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JOURNAL OP HORTICOIiTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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seeiDg a portion of the stem. {R. D. Daij). — Cratspgug coccinea. (Som':rset). 

 — I.Acer pseudo-platanus ; 2, Acer pseado-platanus variegata; 3, Ornitbo- 

 golam umbeUatam; 4, Clematis moDtaoa. 



POULTEY, BEE, AND PIOEOK OHRONIOLE. 



BATH AND "WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY'S 

 POULTRY SHOW. 



CENTENAET MEETING AT BATH. 

 (Coiiliiiiied from page 431) 



As we left the show gronnil last week we met one of the prin- 

 cipal poultry stewards, and we were delighted to hear from him 

 that there is a possibility of the Show next year opening on the 

 Wednesday instead of on the Monday. To poultry exhibitors 

 this will be a great boon, if not to all those in other branches of 

 the Exhibition, for it was sad to see how the light-coloured 

 birds had lost so much of their purity of feather after the Satur- 

 day travelling and the Sunday confinement. We also hear that 

 the next Exhibition will probably be for single birds in the hen 

 classes ; if so, then will pass away the last Exhibition which has 

 clang to the practice of pairs of hens. Doubtless single birds 

 ■will bring more entries and be preferred by the main body of 

 exhibitors. As we left the show ground and made our way to 

 the station we passed over the bridge which but a few hours 

 afterwards caused such dire consternation and terrible fatality 

 to so many persons who had come up from distint homes to be 

 present at this centenary meeting. L'mg will the hundredth 

 anniversary of this Association be remembered from this terrible 

 accident, which brought desolation on many families and marred 

 the pleasure of hundreds more. 



Before returning to our criticisms on tho remaining classes we 

 must state how the eight pens of Cochins (BuS, Black, and 

 White) came to be isolated by themselves on the first day of the 

 Show, quite away from their brethren, and without card or 

 honour in spite of their excellent quality. They belonged to 

 Mr. Alfred Darby of Little Ness, Shrewsbury, and were by him 

 duly entered in proper time with the amount of the entry fees. 

 It appears that his letter and its contents failed to come to Mr. 

 Goodwin's hands, and consequently there was no place for the 

 birds in the catalogue or pens prepared for them when they 

 made their appearance on the Saturday evening, and so they 

 were thus thrown liors de cuinbat. It is true Mr. Darby never 

 received the label-^, but then how many are there who have at 

 some time or other failed to receive their labels in time who, 

 however, knowing their entries had been duly made, have sent 

 on the birds to the Secretary's charge, when they have been 

 properly penned ? It has happened to ourselves over and over 

 again aa it has to Mr. Darby ; and he thinking this but one 

 more instance of such irregularity — conscious, too, that ho had 

 entered the birds and paid the fees, he sent on the birds with 

 the tiresome result as described above. It was unusually vex- 

 atious to him, for the birds would have won high honours, two 

 of them bein.L; the first Banbury White Cochin cock and the 

 cap Buff hen at the same show; in fact, we should not have 

 been surprised to have found three of the silver cups awarded 

 to these birds. Of the varieties which we omitted from want of 

 time to mention last week the 



Hamhurghs come first. The entries were not large, but the 

 quality was very fair. In Golden-spangles each class had but five 

 entries. The first was a good cock, though a little pink in lobes. 

 The first pair of hens were well marked, and the plumage very 

 sheeny. In Silver-spangled cocks the first-prize cock had good 

 lobes (Eawnsley), but the second, perhaps, was the best in 

 coloar. To the Silver-spangled hens (Beldon) the cup was 

 awarded — a grand pen, one bird especially well marked, and the 

 bloom on both was very beautiful ; here again there were only 

 five entries. In Golden-pencils we liked the winner. He was 

 good in colour, and had capital comb ami lobes. The second was 

 a showy bird in appearance, but too brown in tail ; in fact, many 

 of the feathers were all bronzed over. Of hens there were but 

 three entries, where the first pair well deserved their place. 

 The cup for cocks was awarded to the first Silver-pencilled cock 

 <R»wn8ley), so "master and man" each took home a piece of 

 plate. The cup bird had a charmi')g tail, and was in fine 

 leather. The hens were few again, and of fiir merit. The first 

 were well pencilled and clear in colour iKawnsley), while Mr, 

 licldon's second-prize pen weru very much the same style of 

 birds. 



Game had six classes and forty entries. The cup for cocks 

 was awarded to Mr. Matthew's Brown Ked cock ; he was in fine 

 condition and of viry bright colour, while the cup hen (Dutton) 

 was a splendid Black Red; she was prettily marked and had a 

 long head, though her appearance was slightly marred by her 

 comb, which was rather too much sprung; her carriage and 

 shape were excellent. ThefirstBlack Red cock (Matthew), per- 

 haps, ran the same owner's Brown Ked close- f(;r the cup, as he 

 was of beautiful shape and had a good head. In the Variety 

 classes of Game a Dackwing won in cocks (Stagg); a faifly 



stylish bird of good coloar. Second also went to a Duckwing 

 (Matthews), as too did first in hens to a moderate pair of birds 

 (Thomas). On the whole the Game were good classes, though 

 the very hot day did not cause them to show to advantage. 



The Variety collections formed two very large and interesting 

 classes. In cocks first went to a most lovely Black Hamburgh 

 (Serjeantson), beautiful in bloom, and with fine sickles, comb, 

 and face. Second went to a very large Malay (Lecher), but he 

 was in very bad feather and had bare patches on his back and 

 thighs. There was an Indian Game cockerel in pen 'JOS (Datton) 

 in good feather, and bred from a really imported hen by a 

 Montresor cock. Pen 201) (Stephens) had a La Flrche cock, 

 large, but now grown coarse and ugly in head. The pairs of 

 hens were excellent, and Minorcas were in great force. The 

 first prize went to a fair pair of Whites shown by Miss North- 

 cote, while second went to Mr. Aspden's Black Cochins, who 

 may feel thankful Mr. Darby's were out of competition. 271 

 (Boissicr) were a very highly commended pen of Black Ham- 

 burghs, verv neat in comb and iu fair condition. There were 

 other good Black Hamburghs and a fair pair of Sultans. 



-^.ylesbury Ducks were only four pens iu number, the cup pen 

 large and good iu bills. The Rouens were one pen les=', and 

 were of no great merit, being rather out of feather. In the 

 Variety class a fair pen of Mandarins were first, and Black East 

 Indians second (Browne late Saiusbury). 



Tiirheijs were excellent. We believe they were weighed. In 

 cocks an older bird than the second was first ; the latter, how- 

 ever, of grand bnne, and quite a chicken as his legs and head 

 showed. In hens the first was a grand bird and belonged to the 

 same exhibitor as the second-prize cock (Mr. Wykes). This hen 

 was very massive in shape and good in feather. Second also 

 good, but not so large as the winner. Geese with two pans made 

 Mrs. Radclyffe an easy winner in poor competition. 



In Bantiims the cup went to a pen of Silver-laced (Serjeant- 

 son), beautiful in markings, though we fancied them just a trifle 

 large in body. This exhibitor seems to win with every breed 

 he takes in hand. In Black or White Bantams a charming pair 

 of Blacks were first, iu beautiful bloom and condition. Second 

 also went to good Blacks of lustrous coloar (Ludlow A: Rack- 

 ham). Mrs. Holmes had a good pen of Black-booted, only they 

 were rather large. In Game Bantams moderate Black Reds 

 were first, and Brown Reds second. Pen 32S (Anns), were an 

 excellent pen of Black Reds. In single Bantam cocks a good 

 Black Red won first (Anns), but there were only five pens in 

 the class, and beyond the winner nothing of very striking merit. 

 This latter class of single Bantam cocks of all breeds we fail to 

 see the use of, as the money would be batter expended in a 

 class for another variety. 



This ends the report of the Bath centenary meeting, and we 

 hope at Oxford in 1878 to find the one hundred and first Show 

 as successful ia every way with the new classification and the 

 other needed arrangements. ^W. 

 The following are the awards : — 



POULTRY. —Spavish.— Cock.— Cup and 2, E. Jones. Hens.— 1. Miss E. 

 Browne. 2. E. Jones. DoKKisGa.— Coiouri^rf.— Cocfc.— 1. Mrs. Radclyffe. 2, 

 T. C. Bnmell. Hem.—X, O. E. Cresswell. 2. Mrs. Radclyffe. Silver-Grey.— 

 Cock.-l, 0. E. Cresswell. 2, T. C. BurnoU. Hens —I, T. Moore. 2, W. Perry. 

 White or Biuc— Cock.-l, O. E Cresswell. 2. Mrs. H. .T. Bailey. Hfiis.-Cup 

 and 2. O. E. Cresswell. Cochins.- Bu#.— Cocfc.- Cup. H. Tonilinson. 2. Miss 

 J. Milward. Hens.— l.H. Tomlinson. 2,W. P.Ryland. Brown and Partridge- 

 feathered.~Gock.—l, R P. Percival. 2. T. Aspdeu. Hens.— I, R. P. Percival. 

 2. Mrs. Radclyffe. White— Cock —I. K. P. Perciyal. 2, Mrs. J. T. Holmes. 

 Hem.—l. G. Fortey. 2, R. A. Boissier. Brahmas —Dark—Cock —Cup, J. F- 

 Smith 2, D.Lane. Bciw.— Cup, J. F Smith. 2, H Lingwood. Light.— Cock. 

 — 1, R. P. Percival. 2. Mrs. W. C. Drummond. Hens.-i, P. Haines. 2. H. 

 Linfwood. Game —Black Reds— Cock.— I, S. Matthew. 2, T. D. E. Rawlins. 

 Hen. -Cup. Hon. and Rev. F. Dutton. 2, W. J. Pope, Broicn Beds.— Cock.— 

 Cup. S. Matthew. 2, T. Browne. Hen —1. J. Cock. 2, J. T. Browne. Duck- 

 ving and other Greys, Blues. Blacks, ajtd Whites.— Cock.— 1. W. H. Stagg. 2. S. 

 Matthew. Hcn.-l, D W. J. Thrimas. 2, 3. Matthew. Hamburghs.— Golden- 

 spangtcd.-Cock.—\, H. Beldon. 2, J. Jackson. Bens.-l. W. Driver. 2, H. 

 Beldon. .lilrersiynngled.— Cock.-l. ]. Haivaaley. 2, H. Feast. Hens.— I, a. 

 Beldon. 2. H. Fc-aat. aolden-penciUed.-Oock.—l, 3. Rawnsley. 2. A. P. O. 

 How. IIem.—\.W L Bell 2, J- Rawnsley. Silver-pencilled— Cock.— C\vp, 3- 

 Ri>wn3le.y. 2. H Beldon. Polish.— Coc*; —1, W. C. Drummond. 2. H. Feast. 

 Hf(w.—Cup, H. Beldon. 2. C Bloodworth. Hoddans.— Cocfc.— I. W. Hamlyn. 

 2. D. Lane. Hen.^.— 1, S W. Thomas. 2, W Hamlyn. CRB\l.-CtEaRS.— Cocfc — 

 l.H, Feast 2. M.Stephens H.nt.-l, H. Feast 2, J. J. Maiden. ANroTHr.E 

 Varietv.— Cock.— 1, Key. W. Serjcanisoo. 2. T Leotier. Hens —Miss ^■. H. 

 Northcote. 2, T. Aspden. Docks. - l^/^i(e Aylesbury.— GvLv and 2, J. Hedi^es. 



2. Mii 



1, C. Martin. 2. Mrs. Radclyffe. Any other uari'?(j/.— 1. H. Yardley. 

 E.Browne. Tobkeys —Co!fc.— I. H. J. Gunnell. 2. W. Wykes. Ben.— 



1. W. Wykcs 2, RcT. N. J. Ridley. Geese. -1, Mrs Radclfffe. 2, C. B. Printer. 

 Bantams.— .9t'6ri(j)i(«.— Cup. Rev. W. -Serjeantson. 2. J. W.Lloyd. Blacker 

 White.— 1. L. G. Morrell. 2, Ludlow 4 Rackham. Oame —1, E. Morgan. 2, E. 

 Martin. S('i(;/e Cocfc.— 1, T. W. Anns. 2. T. F. Phelps. 



PIGEOMS.— l^^!lKIKp,s.— Cocfc.-l.H. Yardley. 2. R. Fulton. Here— Cup and 



2. R. fulton. P"UTBiis.-CM*:.-l and 2, R. Fulton. Jien.-l and 2. R. Fnltou. 

 RUNTS. -1, A. Miles. 2, H. Ya'dlev. Draqoons— 1 and 2, C. A. J. H. Pearson. 

 Favtails.— 1 and 2. Rev. W. Serjeantson. Trumpeters.— 1. R. Falton. 2. J. 

 James. Bards.- Cup. P. H. Jones. 2, J. G. Mitchinson. t'lic, H. Yardlev, P. 

 H. Jones. Aechanoels.— I. H. W. Webb. Tubbits.-I, C. Parsons. 2, W. B. 

 Rootes. vhc, J. Allen. Tumblers.- 1, H. Yardley. 2, 3. Rogers. Nuns.- 1, C. 

 Parsons. Owls.— R. Fulton. 2, A. J. Barnes. Jacobins.— 1, R. Fulton. 2, J. 

 James. Any other Variety.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, C. Parsons. 



Judges. — Poultry: tilLx. E. Hewitt. Pigeons: Mr. Harrison 

 Weir. 



Poultry-keeping. — A third edition of "How to Succeed in 

 Poultry-keeping for Profit or Exhibition, by G. W. Bacon," ia 



