September 29, 1863. ] JOURNAL OF HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GABDBNEE. 



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TAEPOELEY (CHESHERE) POULTRY SHOW. 



This was the first meeting of this Show, and it was remark- 

 ably well attended by all classes. The entry was good, and 

 there were some very good birds exhibited. 



Spanish.— Prize, W. WooUey, Banbury, Tarporley. Highly Commended, 

 J. Sheen, Tilston. 



Dorkings.— Prize, J. Hinde, Utkinton. Hiehly Commended, S. Hignite, 

 Onston; Sir P. Egerton, Bart.. M. P., Oulton I'ark. 



GiJiK.— Prize, J. Sheen, Tilston, Highly Commended, 0. Carter, Cote 

 Brook. 



HiMBURoHS (Spangled).— Prize, J. Sheen, Tilston. Highly Commended, 

 Dr. Seller, Tarporley. 



Hambuhohs (Peiicillcd).— Prize, Lord P.inning, Eaton Danks, Tarporley. 

 Highly Commended, Dr. Seller, Tarporley. 



Any other BntED.— Prize, S. Rogeriion, Utkinton. Highly Commended, 

 J. Sheen, Tilston ; Lord Binnicg, Eaton Banlis; Mrs. Carter, Iddenshale. 



Ducks (Aylesbury).— Prize, Lord Binning, Eaton Banks. Highly Com- 

 mended, fe. Hignite, On:?ton. 



Ducks (Itouen). — Prize, S. Hignite, Ouston. Highly Commended, J. 

 Young, Fuurlanends. 



ToKiiEYS.— Prize, S, Walley, Utkinton. Highly Commended, Sir P. 

 Egerton. 



Geese.— Prize, J. Sheen, Tilston. Highly Commended, Lord Binning, 

 Eaton Banks, Tarporley. 



Mr. Heath, of Nantwich, was the Judge. 



LOSSES AT POULTEY SHOWS. 



I WISH to call the attention of yoiu- readers to the conduct 

 of the Committee at the "Walcefield Show. My pen of 

 Duckwing Bantams took the first prize there and dis- 

 appeared. Mr. Crossland, the Secretary, wrote me word 

 that they were gone, but the hamper directed to me was 

 stiU there, so he believed they must have been stolen. This 

 pen I had priced five gviineas, as I usually do, but I believe 

 it was worth more, and the same bu-ds were entered for 

 several other shows, so they are a serious loss to me. 



Now, for several days I made no claim, but left it to Mr. 

 Crossland to make inquiries if the birds could be heard of 

 At last, without my claiming anytliing, he sent me £i, 

 saying he would send the remainder, but had no more money 

 with him. Next morning, however, I heard from him, that 

 the Committee disapproved of his having sent even the £4^, 

 saying all the Bantams in the Show were not worth ^£5 al- 

 together. If so tliey must have taken a very great deal of 

 ti'ouble for a very poor result, for the Wakefield Show must 

 have been a very shabby affair. So on the 12th I wrote to 

 Mr. Wainwright, the general Secretary, urging my claims. 

 After several days' delay he answers me, saying the Com- 

 mittee consider I am weU paid already. 



Now, I complain of this treatment. It is not that my loss 

 (£1 5s.) is so much, but that I consider the conduct of the 

 Committee dishonest. I do not believe I should have re- 

 ceived the £4 even, if it had been left to them, for they 

 seem to blame Mi-. Crossland for sending it. One of their 

 rules certainly is, that they wiU not be liable for any loss or 

 mistake. But that must surely mean loss in going to, or 

 returning from the Show, or the death of a bu-d there, for 

 which they are of course not responsible. But it was in 

 their power to have a stricter watch kept at the Show, and 

 I think if a man has another's property committed to his 

 care, and loses it through negligence, he is bound to make 

 it good. Nobody would send to shov/s if, besides the risk of 

 the railway joiu'nej, he thought his birds were not safe in 

 the Show. If they are so negligent that they allow birds 

 to be stolen from the Show, I believe they are legally bound 

 "to make it good, and that they are morally bound, I think, 

 ao gentleman can doubt. 



Again, if there is no claim on the Committee, what is to 

 hinder a dishonest member of the Committee, or untrust- 

 worthy servant, appropriating valuable pens to himself out 

 of the Show, when such a careless watch is kept ? — ^William 

 Lawkenson, Allestree, near Derby. 



[There is vei-y little doubt that the Committee of the 

 Wakefield Poultry Show are legally liable for the five guineas ; 

 'but even if not compellable by law, yet it would be politic 

 for a Committee under such circumstances at once to state 

 "their readuiesss to pay. Above all things they should 

 neither offend exhibitors generally, nor the exhibitor who 

 has been robbed in particular, by depreciating the merits 

 and value of their birds. On the other hand, an exhibitor 

 who loses his birds as Mr. Lawrenson lost his, should re- 

 member that the Committee make no profit out of an ex- 



hibition, but endure much trouble and risk, with a chance 

 of benefit only to the exhibitors. When such a loss does 

 occur, we think that there should be mutual consideration ; 

 and if the Committee had come forward in a gentlemanly 

 spirit, and claimed a fair deduction, Mr. Lawrenson, we 

 think, as we certainly should have advised, would have 

 agreed to be satisfied with the simi sent by Mr. Crossland. — 

 Eds.] 



LEIGH (LAJSTCASHIRE) POULTRY SHOW. 



The above Exhibition of poultry is held in conjunction 

 with the Leigh Agricultural Show, and time has proved that 

 since the addition of this branch the annual meetings of 

 this Society have continually increased in popularity, till 

 at length the poultry to be met with at the Leigh Shows 

 wUl hold good position among such meetings ; and the con- 

 tinually thronged state of the show-yard thus set apart 

 for poultry evinced that the general taste of the neighbour- 

 hood is decidedly favom-able to poultry-ciilture. The Com- 

 mittee are justly ijntitled to every praise for the great care 

 and attention they devoted to the fowls entrusted to them ; 

 and should they on futm-e occasions carry out the numbers 

 of the pens consecutively throughout the whole Show, they 

 ^vill certainly find it an improvement This wiU also do 

 very much to prevent the various mistakes arising fr'om 

 commencing the numbers afresh iu each class — a feature our 

 constant experience never knew introduced without leading 

 to inevitable confusion. On the present occasion a pen of 

 the best Black Polands with white crests were necessarily 

 disqualified through being thus placed in the wrong class, 

 although they would have been by very far the best pen if 

 entered properly. Again, no doubt, the non-consecutive 

 character of the numbers caused many pens of chickens to 

 appear in the classes for adults and vice versa, to the com- 

 pulsory discomfiture of the various exhibitors. 



At this season of the year to expect adult fowls in good 

 plumage would be to hope against conviction, there being, 

 as anticipated, scarcely a pen of old birds in barely passable 

 feather. No doubt this fact of moulting caused many- 

 owners to withhold forwarding their entries on the supposi- 

 tion they could not win. In reply it should be always 

 remembered that at this time of year all parties are in the 

 like " fix," so that to -withdraw them from competition is 

 mistaken policy. 



Many of the Game chickens were exceedingly good, as were 

 most of the HaTnburghs also. The first-prize old Golden] 

 spangled Hamburghs were undoubtedly a credit to any 

 show. The classes for Cochins were especially good. In 

 the old bu-ds of this kind Captain Heaton headed the list 

 with his well-known Pai'tridge-colom-ed pen. These truly 

 excellent birds ai-e being sadly too heavily taxed by con- 

 tinuous exhibition to maintain health and condition, a month 

 or two's quietude being now indispensable to future success. 

 The Gome Bamiams were good; and the Geese, Turkeys, and 

 iHicL-s were particularly so. Although the previous_ day's 

 soaking rain had rendered passing to the ground a difficulty, 

 a fine day for the Exhibition made all things satisfactory and 

 pleasant, consequently a lai-ge attendance resulted. 



Gamu (Black E;d).— Prize, A. Hcnocks, Leigh. Chicken s.-Fivat, P. 

 Unsworth, Lowton. Second, J. Hazledon, Tyldesley. Highly Commended, 

 p. Unsworth; C. W. Brierley, Rochdale. 



Game (Any other variety).— Prize, H. Smith, Bedford. C/iicAens.- First 

 and Second, J. V/ood, Haigh. Commended, C. P. Ackers, Bickershaw. 



Spanish.- First and Second, N. Cook, Atherton. Clnckens.—last, ^. 

 Cook. Second, P. Unsworth. „ ^ . c .„j 



Cocihn-China (Any colour).— First, Captain Heaton, Manchester. Second, 

 J Elliott, -Westleigh. Commended, Captain Heaton. Cliic/crns.—Hijst, 

 S. Handley, Pendleton. Second, Captain Heaton. Highly Commended, 

 Captain Heaton. Commended, N. Cuok, Atherion ; J. Elliott. 



DoitKiNGS (Any colour). -First, S. Farrington, Astley. Second, J- Mang- 

 nall Leigh. CAicA-ens.-First and Second, J. BuUough, Atherion. Higt-ly 

 Commended, E. Leach, Rochdale ; T. J. Lancasliire, Bedford; S. I'arrmgton 

 Commended, S. Farrington. r> ,,j , c „j 



Hamborohs (Goldi)n-pencilled).-First, C. VI. Brierley, Rochdale Second, 

 T. Wakedeld, Golborne. Chickens. — First and Second, J Hazelden 

 Tyldesley. Highly Commended, iUiss H. Leigh, Bedford; S. Fielding, 



* HAMn^ROHs (SilTer-pencilled).-Second, J. Platf, Deane. First, -ffith- 

 held. CTi<i-ini.— First, S. Fielding, Middleton. Second, J. Piatt, Deane 



Haiibdeghs (Goliten-spangleci).-First, N. Marlor, Denton. Second H. 

 Fletcher, Leigh. Chickens.— Yiisl, N. Marlor. tecond, G. -flhittaker, 

 Honvick. Highly Commended, G. Whittaker. 



HAMBunoBS (Silver-spangled).-First, J. Fielding, Middleton. Second, 

 J Hazelden, Tjlcesley. C/(iffaHS.— First, J. Hazelden. Second, L. Kirk- 

 nian, Leigh; J. Fielding. Highly Commended, J. Hazelden. 



