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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICDLTDRE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEE. 



( January 28, 1875. 



tmeteady on his legs. 166 (ManBel), a pair of well-grown chickens. 

 169 (Lake), a good hen. In the Variety class Black Hamburghs 

 ■won first, Creves second and third. We think almost the second 

 should have been first, they were so immense in size and 

 grand in shape and colour, though the first Black Hamburghs 

 were very smart and good. Third, Creves, fine chickens. 185 

 (Kitchin), very well-coloured Brown Leghorns in good condition. 

 188 (Nutt), dirty but large Guinea Fowls. Game Bantams, 

 only the winners were good. The first, Duckwings, were smart 

 chickens ; and the second. Black Red cockerel, a beautiful bird. 

 In the Variety Bantam class good White-booted won first, 

 the cock of exquisite colour, but the pullet a little too big. 

 Second fair Sebrights ; third nice Japanese. 220 (Ware), good 

 Blacks. 221 (.Stickings). a nice Black pullet; 226, fair Blacks, 

 cheap at entered price, :iOs. 



Aylesbury Ducks were very good, but only four pens entered. 

 Bonen Ducks were capital, the first being grand in colour and 

 of very fair size. Pens 2.32 and 233 (Harvey), two capital pens. 

 In the Variety Duck class Carolinas won first, a very nice pair ; 

 second, dirty White Muscovies ; third, very small White Calls, 

 but the Duck had one tiny black mark on her beak. Geese were 

 good, the winning Toulouse being large and weighty, the first 

 ■winning their place well. 248 (Stratford), very beautiful White 

 Chinese. Turkeys were wonderful. We never saw six better 

 pens. The first won easily, but the second, third, and pen 253 

 (Warde) were very near each other. The third contained a 

 smaller hen, but the cock's colour was something quite ex- 

 quisite. 



The Selling classes contained many good and cheap pens. 

 The winners in cocks were Game, Light Brahmas, and White 

 Cochins; in hens, Dark Brahmas, White Cochins, and Par- 

 tridge Cochins; and in cock and hen, Spanish, Creves, and 

 Houdans. Wo believe the sales were very few, and hardly any 

 birds changed hands. The first Buft Cochins, however, were 

 speedily claimed for 4'8, the hen alone being worth the money. 



The poultry awards gave the greatest satisfaction, Mr. Teebay 

 picking-out the winners so deservedly that even the vanquished 

 were obliged to hold their peace. We were much pleased to 

 see this most worthy north-countryman down so far in the 

 Bontbern counties. 



TUNBKIDGE WELLS POULTEY SHOW. 



This Show was held on the 21.st, 22ad, and 23rd inst. in the 

 Biding School. The entries were more than could have been 

 expected, and the building hardly large enough for their accom- 

 modation ; still the arrangement was generally so good, the 

 alleys between the pens so broad, and the building so well 

 lighted from above, that in spite of the pens being arranged 

 three tiers high onecou'd get a fair view of the majority of them. 

 The quality of the birds was in most classes very good, and we 

 have seldom seen so large an attendance of visitors at any show. 



First on the list came Coloured Dorkings, a splendid class of 

 sixteen pens. First prize and cup for the best pen of Dorkings 

 justly went to Mr. Parletfs magnificent pair, model Dorkings all 

 over, and birds which we have before admired. The second- 

 prize birds were by no means equal to the first, the cock a good 

 dark bird, but white in earlobe. Third, a fine sprightly oldcock, 

 bat the hen very light in breast-colour. Mr. Lingwood's com- 

 mended pen was fine ; we suppose the cock's defective face 

 pulled them down. Pen 2 (Triit) contained an immense cock, 

 but strangely dark and with a Minorca look. Whites were few 

 but good. Mr. Cresswell's first-prize pen contained a very young 

 and promising cockerel. The cock in the second-prize pen was re- 

 markable for handsome comb and tail. The class for Any other 

 variety Dorkings was not a success. First were Silver Greys ; 

 second small but pretty Cuckoos. Coc/;i«s.— Buffs were the 

 largest class. Whites the best. In size the Buffs were good, 

 but there were a large number of badly-coloured birds. First 

 were a fine and good cock, a well-shaped fine hen, but not sound 

 in colour. The second cock was broad and well-feathered, bat 

 slipped in wing, and with neck-hackle rough and frizzly. On 

 the whole we liked the third-prize pen the best ; the hen showed 

 a patch of light feathers on the back, which must, we suppose, 

 have pulled them down. In the class for Partridge or Black all 

 the prizes went to the former variety. The first and second 

 cocks were good in colour, but under-feathered; the third looked 

 to ns the best shaped bird, but he was mated with a pale indis- 

 tinctly marked hen. The Blacks were all poor : one pen con- 

 tained a cockerel with admirable pea comb; we wonder how 

 Brahma enthusiasts would account for this phenomenon in an 

 otherwise correct Cochin. Mr. Woodgate's first and second- 

 prize White, to the former of which the cup for the best pen of 

 Cochins was awarded, were marvellously fine birds; the first 

 cook a perfect though symmetrical giant. The third-prize pen 

 contained a nice hen. Dark Brahmas filled twelve pens. Mr. 

 Lingwood's pair which won the cup were almost faultless, the 

 hen perhaps a little brown on the back, but beautifully pencilled 

 on the breast. Mr. Ansdell's two pairs arrived late ; one of them 

 would nndonbtedly have figured in the prize list had they been 



in time, though they did not come near the cup pen. In Lights 

 Mr. Lingwood was again first with an excellent pair. In the 

 second-prize pen was a very yellow cock, bad in comb, but mated 

 with a fine and broad hen. In the third-prize pen, too, the cock 

 was tinged with yellow, but another excellent partner brought 

 them into the prize list. The class was large, and as a rule the 

 hens were better than the cocks. In Spanish the winners were 

 good, the first pen particularly so, which took the cup for the 

 best birds in four classes. Second also nice birds. In the third 

 pen was a cock with magnificent face, but nearly blind from its 

 development. Houdans were only fair. The first-prize pair 

 were well placed. In the second-prize pen were a tall thoroughly 

 French cock, and a hen with miserable tuft. Third were too 

 dark for our fancy. Craves were a small class; the first and 

 second-prize pair magnificent; the third only fair. Hamburghs 

 were good throughout. It is seldom that such a collection is 

 seen in the south of England. We fancy that southerners are 

 beginning to appreciate these lovely birds. The first pair of 

 Golden-spangled were super-excellent, and carried off the cup 

 for best pen of Hamburghs. The first Silver-spangled were also 

 good, and the prize birds all well placed, though we thought the 

 highly commended pair quite as good as the third-prize. Golden- 

 pencilled numbered nine pens. Mr. Cresswell's first-prize 

 cockerel was a superb bird. Mr. Pickles' second-prize pullet, 

 though pale in colour, was finely barred. Silver-pencilled were 

 hardly so good. We admired the first-prize cockerel and the 

 second-prize pullet much. The third-prize pen of Blacks were 

 good, the rest of the class poor. 



Gatne had four classes. The gems of the collection were Mr. 

 Pope's Black Red — faultless birds, combining the richest colour 

 of the old-fashioned birds with the elegance of the modem type. 

 They obtained the cup for the best pen of Game in the Show, 

 and the hen also won the piece of plate for the best Game hens ; 

 the first Duckwings were also remarkable birds. Polish were a 

 singularly good class. Mr. Edwards'sfirst and third-prize White- 

 crested Blacks were such birds as one seldom sees; the first 

 cock by far the best, but we thought the third hen rather the 

 best of the two. Second were Silvers ; the hen a grand bird, 

 very superior to her partner. We thought much of Messrs. 

 Silvesters' unnoticed Golden ; we suppose the quantity of 

 white in the hens' tuft went against them. Pen 193 (Reeves), 

 highly commended, were also good Golden. In the Variety 

 class first went to a grand pair of Malays, second to lovely 

 Silkies; we thought them as good as any we have ever seen; 

 third nice Black Miuorcas. There were six Selling classes for 

 large breeds, including many excellent birds, for which there 

 seemed unfortunately but few purchasers. Amongst them we 

 specially noticed Mr. Woodgate's first-prize pair of White 

 Cochins, a nice pair of Dark Brahma hens shown by Mr. 

 Lawther, and a grand Dorking cock shown by Mr. Cheesmau, a 

 cross apparently between the Silver-Grey and Dark varieties. 

 Bantams had five classes, three for Game. These were fairly 

 filled, but hardly by birds of the highest typo. The Black 

 Bantams were excellent ; the first-prize pair brilliant in colour, 

 but the cockerel had his tail too much thrown back. In the 

 class for Any other variety exquisite Silver Sebrights were 

 first, and took cup for the best pen of Bantams;. Golden Se- 

 brights second ; fair White-booted third. The Local class were 

 put in so elevated a position that we could not attempt to ex- 

 amine them. 



Aylesbury Ducks were not remarkable. Rouens an immense 

 class, the noticed pens all good. Messrs. Sainsbury and Kella- 

 way divided the prizes in Black East Indians. Carolinas, Man- 

 darins, and tiny White Call Ducks were in the third-prize pens 

 in the Variety class. The class for Geese was interesting, as 

 containing several of the rarer varieties — viz., Sebastopol, Grey, 

 and White Chinese. Mr. Warde's first and second-prize Turie^s 

 were magnificent, the cocks showing the gorgeous hues of the 

 American variety. 



Pigeons. — The majority of the Pigeon classes were well filled. 

 As a rule, the winners were excellent, but there were, of course, 

 some poor specimens among the unnoticed. Pouters were fair, 

 Mr. Gill taking three out of the four prizes. In Carrier cocks 

 the winners were both Black, and splendid birds ; we much ad- 

 mired Col. Hassard's first-prize Dun hen. In Tumblers Mr. 

 Ford took first with an Almond and second with an Agate, 

 both pretty birds. Mrs. Lee sent two Blue Beards instead of 

 one; good birds, but of course put out by the mistake. In 

 Barbs the first-prize bird was the only remarkable one. The 

 Jacobin class was well filled. First went to a White, we pre- 

 sume for its colours' sake, for the second, a Bed, was far better 

 in hood, form, and size. The first Fan was a sweet little bird. 

 A good Blue Turbii took first in a class of eleven, a rich Yellow 

 second. We almost preferred Mr. Cresswell's highly-com- 

 mended Red to his second winner. Owls were a large class, 

 English and foreign being mixed. First was a neat White 

 African, second an English Silver. The first Long-faced Ant- 

 werp, a Silver Dun, was a very well-coloured bird. In the Any 

 variety class a Black Trumpeter was first, and a Blue-apanjled 

 Fairy second, an excellent Archangel being unnoticed. 



