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coald be more praiseworthy, and the atteudance of the public also left 



no t^Touudrt for complaiut. 



In Spanitfk fowls tho prize birds were of pi-eat merit, bnt several 

 pens in this class Btill rL-riuire another throe weeks or month before 

 they will ho in tirst-class condition. The Dork'tii'i class was Rood, and 

 singularly enough in so excellent a competition, White Dorkings ob- 

 tained the second prize, a couple of pens of thin breed boinj^ shown 

 by Mr. P. Kdwarda, of Lyndhnrst, as good as have been exhibited 

 for some years ]>ast. la thu f'orhi'n class, competition was open to 

 any colour, and I'lirtrid^e-fi'iitlieu'd ones stood first. Tliis well-known 

 pen of Mr. Kodbard'K, afterwards took the Hampshire Society's 

 silver cup for the best pin of any breed in the Kxhibition, being 

 Tort' hard-])ressed. however, by the Golden-pencilled llambnrghs, 

 exhibited by Mr. I'ittis, of the Islo of Wight. Tho Dark Br^ihwas 

 were a Rnperior class, but the great feature of tho Show proved to be 

 tho Tiii^htfoathGred ones. This may bo accounted for by the fact of 

 an amateurs' silver cnp being otTered for tho befit pen of this variety. 

 This class was good throughout. Most of tho (t'dintr fowls were hardly 

 in condition, tho plumage being immature, though many of the speci- 

 meu-t shown were undoubtedly excellent. In Pencilled Ifamfiunfh.b\ 

 Mr. Pittis had it nil his own way. and in tho Spangled class. Messrs. 

 Ashton and Mrs. Pettat were tho successful exhibitors. J'olinufs were 

 much better than usual, as may with truth also he said of tho extra 

 variety cla?;s. In (Jame IJirnftiins, Mr. Kelleway, of tho Isle of Wight, 

 swept all before liiin with three jieus hitherto kept back ; they were 

 faultless in condition, and the "dubbing" of the cockerels proved 

 them to have been most skilfully operated upon. 



Sonm lovely Pekin Bantams. Mandarin, and also Carolina DucI^s, 

 and some superior Japanese Bantams were universally admired. 



The show of I'i<i>iiits this year at Southampton, quite threw into the 

 shade those collections produced at the previous meetings, for scarcely 

 a class could be named not well tilled. The silver cap to be awarded 

 to tho most meritorious collection of Pigeons, fell to the lot of Mr. 

 Fulton, not, however, without causing a very close competition. 



DUBLIN POULTRY SHOW. 



The show of PouUi-y held in the Agi-icultural Hall, Kildare Street, 

 Dublin, on the l'2th, loth aud 1 1th inst., was a tir.-t-clas3 one, number- 

 ing in tho aggregate about IGO pens. We mast notice what we 

 seldom sen of late years at Poultry Shows — the very beautiful breed 

 of White Turkeys exhibited by J. K. Taylor, M.D., Newtown, Mount 

 Kennedy. They are this season's birds, and tho Doctor assures us 

 they are perfectly hardy, their Hesh beautifully white, tender, and juicy, 

 besides the great value set on their feathers. We notice this on 

 account of some being of opinion that White Turkeys are less hardy 

 than Black ones ; but we are of opinion that white animals or birds are 

 fully n.s hardy as those of auy other colour. Tho beautiful White 

 English littcsc exhibited by Mrs. Warburton, Kill, Naas, also deserve 

 our special notice. Slie won the first, second, and third prizes in the 

 section, each couple weighing respectively 36^, 3(iJ, and 'A\\ lbs., 

 which are ratlier unusual weights for birds hatched in May last. 



The following is the prize list : — 



Dorkings (Silvcr-Grey).— First. Mrs. Warburton, Kill, JTaas. Second, 

 J. C. Cooper. Cooper Hill, Limerick. Third, R. P. WilHflms, Glaslinn, 

 Clontarf. Chickens. — First. Second, and Commended. Mrs. Warburton. 



DouKiNGS I Coloured). -First. F. W. Zurhorst, Dublin. Second. R. W. 

 Boyle, Gnltrim House. Hray. Ckickms —First and Second, R.P. Williams. 



SiwxiSH.— First, R. W. Uoylo. Second, Miss de Courcy Drevar. Black- 

 rock. Commended. K. P.Williams; J. C. Cooper. Chickerts. — First, A. 

 Oomyns. Kingstown. Second. Miss de Courcy Drevar. Highly Commended, 

 B. P. Williams. Commended, Miss Drevar. 



Brahma Pootua.— Fkst, R. W. Covlc. Second, A. W. Shaw, Rose 

 Cottage, I-iimerick. Commended, R. W. Boyle. Chickena.—Fii&t, R. W. 

 Boyle. Second, E. Wallace. IJJonnvbrook. 



CocniN-CniNA.— First, R. W. Eoyle. Second, F. W. Zurhorst. Highly 

 Commondcd, A. Comyns. Commended. F. W. Zurhorst. Chickens. — 

 First, F. W. Zurhorst." Second, Miss L. Warburton, Xaas. Commended, 

 K. W. Boyle. 



Game.— First, R. Close. Kingstown. Second, C.E. M'CIintock, Rnndals- 

 town. Chickem —First. R. Clo-se. Second, C. E. M'CIintock. 



Hambitbghs (pencilled).— First, A. Murray, Jan., Limerick. Second, 

 ■C. F. Staunton, Clondnlkin. 



Hambi'hohs , Spangledj.— First, F. W. Zurhorst. Second, S. Mowbray, 

 Mountratb. 



WniTE-CRESTEn Black, or Black-Crestfd Write Fo\\'L.— First and 

 Second. Miss Do Courcy Drcvnr. Commended, R. P. Williams. 



La Fi.J.cHE.— First and Second. J. C. Cooper. 



HorDANS.— First, F. W. Pim. Ralhgar. Second, A. W. Shaw. Com- 

 meuded, F. W. Pim ; J. C. Cooper. 



Cbia'E Coiun.— First, F. W. Zurhorst, Second, J. C. Cooper. 



SINGLE COCKERELS. 



DoBKlNO. — First, Mrs. Warburton, Second, R, P. Williams. Com- 

 mended, S. Mowbray. 



Si'ANisH.— First aiid Second, A. Comyns, jun. 



Cochin-China. —First. F. W. Zurhorst. Second. R. W. Boyle. 



Brahma Pootra.— First and Second, P. W. Boyle?. 



HouDAN.— First. F. W. Pini. Second, J C. Cooper. 



Turkeys. — First, J. C. Cooper. Second, W. Aiikin, Upper Rathminer. 

 Thinl. J. C. Cooper. Ponlt^.— First, Capt. C. Hamilton, Billitore House, 

 Kildare. Second, J. <'. Cooper. Tliinl, J. K. Taylor, M.D., Newton 

 Woiint Kennedy. Highly Commended, Capt C. Hauiilton. Commended 

 J. C. Coopor. 



Turkey.— rocfc —First nnd Second..!. C. Cooper. 



Geese.— First, Sccoua and Third, Mrs. Warburton. 



Ducks (Rouen).— First and Second, R. P. WilUama. Third, R. W. 

 Boyle. Commended, H. M. Barton ; S. Mowbray. 



Ducks (Aylesbury).— First, R. P. Williams. Second and Third, Misg 

 A. Warburton. Commended, R. P. Williams. 



Judges. — Mr. John Borthwick ; Mr. K. Jones; and Mr. R. C. 

 Wade. — {/m/i farmers' Oa.-xtte), 



SCHEDULE OF THE NORTHEUN POULTRY 

 CLUB. 



New year'a-day, ISGS, and following days are fixed for this Show. 

 Tho analysis of scht'dnlcs and entries which I made in " our Jotimal " 

 a year or two apo, appi'ars to have pivcn me an oiEcc I scarcely bar- 

 gained for, and to which Her Moat Gracious Majesty's (iovemments, 

 neither past nor present, have yet attached any salary- ! A great 

 omission certainly ; then, however, Ishonld scarcely be " the right man 

 in the right place." I am, somewhat like a polypus, tied to home, and 

 I feel that this is no slight drawback to one whoso word has become 

 more powerful than was intended. To be a good censor, it is necessary 

 to have constant interchanges of tliou^ht with others — a rubbing up of 

 ideas, if not of noses, as some countries would have it. So little is 

 this interchange of sentiment possible with me, that I may almost 

 write as one literary worthy— '" Here I sits and studs, and nobody's 

 nothing the wiser ! " It would be, however, very ungracious on my part 

 not to acknowledge that others, even strangers, have placed a value on 

 my remarks, to which they are little entitled; but if they serve in any 

 way to put oar poultry exhibitions on any better basis, I am well 

 satisfied. 



I have been led to pen these prefatory remarks, because a few days 

 since I received a note from "t'other side o' Tweed" with the Northern 

 Club schedule, asking me to make a note on't in " our .Journal." Had 

 the Scotchman only been Irish. I might have hesitated, thinking it 

 possible that it meant simply " Will ony gintleman do me the favour 

 to tred on me tails ? " and I might have fought shy of a shillaleh, even 

 in tho shape of a pen ; but from over the borders it must be taken to 

 mean what it says. 



When, last year, our great grandmother Birmingham, let out to the 

 world (of poultry I mean), her startling idea of single cock and pair 

 of hen classes only, the experiment was deemed very hazardous by 

 some ; bnt most undoubtedly it was a move in the right direction, 

 and one that will be largely followed, I apprehend ; even as the 

 '■ sensation " sale regulation of 1867. that proves that " there's life in 

 the old dog yet," must be very generally adopted by leading shows, if 

 they would maintain their position. The Aberdeen Show of the 

 Northern Club in its general bearings has adopted the single cock and 

 pair of hen classes, adding thereto a cockerel aud ono pullet class. 

 Thus, Game, Spanish, Dorkings (Siiver-Greyl, Dorkings (Any other 

 variety), Cochins, Brahmas, have each three classes — namely, cock, 

 pail* of hens, and cockerel aud pullet. To each of these breeds a 

 aUver cup of two or three guineas is offered in lieu of a first prize. I 

 apprehend that where a silver cnp is ofifcred in place of the prize 

 money, it would be a more popular plan to say "cuporits value." Some 

 of our leading exhibitors most need an extra servant to keep their 

 poultry plate in order. 



French fowls have two classes — for single cocks and pair of hens, all 

 these classes beias for "any age" birds. This is an addition to 

 which they are fairly entitled, and which I have for some time advo- 

 cated in '• our Journal." Hamburghs (Gold or Silver-pencilled) have 

 two classes, whilst the two varieties of Spangled have each two classes. 

 A silver cnp goes to the best pen of Hamburghs. Any other variety has 

 a cock and hen class. Game Bautams have a single cock class, and cock 

 and one hen class ; whilst any other kind of Bantams have only the latter, 

 Aylesbury Ducks one class, any other variety of Dnck, Geese and 

 Turkeys each one class. The Northern Club has adopted another 

 point which I have often advocated— viz., that it is unwise to offer 

 prizes of different value to the various breeds, as no one can say in 

 what ratio tlie entries will be. All the classes except the selling Class 

 have three prizes offered. £1, 10.s\, and r>.s\ ; the entry for these prizes 

 is 8.«. 6'/., quite high enough — too high, I am disposed to think ; sell- 

 ing Class entrj- "Js. tW., and prizes 1;3.«., 7:?. 6</., 3e<. 



There are 'vaiious classes for Pigeons, with silver cops and 

 medals ; classes for dead fowls, Dorkings by themselves, whilst _Mr. 

 Tegetmeier offers " the Poultry Book" for any other breed. This I 

 have noticed in one or two schedules, it certainly appears to me as if 

 the book rather hung on hand ! I confess I do not like the class with 

 that prize.— Y. B. A. Z. 



HARDINESS OF CANARIES. 

 In your Journal of October 17tb I see you say in your reply 

 to " TitOTTER," that canaries will not stand a lower degree of 

 cold than 40°, therefore I thought some of your readers might 

 be interested in knowing that 1 have kept several in a room in 

 which their water was often frozen, and last year I had thirteen 

 in an out-door aviary the whole winter, with no more protec- 

 tion than a piece of felt over the top ; and a thermometer hung 

 on the wires in front of aviary registered on the oid and I'.h 



