September 5, 18l!7. ] 



JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE OARDENER. 



187 



Mole (Yellow).— First, T. Newnll, Bnildon. Scconil. B Dolton. BinKlev. 



Mui.K (Bntrj.— First, B. Dnlton. Second, A. Wulbnnk. Third, C. 

 Burton, York. 



Anv OTHEit Vauietv (Silvor-pl»tcd Cup for tlie best Cnnary bird).— 

 First and Second, J. Cockshott. Third, C. Burtou, York. 



Mr. Cannnu, of Bradford, and Mr. Hewitt, of liirmiu^ham, were 

 the Judges. 



WHITBY POULTRY SHOAV. 



(From a Correspondent.) 



To those wliosn avocations eomi)el them to dwell in smoky, stifliuK, 

 inlauci towus. it ia n ileli;,'htfiil relief to Bpend a few d*iys at tho sea- 

 side, especially in this ahno.st trojiical weather, uud there an^ few 

 places which offer j,Teater facilities for relaxation and renewal of 

 health to tlic overworlied stiuleut, or jaded man of business, than tho 

 pleasant waterin;^ place of Whitby. 



Thf Whitby A^'rirnlturnl Society, foUowin.^ in the walce of the 

 Royal and other larf;e Societies, offered this year additional and mure 

 liberal prizes for poultry. The rcsalt has been an enormous increase 

 in the number of entries. Tho Show mustered iu poultry and PigeouR 

 358 pens, a great proportion of which had been sent from a consider- 

 able distance. Tho arrangeinnnts for tho comfort of the fowls wore 

 all that could be desired. Turner's pens were used, and thoy were 

 surmounted bj' a canvas a^niiug, which, whilst affordin;^ ample pro- 

 tection from sun or shower, offered no obstruction to the light, and the 

 birds were all seen to tho best advantage. 



Foremost amongst the noteworthy birds was a very flue Numidiau 

 Crane [Aith-ii cii-f/o)^ a beautifully-shaped and graceful bird. Col. 

 Stuart Wortley exhibited a pen of La FlicJie and a pen of Jlnudons of 

 the highest excellence. A pen of Malays, a pen of Houdans, and a 

 pen of Aylesbury Ducks, exhibited by the Rev. Mr. Hustler, York, 

 were all of good quality. Mr. Nicholson's Game birds, Mr. Tom 

 Brown's Cieese, and Jlr. Farrands Aylesbury Ducks were also of 

 superior merit. Thero were some very good Spanish, Houdan, and 

 Dark Brahma chickens exhibited by Mr. Stonehouse, of Whitby. 

 Dorl't'iigs occupied tho place of honour in the schedule. Thero were 

 very full classes, and some very good birds both adults and chickeus. 

 In Spanish., the old birds were not worthy of much commendation, 

 but there wore some very good chickens. In the Game class, cock and 

 hen, there were twenty entries, and sixteen for tho cockerel and pullet 

 class. Some of the birds were very good. The first prize was won by 

 n Black-breasted cock. Cochins were numerons, and some of tho birds 

 had attained great size, but they were not remarkable for thi? possession 

 of other good points. In Brahma Pootras there were twelve entries, 

 most of the birds were suffering from the moult. The first-prize bird was 

 long in tho legs and neck, had vulture hocks, and a large ill-defined 

 comb, and the hackle of tho second-prize cock was more of a golden 

 than a silver colour. Ilamhuyt/hs were in gi'cat force. In the four 

 classes, altogether there were more than fifty entries. The Golden- 

 apangled class was exceedingly good. Mr. H. Pickles carried off three 

 Brst prizes in these classes. For Garne Bantam-f there were twenty- 

 six entries. 



Dncts, Ocexc, and TitrTceys were of good quality. The Pigeons were 

 also fnlly up to the average. 



The following are the awards : — 



BoRKiNO. — First, J. White, Wnrlaby. Second, G. Pounder, Kirbymoor- 

 side. Hiphly Commended, J. Walker, Knarcsborouph. Commended, R. 

 Smith. C'/ncfccrw.— First, J. White. Second, Kev. G. Hustler. Stillincflcct, 

 York. Highly Commended, G. Pounder. Commended, O. A. Young, 

 Driffield. 



Spanish.— First, G. Holmes. Driffield. Second, J. Nicholson, Scar- 

 borough. Chicketvi. — First, M. Farrund, Dalton. Second, W. Stonehouso, 

 Whitby. Commended, W. Stonehouse. 



Game.— First, J. Nicholson. Second, Rev. T. Phil'ips. Highly Com- 

 mended, R. Smith: G. Pounder. C^i> Am?.— First, W. Bearpark, Ainderby 

 Steeple. Second, G. Pounder. Highly Commended, T. B^o^vn, Picker- 

 ing. Commended, G. IJ. Bell, D.irlington. 



Cocnis-CiirNA Anv colour). — First, T. H. Barker. Hovingham. Second, 

 J. Walker. Highly Commended, R. Smith; T. H. Barker; G. Calvert, 

 Darlington. Commended, G. Pounder. 



Brahma Pootra (Any colour).— First, W. Whiteley, Sheffield. Second, 

 G. Pounder. Third, W. Stoneliouse. Highly Commended. G. Cilvcrt. 



Hambitugh (Golden-spangled).— First, G.Holmes. Secmd.O, A. Young, 

 Highly Commcnde<l, .T. Thisllelhwaito, Gt. Ayton ; H. Pickles, jun. 

 Earby. Commended, T. H. Read. 



HAMBURfiH (Silver-spnngled).— First, H. Pickles, jun. Second, O. A* 

 Young. Hiwhly Commended, J. Walker. 



Hamburgh (Golden-poncilled).— First, H. Pickles. Second, G. Holmes. 

 Highly Commended, J. Walker. Commended. W. Beari>nrk. 



Hambhrgh (Silver-pencilled).— First, H. Pickles. Second, J. Walker. 

 Hi«hly Commended, G. Holmos. 



Game Bantam (Any colour). — First, W. F. Entwisle, TiSeds. Fecond 

 and Third, R. Smith. Commended, R. Horstler. 



Bantams (Anv othervarietv).— First, O. .\. Young. Second, W.Bavncs, 

 Middleton. Third. R. Smith. 



Any other variety not before mentioned.— First nnd Third. Rev. 

 G. Hustler. Second. Col. Wortley, London. Highly Commpndtd W. 

 Stonehouse; Rev. J. G. Milnor. ' Commended. 1. Bolton; T. Brown. 

 C^wVXv/i^.— First. Col. Wortley. Second, S. A. Barrowes. Third. J.Braim. 

 Highly Commended. W. Wardell. Pickering. Commended, W. Stonehouse 

 J. Braim ; W. Djwsland, Burniston ; J. Dcnham. Malton. « 



Ducks t Aylesbury).- First, M. Farrnnd. Second, O. A.Young. Ducfc- 

 JtT!i78.— Firsti Rev. G. Hustler. Second, J. Braim, Jan. 



.Ducks (Rouen).- First, J. Braim, jun. Second, M.L.Simpson. Duck- 

 linfjit. — Fir t. W. Dowsou, Jiakdalcaide. Second, J. Braim. Highly Com- 

 mended, W. Bjarpark, 



Ducks (Any other variety). — First and Second. Rev. J. G. Milnor. 



Geese. — First, T. Brown. Second, O. A. Young. Highly (.loniuiended, 

 J.Wilkinson. Goflinf/n.—FiTfit, O. A. Young. Second, Uattersley and 

 Wilson. Hitrhly Commended, Mrs. W. Ward; Rev. G. Hustler; J. 

 Wilkinson. Commended, H. Dowrtland, Ruston. 



Turkeys.— First, G.Hindson, Dromouby. Second, H.Merkin, Driffield. 

 HiKhty Commended. Rev. G. Hustler. Commended, Mrs. T, Ward. 

 Poulh.—Virst, Mrs. T. Wnrd. Second. O. A. Young. 



Extra Stock.— Highly Commended, Mrs. Tumbull. 

 PIGEONS. 



Croppers.— Fir.it, Htittcrstey A Wilson. Second, H. Simpson, jun. 



TuMnLEUS.— First. Hatterslcy & Wilson. Second, G. Readman, CastlotoD. 



Carriers.- First, Hatterslcy & Wilson. Second. G. W, Sanders. 



Fantails. — First, F. B. Lockwood. Second. W. Rudsdale. 



Jacobins. — First, H. Simi>son, jun. Second, W. Rudsdale. 



Trumpeters.- First, H Simpson, jnn. Second, Hattersloy & Wilson. 



II \RDS. — First, n. Simpson, jun. Second, W. Rudsdale. 



Any other variety. ~First,iIattersley& Wilson. Second, W. Rudsdale 



Judges. — Mr. Harry Adams. IJeverlev : Mr. Samnel Bom, Whitby ; 

 and Rev. T. PhiUips, Robin Hood's Bay. 



MANCHESTER AND TJVERPOOL POULTRY 

 SHOW, 



This year's meeting appeared to excite a greater amount of pnblia 

 interest than any iu previous years, from the simple fact that the Man- 

 chester and Liverpool Society's Shows have now been annually held for 

 one hundred years. Of course poultry has only formed a portion of 

 the Exhibition during tho last lifteeu or twenty years ; but the fact 

 was well recognised by all, that this department of the Show-yard is 

 always the most popular and well-filled of any ; and since the restric- 

 tions necessarily imposed on the exhibition of homed cattle through 

 the cattle plague, poultry seems to have been productive of great pecu- 

 niary help to agricultural societies generally. In the present case 

 both the poultry and Pigeons were exceedingly good, and the space 

 allotted to them was constantly filled with amateurs and general visitors. 

 A rule, unfortunately laid down by the Committee, that each exhibitor 

 was compelled to send some party in trast of his birds, told seriously 

 against the number of entries, and caused the competition in some of 

 the classes to prove meagre in the extreme. It was universally ac- 

 knowledged to be a great mistake in this year's regulations, and we 

 were glad to find that at future meetings this obnoxious rule will be 

 cancelled. The birds shown were, as a rule, of the highest excellence, 

 and the arrangements on the ground deserve most favourable mention. 



The Spanish fowls were particularly good, and the same may be 

 said of the Cochins. Mr. Taylor's pen of the last-named variety was 

 exceedingly well shown. We cannot possibly speak more highly than 

 they deserved of Mr. Boyle's pens of Brahmas. They were the most 

 heavily feathered we have seen for many years past, yet without the 

 slightest trace or even suspicion of *' Falcon-hock," and the matching 

 of the pens was perfection itself. The colour and markings were also 

 equally excellent. Mr. Charles Challouer showed one of the very best 

 pens of Black Red Game chickens yet seen this season, and Mr. Wood 

 competed with excellent pens also, but their being so much overtaxed 

 by frequent exhibition told sadly against the last-named fowls. Ifam- 

 bnrijhH were quite a feature of the Show. Mr. Beldon's Silver-pencilled 

 have rarely been equalled of late years, in fact, never since Mr. Archer, 

 of Malvern, ceased to exhibit them. The Golden and Silver-spangled 

 were scarcely less worthy of praise. Col. Stuart W^ortley stood first, 

 as usual, in the new varieties of French fowls. Ducks, Gccse, and 

 Turlri/s were especially good. 



The Show was arranged for birds of 1S67 only ; but we regret to 

 say that a number of pens containing old birds were exhibited, and 

 necessarily '" disqualified." We say for the twentieth time exhibitors 

 cannot possibly pay too great attention to the pernsal of each parti- 

 cular prize schedule before making their entries, for rules most be 

 complied with. 



The Pifieons were almost without exception of the highest order ; a 

 pen of Blue Pouters were greatly admired. In Carriers thero is only 

 very rarely to be found so good a competition. Among the Toys were 

 several breeds that proved moat attractive, as being not only shown 

 in the most exquisite condition and feather, bnt some pens contained 

 such varieties as have n^t been seen at previous shows. 



The weather proving favourable the number of visitors was most ex- 

 traordinary, and the refreshment department being under the special 

 aiTungement of the Messrs. Jeunison, of Belle Vue, was carried out 

 in the most efficient, orderly, and satisfactory manner. 



The Judges for Poultry were Messrs. Hewitt, Hindson» Teebay, and 

 Smith. For Pigrom: Messrs. Smith and Esqnilant. We gave the 

 prize list in last week's issue. 



Light Brahma Pootras.— In the Birmingham prize list of 

 this year will be fuu..Jtwo silver cups (£5 each), for tbi^ breed; 

 one given by our celebrftted exhibitor Mr. Pares, an-l the other 

 to be given by subscriptions, towards which Mr. Pigeon gives 

 £1. and I give'£l. I trust that others will write to Mr. P;*res, 

 Postford, Guildfortl, and subscribe £1 each. If more than the 

 requisite amount be obtained, a third cup will be given. — 



ALnERT O. WORTHINQTON. 



