Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-21
BOYS MATCH SKILL
IN ART Of JUDGING
CATTLE AND HOGS
Adult Visitors Also Flock to
Lakewood Grand Circuit
Races Had Auspicious
Opening Monday

Wednesday was Merchants Day at
the Southeastern fair and a large
number of Atlanta's business houses
closed during the afternoon, and
gave their employees a half holi-
day to take in the big exposi-
ton out at Lakewood. Such of the
business establishments as did not
close entirely arranged to give
a half holiday to as many of their
| employees as possible. Atlanta's bust
ness interests were we'll represented
at the fair and in conjunction with
the regular crowd of visitors from
all sections of the southeast gave
the exposition a huge attendance to-
tai for the day.
Interest is centering in the judg-
ing of exhibits in the various depart
ments. The judges are busy in the
cattle and swine barns, the liberal
arts building and the agricultural
building, inspecting the displays and
| making their awards, while the proud
exhibitors whose animals and prod
| ucts have carried off prizes are dis
playing their ribbons and medals in
prominent positions at their booths
and pens. 1t will take the balance
of the week to complete the judging
in the various departments, as the
number of exhibits this year far ex-
ceeds anything on record in previous
years.
In Hereford cattle classes judged
On Tuesday, the farm of E. E. Mack
& Sons, of Thomasville, Ca, won
eleven blue ribbons; A. J. A. Alex
arder, of Spring Station, KY, won
four blue ribbons; James V. Hill, Of
Round Head, O.. four; James r.
Smith, of Fayetteville, Tenn, three,
and w. A. Pickering, of Kansas City
Mo-. three.
Ir the Jersey classes. the Thomas
vile Live Stock company, of Thorn
asville, Ca, won fourteen first prizes;
the Mansfield Hall farm, of Freder-
icksburg, Va. won twelve first
prizes; Meadow Crest farm, of
Greensboro, Ca, five first prizes; R.
S. Tippin of Acworth, Go, two. and
Rockdale farm, of Acworth, Ga, one
The international club stock judg-
ing contest, which is one of the prime
features of the exposition this year,
Is well under way. In this competi-
ton boys from a score of states are
matching skill in detecting the fine
points of thoroughbred cattle and
hogs. The winners will be given a
free trip~to the Royal Live Stock
show in London, England, and thus
the contestants are putting forth ev-
cry bit of mental energy they pos
sess to win the coveted prize. The
boys entered in this competition are
members of Boys clubs in their re-
spective states, the contest being
under the direction of the National
Live Stock Breeders organization.
Boys Fair School
Likewise the boys fair school is
in full swing, with more than 200
Georgia youngsters taking instruc-
ton in agriculture, animal husbandry
and kindred arts. Governor Dorsey
delivered an address before the school
Wednesday morning, speaking on
"Georgia's Potential Resources" The
by the Southeastern Fair association
for the benefit of the rising gen.
Grafton of Georgians. Boys from the |
various counties Of the state are Sc
lected by the county demonstration |
agents after a competitive. examina-
ton. They receive free transporta-
ton to the fair and are quartered in
big camp near the lake under the |
supervision of Roland L. Shine, as
sistant executive of the Boy Scouts
of Atlanta.
H. G. Hastings, president of the |
Fair association, and professor J. K. |
Giles, of the State College of Agri-
culture, spoke to the boys Wednes-
day on Fairs as Educators" and |
"The Purposes of the Boys Fair |
School"
On Wednesday night the Fair as
ISOLATION executive committee will |
entertain the live stock exhibitors at |
dinner to be given at the Ruse &, |
Cason cafe under the grandstand, |
men will be, the guests of the Fair |
association at a similar function.
The Grand Circuit races scheduled |
for Wednesday afternoon include |
several events or particular interest. |
There is tic 2:12 pace for three-year-
olds, for a purse of $500. and added |
money; the 2:03 pace for a purse |
Of $1,000; the free-for-all trot Cor a |
purse of $1,000, and the 2:15 trot |
for southern horses for a purse of |
S400 and added money. Peter Man
ming, the sensational Murphy geld
ing, will appear again in the free |
for-all trotting event.
The attendance figures for Tues
day show that 53,429 people passed
through the turnstiles. This estab-
fishes a record for the Southeastern
fair, eclipsing all previous figures.
Big Day for Riddles
1t was "School day." and if there
were amy schools within a radius of
SO miles that remained in operation,
it is certain that they were attend
lar enrolment. For it seemed as
though every youngster in the state
of Georgia had uisde up his nina TO
come to the fair. They came in
fIochs. droVcs. coveys and sWarms.
They possessed themselves of the
every available foot of the big fair
grounds. They swamped the vend-
ers of balloons and. whistles, they
climbed pell-mell over the riding de-
vices and brought smiles of satisfac-
ton to the "hot dog" merchants who
did a land office business from ear
~ morn till dewy eve.
The children, not the parents, held
full sway at Lakewood Tuesday,
and when, far into the night. the
crowds began TO disappear, it was a
tired but satiated phalanx of young
sters that festooned themselves upon