The Western Pigeon Review from Topeka, Kansas • 4

20 THE WESTERN PIOKON REVIEW. Parlor Tumbler, and that as near perfection as it is possible to get. Mr, Hankla entered at the Mid-Continental show, Kansas City, five birds, winning four firsts, one second with ten birds in a class. Our friend, F. J.

Spies of Cres-ton, Iowa, writes us that he will beat our show in December next, with as good birds as can be shown. Mr. Spies surprised the boys at the recent Pigeon show in Topeka, and expects to make a clean sweep next time. He is a fancier of the right kind and knows how to defeat or take defeat, and the boys all like him too. We expect Clias, F.

Greeson and Hopson of Bedford, Iowa, will join the Western Pigeon Club soon. They are fanciers whom we would like to meet and are indorsed by fanciers and are fanciers. We personally know Mr. Greeson of Pigeon photograph fame and hope to meet all of the Iowa boys at the next exclusive show, Veteran. Inside or Parlor Tuumblers.

Of all the different varieties of Tumblers, there are ncne more interesting or beautiful than the above variety of Toy pigeons. Tumblers are found in the following colors: Red, yellow, black, white, dun, mottled and splashed. The most prominent of these colors are red. yellow and black. The red should be of a light shade, all except the neck and head, which should be a little darker and have a metalic tint.

Yellow should be of a very delicate tint and of a uniform shade all over. The blacks should be a glossy black and have a greenish tint around the neck. There are but few fanciers in the United States who make a specialty of breeding the Inside Tumbler and for that reason they are comparative strangers to the general public. You cannot find a more pleasing or interesting sight than to see five or six of these birds on a nice warm day performing the most wonderful acrobatic feats of tumbling. A good performer should not be capa- A Stroll Among the Topeka Fanciers.

AFTER hooking up our two forty horse and rig, we started out to talk Pigeons. Our first stop was at Mr. Adam Royers, of North Topeka. Mr. Royer was at home and took great pleasure in entertaining us, showing, i.s his beautiful blue Pied Pouters which would make mcst any old eastern fancier wonder, why? Mr.

Royer is also an expert in the culture of Ring Doves. Never before have we seen such artistically arranged cages as he has for their breeding. He keeps them separate during the winter months, and has all of them seamless banded and kncws the breeding of each one, The next halt we made was at Mr. Isaac Sheetz place, also of North Topeka. We found Mr.

Sheetz who welcomed us as a fancier always does. Proceeding in the direction of his lofts, we found a grand army of birds divided into four lofts. But we must admit his Carrier loft struck our admiration deeply. And honestly, we think in our experience and judgment, Mr. Sheetz is hard to beat in the Carrier line.

Not only that; but his magnificent collection of Jacobins and blue Fantails, is the ad 0 miration that struck us most for-ciably. Then we hurried to the south side and met with Mr. John Hainan. Everybody knows John who, characteristic with all Pigeon fanciers, invited us to hitch and come in. So we did, and to our surprise we were shown the finest white Jacobins we have yet seen in the west, also some in black, bue, yellow and red.

John is making a hit on Jacks for 1897, while his other varieties are as good as the best. Notably, a fine pair just recently received from the old country. Next we struck Mr. John Rams-bargar of 706 Western Avenue. Now John is one of those fellows that work every day, but if a friend comes along and talks Pigeon to him and insists on seeing them, he takes great pleasure in gratifying such requests.

So he got into our rig and we drove out. And seldom does a Pigeon mans eyes feast upon a grander collection than has John. The best pair of red Pied Pouters I ever saw. Chinese Owls, Barbs, Jacobins, Turbits, complete his collection, although he tells us that he expects to close out all vaiieties but two, and keep nothing else next year and will consequently sell off eight varieties. From the above point we inquired for Mr.

Wm. Schutt. Here we find everything in Pigeondom, lr. Schutt is an enthusiast in the fancy, and price cuts no figure with him if the bird suits, and it would take a page of your valuable space to enumerate the kinds he keeps. But he promises the boys good company on Jacobins, Turbits, Owls and Carriers at the next Pigeon show, also hints that Archangels should be extra good, Mr.

Schutt is a man we like to meet, and he loves his birds and we predict he will enjoy a full share of honor at any show. Next we inquire for the colored Fan specialist, Henry Clucksfield, Jr. Arriving at his place of business, we find him too busy to talk with us for a while. But he finally makes a polite bow, as only young men can make, and says, good ai-ternoon. Now you all know what that means, so I will go on with my story.

Checksfield came up smiling, as he usually does, and said he got loose as quick as he could and would take great pleasure in showing so old a man his Pigeons. I did not get mad at him but reminded him if he still loved his Pigeons at my age, he would do to tie to as a fancier. To make the story short I will say that this young and energetic fancier shows some wonderful productions in black, blue and yellow Fantails. His blacks are possessed of a wonderful length of feathers and he says his prospects are good for some fine youngsters. Next we called on Hankla at the National Hotel, Most; everybody knows of his birds.

He if a specialist, only one variety bred, the I.