Jannary i, 1872. ] 



JOUENAL OF HOETICXnLTTJEE AND COTTAGE GABDENEE. 



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Pouters (Blue).— Cocfc*.— 1, G. Ure. 2, J, WftUace. 3, T. Duncan, Dalkeith, 

 ftc, M, Stuart, Glasgow ; W. Rothertord. c, D. Stewart. Perth ; E. Horner, 

 Leeds. Hfiw.—l, E. Homer. 2 and 3, J.Mitchell, Glasgow, fic, G.Ure. c, G. 

 Ure; J. Porteous, Edinburgh ; M. ^kinuer. 



PoOTEES (Red).— Cods.— !, J. Montsomery, Belfast. 2, B. Fulton. 3, E. 

 Homer, o, J. Huie. ifeiu.—l, M. Stuart. 2, J. Wallace. 3, J. Grant, /ic, K. 

 Fulton, c, a Ure. 



POOTEBS (Yellow).- Cocl-J.— I. G. Ure. 2. E. Horner. 3. J. Huie. c, H. 

 Mitchell, Edinburgh. Heim.—l, K. Fulton. 2 and he, J. Wallace. S, Capt. C. 

 Thomson. Broughtv Ferrv. 



Carriers (Black)".— Cocl-s.-l, E. Homer. 2 and c, H. Heritage, London. 

 3, G. C. Holt. Lawton. Hem.—l, T. Colley, Sheffield. 2, H. Heritage. 3, M. 

 Stuart, he, H. Heritage ; E. Horner. 



CiJiRiERS (Dun).- Cocfcs.— I. G. C. Holt. 2, W. Maasev, Spalding. 3. H. Heri- 

 tage. Hf n».— 1, W. Massej-. 2, G. C. Holt. 3, H. Heritage, c, G.C.Holt; E. 

 Homer. 



Tumblers (Almond Short-face!).- 1, J. Ford, London. 2, W. R. & H. O. 

 Blenkinso[i, Newoastle-on-Tyne. 3, R. Fulton. 



BiRBS.—l, J. Wallace. 2, W. Masaey. 3, W. R. S: H. O. Blenkinsop. 



Fantails — 1, J. Sharp, Johnstone. 2, G Ure. 3, J. Huie. 



Thumpeters.-I ana 2. T. Rule, Gilesgate, Durham. 3, E. Homer, he, J. 

 Wallace; J. Bruce, Dunfermline. 



OLD BIROS. 



Pouters (Black). -CocA-!.—l and Extra Gold Modal, J. Mitchell 2,3. ti/ic, 

 and kc, G. Ure. flcTH.-l, J. Montgomery. 2, J. Huie. 3, R. Fullon. /ic, E. 



PoDTERS(White).—foc<[«.—l, J. Wallace. 2, M. Skinner. S.J.Montgomery. 

 he. J. Wallace : M. Sanderson, Edmbureh. Hcjw.— 1, J. Montgomery. 2, E. 

 Homer. 3, J. White, he, W. Moon. Edinburgh ; J. Huie (2). 



Pouters (Bine).— Cocks. - 1, J. Wallace. 2, M. Stuart. 3, J. Morrison, Edin- 

 burgh, ftc, J. White: G Ure: W. Rbtberford ; J. Masaulay. c, D. Stewart, 

 flcn*.- 1 and Extra Gold Medal, R. Fulton. 2, J. Montgomery, 3, G. Ure. 

 e, M. Skinner; J. Huie. 



Pouters (Red).— Coct,t.— 1 and 2, F. Fulton. 3, J. Montgomery, he, A. 

 Wright, Momingside, Heng.—l, J. Millar. 2, J. Montgomery. 3, M. Sander- 

 son, he, A. Wright. 



Pouters (Yellow).- Cocfcs.- 1, : 

 IFnlton. 2, A. Wright. 8, G. Ure. 



Pouters (Any other colour) —Coc^.—l. J. Lohoar. Larkhall. 2. J. Morrison. 

 3, J. Sproull, Glasgow, e, J. Mitchell. Bem.—l, A. Wintour, Edinburgh. 2, J. 

 Millar. 3, J. Huie. he. J. Bruce. 



Carriers (Black).— Cocfcs.—l and Extra Go'd Medal and 2, R. Fulton. 3. Mi«B 

 A. Anderson, Trinity, he, E. Homer (2). Bins.— I and Extra Gold Medal, R. 

 Fulton. 2, G. White. Paisley. 3, E. Homer. 



Carriers (Dun).-CocA:».— 1, W. Massey. 2 and 3, R. Fulton. liens.— 1,R. 

 Fulton. 2, T. Colley. 3, J. R. Rennards. Helensburgh. 



Short FACBD (Almonds).— 1 and 3, J. Ford. 2 and e, R. Fulton, he. J. Wallace. 



Short-faced (Any other colour).- 1, J. Ford 2, E. Homer. 3, W. Lumb. 



Barbs (Black).— 1 and 2. R. Fulton. 3, J. Wallace. 



Barbs (Any.other colour).- 1 and 3, R Fulton. 2, J. Montgomery. 



Fantails.— 1. J. Sharp. 2, G. Ure. 3, A. Lockhart, Kirkcaldy. 



Jacobins.— 1, J. Lohoar. 2 and 3, R. Fulton, ftc, T. Rule ; R. Fulton. c,J. R. 

 Kennards. 



Trumpeters.— 1 and 2, J. Montgomery. 3, E. Horner, he, T. Rule ; J. 

 Wallace. 



Owls.- I and 2, W. Goddard, Stanhope Street, London. 3. W. Lumb. 



TURBITS.- 1. J. G. Orr, Beitb. 2. Miss M Anderson. 3. E. Horner. 



Ndns.— 1, T. Imrie, Bourlrec Park, Ayr. 2, W. Crolt, Ripley. 3, R. B. Heggie, 

 Kirkcaldy. 



Magpies.— 1, W. Br.vdone, Dunse. 2 and 3, E. Homer. 



Tumblers (Any variety not Short-faced).— I, J. Sharp. 2, D. M'Naught, Kil- 

 maars (Beards). 3, Capt. C. Thomson. 



Ant OTHER ViRiETy.-l, T. Imrie (Swiss). 2, W. Goddard (Ice). 3, E.Horner 

 (Swallows). 



Judges. — Mr. Joseph Frame, and Mr. E. L. Corker. 



BIKMINGHAM COLUMBARIAN SOCIETY'S 

 SHOW. 



{From a Correspondcni .) 



This Society's seventh annual Exhibition was held on Decern- 

 ter 28th last at the Athen^um Rooms, Temple Street, and was a 

 decided improvement on last year's Show, there being 332 pens, 

 as compared vrith 217. The quahty of the birds was good, for 

 not more than one or two pens conld be pointed out as inferior ; 

 the condition in which the o"«mers sent their specimens was also 

 good, every bird being in perfect feather. The Show was divided 

 into two sections — birds bred in 1871, and old birds. 

 BntDs OF 1871. 



Carriers (Black) were a good and strong class. First came a 

 very good bird, so forward that many breeders declared he was 

 an adult : such was not the case. This bird obtained the third 

 prize at the late Palace Show. The second prizes went to good 

 specimens that promise well for the future. This class num- 

 Tsered nineteen entries. TVe may also add that the Birmingham 

 cup bird only received a high commendation. 



Carriers (Dun). — First was a grand bird, good in evei*y point, 

 and promising well. This bird '^'ill most probably always stand 

 in the front rank ; the pride of place in all the young Carriers 

 must be accorded to this bird. Second came a very good hen ; 

 third a nice stylish bird, strong in bill, good in eye, rather do'v\'n 

 in face. 



Carriers (Any other colour). — First a good Blue ; the second 

 and third Blues promise well. 



Pouters. — First and second came very stylish Whites, of good 

 length of feather and leg, narrow in girth, and sho^Ti in splendid 

 condition. 



Almonds. — Fine birds, possessing every essential property for 

 an Almond, were first and second. 



Atvj other Short-faced. — First came a Eed Whole-feather 

 hen, perfect in head, eye, and bill, of grand carriage, and of a 

 deep sound colour. 'This bird also obtained the cup for the best 

 bird in this and the foregoing classes ; she well deserved her 

 reward. Second came a fine Yellow, and the same exhibitor 

 was also highly commended for a Red Mottle cock, sound in 

 colour and feather, and with only half a dozen white feathers on 



his butts. The third prize went to a good Kite, which looked 

 as though he had come from the same loft as the other winners 

 in this class. 



Jacobins. — In this class the first and second prizes went to 

 Red, and the third and a high commendation to Yellow, all of 

 which were good birds in every point. Mr. Waitt Hkewise 

 obtained the silver cup for the best bird in the young classes 

 of Jacobins, Turbits, Barbs, Nuns, and Owls. 



Turhits. — The first-prize bird was Silver, the second Blue; 

 both were snake-headed and good ; the third prize went to a 

 deep-coloured Red, but shell-capped. 

 - Nuns. — AU the prize birds were Black. A very good class. 



Owls. — All the prize birds were Blues. This was a good class, 

 in fact the best young class we remember having seen for many 

 years. 



Dragoons (Blue). — We rather thought the third-prize bird 

 should have been placed first, and the first-prize bird third. AU 

 were good, and of a deep sound colour. 



Dragoons (Silver). — This was a good and strong class, number- 

 ing eleven pens. 



Dragoons (Any other colour). — All three prize birds were 

 Yellows, of a good sound colour. Several good Whites were also 

 shown. These classes were judged by the Society's standard, 

 which, by-the-by, is not " as thin as a bodkin." 



Antwerps (Dun). — First was a good specimen, fine in head, 

 bill, and style, though rather deficient in colour. The second 

 and third-prize birds were promising, and good in coloiir. The 

 first-prize bird also took the cup, as the best young bird in the 

 Dragoon, Antwerp, and Any other variety classes. 



Antwerps (Blue). — A good class. 



Antwerps (Blue-chequer). — This was a strong class, all the 

 specimens were good in head and beautifully marked. 



Antwerps (Red-chequer). — The first-prize bird was very fine 

 in eye, head, and colour — in fact perfection. This bird was iu 

 the cup pair at the last Bingley Hall Show. 



Swallows. — The first and second prizes went to Blues. 



Birds of Any Age. 



Carrier Cocks piack). — First came a bird good iu every point. 

 It also obtained the cup as the best single old bird in the Show. 

 Good specimens — in fact, birds that are fit to mn at any show, 

 were second and third. 



Carrier Cocks (Dun). — The first and second prizes went to 

 birds good in bill, eye, condition, and carriage. 



Carrier Cocks (Any other colour). — First a good Blue, very 

 stylish — in fact, the best Blue seen for some time. Second a 

 very nice bird. A promising Silver was highly commended. 



Carrier Hens (Black). — First a hen in gooti condition. The 

 second-prize bird in this class was by far the best hen, and 

 should liave obtained the first place. A good hen, rather red iu 

 the lash, was highly commended. This was a good class. 



Carrier Sens (Dun). — First a grand hen, good in all points, 

 hough iu bad condition. Second a good hen, of sound colour. 



Carrier Sens (Any other colour). — This was not so good a class 

 as we generally see at this Show. 



Pouter Cocks. — The first prize went to a very showy White, 

 good in length of feather and limb. Second came a good Red. 

 Good Whites, very sho\\-y, and narrow in girth, were third and 

 highly commended. 



Pouter Sens. — The first and second-prize birds were in 

 splendid condition, showy, of great length, and narrow in girth. 

 All the three winners were Whites. These classes exhibited a 

 great improvement ou the previous year's Show. 



Almond. — The cock bird in the first-prize pair had a perfect 

 head and biU, good eye, colour, and carriage, and well broken ; 

 in fact, he may be considered perfection. The hen was also very 

 fine, possessing a real Almond ground and well broken, a good 

 heati and carriage. This pair obtained for their owner the cup 

 for the best pair of old birds in the Show. 



Any Variety Short-faced. — Red and YeUow Whole-feathers, 

 Red and YeUow Agates, and Kites carried off the honours. This 

 we think was the best class in the Show. Every bird was per- 

 fection, in splendid condition, not a feather soiled. It is doubt- 

 ful if any other fancier could produce such a lot of birds as the 

 exliibitor of these. 



Barbs. — The first prize went to a pair of Blacks that will hold 

 their o■s^^l at any show ; the second also to a pair of Blacks. 



Owls. — A very good pair of Silvers possessing good heads and 

 wen throated were first. Blues second, good Blacks third. This 

 was a very good class. 



/acoiins.— Blacks, Reds, and Yellows stood in the prize list 

 in the order named. They were all good. The Blacks well 

 deserved their place ; they were a perfect pair, well matched, 

 good in hood, frill, and mane, not a white feather to be seen 

 below the mandible, and perfectly black to the thighs and vent. 



.N'uHS.— This was a good class, all Blacks. The scissors had 

 not been so freely used as is generally the case with this variety. 



Trumpeters. — A good pair of Black Mottles were first. Second 

 came a pair far too gay to be called Mottles. Both these pens 

 of birds are good in hood, rose, and muff. 



Tumblers (Long-muffed). — A good pair of Eed Eosewings wero 



