Evening star., 1924-06-29
PIGEON SHOW DRAWS
500 ENTHUSIASTS
Many Prizes Awarded at First of
Annual Exhibits by D. c.
Fanciers' Club.

More than 500 people, including
many pigeon enthusiasts OF this city,
witnessed the first annual lawn
pigeon show of the Washington
Pigeon Fanciers' Club, on number s
picnic grounds, near the 10th street
reservoir 10Th and Kennedy streets.
yesterday afternoon.
The show was open to any who
wished to participated and there were
three varieties of pigeons in each
class. including old cocks, old hens
and young birds. Special prizes were
awarded in each class to those win
ming first, second or third places The
prizes consisted of small cash sums
and merchandise.
4. NJ. Boyd won a special prize for
the best bird bred of the "satinette"
variety, by a member of the club.
c. a. Peters also won a special prize
for the best bird shown by, novice.
Prize Winners.
Other prize winners, including those
in the main events, were:
For registered white swiss, includ-
ing the usual sub classes: w. HoeSes s
first prize for the best old cock, first
prize for the best hen and first, sec
ond and third prizes for the best
young bird.
In the Silver King class the Ma
tional SQUAD Lofts of Baltimore, won
first in each of the old cock, hen and
young bird class.
For White Kings II. n. Maupin won
first prize in the old cock class. d. NJ.
Green and J. w. Myer, second and
third places in the same class and
the National SQUAD Lofts of Balti-
more won fourth.
In the old hen division of this class
Green and Myer won first, r. ker-
nodle, second, and the National
| bird class Green and Myer were first,
second and fourth and r. Kernodle
third.
McAtee Is Judge.
In the following events the winners
were as follows:
White Swiss Mondains-Old cock,
H. w. Trout, first and second; old
hen, National Squad Lofts. first; H.
w. Trout, second and third in the
| latter class.
Homers (blue bar)-Old cock, ]. H
Van Hoy, first and second; old hen,
Van Hoy, also first and second.
Homers Gncluding any other color
| telney. first; old hen. Kostelney, first,
and for cross breeds he also won
first, second and third.
Nuns-Old cock, Van Horn, first in
| Red Carneaux-Old cock, a. Besche,
| first; F. Lillard. second and fourth,
and J. H. Van Hoy. third. >
For young birds In this class-Van
! Hoy, first and second; NJ. A. Schuler,
| third, and F. Lillard, fourth.
Carneaux, white-Old cocks, A.
Besche, first; Van Hoy, second.
Black Carneaux-Old cocks, A.
Besche, first. and Van Hoy. second.
NJ s ReSche second
Hungarians: Paul Holmgren, first.
in the old cock, old hen and young
| bird classes.
Black swallows: Holmgren was
| first in both the old hen and old cock
classes.
Orientals: The award for the
champion went to c. A. Peters. Van
| Hoy was second and fourth and A. NJ.
Boyd was third in the satinette and
| blondinette classes, while in the sill
vernette and bluettes class c. A.
Peters was also first and A. M. Boyd,
second and third.
Clean leg tumblers: Old cock,
Boyd, first; Turbits: Old cock, Peters,
| first, second and third: old hen, Pet
ers, first, and Boyd, second.
Additional prizes were awarded to
Green and Myer. for the best 1924
White King; to Van Hoy for the best
and second best Red Carneaux.
]. J. McAtee was the judge for all
events.