Evening journal., 1915-12-09
award SPECIALS TO
blue -BLOODED BIRDS
WI. Morris Receives Gov
ernor's Cup for Best
Bird In Show
JUDGE THE WATER
FOWLS TOMORROW

Several hundred poultry fanciers
visited Turn Hall last night to see the
blue blooded fowls that were awarded
the blue ribbons at the ninth annual
poultry show OF the Diamond State
Poultry and Pigeon Association,
which opened at the hall on Tuesday.
In addition to the prizes that were
announced yesterday the special
prizes were announced this morning.
These included the governors cup, the
presidents cup and others, thirty inI
all.
The chicken given away last night
was won by Miss c. b. Megillian. who
gave her address as p. o. Box 423.
The young woman is requested TO ap-
ply for the chicken at the hall. An
other fowl will be given away this
evening.
Although the officials OF the show
report that no sickness has made its
appearance in the hundreds Of chick
ems on exhibition. one bird died last
night. II was a Silver Laced Wyan-
dotte. owned by Mrs. John Boyle. II
died in the hands OF Alfred Willing,
the superintendent, who found II
lying on the floor of its pen. This
fowl had been judged during the ar
ternoon and declared a winner
That some OF the birds on exhibit
ton are worth almost their weight
in gold is shown by the price tags
placed on those offered for sale. Miss
Margaret II. Shearman has two pens
OF r. G.. Rhode Island Reds contain
ing five chickens. and they are for
sale at $50 and SIS each. One Black
Minorca cock is valued at $50. This
bird won a prize.
Samuel Little, OF Newark, Del,
breeder. won the cup offered by Cen
r. c. dupont for the best display OF
White Wyandottes. The awards Of
the ducks and water fowls will be
announced tomorrow.
The awards made in the special
classes as announced today we're as
follows:
Governors cup-For the best bird
in the show was awarded TO William
l.. Morris.
Winterthur Cup-Largest display OF
, Buff Orpingtons. Joseph A. Donohoe.
Mrs Alfred l. DUPONT cup-Best
exhibit in show. Norris G. Temple.
Millard F. Davis cup-Best display
! OF White Rocks. Fred r. Campbell.
Alfred d. Peoples cup-Best display
D OF Rhode Island Reds, Miss Margaret
Shearman.
= =. G. dupont cup Best display
+ White Wyandotte. Samuel Little.
{ T. c. DUPONT cup-Best display o.
= Asiatic class, n. G. Temple.
g ]. c. McCoombs cup-Best displa,
d for games. William Kyle.
J. Frank J. Lackey cup-Best displa,
/ | ". Co
,f Delaware State Fair Cup-Best pei
/ Orpington, Joseph A. Donohue.
I, Bronze Medal-Best Orpington her
IL Ralph Dale.
r $3.50 Gold-Best Barred Rock pul
$ let. Miss Mary J. Healey.
i SO in Merchandise. Delaware Hard
'e ware Co.-Best Cochin. Norris G
4, Temple.
d 100 Pounds Scratch Feed-Bes
T.. Rhode Island cock. Moffitt and New
u comb.
J. 100 Pounds Of Sugarine Developing
* Feed-Best single comb Rhode lslan'
cock. John T. Glover.
5, Same Premium-Best silver laceI
/ White Wyandott cock, Mrs. Johl
> Boyle.
k Presidents Cup-Largest numbe
e of entries from long distance. c. Fra
; ger. Marlton. n. ].
e Vice-president's Cup-Best displa,
/ White Minorcas. Alfred Willing.
10 Vice-presidents Cup-Best displa
> Of Leghorns. other than white, Els
+ I mere Poultry Farms.
l. Secretary's Cup-Best display o
r Buff Rocks. NJ. L. Ritchie.
le Treasurer's Cup - Best displa
+ White Leghorn, Samuel Little.
:. : Charles C. Speakman 'Cup-Bes
y display Rhode Island Red, Is. c.
Miss NJ. G. Price.
oi Josiah Marvel Cup-Best displa
silver laced Wyandottes, Mrs. job
- Boyle.
y James J. Cohen. Shaving Cup an
ID Brush-Best single comb Rhode Is
-, land Red Cockeral Edward F. re
~. land.
g B. b. Trophy-Best silver lace
,s. Wyandotte hen Eusmere Pouitr
u, Farms.
,e ,e spratt's Sterling Silver Cup-Bei
70 pullet or cockerel fed on their feed
in Miss NJ. J. Haley.
q S2.5O-Best pen Rhode Island Red
he Miss NJ. G. Price.
Sc S2.5O-boSt pen OF N9dhuotpS'r .Ni
to John Boyle.
es Frank ODonnell, Umbrella-Be
IT. barred Plymouth Rock pullet, Miss
j. Haley.
tn 81 merchandise - Best America
ed Dominique hen. Norris G. Temple.
on James NJ. Wright umbrella-Be
re Minorca pullet. Alfred Willing.
re- William II. Moor cup-Best displ'
mt Houdans. J. d. Carville.
ne Box cigars-Best Orpington, mai
ry Ralph B. Dale.
'ry S1-Best Wyandotte cock. Samu
III Little.
he s1-second wyandotte hen. Samu
i. Little.
mt 81 - Second wyandotte cocker
'e Samuel Little.
s1-Second wyandotte pullet, Sal
la' uel Little.
en- sf-Second Wyandotte pen. Nj
u u william Loveless.
-eo Charles H. Gray. $3.50 printing
'on Best white Leghorn pullet, Paul M
.;s len.
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ont
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