October 17, 1865. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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only fair, Black Bantams and Sebrigbts few and not over-good. 

 The cLickcns of 18f)5 were promising ; among them Miss Mil- 

 ward's Buff Cochins and Mr. Gardener's White both took prizes. 

 Mr. Hintou's Malay chickens were declared Al among the Any 

 variety. 



In conclusion I will make a remark or two which must not 

 be misimderstood. I write to cause improvement, not from 

 love of fault-finding. On the first day there was a sad want of 

 celerity — not until nearly four o'clock were the prize cards 

 nailed on the pens ; and when I entered the Show at past one 

 o'clock, one tent was then only in the act of being reared. I 

 understand there was a paid Secretary, hence less excuse. 

 These and other delays were vexatious and confusing — vex- 

 atious to exhibitors and confusing to the public. The size of 

 the pens was also not the thing : the poor Turkeys were 

 crushed and the Geese crowded, and the larger Ducks had 

 scarcely room. Let me indiil;^e the hope that next time nothing 

 so unfortunate will occur. May I see next year as pretty but 

 a better arranged Show at Calne. I cannot bear to find fault, 

 and I hope what I have said will be taken kindly. — Wiltshire 

 Rector. 



THE LOXG SUTTON (LINCOLNSHIRE) 

 rOULTEY SHOW. 



This show of poulhy, numbering nenrly three hundred pens, took 

 place in a very large and commodious tent, erected for the purpose on 

 the grountU of H. Anderson. Esq., and beini; closely adjacent to the 

 priucip.il hotels of Louii Sutton, it was easily accessible to every one. 

 The aiTiinKemeuts of the Committee were, undoubtedly, good, and 

 when another line of railway (now being made) is completed, no doubt 

 a great accession of entries will immediately ensue, as the greatest , 

 di-awback is the difficulty of speedy railway transit to and from Long 

 Sutton on the present line. The early morning of October 11th did 

 not augur favourably for fine weather. It rained, however, only at 

 intervals, and as most persons hope for the best, it was thought by 

 many that it would all clear orf, and the result would be a fine dry. 

 With occasional rainfall, and a watery sun. the morning passed by, but 

 about "2 P.M., a ven,' serei'e, though happdy brief, thunderstorm took 

 place, the rain being excessively heavy, and the peals of tliunder 

 directly in the zenith. All things exposed to its fuiy, of course, were 

 quickly drenched through, though happily for the poultry and Pigeons, 

 no less than *he \isitors themselves, the tent proved a perfect pro- 

 tection to e \.Tything, affording an additional proof that all poultry 

 penned for exhibition should be provided with shelter against sudden 

 stress of weather. Had efficient protection not been in this instance 

 proWded, no doubt numbers of pens of the most valuable exhibition 

 poultry in the kingdom would have been ruined beyond recovery, 

 though as it was, not a moment's suffering occurred to a single bird. 



Though several pens of good Grey Dorhings were exhibited, the 

 collection, both old and chickens, was not equal to our expectations. 

 Most of the Spanish shown were excellent, but the small number of 

 Oi-tnte fowls entered was the subject of general remark. It is said 

 " the surrounding district is not favourable to them." Why this should 

 be so, it appears impossible to say, as Game fowls are famous for their 

 extreme hardiness. The Cochins were veiy good, but most of those 

 shown were stLU heavily moulting ; the present season seems especially 

 nnfavoui'able for speedy moulting ; in fact, many exhibitors complain 

 that their adult birds will even yet be a month or more before they be iu 

 perfect exhibition tiim. In Buff Cochins, the Long Sutton Show proved 

 esceUeut, the first-prize birds in this class taking the silver cup, also, 

 as given for the best pen of poultiy of any kind exhibited. Avitbout restric- 

 tion as to breed. A marvellous pen of Cambridge Turkeys were in 

 close competition for this much-coveted premium. With the exception 

 of one pen of Partridge -coloured Cochins, and a very excellent White 

 adult cock, the latter, unfortunately, shown without hens, to his 

 *' disqualification," no other really good varieties of Cochins com- 

 peted. The Spangled ffamhurfjhs far surpassed the Pencilled ones, 

 bat the entries of Hamburghs were limited to but a few pens. The 

 Polauds shown were very superior. The Game BantaTii class was 

 good, but many of the birds were still scarcely recovered from moult- 

 ing. A pen of excellent GoLb.u-laced Sebrigbts were the winners in 

 the variety Bantam class. The Turlrtfs shown by jVIr. Smith, of 

 Breeder Hills. Grantham, fully maintained that gentleman's high 

 repute as to Turkeys, and when we hint to Turkey breeders, that a 

 b^^^le pen weighed nearly 50 lbs., it proves beyond question, that at 

 our later shows such weighty antagonists ^vili require much beating. 

 The class for '' Auy other vai*iety " of poultry contained nothing of 

 gi'eat note, though a pen of "hybrids" (as stated by the exhibitor, '"a 

 eross between a Pheasant and Game Bantam " ) proved actually simply 

 Bantams, without the shghtest pretension to a cross of any kind. 



In Geese, some very good ones were shown, the so-called " Lincoln 

 breed'' proved not very truly-bred Embdens. A pen of Ducks also, 

 entered »» '■ Spanish Ducks." turned out to be simply Musco\-ies. 

 Few breeders, we fancy, will, therefore, adopt the new nomenclature 

 attempted by some owners at Long Suttou. Some very fir--t-class 

 Aylesborys, and also Rouen Ducks were shown. 



The show of Pif/eoiiH was remarkably good, their excellence being 

 ver)' far beyoud that of oven many of our largest exhibitions. Many 

 good pens of bii-ds were, however, almost a mass of pen fuather, and the 

 remark was general, that the reproduction of feather on fancy Pigeons 

 has this season proved unusually ditficult, arising, most probably, from 

 the long succession of dry weather. The silver cup for the best pen of 

 Pigeons shown, was allotted to a splendid pair of black Carriers. The 

 class of Barbs was an unusually good one, though not atfew pens were 

 shown in fearfully dirty feather, whilst tolerable cleanliness is indis- 

 pensably required. A pen in this class were labouring under severe 

 and highly contagious disease, but wo are glad to say they proved the 

 only diseased birds iu the whole show. The classes for Jacobins, and 

 the variety classes, proved especially good. 



The efforts of the Long Suttou Committee to insure Kuccess. have 

 thus met with a hearty response from amateurs generally, a result 

 fully deserved, and obtained by much personal self-denial. The silver 

 cups offered at future meetings, it is said, will be more uumcrou.i than 

 at present, and it is but just to record, that the cups given this year very 

 fully represented their money value, a feature of which we could not 

 by any means speak so favourably at many show s of much higher pre- 

 tensions. The poultry were very carefully managed, and not a single 

 mishap occurred to any of them. 



Dorkings (Any colour).— First, T. Tatham, Kingsthorpe, Northampton 

 (Grey). Second, H. Lingwood, Needham Market, Suffolk. Chickenn. — 

 First, J. Smith, Breeder Hills, Grantham. Second, J. A. Clarke, Sutton 

 Marsh (Coloured). Highly Commended, W. H. Robson. North Reston, 

 Louth (Coloured) ; T. Tatham ; H. Lingwood ; J. ^Vliite, Warlaby, North- 

 allerton, Yorkshire. Commended, J. H. Ivimy, Small Bridge, Rochdale. 



Spanish.— First, H. Beldon, Gilstead, Bingley, Yorkshire. Second, E. 

 Brown, Albert House, Sheffield. Highly Commended, J. G. Hobson, 

 Curlew Lodge, Sutton Marsh. 



Game (Black- breasted and other Reds).— First, J. Smith. Second, 

 Messrs. McConnel A Bagshaw, Uttoxeter (Black Red). 



Game (Any other variety).— First, J. Frith, Lily Lane Mills, Halifax. 

 Second, Miss H. G. Kemp, Fleet, Lincolnshire (Black). 



CocHix-CursA (Buffs). "First aud Cup, H. Tomliuson, Birmingham. 

 Second, T. Tatham. Commended. H. Liugwood ; H. Beldon. 



CocHiN-CmsA (Any other variety).— First, R. J. Wood, Brinscall Hall, 

 Chorley, Lancashire (Partridge*. Second. Withheld. 



Haiiburgh ( Goldeu-spaugledi.— First, P. Hutchinson, Spalding. Second, 

 A. K. Woud, Burnside near Kendal. Highly Commended, I. F. Loversidge, 

 Newark, Notts. 



Hamburgh (Any other variety). — First, A. K. Wood. Second, T. J. 

 Saltmarsh, Chelmsford, Essex (Silver-pencilled). Commended. A- K. 

 Wood. 



Pol AXDS.— First and Second, H. Beldon. 



Bantams (Game).— First, J. Smith. Second, T. C. Harrison, Hull. 

 Commeuded, O. E. Cresswell, Hauworth Rectory, Hounslow, Middlesex 

 (Black Red). 



Bantams (Anv other variety).— First, G. Manning. Springfield, Essex 

 (Golden Sebrightl. Second, H. Beldon. Highly Commended. H. Draycott, 

 Humberstone. Leicester (^Vhite). Commended, H.E. Emberlin, Humber- 

 stoue, Leicester (White). 



Any other variety.— First, E. Sheerman, Chebnsford (Brahma Pootra). 

 Second, Messrs. McConnell & Bagshaw, Uttoxeter (Brahma Pootra.) 



Turkeys. — First. J. Smith. Second, Mrs. Harris, Sutton St. James 

 (Cambridge). Highly Commended, Mrs. Harris (Cambridge). 



DcCKS (Any varietvl,— First, Mrs. J. M. Dring, Long Sutton. Second, 

 H. Beldon. Highly Commended, J. G. Hobson ; R. Tate, Green Road, 

 Leeds. Commended. J. A. Clarke, Sutton Marsh (Rouen) ; Mrs. J. Clarke, 

 Old Bank House, Loua Sutton (Avlesbury); Miss L. Folley, Long Sutton 

 (Spanish); E. Gee, Wisbeach Fen (Black); H. Snushall, Gedney (Black 

 East Indian). 



Geese (Any variety).— Fii-st, J. B.Bailey, Kingston House, St. Edmunds, 

 Second. S. Vincent,' Cleuchwarton. Highly Commended, Mrs. Harris, 

 Sutton St. James (Lincoln). 



Selling Class.— First, J. G. Hobson (Dorkings). Second, W. Massey, 

 Fuliord, Y'ork (Co chin- China). Highly Commended, E. Sheerman, 

 (Brahma Pootra^; H. E. Emberlin (Golden- span eled Hambm-ghs). Com- 

 mended. G. Manning (Black Red Came Bantams); H. Beldon; K.Tate,. 

 Leeds (Bantams) ; J. A. Clarke. 



PIGEONS. 



C.\RRIERS (Any colour).— First, Second and Cup. T. Colley, Sheffield 

 Hiehly Commended, H. Yardley. Birmingham; J. Beaver, Cross Lane 

 Salford. Manchester. Commended, H. Beldon. 



PowTERS (Any colour). — First, J. Beaver. Second, H. Wade. Laurel 

 Cottage, Birmingham. Highly Commended, H. E. Emberlin ; C. Cole, 

 Hartlev's Buildings, Bowling near Bradford; J. Beaver. Commended, 

 H. Yardlev. 



Tumblers (Short-faced).— First. H. Yardley. Second, E. Brown. 

 Highly Commended, H. Yardley ; J. Beaver. Commended, J. Percival, 

 Clent Villa. Hai'borne, Birmingham (Almond). 



Barbs (Any colour).- First, J. Thackrav, York Second, W. Massey, 

 York (Black).' Highly Commended, E. Brown; J. Beaver. Commended, 

 H. Yardley ; H. Beldon. 



Jacobins (Any colouri.- First, H. Y'ardley. Second, I. I. H. Stockall, 

 Broad Green, near Liverpool. Highly Commended, T. Young, Ej-re 

 Arms Hotel, St. John's Wood London; J. Percival, Commended, T. 

 Thackrav ; T. Rule. Durham (Red) ; G. Woodley. 



Any other variety. — First, H. Yardley. Second, J. Thackray 

 (SwaUows). Extra Second, J. Beaver. Highly Commended, P. Hutchinson 

 (Silver Runts) ; H. E. Emberlin (Magpies) ; T. Rule {Mottled and Black 

 Trumpeters) ; J. Percivall (Dragons) ; W. Massey (Blue Dragons) ; H. 

 Yardlev; J. Percival, Peckham (Aichangels). Commended, T. Young 

 (Fantails) ; H. Snushall, Gednev (Black-headed Nuns); I. L H. Stockall. 



Selling CLASs(Anyvarietv|.— First. W. Massey (Black Barbsi. Second, 

 H.E. Emberlin (Powters). Highly Commended, J. Percival i. Swallows); 

 H. Snushall, Geduey (Red Pied 'Po\rters). Commended J. Thackray 

 (Turbitsj ; E. Massey'(Blue Dragonsl. 



Rabbits.- First, Miss J. Fletcher, Long Sutton. Second, G. Needham 

 Lutton Gamsgate. Highly Commended, W. Je&ey, Long Sutton ; Z. 



