July 3, 1873. ] 



JOUKNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



POULTEY, BEE, AND PIGEON OEEOIOOLE. 



DONCASTER POULTRY SHOW. 

 The anonal Show of the Doncaster Agricultiiral Society was 

 held on Jnne 26th aud 27th. The park in which the Meeting 

 took place is within easy reach of the station, aud is well adapted 

 for such a purpose. The poultry and Pigeons, shown in Turner's 

 pens, were placed under a large tent, in which the light was un- 

 commonly good, and the birds seemed very comfortable. Three 

 silver cups were otfered for poultry, one being for Game, one 

 for Bantams, and the other tor Any other variety. As no cup 

 was offered for Pigeons, the entries were not so numerous as in 

 the first-named section. 



There were five classes for Game, and the birds were unusu- 

 ally good for the time of year. The first class was for single 

 cocks, and the prizes were awarded to Brown Red, Duckwiug, 

 and Black-breasted Red, all three being capital in shape and 

 Bound in hand. In Black Reds the birds were mostly out of 

 feather, but the cock in the tirst-prize pen was in high order though 

 badly matched. The hen was rather large and broody, though 

 otherwise good. Brown Reds were a grand class, the compe- 

 tition being close ; and the cup was awarded here to a perfect 

 pair of close. feathered birds. Duckwings, with the exception of 

 the first and second-prize pens, were not good as regards the 

 cocks, but the hens to which they were matched were very good 

 in colour. Game any other variety were all Piles, most of the 

 best birds being much out of feather. The prizes were awarded 

 more to quality for Game purposes than feather, and in this 

 respect the birds would compare favourably with the rest of the 

 Game classes. Of Dorkint/s the Silver-Grey were large and 

 very good in colour, but the Dark Greys were more particularly 

 good in feet and size rather than colour. In Spanish there 

 were four pens, all of which -were good, aud, with the excep- 

 tion of the first-prize pen, great difficulty was felt in award- 

 ing the prizes, so close was the contest, and the cup for their 

 section was awarded here. Cochlna were more numerous, but 

 with the exception of the three winning pens, which were all 

 BuSs, were not in good order. Brahmas (Dark), were a large 

 class and the quaUty very high, the shape and size of some of 

 the hens being very striking, as also the lacing on the plumage . 

 Light Brahmas were but poor in all respects. Silv^r-spangied 

 Hamburgha were all good and the prizes keenly contested, the 

 first-prize pen being very eveu in spangling, though the second 

 contained a splendid hen. Silver-pencilled were good iu point 

 of marking and plumage, and also very neat and good in style. 

 Gold spangled were a very bright lot, the shade of light being 

 exactly smted to the variety, aud showing off the birds to great 

 advantage. Gold-pencilled were failing in colour and getting 

 somewhat shabby, though iu point of quality the birds were 

 good, althongh the second-prize cock was somewhat darker than 

 it is advisable to breed them. In Black Hamburghs were but 

 three pens, but these were all very good, the first-prize pen 

 taking precedence on account of brilliancy of plumage only. 

 Poland^ were all Golden and of fair quality, and in nice plumage. 

 Of Bantams there were not heavy entries, and, with the excep- 

 tion of the winners, there were no good birds shown. In single 

 cocks the winners were Black-breasted Red, and the cup for 

 the section was won by the first-prize bird, which in oui' opinion 

 is the embodiment of quaUty as a Black Red Game fowl, aud it 

 is to be regretted there are no such birds of this colour among 

 large Game fowls at the shows this season. The second was a 

 fair kind of bird, bat large in body and wing, and thin iu chest 

 and shoulder. In the class for a Red cock aud heu of any ago, 

 the first-prize birds were very forward chickens in full feather, 

 in fact the second and third being adult birds which do not 

 require special notice. In the Variety class the first prize went 

 to Piles aud the second to Duckwings of fair quality. Black 

 Bantams were a nice lot and in good feather, and, there being 

 a class for Whites, six entries were the result, the winners 

 being good specimens. 



Turkcija aud Gee$r did not show to advantage on account of 

 the loss of plumage, but they were very large ; and in the latter, 

 Toulouse were first and White Embden second. Aylesbury 

 Ducks were a good lot, although failing in feather to a great 

 extent, but size and quaUty of bill were extremely good. 



Pigeons came next, and in Carriers and Tumblers there was 

 only one entry in each class, but the birds were worthy of high 

 competition. Pouters had two pairs of Whites, aud both good. 

 In Owls a pretty pair of foreign Whites were first, aud a very 

 good pair of Blue English second. Except the first in Barbs, 

 the otberB were very poor. Jacobins, all Red, were very good 

 and in nice order. Trumpeters had but one good pen, these 

 being of the newly imported variety ; and Nuns only one pair, 

 which was Tery good. Dragoons were fair birds and all Blues ; 

 and in Antwerps all were Dans and very good. The first-prize 

 Magpies were Red and the second Yellow, the former pair being 

 almost perfect iu colour. In the Variety class the first-prize 



birds w?re Buff Isnbeln and the second Ice Pigeons, both pairs 

 being all that can be desired ; in h'antails ouly the first-prize 

 pair were noteworthy, but they were perfect specimens. In the 

 Selling class Ice Pigeons won both prizes, aud both pairs were 

 extremely good and cheap. , 



Gam«.— Cocfc.— 1. C. W. Brierley, MiJdlpton. 2. F. f alca A Beutlpy, Crowle. 

 8. C. Chalonur, Whitwell. c, T. MaBon. Luncuster. DUick-hn-a^tcd licde.—l, c. 

 Chaloncr. 2. T. bottomiey, i>hi;lf. 8 una he, T. Wood, Scofton. Brown and 

 otkt-r Htda. f accept Black-breiisted.—l, C. W. Brierley. 2, T. Maaou. 8, i\ Sales 

 an'l BfUtley. c. C Clial"nt r. 



Gaue— Duckwings and other Orrys aHrf Blurs. — t,C. ChaUtntir. 2, E. Wiu- 

 wootl, Wori-enttr. 3, F. SaloB iv Berniey. Any other i-arirtij.—i.C.Vf.BTicvley. 

 2, H. C. & W, J. Mason, Drighlingtun. y, K. VValiicr, tiouicrbul. c, F. Sales aud 

 Bent'py. 



DonKltiOs.— Silver-Grey.— I, J. Robinaon, Garstanjr. 2. W. Roe, Newark. S. O. 

 E. Creshwell, Bagehot. Any vaiiety ~1. J. Newall. Yora. 2, W. Harvey, Shef- 

 heW. S.J Robinson, c, W. G. LyalBy. Bnwlry Hall. 



Spanish.— 1 and Cop, J. Powell, Briidford. 2, nureh .St Boulter, Sheffield, 

 S, J Bou-tun, Bristol, t'/ic. E. Brown. Sb.ffleld. 



Cocuixa —1, T. F. Ansdell. Cowky Muuiii. St. Helena. 2, W. Harvey. 3, H. C. 

 and W. J. MaH"n, Drighiinyton. /ir, W Wluteii-y. Clough. 



Brahmas — iirtrfc.— 2, J. F'. Smith, shettield. 3, H. Lacv, Uebden Bridge, c. Dr. 

 Holmes. C'hestertteld ; H. BeHou, Bii.ulev: H. Lacy, "iiolit.— 1, W. Whiteley. 

 2, H. Belilon. S. Rev. H. W. Hntton, Lincoln. 



HAMDrRGHs.— SKt'er-spanyl^-^— 1 and 8, H. Beldon. 2. J. Robinson, he, J, 

 Robinson; Ashton & Booth, Broadbottom. Silvtr-ptnciUed.—l,i. KobijlBon. 

 2 and 3. H. Beldon. 



Ukhiv.VhGUs.—Qolden-f^angled.—\ and 3. H. Beldon. 2, .T. FobinBon. he. Burch 

 aud Houiter. Go/rftK-jJtftci/, Cfi — I and 3, H. Beldon. a, J. Robinson. £iac&.— 



1, J. Robinson. 2 and 3, H. Beldon. 

 PoLANDB.— 1 and 3, W. Harvey. 2, J. Robinson. 



Bantams.— (?«7nc.—Cocfc,—l and Cup. W. F. EntwiBtle.'Weeffleld, Bradford, 



2, F. Steele, Slump Crogs, Halifax. 3, R. Crabtree, London. Blaek-breasted and 

 of/ier /;('(/«.- 1, W, F. Eutwis'e. 2. F. Sales &Bentiey. S,F.bteele. /tc, S.Smith, 

 Halifax, c, W. W. Dunhill. Doncaster. 



Bantams.- GaiHtr — jHy i-rird/y.- 1, W. F. Entwistle. 2, C. Chaloner. 3, F, 

 Steele. Black —1. J. "VVaddington, Guiseley. 2, H. Beldon. 3, K. H .\Bbton. 

 Tl'li(7f.— 1, H. Beldon. 2. Kev. F. Tearle, Newmarket. 3. ti, Palfreyman. jun. 



TcaKEYs.— 1, Lady Hawke, Wormsley Park. 2, B. H. Brooksbank, Tickhill. 



3, E. Radclifle. 



TtvcKS.— Aylesbury.— \, J. P. Carver, Langthorpe. 2 and 3. .T. Walker, Rocli* 

 dale. /to. J. Robinson. ivo»f7i.~2. Lady Hawke. Any utlie} variety —1,^,^31^ 

 he, V?. BinnB, Fudsey, Leeds. 8, C. W Brierley. c, G. Liddle, Uoncaster. 



Geese — 1 ana 2, .1. Walker. 3, Lady Hawke. 



Selling Clas-*.- Cocfc and Hen, or Drake and Duck.-— 1,3. Powell. 2, W. 

 Harvey. 3 E. .lohnson, Wath-upon-Dearne. 



Extra Stock.— /tc, R. Knowlea. 



PIGEONS. 



Carriebb.- 1, E. Brown, Sheffield. 



PoDTKRS.— 1, W. Hurvey. 2, G. Sadler, Boroughbridge. 



Tumblers.- 1, W, Harvey. 



Owls.— 1. H. Yardley, Birmingham. 2, W. W. Fowler, Pontcfract, JiC, J, 

 Crosland, Wakefield. 



Babbs.— 1. W. W. Fowler. 2. H. Yardley. 



Jacobins.— 1, W.Harvey. 2, J. E. Crofts, Blyth, Worksop, /ic, W. W. Fowler 

 H. Yardley. 



Trumpeters.- I, W. Harvey. 2, J. C. ElwiB, Doncaster. 



Nunb.- 1, W. Harvey. 



Dragoons. — 1, W. Harvey. 2, H. Y'ardley. 



Antwerpb—1, J. Gardner, Preston. 2. J. Crosland. /iO, H. Y'ardlcy. 



JIagpies.— 1 and 2, J. E. crofts, lie, W. Harvey. 



Fantails —1, J. e. Loversid(ie, Newark. 2. W. W. Fowler. 

 Any other Variety. — 1, H. Yardley. 2. W. Harvey, he, J. E. Crofts (2). 



Selling Class.— 1, W. Harvey. 2, J. E. Crofts, lie, W. W. Fowler. 



Judges.— Mr. James Dixon, North Park, Bradford; Mr. E, 

 Hutton, Pudsey. 



THE CHATTERIS POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW. 



There cannot be a doubt that the entries made this year for the 

 Chatteris Show were considerably lessened in numbers by so 

 many other shows being held simultaneously; still, it was most 

 gratifying to find the majority of both poultry and Pigeons shown 

 were of unusual excellence. It proved to be a very largely 

 attended meeting, as the weather was not only fine, but the rail- 

 way companies, by liberal fares and special trains, aided the 

 success in no slight degree. The arrangements of the tent and 

 general fittings were excellent, and every attention was given to 

 the birds exhibited. 



The entry of Dorkings was extraordinarily small, the best- 

 shown varieties being the Silvcr-Greys aud the White Dorkings, 

 As to tile Game fowls, they were iu quality much beyond those 

 to be met with at ordinary poultry shows, Messrs. Hall aud 

 Matthews exhibiting first-rate pens, though some of the birds 

 were about moulting, consequently were not in the best of show 

 trim. Cvchins comprised a few good Whites, and a pen of dark 

 Cinnamon-coloured that were worthy of favourable mention, but 

 most of the pens were matched badly. Some early Dark 

 Braltma chickens took the lead on the award list, pressed by 

 some adults that were entered by the same exhibitor. An extra- 

 ordinarily well-plumaged pen of Golden-spangled Hamburghs 

 were wiuners of the highest premium in their appointed class, 

 and also the extra prize as being the best peu of any variety of 

 poultry in the show-tent. The other extra prize, given to the 

 best pen shown by a local exhibitor, was secured by Creve- 

 Cceurs. Iu Hamburghs, also, tlie Silver-spangled aud Golden- 

 pencilled were the best kinds shown. Of Sjianish, not even a 

 single pen was entered — a quite uuc.t|)ected result, as heretofore 

 the competition has been good ; it appears, however, that this 

 breed is not constitutionally suitable tor the district, and they 

 are therefore not local favourites. French breeds were a fine 

 class, and the Game Bantams were very far beyond any hitherto 

 seen in this neighbourhood, nor were the Black JJantams less 

 worthy of the attention bestowed on them by visitors. The 

 Geese and Turkeys were very fine large birds, well shown too, 

 considering the lateness of the season. 



