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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ May 11, 1874. 



all that of the Bides and breast, is of a fine tissue, delicate, and 

 easily extended, also having a rosy pearled eolonr, one may be 

 certain that the flesh is good and will fatten rapidly. 



GKEAT HARWOOD SHOW. 



This was held on the 7th inst. The entries in the poultry 

 and Pigeon sections were very small, no doubt owing to the 

 Epworth Show taking place on the following day, and the dis- 

 tance between the two places being too great to be easily got 

 over in time for the judging. In Game Mr. Brierley won all the 

 prizes easily. There were some fair birds in the Hamburgh 

 classes, as also in Cochins. In Spanish Messrs. Furuess and 

 Sudall won both prizes with good birds, and the awards in 

 Brahmas ie\l to the lot of Mr. Crabtree, both pens being good; 

 the first in particular was excellent. The winners in Game 

 Bantam cocks were very good, stylish and hard in feather, while 

 the prizes in cock and hen Bantams were also awarded to Game. 

 In Rouen Ducks Mr. Wakefield had capital birds. 



Carriers were first in the Pigeon classes. Blacks winning both 

 prizes in cocks, but the first award was a mistake, the second 

 being by far the better bird in all respects, and in hens we would 

 have placed the second-prize pen first. Tumblers were well 

 placed, with Almonds first and Kites second; and in Barbs 

 Yellows were first and Blacks second. The first in English 

 Owls were very spindly in beak, nothing like what is at present 

 required in this class ; the second were also Blue. Dragoons 

 were good, the right style of head to the fore, the first Blue and 

 second Silver. Although both pairs of Antwerps were good, 

 yet we preferred that which obtained the second prize as being 

 shorter and fuller of style. Jacobins were poor, but the two 

 pairs of Pouters very good. In Fantails there was nothing 

 noteworthy. In Nuns the first were a neat pair of Yellows and 

 the second Black. There was but one pen in the Variety class 

 and these were Blondinettes. 



(From a Correspondent.) 



Samburghs, Gold-pencilled cock and hen (7 entries). — The 

 Erst-prize pen contained a splendid pullet with a good coloured 

 cock not so neat in head. Second came a fair pen throughout. 

 Pen 21.5 contained a good pullet, but too light in ground colour. 

 Silver-pencilled cock and hen. — First pen a capital pullet for 

 markings and colour, and a very nice cock; second a good pen ; 

 the highly commended pen being about an average pen. Gold- 

 Bpangled cock and hen. — The first and second-prize pens con- 

 tained good birds, the first winning by his style and carriage. 

 The highly commended consisted of good birds, but for the 

 cock's comb being so very ugly and coarse. In Silver-spangled 

 cock and hen. — First a good pen throughout; second a showy 

 cock, not so good in ears, and inclined to white face, but a 

 capital hen, which will be heard of again. Highly commended 

 a fair pen, but the hen's spangles not opeued-out to show to 

 advantage. 



In Cochins, first came a magnificent pen of Partridge, being the 

 second-prize Palace cock mated with a well-pencilled hen of good 

 shape with plenty of feather and cushion. Second came Buffs, 

 a good hen, but the cock short in depth of breast. A pen of very 

 nice Whites were highly commended. 



Game.— 1 and 2, 0. W. Briorlev, Middleton. he. R. Lonsdale, Worston. 

 Clithcroe. Cock.~1 and 2. C. W. Brierley. he, T. Ewbank, HaaUngden. c, J. 

 SaDdereon, Downham, Clitheroe. 



HtiiUBfiGns.—Golden-pencillM.—l, G. & J. Duckworth, Church. 2, J. Rhodes, 

 Accrintjton. hr. W. Cluvton. Keighley : W. Wilson, Lower Hippiuffa, Man- 

 chester. 8Uver-pencilted.—\ and fiC, J. Rhodes. 2. J. Robinson. Oarstans. 



Hambdhghs.— GoWf n spa^flitrf.— 1 and2,G.& J. Duckworth, he. J. Hohinson. 

 8ilver-sita7igled.—l,A. Tnckett, Waterfoot. 2, J. Robinson, he, H. Stanworth, 

 Wore thorn. 



Cochin-chinas.— 1, T. .\spden, Church. 2, W. H. Crabtree, Levenshulme, 

 Manchester, /ic, W. Whitworth, jon, Longsight, Manchester, c, H. Yardley, 

 BirtninEham. 



DoBKiNos.— ), J. Stott, Healey. 2, W. H. King, Rochdale, iic, W. Watson, 

 Charch. 



Spanish.— B/(7/-fc.—l and 2, Fumess & Sudall, Rawtenatall. e, S. W. Hallam, 

 ■Whitwiek, Leicester. 



Bbahma. — 1 and i, W. H. Cribtree. c. M. Sumner, Great Harwood. 



Any OTHER Variety.-I. J. Robinson. 2, W. Wilson. /tc,W. Whitwortb,jun. ; 

 T. Marpica, Btackbum : T. Mercer, Great Harwood. 



Bantams —f?rtinf ~Cnck.—l. W. & G. Andertnn. Accrington. 2. T. Parker, 

 Bumlev. he, J. Shackleton, Halifax ; T. Whittaker, Haslmgden. Any variety. 

 —1 and 2, T. Barker, he, .T. Shackleton (2). 



Geese.— I. .T. Houlker. Blackburn. 



'Dvi:Ka.—Aylei(hxLnt.~\, ,T. Robinson. Rnuen.—\ and 2, T. Wakefield, Newton- 

 le-Wiilows. /ic, A. West. Woralhora. ICiM.— 1. J. Triokett. 2 and fcc, H. B. 

 Smith. Broughton. Preston. 



TOBKEYs.— 1, J. Aatley, Blackburn. 2, P. B. Eurj-, Church, he, J. Roberta. 

 PIGEONS. 



Carrier.— C«cfc.—1. T. Chamley, Blackburn. 2, H. Yardley, Birmingham. 

 fec.J.Aetley; J. Stanley, Blackburn. iJi'n.- 1 and 2, J. Stanley, /w, J. Hawley, 

 Bradford. 



TcMBt.EHB.-l,H. Yardley. 2, T. & W.Oddie.Brieraeld, Burnley. hc.T.iW. 

 ©ddie: T. Chamlev. 



Barus.— 1. H. Yardley. 2. T. Pincock. Preston. 



Otn.a.—EtigU.ih.—\. T- & W. oddie. 2, T. charnleT. he, W. Dugdale. Bnmlov. 



DBAnooNS.—l, J. Stanley, Blaokbum. 2, J. Aslley. Ac, H. Yardley ; J. A«h- 

 worth(2); J. Astley. 



Antwerpb.- 1. J. Stanley. 2. J. Crosaland, "Wakefield, he. H. Yardley. 



.TAnohiNR.— 1. w. I>u?daie. 2. A. A. Vander Ueersch. he, W. Dugdale ; A. A. 

 Vaider Meerseh ; .1. '-ittn'ey. 



TtrfiBiTS.— 1 and 2. J. B. Bowdon. 



PoBTERS.— 1, J. Hawley. 2, H. Yardley. 



FANTATL9.—1, J. B. Bowdon. 2, J. Bichmond. Oawaldwistle. /*«, H. Yardley ; 

 J. Richmond. 

 TRCUPaTEBS.— 1 and 2, A. A. Vander Meersch. 

 NoNs —1 and he. J. Richmond. Oswaldwistle. 2, J, B. Bowdou. 

 AIagpies.— -1, J. B. Bowdon. 2, J. KichmouU. 

 Any oiueb Variety.- 1, H. Ya;;dley. 



The Judges were Messrs. S. Fielding and T. J. Charlton, 



Blenheim Boad, Manningham. 



HASLINGDEN POULTRY SHOW. 



This Show, which had previously been held in July, took 

 place on the Gth inst in a large field well situated for the pur- 

 posie. Excepting in the case of Turkeys, Geese, and Ducks the 

 birds were exhibited singly, and the entries showed a high ap- 

 preciation of this change of the exhibition time, the numbers 

 being such as have not been seen before at any spring meeting 

 in Lancashire ; the greatest augmentation being in poultry, 

 these with the Pigeons and Babbits amounting to about 7-10. 



Turkeys were first, and these were in nice feather for the time 

 of year, as also the Geese ; while the Aylesbury Ducks, though 

 good, were somewhat the worse for wear. Of Rouens there was 

 a good entry and of high quality. The three winning pens were 

 very large and correct in points. A splendid pair of Chilian 

 Teal were first in the Variety class, and White-faced Whistlers 

 second. 



Cochin cocks were good, most of the winners being Lemon ; 

 the first was a large and most exquisitely shaped bird and well 

 feathered. Mr. Taylor won both prizes in hens with grand 

 birds. In the following class both prizetakers were Partridge ; 

 and in hens the first was a splentlid White, with an almost 

 equally good Black second — the latter, in fact, being the best 

 Black hen we have yet seen. 



Although the prizes were good, yet where there were large 

 entries some extra prizes were awarded, and this was the case 

 in Brahma cocks, where they were well merited, the class being 

 good and the winners in prime condition; but although the 

 hens were very good, some of the best were rather broody, and 

 rough and bruised in tail, and passed over on that account. 

 Dorking cocks were but moderate, but the hens were very good, 

 the winners being Dark Grey. In French La FJcche won in 

 both classes, and these were about the most perfect we have yet 

 seen, and were really handsome fowls. In Spanish cocks the 

 first was a large-faced, deep-dropped cock ; the second being not 

 so well developed but of nice quality; and the same remarks apply 

 to the hens, the second, however, being a pullet. Game as a 

 class were not so good as we have seen here, but some of the 

 winners left little to be desired, the hens in the open class 

 proving superior to the cocks. In Samburghs the competition 

 was very keen, the best of these being the first-prize Gold-pen- 

 cilled cock, the Silver-pencil, and the second-prize Gold-spangle, 

 which was one of the most perfectly-marked birds that have 

 been shown of late; and in hens all the winners were almost 

 perfect. The first in Goldspangledhens was agem. BlackHam- 

 burghs were very good, the colour being grand, although the 

 old fault, a slight tendency to white in the face, showed in some 

 specimens. Pulisit were splendid in both classes, the crest and 

 marking being something to be wondered at. In the Variety 

 classes White Malays were first, and in cocks a nice White 

 Minorca was second. In Game Bantams the entries were very 

 good ; the single cocks in the Local class were Piles of good 

 points. There were many good birds in the open class ; that 

 which was first being almost perfect in colour and shape, while 

 the second-prize bird was taller but not so good in colour. No 

 other bird, however, stood at all with these. Hens were also 

 very good, there being little choice in the first three, although 

 the first was much the best in colour. Piles won both prizes in 

 single cock of any other variety ; and in hens a Pile was first, 

 a Duckwiug second. In the next class the winning Blacks 

 were of grand quality, as also the hens, although the latter were 

 a little gipsy-faced. In the following class a I?ekin stood first 

 and Silver Sebright second, while in hens Laced was first and 

 Pekin second. 



In Pijcons the Carriers were good, a grand bird being placed 

 first, and a very long-faced Black cock coming second. In Pouter 

 cocks a capital Blue was placed first, and a White second. 

 English Owls were poor, and the winners very bad in head and 

 beak. The first in Fantails was a most decided mistake; those 

 shown by Mr. Loversidge being by far the best. Dragoons were 

 a grand lot, the winners being well placed in all cases ; but in 

 Antwerps that shown by Mr. Crossland should by all means have 

 stood first. In Nuns the Rev. A. G. Brooke won with good birds. 



There were some capital Babbits, and the prizes were well 

 placed. 



HAMBUEGHS. 



{From a Correspondent.) 



Golden-pencilled cocks (9 entries). — Ths first-piize cock was 



rightly placed, being good in all respects. Sec ii d-prize bird, 



too light in colour in hackle, and not gool in ei-.-i. The Y.H.C, 



bird was better in all respecti excepting bii com >. 



