The Great Geauga County Fair Annual Contests

Rooster Crowing Contest

Hosted by: Mark Nolan Morning News Anchor on WKYC TV
When: Sunday, September 4, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Register: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where: East of Flower Hall
Director in Charge: David Parker

RULES:
Participants should bring roosters in cages which may be covereduntil the contest begins at 4:00 p.m. Only one rooster will be permitted in each cage. No other bird may accompany competingbird during the contest. A judge will be assigned to each rooster to tally the number of times the bird crows in 15 minutes after cages are uncovered. You may leave top of cage covered during contest. Rooster may be of any breed, any age. Please bring papers to show that roosters have been tested for Pullorum. Your roosters can be tested 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 at the Poultry Barn.

Awards will be made for bird crowing most times in 15 minutes as follows: First $15.00; Second $10.00; Third $5.00, and $1.00 for each bird that is entered. An extra $5.00 for the first place bird if he crows more than 48 times - Great Geauga County Fair Record. Limit: 2 birds per owner. Owner to furnish cages and covers. Suggest that cage be twice as tall as rooster.

Chicken Flying Contest

Hosted by: Fox 8 Meteorologist Dick Goddard
When: Thursday, September 1, 2010
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Register: 11:00 a.m.
Where: Small Grandstand
Director in Charge: Bob Rogish

RULES:
The contest is open to any adult or child who enters a hen or rooster at 11:00 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for both hen and rooster winners. The winning hen and winning rooster will compete for an additional prize. Chicken must be brought to the fairgrounds in a fresh coop made of either wire or slats and coops must be identified as to ownership. Please bring your papers to show that chickens are tested for Pullorum. Your chickens can be tested Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 5 - 8 p.m. at the Poultry Barn. Flights will be made from a pole high perch and distance measured from starting point to landing. Grand Champion winner, $50.00. First Place is a trophy and $25.00 cash for winning hen and rooster. Limited to known chicken breeds or mixes. Decisions of judges are final.

Frog Jumping Contest

When: Monday, September 5, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Register: 2:30 a.m.
Where: Indoor Arena
Director in Charge: Keith Chapman & Cheryl Carr

Make entries at 2:30. NO entry fee.
Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) will be paid to the person whose frog breaks the world record jump. World Record is 32 ft., 3 in. made at Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 1954. Great Geauga County Fair Record is 14 ft., 8 in. First place, $30.00, will be paid to the person whose frog jumps the farthest at the Great Geauga Fair. Second place, $20.00, third place, $10.00. One dollar ($1.00) will be awarded each contestant who enters a frog in the contest.

RULES:
Frogs to be entered in the contest should be transported and held until jumping time in a suitable closed container (properly bedded down on wet grass or other suitable material). One frog per person. Contestants must be 18 years of age and under. Frog can compete one time. Frogs will start their jumps from a designated starting circle. The distance each frog jumps will be measured on a straight line from the starting point on the pad to the point the frog lands on the 3rd jump. Decisions of the judge will be final. Owners may nudge frog to start first jump. He may not touch frog at any time thereafter until jumping is completed. Warning: Any frog found to have been artificially stimulated will be positively disqualified. Area Frogs Only. No Imported Varieties.