Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09


even consider paying more than S.
for the best cock that ever disturbed
the neighbors at early morn.
He's the Champion White Rock
But love will find q way. A load
Of feed was sent to the home, and
with It half a dozen hens and a cock.
When the bill came in 1t almost in
duced heart failure in the unfortunate
man, who could see nothing but ruin
ahead If chicken feed cost so much.
The cock, by the way, was billed at
S., and the feed bill raised to make
UP the other $40 he should have cost.
a short time before the show that
same man paid-well, something over
hundred-for a cock which yesterday
won the blue ribbon in his class; and
not only was the bird a winner, but
the Judge told his proud owner, Mrs.
Amelia Sly, that the bird was far In
advance of any of his competitors.
In fact, he stated that the big White
Rock was in a class by himself, and
by far the finest bird he had ever
seen anywhere in the country.
After Albert E-for such he Is called
had been adorned he looked as IL
he could thrash the big ostrich with
one leg tied behind him; and his owner
believes the same.
All the awards in this class had not
yet been announced, but in addition
to taking the first prize for cock Mrs.
Sly also captured the blue ribbon for
q pullet, which she has named Flor
ence Il.
White Rocks Are Valuable
Among the other White Rocks en-
tered are many with histories as long
as the strings of ribbons they have
taken. Among the So birds entered by
William M. Humpnries, president of
the association, Is a hen called Queen
| Bee which has taken seven blue rib
bons. In the same pen with her is a
bird which Mr.. Humphries considers
| Queen Bees superior. Queen Bees
daughter, occupying a pen apart from
| the grand dame, Is following in the
| footsteps of her mother, having begun
| her career already with a string of three
| first prizes during her year as pullet.
| Another bird there Is whose glory Is
of the reflected variety. This sprightly
cock owes his claims to celebrity to the
fact that his brother sold for $500.
Arthur Little, the owner of Queen
Bees daughter, has another bird en-
tered which won the blue at the Gin
cinnati poultry show.
In the Rock class the largest exhibit
in point of numbers is the Barred Ply
mouth Rocks. In all 280 Of these hand
some birds are on exhibition. The
| largest entry made by one person is
that of Charles e. Smith Of Gardena.
Mr.. Smith has devoted his entire ranch
to Barred Rocks, till now his flock num-
bers over 300. Eighty-three Of these
were washed and combed and brought
to the show where their owner cap
tured fourteen ribbons, among them
the blue for pen, pullet and hen. In
addition to these he took the Barred
Rock cup. The birds are bred from
the Arrowhead strain, strain from
which all the winners on the coast In
past years have sprung.
l.. D. Hadley, another large exhibitor
of Barred Rocks, has entered his cock
which took first prize at last years
show.
Among the Wyandottes the newest
breed is the Columbian, the Silver
Penciled Wyandottes having preceded
them in existence. OF the latter breed
several fine pens are owned by B. c.
Holmes of Montebello. Mr.. Holmes
birds were entered at the Chutes park
show, and four birds in one pen won as
many prizes. He received first prize
on the pen, first prize on the cock ant
first and second on the hens.
| Mrs. G. D. Hubbard has also a large
entry Silver Laced Wyandottes, bu
|. possibly her most interesting exhibit i