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I am not one to preach showing other than to win, 

 while I strive to win all I can ; but think we could 

 give better support than we do to the Hybrid classes, 

 this once a j^ear. If w^e cannot — then I fear we shall 

 not be catered for as we have been — instead of yet 

 still better — and we shall have ourselves to thank — 

 nobody else. 



IforeiGn BirDs at the Crv^tal IPalacc. 



' ■ ^ ^^ HERE is much in a name. The February Show 



(Q\ of the L. & P. O. Society held at the Crystal 



V^ Palace is "the Palace Show" — and so long 



as it bears that name it will remain the 



inheritor of great traditions, and continue to be 



the chief annual festival of bird exhibitors, in spite of 



a restricted classification and some other obvious 



deficiencies. This explains the fact that a foreign bird 



classification of only nine classes (we do not count 



those for foreign Goldfinches and Bullfinches) attracted 



an entr}' of 134, while at the Aquarium in November 



twelve classes contained only a little over 100 entries. 



The Show commenced on the 13th of February, 

 1903, and concluded on the 17th. This year it was held 

 upstairs, in a draughty gallery — the change did not 

 appear to meet with the approval of the exhibitors. 

 The onl}^ advantage was the better light during the 

 day. 



Over 100 of the exhibits belonged to members of 

 the F. B. C, who obtained all the prizes except four, 

 and all the cards except six. The first prizes, without 

 exception, were awarded to members of the Club. 



The Parrots were judged by Mr. Camps, the other 

 classes by Mr. Russell Humphrys — and, as might be 

 expected, their awards seem to have given satisfaction 

 on the whole. 



