May 1!J, 1875. ) 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



381 



MrB. Ladd» Calne (2) ; A. Preston, SpaldioR ; E 



2, J. Bali'?r. vhc. H. Yarilley : 

 ; W. Allen, jun., Mexborough; 



H. Yardley: J. E. Crofts 

 Horner; J.Baker (3). 



TiiMBLKRs.— 1, Cnp, and 9, H. Yardley. 

 Baker (2). he. A. & W. H Silvester (3) 

 IJornor. c, J Gardner, Preat'>n. 



Jaclbins —1, T. Holt, Bradford. 2. E. Horner. 3 and vhc, J. Baker, he, J. 

 E. Crofts ; W. Harvev: T. Holt, Bradford. 



Fantails.— 1 and 2, J. Baker. 3, S Lawson, Preaton. he, 3. F. LoverBidge. 

 Neuttrk; H. Yardley; T. i'ieraon ; J. Walker, Newark ; T. S. Stephenson ; A. 

 Smith; W.J. Warhurat. , „ ,, ^, „. ^ 



TrRciTS.— 1 and 3, J. Baker. 2, T. S. Stephenson, i^hr. H ^ ardley ; Mi^s F. 

 Seanor. Leeds, he, A. & W. Silvester; J. Baker, [c, Pickering & Duggleby, 

 Drillield; Wells &Ayre; E.Horner. „ ,, ^ ^ 



Magpiks.— 1, Miaa F. Sean.ir. 2, J. E. Crofts. S, M. Ord, Sedgefleld, Durham. 

 vhc, K. Horner, he. H. Yardley ; J. E. Crofts ; E. Horner. 



Bakds— 1 and vhc, J. Baker. 2 and 3, E. Horner, he, H. Yardley (2); C. 

 Wro .t. Hull. C. J. E. Crofts. _ ., „ „ ^, , 



Antwerps.— 1, J. Gardner. 2 and vhe.W. F. Entwisle. 3, H. Yardley. he, 

 J. Hairsino. e. H. Goiigh. Wolverhampton. 



DnioooNS.— 1 and vhc, E. Heath. Blackburn. 2, R. Woods. Manefield. 3, W. 

 G. Waters he, H. Yardley; II. Woods; Misa F. Seanor; J. Baker (2). c, U. 

 Yardley; E Hnrner. 



Aw OTHER Varirty.— 1, J. Bakcr (i). 2. A. & W. H. Silvester (2). 3, H. 

 Yardley; E. Heath, he, H. Yardley; A. & W. H. Silvester; M. Ord; W. 

 Barvey (2)- J. Baker (2). c. Misa V. Seanor; B. Hudson, Driffield; E. Horner. 



Selling Class.— S'i;(<;/e Bird.—\, R. G. Sanders, Beverley. 2, O. Wroot. 3, 



E. Homor, ho, J. Baker ; R. G. Sanders. S, H. Yardley ; A. Smith. 



CAGE BIRDS. 



Canary.— re/ioiu.—l, H. N. Fosbrooke, Leeds. 2, B. Hanson, Thorne. ha, T. 

 Greon, Gainsborough. Buf.—l, W. G. Waters. 2, T. Green. Green or 

 Varicoated.—l, T. Green. 2, H. N. Fosbrooke. he, H.N. Fosbrooke ; T.Green. 

 C. W. Gravill, Thorne ; K. Pearson, Whitby. 



GriLDFiNcn —1 and 2, C. Marshall, West S'ockwlth. vhc, J. Boyes, Epworth. 

 he. W. Gravil : G. Yates (2) ; T. Green ; S. Whitehead, Haxey. 



Linnet.— 1, R. Pearson. 2, J. J. 

 Temperton, Butterwick. he, T. 

 Green; Master W. B. Hudson, Ep- 

 worth; J. Boyes. 



Any other Variety.— 1 and 2, R. 

 Pearson (BuHflnch) 3. T. Green. 

 he, R. Pearson (Goldflnch Male); 



F. Bramhill (Blackbird); Master 



F. Allen, Epworth (Parakeet); J. 

 Coker, Hull (African Love Bird, 

 Love Bird, and Cut Throat). 



RABBITS. 



Lop-EAEED.- Z?»ct or Doi*.- 1, W. 

 Allison. 2. H. Pickworth, Spalding. 

 he, H. Pickworth, Spaldiog ; F. and 

 E. J. Fell, Blackburn ; A Hudson, 

 Hull (2); W. H. Ottley, Worksop; 

 J. Mann, Burton on-Trent. c, F. 

 and E. J. Fell; T. Green, Crowla 

 Wharf. 



Any OTHER Beieed.— L A. Hud- 

 son (Silver-Grey). 2, G. Kirkhy, 

 Sheffield (Himalajan). vhc, H. 

 Swetman, Fulford (Angora) he, 



G. C. Livett. Soham (Belgian Hare) ; 

 E. Stnbbs, Spaldin? ; F. Sabbage, 

 Northampton (2) ; A. Canty. Barton- 

 -on-Humber. e, R, H. Glew ; H. 

 Pickworth (Dutch); W. G. Waters 

 (Himalayan). 



It has beeu put np for breeding purposes, with a tolerably good 

 prospect that some of its offspring may follow the parental 

 example. 



I^ may be interesting to state some of the shows at which 

 Messrs. Mackley's bird played a prominent part: — Norwich, 

 Darliugton, Lowestoft, Fakeuham, Yarmouth, Belfast, Baildon, 

 Reading, Crystal Palace, Arc. 



Mem., dated May 3rd. — "We are glad to say he is up breeding, 

 and looks like a ' star.' His hen has five good eggs, and expect 

 her to hatch this week." — Geo. J. Barnesby. 



STACKSTEADS POULTRY SHOW, 



The Show of Poultry, Pigeons, and Rabbits in connection with 

 that of agriculture generally was held on Thursday last, a small 

 paddock being devoted to the purpose of poultry, &c. Turner's 

 pens were used and fixed on three sides of the field, the entries 

 of poultry being very small, while those of Pigeons and Rabbits 

 were large. 



In Game the cup was won by Mr. Erierley with Brown Reds; 

 Messrs. Walton's Piles running close for that honour. Dorkings 

 were only poor, and the Spanish, of which there were but two 

 pens, do not call for special notice, while Cochins were pretty 

 good in both classes. In Brahtnaa the awards might with ad- 

 vantage have been reversed, the second being by far the best. 



Cats.— l.T. Steel, Epvrorth (An- 

 gora). 2, Miss SkeltoD, Bornham. 

 he, J. R. HarBley, Althorpe. 



CRESTED NORWICH 

 CANARIES. 



(Continued.) 



FiBST-CLASs Crested Nor- 

 wich birds are few and far 

 between, and are somewhat 

 difficnlt to obtain even when 

 bred from the best of stock. 

 From strains which have 

 made some marks at eshibi- 



tions it is mors likely that promising specimens may be bred. 

 It is not an everyday occurrence that crested birds possess 

 the essential qualifications — namely, high condition, quality, 

 and closeness of feather, and having a full-flowing perfectly 

 formed dark crest. 



Much to my gratification whilst at the last famous Darlington 

 Bird Show, I was pleased to find so exquisite a specimen (as is 

 represented in our engraving) upon the show stage. The class 

 in which it was exhibited contained twenty-aine birds, many of 

 which were of high merit, and lor one in particular to head the 

 lot is conclusive evidence that it was justly entitled to the 

 beautiful silver medal it gained on that occasion — the gift of the 

 Judge who had the honour of awarding the prizes. Excepting 

 in one instance (that of Belfast Show, where the famous bird 

 was defeated by a Manchester Coppy bird) the bird has defeated 

 all comers in various parts of England, and as the owners of it 

 have remarked, " rarely failed to bring home just honours." 



In my remarks upon Crested Norwich Canaries, page 3G0, I 

 briefly described the characteristics of them in the respective 

 classes in which they were exhibited. Next to the even-marked 

 crested are classed those with dark, grizzled, or clear crests, and 

 it ia to the foremost of these varieties we now refer. The speci- 

 men shown by Messrs. G. & J. Mackley, Norwich, in class 13 

 (No. 437) at the last Crystal Palace Show, stood at the head of 

 forty-eight others — a glorious triumphal finish to the past season. 

 The bird has a fine dark crest, every feather of which is as it 

 ehouldbe. Altogether the bird is most attractive in appearance. 



Fig. 92. — Messrs. mackley's crested Norwich. 



Messrs. Duckworth, Fielding, and Eobinson divided the prizes 

 in Hamburghs, these only being birds of any note. In Game 

 Bantams Black Reds of good quality won the cup, but we did 

 not agree with the awards in the next class, for though the Piles 

 in the first-prize pen were good, yet the second-prize pen had not 

 pretensions in common with the Brown Reds in pen 235, which 

 were commended. A class was provided for White Bantams, 

 the first being a nice pen, but the rest only poor. In the next 

 class Blacks were the winners, and these were very good. In the 

 Selling class the first and second were Dark Brahmas, and very 

 good for the price. 



In D'lcks, Geese, and Turkeys Mr. Walker's well-known stud 

 was well to the front, these classes being about as good as any in 

 the Show. There were several classes for local exhibitors, and 

 some of the birds were quite equal to those in the ordinary 

 classes. 



In Babbits the Angoras were first on the list, but these were 

 badly placed, the second-prize Rabbit being by far the best, and 

 in Himalayans the first was poor in all respects ; the second 

 ought to have occupied that position, and the second prize 

 should have gone to pen 32G, Hey of Rochdale. Lops were a good 

 entry, Mr. Irvine winning both prizes ; first with a Tortoiseshell 

 doe, and second with a Black-and-white, both good Babbits, but 

 second by far the best, and we believe this was a reversal of all 

 preceding decisions. 



In Pigeons Carriers were first, and, as in all classes, were 

 shown in pairs. The winners were Blacks but not in high 



