Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
HAVE EGG BANQUET.
Vermont state Poultry Association
CI0ses-Cup Awards Made.

CIOseS-Cup Awards Made.
st. Apans. Jan. 1s.-The 2lst exhibi-
ton Of the Vermont State Poultry asso.
citation, which opened at the city halt
Wednesday, closed with an egg banquet
tonight.
The following Is list of the cup awards
and some Of the cash prizes:
Barred Rock-Pullet line. cup valued at
SIS. William r. Emslie of Barre. Best
cockerei. 81. best pullet. 81; best pen
young. 81 Cockerel line. best cockerel 81,
best cock and hen, 81.
Black Orpington-Cup valued at so, won
by DIR. l.. Abernethy of Bakersfield.
Single Comb Rhode Island Red-Cup
given by Rhode Island Red club. F. W.
Sault Of st. Adams. Best cock and hen,
81; best pen old, 81; best pen young. 81, H.
! A. Vidal of Montpelier, best cockerel. 81:
best pullet 81
| Wirthmore cup. value, SIS, given by st.
Adams Grain company, won by F. w.
Sault for first time Must be won three
| tines to secure permanent ownership.
st. Adams Messenger cup. for best dis
play Of any one vsri-ty. won for second
time by F. w. Sault. Must be won three
times.
Leghorn cup. given by directors Of assoc
citation; awarded on points. certain nurs-
Der Of points must be secured for three
years before cup il awarded. ]. F. Flans-
burg Of Manchester. N. H., is the leader
this year with 1856 points.
For the Wyandotte cup, in a similar
contest, two competitors are tied for first
place and two for second this year. DR..
| Gilbert F. Rist of Burlington and w. F.
Shontell Of Waterbury each have Ct points
and J. j. Dansro Of North Clarendon and
NJ. L. Thibault of Waterbury each secured
| g points.
For the Plymouth Rock cup breeders
must show leading points for four years.
william r. Emslie is ahead this year with
SO points in the pullet line and so points in
the cockerel line.
| Mrs. M. F. Preston of Randolph won a
speckled Sussex pullet valued at $40 as
the women making the largest exhibit.
Miss Irene M. Sault Of this city was given
S setting Of speckled Sussex eggs for the
second largest exhibit In the same con-
/ test Miss Sault also received cash
prise Of 81 for the bset bantam cockerel
and VIC. Handley of st. Adams received
81 for the best pullet in that class.
| On Buff Wyandottes ]. ]. Dansro re-
ceived 81 for the best cockerel and 81 Tor
the best pullet.
Other awards are as follows:
Barred Rocks, cockerel mated.-Wil~
| liam r. Emslie, first cock. hen. cockerel.
pullet and pen; Urban A. Woodbury.. End.
Of Burlington, second cock and cockerel:
John H. Vondell of Windsor. third cock.
second hen; w. c. Belknap of Bellows
Falls, third hen.
Barred Rocks, pullet mated.-William
| r. Emslie, second cock. first and third
hen. frst cockerel. first and fourth pull
let first and second pen John II. Vondell,
first cock. second hen and pullet; II. F.
Allen of Cambridge, third and fourth
cockerel: w. c. Belknap. second cockerel,
third pullet.
Partridge Plymouth Rocks.-C. A.
Revoir of st. Adams, first and third
hens. first pullet and old pen; Francis
Mcdonald OF st. Adams. second and
fourth hen. first cockerel and pen young.
! White Wyandottes.-W. F. Shontell.
second and third hens. fourth cockerel.
first pen old; Benjamin Perry Of Water
bury, fourth and NTH hens, second cock
erel: NJ. L. Thibault Of Waterbury. first
hen and pen young, third pullet; II. A.
Vidal. third cockerel, first and second
pullet.
Buf wyandottes.-J. ]. Dansro, first
cock. hen. cockerel and pen young, third
pullet: DIR. Gilbert f. Rist, second and
| third cockerel, first and second pullet,
second pen young.
Silver Laced Wyandottes.-A. c. Gill
man Of Montpelier. first cock. pullet and
I pen young.
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds.-H. A.
Vidal. first cock and cockerel, first, third
and fifth pullet; F. w. Sault, second and
third cock, first. second and third hen.
second. third and fourth cockerel. second
and fourth pullet. first. second and third
pen young. FIRST. second and third pen old.
Single Comb White Leghorn.-J. F..
Lansburg, first cock. cockerel and pen,
first. second. third and fourth pen first.
second. third and nth pullet w. q.
Handley. second cock. nth hen; Gordon
Gilmore Of st. Adams. fourth pullet.
Single Comb Bun Leghorn.-J J.
Dansro. hrst cock. hen and pullet; w. q.
Handley. second hen.