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JOURNAL OP flORTlClfLTORE AND COTTAGiE GARDENER. 



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nice clearly marked good-combed bird. 1566 (Ellis) a good 

 pullet. 



Black Hamburghs made two very beautiful classes. The first 

 cock was gorgeous in colour, and in all points as perfect as any 

 bird we ever saw. Second, too, a smart bird, with a great deal 

 of style. Third was good in colour, but he carried himself 

 badly. 1.J85 (Serjeantsou) wo preferred, or even 1588 (Bcldou). 

 The hens were very excellent, as a lot we thought thoni as 

 perfect as we ever saw a class. We liked the second and third 

 quite as well as the first, but they were three well-shown good 

 birds, and it was a close thing between them. l-VJO (Gutl.ick) 

 good in shapa and colour; 1595 (Gladstone) a smart bird, and so 

 was liiUG (Marlor). 



Spanish came to the front much better than we expected- 

 We have seen these classes so badly filled of late that it was 

 quite pleasant to see close on seventy birds, and all of very good 

 quality. Mr. Beldon took the cup with a good bird — fiue in face, 

 and good iu comb. We liked the third as well as the second ; 

 he will beat him in a week or two when he has his plumage 

 bettor. 1209 (Rodbard), a bird of quality, but not well shown. 

 Tho winning hens were very tine. The first was good, and will 

 bo better yet. Second good also, but wants time. Third in the 

 best condition of the lot, but lacking the genuine quality of the 

 first. Highly commended 1222 (Jackson), a good hen. Mr. 

 Darby's pen was empty. The cockerels were au admirable 

 class. Miss Browne won cup and second with two beautiful 

 chickens. Third had a fiue smooth face, and was iu good 

 plumage. 1227 (Jones) a nice cockerel, and will come to the 

 frout yet. 1240, very highly commended (Browne), a very fine 

 bird with a large face. The pullets were fifteen in number. 

 The first-prize bird was beautifully showu, and had a capital 

 face and comb. The second was a lovely bird, well got up ; her 

 face was large, and her comb iu good show order. Third had 

 much quality, but looked untidy. 12G6 (Browne) very good, also 

 125G (Parker) had a good face, and will make a fine hen. 



M.iLAVs came nineteen pens strong. We will do a little sum 

 here <i la Mr. Hinton. Nineteen seven-and-sixpences make 

 £1 2s. G(l., and as we are told a cup was provided for this class 

 by a few breeders, we may naturally imagine the Malays have 

 paid well this time, and so having done we hope next year to 

 see two classes for Malays, and one of them for the White 

 variety, just as an experiment, for most certainly the White pen 

 which won this year is a very gr,and one. We admired the 

 second cock immensely; his colour is very rich, and he is a 

 Malay all over. Mr. Hinton must give him a better lady com- 

 panion next time, and Ihey will do then, though we do not at all 

 wish to despise the fair one on this occasion — far from it. We 

 ■would like to see the second cock and the third hen together; 

 they would make a grand pair. The third cockerel was iu very 

 good feather. They were three good pens, but we think we 

 should have made a sandwich, and put the White between the 

 Browns! lOOli (Booth) very good indeed, so was 1891 (Eliot) ; in 

 fact there were lots of good pens, and it evidently shows us that 

 it is all humbug saying Malays are so few and far between. 

 They are like Silkies and Leghorns, and are those kinds of 

 breeds that only want classes to bring them out, and we do 

 think it too bad of committees never to give these breeds 

 classes unless they have the greater part of the prize money pro- 

 vided for them. 



The fourteen classes of Game brought close on 230 pens ; we 

 Uunk there should have been more, considering the value of the 

 priae money given. Black lied cocks cama first. Mr. Mathews 

 took both first and second with two very good birds of grand 

 style and colour. The second failed in one eye — his only blemish. 

 Third was of good colour, but in not Al trim. 1G15 (Field) wants 

 more time, and he wUl make a grand cock. IGIO (Pope) vna a 

 smart stylish bird. ICOD and IGIJ (.Vykroyd and Forsyth), two 

 good birds with a great deal of style, In Black Red cockerels 

 Mr. Mathews again to the front with a grand chicken, and this 

 look the cup, and took it easily. This gentleman also took third 

 with a bird much resembling the cup bird, though not quite so 

 good iu shape. The second was a smart cockerel with a good 

 tail. Fourth a large bird, with rather heavy feathering. 1025 

 and 1G28 (Beck), both good birds. 1636 (Pope), very stylish. In 

 Black Red hens or pullets the first was a good bird with fine 

 shape and of admirable colour. The second and third prizes 

 again went to Stowmarket birds, and two nice birds they were, 

 with little to choose between them, l^ourth was a true Game 

 hen, with good shape and fine colour. 1GG6 (Pope) a good smart 

 bird ! Brown Bed cocks were twenty strong. The cup bird 

 was very grand, and was claimed at £20. Second was also 

 capital in all points. Third also a fine bird. 1G7G and 1G80 

 (Warde), both two good old birds, which want a little time yet. 



In Brown Bed cockerels tho first was large and good ; second 

 a very fair bird; third smart, and bright in colour; fourth a 

 useful bird, but not so good in colour ; highly commended 

 1G91 (Cock) a stylish bird, which will do some winning yet. 

 There were twenty Brown Bed hens or pallets also, and they 

 made a capital class. Mr. WolS won the cup with a hen with 

 au immense deal of style, but there was something in her 



colour we did not oaro for. Second was a grand pullet, and won 

 the cup at Oxford we believe, and we should think was near 

 doing it here. Third went to Mr. Wolff again, and we liked 

 the colour better than we did in his cup bird. l'\nuih was a 

 good chicken all round. We liked 1739 (Osboru) also, and 1717 

 (Chcsters) very much indeed. There were only seven old Duck- 

 wing cocks. The cup bird was very good in colour and hard iu 

 feather ; second splendid in hackle, and good colour also ; third 

 a very nice stylish old bird. 1719 (Mathews) was a bird which 

 in a month we shall expect to see winning. In Duckwing 

 cockerels we liked the second or third quite as well as the first- 

 prize bird, though the hackle of the last named was very fine. 

 1758 (Bell) not very good in colour, but smart in shape and 

 carriage. In the pullet or hen class a beautiful pullet won, but 

 the second ran her closely, being iu better condition. The third 

 was very good in all but feet. There was another pullet or two 

 in the class which wo liked as well as this third-prize bird. 



Piles had two classes, " males and females." In the first of 

 these we liked the second as well as tho winner, taking him all 

 round he looked better. Third was a heavy bird, but good in 

 colour. Highly commended 1796 (Foster), good in carriage and 

 tail. In the next class we thought the winners well placed. 

 The first is very good, so is the second. We believe this was 

 the bird we especially noticed at Tunbridge Wells. Third was 

 a good bird, of nice colour, and very fine in neck and head. The 

 two classes for Black or Brassy-winged only had seven entries 

 between them — hardly encouraging for another year, and here 

 Mr. Montresor owned five of the seven pens. They were not 

 very first-class. We liked the third pullet better than the 

 second, which Wi\s not of the proper colour. In the i5 5s. sale 

 class the first were very good, and fetched a good sum at the 

 auction. The pullet should have been in the list iu the open 

 class, we think. Good Brown Eeds won second. Except these 

 two pens we did not think much of the class, though the pullet 

 in 1818 (Ashley) was a smart bird. 



Ducks. — Atjleshurijs did not muster heavily — only a dozen 

 pens. The cup pair were large, and good in bills and shape. 

 We liked the third-prize pen much more than the second. We 

 were sorry to hear that Mr. Fowler's wonderful drake, which we 

 have so often had cause to mention, got hurt on the road, p.nd 

 was consequently out of it. The fourth were a pretty ijen in 

 shape, but rather tinted in bills. The Boucim made ;rp for the 

 Aylesburys, being very excellent in quality and quantity. Tho 

 first were a fine pen. We fancied we saw them at Oxford with 

 the cup card on them. The second also good, and closely press- 

 ing on the first. Third not so large. We think there was a 

 better pen among the highly-oommeuded ones, of which we 

 especially liked 27S9 (Pope), and 2808 (Dowsott). 



There were twenty-two pens of Black Ducks. This breed 

 (as far as winning is concerned) seems to be in the hands of 

 Messrs. Kelleway and Sainsbury. First the one gets a cup, and 

 then the other. It will be Mr. Sainsbury 'e turn at Birmingham. 

 The cup pen here were certainly the smallest, but we liked the 

 colour of the second and third best. Some day we hope to find 

 the Judges going in for colour before actual size. All the highly- 

 commended pens were good. We must say the Committee did 

 t'aeir best to put them in a good light, and they succeeded. 

 They looked as well as they did at Oxford, and wo shall not 

 easily forget the beautiful light they were in there. 



Ornamental Ducks created quite a sensation. They always 

 go down with the ladies. The first prize went to scai'ce and 

 very beautiful spotted bills. Second to exquisite Mandarins, the 

 Oxford cup pen we believe. Third very beautiful Caroliuas. 

 In this class Bahamas, Carolinas, Cayugas, Mandarins, and 

 Call Ducks, all of wonderful quality, had to rest satisfied with 

 high commend<ation8. Next year, Messrs. Secretaries, to make 

 your Duck department iierfect, you must have a class for Callr. 



Geese and Tukkevs were very fine. We believe they were 

 not weighed. If this was so we think it was a mistake — one of 

 tho only mistakes in this marvellously well-organised, ably-con- 

 ducted Show. In Geese the winning Embdens were very large ; 

 so were the! second Toulouse ; the third were also a magnificent 

 pair of Embdens. The three Turkey classes had some very 

 fine rich coloured birds. Mr. K"n(lrick'3 single birds looked 

 very weighty. In young Turkey cjcks every bird was noticed, 

 as also were five out of the seven hens. 2911 (Kew, not Keir, as 

 in the catalogue) was very monstrous for a hen, and we thought 

 the winning bird a bargain at the catalogue price of i'l 4s. 



This brings us to the end of the Show — a Show which perhaps 

 may never be surpassed. We have done our best to criticise it 

 honestly and fairly. Of course in a show like this some 

 good pens must bo overlooked, but we have tried to do justice 

 tiall. 



The sales were very numerous. Tho cup Dark Brahma pullet 

 was sold for ±'20, as was also Mr. Martin's cup Brown Red Game 

 cock for the same sum. Lady Gwydyr's Buff Cochins in the 

 L'5 5s. class went for t'12 lOs. Mr. Braund's Gold-lacedBantams 

 fetched ill 14s., and Mr. Vander Meersch's Frizzled Bantams 

 were claimed for £10 lO.s. Very many pens changed hands from 

 £5 5s. to i'lO a pen. Mr. Graham had four Pigeons (Dragoons) 



