Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-09
BLUE RIBBONS
FOR PROUD BIRDS
Poultry Show This Year is
More Elaborate Than
Ever
FINE FEATHEUED FRIENDS

Redoient with the odor OF fresh saws
dust and vocal with the oluckngs and
crows OF a great multitude OF bnrn-
yard fowl, Turn Han presented an ami
mated picture yesterday, as through
the doors filed hundreds OF the friends
and admirers Of such stock. as well as
those who came to criticise and gain
information from a business point OF
view.
So far as criticism is concerned, there
was absolutely nothing 10 crlticiso. as
the exhibit was interesting. the attend
ants polite. and nothing has been over
looked which might contribute 70 the
comfort or pleasure Of the many visit
ors.
Occupying the place Of honor on the
stage were many wire cages. each con-
tanning several pigeons. the breeds rep-
resented being many and beautiful
Around the sides OF the main floor were
arranged single tiers OF cages elevated
on trestles. and down the middle Of the
HAN was "a double row two tiers nigh.
in an the cages the inmates strutting
about with lordiy airs and making tho
welkin ring with their clarion notes OF
satisfaction witt their surroundings
and their probable prospects OF BRING
ing renown TO their owners IN the way
Of the coveted ribbons.
One corner of the large han was given
up to the exhibits OF poultry supplies
incubators and other necessities Of the
chicken raising Business. and to say the
least the display was Interesting and
Instructive.
During the morning the following
judges donned long aprons and start
ed uDon tho arduuus task OF determine
irg the relative merits OF the 1906
birds on exhibition, and owing 10 the
great care exercised their progress was
lrecessarily slow. The judges are ex-
perts in the business and are w. J.
stanton OF New York; Lewis p Gra-
ham, Of Gienolien. ana r.. g. Bailey
Of East Oipnge n. j.
Probably the most numerous cf th,
exhibits ARE the Barred Plymouth
Rocks. of which there are thirty head
shown. and the Orpingtors which ar,
a close second. one OF the largest
MURDER OF Rhode Island Reds on ex.
hl1ltion are owned by Magistrate Hol-
lis Of this city, and during the da,
lIilIl Dfuiht riNfifrN ii t'iAN va 'HNH
cages TO admire them.
Many OF those in attendance ex
pressed themselves as astonishod at tn
inagnitude Of The exhibition. statin.
that It ecllpsed anythins ever seen d
/ Madison Square Garden or elsewhere
in recent years, beside being the larg
est exhibition ever given by the Dia.
lmond state Association.
The prize winners are as follows;
Bouthbrooix Farm. Grbb's. Del. woi
( the Association Cup. value s25. for th'
best bird in the show, black 0rpingtoI
Cock.
BouthbrcolS Farm won the Associa.
ton Cup. value $3.50. for the best Bra
NAH IN the show
Louis p Graham. Glenoiden, Pa. wor
! the Association Cup, value $3.50, for th'
best Cochin IN the show.
Bouthbrook Farm won the Associa
/ ton Cup. y3lue $40, FOR the best Orpins
ton in the show.
Louis F. Graham won tho Association
Cup value $3.50, for the best Bantan
in the show.
T. E. Clayton. Mt. Pleasant Del, wol
the J. T. Montgomery silver cup. valu
$40. for the best Leghorn In the show.
william T. Gillespie. Rising Sun. Nd
won the L. Scott Townsend silver cur
value $40, for the best Wyandotte in tn
show.
Captain william Grurp, Gienolder
Pa. won the William II. Moore silve
cup for the best Rhode Island Red i
the show.
Henry y. Riley. Stafford. Pa, won IN
4 Daniel o. Hastings silver cup vam
$40. for the best barred Plymouth Roc
in the show
Bouthbrool1 Farm won the Members
! silver cup Tor the bestb. IN the shoy
exhibited by a member Of the associa
tion
DR.. II. II Cushing Phiiadel0hia, wol
the Association silver Cup value ST.
for the best pigeon IN the show
Following are the winners Of casl
prizes; Silverside Poultry Yards, asso
citation prize OF IS for The best display
in the American class; H. IT. W. Lake
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