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JOUENAL OF HOETICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t January 6, 1876. 



Game Bantam cooks. — First a neat Black Ked, bat by no 

 means small. Second a very dirty Pile. Third a Black Eed, 

 deficient in tail. We much admired Mr. Nelson's very highly 

 commended Black Bed. 



There were two Selling classes for Bantams. Sebrights at 

 any moderate price seem always to find purchasers. In cocks 

 first was a Silver-laced bird, a trifle large, but a bargain if sold 

 at anything like the catalogue price. Second an indifferent 

 Black. Third a pretty Black Eed. In hens fair Blacks were 

 first. Black Reds second, and third were Silver Sebrights with 

 buff ground colour. 



Watebfowl. — Only five pens of Aylesbnrys, with all the 

 winners good. The first and second very even in quality. 

 Rouens made a score of pens, good in colour and shape most of 

 them, but the cup pen ahead. Second, also, very good and 

 well made, and not far off the cap pen. Third again a good 

 pen. Mr. Pope and Mr. Parlett had good pens highly " con- 

 demned." Black Ducks were lovely. The prizes were divided 

 among the three cracks. We think it was almost a toss-up 

 which won the cud of the first or second- prize pens, for both 

 were beautiful. Notices were few, for we thought one or two 

 more pens deserved them. What would have won here five 

 years ago would not get a second look from a judge in the pre- 

 sent day, for the colour has been got so beautiful, and the size 

 BO much reduced. Still we doubt if the great exhibitors are 

 wise to monopolise all the prizes at every show ; we fear it will 

 bring bad, not good, fruits. The fancy Ducks were also beauti- 

 ful, and the whole class noticed. It is impossible to criticise, 

 the birds were so even, most of them. Wo never could make 

 out how the winners are selected in such company. 



Gecsc only eight pens, all good. Of these two contained the 

 handsome Chinese of Mr. George. 



Turlit'i/s only six pens. Surely Christmas must have been too 

 much for them. 



PIGEONS. 



The history of Bristol Show resembles that of many a per- 

 severing Englishman. Such a one determines to persevere 

 whatever happens. For some years no success, or succefs out- 

 wardly, but the purse empty. Still he goes on ; he wo'n't give 

 in. Timid friends say, " Yon had better leave off ;" but no ; 

 his answer is, " I will succeed at last," and he does. So of 

 Bristol Show — pecuniary loss for eight years, the favourable 

 turn comes on the ninth, and full success on the tenth. I enter 

 the Hall, and find it, as always, the best place of exhibition 

 out of London that I am acquainted with : the arrangements 

 good, the provision for the Pigeons suitable — a small vessel for 

 food as well as water, which is specially excellent for the heavily 

 wattled Pigeons who cannot see to pick up their food from the 

 floor. I have noticed the temperature of the Hall as being suit- 

 able, and eppecially not being variable. This brings me to say 

 a word about the Birmingham Show. The Pigeons are placed 

 in an atmosphere so intensely hot in the evening that I, enjoy- 

 ing heat of all things, have been obliged to leave the gallery ; 

 then it becomes early in the morning bitterly cold. So long as 

 the Committee insist upon placing the Pigeons where they now 

 place them, so long fanciers should refuse to send their birds, 

 and therefore the Show comes to an end. In a better place it 

 may go on, but, of course, can never be what once it was before 

 the London shows were in existence. I am no exhibitor; I 

 simply write from kindly feeling for the poor birds. No word 

 of condemnation can, happily, be written as regards the Rifle 

 Drill Hall, Bristol. 



The Pigeons numbered about six hundred. Carriers (cocks. 

 Black or Dun). — F'irst-and-cup magnificent in colour and in 

 beak-wattle. The second, in my judgment, not so good as the 

 third. The class, as a whole, superior. Carrier hens. — First a 

 good stout Dun. Carriers any other colour, which means, of 

 course, Blue, the hens better than the cocks, the first of the 

 latter being a wonderful bird. Carriers any colour, bred in 

 1875, brought out as first-and-cnp a thoroughly good-going cock, 

 Dun, and such a Dun, indeed, both as to colour and shape, is 

 one of which its owner, Mr. W. Siddons, may well be proud. 

 Pouters. — These birds are advancing in England, and becoming 

 far more numerous. Mr. BuUen's Black cock first, as it deserved ; 

 there is no doubt of its superiority. A bad-coloured Black, 

 almost a half-blue, but with fine limbs, was second. Third a 

 good Bine. No. 1.555 (Fulton) a bird of excellent colour. Black 

 or Blue hens. — First-and-cup a fine bird, but the crop not 

 globular, but too oblong. Second a charming Blue and much 

 better-shaped crop. Among Any other colour I must notice the 

 first White cock, a very graceful bird, but wants more crop. 

 No. 1570 a good Eed, and 15B9 a nice White. Hens, any other 

 colour. — First a wonderful bird if in fair condition. Second Mrs. 

 Ladd's graceful White, but wants crop. Third a good Yellow 

 hen. The Almond Tumblers good claeses, both cocks and hens, 

 and colour richer than formerly. Shortfaces. — First a lovely 

 Kite (J. Baker). Foreign Owls again not so numerous as their 

 English cousins, but a nice and variously coloured lot, including 

 one. No. 1611, a White with a blue tail. Barbs few but good, 

 and none repulsive-looking from old age. Mr. Maynard's hen 



(first cup) the cream of the lot. The young Barbs were very 

 promising. The Trumpeters, out of ten pens all but two were 

 very good. Jacobins, Bed or Yellow. — Here a country fancier, 

 Mr. Heath of Calne, secured a great triumph with a bird that 

 had never been shown, a Red cock ; he was first, and Mr. Fultou's 

 Yellow, the champion of the Crystal Palace, was third. Oh, 

 what changes men and Pigeons have to undergo 1 The second a 

 Red with a somewhat ragged hood. No. 1057 a charming bird 

 (Fulton). Jacobins, any other colour. — First a Black, good in 

 colour but poor in hood. Second a deal the best, being a good 

 Jacobin (Black), but probably the stained beak (lower mandible) 

 made him second only. Third, hood too far back. Where were 

 the Whites, for none appeared ? Fantails a c;ood class. Turbita 

 very strong classes. First (Red or Y'ellow) a very nice YoUow. 

 Among the Any other colour, first-and-cup a capital Black ; 

 second a pretty Silver; third an equally good Blue. English 

 Owls. — First-and-cup a noble Blue, a thorough English Owl, 

 fine, large, bold-looking. Second a good Silver. One, No. 1741, 

 too small for an English Owl. Of the Nuns several pens were 

 empty, but those that were full were deserving. Magpies very 

 numerous, chiefly to be noted by an excellent Yellow, second- 

 prize, being marked by its owner at only a guinea. Dragoons, 

 very large entries, as now usual in England. No one could 

 withhold his tribute of admiration at these excellent birds. 

 Blues and Yellows were particularly good. Mr. Richard Wood 

 was very successful in all classes. Crowds of Antwerps ; but I 

 could not but ask myself, Where do the Shortfaces end, and 

 the Longfaces begin ? There was an interesting class of Fly- 

 ing Tumblers, a variety needing encouragement. Among them 

 was a Cumulet, which is scarcely a Tumbler. Any otber variety. 

 — First Mr. Fulton's Black Turbiteen ; third a most lustrous 

 Archangel; third a fine Runt. This was so good a class that 

 more than half the birds were noticed. There were two large 

 Selling classes, which probably paid the Committee better than 

 their owner.s. 



Such was the Bristol Pigeon Show. Good birds shown in a 

 good place, and few deaths to follow, for the weather was not 

 cold for their transit, and the exhibition-room, as I have before 

 remarked, in every way suitable. — Wiltshibe Bectok. 



DfiVKisos.— Coloured. — Cockf'rel. — l, Rev. H. F. Hamilton, Combe St. 

 Nicholas Vicarage. 2, E. Baruett, Stanton. 3, Viacount Tumour. Petworth. 

 4. R. W. Beachy. Kingakeruwell. he, R. W. Beacby, W. Harvey. J. Walker, c, O. 

 E. CreBSwell. Pullet.— I. J. White. Northallerton. 2, Miss J. Milward. Newton 

 St. Loe. 3, E. Pontine, Newtown. 4, A. Jackson, Broughtou. /ic. E. Hyde, J. L. 

 Lowndes. 



DonKiNQs.— Coloured.— Cock.~Cuj) and 1, F. Parlett, Gallevwood, Che'mg- 

 ford. 2. W. Copple, Eccleaton. 3. K. W. Beacbey. 4. Kev. H F. Hamilton. 

 IleiL—Cnp and 1, F. Parlett. 2, J. Walker. Spring Mount. Rochdale. 3, Rov, 

 H. F. Hamilton, lie, J. White, Kev. E. Bartrum, K. W. Beacho.v, P. Ogilvie, E. 

 Ponting. W. H. Denison. 



DoBKivGS.— .?(h'cr Grey.—Coek nr Cockerel.— I, L. Wren. Tjowestoft. 2, O. E. 

 Crenswell, Bagsbot. S, W. W. Ruttledge, Kcnial. He« or Piillet.—l, J. Walker. 

 2. W. W. Kuttlcdge. 3, O. E. CresBwell. lie, O. E. Cresswell, Mrs. Bidder, W. 

 H. Deniaon. 



DoRKisGS.- White.— Cock or Cockerel. — 1. O. E. Cresswe'l. 2. W. Badger, 

 Lit'le Ness. 3, R. W Beacbey. Hen or Pullet.— 1, Mrs. A. Tindal, Aylesbury. 



2, A. Darby, Shrewsbury. 3, O. E. Cress ^ell. 



Gocni^B.—C innamon or Buff.— Cockerel —Cup and 1, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, R P. 

 Percivfll, Northenden. 3, G. H. Proctor, Durham. ^'Iic, J. Cattell. W. A. Bur- 

 nell. Southwell, he, W. P. Ryland, W. A. Taylor, Mrs. AlUopp, Capt. B. 

 Mills. W, A. BurneU. Pullrt.-i and 3. W. A. Bindley. Edgbaaton. vhe. Rev. 

 G. F. Hodson, W. A. Buri.ell. he. Mrs. Allsopp, Capt. T. S. Robin, Mrs. A. 

 Tindal, W. A. Burnell, W. H. Crabtroe. 



Cociuus.-Cinnam'm or Buff.— Cock. — 1 and 2, W. A. Burnell, Southwell. 



3. J. Walker, lie, J. Bloortworth, W. P. Ryland, J. Cattell, W. A. Taylor, Henry 

 Liugwood. £((!«.— Cup and 1. G. H. Procter. 2, J. Cattell Birmin,<h im. 3, R. P. 

 Percival. vhc, A. J. Svmonds. W. A. Burnell. he, R. Fowler. J. Bloodworth, 

 Mrs. Allaopp, C. Bloodworth, W. P. Ryland, J. Walker. A. Darby, R. P. Percival, 

 J. Swinaon. 



Cochins. — Broivn or Partrid<^e.— Cockerel.— 1, J. Aahcroft, Liverpool. 2 and 

 vhc, Mrs. A. Tindal. 3. G. Shrimpton, Leighton Buzzard, lie. Mrs. Atterton, 

 Mrs. A. Tindal. R. P. Percival. G. Shrimpton. Pullet. -1, R. P. Percival. 2. Mra. 

 A. Tindal. Aylesbury. 3, F. Duke-Laurie, Alton, he, J. N. C. Pope, J. Ashcroft, 

 Liverpool. 



Cochins.— Broirn or Parlridfje.-Cock.—l, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2 and 3, W. A. 

 Taylor, Manchester, he. F. Wilton. Hen —1. Mra. A. Tindal 2, J. Aubcroft. 

 3, R. P. Percival. he, J. R. Rodbard, T. Aspden, W. A. Taylor, G. Shrimpton, 

 Mrs. Foy. 



CncHiN.».-IF)ii(c.— CoeS-crfi.—l, W. A. Burnell. 2, Mrs. A. Tindal. S. J. H. 

 Nicbolla. Loatwitniel. he. W. A. Barnell. J. H. NiehoUs, J. Turner, G. shrimpton. 

 Pullet.— 1, Mrs A. Tindal. 2, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury. 3, T. H. Waterman, ftc, 

 T. H. Waterman. 



Cochins.- ll'/ii(('.—Coct.—l. A. Darby. 2, Mrs. J. T. Holmes. Wells. 3, T. H. 

 Waterman, Plymouth, vhe, Mrs. A. Tindal, J. N. Whitehead, G. H Procter, 

 Capt. G. F. Talt>ot. he, W. A. Burnell. J. Bloodworth. Capt. G. F. Talbot, 

 W. F. Nalder Ben.—l, W. A. Burnell. 2. J. Turner. Bath. 3, Mrs. A. Tiudal. 

 vhc, .T. N. Whitehead. R. P. Percival, Capt. G. F. Talbot, he, J. Bloodworth, 

 Rev R. S. S. Woodgate, C. Bloodworth, Capt. G. F. Talbot, Mrs. A. Tindal, 

 Aylesbury. 



Cochins.— B/acfc.—Cocfc or Cockerel.— I and 3, A. Darby. 2, E. Pritchard, 

 Tettenhall he, W. Badger, J. Turner. G. Fortey. Hen or Pullet.— 1, W. G. 

 Hnlt. '£ and 3. N. Cook, Manchebter he, R. B. Wood. W. G. Holt, T. Aspden, 

 J. Turner. W. Badger, J. Day, A. Darby. W. Whitworth. jun. 



BR*HMA3.-D(irfc.— Cocfccrc/.- 2, Hon Mrs. A B. Hamilton, Ridgmonnt. 3, 

 Horace Lingwood, Creeling. 4, J. Lyon, &t. Helens, vhe, K. P Percival, J. 

 Gilbert, he, L Wright, U. Monlson, P. F. l.e Sueur, Hon. Miss Douglas- 

 Pennant e, J. Rimmer, G. H Whiteliouae. Pullet.— i and 4, R. P. Percival. 

 2. Horace Lingwood. 3, Newnham .i Manby, Wolverhampton vlie. Rev. J. D. 

 Peake. he. Hon. Miss Douglas-Pennant. H. B. Morrell, Hon. Mrs. A B. Hamil- 

 ton. K. B. Wood, J. Walker, Horace Lingwood, Newnham & Manby, Rav. J. D. 

 Peake. c, J. Walker. 



Brajimas. 'Dark.— Cock.— Cnp and 1. Horace Lingwood. 2. T. F. Ansdell, 

 Cowley Mount. 3 and tf/ic, Hon. Miss Douglas-Pennant, Bangor, he, E. Ken- 

 drick, jun.. U. B. Morrell, Lady Chetwynd. c. T. Ace Heu.—Cni), 1, and 2, 

 Newnham & Manby. 3, Rev J. D. Peak.^. Lflleham Vicarage. Chnrisey. vlie^ 

 Horace lingwood, A. Bamtord. J F. Smith. T. F. Ansdell, R B. Wood, he, J. 

 Evans, E Kendrick, jun .,11. B. MorrelJ, T. F. Ansdell, Hon. Mies Doaglas- 

 Pennant, Dr. J. Holmes, E. Pritchard. 



