Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
PRIZES FOR POULTRY.
Awarded at tho Exhibition in Barre-A
large Attendanee.


Barre. Dec. 2S.-The second day OF the
Granite City Poultry Pigeon and Pet Tx
hibtion was marked by larger attend-
ance and increased interest shown by
spectators. The chicks Matched out
yesterday i'm the Prairie State incubator
have been removed to the brooder now on
exhibition. To-day the judges made the
following awards:
Charles Coutts-1st premium, clear yell
low Norwich cock and hen; I'd and 81. lst
on varieagated yellow cock and ID on hon;
list, on picked yellow cock; LIST and I'd on
clear black cock; LIST on variegated black
hen.
lanes Coutts-1st on varigated black.
Miss Lena Grand-lst on buf green.
The poultry Judges made the following
awards on barred Plymouth Rocks
f., +. Perkins of Burlington-lst on cock
and I'd on hen.
j. II. Johnson of Elmira, n. Y.-1st en-
hen; NJ. W. Batchelder, Sd on cock and
hen.
f. E. Perkins of Burlington-ist on pull
let.
Warner Bingham-1st and Sd on cockerel.
Miss f. NJ. Glafiin-2d on cockerel and r.
II. Ranney, I'd and Sd on pullets.
c. w. Mcclellan, jr., got LIST and Sd pre-
MUM on his hens. Warner Bingham got
I'd.
Silver laced wyandottes-Harry Rob-
crts. first and second on cockerels and
third on pullcts; f. A. Wier, first ond
hens; c. o. Barrett first on pullets. Sec
ond on cock and hen, second on cockerel
and pullet and third on cock.
Golden Wyandottes-S. NJ. Henry, first
on cock and hen and second on hem f. y.
Seaver. second on cock and third on hen.
White Wyandottes-Mss L. NJ. Glafin,
first on cocks, second on pll,ets and a sill
Yer cup for the best white Wyandottcs.
Robert Fraser first on han, first on cock
erel and pullet; Aleck Airth, second on
cock and hon and third on cocker; Mer-
rill Russell. second on cockertl; &. ".
Seaver. third on cock and hen; j. W.
White, third on pullet.
Hlack Wyandottes-Mss L. NJ. Glafin
took first on cock, first on cockerel. first
on pullet and second on hen; Robert Fra
ser took first on hen.
Blue Andalus.an-C. and A. Young, first
on pullets.
! Buff Cochin-J. w. Jones, first en- cock
erel and pulle.; w. II. Little second on
cockerel and pullet.
/ Partridge Cochins-George Davis. first
on pullct, cock and hen.
Silver Penciled Hamburghs-M. a. Jen-
kins, first on cock and hen: first on cock
erel and pullet, first on his pen - Old
fowls and first on his pen of young fowls.
I White Minorcas-F. f. Perkins, nrst on
pullet and second on cockerel.
White Hamburghs-M. A. Jenkins first
on pullet and hen and second on cockerel.
White Leghorns-B. B. Beeman first on
hen, second on cock: Warner Bingham first
on cock, FIRST on pullet and first on hen;
NJ. W. Batchelder list on pullet and sec
cnd on cockerels.
Brown Leghorns-W. II. Little first and
second on hen, first on pullet, first on his
pen and third on cockerel and pullet: Alex
| Airth second on cockerel and pullet. W
| +. EMERSON first on cocks.
Rose Combs-C. II. EMERSON took frs,
prize on cockeres. ]. W. Jenkins second
| Buff Leghorns-R r. Gale first. second
and third on hens; first on cockerels and
first on pen.
Guineas-M. A. Jenkins first on pairs.
Turkeys-B C. Cheney first on bronze
pair.
The new exhibits were black Minorca
cock full grown, having two pairs of legs,
two breast bones and two stomachs ex-
hibted by W. l.. Taylor. and a three leg
ged black Minorca pullet exhibited by
Frank Haynes. The members of the as
ISOLATION and the exhibitors enjoyed a
banquet in Odd Fellows hall this evening,
after which speeches were made by
Messrs, Bingham, Heath, Smith. Ander-
son, Young and others President John
Thompson OBLIGATED as POSTMASTER The
exhibition will close tomorrow night
, when the final awards will be made.