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JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTOBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t May 2g, 1874. 



Game— Cock.— Within 3 miles of Accrinoton.—l,J. "Woods, Accrington. 2, J. 

 Grefenhalnh, HuDcoat. 3, J. Rarnt-s, Accrington..* 



Game —lifff.ic or Broic n Ti'iU —1 and 2. 0. W. Brierley. 3, Pauthmell and 

 Barrow, Milnthorpe. Atu/ other varieti/.—l.J. W. Thornton, Bradford. 2, J. F. 

 Walton. Rawtenhtall. S. W. Ormt^rnd. Waleden. he. C. W. Brierley (2). 



Dorkings.— 1, J. Walker, Rochdale. 2, Mra. H. Barclay, Tamworth. 3, J. 

 White. Warlaby. he. Mrs. Som<Tvil!e. 



CncBiss.—BiiJT or Cin7iamon.—\ and 3. W. A. Taylor. Manchester. 9. C. 

 Sidpwick Keigliley. /ic, W. H. Crahtree, Levenshulme. Partrhige and White. 

 —1, T. At-pden. Church. 2, W. A. Taylor. 3, T. Ktretch, Ormskirk. he, W. A. 

 Taylor; W. Whitworth, .jun., Lonpsight. 



Spanish.— i?/((fA: —1, J. Leeminfr, Brooghton, Preston. 2, H. Wilkinson, 

 Skipton 3, H. Beldi^n, Bingley. /ic, C. K. Kay, Milnthorpe ; J. Leeming. c, 

 C. R. Kay. 



Bbahmip.— 1 and 2, W. H. Crabtree. 3, W. Whiteley, Sheffield. /iC, W. H. 

 Crabiree; T. Pomfret, Higher Walton. 



Hamblrghs.— Go?(/PH-p<'rtci7ifrf.— 1 and 3, H. Beldon. 2. G. & J. Duckworth, 

 Church. Silver pencilled -1. Cup, and he, H. Beldon. 2. J. Khodes, Accring- 

 ton. 8. J. Robinson, Garstan?. 



Uambukohb.— Golden-spangled.— I and 2, G. & J. Duckworth, Church. 3, H. 

 Beldun. he, T. Eoulton. Hanford ; N. Marlor, Denton, c, J. Buckley, Taunton. 

 8ilverspang:ed.-l and 2, J. FieMing. Newchurch. 3. H. Beldon. ^jc, J. Robin- 

 son. BUtck—1. H. Beldon. 2. W. Wilaon, Waterfoot. 3, J. Moore, Wiladen, 

 BiiJgley. c, H. Maakery, Leek ; N. Marlor. 



French. -.4Hy va-rietii —1. E.Walton, Rawtenstall. 2, J. Robinson, Garstang. 

 S, W. H, Crabtree. he, G. W. Hibbert. Hyde ; W. Whitworth, jun. c, H. Feast. 

 Swansea. 



PoLANDS.— 1 and 2, H. Beldon. 3. T. Dean, Keighley. lie, W. A. Taylor, c, 

 W. Harvey. 



Any other Variety.— 1, J. F. Walton. 2, J. Walker, Rochdale. 3, Rev. A. G. 

 Brooke, ShrewBbury. 



Selling Class.— I. J. Leeming. 2, T. P.Lyon. 3, Miaa S. Hornby, Garstang. 

 c, G. Anderton. Accrington. 



Game Bantams.— Coc/c.—l, G. Anderton. 2. G. Hall. Kendal. 3. W. F. Addie, 

 Pretton. he. G.Hall; Mrs. E. Newbit. Epworth ; W. F. Entwisie, Westfield ; 

 W. F. Addie, Preaton ; E. Walton, Kawtenstall. Hc«.— 1 and 3, W. F. Eutwisle. 

 2. J. R. Fletcher, he, T. Sharpies, Crawahaw Booth. 



Game Bantams.— C'ocfc — Trif/nn 3 viiles of Aecrington.—l, G. Anderton. 2, J. 

 Woods, Accrington. 'i. E. Cunltffe, Clayton-le-Moora. 



Game Bantams.— BZacfc Reds.—l.W F. Entwiale. 2. E. Walton. 3 and he, 

 G. Hall. Any other colour.— I, J. R. Fletcher. 2. W. F. Kntwisle. 3, G. Hall. 

 Jic, W. Easkerviile. Manchester; T. Harker. Burnley; E. Walton. 



Bantams.- .■!«(/ variety except (hime.. — 1 and 3, R. H. Ashton, Mottram. 2, H. 

 B. Smith, Br^.ughton. ^ic, J. Walker ; J. Watts. 



TuRHEvs — 1 and 3, J. Walker. 2. Rev. N. J. Ridley, Newbury. 



Geese.— 1 and 3, J. Walker. 2. G. Rawson, Halifax. 



'Dxzc'&H.— Aylesbury .—\, .7. Walker. 2. J. Hedges, Aylesbury. 3. Mra. Wootton, 

 MappeiicT. Ro.cn.—l and 2, T. Waketield, Newton le-Willowa. 3, J. Walker 

 1-, P. Weht. Wigan. Ann other variety —1 aijd 2, H B. Smith. 3, J. Walker. 

 he. H. B. Smith (2); Mra. Woottun ; J Pickup. Hasliogaen. 



Any Vakifty except Oame and Game Bantams.— H'if/K/i 3 miles of Accring- 

 ton.— 1, J. Rhodes. 2 and 3, T. Aapden. 



PIGEONS. 



Carriers.- Cocfc.— 1, W. Sefton, Blackburn. 2, E. Homer. Leeds. 3, H. 

 Yardley, Birmingham. Hen.—l and 3, E. Horner. 2. W. Sefton. 



THMBLER8.— 1. E. Homer. 2, T. & W. Oddie, Brierfield. 3. H. Yardley, 



Barbs.- 1, P. R. Spencer. Hereford. 2, J. Stanley. 3. E. Horner. 



Owls.- 1, T. & N. Uddie. 2. E. Horner. S, J. Fielding. 



Pouters or Croppehs.- 1, W. Harvey. Sheffield 2 and 3, E. Homer. 



Fantails.— 1, J. B. Bowdun, Pleaaington. 2, J. F. Loveraidge, Newark. 3, H. 

 'STardlev. 



Tdbbits.- 1, G. Cutler. Sheffield. 2, J. B. Bowdon. 3, E. Horner. 



DRAOtoNS.—l, H. Yardley. 2, J. Stanley. 3, W. Seft.jn. 



TRrMPETERs.— 1, W. Harvey. 2, E. Horner. 3, J. Gardner, Preston. 



Jacobins.- 1, J. Thompson, Bingley. 2, W. Dugdile, jun., Burnley. S, E, 

 Horner. 



NnNS.— 1 and 2, Rev. A. G. Brooke. S, E. Horner. 



Antwerp^.- 1, C F. Copeman, Birmingham. 2, J. Gardner. 3, H. Yardley. 



MAGPiEa.— 1 and 2, E. Horner. 3. J. Richmond, Magnalla. 



Any other Variety.—!, E. Homer. 2, a. & T. Wella, Ripon. 3, J. Thompson 



RABBITS. 



Spanish.— 1, F. Banks, London. 2, J. Irving, Blackburn, he, J. Irving; F. R. 

 "Edwardson, Liverpool. 



Anoora.— 1, H. Sweetman, Fulford, York, 2, S. Brierley, Ending, Rochdale. 

 ^c, J. Baron, jun., Rochdale. 



Himalayan.- 1, W. Whitworth, LonesiRht. 2, T. & E. Mills, Accrington. he, 

 W. H. Tomlinson. Newark : R. Boyie, Blackburn. 



Silver-Grey.— 1, R. Boyle, Blackburn. 2 and he, .T. Hallas, Hudderafield. 



Any Variety.- 1, T. & R. Mills. 2, J. W. Harling. Burnley, he, 3. Armstrong, 

 Leeds ; S. Buckley, Ending, Healcy. c, J. Hallas. 



Judges. — Poultry : Mr. John Martin, Church Cottage, Clainea, 

 "Worcester; Mr. Simeon Fielding, Trentham, Stoke-on-Treut ; 

 Mr. E. Hutton, The Aviaries, Pudsey. Pigeons and Rabbits : 

 Mr. F. Esquilant, 4, Effra Koad, Brixton, London. 



ANTWERP CARRIERS. 



Much has been written and said about Antwerps, but I believe 

 there are a great many fanciers who, like myself, scarcely know 

 ■anything about their colour, itc, for the show pen, and my chief 

 object in writing this is to try and gain that information through 

 the columns of this Journal. 



First, then, I wish to know which kinds are usually shown in 

 what is termed the Antwerp class (by this title I mean a class 

 in which the flying powers of the birds are not tested). I believe 

 there are what is called Long-faced, Medium-faced, and Short- 

 faced Antwerps. Will some reader kindly tell me to what 

 colours of Antwerps these expressions apply, and the standard 

 length of the face that constitutes a perfect bird in each ? 



Secondly, I wish to know the points of a Blue-chequered and 

 a Red-chequered Antwerp Carrier that are essential for the 

 Bhow pen. 



In the next place let me turn my subject to Homing or Work- 

 ing Antwerps. I have nothing to ask about colour or any other 

 point in these birds, as, from what I can find out, colour is not 

 regarded in the least ; as long as they can fly a long distance in 

 a short time, that is all that is required, I want to know which 

 are considered the best kinds for fl^'ing long distances. I have 

 heard there is a breed of Pigeon called a "Badge;" it is a first- 

 rate bird to fly, even better than the Dragoon. Is this the case ? 



I should like to establish a Pigeon-flying club in this neigh- 

 bourhood, but I do riot know where to obtain any good ru^es for 

 such a society. If such experienced gentlemen as Messrs. 

 Webster and Sparrow would take this subject in hand, and give 

 us a little information respecting show and Homing Antwerps, 

 and establishing flying clubs, I am sure they would confer a 

 great favour on many amateur fanciers as well as myself. — • 

 F. S. H., Cornwall. 



AN AMERICAN PIGEONRY. 



Lying close by me in the *' our Journal " shelf of my secret- 

 ary with Mr. Woodhouse's photograph of his Pigeon nest pans 

 and feeding vessels are some photographs sent me by Mr. T. S. 

 Gaddess, of Balto. (query Baltimore"?), United States, America. 



We are accustomed in England to speak of our American 

 cousins ; but I, as an English fancier, beg to claim that we of 

 the fancy are nearer akin than cousins, for are we not brother 

 fanciers ? I ask, therefore, that engravings of our American 

 brother fancier's ijigeoury may find places in our English 

 Journal. 



Photograph No. 1 {fig. 1), presents us with an external view of 

 Mr. Gaddess's handsome and spacious Pigeon home. It has first, 

 second, and third floors, and might, indeed, be the abode of 

 wingless Doves, so elegant is the structure, with a flower garden 

 in front. What a different Pigeon-loft to the old dovecote of 

 England, and the even less attractive " do'ecote" of Scotland! 

 Then there is No. 2 [fig. 2), representing the second-floor front, 

 showing the west half, its dimensions being 18 feet by 18 feet, and 

 containing eighty nest boxes. There is, Mr. Gaddess states, a 

 room on the same floor at the back, 8 feet by 12, exclusively for 

 Short-faced Tumblers. Both rooms, the climate needing it, are 



