The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

The prize chicken of the whole fair, however, is the big chantieler rooster, which performs on the stage in front of the grandstand. During the afternoon performance yesterday, Dr. Hal Halstead, superintendent of the poultry show, care fully examined the good points of the big cock and there in plain View awarded him blue ribbon about two yards long,
 This Is Tuscaloosa and Selma day Io- morrow will be Rotary day
 The horse races scheduled for today in- clude 2:20 pace for a $50o purse, 2:20 trot for a sl0OO stake. a one-nile race for a $125 purse and 5la furlong running race for sl25 purse.
 The two motorcycle races for today have not yet been scheduled, but will be worked up this morning. The usual daily programme of free amusements and band concert will be carried out both after noon and night
 The free acts of the fair this year un- doubtedly are winning more praise than any other fair in the history of the state. The crowds simply go wild over some of them. The fair assoication has ar ranged a much better stage than last year, with a movable painted background that adds enormously to the effectiveness of the acts.
 Belleclair Act Remarkable
 One or the IFuly TtiilttThdbic dStS i1 the acrobatic performance of the Belle clair brothers. Acrobatics have become probably the most ordinary and common place of all stage acts and for one to ..get over' it mus be exceptional. The Belleclair brothers are. The crowds yes terday greeted their performance with storms of applause.
 The rooster act met with much favor. Especially when the large rooster picked H., hro, 10Th int n m Inf fl1mpad a game cock which gave nm fight for his life No act of the whole perform ance which takes over an hour and a half, furnished the amusement of this one.
 The real thrill of the free acts comes with the lady who shoots down an in- cline on a little car. then out into mid air, where she leaves the car and grasp the hands of waiting trapeze performer.
 The big annual one-hour F. A M. mo- torcycle race was started and proved the sensation of the day. There were six entries. Gene Walker, local boy, was the favorite and rode with great skill. The crowd was with him and up until tho asst two or three minutes he led the field in spite of two stops for gasoline and repairs.
 At this 1lrciure with a lead of three- quarters of a mile, the race nearly over and the grandstand tense, Walkers ma chine went dead at the first quarter pole and he dropped completely out of the running. Many motorcycle men stareo Walker did the best driving of any of the contestants. The race was won by Parkhurst. The full results being as fol- lows
 Time, hour.
 Ffrst-Red Parkhurst, 641s miles.
 Second-Joe Walters, GA miles.
 Third-Gayle Joyce, 62 miles.
 Fourth-Roy Stanford, 59 miles.
 Mitchell, the Alabama referee, dropped out in his fortieth mile, due to an acci- dent to his machine. Parkhurst, the Win ner, rode a Harley Davidson machine.
 More Racehorses Arrive
 A large number of additional race horses arrived from the Memphis fair yesterday and from now on the horse men claim some of the best races ever held in the south will be staged
 large number of Tennessee cattle came in from the Memphis fair yesterday also, and President R. A. Brown of the fair association states additional stalls for the cattle and horses will have to be erected Great praise is heard of the cattle and swine exhibits
 The poultry show this year is said to be the best in the history of the fair, although it is not as large as in former years This is due to the fact that Super intendent Halstead barred all profess sional and foreign exhibitors, such as the Cooks, which had an immense exhibit of high bred chickens at the fair last year from the east. All the fowls this year. states Dr. Halstead, are of the '.barnyard" class They are from the pens and poultry farms of Alabama and some few from outside states but they all are by small growers, thus taking the real professional chicken out of coInpe- tition with the home product. The awards announced yesterday by pr. Hal stead are as follows:
 Poultry Awards
 s. c. RHODE ISLAND REDS.
 Mrs Donald Donaldson: First cock, first, second and third hen: first cooke rel. first and fourth bullets. second pen.
 A. M Pearson. Jr.: Second and fifth cockerel; second, third and fifth outlets.
 Raymond Quinn: Second cock, fourth hen
 Mrs. J.. s. Franklin: Third and fourth cockerel; third pen. A. l.. Morton: First pen
 SILVER WYANDOTTES. Pope M. Long: First and second cock; first, second and third bullet; first pen.
 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Joe Smith: First and second hen; first first pen H. L. Rails: First, second. third. fourth and fifth bullet PARTRIDGE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. r. M. Eawrence: First cock, first and second hen; first and second cockerel; first bullet