Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
POULTRY JUDGES
FIND PICKING Of
F|RSTS HARD
Birds at Show Are So Evenly
Matched Work of Awarding
Premiums Is Difficult.

ICttlluiIiS 10 blitIONtts
With the Judging almost over at the
second annual Southern International
show at the Auditorium -ArmorH, in
terest in the exhibit has reached its
height, and. with weather fair, good
crowds are assured.
The judges have had i hard time vi
It. With classes large and with The
birds unusually well matched, their lot
has been q difficult one.
The Orpington class, as usual has
proved one of particular interest. In
this division the chief competitors We're
William Cook < Sons, originators OF the
Orpingtons. and Asa g. Gambler, Jr., the
millionaire fancier Of Atlanta. These
wealthy exhibitors did not nave things
all to themselves by ii long way, how
ever.
Asa G. Gambler, Jr., Winner.
In the I3ufI DIVISION G. W. Anderson.
OF Spartanburg, = G., won first fn the
cockerel class; Ed Tichenor, OF Monroe,
had first pen and the lesser prizes We're
scattered among the smaller exhibitors,
while the Cook winnings were'litth hen,
first and second cochereI, hrEt pullet
and second hen.
In the Blacl: Orpingtons, Asa q.
Caudler. II, took prizes for first hen,
first ard fifth cock and second pen. The
Cook string did not take any Ilrsts. The
other blue ribbons we're captured 10y
MIS-. i. f. Eberhart, Of Elberton. Ga.
In the White Orpington division, the
winnings were we'll scattered. The
Gambler string got first pullet, the Cliff
ton Orpington Farm first pen, and II.
A. Black, Of Gainesville, showed the
first hen. Mrs l.. J.. Eherhart won first
cockerel
Cook Farm Makes Clean Sweep.
The Cook farm made u clean sweep
| in the Diamond Jubilee and Blue Orp-
iugton classes, having no competition
in these varieties.
The Single Comb White Leghorn
| showing was exceptionally strong this
/ year The winnings were spit up chief
/ ~ among the Model Poultry Farm, the
Bealwood Poultry Farm, OF Columbus,
and the Monmouth Farm.
! An interesting showing OF Blue Leg
horns was made by Mrs. c. a. Bullock,
( Of Bullockville
/ The children's department. and the
many educational features have served
! to attract the young folks, and there
| has been a big crowd Of children pres
ent every day after school hours.
The show will continue until Satur-
day night with no changes, and now
that the awards have been made, the
! exhibition is proving OF greater inter
est than ever before.
The Awards Made.
The awards already made are:
Buff Orpingtons.
James L. Floyd Atlanta, third cock;
Mrs. p. b. Johnson, Thomson, Ga. third
and fifth cock, third and fifth pullet; j;
W. Reeves. Atlanta. fifth pen, second
| hen; Louis NJ Johnson, Atlanta, first
hen; W. ). Murphy & Co, Louisville,
Ga, second cock; John Byrd, Calhoun,
Ca, lifth cock; c. w. Anderson, Spar
tanburg, S. c., first cock.
Ed Tichcnor, Monroe, first pen;
George c. Fife. Atlanta, fourth pen;
j. NJ. Hart, College Park second cock,
W. q. Turner Covington, Ga, second
pullet
fourth pens.
\. j.. fifth hen. first and second cock
ereJ first pulet and second hen.
Black Orpingtons.
MRS j. NJ. Hart. College Park, sec
ond pullet.
Southern States Duck and Poultry
4 Farm, College Park, third pen.
Asa G. Gambler, Jr., Atlanta. fifth hen
first hen, first and fifth cock, second
pen.
j. c. Jester, Athens, fourth cock and
KimbaIlviue Farm, second hen and
third cock.
Clifton Orpington Farms, Athens
fourth and fifth pullets.
Mrs. l.. P. Eberhart. Elberton, Ga.
first and fifth pen, fourth cockerel, first
cock, first pullets
william Cook & Sons. New Jersey
second and third cockerel third hen
White orpinstons.
Rhode Poultry Farm Athens, fourth
hen
Asa Gambler. Jr third cock first pull
let. fifth pen. second and fourth cock.
Clifton Olpngtou Farm, first zen
third cock.
/ ". J. Lloyd, Chartahoochee, second
puIst
H. \. Black. Gainesville, first pen
second hen.
Mrs. /. ?. Ebernalt. third and fourth
pen fourth and tifth cocks. first cock
third hen third and fourth pulIet.
William Cook &, Sons, fifth cock, first
and second cock, fifth pullct and sec
ond pen.
! IIi,,l,al,;1l, Farm, ttIor+a d1rl r,,.
Diamond Jubilee orpnstons.
William Cook & Sons, New Jersey
first pen, first hen, first cock, first
pullet.
Blue Orpngtons.
William Cook & Sons, first pen.
Single Comb White Leghorns.
Model Poultry Farm, first pullet.
w. r. Skinner. Fitzgerald, fourth pen
firth pullet
r J. Stewart, Macon. fourth cock.
Asa Gambler, Jr Atlanta third hen.
Bealwood Poultry Farm, Columbus