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JOUilNAIj OF HOilTIGULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAKDENER. 



[ December 3, 1874. 



TcBDiTS (Any other colour).—!, O. South. 2, R Falton. vhc, H. Yardley. 



OwLB (FortignJ.— 1 and t'^ic, J. J. Sparrow, London, 2 and he, F. Brannd, 

 Bideford. 



Owls (EngliBh).-!, J. Watts. 2, S. Shaw. hc,W.Tedd. c, R. Falton. 



DBAaouNM(Biue).— Cud, R. Woods. Mansfield. 2 and 3, W. G-amon, Chester. 

 vlic, C. E. Chavasse. lie. J Watta ; O. ISonth, London; H. Yardley; W. H. 

 Mitchell, Moselev. Birmmi:ham (.!) : R. Woods; F. Graham, Birlienhead ; W. 

 Gami.n. c, W. Kili-. Idle, Leeds; R Woods. 



DEiGooNS (Red or Yellow).—! and 2. F. tiraham. 3. G. South, vhc, R. Woods. 

 he, R. Woods; F. Graham (a) c, R. Woods ; G. South. 



Dragoons (Silver) —1, G. South. 2, W. Gamon. 3. W. Bishop, Dorchester. 

 he. H. Yardley; F. Graham; W. Gamon; W. B.Tegetmeier, Finchley, London; 

 W. Bishop. c.H. Yardley. 



Dragoons (Any other colour).— I, W. B. Mapplebeck, jun. 3, W. Bishop 

 S, he, and c, F. Graham. 



Antweepb (Silver Dun).— 1, C F. Copeman, BinniuGham. 2, W. Gamon. 3, H. 

 Yardley. he, W. Slater; W. Gamon (2); W. Van Wart, Birmingham. 



A.sTWERP9(Blne).— 1, W. Gamon. 1', H. Yardley. 3, J. W. Ludlow. hc.W. 

 Vsn ^'art ■ \V Slatsr 



ANTWERPsfRed chequered).— 1,2, and 3. W.Gamon. c,W.Ellis; W. Slater. 



A.NTWERP8 (Blue Cliequered).—!, W. Gamon. 2 and 3, J. W. Ludlow, /tc, W. 

 Gamun; H. Yardley. 



ANTU'EkPs (Uoming).— Cup and 3, W. Ellis. 2, J. J. Sparrow, lie, H. Yardley ; 

 W. ElJia {■!) ; J J. Sparrow, c W. B. Tegetmeier. 



Any other Variety.-I. J. W. Ludlow ; W. Harvey. 2. H. Yardley ; J. W. 

 Ludlow. 3, W. B MapDlebeck, jim. ; H. Yardley. he, ft. Fulton ; J. W. Ludlow. 

 c, W. B. Mapplebeck, jun , H. Yardley (3) ; J. W. Ludlow. 



Judges. — Poultry ; Mr. J. Baily, Mount Street, Grosvenor 

 Square, London, Classes 11 to 24, 39 to 52, 69 to 71. Mr. J. 

 Dixon, North Park, Clayton, Bradford, Clasaes 53 to 63, 98, 99, 

 105 to 111. Mr. E. Hewitt, Eden Cottage, Sparkbrook, Bir- 

 mingham, Classes 25 to 38, 88 to 91, 100 to 104. Mr. W. H. 

 Lane, New Street, Birmingham, Classes 76 to 79, 93 to 97. 

 Mr. B. Lowe, Comberford, Tamworth, Classes 80 to 87. Mr. 

 J. H. Smith, Skelton Grange, York, Classes 72 to 75, 92. Mr. 

 B. Teebay, Fulwood, Preston, Classes 1 to 10. Pigeons : Mr. 

 H. Child, Brunswick Bead, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Classes 

 129, 149 to 157. Mr. F. Esquilant, 4, Effra Road, Brixton, 

 London, Classes 112 to 128, 130 to 135. Mr. Harrison Weir, 

 9, Lyndhurst Road, Peckham, Loudon, Classes 136 to 148, 158. 



CHIPPENHAM POULTEY SHOW. 



" Sometimes there are clouds of gloom. 

 But these are transient all. 

 If the shower will make the Rosea bloom, 

 Oh, why lament its fall ?" 



But as on Thursday, November 26th, 1874, after the week's 

 frosts, incessant rain for a month will not make the roses bloom 

 again this year, one must confess we did lament its fall, 

 especially as it fell and brought with it snow, and sleet, and 

 mist. It was not in the pleasantest of tempers that we entered 

 the Poultry Show, and we did not find much there to raise the 

 spirits. Some of the birds were very good, but the arrangements 

 were wretched. When we left late in the afternoon there was not 

 a catalogue ready, though we walked to the printers ourselves 

 and tried to obtain one ; and as for the pens, the least said of them 

 the better — mere empty boxes, tea-chest-looking affairs, with 

 wire nailed on the fronts. Surely next year the Committee will 

 send to Southampton and see what Mr. Billett can do for them. 

 The greater part of the birds, too, were in a very cold place, and 

 looked at times quite miserable, but then the day was most de- 

 pressing, and being a small Show we must not be too critical. 

 We hope, however, next year to find some improvements. Mr. 

 Hodson judged, and his awards gave great satisfaction. We 

 feel sure he must have had some difficulty, for some of the pens 

 were in perfectly inaccessible dark corners, and the pens did 

 not go on smoothly, but up and down three tiers, and so some 

 birds in a class were on the dark floor, and others in a high 

 position and good light. 



Dorkings came first. The first and second were two good 

 pens of coloured birds in fine condition, and certainly above the 

 average quality ; third highly commended (Pope), a large pen 

 of Whites, but cock loose in comb and bad colour in wings ; 

 7 (Orledge), a fair pullet. Spatiish made up quite a smait class. 

 The first-prize pen had a beautiful old cock and a hen with a 

 capital face. The second-prize pen was a good pair also, as were 

 Mrs. Bartrum's two pens 10 and 11. Game had two classes; 

 the Reds were the best, the winning pens being two smart pens, 

 and nicely shown. 17 (Stagg), a good hen of fine shape. Cochins 

 were fourteen pens. The first prize went to old Whites, the hen 

 rather small and with a shade of colour on her breast. The 

 cook was the bird third at the Palace ; he is good in colour, but 

 has a poor comb and seems weak in the legs. The third went 

 to nice Partridge chickens. 37 (Pearson) had a large lemon 

 cock, but a poor hen. -14 (Holmes), a good-shaped White hen, 

 but poor in comb, and the cockerel with her yellow. Brahmas 

 were in one class, and they mustered thirty-one pens. The first 

 went to a nice showy pen of Lights, which had the good luck 

 to be in a high pen and in good light. The third went to fair 

 Darks. 53 (Scammell), a nice-shaped Light cockerel with a bad 

 comb. 75, Highly commended (Magga), a nice pen. We were 

 really much pleased with the Hamhiirghs, one seldom sees so 

 good a lot at the southern agricultural shows. In Spaugled the 

 first were very good in comb and lobe, and a bargain at catalogue 

 price of '.£2 2s. Second also good and cheap. 90 (Orledge) a good 

 cockerel. In the Pencilled, 91 (Carr), the first-prize cockerel was 



a very good bird, and won well; second also a nice pen of 

 Golds. Polands only had three pens, but we think the first 

 was almost the best pen in the Show of any breed. They were 

 very beautiful Silvers, the cock with a wonderfully fine crest, 

 and the hen well marked. Second very poor White-crested 

 Blacks. Game Bantams were only middling. Black Reds first 

 and Duckwings second ; we liked the latter pen best, they were 

 of the best colour. 109 (Wingfield & Andrews), a very fair 

 13en. In the Variety Bantam class Gold-laced won first, a rather 

 nicely marked pair. Second Blacks, a little coarse. 110 (Law), 

 a nice pair of White Frizzled. The Variety class was a large 

 one, but principally a poor lot. The first went to an exceedingly 

 fine pair of Malays in very good feather ; the second to a nica 

 pair of Groves, though the hen was rather brown in crest. 12G 

 (Fry), a very fair pair of Andalusians, the cockerel with a good 

 comb, and his shape very good. In the Cross-breeds a large pair 

 of Brahma Dorkings were first. They were nearly thorough 

 Brahmas, and seemed a large and useful pair of birds. 



Turkeys and Geese were very good ; the first-prize pen of the 

 latter went to a pair of Mottled, very fine and heavy. 



Rouen Ducks did not seem a grand lot, the first-prize pen 

 easily ahead. The winning Aylesburys were large and good, 

 but their pens were so small they did not show to advantage. 

 !n the Variety Duck class Blacks won the prizes. We liked the 

 Duck in the first-prize pen very much, and we admired the 

 drake in 177 (Stagg). The second pen was not so good as two or 

 three of the highly commended ones, they were bo very large, 

 though good in colour and head. 



In the Game-cock sweepstakes there were only two pens, both 

 Mr. Stagg's, so he won back for his prizes his own entry fees, 

 minus Is. per pen, and gained in addition the additional botmty 

 of X'l given by the Society. We furnish a complete list of 

 awards below. 



Dorkings.— 1, 2, and he, J. Pope, Corsley, Warminster, c, J, Orledge, Chip- 

 penham. 



Spanish.—!, J. R. Rodbard. Wrington. 2, Mrs. Tonkin, Bristol, lie, Mrs. J. 

 K. Bartrum, CbippeDharii (2). 



Gams. —Biacfc-breasierf and other Beda.—l and he, W. H. Stagg. Netherayon. 

 2, E. F Woodman, Cireuceeter. c, J, Dimmock, Bowood. Any other variety, 

 —1 and he, F. Baily, Calne. 2, G. Hanks. Malmesbury. 



Cochins.— 1, J. Turner, West Hayes, Bath. 2, Hon. Mrs. Sni^den, Wells, 

 Somerset, he. Rev. C. R. J. Pearson, Buckland, Durham ; Mrs. Tonkin ; Mrs. 

 J. T. Hnlmes. Bath, e, Hon. Mrs. Sagden; Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe; 

 H Haddrell, Calne. 



Behiimas —1, Mrs. J. T. Holmes. 2. H. Haddrell. ftc, J. S. Maggs, Tetbury. 

 c, W. K. Smith, Bath; J. R. Rodbard; H. Haddrell. 



HiUHCRGHs.— O'oiti or Silver-ai)angled.—\, C. Topp. 2,T. Reeves, jun., Brat. 

 ton. he, H. H. Thompson, ColeshUl; J. Ojledge. Gold or Silver pencilled.— 

 I, J. Carr, Swansea. iJ, J. Ackerman, Witney, Oxon. ^c,T. Reeves, jun. c, J, 

 Orledge. 



Polands.— 1, J. Hinton, Warminster. ?, Hon. Mrs. Sugden. 



Bantams.— Game. -1, E. C. Philips. Brecon. 2, G. S. Samsbury, Devizes, he, 

 G. Hanks; Wiugfield & Andrews, Worcester. Any other variety.— \, R. W. 

 Marliii, Bath. 2, B. F. Parrott, Henbury. he. Rev. R. V. Law, christian MaUord, 

 c, Rev. R. V. Law; B. F. Parrott; J. S. Maggs. 



Any other Distinct Breed.— 1, J. Hinton, Warminster. 2, J. H. Ward. 

 Garsnge, Dorset, he, G. Moule, Melksham; J. C. Fry, Marohfield; R, W. 

 Martin, e. J. Pope ; M. H. Sturt, Pcwsey. 



Cross Breeds.— 1, J. S. Maggs. 2. A. Gregory, Chippenham. 



TcKKEVS. — 1, Miss J. Milward. 2, N. M. Brown, Langley Fitzurse. he, I. 

 Smith, Chippenham, e, R. Spaokman, Broughton GiCTord. 



Geese.- 1, A. Spackman. 2 and e, G. Hanks. 



Ducks. — iioutn. — l, Rev. E. Handley, Battonsborough. 2, J. S. Ma^gs. 

 Aylesbury.— I, J. S. Maggs. 2, G. HanUs. Any other variety.— I, Q,S, Sams. 

 bury. 2, G Hanks, he, G. Hanks : H. Brown. Monkton, Swindon. 



Sweepstakes for Game Cock. — 1 and 2, W. H. Stagg, Netheravon. 



Judge. — Bev. F. G. Hodson. 



DUMFRIES AND MAXWELLTOWN POULTEY 

 SHOW. 



By far the largest and best Show ever held at Dumfries came 

 off on November 27th and 28th, and not alone were the entries 

 large, but the quality showed a marked progress upon all 

 previous Shows. The Mechanics' Hall is a building well adapted 

 for the purpose ; and while it is far from prepossessing outwardly, 

 the interior is handsomely decorated, and on this occasion 

 ornamented with foliage plants. The pens in which the poultry 

 were shown were of wood with wire fronts, the only fault being 

 that they were rather small for the lar^e varieties, and the 

 examination of these was consequently rather difficult. 



First on the list were the Dorkings (mostly Sliver- Greys), and 

 we can congratulate the owners upon the possession of some 

 capital birds in both old and young, the colour, size, and style 

 being in all respects correct. Spanish were a moderate lot, with 

 the exception of the winners; but these were good in both young 

 and old, the latter winning the medal. Cochins any age were 

 first and second old, and third youug, all good in colour except 

 the second, the cockerel. In young some of the best birds were 

 badly matched. Cinnamon cocks being mated to Buff pullets iu 

 some cases, but the winners were well matched and good_ in 

 colour. Brahmas in both sections were grand, Dark winning 

 first, second, and medal, and a nice pen of Light ones third, 

 the medal pen being uncommonly good iu shape and foot-feather- 

 ing. The youug birds were a large class and mostly noticed, 

 the first, a neat and perfect pen, were not the largest ; second 

 large, but scarcely so forward ; the third-prize cockerel looked 

 older and more worn, but the pullet was most exquisitely pen- 



