October 1, 1874. ] 



JODBNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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POULTET, BEE, AND PIQEON OHKONIOLE. 



OUTEAGES ON PRIZE POULTRY. 



On the 8th inst. I sent to the Farnworth Show a valuable pen 

 of Duckwiug Game chickens, where they obtained the first prize. 

 The birds when sent back from Farnworth were all right, but 

 upon their arrival home I found that some rascal had pulled 

 both sickle feathers out of the cockerel's tail. Now this could 

 not have been done by accident, for the bird is young and his 

 Bickles were not full grown, being about 2 inches shorter than 

 the straight feathers. This almost convinces me that the bird 

 must have been taken out of the hamper, most probably at the 

 Worcester station, and the feathers abstracted ; as Mr. Hewitt, 

 who officiated as Judge at the Show, informs me that the bird's 

 tail was not only right when he judged him, but just prior to 

 his leaving for Birmingham, when he again visited the show 

 tent, the bird was perfect. I believe the injury to be the work 

 of some malicious scoundrel to prevent good birds winning and 

 beating his own. My first-prize Black Red cock at the late 

 Hereford Show had both his sickles broken off, and I am con- 

 strained to believe both to be the work of the same hands. I am 

 not able to attend shows with my birds. I should feel obliged 

 if any amateur would kindly be on the look-out, and I would 

 gladly give a guinea to anyone for information to enable me to 

 bringtheoffender to justice. — Job Mason, Si John's, Worcester. 



[We fully sympathise with Mr. Mason, and will readily aid in 

 detecting the miscreants. Prevention of crime rather than its 

 punishment being preferable, we suggest that the baskets con- 

 taining exhibition poultry should be canvas lined; the lid with 

 an edge descending over the side and secured by a padlock, a 

 key of which might be sent by post to the secretary and returned 

 by post by him. — Eds.] 



LONG SUTTON POULTRY SHOW. 



The Long Sutton Agricultural Society has several times been 

 nnfortanate as regards the weather at the time of the Show. 

 This year it was so again ; for soon after the opening, heavy rain 

 came down for some hours, and although it cleared up again, the 

 ground was so saturated that the comfort and pleasure of sight- 

 seeing were spoiled, and doubtless the S'>ciety also suffered 

 pecuniarily. However, the fowls were in very good shelter, so 

 that they did not suffer from the rain. They were well fed and 

 attended to, although we think if less paste and more barley had 

 been given it would have been better, as the paste, when supplied 

 in large quantities, has a great tendency to make the pens dirty 

 and uncomfortable. The prizes for poultry were awarded by 

 Mr. Teebay, and those for Babbits and Pigeons by Mr. F. C. 

 Esquilant. Instead of cups the Long Sutton Society have 

 adopted a system of giving extra prizes of three guineas or two 

 guineas to each section of classes throughout the Show. 



The Dorking classes were fairly good, but it struck us that 

 the extra-prize bird was in the wrong pen. The occupant of 

 that pen should have been a chicken, whereas the winner of the 

 prize was an old bird, a great deal like one belonging to the 

 owner of pen No. 2, Mr. Moriitt, of Goole. The first-prize 

 Coloured hen was very large. The principal Cochin prizes were 

 awarded to young birds, Mr. Lingwood being the winner of the 

 extra with a very promising young Buff cockerel. Mr. Sidgwick's 

 birds were both good and deserving, ilr. Derry Bhowed a very 

 fine Partridge hen, which won the first prize. Mr. Lingwood 

 won another extra prize with one of his wonderful Durk Brahma 

 cockf-rels ; Mr. Garner's second-prize bird being of a very similar 

 stamp. In Brahma hens the first prize was won by a very 

 beautiful pullet, which will, we think, be very diiBcult to beat. 

 She was entered at the low price of three guineas. The Light 

 Brahma classes were large, and both the first-prize birds were 

 excellent, being particularly good in colour and in shape. The 

 Hamburgh classes were very good. The extra prize was for 

 some time placed on Mr. Ward's pen, a nice Golden-spangled ; 

 this was, however, discovered to be a mistake, and it was 

 eventually placed on Mr. Beldon's Silver cockerel, an extra good 

 bird, with plenty of marking, and very good in comb and ears. 

 Most of the Spangled Hamburgh prizes went to Silvers ; the 

 first and second pullets being very perfect ; the third a rich 

 Golden. In the Pencilled classes, however, the prizes went just 

 the opposite way, five out of six being Golden. The Game 

 classes contained some good birds, but many of the best were 

 either too young or else not in good-enough feather for exhi- 

 bition. The Spanish classes were almost exclusively composed 

 of adult birds. The extra prize was won by a fine hen, which 

 we thought, however, rather coarse in face. The French and 

 Polish classes were good but small, many of the best birds being 

 in full moult, and this detracts much from the beauty of the 

 show pen. The best birds in the Variety class were the Black 

 Hamborghs, wihch were very good. 



In the Game Bantams the special prize was won by a smart 

 young Black Red cock very well shown. The second-prize bird 

 was also a capital one. Mr. Entwisle's highly commended pen 

 was a bird of good shape and colour. In hens the winners were 

 very good, and all, we think, were this year's birds. In Game 

 Bantam cocks, any other variety, a very nice Dnckwing was first, 

 second being a Brown Bed, and third a stylish Pile uudubbed. 

 In the hen class a Pile was first. In Black Bantams Mr. Beldon 

 won another extra prize with a nice pair. In the Variety class 

 first and second were Golden, third nice Whites. 



The Ducks were very good classes. The Selling classes were 

 well filled ; several pens were, however, rather poor. The prize 

 birds were good. 



Pigeons. — Coming to the Pigeons, the best and largest class 

 amongst the Carriers was that for birds of this year, many of 

 which were very promising. The other classes were, however, 

 very good, and the Pouters were also very nice birds. The 

 Trumpeter class was a good one ; so was that for Fantaiis, which 

 were all White. Almonds were capital, and White African took 

 both prizes in the Owl class. The Barb classes were large and 

 contained a lot of capital birds, but we did not think the class 



for this year's birds was anything very extra. The Turbit class 



was good, and Mr. P. H. Jones's Silvers were very fine. In the 



Variety class first were Pigmy Pouters, second Turbiteens. 

 Rabbits were capital, amongst the best being Mr. Boissier's 



•Tortoiseshell doe and Mr. Swetnam's Angora doe. The Sale 



class contained some cheap animals. 

 Dorkings (Coloured).— CocA.-.—t'^xtra.B, Dawson, Leghoume, Loath. 2, Henry 



Lingwood. Barking, Needhiim Market. 3, J. Gee. Oxiora. iTen— I, Rev. E, 



Bartrum, Berkhampatead. 2, O. E. Cresawell, Early Wood, Biffshot. 3, Henry 



LiDgwooil. he, J. O. Hodgea. Penny Hill. Bagahot; W. MorBtt, Goole ; B. W, 



Southwood, Fakenham. 

 DOKKINGS (Any other variety).— Cocfc. —1, L Wren, Loweatof t. 2, J. E. Pilgrim, 



Hinckley. Hen.—\, (». E. Creaawell. 2. L. Wren. 

 Cochin-China (Cinnamon or ButT).—Cocfc.— Extra, Henry Lingwood. 2, C. 



Sidgwieb, Keighley. 3. E. vVinwood, Worcester, fee. G. Mann, Cambridge. 



Hen.~1, Mra Bentley. Upper Teddington. 2, C. >irigwick. 3, E. Winwood. he, 



Henry Lingwood. c, O. I-'reemantle, Goaberton. Spalding 

 CocHis-CHi.vl (Any other variety).— Coc/: —1, R. S S. Woodeate. Pembnry, 



Tnnbridge Wells, '.i. C. Bidewick. 3, T Aspden, ''hnrch he, J. Bloodworth, 



Bay'a Hill, Cheltenham. Hen. -1, T. M. Derry, Gedney. 2. C. Bloodworth. 



Cheltenham. 3, J. A. sleep, liingslaod, London, he, C. bidgwick ; T. Aspden. 



c, J. Bloodworth. 

 BRAHMAa (Dark). — Cocfc. — Extra, Horace Lingwood. Greeting, N-^cdham 



Market. '2, W. R, Garner, Oyke, near Bourn. 3, P.ev. K. L. Siory, Lookington 



Vicarage, Derby. Hcn.—i and 3. Rev. T. C. Peake. HaUaton Rectory, Uppingham. 



2, Horace Lingwood. he. .J. Harvey, juu , Thanuingtou, Cauterbury : E Lautotir, 

 Hexton, .Ampihili; E. Pritchard, Tettenhali, Wolverhampton, c, G, W. Petter, 

 Streatham Grove. Norwood. 



BRAHMAa (Light).— Cocfc,—l, G. W. Petter. 2, R. E. HorBfall, Graaaendale 

 Priory, Liverpool. 3, Mrs. Pcet, Scarnbrook. lie, P. Hiinea, Palgrave. Diss. 

 Hen.—l, Mra, Peet, 2, G. W. Petter. 3. .f. Bloodworth. he, Horace Lingwood ; 

 P. Hainea; J. Bloodworth; J. T. Hincka. c, W. fl. Garnish, Avenue Road, 

 Acton. 



Hambueghs (Gold or Pilver-apangled).—C9cfc.— Extra, H. Beldon, Goitstock, 

 Bingley. 2, J. Gee. 3, W. K. Tickner, Tpawich. Heri~\, T. & ^. Fawcett, 

 Baildon. 2, H. Beldon. 3, J. Ward, Bardon Hill, Afehby-de-la-Zouch. /tc, W.T. 

 Lindsey, Great Yarmouth. 



Hambueghs (Gold or Silver-penciUed).— Coc/f.—l, H Beldon. 2, C.J. N. Row, 

 Melford. 3, C. W. Gibbs, >utton Bndge. /w, T. & W. Fawcett. Sere.- 1 and 



3, H. Beldon, Goitstock, Bingley. 2, A. F. Faulkner, he, W. K. Tickner; N. 

 bmallpage, Colne. 



Game (Black Red).— Cocfc.— Extra, H. Beldon. 2, S. Matthew, Stowmarbet. 

 3, G. H. Fiti-Herbert. Sevenoaks. Hen.—l, G. H. Fitz-Herbert. 2, S. Matthew. 

 3, B. Mollet. 



GAaie (Black Red, any variety).— Cocfc.—l. J Cock. St. John's. Worceater. 2, 

 H. BeldOD 3, H. E. Martin, Sculthorpe. he, J. NelSDn, Cockahaw, Hexham; 

 F. H. Wright. Ben.— I, ■}. .N'elaon. 2, S. Matthew. 3, H. Beldon. c, W. Kirby, 

 Hnggleacote, Ashby-de-la Zouch. 



Spanish —Coc?:.— 1, H. Beidon. 2, J, Laming, Broughton, Pi-eston. 3, W. 

 Nottage, Northampton. He;i.— Extra, J. Laming. 2, W. Woodhouse, King's 

 Lynn. 3, Mrs. Tonkin, he, W. Nottage. 



French.- Cocfc.— I, W. Cutlack, jun., Littleport (Creve-Coeur). 2, W. Dring, 

 Faversham (Houdan). 3, G. W Hibbert, Godley, Hyde, ilen.- 1, G. W. Hibbert. 

 2, W. Cutlack, Jan. (Houdan). 3, E. Lautour (Creve-roeur). 



PoLANDa.- GocA:.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, G. VV- Bnothbv. Loath. Hen.—l, H. Beldon. 



2, G. W. Boothby. 3. O. E. Creaawell. he, T. C. .N'ewbitt, Epworth. 



Any other Dibtinct VAEiExr — Coc?;.— 1, H. Beldon. 2. A. J. Sharp. Spalding. 



3. R. S. S. Woodgate. Hen.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, R. S. S. Woodgate. 3, VV. Cutlack, 

 Jan. /ic, T. L. Naah. Sproughton. 



BANTAiia (Game, Black-breaatel Red).— Cocfc.— T5xtra, W. F. Addie, Fiaher- 

 gate. Preston. .;, J. Nelson. 3 Wells fiiSherwin. hc.J.Nelaon: W. F. Entwiale, 

 Bradford. Ben.— I, W. F. Addie. 2, J. Nelson. 3, W. F. Entwiale. he, W. F. 

 Entwiale; J. Nelson. 



Bantams (Game, any other variety) —Goelc.—\, J. Nelaon. 2, T. Barker, Hill 

 Eui, Burnley. 8, VV. F. Entwiale. fee, J. Nelaon; W. F Entwiale. Hen.—l, G. 

 Evana, Worcester. 2 and fee, W. F. Entwiale. 3, J. Nelaon. c, W. F. Entwisle ; 

 W. Murray, Hexham. 



Bantams (Black).— Extra, H. Beldon. 2, J. Mayo. 3, R. H. Ashton, Mottram. 

 fee, iVlrs. G. Clarke. Long Sutton. 



Bantams (iny other variety).—!, W. Stringtield, Lowestoft (Gold-laced). 

 2, M. Leno, Markyate Street (Laced). 3, G. Vincent, Upper Hellesdon, Norwich 

 (White). 



Ducks (Rouen).— Extra, W. H. Rohson.Reepham. 2, J. Gee. 3, T. M.Den^. 

 fee, J. Newton ; W. Bigott, jun , Rye Hill, Uiceby Junction (2) ; J. Nelaon ; W. 

 H. Robson. 



Ducks i Aylesbury).— 1, T. P. Carver. Langthoroe. 2. Miaa M. C. Campain, 

 Deeping, s, T. Sear. St. Nicholaa, Spalding, he, W. Stonehouae. Whitby. 

 DucK< (.Any other variety) —Extra and 2, M. Leno. 3, T. L. Naah. 

 Pheasants. — 1 aad 2, M. Leno. 



Ornamental Bikds.- 1 and 3, G. Howea. L'lng Sutton (Rosella Parrot and 

 Lincoln Cockatoo). 2 and fee, W, Jakes, Fleet, Wisbech (Rose Galarr Parrots 

 and Major Mitchell Cockatoo.) 



TuRKEys.—Cocfc.— Extra, Mrs. E. B. Bettinson, Gedney. 2, Miss Jordan, 

 Driffield. 3. Rev. N.J. Ridley, Hollington House, Newbury. Hen.— 1, Rev. N.J. 

 Ridley. 2, Mra. E, B. Betlinson. 

 Geese.— Gandcr.—l, T. M. Derry. Goojic— 1. T M. Derry. 

 Selling Classes. — c'oefc —Extra and 2, J. Franklyn, Terriugton, Lynn 

 (Partridge Cochins). 3, J. Laming, fee. G. W. Petter (Brahma); Miss H. J. 

 Maples, Spalding (Light Brahma) ; T. M. Derry. Hens.— 1, Mrs. Peet (Light 

 Brahma). 2, Miaa E. M Maples (Light Brah.ua). 3, A. Cole, Long Sution 

 (Cochio). fee. F. Cleaver (Light Brahma) ; C. G. Cave, Spalding ; A. Cole (Cochin) ; 

 Mrs. G. Clarke (Dorking) ; Miaa T. M. Lowe, Wisbech (Brahma). 



