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JOURMAL OF HOKTICULTUEE AKD COTTAGE GABDENER. 



[ Febraai7 18, 1875. 



speak strougly in favour of the single-bird system, which they 

 have adopted with snceess for the last two years. The Society 

 has a bright prospect before it, and we have noticed with plea- 

 sure the snceess of several of its members at the recent Dor- 

 chester aad Portsmouth Shows. With such prominent fanciers 

 in their ranks we feel sure that the quality of the birds exhibited 

 at their next Show will not retrograde. 



KENDAL AND NORTH-WESTERN COUNTIES 

 SHOW OF POULTRT, &c. 



[From our Correspondent.) 



The twentieth annual Exhibition of the above Show was held 

 at Kendal, Westmorland, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th inst. The 

 Show is very influentially supported, and from the number and 

 value of the plate and money prizes which the Committee is 

 enabled to oiiVr, it ranks as one of the first in importance in the 

 northern counties of Lancashire, Cumberland, and Westmor- 

 land. The Show was held in the large Albert Buildings, Kendal ; 

 ant there were exhibits from all the first exhibitors in the 

 United Kingdom, and no less tlian three hundred entries over 

 last year's show. The Exhibition may be briefly summarised as 

 containing 777 pens of poulti-y and Pigeons, 2.5 Cats, 345 Dogs 

 — a goodly family to exist together under one roof for three 

 days. 



The choice feature in the poultry exhibits at Kendal is in- 

 variably the Ga7tie pens, and the various classes were largely 

 represented by the best show birds in the kingdom. Game 

 Bantams were also a" large and splendid class ; whilst the 

 numerous entries in the Selling classes must have taken up 

 much of the time of the Judges, as is attested by the many 

 commendations made therein. Geese and Turkeys were very 

 sparsely represented. Ducks were in fair numbers, and some 

 very large and fine birds were shown, Mr. James Walker of 

 Rochdale taking the lion's share of the prizes. Dorkings, 

 Brahmas, Coc'inis, and Hamhurghs were each full classes, and 

 of very choice quality, whilst Spanish was a class of eleven 

 entries. 



In Pineons the largest entries were those of Carriers, Owls, 

 Barbs, Fantails, Torbits, Jacobins, and varieties. There were 

 some very beautiful and choice birds exhibited. 



The special prize lists for local exhibitors were well repre- 

 sented; but we think that, seeing the number of first-class 

 exhibitors resident in Kendal and neighbourhood, this feature 

 in the Show might be well abolished, for looking to the list of 

 awards the local exhibitors appear to be well able to hold their 

 own against all comers, even though at the Show this year 

 there were Crystal Palace and other principal show winners 

 present. 



Cats were a choice though not large exhibition, though in 

 what may be styled the Variety class there were twenty entries; 

 but the other two classes Duly drew three entries each. 



(Froin our Reporter.) 



This Show, which attained this year its twentieth birthday, 

 has long been recognised as one of the best of the northern shows. 

 This year it followed the fashion and entered on the single-bird 

 stage of existence, and the entries consequently were in most of 

 the classes numerous and good. The Exhibition was held in 

 the Albert Buildings, and the Judges were Mr. R. Teebay and 

 Mr. Douglas. The Show opened on Thursday morning and 

 ended on Saturday evenine, which consequently necessitated 

 the " Sunday business." We are really getting weary of openly 

 condemning this system. The injury to birds, discomfort to 

 exhibitors and their servants, and immense cost of food, gas, 

 attendants, A-c, must, we think, strike all clearly. The only way 

 to check it is simoly for exhibitors not to patronise those shows 

 which include a Sunday ; and really in these days all may pick 

 and choose quite fastidiously, the number of exhibitions being 

 so great. The Show seemed for the most part well and carefully 

 judged, Mr. Teebay's classes especially giving much satisfaction. 



Geese, Turkeys, and Waterfowl .o-pe-Dei the catalogue. This 

 always seems to us out of place. Mr. Walker was "all there" in 

 the said classes, and won the cup with his Aylesburys, a truly fine 

 pen. The winning Rouens were grand and well placed. In the 

 ■Variety Duck class Mr. Burns had liis Black East Indians in 

 second, and that in a very army of Carolinas and Mandarins ! 

 His drake is rather large, but its colour is superb — as good as 

 any we ever saw. He told us at Bristol we should not be dis- 

 appointed when we ?aw it, and we were not. Dorkings made 

 four good clashes, and, for a wonder. Coloured did not win the 

 cup. Silver-Greys mustered well, and were very good. .54 

 fWiUiams), anice'White cock. G2 (Crabtree), a splendid Coloured 

 hen. Wonderful to say, Brahmas were only divided as regards 

 sexes, and not in colours. This we were surprised at, for the 

 Lights do muster so well everywhere. The cup went to a jrrand 

 cock of Mr. Raines, though the first-prize hen must have closely 

 pressed on him fcr this honour. 90 (Fox), disqualified for 

 trimmed hocks. 100 (Newnham & Manby), a glorious Dark hen. 



102 (Walker), a well-marked pullet. Cochins mustered well. 

 The first Buff cock is an old friend, having won such an honour 

 many times before. Second a good-coloured bird. Bufi' hens 

 were a fiue lot. We liked pen 123 (Leno), the Fakenham cup 

 lieu we believe, as well as the third. In Variety cocks a good 

 Partridge won ; second a fair White ; and in hens the colours 

 reversed the places. 142 (Woodgate) a good-coloured ben. 

 148 (Whitworth), ditto. There were also one or two good Blacks 

 in this class. Game came to the front nobly. We have so of tea 

 commented on the winners, or most of them, that we need do 

 so no more. 240i, the cup hen of Matthews's, was not in the 

 catalogue. This must have been a misitake, but we noticed the 

 same at Nantwich, where Mr. Darby's Buff Cochins, which wou 

 second, could not be found in the catalogue. We hope secre- 

 taries will be as careful as possible to avoid these mistakes, as, 

 although we know how they do occur by accident, some of the 

 wicked world will try to make something out of it. These 

 classes seemed very carefully and ably judged, and we congra- 

 tulate the winners on winning in such classes, where it was no 

 ea^y matter to do so. Spanish made up a dozen pens. The 

 first and second-prize hens were old friends, and looked as bloom- 

 ing as ever. 2G2 (Whitworth) a nice pen. Friend "Elijah" 

 seems to have a finger in every pie ; we do not doubt he will 

 get many a plum out of this his new venture. Hamhurghs 

 were a good lot; the winners' na.mes teU us that — just the cream 

 out of all the best yards in the north; but no class for Blacks. 

 We were fairly amazed. We imagined this part of the world 

 was their stronghold. Rectify this immediately, Messrs. Home 

 and Atkinson ! The cup went to splendid Gold-spangles. We 

 fancied we saw in pen 295 (Duckworth) the HLtchen Golden- 

 pencilled cockerel. If we are right, it is a feather in the cap of 

 Mr. Cresswell to have sold a bird worthy of being purchased by 

 a north-countryman, and to be in the list in such company. 

 After this came large Sale classes for the large breeds, which 

 were well filled with more than ordinarily good sale-class birds. 

 Game iJtntfflms were large classes and well filled; so were the 

 Black Bantams and the Variety classes. In the latt«r Laced 

 were first and second, and Pekins third. 



Now for just a word of grumbling. We think the catalogues 

 were exorbitantly dear— Is. each 1 Very bad paper, poorly 

 printed, and no prize list printed in the columns ! As one ex- 

 hibitor observed, it was " the dearest bob's worth he had ever 

 had." We ottrselves have seen {e.g., Market Rasen) equally 

 good catalogues for 2d. each, though not, of course, so large. 

 We furnish full awards below. 



D lEKiNGS {Coloured, excspt Silver-Grev) — Cocfc.— 1, D. UflUatlv.Meiffle. 2,M. 

 Tlamea, Brida:e Hauph, StirliDR. 8. C. Widiias. Hen.— 1, Mrs. t. W, I,. Hind, 

 Kendal. 2, Ij. Gellatly. S, G. Fox. HareSeld, WilmBlow. (ic, J. Walker ; W. H. 

 (Jrabtree, Leyenshulme : I). Gellatly. 



DoKKi.sGS (Silver-Grey or any other variety). — Cocfc.— Cap, J. TValker. 2, J, 

 Cunningham. Sandbrook, Daliteattie. S. Hon. Mre. Howard, Levens. Miln- 

 tliorpe. he, E. Wiliiams, Henlivs Ben-iew, Montgomery ; i.). Gibaon. Barrhead, 

 iff!!.— 1. D. Gibson. 2, M. Raines. S, Hon. Mrs. Howard, te, W. W. EutUidge, 

 Storth End, Milnthorpe. c. J. Cunnint^am. 



Brahma Pootras. — Code. — Cup, M. Raines. 2, H. Laev, Hebden Bridge. 

 3, Ladv A. B. Pierse. Bedale. vhr, W. H. Crabtree. he, M. Kaines: W. 

 ^cholefield, Birkenshaw; H. J. Bethell. Sedgwick, ililnthorpe. Een.—\ and 2, 

 W. H. Crabtree. S, C. .J, Myers, Dunninpwell. Broughton-m-Furness. he, A. 

 Ainelie, Camforth; Newnham & Manby; J. Walker. 



CocHiy-CHi.vis {Buff).— Cdcfc.— Cup. J. Walker. 2. G. H. Proctor. Durham. 

 S, J. F. Clarkeon, jun , Femeyhftlj?h. Preston, he, W. Mitchell, Birkenshaw, 

 Leeila: H H. .lones. LarkhUl, Liverpool. Hot.— 1,G. H. Proctor. 2,J. Walker. 

 3, K. Hine, Bedlmgtou. ftc, C. J. Myers: M. Lejio. 



Cocni.v-Cnr.vAS (Any other Tariet3:).-Cocfc.—l,T. Stretch. Ormakirk. 2. G. H. 

 Proctor. 8, .1. AValker. he, W. Whitworth, jun., Lonesijbt ; V**. H. Crabtree; 

 H. Lacy. Ben.—\, G. H. Proctor. 2, T. Stretch. 8. R. Hartley. Borwick Bails, 

 MiUom'. he, R. S. S. Woodgate, Pembury ; J. J. Waller, Kendal; R. Aspden, 

 Acorinffton; S. Lawson, Preston. 



Game ( Black-breasteu and other Reds).— (Toct.— Cap and 2,0. W. Brierley, 

 Middleton. S, J Anderson, Blairgowrie. /^c,T.MaBon.lJanca9ter; S.Matthew, 

 Stowmarkct. 77r».— Cup. S. Matthew. 2. C. W. Brierley. 8, J. F. Walton. 

 he, T. Mason ; G. C. Bnrnett ; G. Sutton, e, R. Gamctt. 



Game (Black-breasted and other Reds). — C'oc>£tJr<L— 1. T. Mason. 2, W. 

 Boulion, Parkhonse, Dalt'tn-in-FjimeBS. 8. Miss M. .T. Nelson, Cockahaw, 

 Hexham, he, Newnbain & Manby, Wolverhampton; D. Harley, Edinburgh, 

 c, G. Sutton, Bootham, Yorkshire; C. A. Wolff, Allnnch.im; W. Higgio, 

 Ulverston, 



Game (.Any other variety).—Cocfc.— 1. J. F. Walton, HorncUffe. Rawtenstall. 

 2 and 8. C. W. Brierley. he, Mjsa .M. J. Nelson ; — Dobeil, Farnsfield: J. A. 

 Mather; E. Avkroyd, Eccleahill. Leeds, c, E. Bell. Bnrtim-i)n.Trent. tffH.— 



1, E.Aykroyd. 2, J. A. Mather. 3, E. Winwood. fcc, J. Geldcrd. c, W.Higi;in 

 E. Brown. 



Spanish (Black)— 1. H. Eeldon. 2. J. Leeming. S, W. J. Pnrvis. he, W. 

 Whitworth, jun. ; H. Wilkinson ; R. Newbitt. 



HAMUURGiislGolden-spaugledl.- Cup. T. Dean. 2, .7. Buckley. 3, H. Pickles. 

 he, Broadhead i Booth ; G. A: J, Duckworth {-i); H. Beldon. 



H»Mnt;KoH3 (Silver-Bpangicd).- 1 and 2. H. Beldon. 8, W. Barker, he, 3. 

 Robinson. 



HAaiBUPGUS (Golden-pencilled).—!, H. Eeldon. 2, T. Dickson. 3, G. & J 

 Dnckworth. ftc. H. Pickles : H. Beldon. c, B. Myers. 



HAMncKGns ( silver-pencilled).— 1, R. W. Braceweli. 2, J. Kobinson. S, H. 

 Pickles. }ic, a. Beldon. 



Any othbh Distinct Vakifty.— 1, H. Eeldon. 2, R. ITawbins. ", C. H. 

 Smith, 'ic, G. D. Harrison; R L. Garnet'.; R. Gladstone, jon. ; J. Siainton; 

 H. A. Clark ; H. Beldon ; Mi«« H Robinson ; T. S. Tate. 



Smli-img CI.L63.— Price not to exceed 808.-1, A. W. Crosthwaito (DorkinKa). 



2, Furnoss .t Sudall. Rawtenstall. 3. W. Linton (Crtvt's). 4. R. Nesbitt. 

 fi, W. F. Addle (liame) vhe. T. 3. Harrison (I'ochinst; W. Hargreaves 

 (Brahmas). )ic, R L. Garnett (Creve-CcearBI ; J. G. Milnrr (Houdansi ; C. R. 

 Kav (Block Suanlsh); J. & T. Weeks (Cochins) ; — Ejlsworth (Krahraasi; Miss 

 E. Hine (Braomasl; T. H. Hine (Cochins); T. J. Harris.tti (Black Spanish); T. 

 Snart(Hamburghs): J. . I. Waller (C. chins); G. F. Whitehouso (Brahmat): J. 

 Moore; R. Youill. c, Mrs. T. W. L. Hind ; A. Whitehead (Cochins); I.Cartmell 

 (Cochins); G. Pounder (Dorkings). 



SRI.1.1.S-G fiLABS.- Price 7iot to execcd 30s.— 1, R Nesbitt. 2, T. J. HaiTison 

 (Black Spsnish). S, W. Cartmell (Cochins). 4, H. Beldon. 6, Mrs. T. W. L. 



