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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Game Bantams last season. If any of my brother fanciers wish 

 for a cross for the above purposes, I can strongly recommend 

 this. — Lancashire Black Bed. 



WALSALL POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW. 



This ^ear the entries for poultry were somewhat less numerous 

 than those of last season ; but as the competitiou iu the Pigeon 

 classes had increased by about forty pens, and the entry of 

 Babbits was a large one, the Show on the whole was not only as 

 complete iu numbers, but unquestionably superior iu general 

 excellence to those preceding it. 



The greatest falliug-off was in the Dorkings, both classes beiug 

 open to all colours (though none but Dark-coloured competed) ; 

 and here wo regretted to find that diseased feet were very 

 frequent, and one of the best-lookiug hens at first sight was, 

 when handled, an unquestionably wry-backed one. The condi- 

 tion of the Dorkings shown was also such as, with proper atten- 

 tion, might easily have been improved. The Buff Cochins 

 mustered strongly and well for so late in the season ; it is only 

 very rarely that so good a collection can be brought together. The 

 hens of this variety were especially good. The first-prize hen, 

 a Clear Buff one, took also the silver cup, though, as remarked 

 by a very old Cochin breeder, " it was a very tight fit between 

 her and the first-prize White one." Partridge Cochins were 

 good throughout large entries, whilst the excellence of the 

 White rested almost entirely with the prizetakers. The Light 

 JBrahmas were a scanty and by no means superior lot, the three 

 prize birds being the only cocks which were considered worthy 

 of mention by the Judges ; and strange to say, in the class ap- 

 pointed exclusively for Light Brahma hens only one entry was 

 made, and even that pen was left empty! In the Dark Brahma 

 classes capital specimens were general, though some of ihem 

 evidently overtaxed by too frequent exhibition. The Spanish 

 fowls were large classes and of superior quality, the cup-winner, 

 a hen, being the best shown for some fifteen or twenty years past. 

 In Black or Brown-breasted Game the latter variety took the 

 lead, as is mostly the case at this season of the year, their excel- 

 lent condition and purity of colour being a notable feature 

 throughoiit strong classes. The Duckwings were also good, as 

 were the Bed Piles. The Hamburgh classes were of great merit 

 throughout, and the consequence was, the prizes were very widely 

 dispersed. It would be impossible to speak more highly thau 

 deserved of all the classes of Hamburghs. French fowls were 

 very indifferently supported, the entries being both limited and 

 most of the birds in the very reverse of show condition. Golden 

 and Silver-spaugled Polanils were represented by some of the 

 best birds in the kingdom. There were also some very excellent 

 Malays shown, though somewhat too small. Go^rxx&Bant ams\7ex& 

 remarkably good, and some of the Bed Pile Bantams and Sebright 

 Bantams are also deserving of especial notice. It is worthy of 

 remark that several pens of thoroughly good White-booted 

 Bantams were shown, and also a few first-rate pens of Black 

 Bantams. 



The arrangement for both varieties of Ducks (Aylesbury and 

 Bouens) to compete together is not satisfactory — the Bouens at 

 the Walsall Show carried the day. Whistling Ducks and East 

 Indian Ducks took first and second prizes, but there was no entry 

 in the variety Duck class for the third prize. The Selling classes 

 were abundantly filled with good birds, the price ruling so low 

 as to cause many immediate sales. The Turkeys were marvel- 

 lously good throughout, and the majority of the Geese were very 

 superior. 



The Walsall Agricultural Hall is an excellent building for 

 every purpose of a show ; but if the Committee, who are most 

 attentive aud praiseworthy in their personal attention to every- 

 one, could arrange another season the darker-feathered poultry 

 in the upper tiers of pens, as the light is entirely from the roof, 

 the general appearances of the Exhibition would be improved. 

 One exceUeut feature is worthy of record — the catalogue with 

 prize list was ready almost at the time of opening to the public. 



Dorkings —Cock —Cup. .T. Watts. King's Heath, Birmingham. 2. H. Feast, 

 Swansea. S, W. Bayliss. WalsaU. Hen.— 1, J. Stott, Healey, Rochdale. 2, R. 

 A. Davies, Burntwood. 8, W. Baylisa. 



Cockin-Chin'a (Cinnamon nv BuffJ.— rocfe.— 1, H. Feast. 2, H. Yardley, Bir- 

 mingham. 3, S. R. Harris, Cii^garne. Hen.— Cup, J. Andrews. Worcester. 2, S. 

 Sambrooke, Chipping Camoden. 3, J. Nash, Walsall, he. S. Sambrooke; J. 

 Catteli, Birmingham; H. i'east. c, K. Fowler, jun., Birmingham; T. Blood- 

 worth, Cheltenham. 



CocHiy-CniNA (Partridge}.— Cocfc.—l, T. Stretch, Ormskirk. 2, M. Caahmore, 

 Sheepshed, Loughborough. B. J. Stepliens, Walsail. he, J. Bussett. jnu., Wal- 

 sall; J. Stephens. Hen.— 1, T. Stretch. 2, T. Derry, Gedney. 3. -T. Stephens. 

 he, M. Cashmore. c. Rev. R. Story, Lockington Vicarage, Derby ; E. Kendrick, 

 Jan., Lichfield. 



CocHiN-CniNA (White).— f7oefc—l, R. S. S. Woodgate, Pembury, Tunbridge 

 WcUb. 2 and 8, W. Bayliss. Hen— 1, R. S. S. Woodgate. 2, H. Feast. 3, J. 

 Bloodworth. 



Brahma Pootra (Light).— Cocfc.—l, J.Bloodworth. 2, J. H. Butler, Erdington. 

 S, Mrs. H. J. Bailey, Tenburv. 



Bhahma Pootra (Dark).— Coefc.— 1. J. Watts. 2. R. P. Percival, Narthendon. 

 S, E. Sharratt, Rugeley. ftc, E. Pritchard, Tettenhall; R. P. Percival. Hen.— 

 Cup, J. Watts. 2, E. Kendrick, jun. 3, E. Pritchard. Ae, E. Kendrick, jun. ; 

 R. P. Percival. c, R. P. Percival. 



Spanish.— Coe/;.—l, F. James, Peckham Rye. 2, E. Jackson, Finchlield, 

 Wolverhampton. 3, J. H. Raby, Great Witley. Iu:, Cooper & Nash. WalsaU. 

 Hen.— Cup, T. Moore. 2, Sirs. Tonkin, Bristol. S, Coopers Nash, (ic, F.James. 



c, J. Aldridge, Jan., Walsall ; Mrs. B. AUsopp, Hindlip Hall, Worcester ; Mrs. E. 

 Wilkinson, Greenheys, Manchester; H. Feast. 



Game (Black or Brown breasted Red).— C'ocA:.— Cup. J. Palmer, Wedneebury. 

 2, Miss Osborne, I'arnton. 3, T. Maaou. /ic, G. Eurnell, Rugeley; J. Palmer, 

 c, H. Horton, Colwall, Malvern; W. E. Oakley, Atlierstone (2); .1. Andrews. 

 Hen.— 1, Alias Osborn. 2, F. Sales, Crowlo. 8, J. Palmer, he, W. E. Oakley. 



Game (Anv other colour).— Coefc.—l. J. Andrews. 2, F. Sales. 3, J. Palmer. 

 Hen.— 1, J. Palmer. 2, E. Winwood. Worcester. 3, H. Feast. 



Uamuuiuhis (Golden or Silver-spangled) — c'oefc.— Cup, H. Beldon, Goitstock. 



2, T. Apadeii, Church. 3, J. Boultou, Handford, Stoke-on-Trent. liC, H. Feast; 

 M. Cashmore. Hen.-l, J. Clarke. St. Days. 2, H. C. While, Maney. Sutton 

 Coldfleld. 3, T. Blakeman, TottenhaU. Ac. S. Heap, WalsaU; T. Boulton; T. 

 Apsden. c, R. Davis, Penn; M. Caahmore. 



HAMi!UB<-iHs (Gold or Silver-pencilled).— Coe/c.—l, H. Beldon. 2, W, Speak- 

 man, Dodilington Park, Nantwich. 3, T. Apsden. Hen.— 1, H. C. While. 2, H. 

 Feast. 3, M. Cashmore. /ic, J. Rhodes, Hyndburn, Accringtou ; H. Beldon; '!'. 

 Apsden ; M. Cashmore. 



French (Any variety).— Cocfc.—l. Rev. N. J. Ridley, Newbury. 2 and 3, H. 

 Feast, he, J. B. Ellia, Leicester. Hen.— 1 and 2, H. Feast. 



Any other Varietj.— CocJ:.— Cup. H. Beldon. 2, Rev. N. J. Ridley. 3, M. 

 Caahmore. /tc, H. Maskery, Leek; H.Feaat. Hen.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, H. Feast. 



3, M. Cashmore. 



Game Bantams (Black or Brown-breasted Red).— Cup, J. Andrews. 2 and 3, 

 W. .\dams, Ipswich, he, G, E. Small, Barton on-Humber. 



Game Bantams (Any other variety),— 1, T. Barnett. 2 and 3, F. Shuraach, 

 Southwell, he, J. Andrews. 



Bantams (Not Game, any variety).- 1 and 2, R. H. Ashton, Mottram. 3, H. 

 Yardley, Birmingham. hc,T. Holbrook, Derby; J. Watta, Birmingham (2); 

 R. H. Ashton. 



Ducks (Aylesbury or Rouen).- 1 and 3, E. Kenkrick.jun. 2, R. Beckitt, Hart- 

 ford, he, W. H. Houghton, Dudley. 



Dqcbs (Any other variety).— 1, H. Yardley. 2, E. Kendrick. jun. 



Tt'RKEYs.— 1 and 2, E. Kendi-ick, jun. 3, R. Beckett, he, Rev. N. J. Ridley ; 

 J. Watts ; W. Goath, Walsall. 



Geese.— 1, Mrs. H. J. Bailey. 2, R. Beckitt. 3, W. Cookson, Oswestry. 



Selling Class.- Cocfc.— 1. Cooper & Nash. 2, W. Smart, Walsall. 3, J. 

 Watta. Itc, W. Tedd, Erdington (Light Brahma); Mrs. H. Shutt, Stourbridge 

 (White Cochin); T. Blakeman, TetlenhaU (Golden-spangled Hamburgh); J. 

 Bayley, WalsaU ; R. H. Ashton. e. Mrs. H. Shutt ( White Cochin) ; H. C. While 

 (White Cochin); T. A. Dean.Marden (2); J. Andrews; J. Mosa (Spanish); M. 

 Cashmore. , , . , 



Selling Class.- Hens.- 1. W. Smart. 2. J. Stephens (Spanish). 3. J. Aldridge, 

 jun. (Black Spanish). /ie,J. Watts; Mrs. E. Alsopp. c, W. Tedd ( White Cochin); 

 E. J. Webb. Admaston (Light Brahma) ; Cooper & Nash (Spanish). 



Selling Class. -1, Cooper &Naah. 2, T. A. Dean. S.J.Nash. 

 PIGEONS. 



Pouterb- Coefc.— 1 and 2, H, Pratt, Knowle. )ic. E. Beckwith, Monkwear- 

 niouth. C.Mrs. Ladd.Calne. Hen.-l, H. Pratt. 2,H. Yardley. ii he, Mrs. Lad J. 

 e, E. Beckwith. „ , „ . 



Carriers.— C'ocfe—l.H.Yardlev. 2, J. E. Spence. Bronghty Ferry. ftcS.A. 

 Cooper, Walsall, c, H. Beebee, WalsaU. Hen.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, E. Beckwith. 

 c, S. A. Cooper. , „ ,, ,, 



Barbs.— t'ocfc or Hen.-l. J. W. Townson, Bowdon. 2 and he, H. Yardley. 



Tumblers.- Coefc or Hen.— Cup and )ie, H. Yardley. 2, E. Beckwith. 



Owls (EngUah).— Coefc or Hen.— 1, S. A. Cooper. 2, J. W. Edge. u/ic,J. W. 

 Townson. /te, S. A. Cooper; J. Watta. c, W. Tedd. 



Tdrbits.— Coefc or Hen.— Cup, 2. and c. W. Croft, KilUnghall, Ripley, he, A. 

 Riddell, Lichfield ; E. C. Stretch. Ormskirk. 



Jacobins.- Coefc or Hen.-l, Rev. A. G. Brooke, Shrawardine. 2, H. Yardley. 



Dragoons.— Coefc or Hen.-l and 2, H. Yardley. 'le, S. Walker, WalsaU. 



Antwerps.— Cocfc or Hcn.—l, T. Clulee, Birmingham. 2, J. Watts, he, S. 

 Adderly, WalaaU; T. Clulee. e,S. Mills. 



Fantails.- Coefc or Hen.— 1, W. H. Tomlinaon, Newark. 2, J. F. Loversidge, 

 Newark, he, W. H. Tomlinaon ; H. Yardley. «. „ .^ 



NONS.— Coefc or Hen.-l and 2, Rev. A. G. Brooke, he, H. Yardley ; W. Croft. 



Anv other Variety.- Coefc or Hen.-l, J. W. Townson. 2, 3, and vhe, H. 

 Yardley. )ie, S. Amphlett, Walsall (Archangel), c, A. Silvester. 



Working or Homing.— Coefc or Hen.—\, D. Nash, Walsall. 2, H. Yardley. 

 8, H. Myring, Walsall, he, C. F. England, Stroud, c, E. C. Stretch. 



Selling Classes.— Ponders or Carriers.— Coek or Hen.-l, 3. and vhe, H. 

 Yardley. 2, H. Beebee. Walsall, he, J. Watts, c, Mrs. Ladd. Anil other 

 variety —1, 3. and vlic, H. Yardlev. 2, J. Watts, he, C. N. Lythe, Oottingham, 

 Hull ; J. Naah. e, W. H. MiUer, WalaaU. 



Rabbits.- lendlft o/Ear.-Cup and 2, F. Banks, Doughty Street, London. 3, 

 T. Green, Moxley. he, F. Brace. Anij variety.— All Properties,— I and 2, F. 

 Banks (Lop-eared). 8, T. Garner, Kingsthorpe (White Angora), /le, T. Green 

 (Blue); C. King. St. John's Wood. Selling Class.— 1, J. Bowman, York (Lop- 

 eared Tortoiseahell). 2, J. Bonn (Himalaya). 3. M. Caahmore. )ic. A. W. 

 Whitehouae, Northampton (SUver-Grey); J. Hallas, Huddersfleld ; J. Slater. 



JvoGES.— Poultry : Mr. E. Hewitt, Birmingham; Mr. J. 

 Martin, Worcester. Pigeons: Mr. J. Siddons, Aston; Mr. H. 

 Allsop, Birmingham. Babbits ; Mr. H. Yardley, Birmingham. 



KETTERING POULTRY SHOW. 



After a discontinuance of five or six years the Kettering 

 Poultry Show is again a candidate for pubUc favour, and cer- 

 tainly, if well-considered arrangements coupled with careful 

 personal superintendence deserve success, it was here merited, 

 and, we are glad to say, attained. The Exchange was very 

 tastefully decorated, the pens being supplied by Billett, and a 

 more thoroughly orderly Show could not have been devised. A 

 Dorking cup for any variety was awarded to Mr. Lingwood'a 

 well-known pen of Greys, the Whites being also a remarkably 

 good class. A general competition for a cup, open to any breed 

 of either Cochins or Brahmaa, brought forward a very strong 

 competition; a reaUy weU-shown pen of Buffs proviiag the 

 winners. The Game classes were full of excellent specimens, 

 Mr. Julian taking precedence with the highest-conditioned 

 specimens we have seen for a long time past, both of Duckwings 

 and Brown Beds. As regards the Sjyanish fowls, the entry was 

 fair in numbers, and this, combined with unusually good quality 

 and reaUy low prices, gave easy opportunity to persons desirous 

 of possessing this aristocratic breed of poultry. One entry 

 alone was made for French fowls, though an especial class was 

 appointed them. Some very meritorious Spangled Hamburghs 

 were entered, and a few good Black and Gold-pencilled, but not 

 a single pen of Silver-penciUed were competing. Some very 

 neat Black Bed Game Bantams, Silver-laced, and both Black 

 and White Bantams proved not the least interesting portion 



