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JOURNAL OF HOKTICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



[ December 81, 1874. 



Game Basi A-as.—Broirn-hreastPd Reds.— Cock. — I J. R. Fletcher, Stone 

 clough. 2. T. Barker, Burnley. Hen OT Pullet.— 1, J. R. Fleicher. 2, J-Ander- 

 BOD, Blairpowrie. 



Game Bantams.— Ducfcu'inps.—Cocfc.—l, W. Baakerrille. 2. F. C. Newbitt, 

 Epwtirth. liotheiham. Hen or Pullet.— 1, J. Smith. 2, J. R. Fletcher. 



Gamk Bantams.— -dny other variety.— Cock —1, Mrs. E. Newbilt. 2, G. F. 

 Ward, Wrenburv. Cheehirp. Hen or Pullet.~l. R. Brownlie. 



BANTAM3.— ir/u(c, CleaTuUffged.-l, H. Beldon, Black, CUan-Uggcd.—l, J. 

 Earnnhaw. 



Anv Vabiety.— l.M. Leno. 2, J. Walker. 

 PIGEONS. 



Pouters.— BZue or Bed.— Cock.— 1, H. Pratt, Bradford. Hen.— I, F. Greeham, 

 Shefford- Any colour excejd Blue or Jied.—Cock.—l, H. Pratt. Hen— 1, Mrs. 

 Ladd. BJack—Cock.—l, H. Yardiey. Beji.—1. H. Yardley. Dun.— Cock.— I, E. 

 Horner. Brn.—\. E. Fulton. Any colour except Black or Dun.— Cock.— \, t.. 

 C. Stretch. Hen.—\, E. Horner. Young.— Cock or Hen.—l, R. Fulton. 



DRAGoosA^Yellou-.-Cock or HtH.— 1, W. Hill. Bine.- Cock or Hen.—l. F. 

 Graham, Silver —Cock or fl^n.— 1, F. Oraham. Any other colour.— Cock or 

 Ben.—l, A. Be8wick. ^ , . ^ , 



Antwekps. -&ftorf/accd.— Cock or Hen.—l. E. Horner. Long-faced.— Cock 

 or H^n.—l, J. Wrifcht. Red or Yellow.-Cock or Hen.— 1, J. Thompson. Any 

 other colour.— Cock or Hen.— 1, \i. Fnlton. 



BkBBs.— Cock or Hen.—l, W. Harvey. Young.— 1, Major Cryer. 



Fantailb — ir/iiVc— Cocfc or fl'ji.— i, J, F. Loversidge. Any colour except 

 White.— Cock or Een.—l, H. C. Bowman. 



TvTiiBLTRS.— Almond.— Cock or Hen.—l, H. Yardley. Beards or Balds -Cock 

 or Hen.-l. W. Wuodhoufie. Any variety not before named.— Cock or Hen.— 

 I, A. & W. H. Silvester. Flying Long faced Beardi.—Cock or Hen.—l, W. Hill. 

 Long faced Balds.— Cock or Hcn.—l^J. Watts. Long-faced Mottles.— Cock or 

 Een.—1,3. G. Orr. 



Nuns.— Cocfc or Hen.—^, W. Croft. 



Magpies.— Corfc or Hew. —l.M. Ord. 



TuHBiTS.-Ji'fd or Yellow.-Cock or Hen.—l, W. Croft,' Any colour excejit 

 Bed or Yellow.-Cock or Hen.—l, W. Croft. 



SwALLriwH.-CocA- or Hen.-l, E. Horner. 



Abchanoelb.— Corfc or Hen.—l, R. Willkinson. 



Q\fh^.—Engluh, Blue.— Cock or Hen.~\, T. W. Tovrason. Any colour except 

 Blue.— Cock or Hen.—l, T. W. Townaon. Foieign.—Cock or Hen.— I, T. W. 

 T .wnson. 



Runts.— Cocfc or Hen.—l, T. D. Green. 



Trumpeters.— Cocfe or Hen.—l, J. Holden. 



Any othbb Variety.— 1, M. Ord. 



HECKMONDWIKE POULTRY SHOW. 



The 'Wool 'Warehouse, very kindly lent by Mr. J. Batley, jnn., 

 of Heckmondwike, is an excellent place for a ehow of the ex- 

 tent of the cue above named, the light being good and equal, 

 and at the one held on Saturday last the birds were weU placed 

 in pens of the Committee's own construction. The Society is 

 an old one, and mainly constituted of very old fanciers who 

 were in the fore part of the very commencement of the move- 

 ment; but the schedule of prizes offered does not keep pace 

 with the times, otherwise, and supposing a really good one were 

 ofiered, there is little doubt but that they would receive a very 

 marked amount of public support and confidence. 



This may be almost called the Game Show of West Yorkshire, 

 for here, year after year, the most skilled breeders of this part 

 have tried their steel ; but in this case we noted a marked 

 falling-off in both numbers and quality of Game birds, and there 

 were none we would notice particularly, except the first-prize 

 Duckwings, which were adult birds of grand quality, and the 

 three pens of noticed Piles, the first of which were Willow- 

 legged chickens well shown; second, adult Willow-legged birds 

 of grand colour, but out of condition ; the highly-commended 

 pen containing a raw recruit in the shape of a yellow-legged 

 chicken, which must make its mark in the fancy with a few 

 more mouths of age upon him. Cochiiis were a most excellent 

 class. Buffs first, and Whites second, and every pen noticed. 

 Brahmas good, with old first and young second, both Dark. 

 Eamhurghs were, however, poor, but the Spanish good, adult 

 birds winning. In single cocks of any variety the first was a 

 grand old Brahma, and second Brown Red Game ; and in hens 

 a magnificent Silver Poland was first and Spanish second. In 

 Bantams, Game, the class was unusually good, and the winners 

 very neat, stylish, and perfect ; the first cockerel a little short 

 in bar ; but the second, though grand in colour, heavy in hackle. 

 In the next class Piles won, and they were quite up to the 

 mark. Black Bantams were very good in head, but wanting in 

 style, and longer in leg than is desirable, and other varieties a 

 failure. 



Of Pigeons there was a fair lot, but the pens were far too 

 small. In Carriers, except the first, there was nothing of 

 interest. Antwerps very good, as also the Owls, where foreign 

 Whites were first and Silver English second. Dragoons a fair 

 lot also; the first Silvers gems, but the second, though the 

 prize was awarded, had the appearance of cocks. In Fantails 

 the winners were very good ; and in Barbs we noticed a pen of 

 Blacks in first position, which must be of great use to their 

 owner. There was a class for common or Dovehouse Pigeons, 

 which, by the way, ought never, in this day of high culture, to 

 be left out, as they tend so much to set off the great difference 

 of the varieties of Pigeons. In the Variety class the first were 

 Pigmy Pouters, second Black Swallows, and third Spangled Ice, 

 this being a very good class. 



The Canaries were in a very good position, and looked well, 

 the great feature being the Yorkshire varieties of plain and 

 marked birds, which are truly grand birds for the show-cage ; 

 as also the Manchester Eabbits were very good entries. We 

 did not get the lengths of the Lops, but they seemed to be 

 pretty well placed. In the next three classes Bradford carried 



five of the six prizes off with some very capital Kabbits, Angora 

 winning the prizes in the Variety class. 



GAUK.—Blwk-hreastfd.—l and he, H. Walker, GomerBal. 2, "W. JaKRer, Hor* 

 bury Bridge, v'ic, E. Jagger, fapiuKweU, Di;\vsbury, Erown Jifd.— 1,A- Sogden, 

 RwiDley, Ciecltheaton. Si, S. & W. Sbeard, Hightown. he, F. H. Wright, Halifax. 

 Duel-wind, Grey and Blue. — 1, H. C. MaBon, BirstaU. 2, Strinjieri Hemingway, 

 Eccleblield. Any other variety.—l, K. "WaUier, Gomersal. 2, VV J. Maeon 

 Driyhlingtun. vhe, H C. Mafeou. 



CocuiN Chinas —1, W. Mitcbell, Bixkenebaw. 2. C. Cair, WilBden, Binpley. 

 vhe, 3. Smith, GUstead. he, E. Pickles, Batley; H.Digby, Acres, Uudderstield; 

 C. Day. Mirfield; Mre. Kay, Girlington. 



Brahma Pootbab.— 1, W. Scbofleld, Sonny Bank, Birkenabaw. 2, .T. W. Stans. 

 field, Habfax. v/ic, T. Walker, Bingley ; Mitchell & beatber, Keighiey. he, C, 

 Carr ; A. Jubnsun, Heckinond\\ike ; J. W. Stantfield; W. Schotield. c, W. 

 Firth. Birkeu&baw. 



Hambukghb. —Goirf and Bilver.spangled.—\, A. Wilman, Dewsbnry Moor. 



2, Stringer i: Hemingway, /tc, E. Clayton, Keighley: W. KeUet, Birstall. Gold 

 and silver peneilUd.—l. C. Carr. 2, J. Smith, he, H. Digby. 



SPANiHH.— Biflcfc.— I, J. Tbreab, Bradford. 2, C. Carr. Ite, E. Jagger. 



Selliso Class —1, R. Walker. 2, W. Kellet. he, H. Digby (2) ; J. Smith ; S. 

 Greenwood. Wilsden Hill. Bingley; C. Carr. 



Any Brekd.— C'OL'fc.— 1, W. hchoaeld. 2, D. Clavton, Bradford, vhc, C. Carr. 

 c, Mrs. Kaye; H Grant, flen.— 1, C. Carr. 2, J. Thresb. v/ic, W. Scbofield. 

 he, H. Grant; R. Walker, c, H. Elswortb, Barrowclouffh Siding, Mirfield; 

 H. Grant. 



Gaue Bantams.— ile(7.—l, J. Sugden, Cleckheaton. 2, G. Noble, StainclifTe. 



3, I. Goodall, Heckmondwike. vne, \V. Smith, Northowrain, Halifax, he, F. 

 Holt, Stainoliffe ; E. Jenninge, Stanmgley, Leeds ; F. Naylor, Heckmondwike. 

 e, A. Wilmore. Any other variety.— 1, G. Noble. 2, F. Holt, he, J. Liater, 

 Heckmondwike ; F. Naylor; W. Smith. 



BiKTiHs.- Blaek.—\, Brown & Horstall. Harding, Bingley. 2, W. Smith. . 

 lie, C. 4: J. Illingworth, Hightown. c, H. Jagger. While or any other variety . 

 — i, C. Carr. 



PIGEONS. 



Caheiers.— 1 and he. Miss M. Seanor, Leeds. 2, B. Eawnsley, Goitstock, 

 Bingley. 



Antweeps —1 and he, B. Rawneley. 2, Miss M. Seanor. vhc, R. Packer, 

 HeckDioDkwilie. e, A. Emsell, Gomersal. 



Tumblers. —1, J. Hawley, Girlington. 2, J. H, Sykes, Huddersfield. he, J. 

 Batley, jun„ Heckmondwike ; B. Rawnaley. 



OwLa.-l, Mis» M. Seanor. 2, J. W. Stanfield. vhe, .7. Tkresh. he, J. Batley, 

 jun. ; B. Rawnsley ; J. Hawley. e, S. Sharp, Heckmondwike ; A, Smith. 



Pooters.— 1, J. Hawley. 2, J. H. Sykea. 



Dragoons.— 1, Mies M. Seanor. 2, B. Rawnsley. fcc, A. Smith ; J. Hawley. 

 c, E. Burnbill, Cleckheat' n (2) 



TuRBiTS —1, B. Rawnsley. 2, J. Hawley. 



Fantails.— 1, J. F. Loversidge, Newark. 2, J. Hawley. e,B. Rawnsley; A. 

 Smith. 



Trumpeters.- 1, J. Hawley. 2, B. Rawnsley. e, J. H. Sykes. 

 CANARIES. 



Lizards.— Go?ti ot Silver-spangled. — l and 2, L. Belk. Boothroyd. 



YoEHsHiRE.— i'eiioir or Bujff.—l, H. ElUson, Batley Carr. 2, J. Horn, Armley. 

 he. L. Belk. 



Goldfinch VlTjLE.—Eventy-marJced Tellow or Bujf.—l and he, L. Belk. 2, 

 Overend & Spedding, Ravenathorpe. 



Crested— 1 and 2, L. Belk. he, W. Whitaker, Dewsbury. 



Cinnamon —1 and he, h. Belk. 2, Overend ii Spcddmg. Evenly-marked, 

 Yellow or Buff— I and 2 L. Belk. 



Goldfinch,— 1, L. Belk. 2, J. Horn. 



Any other Variety.— 1 and 2, L. Belk. he, Overend & Speddifig. 

 RABBITS. 



Lop-eabed.— .9e'/foIoKr.— Biicfc or Doe.—\, J. M. Mander, Wakefield. 2, T. 

 and E. J. Fell, Blackburn, lie, S. & W. sheard. Broken Colour.— I, (i. S. Burton, 

 Leeds. 2, L. E, <: W. Miller. Bradford. 



HIMALAYA.V.— I;uck or iJoe.—l,S. Ball, Bradford. 2, J. Gelder, Bradford, he, 

 G. S. Burton. „ _ 



Silver-Haie.— Buck or flof.-l, S. Ball. 2, H. R. Glew, Wakefield, c, H. B. 

 Glew ; S. BaU. , ^ . 



Any other Variety —Uucfc or Doe.—l, S. Ball. 2, G. C. Button, he, A. 

 Atkinson, Huddersfield. ,_ . ^ 



Common.— Bucfc or Doc— 1, A. Atkinson. 2, H. Senior, Stainclifre. he, J. C. 

 Brook, Heckmondwike. 



Judges. — Poultry: Mr. W. Cannan, Bradford. Pigeons : Mr. 

 E. Hutton, Pudsey. Babbits and Canaries: Mr. J. Beanmont, 

 Dewsbury. 



SELKIRKSHIBE POULTEY SHOW. 



The twelfth annual Show was held in the Volunteer Hall at 

 Selkirk on the 22ud and 23rd inst. The pens used were of wood 

 with wire fronts, the whole front composing a door, which made 

 the birds very easy to examine, and the arrangements were very 

 good and well carried out. The list of prizes are just a bare 

 offer of money, with no champion cup or other inducement to- 

 the more ambitious of exhibitors, and yet the entries were very 

 good, many EugUsh breeders trying their skiU against their 

 Scotch friends. 



In Game, single cocks, a terrible old firefly of a Black Hed, 

 which it is quite dangerous to handle, secured first position; 

 the second, a yellow-legged Pile, was a gem ; the third also Black 

 Red. In cock and hen Mr. Hanley won with a magnificent 

 pair of Brown Reds. The second and third were Black Reds ; 

 but in the next class Mr. Nelson made compensation to himself 

 by taking first position with a splendid pair of Brown Reds. 

 The second and third here also Black Reds. Old Dorkings were 

 a good lot. Dark Greys winning the prizes, that variety also 

 coming to the front in chickens, with Silvers second and third. 

 These were good classes. CocJiins were very good; first and 

 second Buffs, and third Whites. Brahmas were only good as re- 

 gards the winners, the first old, and second young. The cockerel 

 in the latter was a grandly marked bird. The prizes for chickens 

 of the large varieties were won by Cochins and Brahmas by a 

 Company termed the Selkirk Poultry Company, who are deter- 

 mined to try the production of eggs and table poultry fairly as to 

 its remunerativeness ; and let this prove as it may, there is little 

 doubt but that if they can succeed in producing a few such pens 

 as these as well, the balance will be on the right side of the 

 ledger. Mamburghs, Gold-pencils a good lot, as also the Gold- 



