The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-14
PRIZES ARE AWARDED.
James Young, of Manhattan,
Wins on Plymouth Rocks.

Wins on Plymouth Rocks.
On barred Plymouth Rocks the only
class at the poultry show on which the
judges have so far been able to give
out complete awards, James R. Young,
of Manhattan, Kas., almost swept the
board He captured the following
prizes:
On pen, first, second and third prizes.
On pullet, first. second. third. fourth,
and 6fth.
On cockerel. first, second. third. and
fourth.
On hen, second and third.
z. c. Branch, of Lees Summit. Mo-.
was next in rank. With his famous
Pan-American" hen he again landed
first honors- The Pan-American hen
has never been beaten in any poultry
competition, and she has been a show
bird for four years. Branch also took
second and fifth on cock, fifth on hen,
fourth on pen and fifth on cockerel.
| Second was the highest award made
on cock. No first prize was given be-
cause all the birds exhibited fell be-
low the 80 per cent. class. Branch'S
second prize cock scored SO.
The other prizes in the barred Rock
class went follows:
Frank Mccormack. fourth on hen.
W. w Melott fifth on pen.
VIM. Cutter & Son, third on cock.
o. c. Raft, fourth on cock.
James r. Young has the biggest ex-
hibit of barred Rocks in the show, in
Guiding some old prize winners. He
exhibited no cocks whatever, and this
probably gave the other exhibitors a
chance. If he had cleaned up that de-
partment there would have been moth
ing left for the rest. Mr.. Younss first
prize pullet scored "a, the cockerel
scored 80, and his pens scored 1868,
184.75, 1873, so. These are all regarded by
fanciers as very fine scores for this
class of birds. Mr. Branchs Pan
American hen scored .S215.
1t required q big lot of merit to win
prizes in the Barred Rock class, as 1t
is the largest class on exhibition in the
whole show, and the competition was
fierce. 1t ought to be a matter OF
pride to Kansas that the big bulk of
chickens. The judging was done by w.
S. Russell, of Ottumwa, Ia
There has been considerable delay in
completing the awards because of the
The clerks worked till ] o'clock this
morning footing up scores, and while
most of the American classes, Judged
by Mr. Russell, are nearly completed.
nothing was in shape for announcement
today except the barred Rocks. Even
on this class the ribbons have not yet
been displayed, but probably will be
later this afternoon.
The next classes to be given out are
the other breeds of Plymouth Rocks.
Lewis LINDSAY Dyche, arctic explor-
er, naturalist and state university pro-
fessor, who is president of the State
Poultry association, arrived in Topeka
today at noon, and is visiting the show.
He is greatly delighted with the success
of the show, and the large number of
exhibits.
H H Borgmann. president of the
Kansas City poultry show, also arrived
in the city today to take in the biggest
poultry show in the west" Mr.. Borg
mann is a breeder of black Langshan
chickens. and Kansas City representa-
Poultry Gazette" He, with the assist
ance of three or four other young men,
have built up the Kansas City show to
its present large proportions. 1t does
not equal this years Topeka exhibit
however. Mr.. BOrgmann stated today
that at the show at Kansas City last
week, 2,035 chickens, turkeys and ducks
We're exhibited, and 403 pigeons. At the
turkeys and ducks, and about zoe
pigeons, besides $50 specimens of pet
stock.
What has made your show here sc
strong" said Mr.. Bergman today, lis
the $1,000 backing given to it by the
state. In Kansas City there are five
young men like myself who shoulder the
whole responsibility. We have 2,00(
coops of uniform size and shape, which
we purchased for 81, 000 and this makes
our show a little more attractive in ap-
pearance than yours. But you have {
splendid show here. You really neeC
more room for it. We have leased al
our coops to the St. Louis exposition
management for the exposition exhibit
, It is expected that Henry Steinmescl
of St. Louis, a famous poultry breeder
will arrive here today to take in the
show. He is one of the leading poultry
men of the country and is also we'll
known in railroad circles He is quite
a high degree brass collar in st. Louis
railroad affairs He always takes his an
nua1 vacation at such time that he car
attend the poultry shows.
E ATTENDANCE IS IMMENSE.
Wednesdays attendance was about Il
600 and today the probability is that i
will run considerably over 1000. One o.
the exhibitors said today;
I never saw anything to equal the way
Topeka patrOnizes a chicken snow Yes
terday the aiSleS were crowded from NOOK
until we closed at night. 1t is the hes
n town for attendance 1 have ever seen ant
1 make all the shows.
This big attendance is one thing tina
helps build up the Topeka shop. CHECKER
: men will come here because they know
5, Most of the exhibitors have stuff to sell
They exhibit for advertising purposes
and the more people they can get at ia
better they like it,
: Today at l O'Clock the exhibitors ant
delegates assembled in front of the Au
| ditorium and had their pictures taken.
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