The Washington times., 1912-01-17
|S[CRETARY WILSON
ANNOUNCES A VISIT
TO POULTRY SHOW
Large Attendance Assures
4 Financial Success of the
Exhibition.

department announced today that he
| will make visit to the Poultry and
| Pigeon show, now being held at the
| pld Masonic Temple. Ninth and +
| streets. What day Mr.. Wilson will at
tend he would not say, other than he
would go before the show is over. Mr..
| Wilson has always been a great fancier
F az pretty chickens. ..t r..
The attendance today was very large,
sven greater than what 1t was yester-
. day. The promoters of the show are
greatly pleased over the attendance and
tf the crowds continue as large tomor-
row and Friday, the show will be a big
buccess financially. The exhibits are
HE best ever seen in Washington.
The List of Winners.
| The full list of winners Is as follows
Barred Plymouth Rocks-First cock,
%. c. Boileau. Middleton. Md; first hen,
%. c. Boileau; first pullet. s. d. Tally,
Washington; first pen, +. u. Tally.
White Plymouth Rocks-Ftrst cock,
u. +. Defandorf, Garrett Park. Md;
hrst hen. j. F. Defandorf; first cockerel,
%. ]. Hoge e. Son, Lincoln, Va; first
pen, Luclen A. Gray.
Buff Plymouth Rocks-Fffst cock, A.
H. Kirk; iIerndou, Va; first hen.
George L. Smith, Laurel, Nd: first
bullet, A. II. kirk: first cockerel, A. III,
Kirk
Silver -penciled Plymouth Rocks-First
pock, Il. A. Kirk. Herndon, Va.
Silver Wyandottes'-First cock, Henry
IL. Hunt, 3d., Drummond, Nd; first pull
1et, Henry j. Hunt, Cd. ~
Buff WyandotteS-First cock, Reuben
P. Hines, Rockville Md; first cockercl,
Reuben p. Hines: first pullet. Reuben
P. Hines. .,..,...
/ v
bert Fletcher. jr,. 'Warrenton, va; first
hen, Albert j. Fletcher. jr. : first pen,
ALBERT Fletcher, jr..
White Wyandottos-First cock, A. NJ.
irst, cockerel Mrs. Thomas w. Turner;
drst pullet, Mrs. Thomas ": Turner:
Black wyandottes-First cock, g. II.
Boyd, Paris. Md; first hen, G. IL.
Y Boyd: first. cockereI. g. H. Royd first
Partridge Wyandottes-First coclserel,
Henry J. Hunt, 5d, Drummoild. Nd:
hrst hen. Henry. J. Hunt: first pen.
Henry J. Hunt, Sd; first pullet, Henry
colnnibisn wyandettes-First cock,
Francis utsr, Sutor was1htngt9n; nj first re-
nrst pullet, b, Alton Smith. Balti-
R9ore 9r%e noanS f1rst %Rd Rsdn' Henry J. Hunt 3d.
First cock. f. w; Monday. Rockville,
soekereL Mrs. 3. b. Clark. silver
John 4. 'Pumphry, Congress Heights,
p. c., and Benjamin Il. Sherwood, Mt
Rainier; first pen, Clifton Farm. Wash
Rose comb sa ppse Rhode e1sHm Island FaFm Reds
First cock, Mrs. A. w. Peasants
Cockeysville. Nd; first cockerel, Cliff
MOn Farm. first pullet- Clifton Farm
lhrst PEN clifton Farm.
Buckeyes-First cock. LIT. Place. Me-
R sinsIe Comb ffs Bur n''ST Srphstons-tsfsi M afs
cock. John smithdeal, Cherrydale, Va. :;
first hen, J. S. Houpt Easton, Pa; first
%S ls, Fsa psd T. RsSoR Rsn T. M Mahn RaRsg
smithdea,, cherrydale. Va, mother
hrst cocks, A.. K. Hall. Cherrydale. Va,
cock, J. $. Houpt, Easton, Pat first
,.+ hsn Charles IL: l. Hall Baltimore; first
George b. Smith, Laurel Nd.
Single Comb White Orpingtons-First
cocks J; .. H9upt. Easton Pa. and
Va; first cockerels, A. A. Keifer, Pet
worth. D: c.. and East End Orpington
Yards, Washington; first pullet. Luther
o. Keeten, Brookland. D. G.; first pen,
j. 8. Houpt. Easton, Pa.
!, Rose Comb White orpingtons-Ft-st
cock, John F. Bret. Brookfand. D. c..
nrst pullet, John F. Bret; first pen,
Black Langshans-First cock, d. J.
Hoge Sons, Lncoln. Va: first hen,
y. J. Hoge & Son; first pullet, D.. j.
Single Comb Brown Leshorns-FIrst
osk st b.n n1or soDa 6 RlAon taGsbdINn esbI%nn D. c.
4,
Sophia c. Pitchlynn.
stamper Bethesda, Md; first hen, w
per; first cockeraI. w. S. Stamper
Single Comb White ,Leghorns--First
pst hen IN 4 + 6 GoGk Cook tafEs9n ss sodRers 2 c
m i. Cook: first pen. 4. e. Cook.
Single Comb Buff Leghorns-First
liirst ,coekerai, T. Frank Hall; firs;t
pullet. 7. Frank Hall; first hen. T
singie-eomb Black Minorcas-F1r.,
ton; first hen, DR.. Wilbur r. Evans
nrst coekerel. Dr Wilbur f. Evans
liirst p4lle,, stsnley B. Anderson. Ta
white-faced Black spansh-First pen
Edward Hoist, Washington
Anconas-First hen. Z. G.. Hulse
Washington: first cockerel. e. G. Hulse
Hulse.
Houdans-First cockerel, Paul G
Bischoff. Charrydale. Va, first puller
Paul c. Rischoff
Diamond Fatal to Rooster.
Champion" a Wyandotte cockerel
owned by Henry ]. Hunt, swallowed
valuable diamond belonging to it,
owner yesterday. and as the result o
an operation that was necessary to re
cover the stone, the chicken died.
Mr.. Hunt, wearing a $500 ring, hap
pened to place his hand in the cool
where the prize bird was kept. Th'
glare Of the stone was more tina,
"Champion" could stand. champion
snapped with his beak, managed to ge
the diamond out of the ring, and swal
lowed II. Although the, chicken wa
valued at s2OO Mr.. Hunt decided his dia
mond was worth more.
"BNp' Gray, secretary OF the Wash
ington Poultry and Pigeon Association
ch1oroformed the bird while A. nj. Keen
vice president, performed the operation
The diamond was recovered, bu
s.Champion" failed to recover from tn
SHOCK of chlorOform and died half Al