Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-17
VOTE FOR MOST POPULAR
POULTRY EXHIBITOR
Show Continues to Draw Big
Crowds Awards Made for
Pigeons

FluGOIlS
The feature of the poultry show being
conducted in the auditorium armory!
building by the Atlanta Poultry associa-
ton. is the voting contest for the most
popular woman and man exhibitor. AS
each visitor to the show enters the
building he or she is presented with a
voting slip and is allowed to cast vote
for anyone having an exhibit.
AS the week of the exhibition draws to
a close the contest is expected to wax
fierce and furious. While no official count
of the ballots cast up to the present
has been made, Mrs. Florence Forbes.
the popular exhibitor from New De-
catur Ala, seems to have the lead over
the other feminine element. In the mems
contest the race for the winner bids fair
to be very exciting. c. A. Dobbs. OF
Gainesville. Ga; Will thinner, of the
Kimball house; Tom Pool, of the, gun
club, and Loring Brown, of the Belmont
farm, Smyrna, are running neck and
neck with first one taking a slight lead
and then another.
The attendance SO far has been all
that could be expected. More than 1000
visitors turned out Wednesday and UNI
less weather conditions prevent the 1900
mark is expected to he passed Thursday
The night attendance has caused the to-
tai number to be swelled to great ex-
tent. The show is kept open until 10
o'clock every night and crowds Of men,
women and children are taking advan-
tage of this opportunity to get glimpse
at the barnyard Romeos and other feat
.ures of the big show.
A FINE SHOW.
Judges F. ]. Marshall, of College Park,
and c. A. Emery. of Carthage, No.,
stated Thursday that the Show was one
Of the finest they had ever witnessed.
According to these two eminent authori-
ties on the feathered tribe, the Atlanta
poultry show will compare favorably with
any similar exhibition in the country, not
excepting the renowned and famous coli
lections to be seen at the Madison Square
Garden in New York.
The Kimballville exhibit which has
ben placed in the arena for the benefit.
of the public and not entered as a COM
petitor, is attracting much attention
and favorable comment from all visi-
tors. Included in this wonderful col
lection are many and varied specimens
of poultry, pigeons and pet stock.
EGGS AS SOUVENIRS
1t is estimated by the breeders and
exhibitors that the hens on exhibition
in the poultry show lay at least 500
eggs each day.
In spite of the fact the owners Of
the chickens fail to get the benefit of
the work of their faithful servants on
account of the taking ways of the visi-
tors. All corners consider the eggs
first-class souvenirs and some even
gather them with the idea in view of
turning them over to the wooden hens
for Matching purpose Whenever hen
is heard to give vent to prolonged
cackie the crowd hastens to the partic-
ular COOP in which the sound arose and
a scramble Is made for the egg.
c. A. Dobbs, of Gainesville, has IA
vorite hen named Queen Bess who is
in the habit of laying an egg every
day for As days without a break. He
was somewhat disturbed each day of
the present show at not finding the ex-
pected egg awaiting him in the boudotr
of Queen Bess. Now that the problem
and mystery has been solved his mind
is at rest and he is willing to have
the eggs taken provided they are shown
to him first.
Practically all prizes have ben award
ed and in the classification being made
by Secretary Harwell, of the Atlanta
Poultry association, 1t is evident that
the Georgia exhibitors have taken most
of the henors in spite of the fact that
many foreign breeders of note had ex-
hibits entered in the various contests.
! The final decisions we're made on
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
morning in the pigeon contest. r. A.
Boynton, of Atlanta, was one of the
most successful contestants in this
field. The list Of awards Is as fol-
LIST OF AWARDS.
English Pouters, Red-H. A. Boynton.
Atlanta, first cock, first hen.
English Pouters. Black-H. A. Boyn-
ton. Atlanta, first cock and hen.
Pigmy Pouters, White Brubber-H. A.
Boynton. first cock and hen.
English Pouters. white-H. A. Boyn-
ton. first cock and hen.
Pigmy Pouters, A. o. CHI. A. Boyn-
ton, first cock and hen.
Carriers, Blue English-H A. Boyn-
ton, first cock and hen.
Carriers, Black English-H. A Boyn-
ton, Atlanta, first cock and hen.
Homers, Yellow-John L. Ryan, Attain
Ia, first cock.
Homers. Red Check-John L. Ryan, At
anta, first cock.
Homers, Yellow Check-John L. Ryan,
Atlanta, first hen.
Homers. Blue Check-John L. Ryan,
first and second hen.
Hen Pigeons, Black-Belmont, Smyrna,
first and second cock.
Hen Pigeons, A. o. C.-Kimballville
Farm, first cock, third hen; Belmont
Farm, Smyrna, first and second pullet
and first cockerel.
Hen Pigeons, White-Beimont Farm.
Smyrna, Ga, first hen.
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