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JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COXTAGE GAEDENER. 



[ Decemiei- 11, 1873. 



however, by the Becond, which was somewhat larger, but not in 

 the same condition. In Carriers there were some fair birds, but 

 these were not so good classes as the foregoing. In Barbs a 

 grand Short-faced Yellow cock stood first, and Blacks of heavy 

 quahty second and third. In Jacobins, Red, were some good 

 specimens, but many were foul-flighted. In Any ether variety 

 of Jacobins a nice Yellow cock was first, an excellent White being 

 second. English Owls were an excellent class, there being little 

 difference of opinion among the exhibitors here as to what an 

 English Owl should be. The lot was almost uniform in style of 

 head and beak ; the first was a grand Silver hen, the second 

 and third being Blue cocks. Foreign Owls were also a nice lot, 

 the winners having the proper skulls for Owls, a Blue being 

 first, and Whites second and third. In Black Magpies there 

 were some very good birds, but the otherwise best bird in the 

 class was left out on account of one flight feather being black. 

 In Any other colour of Magpies, first was a grand little Yellow, 

 second a good Red, and third a Yellow, but large. Swallows 

 were not a good class, though a neat little Yellow was first. In 

 iantails all styles of birds were shown, but the prizes were 

 awarded to small neat birds of good carriage and well-spread tails. 

 Pragoons, Blue, were one of the best classes, scarcely one bad 

 bird being shown, the winners combining all the grand points 

 of head beak and colour. In the Any other variety class a good 

 Brown-barred Silver was first. Red second, and White third. 

 Almond Tumblers were scarcely up to our expectations, but the 

 ctlier bliort-faced birds were very good, especially in head pro- 

 perties, a Kite being first, Y'eUow second, and Splash third. 

 Antwerps were two good classes, the Short-faced containing 

 some fine specimens, first being a Silver Dun, which was helped 

 to Its place principally by colour ; second a Dark Blue Chequer, 

 by far the best in head we have ever seen ; and third a good old 

 Red Dun, rather longer in face. In Long-faced a strong-headed 

 Klue Chequer was first, and Red Chequers second and third, 

 ihere were three classes for Long-faced Tumblers, and these 

 mostly contained good birds, which, however, do not caU for 

 special notice. In the Variety class, which singularly was 

 placed before some of the standard varieties, the prizes were 

 awarded to a Hyacinth, Blondinette, and Ice. The Selling 

 classes were very large, and many cheap birds were sold. There 

 were two classes for Trumpeters, but as a rule they were a 

 Bliaggy lot, many bemg good in rose but lost in feet-feathering. 

 -In iurbits Red or Yellow, the first and third were Red and 

 second 1 ellow ; and m the next class Blues stood first aud second, 

 and Black third. Nuns, Black, were very good, the first being 

 ^""^ *i,'"/'^'^^'*°^™'*'^'^'°f^' ^^*' somewhat larger than the second 

 and third. Three pens of Yellows were also shown, but these 

 require improvement. 



There were also classes for members' birds of this year, and 

 among the poultry there were some very good birds, the Dorkings, 

 Cochins and Game being especially good ; but in the Pigeons 

 the quality was not up to what we expected. 



Altogether the Show was a great success, and we hope it wiU 

 prove to be the foundation of one on a more extensive scale. 



KENT COUNTY POULTEY SHOW. 



This was held at Maidstone on the 3rd and 4th inst. There 

 were upwards of four hundred entries. Mr. R. Teebay made 

 the awards m the absence of Messrs. Hewitt and Tegetmeier, 

 who were unable to attend. 



•wSr ATr?,V:;''°i°"w'*-=~'!,.'''- ''I- Orecnhill. Ashtord. 2. R. Cheeseman, West 

 Hnr.n,n„l„ n^'T- ^- """''• Winkland Oaka, Deal. he. J. F. Austin, 

 Eatrlff£ Wn;„„ '''■TJ";r' .""d 2. K Cheoseman. S, G. W. GreenliUI. he, C 



n„,Sfi.iI T?;™"),''' <- ""'"bury (>) ; U, Martin, Ighlham. 

 hf r nrn,!;~ i''o''"?T?''-~A "?"-• "•'• Cheeseman. s, C. Brown, Maidstone. 



G?o7v?,'„'"'ThT "?'n'-~;:.'' h "."^ ^' E- '■ ''^- Stratford, Addington Park, he, T. 

 ijroodwin. TnornhiJls. Maidstone. 



MaSone r'°"-^°'' '^'"'""^""■-^ """l '. E. Goodwill, Wye. 2, C. M. Stickings, 



■wluT'Tf:/'^'' ?"■."■ "'"'i^-'-h ■?■ S- S. Woodrate, Pembnrv. TanbritiKe 

 Jic, T Goidwin ■*^B""'' Tonbndge. 3, W. C. H. fc'Aetli, 'Wateringbury. 



» 'l''p'„'f?.7M'"'i'-7'' "'• T'^""'- Hildenborongh. Chickens.-l, J. Francis. 

 ., J. Keeves, Maidstone. 3. E. J. W. Stratford. 



J,nn'!■t^*"o■;;•''''^''■■7W•'■ Harrcy, Jan., ThanninBtnn. 2, F. Lake Sitting- 

 rord i. '«■"?•«; O. Hepburn, sldcup. rkc, W. B. White Wilmington. Dart- 

 J p ?.'?■ A. \\ atohurst, Brompton; Dr. G. A. Angler. ClurkeZ.~l, Mrs. 

 ^\?\^'^i,""i- ^ ""^ '• ^^- •'"""t'' Shepherdswell, Dover, vhc, W. Jacob; 

 sara. J. c. Hepburn, he, E. Gondwin. e, R. Bowen, Rochester. 

 1 ^i?"i.^'^^'<?'''-r''f- Mi^Morland. Chislehurst. 2. G. Dowker, •WinghRm. 

 r'antHH,,!!;,. V, ""VV ,>-''fPl»".''fweU Vicarage, he. Lady Oxenden, Barham, 

 caiUcrbury ; Mrs. Osborne. (iilluiKham ; E. McMorUnd. Chiekeiij.-l. Cant. 

 i'-f^^'"<',y"tbcraden Ball. 2 and ,1, Key. F. T. Scott, he, C'apt. W. Saville : 

 Lady Oienden; A. Smith, Gondhurst; G.Dowker. li. ». oayme, 



■Jit'^'''Z-Sr'"''i'^'^'' "'"' ""'"' «i-<t'--l and Cnp, J. Jeken, Eltham, 2, F. 

 r\l^t%. ';"/'',!;""> „^' .•'■.*• U^"^a. A.hford. he, W. Foster, Deal. 

 W F.Sr,;,'^^^'"^,';- 2. J- Jeken. 8, G. H. Fitz-Herbert, SevenoaiiB. he, 

 w.l-oster (-2) ; T. L. Elliott, Aehford. 



rZ-l^f^T^"^ ,""'"' "<tTiety.~l and 2, E. Rice, Sandwich. 3, W. Foster. 

 Cori;8.-l,J. Jeken. 2, G. H Fitzherbert. 3, T. L. ElUott. 



,>,^,?^?,("'°.""o~"j'.''','!-"S";''''"' -' '">'' 2' '^- Brown. 3. F. Cheeaeman. Sili'cr- 

 spangled.-l. 2, and 3, 0. E. Lancaster-Lncas. Maidstone. 



''".^'{'"i^'"',^-Gold-pencUled.-l and 2. B. Norton, Town Mailing. 8, J. Chap- 

 .man, ABhford. Sik.cr2>fniM((c/.-l, 2, ami 3. B. Norton. o.o.i^uap- 



HocDANS.-l Cup, and 2. W. Dring. Faversham. 3, M. Snndtord, Martin, 

 DoTer. vhe, W. Dring ; Rev, H. H. Dombrain. he, E. J. W. Stratford. 



ANv OTHER ViKiF.TV-l,W. Dring. 2, Rev. J. N. Vlieland, Stalistield. S. R. 

 ^s. ■\\oodgute, he. Mrs. S. E. Bacon, River, Dover; A. Kitchin, Dunsdole, 

 WeBterham ; J. Long, Bromley Common. =»'>:. 



BiNTiMS.-Gam«.--l, W. S. Marsh. 2. J. Long. 8, Master M. V. Sandtnrd 

 Martin, D.iver. he, W, C. Hauree, Canterbury ; Master M. V. Sandtcrd ; W. S 

 Marsh. Ao( r;a»ic.-l, E. s. S. Woodgate. 2, Master G. Ramsden, Ashurst. 8, 

 J. Ware, b aversham. 



D0CKLiNGS.-^i/i«(,uri/.-l and 2, W.Jacobs. 3, F, E, Arter, Barham. he. 

 J. K. Parton, Maidstone ; M. Sandford ; Rev. T R. Mayhew, Warehorne. 

 Ashford. JJoueii.-l J Harvey, jun. 2. Mrs, Hall, Piatt, Sevenoaks. 3. F 

 Cheeseman, (ic, J. K. Parton ; C. Ralcliffe. =uaa=. o, i. 



DccKs.-^!/Ze»)iur!( or Bouen.-l, J. Harvey, ion. 2, W, Jacob. S, Mrs. Hall. 

 ■!£■ .: • J !■■• ^''" """■'■ vanely.-l, R. s. S. Woodgate. 2 and 3, L. D. 

 Wigan. Maidstone. 



Geese.— 1,W.»I. Lancaster, Maidstone. 2, Countess of Aylesford.Aylesford. 



1 DRKEYS — 1, 2, 3, and ??c, F. Warde. 



Selling CLiSS^Cocfcs.-l and 3, F, Warde, 2, Mrs. J. G. Hepburn. I'lic, R. 

 Cheeseman; C. Brown; W Jacob; F. Cheeseman. he, C. Brown 11); W. 

 Dring; E.J. W. Stratford; Col. Hassard.C.B. " l /■ 



Selling CLASs.-Hfns.-l, M. Sandford. 2. F. Cheeseman. S. Rev. F. T. 



I^=„„i .'v"5-m'"S™';?'/-i'°^'"'".'°- ''".F.Lake (2); E. McMorland ; J. 

 Francis ; E. J. W, Strafford : E, Goodwin. 



Selling Class.— ^ii?/ mimbcrnot exceeding four.— l.yv. Dring. 2, F. Man- 

 waring, Maidstone. 3, M. Stanford. b- -. » • »"*" 



PIGEONS. 

 Caeriess.-I, 2, and ;«•, M. H. Gill, Ramsiiate. 3. Col. Hassard, Sheerness. 

 PoCTERS.-l and 2. M, A, Gill. 3, H. W. Webb. Lower Sydenham. 

 Fantails.- 1, 2. and 3. Q, Mills, he. M, Sandford. 

 Tdmbi.ers,— 1 aud 2. Mrs. M, H, Gill. 3, Col. Hassard. 



Any other Varietv.-I, W. Bryant, Maidstone. 2, H. W. Wehh. 8. C. W. 

 Hammond, Ashford. 



Selling Class.— 1,T. Holmes, Lower Sydenham. 2, J. Nickols, Ashford. 8. 

 E. Goodwm. 



YOEK POULTEY SHOW. 



The Y'orkshire Society's seventeenth annual Exhibition was 

 held on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th inst., in the Cattle Market, York. 

 There were, collectively, upwards of five hundred entries of 

 poultry. Pigeons, and Rabbits. The following are the awards :— 



DoRKiNGS.-l, R. W. Richardson, Beverley. 2, J. T. Hingstou, Clifton, York. 

 Bo?ouShbildge'^- ^'""'^"y- «°"™ ''I''"™- «. T- P- ^""e'r, Langthorpe' 



Spanish.—!, H. Beldon, Goitstock, Bingley. 2. Burch & Boulter sbpffletd 

 Ch,ekem.-1. R. Nesbitt. Epworth, 2, H, Beldon. Bomter, bheffleld. 



Cochin-chinas,- IVdoic or Bu#.-1, \V, G, Urwin, Whitby, 2. D Moulson 

 Bradford 3. C Sidgwick, K.ighley. i, Mrs. E. AUsoip, Worckter. iniTS 

 cotour.-I, T M. Derry, Gedney. 2, J. Bell, furkg^fj, Thirsk. 8 and 4, a^ 

 Crossley, StiUington, Easingwold. ' 



^BiuHMA PooTKAs.-l, W. White, Clough, Sheffield. 2, J. Walker, Biratwith, 



1?,^.? "''■"i?''',''*'''''^'''",'''',?''- ?',''"'■ lieds.-l. a. Sutton, Bootham, York, 2, J. 

 ^% S'HiiT ^n^^ l^wgWey. Djxckwin^,.-!, J. Watson, Knaresborough. 

 2:i-ryk?oyd:E^'c.?Sleeds? °""' -""ety-^.T. Better, Fairdeld, Yofk.' 

 Ro^bl.haWiwSy'wk': '■''*•■''"•"''■ '^^ 0™"'"3' Walsden, Todmordea. 2, J. 



n,!?.^h"ti°''1r'^"'';'f "'■'■"'■''■jr') H- Beldon. 2. W. Clayton. Keighley. 8. 

 Bmch & Boulter. »iiivr-j)e,ic,ltei-l and 3, H. Beldon. 2, H. Smith CoWt 

 spaneied.-l, H. Beldon. 2, D. Cartwright, Holmflrth. 3, J. Walker S.7?«r. 



P0Li3H,-l, Mrs. Lloyd, Thirsk. 2, O, W. Beothby, Louth. 



BANTAll3,-G,mf,-l,W. Adams, Beverley. 2. H.BuUer, Bradford 8 J T 

 Hmgston. ^nj/ offtcr iYinf(!/.-l, H, Beldon, 2, W, Richardson. York. 

 6ou.''6°iSggoVscs': Yorr'- ''• ^•'"' Woodmansey, Beverley. 2, Mrs. B. Wilkin. 



ThrJeTs'' T- t"^^?; '^"^"e- Howard- 2. G. Pounder, KirbymoorBide. 

 lUREEYB.— 1, T. M, Dcrry, Gedney. 2. T. P. Carver P.-itJu —1 T ^t.^..... 

 Stokesley. 2, Mrs. Agar, Brockfleld, York ^''"er. foMh.-l, J, Storry, 



ASplet?rto.' '^'""- '^'™' ■^^'''""<!-le- Woods, Chorley. 2, R. Garbutt, Watergate, 

 1 ?"'vv^>tj;;?''o'?."'3'--;'' "^-F,- ';''■•''?.■■. 2, W. Stonehonae. Whitby. Souen.- 

 k R. W RfchaJd^Jn ''' '""''°°' ^'''■^""''"We. Any other vJiets,.-! ^ai 



an'd'Bo'ult'er?"'^'"''^ ^- Ki'l^a'dBon. 2, Hon. Mrs. E. LaaceUes. 3, B arch 



-, _ PISEGNS. 



^ CABRiEE.-Coci-s.-I, J. Hawley, Girlington, Bradford. 8, J. Smithera, Shef- 



„^^^lfl--^'"'"-^-'^-'^^'<=y-'^^^'^^- 2, J. Hawley. flew.-l, W. Harrey. 



Lj,^rff^i^''f-~A"'i"'',-^^' •'■ Hawley. 2, G. Linfoot, York. Any other variety, 

 S;uir(../<ir,i(.-l,J. Fielding, jun,. Rochdale, 2, W. Adams, Beverley. °""'"''' 

 Fantails -1, G Fletcher, York, 2, J, F, LoVersidge, Newark. 

 Trumpeters.-I and Cup, W. Harvey. 2, J. Hawley 

 BikB'.—l. J. Hawley. 2, W. Steel, York. 

 Jacobins.- 1, K. W. Richardson. 2, J. Hawley 

 TURBiTB.-l, J Wharton. 2, W. Croft, KiUmghall, Ripley. 

 OWLS.-I, H. Leetham, York. 2, J. H4wley, »"l"ey. 



Nuns.— 1 and 2, VV. Croft, 



Dragoons,- 1, J, Stanley, Blackburn, 2, J, Hawley 

 AntweeP8,--1, J. Hawley, 2, C. H, Sharp, Heworth, York, 

 Any other \ ABiETv,— 1, W, C,D.iw8un, utley. 2 W Harrev 

 bELLiNo Ci.iss,-1, C. H. Sharp. 2, R, Scott, York, s, J. Hawley. 



„ „ , RABBITS. 



Lop-EABED.-ScI/.coIourciJ,-! and 2, F, Banks, Doughty Street, London. 

 Yellow and Whtle^l and 2 G, S. Burton, Beeston Hill, Leeds, To toUeihiu. 

 -1 and a, F, Banks Black and WhUe.-\ and Plate, J, Cranch, St, John's 

 Wood, Loudon, 2,1' Banks, Grey and White or Blue and White.-\.C. Wiu- 

 waril, Bolton. 2, J. Boyle. ]un , Blackburn. 



HiMALATAN.-l, H. Swetnam, Fulford, York. 2, J. Bntterworth, Rochdale. 



Angora.— I, W. Bowes, Elnihurst, Darlington. 2, H, Swetnam 



DuTcii.-l, T, Lund, Monk Bar, York, 2, F. Sabbage, Northampton. 



Silyeb-Gret.-1 and 2, J. Bovie, jun. 



Any other Variety.— I, J. Boyle, jun. 3, F. W. Denison. Hull 



Selling Clabs.— 1, H. Jackson. 2, W. Dickson. 



Judges,— PoH?^)-// ; Mr, T, Dodds, Mount Pleasant, Wakefield; 

 aud Mr, F, Ferguson, Risby Park, Cottingham, Figeons : Mr. H. 

 Brown, Walkley, Sheflield ; and Mr. J. Morton, Church Lane, 

 Hull. Babbits : Mr, M. Millington, CoUiergate, York. 



Belfast Obnithological Society.— Its first Exhibition will 

 be held on January 8th, 9th, and 10th. Entries close on the 

 20th of the present month. There are eighteen silver cups in 

 addition to very liberal prizes for poultry, I'igeons, and cage 

 birds. We are informed that the hall where the Show will be 



