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JODENAL OF HORTICULTUKB AND COTTAGE GARDENEK. 



( Jane 24, 1875. 



Beldon. 8. A. 4 W. H. SUvester. he, A. C. Bradbury. Een.—l, H. BSIdon. 

 2, A. C. Bradbuiy. S, A. A W. H. SilveBtc-r. 'ii-, A. f mith. 



liiCKs. — /l!/lf»6iiri( or iJouoi -1, E. Sctll, Bani.wdcn, Stamford. 2, J. 

 Walkir 3, W. Fell, i dwalton. Any ulher vanity.— 1, H. Yardley, BttmiDgham. 

 2. A. i W. H. SilveBter. S, J. Walker. 



Oeebe.-I, J. Wallier. 2, J. Heiiwurth, Hatfield. 8, T. J. Crowcrott. 



Gibs— 1, O FiUingham. 2, O. H. Young, Driffield. S, A. J Wells, Hatfield. 



Selling Clasb.—i, J. Powell. 2, R. Mewbitt. 8, H. Robinson, fcc, Key. R. 

 Story, Derby (2); T. C. Newbitt, Epworth. c, W. MitcheU; E. Newbiltj W. 

 Perrin. 



PIGEONS. 



CiHEiEES.— Cocl-.-l and 8. E. Horner, Harewood, Leeds. 2, H. Yardley. fie, 

 J. Walker. <r, H. Brown, Walkley. Hen— I, H. Yardley. 2, E. Horner. 8, J. 

 Walker. 



PurTElis.— C'ocfc— I, W. Harvey. 2 and 3, J. Hairsine, Hull, fie, E. Homer. 

 J/(7i.—l. W. Harvey. 2 and c,E. Horner. 3. J.Blancliard. lie, J. Hairsine. 



TrMBiEiis -1, B. Yardley. 2 and 3, A. & W. H. Silvester, he, E. Homer ; H. 

 Yardley: Wtbater& Adams, c, Webster & Adams- 



JjcoBlNs— 1. J. Blanchard. 2 and 8, T. Holt, Bradford. )ic, W. Harvey; J. 

 Blancbard; E. Homer. 



NDS8.— 1 and 2, E. Horner. 3, T. Green, he, Kev. A. J. Brooke ; H. Yardley. 

 e, Kev. A. J Brooke. 



Tei WPLTEH8.— 1 and 2, W. Harvey. 3, E. Horner. 



TfuBiTS.- 1 and 8, U. Yardley. 2, G. Kichardson. he, E. Horner ; A. 4 W. H. 

 Silvester (21. 



Fantails.— 1 and 2, J. Walker. 8, J. F. Loversidge, 



Bakbs.— 1 and 2. H. Yardley. 8 and fie, E. Horner. 



Dragoons.— 1. 2, 3, and vhc, R. Woods, Driffield, fie, H. Yardley. 



ANTWEBPS.-I, W. F. EntKisle. 2 and 3, W. Harvey, fie, E. Horner; W. F. 

 Entmsle; H. Yardley. 



Magpies.— 1, E. Horner. '2, J. Blanchaid. 8, M. Ord, Sands, Sedgefleld, 

 Durbam. 



Any othee VAErETv.— 1, E. Hnrcer. 2, H. Yardley. fie, G. EichardsoD ; M. 

 Ord ; A. & W. H. Silvester (3) ; W. Harvey. 



SiLLiNG Class.-I, H. Yardley. 2, J. Blancbard. 3, A. & W. H. Silvester, 

 fie, E. Horner ; H. Brown ; A. & W. H. Silvester. 



Mr. Edward Hewitt judged poultry, and Mr. Cannon the 

 Pigeons. 



YORK BIED SHOW. 



YoBK Summer Cage-bird Exhibition, the first Show of any 

 great importance to fanciers since the one held at the Crystal 

 Palace, took place in the Bootham Field, situated on the out- 

 skirts of the ancient city, on the IGth, 17th, and 18th instant. 

 It is true that several bird shows on a less scale have recently 

 been held at Epworth, Bedlington, Rugby, and Crowle, but at 

 each the classes were limited. At York no less a number than 

 thirty-seven classes were named in the very good schedule sent 

 forth, which had the effect of bringing out of their shells some 

 of the leviathan fanciers, who exhibited in full force, notwith- 

 standing the enormous price of Canary seed. We could not 

 help noticing that in a great number of the cages not a single 

 grain of Canary seed was to be seen, and in other instances only 

 a moderate supply, thus bearing out the remark we have before 

 made, that Canaries and many other cage birds are not so much 

 dependant upon Canary seed as was formerly believed. It was 

 only in a very few cages that Canary seed was abundantly pro- 

 vided, and the birds appeared no better in health and condition 

 than those having to content their appetites with millet, rape, 

 hemp, linseed, groats, and cake. 



The Show took place in a large marquee, and was well patron- 

 ised by the fancy of York and surrounding towns. Some of the 

 champion birds of last season were sent to the post, and suc- 

 ceeded in gaining further laurels. The portion of the Exhi- 

 bition where the young birds were shown was very interesting, 

 there being several very fine specimens present. Mr. Oxberry 

 of Nunnery Lane, York, the winner of the extra prize, exhibited 

 a fine, large, and elegantly constructed breeding-cage, contain- 

 ing an interesting family of birds five days old. The old hen, 

 without the least fear whatever, sat upon her young in the nest 

 daring the entire Show. The care and attention bestowed by 

 the parents to the young brood during the time the marquee 

 was thronged with visitors attracted a good deal of attention, 

 and to the juvenile visitors especially was most interesting. 

 Mr. Calvert of York also exhibited a curious specimen of an 

 Indian cage, containing a couple of Java Sparrows. Mr. Wand 

 of York also contributed a musical birdcage, which occasionally 

 struck up " The Campbells are Coming," with the air of the 

 tenant in the cage, whose periodical and somewhat incessant 

 hopping caused a wheel to revolve and produce the tune. 

 Another noticeable feature, and somewhat novel too, was a 

 pattern show cage exhibited by a York fancier, whose name we 

 failed to obtain. The cage was of the ordinary size for a show 

 cage, and one very good point about it was that the front was so 

 constructed that it could be slid upwards (an advantage cer- 

 tainly for cleaning the inside instead of unscrewing) without 

 interfering with the two cross perches, which screwed into the 

 back of the cage, each perch being secured at the behind part 

 with a wooden nut. An upward sliding door or entrance was 

 made at one of the sides, thus preserving the wired front of the 

 cage from any impediment. Mr. Wilson, the Honorary Secre- 

 tary, and his assistants did their duty well. The following are 

 the awards ; — 



Belgians. —Ciear TUhed or Yellow or Bujf.—l and 3, — Forth, Pocklington. 

 2, L. Belk, Dewsbury. 



NoEwice.— C'ffar Yellow.— i, CleminBon & Ellerton, Darlinpton. 2, J. Cab 

 vert, York. 3. J. Stevens, Middlesborough. C'/earBuir.-l, J. Adams, Coventry. 

 2, — Burton, York. 8, Cleminson & Ellerton. 



J^oavfioa,— Evenly-marked Yellow or Buff.— \, G. Qayton, Nortbimpton. 2, 



G. & J. Mackley, Norwich. 3, J. Bexson, Derby. Ticked or Ujievejl-marked 

 Yellow or Buff.— I aud 2, J. Adams. 3, Cleminson & Ellerton. 



Norwich.— Crcs/trf Ycllme or Uuff.—l,ii. & J. Mackley. 2 and 3, F. Wood- 

 ward, Derby. Even-inarked Yellow or Buff— 1, G. 4 J. Mackley. 2, Petty and 

 Cuss, York. 3, R. J. .^mitb, York. 



YoEKSuiRE.—Cif trr rciioic- 1, J. Thackray, GreatHorton. 2, J. H. Shepherd, 

 Beverley. 3, G. ^impbOU, York. C7ear Buff.—l, L. Belk. 2, T. Cariss, York. 

 3, — Burton, Y'ork. 



YoBKbHiRE.—Eveiilii'Viarked Yellow or Duff.—l and 3, L. Belk. 2, W. & C. 

 Burniston, Middlesbi trough. 



Cinnamon.— Jo/i'/»c — 1, J. Adams 2, Cleminson & Ellerton. 3, S. Tomes, 

 Norlhairpton. Buff.—l aud 2, J. Adams. 3, S. Tomes. Ticked or Marked 

 Jonque or Buff.—l and 2, J. Adams, b, K. Pearson, Whiiby. 



Lizards.- GoWt'H spajtgled.-l, Holdsworth & uliver, Harrogate. 2, S. Bunt- 

 ing, Derby. 3, Cleminson & Ellerton. Silver-^paiigled-l, S. Bunting. 2, 

 Cleminson & Ellerton. 3. T. M. Keid, Halifax. Gold or Silverspanoled with 

 broken call, 'ic.—l, s. Bunting. 2, cleminsou & Ellerton. 3, J. Adams. 



McLEs— re/loie or Buff Guliljiucli—l, S. Bunting. 2, J. Stevens. 8, J. 

 Adams. Dark Goldtinch.—l, R Ua\ynian, Middlesborougb 2. S. Bunting. 8, 

 J. Cowl, York. Any other variety. -1, J. Bexson. 2, J. Stevens. 3, W. 4 C. 

 Burniston. 



Selling CLAfs.-l, J. Adams. 2, F. Woodward. 3, .S. Tomes. 



British ob Foreign hiRD^.—BestcollfetionofnotleMtliantwelvevarieties. 

 —1, Mrs. Calvert, York. 2, J. Calvert. 



PAERois.-l.ilibS English. York. 2, S Bunting. 3. — Thorpe, York. 



British Birl s.-Goirf^i/iefi.-l, — Forth. 2, T. Cleminson, Darlington. 8, 

 Cleminson & Ellerton. ij((//^nefi.—l, W. & C. Burniston. 2. —Burton. 8, Mrs. 

 Bramley, York. Li/io^t.— I.R.Pearson, Whitby. 2, J. Dickinson. 8, — Batche- 

 lor. Any other variely.-l.W. Garbutt, York (Starling). 2, J. E. Barr, York. 

 8, W. & C. Burniston. 



Extra Peize.— ijirii and Cage.— I, — Oxberry, York. 



BIRDS BRED IN 1875. 



The following ten classes were devoted to Canaries bred daring the present 

 season, clothed in their nest fea'her^, and ihe competition in most instances 

 was spirited. Many tine promising birds weie exhibited:— 



NoEwiou.-l'eKon'.-l. J. Taylor, Hull. 2, W. Havers, Norwich. 8, G. 4J. 

 Mackley. /jKif.- 1, Harland iV ^on, York. 2, — Burton. 3, Miss Burton. Eveii- 

 viarked Yellow or Buff —l, Mrs. Caivert. 2, T. Armstrong, Durham. Dark- 

 crested Yellow or Buff.—l, s. Stratford, Northampton. 2, J. :imith, York, 3, R. 

 J. Smith, Y'ork. 



NoEwicH —Nest of Yellon\—l, T. Humphrey, York. 2, Harland & Son. Neat 

 of £«ir —1, T. Humphrey. 2, Harland & Son. 3, — Burton. Nest of Crested.— 

 1, J. J arvis, Scarborough. 2, W. Lazenby, York. 3, Harland Jt Son. 



Nest uf Lizards.- 1, S. Bunting. 2, Suowuon, Leeds. 



Canaries.— c'oye of aix Varieties.— I, Mrs. Calvert. 2, W. Howard, Harro- 

 gate. 8, J, Jarvis. 



Judge. — Mr. Geo. J. Barnesby, Derby. 



SILVER-GREY RABBITS. 



Fob the last few years the exhibition Silver. Greys have 

 assumed a shade too dark, and many of them have had very 

 dark heads, feet, and tail, which did not represent in colour 

 and proportionately the true silver shade. Mr. Firth maintains, 

 and I tbiuk he is right, that a Silver-Grey should not be of the 

 dark shade, because that is not indicative of the silvery shade, 

 and the difficulty is iu producing the proper light silvery shade, 

 whilst the dark shade is numerous. 



Not long ago Mr. Hudson held a contrary opinion, but his 

 specimens are none of the too light shade — an extreme as ob- 

 jectionable as the too dark shade, and the tendency of breeding 

 the Silver-Greys now-a-days too light is through the instru- 

 mentality of Mr. Firth, although his specimen which success- 

 fully figured in the exhibition pen possessed, in my opinion, the 

 exact proportionate blue tint throughout the silvery shade. I 

 would recommend Silver-Grey breeders not to breed their speci- 

 mens too light, but with the beautiful blue-tinted shade which 

 by proper and judicious selection can be unmistakeably accom- 

 pUshed. Mr. Firth contends that a very dark Silver-Grey doe 

 paired with a light-shaded buck will rarely if ever give cffapring 

 of the proper exhibition shade ; but dark does, possessing the 

 sharp, silvery, proportionate shade paired with a too light 

 shaded buck, seldom or ever give offspriug of an inferior shade, 

 and this information coming from a breeder of experience should 

 be of sufficient weight to encourage breeders to adopt such a 

 selection of breeders. — G. B. Savage. 



THE CARRIER PIGEON— ITS INSTINCT. 



The Carrier Pigeon is becoming more than ever an object of 

 attention, since the Pigeon societies have multiplied to that 

 extent that nearly all our villages possess their own. Also one 

 counts by hundreds of thousands the number of these winged 

 messengers that from Belgium they annually transport to 

 distances more or less remote. Monsieur Dr. Chapins, member 

 of the Belgian Academy, has published upon this subject an 

 excellent work entitled " The Instinct of the Carrier Pigeon, and 

 the Means of Perfecting It." 



By what means, by virtue of what faculties, are our aerial 

 travellers able to regain their chosen home ? Some have given 

 it the name of instinct, which explains nothing; others have the 

 idea that the Pigeon is endowed with a sensibility so great that 

 he is able to fiud a guide in the difference of the density of the 

 various currents of the atmosphere. They affirm that the Pigeon 

 alwajs directs itself from south to north, or better, that he rises 

 to such heights that his sight determines his direction. These 

 are the allegations that M. Chapins contests, without having, 

 however, the pretence of giving the solution of the problem. In 

 the end he treats of the organisation of the Pigeon, the capacity 

 aud delicacy of its organs of sense, and finally its faculties uatiual 

 or acquired. 



