Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-12-08
CHICKENS Get PRIZES
ON FIRST SHOW DAY
Big Collection Of Blooded
Birds Come in for Much
Admiration
FREE DAY FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN

ems and several hundred ducks and
geese at the ninth annual show OF the
Diamond State Poulary ana Pigeon
Association at Turn Hall yesterday
afternoon and last evening, the
visitors were enabled to view the
prize-winning fowls. The fact that
the Judging was finished yesterday
without any OF the exhibitors Offering
amy objections TO the decisions made
was "a happy feature of the opening
day That the Judging was thorough
is aitested by the fact that many birds
were Outclassed. disqualified or not
placed.
Tho one chicken in the show which
attracted the most attention last
night was Lady Hope the tailloss
White Leghorn cockorel. and as It
wahbled about It's pen in company
with "a large rooster IL appeared to
appreciate the attention ii received.
HonOrs were also divided between the
handsome peacock owned by Josiah
Marvel OF this city, and whenever
anyone drew near its pen. the proud
fowl would throw IFS gorgeous tail
out showing the colors to It's best
advantage.
Members of the executive committee
were delighted with the attendance last
night u was announced at meeting
held In the secretary. Office at the close
Of the show last evening. that Satur-
day afternoon would be devoted To chill
dren. At that time school children will
be- admitted free Aehon accompanied by
their parents This innovation was de-
cded on after several hundred children
D. g.
tcrnoon aud last night. The committee
felt that the children should be cncour-
aged ia poultry raising aud should not
he made to pay for admission. Satur-
day viii then be- known as childrcn's
day Another drawing card this year
Is the awarding of the chicken to the
holder of the lucky ticket number each
evening. Last night the chicken was
won by w. A. Schlittler, of No. 2ll
West Tenth street.
Norris G.. Temple. Of pocopson, Pa.
who is a large exhibitor at the show and
who has managed exhibitions all oven
the country. last night saidi
wilmington has surely made a name
for itself IN the poultry world. This
show. Is hard TO beat. not only is the
quantity here, but the quality is of the
! best"
Among the winners in the Barred Rock
classes. whose birds were admired last
night. was Miss NJ. J. Healy. of Winter
thur. Del. who won first and second
prizes in pullet, first in cockerel, first
and second in hen, fourth in cock and
second and third in pen. Ralph Reese,
of 1wcnty.ninth and Van Buren, streets
won first in pon. and the judges claimed
the male fowl shown in this pen was
one of the hest Barred Rocks they ever
saw.
In the Black Cochin Bantams Miss
Ruth Dale. of Thirty-fifth and Market
street. carried off the honors in the
yearly fowls while William ID. X. Vim
cent. Of No. 29O5 West street won
tho prizes in the old birds. Smith
Curry. OF West Chester. Pa. won
number of ribbons in the White Rock
and his prize male bird, "Bill Taft
weight II 1-2 pounds. was the center
of attraction last night Fred II.
Campbell OF this city. was a close
second in this class. Daniel o. Hast
ines. Ir. son of City Solicitor Daniel
d. Hastings won second and fourth
ribbons in the hen division. George G.
MVdill won four prizes in the pullet
rlass OF the Columbian Rocks. and
Miss Margaret IT. Shoarman. OF this
city. won FIRST and second hen in the
r. O. Rhode Rhode Island Red Glass.
Monet and Newcomb won first in
cock bird and Miss Shearman won sec
ond in this class Norris G. Temple,
OF pocopson, Won all honors In
cochins and Brahmas and the White
Langshaw.
J. Paul Mullin. OF Holly Oak. car
ried off first honOrs In the S c. Comb
White Loghorns. and Samuel Little
n Newark. Del. won second. A. l.
Carey. of this city was third.
The awards follow:
The awards follow:
Barred Plymouth Rock, cock-First
William L. Morris; second, Mrs
George A. Wolf; third, Mrs. George A
Wolf
Barred Plymouth Rock. hen-First
Miss Mary j. Healy; second, Mrs
Seorgo A. Wolf
Barred Plymouth Rock. cockerel-
First. Miss Mary J. Healy; second
Mrs. George A. Wolf; third, Ralph, l.
Reese.
Barred Plymouth Rock, pullet-
First, Miss Mary J. Healy; second
Miss Mary J. Healy; third. Ralph l.
Reese.
Bun Plymouth Rock. cock-First
Thomas ID. BOwers; second. NJ. l.
Richie
Bun Plymouth Rock. hen-First
second and third. VI. l.. Richie.
Buff Plymouth Rock. .cockerel
First second and third. NJ. L. Ritchie
Bun Plymouth Rock, pullet- First
second and third, NJ L. Richie.
White Plymouth Rock. cock First
Smith II. Curry; second. Fred r
Campbell
White Plymouth Rock. hen-Firsi
Smith T. Curry; second. Daniel O
Hastings. Jr.
White Plymouth Rock, cockerel-
First Smith T. Curry: second. Free
r. Campbell; third. Hope Farm.
White Plymouth Rock. pullet-Firsi
Smith r. Curry; second. Daniel G
Hastings. Jr.: third, Hope Farm.
Columbia Plymouth Rock. cock an
hen-tNo entries) Cockerel, first. Ed
ward A. Pierce
Columbian Plymouth Rock. pullet-
First. Edward A. PiersOn: second an
third. George c. Medfll
Silver Laced Wyandotte. cock
First Mrs. John Boyle: second. Al
fred E. Samuels
Silver Laced wyandotte. hen-Firs