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JOUENAIi OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t October 23, 1873. 



2, Miss Thompson, Woodville. Gravesend. he, Miss Hales, Canterbury (2); 

 Miss S. A. Pocock, Great Btrkhampstead. 

 Black, White, or Black-and-white.—!, J. Jackson (White). 



TORTOISESHELL, ToRTOISE3HELL-AND-WhITE, OR OTHER VARIETY NOT 



Classed.— 1, J. Hurry. 2. T. Goldsmith. 

 Kittens.— 1, Miss ti. A. Pocock (Angora). 2, T. J. Codgbrook. 



Judges.— PouUti/ (except Bantams) : Mr. P. H. Jones. 

 JBantamSj Pigeons, and Babbits: Mr. J. Martin. Cats: Mr. 

 P. H. Jones and Mr. J. Martin. 



ROSS POULTRY SHOW. 



This was held on the 21st inst. The following is the list of 

 awards;^ 



Brahmas.— Darfc.— 1, H. B. Morrell. 2, W. Birch. /iC, H. Feast. Light.—], 

 T. A. Deau. 2. J. Bloodworth. he, Kev. N. J. Ridley. 



CocHisB.— Cinnamon or Bnff.—^l, J. Martin. 2, H. Yardley. he, H. Feast. 

 Any other variety.— 1, J. Bloodworth. 2, Capt. Coleridge, he, Rev. R, W. 

 Everett. 



Dorkings.— 1. E. Hooper. 2, J. Martin, he, H. Feast. 



Game.— 1, II. Feast. 



HAMBDRGHa.~(ro;(i or Siliwr-span{ilcd.—\,Mri. G. M. Rolls. 2,'J. McConnell. 

 Gold or biivn-petuilled.—l, Mrs. G. M. Rolls. 2, H. Feast. 



Spanish.— 1, J. Martin. 2. Mrs. Tonkin. 



Bantams.- 1, B. F. Parrott. 2, J. Martin, he, J. Mayo ; H. Feast. 



Any other Varikty, incldding Crossbresos. — 1, J. Hinton (Silver Po- 

 lands). 2, Capt. F. G. Coleridge (Golden Poland), he, Mrs.H. J. Bailey (Creve- 

 Coeur). c, J. McConnell (Silver Polish). 



Any Variety.— C'/ncfce?w.—l, J. Maitin (Dorkings). 2, J. Bloodworth (White 

 Cochins). 3, J. H. Pickles (Dark Brahmaa). 4. T. A. Dean (Brahma), vhc, 

 Mrs. E. A'lsoDp (Buff Cochins) ; Capt. F. G. Coleridge (Buff Cochins), he, Mrs. 

 Sterne (Brahma and Houdans); J. Watts (Litjht Bmhmas); D. Lane (Buff 

 Cochins); C. Bloodworth (Buff and White Cochins); W. Birch (White 

 Cochins); Mrs. H. J. B.iyley (Silver-Grev Dorkings); T. A. Dean (Ham- 

 burghs); E. Leake (Black Hambiirghs); J. Thistle (Pile Game). 



TDvcKs.— Any variety.— 1. Mrs. H. J. Bailey. 2, W. Stevens, he, Mrs. G. M. 

 Rolls ; J. Loveridge ; K. Ponting ; W. Stevens. 



Geese.— 1 and 2, Mrs H, J. Bailey, he, Mrs. Stock ; Mrs. G. M. Rolls. 



Tdreeys.— 1, A. Armitage. 2, Mrs Rolls. 



Selling Cikss.-Cock or Cockerel.— 1. E. Shaw, he. Rev. R. W. Everett. 

 Hens or Vullets.—l, Miss Mortimer, he, T. F. Phelps; J. MeConntll, c, C. 

 Bloodworth. 



Drake and Duck.— Any ?)rced.—Farn)fM.—l, J. Loveridge. 



Local Classes.— Bra/imtis, Cochins, or Dorkings.— Chicicens. — 1. 4, and he, W. 

 Morris. 2, Rev. R. W. Everett. 8, W. Treasure. ^Any other variety.— Chiekens. 

 —1, 2, 3, and i. Miss Mortimer, he, Mrs. Baker. 

 PIGEONS. 



Antwerps.— 1 and 2, J. Gardner, he, A. Marston ; S. D.Baddeley. 



Barbs.—], H. Yardley. 2, W. P. James, he, H. Yardley. 



Carfiers —1, iS. D. Baddeley. 2, P. R. Spencei-. 



Fantails.— 1, P. R. Spencer. 2. J. F. Loversid^e. 



Jacobins. — 1, H. Yardiev, 2, J. Gardner, he, H. Yardley. 



Poctebs.— 1. P. H. Spencer. 2. H. Yardley. he, H. Yardley; F. Wilton. 



Dragomns.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, W. Lane. he. J. Gardner; H. Yardley. 



Tbumpeteks — 1, S. D. Baddeley. 2. J. Gardner, he, J. Currie ; H. Yardley, 



Any other Vakiett.— 1 and 2, H. Yardley. he, J. Gardner ; Miss R. Carnac; 

 T. F. Phelps; J. P. Mills ; C. J. Hitchcock; T. F. Phelps, c, F. Wilton. 



Special Selling Class.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, T. F. Plielps he, P. R. Spencer. 



Local Classes. — j47i(u'('rj)s, Carriers, or Dragoona.-Toung.-l and 2, W. 

 Morris. 3, T. F. Phelps. Any other variety.— Young. ~1, T. F. Phelps. 2 and 3, 

 T. Bamett. 



Judge. — Mr. Edward Hewitt, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. 



TONBRIDGE WELLS POULTRY SHOW. 



This Show was held in a spacious marquee, and was certainly 

 one of the best meetings this Society has ever enjoyed. 



Spanisli, Dorkings, and Brahmas all showed-up well in quality 

 and quantity; IIaniburghsina.de an immense class, so did the 

 Bantams ; in the latter "class White-booted stood first. This was 

 a great achievement for this breed, with Bantams of all other 

 kinds in the field. White Cochins and Buff were well repre- 

 sented and good, but the Ducks of all kinds made the best 

 classes. Large SeDing classes and Pigeons wound up the whole. 

 Mr. M. Hedley was the Judge. Below is the prize list. 



Spanish.— 1, E. W. Stratford. 2. Major Ewen. he, J. Francis. 



DoBKiNGS.— 1 and 2, T.Coke Euruell. 3, Lady A. Nevill. /ic, E. W. Strat- 

 ford ; A. Arnold, c, N. EdyhilL 



Brahmas.— Dflr7:.—l,R«v J. G. B. Knight. 2, W.Jacob, /jc, E.W. Stratford ; 

 J. Long. Light— 1, Miss Hates. 2, J. Long, he, M. Leno ; E. Haywood. 

 c, Capt Sangster. 



Hambubghs.— .-Ikj/ vaiiciy.—\ and 2, R. S. S. Wooigate (Black). Extra, E. 

 J. Lenny, he, C. K. Lancaster Lucas ; E. T. Foakes. c, J. Ware. 



Game.— 1 and 2, G. H. Fitz Herbert, he and c, A. Warde. 



French.— 1, J. J. Maiden. 2, W. Dring. he, E. W. StratfordVF. Lake; 

 Major Ewen. c. F. Lake ; Mias A. Sharp. 



Cochins.— Bta?" or Cinnnmon.—\, Capt. Coleridge. 2, E. J, Lenny, c, C. 

 Beard. Any other varirty.—l and 2, R. S. S. Woodgate (White), he, C. E. 

 Lucas ; Rev. A. W. Warde. 



Bantams— 1, R. S. S. Woodgate (Booted). 2, W. S. Marsh. Extra, M. Leno. 

 he, Mrs. Taylor ; J. Ware ; Roberts & Radford (2) ; G. Woo dman. c, J. and S. 



Seli,ing Class.— Cocfc.-l, R. S. S. Woodgate (Cochins). 2, E. W. Stratford. 

 he. E.J. Lenny; J. Francis; M. S. Marlin : J. K. Lawtber; R. S. S. Woodgate; 

 M. S. Martin c, R. S. S. Woodgate. Tiro Hens.— I, H. Steed. 2, R. s. S. 

 Woodgate. Extra, W- Dring. he, Rev. A. W. Warde; R. S. S. Woodgate. c, 

 B. H. Pearson ; R S. 3. Woodgate. 



Tdbkeys.— 1 and 2, A. "Warde. he, L. Huth. c, Mrs. Brasaey. 



Geese.— 1. E. C. Lee. 2. H. White, c, Marchienesa Camden. 



HvcKs.— Aylesbury —1, W. Jacob. 2, F. E. Arter. he, N. Edghill. e. M. S. 

 Martin. Jioiten.-i, C. Ratcliffe. 2, M. S. M»rtin. he. Mrs. J. D. C. Roheits ; 

 F. E. Arter. Any other brccd.—l, R. S. S. Woodgate. 2, M. Leno. he, R. S. S. 

 Woodgate ; E. Haywood. 



Pigeons.— .4?iy hreed.—l, H. Yardley. 2, G. Ware. Extra, R. J. Lennv. 

 he, S. Hogg ; E. Durrant ; H. Steed ; F. Bates ; C. G. Hitchcock. 



OxpoRD Poultry Snow,— The entries having closed with a 

 total number approaching 1400, being an increase of more than 

 five hundred on the first show, the Committee have decided to 



give a cup specially for the young Carriers, and extra prizes to 

 the amount of nearly £20 in the other classes of poultry and 

 Pigeons. 



NORWICH CANARY SHOW. 



I THINK it must be some years since Norwich held an All- 

 England Show, for I do not recollect having seen its name in 

 the list of fixtures for the last eight or ten years at least. At 

 first sight this would seem strange, for one would think that 

 surely at Norwich, of aU places in the counti-y, a large annual 

 gathering might be expected. But, as an old salt once remarked 

 to me, with Jack-Bunsby-like perspicuity, one night when I was 

 on our pier, looking for my boy's return from his first voyage, 

 and asked him how he could account for the ship being so much 

 overdue ? " There's lots of things gans to mak' up all things." 

 With that satisfactory explanation I had to be satisfied ; and 

 possibly a similar hypothesis may account for a city which 

 counts its Canary-breeders by the thousand confining itself to 

 breeding only, and not agitating itself with public exhibitions. 

 Among the lots of things which go to make up all things, in 

 this case, is the fact that the Canary-breeding community in 

 Norwich is split up into several sections, each revolving round 

 some centre, and holding little or no communication with the 

 rest. A spirit of conservatism strongly flavoured with selfish- 

 ness pervades the whole of these clubs ; and fencing themselves 

 round with stringent auti-free-trade rtdes, of the wisdom of 

 which they may, perhaps, after all, be the best judges, they 

 have allowed the spirit of emulation to develope itself into a 

 party exclusiveuess, which, in keeping the various clubs dis- 

 severed, has prevented any one of them carrying out that 

 which, standing alone, it was difficult to do, but which united 

 they might easily have accomplished. And then, too, they have 

 wanted a lunatic to take upon his shoulders the huge burden of 

 secretaryship. When I was in Norwich last year I saw that the 

 fever was in the veins of one man at least, and I was not sur- 

 prised when, some months ago, Mr. Jacob Mackley told me 

 that he, with a mere handful of working men, had determined 

 to take iipon themselves the responsibilities of an All-England 

 Show upon an unusually large scale. One cannot but admire 

 the patient self-denial of these men who for many, many weeks — 

 a whole year I believe — met and contributed their mites till the 

 whole of their shares in the undertaking were fully paid up, and 

 they felt justified in committing themselves to the issue of their 

 schedule, trusting to the chance of three consecutive fine days 

 and a large influx of visitors, such as we see only in large towns 

 on market-days, to "bring Ihem home," as their treasurer ex- 

 pressed it to me. This is what the Norwich "Alliance " Club, 

 a chib consisting entirely of men who earn their bread by the 

 labour of their hands in one or other of the many industries of 

 the city, did; and having done it, and done it nobly and well, 

 let them have all the honour. Still, let me say to them, such a 

 strain on their energies is almost too much; and let me suggest 

 the desirability of their digesting some scheme which, while it 

 would not interfere with the independent action of each of the 

 many clubs, would admit of their ixniting for the purpose of 

 bringing to a successful- issue each year a show worthy of the 

 city. 



Such was the Exhibition held iu St. Andrew's Hall on Thurs- 

 day, Friday, and Saturday last week. It was a sight such as 

 the thousands who witnessed ifc will not soon forget. — W. A. 

 Blakston. 



[We have not space this week for the whole of Mr. Blakston'a 

 report on this great Show, but wiU publish the remainder in 

 our next issue. Our readers will be interested to know that 

 the birds in the celebrated " Bemrose & Orme " collection of 

 Canaries were tested by a public analj'st and certified to be 

 genuine. Mr. Blakston gives a graphic description of the scene.] 



CAN.4RIES. 



Norwich.- Ci^ar Yellov\—l and 2, Bemrose & Orme. Derby. 8, Imboffand 

 Smith, Coventry, vhc, G. & J. Macklcv; T. Hutehin ; Bemrose & Orme; E. 

 Shaw; A. Palmer; R. Evans; B. Hovell. he. F. Wilhs (2); R. Johnson; G. 

 and J. Mackley 12). c, W. sparks. C'earDiiff.—l,'2, and 3, Bemrose & Orme. 

 vhc, G. & J. Mackley (2); Imhoff & Smith (u). he, F. Willis (2). 



iioRvncii.— Evenly-marked Yellow.— I and 2, Bemrose & Orme. 3, G. Wones, 

 Norwich, vhc, Bemrose A: Orme; H.Green; A Dunn; ImhoffA Smith, he, 

 F. Alden. c, G. & J. MaclUey (2). Efcnly-nnarked Buff.— I, 2, and S, Bemrose 

 and Orme. v)ic. E. Shaw ; J. Goode. he, G. Wones; R. Evans. 



Norwich.- Tiefrerf and Unci^nih/-viarkt'd Yellow.— I. 2, and 3, Bemrose and 

 Orme. vhe, E. Shaw: InilL.tl' & smith, he, T. Hntchin ; F. Alden. c. T. 

 Hutehin ; D. Armes. Ticked and rneeenly-markcd Lu,ff —1, 2, and 3, Bemrose 

 and Orme. r/tc, F. Willis (2j. he, G. & J. Mackley ; ImhDff& Smith, c, C. Cole- 

 man (2). 



Norwich.— Mar fcfd Crested Telloie.-l and 3. Bemrose & Orme. 2, B. Broad- 

 water, Trowse Newton, Norwich, vhc, F. Willis; G. & J. Macklev (3); G. 

 Clipson; J. Betts. c, G. & J. Mackley. Marked Crested Buff.—l, F. AldOD, 

 Norwich. 2 and 3. J. Goode, Leicester. vhe.G. & J. Blackley (3); F. Alden, 

 Norwich; W. Drake; J. Betts. he, G. & J. Mackley; Bemrose & Orme; A. 

 Colman. C, Bemrose & Orme; J. Taylor. 



^v-RV.-icu.— Yellow with Clear Grey or Dark Cre.tt.-l andS. J. Mackley. 2, B, 

 Bovell, Norwich. hc.ii.&J. Mackley; Bemrose it Orme ; B. Broadwater, c. 

 Merry & Warren. Buff with Clear firry or Dark Crest.— I, W. Sparkes. Cossey, 

 Norwich. 2, G. Wones. 3, R. Brundell, Norwich, vhc and c, G. & J. Mackley: 

 Bpinrnse & Orme ; J. Goode ; A. Dunn, he, Bemrose & Orme ; H. Ayres ; W. 

 Hovell. 



Belgian.- Clear and Ticked YelUiw.-2 and 3, J. N. Harrison, Belper. Clear 

 and Ticked Buff.-iauii 2..}.^, Bfimsnn. S. G. & J. Mackley. r/(c. R HawmaH. 



Li7.i.RT>.—G</lden-spannled.—2, Rev. V. Ward, 3, J. Hickton, Sutton-in-Ash- 



