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NOTTINGHAM. November 14th and 15th. 



Classification for five classes for Foreign Birds. One Bronze Medal. 

 Judge, Mr. G. E. Weston. Schedules from Mr. G. E. Wilkinson, 

 9, Wellington Squsre, Park .Side, Nottingham. 



SWINDON. November 26th and 27th. 



Classification for six classes for Foreign Birds. One Silver Medal. 

 Judges, Messrs. J. Robson and J. FrosTick. Schedules from Mr. 

 E. Allsop, 43, Dixon Street, Swindon. 



ST. HELEN'S. December 10th, nth and 12th. 



Classification for four classes for Foreign Birds. One Bronze Medal. 

 Judge, Mr. J. F. Hills. Schedules from Mr. A. Goodall, 73, 

 Corporation Street, St. Helens. 

 3, Swift Street, S. M. Townsknd, 



Fulhatn, S.W. Hon. Exhibit ional Sec. 



CLAPHAM AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION'S SHOW. 



The first annual Open Show of this Society was held on October 1st 

 and 2nd. The Hall was well lighted, well ventilated, and was most suitable 

 ill every respect. The Show was certainly a success, was ably managed ; 

 between 600 and 700 exhibits were staged, forming a most interesting 

 exhibition. Canaries were well represented and of excellent merit, but 

 birds of most interest to our members would naturally be those shown in 

 the British and Foreign Sections, and having been requested by our 

 esteemed Editor to report on the same I here append a few notes. 



BRITISH BIRDS. 

 Goldfinches (14). 1, Maxwell ; 2, Hotting; 3, Prior. All well placed. 

 Bullfinches, i, Askew; a typical British finch of fair merit. 

 LinnTcts (16). 1, Longden; 2, Wickham; 3, Maxwell. 



Siskins, Rkdpoi.ls or Twites (18). 1, Howe, an excellent Meally Hedpoll ; 2, Hotting, 

 a nice Twite; 3, Francis, a fair Siskin. 



Chaffinches (10). 1, Frostick; 2, Geny and Davis; 3, Yonng. 



Bramblefinches (25). 1, Longden, excellent, large and well spangled bird ; 2, Hurst, 

 well-coloured, shapely specimen ; 3, Carter. 



Greenfinches (8). 1, Maxwell; 2, Prior; 3, Francis. 



Hawfinches (8). 1, Hurst, tame, in beautiful condition ; 2, Simpson, the best coloured 

 bird we have seen of late, smaller and less steady than winner 3, Maxwell. 



A.S. of Buntings (7). 1, Cliick, very fine Corn Bunting; 2, Maxwell, a good Cirl 

 Bunting; 3, Sandy, richly-coloured Yellow Bunting. 



A.S. of Seed-Eating Birds -Hens, This class of ladies contained ten birds. :, 

 Chick, good Siskin ; 2, Hawfinch ; 3, Sandy, another charmingly got up young lady. There 

 were also Linuets, Bramblefinches, and a demure Bultie of the feminine persuasion, but not 

 exactly a " belle." 



Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Si-arlings (9) 1, Price, a really good Thrush; 

 2, Lugg, moderate Starling; 3, Frostick, well-marked Thrush. 



Nightingale or Blackcap (9). 1, Francis, Nightingale, splendid feather and as 

 steady as a proverbial rock; 2, Hathaway, good Blackcap; 3, Burrows, another good 

 "gale." 



