The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-15
GREAT DISPLAY
Of FANCY FOWLS
SEVENTH ANIMAL SHOW OF vIR~
GINA POULTRY ASSOCIATION
OPENS.
RECORD ATTENDANCE
QUALITY OF BIRDS so GOOD THAT
JUDGES ARE PUZZLED AND
MAKE SLOW HEADwAY
WITH AWARDS.

-NVt just EAdCilN IN q DlaZe OF glory
but more literally speaking with a
> foion9ed chorus Of cackIns, growing,
gobbl.ng ana quacktng. the seventh
animal show OF the Virginia Poultry
association got under way yesterday
morning with every promise of being
the most successful exhibition IN the
history OF the organization.
be show occupies Two floors OF the
building, No, sos east Main street, and
from the opening hour, O'Clock, until
10 O'Clock last night, when they closed,
there was steady throus Of visitors,
Including many society folks, to inspect
the handsome arrays 9f proud ehanEi-
ciers aud well Rrpaued hens The at
tendance broke all records yesterday Of
fhe association for the first
gay of show, and the exhlbits Of
quality birds Is the most complete
ever gathered Together Ia the State.
Judges Perple&od
so fine aFe hr fowls and SO keen
the competition that the perplexcd
judges could not begin 90 finish the
awards YESTERDAY and these will not
be completed befoge late today. The
Judges are ieth wrll-known experts
i t@tman, of Carlisle, Pa. and
J II VI efsa fer. # NinclAnd n J.
6eSe gentlemen aver jhat e is one
If the finest collection Of birds that
they have seen In suaae time.
one Of the features II the bow is
the demonstratiun work by Professor
J :. Kinghorue. y i'm was recently sent
g. Virginia to organize the hoYg noai-
tfy club. and promote the poultry
raising industry IA tie State. lie is
an expert ia the service OF the United
states government and makes hi@
h+a44uarers at bufkeY}jc. Va Pro-
trsar ktnrhogros display embraces
pa showing m'Dsrel sul high, hred
. tes for purposes of comparison,
CHARTS wing Jhe desira hulty of In
fr1tt.v as nF fertile eggs for marketing
ans rates. and a}so demonstrat ton
81 H4H tu select ana market eggs IN
csst.r a. secure the best prices His
ffa ls emtellished with large pie
tes % different var - & cf high
bred cds which show The perfection
b =r 3uc Peg points. The demon
so sea IS ~ great educational value
ad IL great interest go fauaierS
Fcsis Of Every Variety.
E-ssy" variety If fowl known 10 the
f Is to te found in the show
stE IS perfection, aud ia addition go
lac excellent display ~ n GEMS there
are ducks. gasueas, turkeys and
pigeons, y, T banstan. of Lorraine.
Va. has display II White Holland
turkeys thet attracts muCh attention.
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terest. J T Rutherford. owner Of this
famous form Is ~ former Richmond
er. and very popular here. His dis
play Ok black ns'horgaA u.s. also very
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tn" judges a'd nnt caH'p1"te thrlF
tahofs for me Day nnti 'te last nisht
nna men ihrF n4'.ae T" n,1'eiotn3 o.
tn "IanerS ~" res OK th" eNNi'its
will hr iuos'd teH"s, and 10 Work
eon1o}efed- IN adaltiCn t" cash rrizes
Hegr@eaf3uF ever 81 3op' the trophies
censtSt'n@ az @iFer cups. gold ana s'I
ver medals ahd rt@f@nS are the most
valuable the ass c}aSien has offered
Among the trophies ~ "a" Nlrwln'a
club Gun meeting of the members
OF the Nirzirio section nt me Ameri-
can association win b" held tomorrow
night for the purpose Of awarding TINS
fire cup
The show win continue through Fri
"tsast sisf% t'se.>s39vss gN%sl ks afyE see N
q ~. sAt t5t ffr'fs M All a@f43SsifGfl
fee of 10 cents is chareed visitors.
Awards az Judge=
Awards were made SO fellows;
narred Pocks--C L. Petit 4f2
West TwaH Il street. South Rich
mopd- first cock aret pu]tet fourth
hen. ri W Gaines, Dumharton Va 49,
Third cocl fret. second and third
hens. fnutth puTet T.. r. Myers, r
r. r. G. CITY Fourth cook. fourth
and ann hens second cockere}. sec
ond r,,7llet mira pen. /. " Reade
xys-t.a.us 20 gsitx. V-;FtA nn1ts