April 9, 1868. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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wcro shown aome of the best CacUoo-colonreJ Cochins ever yet ex- 

 hibited. The " Solliuq class." to como under the hammer at 3 p.m., 

 broURht to^^ether n vnry larRO entry. 



The TicrWff^ and Grrw thronshont were so good as to be a credit to 

 any show ; nor wore the Diickji much less worthy of note, and tlie 

 variety Duek class was one of the most popnlar of the meeting;. 



la l^iijiuns, numbers of most excellent specimens wore present, hnt 

 the pens were decidedly too low and too deep for these birds to be 

 seen to advantage. As the time for closing the Sliow was so early as 

 •1 P.M., this portion of the Exhibition was especially thronged. 



Game (Black and Brown Reds).— First, C- W. Briorlcy (Black Red). 

 Second, E. .4ykroyd, Bradford. Third, J. Fletcher. 



Game (.\ny other viirietvi. — First, W. Boves (Dnckwing). Second, J. 

 Fletcher (Piles). Third, .7! LnminR, Spaldini iDnckwinK). Commended, 

 W. A. Taylor, Manchester (DuckwintJl ; C. W.Brierley (Duckwlnijl. 



Dorkings {.\ny colour). — First J. 'White, Waralaby, Northallerton. 

 Second, Mrs. M. Seamons, Aylesbury. Third, J. Robinson, GarstanR 

 (Grey). HiRhly Commended, I). Gellatly, Meigle ; W. Parr, Pntricroft 

 near Manchester. Commended, Mrs. E. A. Dale, Scarborough (White*. ' 



CocnrNS (BulV or Cinnnmon).— First, T. Stretch, Ormskirk. Second, 

 and Third, W. .\. Taylor diulT). Highly Commended, W. A. Taylor (Buft) ; 

 C. Sidj?wiek, Keighley (Buff). Commended, R. Duckworth, Sheep Hey, 

 near Ramsbottom. 



Cochins (.\ny other variety).— First and Third, R. Smaller, Lancaster 

 (White). Second, T. Stretch (Partridge). Highly Commended, T. Wrig- 

 ley, jun.. Middleton (P.irtridge); T. Bott, Bnr>- (Partridge). 



Spanish (Black).— First. H. Beldou, Goitstock, Binffley. Second, J. 

 Newton, Silsden. Third, H. Willdnson, Earby, near Skipton. Hiu'hly 

 Commended, J. Thresh ; ,T. Newton, Silsden, near Leeds ; Messrs. Burch 

 and Boulter, Sheffield. Commended, Hon. Miss E. Douglass Pennant, 

 Bangor; W. F. Pickard. Thomer, near Leeds. 



Brahmas (Any colour). — First and Second. E. Leech, Rochdale (Dark). 

 Third, Hon. Miss E. Donfjlass Pennant (Dark). Commended, C. W. 

 Brierley ; T. Pomfret, Hoj-hton Lane, Preston. 



Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).- Fir?t and Third, H. Beldon. Second, 

 H, Pickles, jun. Hi^'kly Commended, J. Fielding, Newchurch; H. 

 Beldon. Commended, T. Wriglev, jnn. 



Hameubghs (Silver-pencilled).— First, Second, and Third, H. Beldon. 

 Hiffhly Commended. T. Sbarples, Crawshawbooth. 



HAMBrRGHS (Golden-spangled). — First, N. Marlor, Denton, near Man- 

 chester. Second, H. Pickles, Skipton. Third, W. D. Hyde, Hurst, 

 Ashton-nnder-Lyne. Highly Commended, E. Brierley, Heywood ; H. 

 Beldon ; W. Parr. Commended, J. Laming, Spalding. 



Hamburghs (Silver-spangled). — First and Hamliurgh Cup, H. [Beldon. 

 Second, H. Pickles. Third and Highly Commended, J. Fielding. Com- 

 mended, H. Beldon. 



Hamborohs (Black).— First, J. Fielding. Second, Messrs. Walker and 

 Mason, Denton, near Manchester. Third, W, Parr. Commended, C, 

 Sidgwick. 



Hamburghs (Any variety).— foe),-*.— First, H. Beldon. Second, B. 

 Bee, Goosnargh, Preston. Third. E. Brierley, Heywood (Gold-spangled). 

 Highly Commended. T. Wriglev. jnn. Commended. H. Pickles, jun. 

 Hftw.- First, H. Beldon. Second, J. Newton. Third, H. Pickles, jun. 

 Highly Commended, J. Lancaster, Burnley i Gold-spangled) ; W. A. 

 Taylor ; .J. Fielding. Commended. T. Wriglev, jim. 



PoLANlis (.\ny colour). -First. W. Harvey, Sheffield, Second, H. 

 Beldon. Third, P. Unsworth, Lowton, Ne<vton-le-Willows. Highly Com- 

 mended. P. Unsworth ; H. Beldon : W. Pickard. Commended, H. Beldon ; 

 W. Harvey. 



An^' other Variety.— First and Second, Col. Stuart Woi-tlev, London 

 (lYench). Third, R. Loft, Wooilmansey, near Beverley (White Sultan). 

 Highly Commended, J. Sichel, Timperley (Houdans) ; H. Beldon (Creve- 

 Coeur). Commended. D. Parsons, Preston (Cuckoo Dorkings) ; J. Sichel 

 (Creve Cceur) : G. Hustler, Stillingfleet, Yorkshire (Malay). 



Selling Class (Any varietv). — First, W. A. Taylor. Second, W. 

 Bulcoek. Burnley (Black Red)'. Third, G. & C. Furne?s, Accrington. 

 Highly Commended, .J. & C. Furness ; .T. Rhodes. Accrington (Black East 

 Indian Ducks) ; Messrs. Woodsworth & Hargreaves, Oswaldtwistle 

 fPolands) ; J. Robinson, Failsworth (Dorking); H. Beldon; J. Jackson, 

 Bury. Commended, H. Wilkinson, Earby, near Skipton (Black Spanish) ; 

 C. W. Brierley ; G. .\nderton, Accrington ; W. Boyes. 



Game Bantams (Anv varietv).— First, H. Shuraach, Southwell, Notts. 

 (Black Red). Second,"j. S. Seiiior, Dewsbury. Third. C. W. Brierley. 



Bantams (Anv other varietv . — First. W. A. Tavlor. Second, T. Burgess, 

 Brighouse. Third, Hon. Miss E. Douglass Pennant (Gold-laced). Highly 

 Commended. J. Shackleton, Halifax (White-booted) ; W. H. Tomlinson, 

 Newark-on-Trent (Black) ; E. B. Riley. Ovenden (Black) ; Messrs. Tonkin 

 and Tuckey. Bristol (Black) : T. C. HaiTison, Hull; S. k R. Ashton, 

 Mottram, Cheshire. Commended, — Bowden, Marehinton, Uttoxeter 

 (Black) ; Mrs. Dale (White I ; N. Marlor. 



Turkeys.— First and Second. E. Leech. Third. T. Hoolker, Revidge, 

 Blackburn. Cambridge. Highly Commended, W. P. Pickup, Spring Hill, 

 Accrington (Black Norfolk) ; T. Houlker. 



Geese.— First, E. Leech. Second. J. Lancaster. Third, G. Hustler, 

 Stillingfleet Vicarage, Yorkshire. Highly Commended, J. Huberstay, 

 Longridge ; T. Briggs, Coldcoats Hall. Commended, T. Houlker. 



Ducks (Aylesbury) — First and Second, Mrs. M. Seamons. Third, Bow- 

 man & Fearon, Whitehaven. 



Ducks (Rouen).- First, T. Bott. Woodlands, Bury. Second, J. J. Stott, 

 Rochdale. Third, J. G. Broxup, Burnley. Highly Commended, D. Par- 

 sons, Cuerden, Preston; J. West, Worsthorne; T. Bott; W. Parr; E. 

 Leech. 



Ducks (Any other variety). — First and Second, C. W. Brierley. Third, 

 W. Laycock. Woodville, Keighley (Carolina). Highlv Commended, T. C. 

 Harrison ; II. Beldon (Calls) ■ T. C. Harrison ; S. & R. .\ston (Carolina) ; 

 Rev. W. Sergeantson, Acton Burnell (Carolina). Commended, Mrs- 

 Clarke, Bedford I White Peruvian) ; S. Burn. Whitby (Black East Indian). 



Any Variety (Except Game and Game Bantams, within three miles of 

 Accrington). — First, Mrs. G. Furness, Accrington (Cuckoo Cochins). 

 Second, B. Carlisle, Rishton (Brahmas). Third, G. Duckworth, Church 

 (Silver-spangled). Commended, G. & C. Furness (White Bantams). 



SINGLE COCKS. 

 Game (Any colour). — First and Game Cup, W. Wheeler, Carlton, near 

 Nottingham (Black Red). Second, J. Fletcher, Stoneclongh, near Man- 



chester. Third, J. H. Wilson, St. Boos, Cumberland (Black Rod). HJRhly 

 Commended. J. Fletcher; C. W. Brierley, Middleton; P. Sales, Crowle, 

 Lincolnshire (Blaeli Iti-d) ; W. Boyes, Beverley, Conim'^ded, W. Boyes. 



Game (Within three milesot Accrington). — First, W. Westall, Baxenden, 

 near Accrington (Brown Red). S«<;ond, W. Morris, Accrington (Black 

 Red). Third, W. lioothman. Accrington. 



(U:\iB Bantam (.\nv colour).— First and Cup. .T. J. Cousins, Leeds, Se- 

 cond, J. Crossland. Wakefield (Black Kedl. Third, T. Whittaker, Melton 

 Mowbray. Highly Commended, J. Banibor. Aecrington ; Bowman and 

 Fe!u-on. Commended, , J. W, Morris, Rochdale; T, C. Harrison. 



Game Bantam (Within three miles of Accrington). — First, C, Smalley, 

 Oswaldtwistle (Black Red), Second, A. Riley, Accrington {Brown Red). 

 Third, G. Birtwistlo, Haslingden. 



PIGEONS. 



Carriers. — First, H. Yardley, Birmingham. Second, 3. S Skidmore, 

 Nantwich. 



Tumblers — First and Second, J. Hawlcj', Bingley. 



Baubs.— First, J. Firth, jun., Dewsbury. Second,' A. Laycock; Highly 

 Commended, J. Walker, Newark, Notts. 



Owls. — First. A. Dovo, York. Second, H. Yardley. Highly Com- 

 mended, F. D. Graham, Birkenhead. 



PouTERs'oR Croppers.- First, H. Beldon. Second, J. Hawley. Highly 

 Commended, .T. Hawley : H. Yardley. 



Fantails.— First, H. Yardley. Second, 11. Beldon. Highly Commended, 

 J. S. Slddmore, Nantwich; T.Denton, SouthowTam. 



Tdrbits. — First, J. T. & J. Sykes, Rochdale. Second, J. Thompson, 

 Bingley. Highly Commended, J. Thompson ; H. Yardley ; H Beldon. 



Dragons. — First, H. Yardley. Second, W. Hai-vey. Highly Com- 

 mended, T. Houlker. Commended, T, Houlker; J. Itobinson, Failsworth, 

 Manchester. 



Trumpeters. — First, J. Firth, jun., Dewpbury. Second, J. Hawley. 

 Highly Commended, H. Beldon; J. Thompson ; j". Hawley. Commended, 

 J. Thompson. 



Any other Variety. — First, H. Y'ardley. Second. .J. Skidmore (Spots). 

 Highlv Commended, H. Yardley ; J. Thompson ; J. Hawley (Red Jacks) ; 

 H. Beldon. 



Any other Variety (Within three miles of Accrington). — First, With- 

 held. Second, T. Kenyon, Accrington (Black Tnrbits). 



Mr. Hewitt, of Birmingham, and Mr. Teebay, of Preston, were the 

 Judges. 



MR. JOHN MATHEWS EATON. 



We learn from the Fidd that this enthusiastic, eccentric. 

 Pigeon-fancier died at Chertsey as Icng since as the 19th of 

 October last. 



He was a tailor, but abandoned his business at Islington to 

 devote himself to Pigeon-dealing. The Short-faced Almond 

 ■was his favourite variety, and he considered a good specimen 

 only surpassed in beauty by woman ; and he had reason to 

 consider it even superior to the individual he took to be his 

 wife. From her he was separated, and found a more con- 

 genial companion and friend in Mr. Dean Wolstenholme. 



His " Treatise on the Almond Tumbler," published in 1851, 



is little more than a reprint of Boyce'a, which appeared in 1802 ; 



and his " Treatise on Pigeons," published in 1852, is a most 



i irregular mixture of old Jloore's " Columbarium " and notes 



] furnished by our correspondent the late Mr. Brent. 



DEFECTIVE-PLUMAGED POUTERS: THEIR 

 USE, ABUSE, AND DISUSE. 



Although colour has been the principal feature of this dis- 

 cussion, I propose, with the indulgence of your readers, to in- 

 clude a more direct consideration of the markings. 



But before resuming may I inquire why so interesting a 

 subject should not be discussed strictly on its merits, and quite 

 apart from personalities and charges so totally gratuitous and 

 unsustainable as haste, rudeness, &c. ? It must be a poor case 

 indeed that stoops to aid so equivocal ; nor can the merits of 

 the question be in the slightest degree affected by the number 

 of Pouters any of your correspondents may, or may not, have 

 to spare. 



My article of February Cth was written without a tinge of 

 personality, was intended for general rather than particular 

 application, and resulted from the patient (not hasty), study of 

 the last two annual Glasgow shows. If I brought to such study 

 some practical experience, I really must apologise for a fault 

 of which it is now impossible to divest myself — a fault, indeed, 

 which I share in common with my late censors. I am guilty, 

 too, of withholding facts in support of my suggested remeijy 

 for bad colour, the which it appears I should have advanced 

 " before condemning (1) the method of breeding followed by 

 the oldest and most successful Pouter breeders." If Mr. Ure's 

 eourtesy is not equal to the admission of my experience, neither 

 can it be equal to an admission of the facts comprised in that 

 experience. 



The " improvability of properties by selection," scarcely 

 needed the intrusion of any facts of mine in its support, for it 

 is endorsed by facts in the possession of every breeder, and 



