The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
CHICKENS SCORE VERY HIGH.
Several Ties for First Premium at
Poultry show.

The judges have nearly completed their
work at the poultry show and they have
had a hard time of it. Never in the his
tory of the association has there been as
many high-scoring birds on exhibition with
ties in nearly every class, and time and
again there was scarcely the toss of a coin
between the different specimens. The work
of the judges is laid down, and they must
follow the rules governing scoring. To be
entitled to first, birds must score GER
tain number of points and be free from all
of the dozen defects which will disqualify.
There has been little trouble of this sort.
The birds have in a majority of cases
ranked above the average, some of them
scoring as high as ninety-five points have
not drawn better than third or fourth This
is something unheard Of The judges have
been stricter than ever before and the
marks speak for the excellence of the IN
diana birds. There was a lively competition
yesterday over the white leghorns between
William Tobin and Harmon Bradshaw.
Each man had two birds which scored ex-
actly the same number of points and the
judges decided first place by weight. Tobn
won by four ounces. Bradshaw lost another
first to Tobin because Bradshaw's bird had
down between two of its toes.
w. H. Wilkins, who is showing his St
BernardS. expects a litter of puppies to-
day from his kennels. Their mother is the
nrst prize winner of last Winters bench
show. The attendance yesterday and last
night was much better than on Wednesday
and the quality of the exhibits was COM
mended on all sides. The following prem
lums have been awarded:
Barred Plymouth Rocks (fifty-two entries)
locks, nrSt, second, third and fourth, Sid
Conger Cockerels-tirst, second and third.
Sid Conger; fourth, R. w. Williams. Hens
FIRST, secone, third and fourtn, sid con-
ger. Pullets-F'irst and third, Sid Conger;
SECOND and fourth, Nj. o. Gentry.
Is. b. Red Game Bantams-Cocks-Firs
II. B. Horung; second and third s. A.
Noftzger. Cockerels-First, II. b. Horung;
second, Wesley Lanius; third and fourth, 5.
second and third, S. A Noftzger: fourth
II. Il. Horung. Pullets-First, second and
third. Fl. B. Horung; fourth, S. A. Noftzger.
First and second Frank X. Hale x Co
Hens-First and second. Frank r. Hale q
co. Pullets-F'irst, Frank r. Hale & Co.
Lanius; Cockerels-First and second, Frank
r. Hale x Co. Hens-First and second
Frank r. Hale & Co:
Frank r. Hale & Co Hens-First and sec,
ond. Frank r. Hale & Co.
Black Cochins tforty-two entries)-Cock-
Second. II. L. May. Cockerel-First sec
ond, third and fourth. Miss Lula NJ. Hin.
Hen-First, second. third and fourth, Miss
Lula NJ. HILL PulletS-ttrSt, second, third
and fourth, Miss Lula NJ. Hill. Breeding
pen--First and second, Miss Lula NJ. Hill.
Silver Lace Wyandottes (hfty-tive entries)
--Cock-Ffrst, Charles r. Swain, second, c..
NJ Barlow. Cockerel-First. Reeves q
Jones; second, Charles r. Swain; laird, a.
Rudd; fourth, G. NJ. Barlow. Hen "irst,
second and fourth, Charles r. Swaii alrd,
c. NJ Barlow. PulletS-First and I'D,
Reeves * Jones; third and feurth. .--ies
r. Swain.
White Wyandottes (forty~five trttsse =
Cock-First, Indiana poultry farm; cofId.
Cockerel-First, j. b. Fathers. second and
third Reeves a. Jones; fourth. j. A.
Horung. Hen-First ]. A. Horung; second.
H. Milh0us; third. Indiana poultry farm
tied with J. d. F'lathers; fourth, Indiana