The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-02
Deputy Excise Commissioner Car
ries Off Honors With Ply
mouth Rocks.
MARTINS LEGHoRNs BEST
Single Comb Fowls From Kirk
wood Coops Show Great
Form-Wellk known Men
Visit Poultry Display.

( With the largest attendance that has
| eraI seasons past. the st. Louis Fancier<'
| Association ended its second days display
at the Exposition last evening awards IN
| Plymouth Rocks and single comb Leg
horns being features.
Though the Plymouth Rocks were TO
have been judged Monday, the extreme
| cloaeress OF competition in all ciasses of
| this b:ecd forced the judgcs 10 withhold
their verdict until yesterday. when the
announcements showed that lionors in the
class had been chiefly carried off by r. p.
Thompson of the Excise Commissioner s
| Office. d. S. Douglss and J. Il. Daybal
Entries from these three coops carried
of most OF the prizes in both white and
barred breeds. the competition in the lat
| ter class being exceptionally close
Quite u delegation from local political
circles attended to see Thompson's birds,
and tic prizes carried Oft by his entry in
ciuded first premiums for the best shaped
cockerel and hen. the lest quartet, includ-
ing cock. coc!;erel, hen and pallet. and the
best rooster Of any age.
". W. Henderson's birds made quite
showing in this class also, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dayball did well with the birds they
exhibited
In the single comb brown Leghorn class.
Edward Gay Martin almost swept the
boards with Il display OF birtis I'm all di-
visions. He took first prizes in classes for
the best hen. cock. pul!et and breeding
pen, besides getting second and third
prizes for the best cockerel.
DICUSS FAIR DISPLAY.
Commissioner to the Worlds Fair B. II.
Bonfoey OF Unionville, No.. reached the
city yesterday and was visitor at the
display. He will be connected with the
live stock exhibits at the Fair next sea-
ing the manner OF casing the birds and
providing for them.
\. VI. Gentry of Sedalia, chief of the
live stock division at the Worlds Fair,
will be a visitor to-day. Seven thousand
dollars has been appropriated for his di-
vision of poultry at the Fair next year,
and Missouri should make a good show
Ing in this display.
MI. stsinmesch. director of the local
show. stated that in at least forty breeds
this State could hold its own with those
OF any State or country.
I'VE don't raise all the breeds provided
Tor at the Fair" said he, but we special
ize at least forty of these divisions. 1t is
a safe prediction that we will carry off the
honors next season in the classes at least
We are weak in some of the unimpor-
tant breeds. such as Indian games, Aseels
and the like, But in practical varieties
and the generally bred styles of game
fowls we can hold our own with any part
of the country"
The ducks attracted considerable atten-
ton last evening as they were being
judged. A pair of scales with coop
neatly balanced enables the birds to be
weighed to the fraction OF a pound.
The usual sparring bouts between g.oved
game fowls were held in the course of the
evening. The show continues two more
days.
Awards in the Plymouth Rock and Leg
horn classes follow:
r. barred Plymouth Rocks. cock-First, r. p.
Thompson. st. Louis. Mo. sli,; second. 4. p
Thompson, ST; Louis. Mo sli.: third. j. d.
Cockerel-Fitst W. W. Henderson Bridge
ton. Mo-. 90; second r. T. Thompson. St. !
Louis No, 9iis: third. j. Il. Briggs, Lebanon, |
-Hen-First. ". ". Henderson, Bridgeton, |
Mo, ga second. 4. p. Thompson St Louis |
No. 9,;s: third. J. D. Garrison, Baldwin. No, |
81.
P,illet-First J. p. Dayball and wife. St. |
outs. s3i second. f. p. Thompson, ST. Louis.
ssi. third. ]. r. Dayball and wife, St Louis. !
Fen-First.. ]. r. payhall and wife. 81. Louis.
lis i5-I6: third. Mrs. John Fredericks Midland. |
Mo.
White plymouth Rocks. Cock-Fir.,. !. A. |
Douglas Ferguson, No.. 80: second. Frank d. |
las Ferguson. No. 81 '''
Mo- I on S It, h Fa ala f Me s.
ton. No. ..is: third. ]. a. Douglas. Ferguson. |
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