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JOUBNAL OF HOETICULTOKE AND COTTAGE G-ABDENBE. 



[December 31,1868. 



My own opinion, I confess, is in favour of the lady, but I should 

 like to hear what the learned eay on the Eubject. — E. M. IS. A. 



[When there is but one class for a breed, it is understood that 

 all ages are eligible to compete. The words cock and hen are 

 not indicative of anything but sex. We fear " one of the best 

 judges in England" enjoy.) a reputation he does not deserve, 

 and that he visits very few of the large shows. White feathers 

 are not even a disadvantage in the Coloured Dorting classes, and 

 the breeders of Silver-Greys know how often they are produced, 

 oven by their best and purest birds. 



The truth is, Dortings are not birds of feather. The Silver- 

 Grey class was formed to meet the views of those who believed 

 in colour, and the most successful know better than anyone else, 

 that white tail feathers will come. 



It was attempted both in Scotland and Ireland, to admit none 

 to be genuine but the Silver-Greys. Those who did so, however, 

 have given way, little by little, till white feathers are overlooked. 

 They are as wise as the llahommedans, who beg their prophet to 

 shut his eyes when they drink wine.] 



TRIMMING AND OTHER ARTIFICES AT SHOWS. 



EvEEY honest exhibitor will rejoice at " Nemo's " pluck— not 

 at the feathers, but in bearding some of the esUibitore. The 

 remarks of "our Editors," appended to Mr. Stewart's defence (!), 

 are, I humbly think, perfectly just. I confess I would go 

 further than " Keho " proposes to go. I have before now in 

 the pages cf "our Journal " expressed my own opinion that all 

 trimming, except of on occasional foul feather, is unlawful, 

 and should be a disqualification. In the case of the vulture 

 hock, the diecovery of the practice, especially in heavily- 

 feathered specimens, seems to prove what I long ago main- 

 tained in the vulture-hock controversy, that heavy-leg feather- 

 ing and covered hecks go together; that, in fact, the former 

 depends somewhat on the latter. I have seen beautiful first- 

 prize Brahmas in their pens heavily feathered, and I have felt 

 convinced that the hocks were tampered with. Some of them, 

 possibly, might not have had an objectionable vulture hock, 

 and I cannot but think the " plucking " practice has arisen in 

 consequence of the extreme views of some judges on the matter 

 of hock feathers. Be this as it may, there is no question that 

 it is high time the practice were put an end to. 



We must not, however, stop at the hocks. A friend oi mine 

 called on a Hamburgh brteder, whose name is often seen in 

 the prize lists. Comb-trimming vras going on at the time. A 

 noted judge once said in my hearing, " Ah ! that is a very fair 

 bird, but he has a twisted comb. If I had him, I would set it 

 right in a month, and it should never droop again.'' Now, is 

 this just? Is it just to remove a sprig from a Dorking or 

 Spanish cock's comb? I ask for information, -\gain, is it 

 allowable to remove the horns of a Polish cock ? they are very 

 objectionable. I myself think it decidedly nnjust. Birds re- 

 served wholly for breeding may be served as we like. There 

 may be reasons why we should remove defects from the eyes of 

 the hens. I cannot see why Spanish and Game should be exempt 

 from censure. It is the allowing it in these breeds that has led 

 to its adoption in others. I should like to see Game fowls exhi- 

 bited undubbed ; indeed, there is no question that dubbing a 

 Game cock gives it an advantage in a cup competition possessed 

 by no other breed. The Game cock may haVe owned a comb 

 exceedingly objectionable, but the clever dubber has removed 

 all traces of the defect. Undubbed, the Game bird must have 

 resigned the " pride of place;" this I consider an unfair ad- 

 vantage. We have shaken off the trammels of the cockpit, 

 why should we retain the dubbing and trimming which ori- 

 ginated there ? 



If Committees intend to disqualify for trimming, it should 

 be a rale that notice of the reason for disqualification should be 

 affixed to that pen, and entered in the prize list.— Y. B. A. Z. 



birds which they cannot examine. If judges do not disapprove 

 of such practices, it ought to be so stated, in order that all 

 exhibitors may trim at their own discretion. — H. C. Woodcock, 

 Rearsby, Leicester. 



Will you allow me to add my thanks to " Nemo " for his 

 jtist remarks in your valuable Journal upon the unfair and 

 dishonest practice of trimming birds at poultry exhibitions ? 

 At the last Birmingham Poultry Show I purchased by auction 

 a Cochin-Cbina cock for £7 15s. When he arrived at home, 

 and could be examined, to my great disappointment I found 

 that a number of feathers had been removed from his hocks, 

 and have no doubt he is naturally a vulture-hocked bird, and a 

 bird I should not have purchased with such an cbjeotionable 

 defect. Unless some notice be taken of these dishonest prac- 

 tices by the judges of poultry, it will deter many from buying 



MANCHESTER POULTRY SHOW. 



This great Show was held in the Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, 

 Manchester, on the 21tb, 26tli, and '23tli of December. The entries &f 

 poultry amounted to 10G3, of Pigeons to 316. The follc^ing list of 

 the awards, from its length, and the names which it contains, is of 

 itself a testimony of the general merit of the Show, and we hope to give 

 farther details next week. 



Dorkings (Coloured, except Siiver-Grey).—Coci-.— First, Admiral W. 

 Hcrnby, Kuowsley Cottage, Pre&cot. Second, J. Longland, GrendoQ, 

 Northamijton. Third, J. Martin. Claincs, Worcester. Highly Com- 

 mended. T. Statter, Stand Hall. Whitcfield, Manchester. Commended, 

 Mrs. F. S. Arkwrigbt, Etwall Hall, Derby. Hen.!.— First, Admiral W. 

 Hornby. Second, G. Clarke, Long Sutton. Third. Dnkeof Newcastle, 

 Clumber. Highly Commended, Mrs. F. S. Arkwrigbt ; B. Smalley, 

 Lancaster ; J. White, Warbiby ; Hon. H. W. Fitzwilliam, Wentworth 

 Woodhouse. Commended, A. Bamford, Middleton, Manchester; T. 

 Statter ; L. Patton, Bishop's Uall, near Taimton. 



Dorkings (Coloured, except Silver-Grev).— Cocfcerf ^— Firs T. Statter. 

 Second, E. Ryder, Hanytown Hall, Stockport. Third, Mrs. F. S. Ark- 

 wrigbt. Highly Cf'ttmended, D. Hardie, Sorbie, Langbolm ; Mrs. F. S. 

 AvkwTJght; Admiral W. Hornby; L. Patton. Commended, Mrs. F. S. 

 Arkwrigbt. Pullets. — First, Mrs. Arkwrigbt. Second, Admiral W. Hornby. 

 Third, Hon. H. W. Fitzwilliam. Highly Commendel, Duke of Newcastle ; 

 F. Scbofield, Brookfield, Wilmslow ; "T. Statter; Miss Milne, Otterburn ; 

 T. Raines, Bridge Haugb, Stirling ; J. Martin ; J. White ; Hon. H. W. 

 Fitz«-illi9m; H. Pickles, jun., Earby, Skipton. Commended, Mrs. F. S. 

 Arkwrigbt. 



Dorkings (Rose-combed). — First, J, Martin, Second, Duke of New- 

 castle. 



DoRKiXGS (Silver-Grey>. — Cod-. — First, B. Smalley. Second, T. L. 

 Jackson, Bush of Ewes, Langholm. Third, C. W. Brierley, MiddletOQ. 

 Highly Commended, Mrs. F. S. Arkwrigbt ; S. H. Stott, Rochdale. Com- 

 mended, W. H. King, MoE.s MUls, Rochdale. Bern or Pullets.— Fiist, T. 

 Raines, Kyue, Isle of Wight. Second, Rev. W. J. Mellor. Third, T. L. 

 Jackson. Highly Commended, J. Longland; R. Smalley; T. Statter. 



Dorkings (White).— First, H. Lingwood, Barking, Needham Market, 

 Second, D. Parsons, Guerdon, Preston. Commended, J. Eobinsoni 

 Garstang. 



Spanish. — Cocfc.— First, Hon. Miss Douglas Pennant, Penrhyn Castle, 

 Bangor. Second, E. Brown, Sheffield. Third, H. Beldon, Goitstock, 

 Eingley. Commended, W. A. Taylor, Manchester. Hens. — First, H. 

 Beldon. Second, J. Thresh, Bradford. Third, T. & E. Comber, 

 Myddleton Hall, Wan-ington. Highly Commended, W. A. Taylor; Hon. 

 Miss Douglas Pennant; J. S. Senior, Dewsbury; J. Newton, Silsden, 

 Leeds. Commended, E. Brown ; Hon* Miss Douglas Pennant. 



Spanish. — Cockerel. — First and Second, R. Teebay, Fulwood, Preston. 

 Third, T. & E. Comber. Highly Commended, H. Eeldon ; W. E. Boll ; 

 W. Eoui', Bristol; Burch & Boulter, Sheffield. Commended, W. A. 

 Taylor; R. Teebay. fiiUf Is.— First and Third, J. Thresh, Bradford. 

 Second. T. & E. Comber. Highly Commended, A. Heath, Calno ; W. 

 Roue ; W. A. Taylor ; E. Teebay ; J. Newton. Commended, J. Walker, 

 Burslem. 



CocBiN-CnrNA (Cinnamon and Buff}.— Cock. — First, W. A. Taylor. 

 Second, H. Mapplebeck, Moaelev, Birmingham. Third, Mrs. R. White, 

 Sheffield. Highly Commended, j. C. Brierley, Lanriston House, Roch- 

 dale : Duke of Newcastle ; H. Mapplebeck ; C. W. Brierley ; C. Sidgwick, 

 Ryddlesden Hall, Keighley; W. A. Taylor; Mrs. E. White. Hens.— First, 3. 

 Sichel, Timperley. Second and Third, H. Mapplebeck. Highly Com- 

 mended, T. Eott, Woodlands, Bury; C. W. Brierley; W. A. Taylor; J. 

 Cattell, Birmingham; Mrs. R. White; J. Dyson, Glossop. Commended, 

 Duke of Newcastle. 



Cochin-China (Cinnamon and Buff).— PuHc's.— First, H. Mapplebeck. 

 Second, Mrs. A. Woodcock, Rearsby. Third, F. W. Bust, Hastings. 

 Highly Commended, J. C. Brierley; A. Darby, Bridgenorth; Mrs. A. 

 V/oodcock; Mrs. Christy, Glyndebourne, Lewes. Commended, C. W. 

 Brierley; H. Mapplebeck; T. Stretch, Ormskirk; C. Sidgwick; W. A. 

 Taylor. 



Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered). — Cock. — First, E. 

 Tudman, Whitchurch. Second, H. Crossley, BroomSeld, Halifax. 

 Third, E. White, Sheffield. Highly Commended, C. W. Brierley; T. 

 Stretch. Hf;is.— First, E. Tudman. Second, C. Sidgwick. Third, C. W. 

 Brierley. Commended, H. Crossley ; T. Stretch : H. Lingwood. 



Cochin'-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered). — Pullets. — First, J, A. 

 Taylor. Second, C. Sidgwick. Third, H. Crossley. Highly Commended, E. 

 Andrew, jun., Harpurhey ; J. A. Tavlor; E. Tudman; H. Lingwood, 

 Martlesham. Commended, E. Shaw, Plas WiL-not, Oswestry ; T. Stretch. 

 Cocnl.s-CHINA (White).— Coc*.— First, E. Smalley. Second, J. A. 

 Taylor. Highly Commended, It. Chase, Balsall Heath. Birmingham ; R. 

 Smalley. Hens or P«;!e(j.— First and Second, R. Smalley. Highly Com- 

 mended, R.Chase ; C. W. Brierley. 



Beahma Pootba (DarU).—C'oc«c.— First. J. Sichel. Second, W. Har- 

 greaves. Third, Rev. E. Alder, Etwall Vicarage, Dei'jy. Equal Third, 

 E. Ryder. Hiahly Commended, J. Anderson, Meigle, N.B. ; E. Leech, 

 Rochdale; Duke of Newcastle; R. White; B. Wharton, Sheffield; Hon. 

 Miss Douglas Pennant. Hens or PulUts.— First, a. Lingwood, Martle- 

 sham. Second, T. Pomfret, Preston. Third, W. Hargreaves, Baoup. 

 Highly Commended, E. Leech ; Hon. Miss Douglas Pennant. 



Brahma Pootra (Light).— First, H. Lacy, Hebden Bridge. Second, H. 

 Dowsett, Pleshcy, Chelmsford. Tiiird, J. Pares. Postford, Guildford. 

 Commended, Rev. G. Hustler; W. Wbiteley, ShelBeld. Hens or Pullets.— 

 First, H. Lacy. Second, J. Pares. Third, tt. Dowaett. 



Polish (Any variety). — Coc/;?.— First, N, Nichols, Peel, Isle of Man. 

 Second, G. Adkius, Lightwoods, Birmingham. Third, W. Harvey, Shef- 

 field. Highly Commended, H. Beldon ; P. Unsworth, Lowton, Newton-le- 

 Willows; J. S. Senior. Hens or Pullets.— First, J. S. Senior. Second, 

 G. E. Adkina. Third, H. Beldon. Highly Commended, H, Beldon ; P. 

 Unsworth; W. Harvoy. Coii-mended, G. E. Adkius. 



