupled
with the harmless pigeons are swallows
and magpies, the latter being the noted
harbinger of ill-on1en the world over.
Owing to the management having to
alter the Garden after the fight on Mon
day there was considerable confusion
getting the birds into the cages. and the
Judging will not begin until 1870 o'clock
this morning. In all there were over
1900 living things inside the building,
and they made themselves heard in one
continuous earsplitting racket.
The show was not officially declared
open till after z o'clock. and those who
braved the biting cold and sauntered In
were chiefly attracted to the section
devoted to the pit games situated on the
Twenty-sixth street side, well back
toward Fourth avenue. One old battle
SCARED warrior in pen No. Zoo seemed
to catch the eye OF the critics. With
his spurs clipped to admit of the thee
veen' to bind the steel to his heel he
was an example of what was vicious In
biped life. Bare-breasted from driving
- f1. ...4s stI ~
battered comb he bore the scars OF
many a scrap. The man in charge OF
him said he never fought, but his ap-
pearGnce unfolded a different tale. The
old bird looked a real veteran OF the pit.
There were a number of younger birds
all OF which showed to be In prime con-
dition.
There are n few new things this time
which In due course VIII unfold them
selves TO the curiosity seekers One Is
a blue goose shown In the display cage
owned by G. d. Tilley. and there are
some black swans which, II Is SAID
whistle at times in the night. Other
curios In this pen are Egyptian geese
Mandarin ducks and brown Chinese
geese. Among the land fowl specimens
are rose and sulphur cockatoos, guans
cranes and swinhoe pheasants.
In the rabbit exhibits the new item
was what is termed n Havana rabbit
His fur In a dark glossy brown, thicl
and heavy, and according to the experts
the coat when used as an outdoor gar
ment VIII last four years without sur
fering from the ravages OF the weather
! Tho flesh OF this particular bunny n
said TO be in the same class as squads
among tho fowls.
An innovation this year " the add
tion OF a sales department, which oc
cupies the basement, where number o
| choice breeds may De purchased 70
| breeding purposes In bygone year
there used 10 be the yearly kick fron
the Long Island, New Jersey and West
chester farmers that they were afforde'
no opportunity of purchasing a choic
specimen. In order b remedy III
shortcoming the mart downstairs WA
instituted.
The cold spell yesterday caused NOR
OF less anxiety among the exhibitors
fearing that the combs Of the high clas
breeds might get frost bitten. Thi
was especially the case among the breed
ers of Orplngtons. Rhode Island Red
and the other classes not noted 10
hardness or hardship.