Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-08

they had considered the pens OF other
breeds, and competition was keen.
The display of pigeons. which is To-
Gated on the stage. is also larger this
year. there being eighty birds In the de-
partmenL Much of the success of this
feature oi the show Is due To the efforts
of Augustus T.. VAIL. the superintend-
emit, who owns some of the finest show
birds IN this section OF the country.
Miss M y. Healy. of Winterfhur. who
won first and second pen in Barred
Rocks. has established "a record as o
breeder. and reported yesterday OF hav-
ing sold six pullets TO the superintend
ent Of the estate of y r. Morgan. in
Long Island Miss Healys display at
the show Is considered a strict show bird
variety Of chickens.
The awards announced by tine execu.
tive committee las night were as fol
lows:
Association prize OF Eve dollars
In gold for the best pen Of any
variety i'm competition. Miss J..
Healy. Winterthur; Horace W. White.
Chester, Pa. Mrs John Boyle, city;
J Paul Mullin Holly Oak: Alfred G..
willing. Bellefonto. and the Catalpa
Poultry Yards. Gettysburg. Pa
Mrs. Alfred !. duPonts cup FOR the
best exhibit in the show AS TO size
and quality, points to count, William
H. Wallace, Jr.
The Miss NJ J. Healy prize in gold
for the largest entry made by an OK
hibitor who never showed at the VII
mmgton show, William II. Wallace,
Jr.. cliffs.
The II. C dupont cup for the best
display OF White Wyandottes. Sam
uel Little. Newark.
The Mitchell medal for the best
White Rock cock. Fred r. Campbell.
The Mitchell medal for the best Buff
Orplngton hen. Joseph Donohoe.
The Mitchell medal for the best
Dark Cornish cockerel o. G. L.
Lewis. Paola Pa.
The association cup for the best
display of Rhode island Reds, Catal-
pa Poultry Yards, Gettysburg, Pa
The T.. G. DUPONT cup for the best eN
tibit of ducks W H. Tangshaw. and fo
the best display Of Indian Runner ducks
W. h. Iangshaw and tho r.. G.. duPon
cup for the hest cxhibit of turkeys, Sam
mel Doughorty. Greenville.
The Every Evening special cup for IN
exhibitor winning the greatest humble
Of points Augustus Vail
The Dnvis cup for the best exhibit q
runts. George Pierson. The Hotel Wi
mington cup for the best exhibit q
Orienials. August VAIL The A.
Peoples cup. for the best exhibit q
swallows. August Vail and tho silve
tray. Of the Thomas Jewelry store. W
u. Langshaw. IT. The other awards wi
be- announced tomorrow.
SHOW NOTES.
The display a blooded White Wyan
dottes. entered by Halleck dupont, di
not arrive at the show rooms in tim
/ for the Judging. These birds ha
been on exhibition at Elizabethtowr
/ n. J., last week, where they wer
winners. The birds were placed o
exhibition at the show rooms. how
ever
Caleb L. Powell. Of Chadds For,
Pa. has the honor Of being tho onl
colOred man exhibiting birds i'm IN
show. Powell was a winner i'm hi
class and promises TO come bac
stronger next year.
The appearance Of two members {
I me association on Market street las
night attired ass real 'Rubes" seekin
the chicken show. was a novelty.
William II. Wallace. Jr., of IN
/ Cliffs. few miles north OF this cit.
was one OF the winners at the SHOW
Frank NJ. Smith. the secretary {
the 1915 show. is busy on the foe