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JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUEB AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



[ January 8, 1867. 



by any remarks made, as some of the writers of them appear 

 to have been. — Newmakket. 



EXHIBITING BORROWED FOWLS. 



Yon ask, Is it not contrary to all poultry exhibition rules to 

 exhibit birds not the exhibitor's own ? In reply, I say that 

 scarcely is there a poultry show in this district (iiud I believe 

 others to be the same), in which every pen of birds belongs to 

 the person who exhibits them. I will take for example Mid- 

 dleton, Lirminyham, and Manchester. I was at the whole three 

 of the last Shows held at these places, and at two of them I 

 know birds were exhibited that did not belong to the persons 

 ■who had them in tlieir names, for I knew the birds as well as I 

 know any person I do business with. 



Besides, it is, I assure you, quite common vrith the largest 

 and most successful exhibitors to borrow and lend, particularly 

 if their own birds get out of condition, &c. I could mention the 

 names of a host of persons who would tell you they did it (if 

 they spoke truly), and that it is a general understanding amongst 

 friendly exhibitors to borrow and lend. Within the last few 

 months I have known poultry travel for more than thirty 

 miles, to be exhibited at local shows in the borrower's name ; 

 and generally it is understood, as I have said before, to borrow 

 and lend, if agreeable, which is often the case, to the parties 

 so dealing. 



If this practice is brought up amongst the poultry world, a 

 good many will say. What harm is there in it ? If birds can 

 beat mine on their merits, I am glad to see them do so, no 

 matter under what name, nor who is their owner. Certainly if 

 they are borrowed birds there is no honour for the exhibitor, 

 and no one knows that any better than the party who wins 

 under such circumstances. In this district secretaries and 

 committees, as my countrymen say, "wink" or close their 

 eyes to the borrowing and lending system, and I think some 

 schedules do not specify that the birds shall be the exhibitor's 

 own, and this has been done because the exhibitors were the 

 masters. — Exhibitok. 



[The foregoing is from an honourable exhibitor, who would 

 not adopt a practice that is contrary to good faith. In his own 

 oase he exhibited in the name of his breeder, which needs no 

 objection ; but we consider that borrowing fowls to exhibit is 

 open to great abuse, and, therefore, should not be allowed. 



Let us take as an instance a poultry-fancier, whom we will 

 call G, having a yard of ordinary Cochin-China fowls, and 

 hiring from a well-known breeder of that variety, whom we will 

 call H, a pen of his best birds. G exhibits and gains a prize, 

 and, consequently, is enabled to sell eggs and chickens at a 

 high price. Is not that obtaining money under false pre- 

 tences? — Ens.] 



INJURIES OCCURRING TO EXHIBITED BIRDS. 



I ExniBiTED a Golden-pencilled cockerel at Manchester. He 

 ■was delivered to the railway company in perfect feather, and 

 on my arriving at the Show on the first day (Dec. 21), at 10.30, 

 I found both his sickle feathers had been drawn. The Secre- 

 tary of the Show knew nothing of the matter, neither were the 

 feathers in the basket. Who is responsible ?— Chakles Sidg- 

 wiOK, Ei/dillesden Hall, Keit/hleij. 



[The difliculties in such cases are the proving the amount of 

 damage, and who was the wrong-doer. If a railway porter 

 eaused the damage the railway company would be responsible ; 

 if a man employed by the Exhibition Committee, that Com- 

 mittee would be liable. — Ens.] 



rated from blame, for this class was unfortunately placed in 

 the worst lighted part of the building), while several pens, the 

 most perfect I ever saw, were passed over without notice. If 

 puckered earlobes and flesh-coloured legs bean "improvement" 

 in Black Bantams, then, in the humble opinion of your corre- 

 spondent, we, like I'addy, are advancing backward. — Black 

 BANr.vM. 



After criticising the various classes up to No. 2G, your cor- 

 respondent goes on to say, " The cup for the best pen of Ham- 

 burghs fell to Mr. Eeldon's Silver-pencilled, and they well 

 deserved it." I say that it was a mistake, to say the least, as 

 the cockerel had one of his sickle feathers dark and the other 

 light, which ought to have been a disqualification for the 

 cup, which might have been very safely awarded to the first- 

 prize pen of adult Ciolden-spangled belonging to the same per- 

 son, and I believe Mr. Beldon felt ashamed of the decision. As 

 regards the Black Bantams, the cock in the first-prize pen had 

 white legs, and was altogether a large bird. So much for the 

 judging in these classes, and it would not be much trouble to 

 go further with the mistakes in other classes. — J. W. 



POULTRY CLUB. 



Mk. Zdehokst, in your impression of January 1st, attaches 

 my name to a series of false statements, wbich statements if 

 adhered to, or repeated, he will probably lind that he is not 

 quite the immaculate being he thinks he is. — Bdwd. Tubman, 

 Ash Grove, Whitchurch. 



LEEDS POULTRY SHOW. 



In the report of the above Show, page -193, is the following 

 remark : — " Tbe next class was for Black Bantams, and they 

 were good— so good that Birmingham first-prize birds could not 

 gain the .Judges' notice." How your correspondent can so far 

 have fallen into mistake is to me an enigma, unless his words 

 are intended more in irony, as it was patent to all eyes that 

 one of the greatest possible mistakes had here been made, if 

 we may rely at all upon the rule laid down by our greatest 

 authorities, ihat " Black Bantams shall have black legs." The 

 first-prize pen contained a cockerel with flesh-coloured legs 

 and puclicred earlobes, such as I have seen disqualified at many 

 previous exhibitions (though the Judges may easily be exone- 



PAISLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 



SHOW. 



The thii'teentli annnal Exliibitiou of tlie a')ove Associalion was lield 

 on the 1st and Snd iust., in tlie Volunteer Drill Hall, and was most 

 successful. Upwards of 1200 birds were shown, and an unusually large 

 number were sold. 



Spanish. — Firs^t, J. Hutcbisnn, Bisbopton. Second, J. K. Rennards, 

 Helensburgh. Tbird, W. Creelman, Kilmarnock. Chickens. — First and 

 Cuu, J. Fvfc, Kcmpock Point, Gouroek. cjecondj A. M'Lachlan, Paisley. 

 Third, J. "Cvawfor-J, Beith. 



Dorkings (Colouredl.— First, W. Reid, Hayston, Kirkintilloch. Second 

 nnd ThiiJ, H. Keys, Springfield. Chichens.—First and Cup, R. Fulton, 

 Cardross. Second and Third, J. Bums, Craigends. 



DoEKiKGS CWhite). — First and Third, J. Aitken, Paisley, Second, J. 

 Pettigrew, DalracUington. 



Cochin-China. — Medal, First, and Second, J. Stuart, Helensburgh. 

 Third, A. Patersou, Airdi*ie. 



Brahma Pootra. — First and Second, A. Campbell, Blytbswood. Medal, 

 Brown & Cochran, Peith. Third. Mujor Smith, Janelield Place. 



Old Scotch Breed.— First. A. Grant, Glentyan MiU. Second, J. 

 M'Diarmid, Glasgow. Third, W. Thomson, GlasgoV. Slodal, R. Watson. 

 Busby. 



HAiTBURGns (Golden-spangled). — First, W Wotberspoon, Castlehead, 

 Medal, Second, nnd Third, .R. Cunningham, Stewarton. 



Hajieurghs (Golden-ptiucilled).— First and Medal, R. M'Gregor, Perth. 

 Second. E. M. Riebfird. jun.. Dumbarton. Tbird, A. M'Ewau, Stewarton. 

 Haimburghs (Silver-spangled). — Mtdalj-First, and Thii'd, J. Stewart, 

 South Arthurlie. Second, A. Glen, Erskine. 



HAMiJURGUS (Silver-pcucilled).— First and Medal, R. Calderwood, 

 Stowarton. Second, A. Gieudinning, Stratbblane. Third, J. F. Hamson, 

 Kendal. 



PoLANDS fTopped) — Fii'st, W. R. Menzies, Crossmyloof. Second, D. 

 Murray, Eglinton Castle. Third, R. M'Nab. Cardonald. 



GA3IE {Black Reds).— First and Medal, J. H. M'Nah, Barrhead. Second, 

 P. Alexander, Bridge of Weir. Third, J. Bryson, Ilogganslield, 



Game (Anv other colour).— First and Medal. J. J. WUson, Darlington. 

 Second. J. M'Indoe, Barrhead. Third, W. B. Menzies. 



Any otiierBreed— First and Third, W. White, Paisley. Second, W. R. 

 Menzies. 



Duces (Aylesbury).— First and Second, H. Heys. Thii-d, H. Jones, 

 Aylesbury. 



"Ducks i Any other colour).— Fii'st, J. H. M'Nab. Second and Third, A. 

 Grant, Kilbarchan. 



Game Bantam.— First and Medal, W. Mabon. Jedburgh. Second, J. 

 Sharp. Johnstone. Third, R. M'Gregor. 



Bantams (Black).— First, A. Clelland, Crookitholm. Second and Third, 

 J. C. Neilson, Airdrie. 



Bantams (Any kind). — First and Medal, W. Blorris, Paisley. Second, 

 T.Knowles, Aberdeen. Third, W. Raesido, Irvine. 



PIGEONS. 



PowTERS. — Blue.— Fivf^i and Medal, R. Fultnn, London. Second, W. 

 Lightbody, Glasgow. Third, G. White, son., Paisley. i3[a cfc.— First, J. 

 Sharp, Johnstone. Second, K. Fulton. Third. G. White, sen.. White. — 

 First, R. Fulton. Second J. Sharp. Tbird, W. Neilsou, Johnstone. Aivf 

 other colour. — First, R. Fulton. Second, W. Lightbody, Third, G. 

 AVhite, jun. 



Tumblers (Short-faced).— First, and Second, R. Fulton. Third, G. 

 White, sen. 



Tumblers (Common).— First and Second, J. Sharp. Third, J. Fielding, 

 Rochdale. 



CAr.raERS (Any colour).— Fji-st and Second, R. Fulton. Thhd, G White, 

 ■ sen. 



