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JODKNAL OF HOETIGULTDKE AND COTTAGE GABDKNER. 



[ November 12, 1868. 



distressing if poultry shows, which of late years have become 

 so deservedly popular, and which add so much to the enjoyment 

 of many country homes, should fall out of the hands of honour- 

 able people, and be abandoned to the less scrupulous. 



I venture to suggest what seems to me might to a great 

 extent remedy this evil. Let all committees of poultry shows 

 insert on their forms of entry a separate paragraph to the 

 following effect, this to be signed separately by each exhibitor : — 



" I hereby affirm that all birds exhibited under my name at the 



— I — Show, date , are my hoiid fit/r property; also "that no bird of 



mine has been, to my knowledge, ,in any way trimmed (with the ex- 

 ception of combs in Game fowls). 



" Signed (Name of exhibitor). 



"A fine of £20 will be enforced if the aboTe certificate is found to 

 be falsely signed." 



I merely throw out these few suggestions to be improved 

 upon by the various committees of poultry exhibitions.— An 

 Honest Exhieitoe. 



[We think that each exhibitor might be required to sign a 

 short naemorandum of an agreement binding himself to forfeit 

 a specified sum if the birds he exhibited were trimmed or dyed. 



—Eds.] 



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POULTRY SHOW DETAILS. 



There are many things connected with poultry shows, such 

 as entrance fees for various classes of fowls, the length of time 

 shows are held, and sevijral other details, which require amend- 

 ment, and I should be glad if exhibitors who are likely to be at 

 the forthcoming Birmingham Show, would meet together, and 

 discuss the various subjects which would be brought before 

 them. I am not much .acquainted with Eirmingham, but 

 ■would suggest that we meet at some suitable place, say on the 

 Saturday or Monday evening. If any one would name a likely 

 place to meet, I would inform exhibitors by an advertisement 

 in the next number of the Journal.— J. W-'-uiiaB, iiayaJiMk, 

 Knaresictroiigh. : '. .pnoi/aa mp I 



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I QUITE agree with your remarks respecting the position of 

 pens, roup, i-o. Fowls with roup ought to be rigidly excluded. 

 At Stowmarket the DorkiugB were frightfully affected. AYhy 

 not make a rule accordingly ? I should also like to see the ob- 

 noxious entrance fee to this and all other shows abohshed. I 

 would likewise suggest the propriety of having generally a 

 scale of charges for pens adopted — ^^thus, one pen os. ; two, 8s. ; 

 three, ll.i. ; four, lis. ; five, lOi., and there stop, to begin again 

 at the same rate. , Lastly, em-ely a plan might be adopted to 

 prevent shows clashing as they now do. — Henky P. Leech. 



[The remarks about the " tuo late " pens, and the man being 

 in the room when Mr. Hewitt was judging, should be sent to 

 the Committee. The explanations might be satisfactory, and 

 then no one would be annoyed unnecessarily. — Eds.] 



28th inst., are unusually numerous. The entries of poultry 

 amount to 2al2 pens ; and of Pigeons to 415. 



I CONSIDER your report of the Ipswich. Show very good, as far 

 as it goes, but it scarcely touches the Pigeons. As you observe, 

 the quantity and quality of the poultry were excellent, and the 

 Committee is deserving of praise ; but although there was 

 such an improvement in the poultry, the Pigeons were not so 

 well represented as last year. Not only were the entries 

 twenty-one pens less than last year, but the quality of the birds 

 was not equal, and the Carriers and Pouters, being placed below, 

 were seen to great disadvantage, although several of them were, 

 as you justly observe, some of the best birds in the fancy. It 

 must, however, ever be quality rather than quantity that makes 

 a first-class show. Last year there were thirty-seven pens of 

 the three higher classes of Pigeons, against twenty-three of 

 this year ; but in the variety and selling classes there was an 

 increase. This arises through showing Carriers and Pouters in 

 pairs, instead of as single birds. It is almost impossible to get 

 a first-class show of Pigeons where Carriers and Pouters are to 

 be shown in pairs, because several of the best breeders of those 

 varieties never show except where prizes are offered for single 

 birds, and the increased number of entries will generally meet 

 the extra prizes. I was surprised after what had appeared in 

 your Journal, to see that one exhibitor had a prize awarded 

 him for two cocks. — L. When, Lowestoft. 



SHEFFIELD COLUMBARIAN SOCIETY'S SHOW 



This, the tenth annual Show, was held at the New Inn on the 2nd. 

 inst. 



BIRD^ OF 18G8. 



Cariuers. — First and Second, T. CoUey, Sheffield. Third, .J. Deakin, 

 Burrowlee. 



PocTEits. — First and Second, H. Brown, Walklcy. Third, W. Harvey, 

 Spring Vale. 



Tu.in)LERS. — First and Second, H. Brown, WaUiley. Third, T. Wilkin- 

 son, Walkley. 



F,\XTAiL.<i.— First, T. Wilkinson. Second, H. Brown, Walkley. Third, 

 G. Wostenholm, Shelfield. 



Owls. — First and Sfcond, T. Wilkinson. Third, H. Brown. 



TrRBirs.— First, T. Wilkinson. Second and Third, R. Siddall. 



Dragoons. — First and Second, W. Harvey, Spring Yale. Third, — 

 Deakin. 



Asr Variety. — First and Third, E. Brown. Second, — Bower. 



BiKJiiNGHAM Poultry Show. — The entries for the Birming- 

 ham Cattle and Poultry Show, which commences on Saturday, 



BIRMINGHAM THILOPERISTERON SOCIETY. 



Few exhibitions have ever shown a more excellent commencement 

 than that held on the -Ith and ijth inst. ; it was decidedly one of 

 the best Shows of Pigeons we have ever seen in this locality. The 

 arrangements were excellent, and the Exhibition was attended by the 

 pnhlic in larger numbers than was expected. Scarcely a single class 

 was deficient in quality, and the competition in most of them was 

 iinnsually severe, consequently a complete success was secured. 

 Perhaps the best classes were the Carrier, Pouter, Fantail. Dragoon, 

 and variety classes, though almost ever one was excellent. Mr. Yardley, 

 who, as a jndf;e, contributed some pens to the Show, did not compete, 

 though exhibiting a lirst-class cage of twenty-one Short-faced Tumblers 

 of great beauty and value, which were generally admired. Several other 

 varieties shown, but not for competition, by Mr. Yardley, contributed 

 not a little to the interest of tlie Show. The class for Antwerps 

 was of decided excellence, as were the Carriers, Jacobins, Fantails, 

 Trunii^eters, Owls, and Turbits; the Barbs, Magjnes, Swallows, Ice 

 Pigeons, Nun^, and Satinettes, being also very good. "With so good a 

 beginning, we have little doubt that at a future date this Society will 

 eecure a' very Tai'ge amount of popularity. 



BIRDS OF 1S68. 



Carriers. — First and Highly Commeuded, G. F. Whitehouse, King'^ 

 Heath. Second, J. E. Cleveland, BirminRbam. Third, F. F. Foster, 

 Birmingham. Commended, T. Robson, Peukridj^e ; G. F. Whitehouse. 



Pouters. — First, Second, and Third, F. F. Foster. 



Almonds. — First, Second, and Tliird. T. Balderstein, Derby. 



Balds and Beards. — first and Second, J. W. Edjje, Aston New Town. 



Short-faced Tcmblehs fAjiy other variety). — First and Second, T. 

 Balderstein. Third, G. F. Whitehouse. 



Jacobins. — First and Second, J. W. Edge. 



Fantails. — First, G. F. Whitehouse. Second, F. F. Foster. Third, J. 

 W. Edge. 



Trumpeters. — First and Second. T. Robson. 



Owls (Foreign.— First, P. Graham, Birkenhead. Second, C. Barnes, 

 Birmingham, 



ilwxs (Enalish).— First, Withheld. Second, C. Barnes. 



TuKniTS, — First, T. Robson. Second and Highlv Commended, C. 

 Barnes. Third, J. W. Edge. 



Barbs.— First, Second, and Third, F. F. Foster. 



KuNS. — First and Second, G. F. Whitehouse. 



Dragoons.— T'irst. Third, and Highly Commended, G. F. Whitehouse. 

 Second, J. W. Edge. 



Magpies.— First, T. Robson, Second, J. W. Edge. 



Antwerps. — First, J. E. Cleveland. Second, F. F, Foster. Third, C. 

 Barnes, 



.\NY OTHER Variety. — First and Second, J, W, Edge, Third, C, Barnes, 

 Commended, G. F, Whitehouse ; J, W, Edge, 



Blue Uadges,— First, J. W, Edge. Second, A, Walthew, Bii-mingham. 



Black Saddles.— First, J. W. Edge. Second, — Bartlect. 



Saddles (Any other colour). — First, A. Walthew. Second, H. Sproston 

 (Red). 



Mottles. — First and Second, J. W. Edge. 



Rosewings and Redbreasts. — First and Second, J. W. Edge, 

 BIRDS OF ANY AGE, 



Carpjers.— Coc7,-s. — First and Commended, G, F, Whitehouse. Se- 

 cond, G. Sturgess, Leicester. Bens. — Fii-st, C, Barnes, Second, G, 

 Sturgess. Third, J. E. Cleveland. 



Pouters.— Cocis.-First, G. Sturgess. Second, F. F. Foster, neiis.— 

 First, G. Sturgess. Second and Highly Commended, F. F. Foster, 



Almonds. — First, T, Baldenstein, t-econd, F, Graham, Birkenhead. 



Balds and Beards,— Prize, F, Graham, 



Short-faced (.Any other variety),— First, F. Graham, Second, With- 

 held, 



Fantails.— First, J, W. Edge. Second, F, Graham. Highly Com- 

 mended, F. F. Foster. 



Owls (Foreign). — First, F. Graham. Second, J. W. Edge. 



Owls (English). -First, F, Sale, Derby, Second, J, W, Edge, Third, 

 C, Barnes, Highly Commended, F, Graham, 



TuBEirs.— First, F. Sale. Second and Third, J. W. Edge. Commended 

 and Highly Commended, C, Barnes. 



Barbs. — First and Second, F. F. Foster. 



NcNs. — First. F. Graham. Second, G. F. Whitehouse. 



Dragoons (Blue).— First, F, Graham. Second, .1. Walters, Derby. 

 Dragoons (Auv other colour). — First, F. Sale. Second, J. W. Edge. 

 Magpies,— First, F, Sale, Second, F, F. Foster. 



