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JOUENAL OF HORTIOULTUEB AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. 



( Septemlier 2, 187B. 



Folands were goorl ; bnt, Mr. Watts, " where, ant) oh where, 

 is the other class gone " — those poor White-crested creatures ? 

 But their owners deserve it. 



Houdans two capital classes. Did we see some feathers on 

 the winning cockerel's legs, or was it fancy 1 The second a 

 beauty, and the pullets all good and well placed. 396 (Morrie) 

 a splendid fellow. 



Crivcs were small classes, and what there was we did not 

 think much of. 



The Variety classes were small, but the winning birds good. 

 Malays were first in both classes,and then White and Brown Leg- 

 horns seemed to have tossed for the other prizes. We are glad 

 Mr. Kitchen has at last landed his specialitc. 



Bantams were good ; in fact, very good. The Piles were 

 beautiful. The Sebrights, too, mustered quite smartly. Mr. 

 Leno won the cruet stand, and we hope it was a good one. A 

 drop of oil is often useful to all of us, but perhaps there is as 

 little used at Dunsti'ile as there is anywhere. Black Bantams 

 were splendid. Mr. Beldon's cockerel was a regular little beauty. 

 In the next class Pekins and White-booted divided the booty. 



Ducks were good ; but Mr. Sainsbury must not be left alone 

 in his glory any more ; still we are certain we shall never see 

 these classes well filled till the size is less thought of than 

 colour. 



The adult birds were a good lot, but many left a great many 

 feathers behind in Aston Park, so rapidly were many falling 

 into moult. Mr. Darby's winning Coloured Dorkings were very 

 grand, his winning hen a "Martini " all over. The Cochins and 

 other adults were for the most part birds which we have com- 

 mented on for months back, and the names of their owners 

 almost can tell us the names of the individual birds. Silkies 

 had a class ; the first went to beautiful chickens, and second to 

 a good pen of Mr. Woodgate's, but they had become dirty in their 

 pen; third were fair birds, bnt we liked another pen or two quite 

 as well. Black Hamburghs were honoured with two adult 

 classes, while the other Hamburghs had not even one. We 

 could not understand it, and the honour seemed to have been 

 too great for the birds themselves, as only eight pens appeared 

 to try for six prizes value £5 10s. We are more and more 

 amaaed at the Hamburgh exhibitors. 



LEICESTER EXHIBITION OP POULTRY, &c. 



This year's Show, August 24th and 25th, was carried out 

 with the same amount of care and personal supervision that has 

 always been noted at the previous meetings. The fact is, 

 nothing conld be wished for better than the arrangements within 

 the tent, which gave plenty of space for visitors, with the most 

 ample accommodation for a fit display of the birds exhibited, 

 and as the show days were very fine and summer-like the attend- 

 ance of visitors proved most satisfactory. 



The Grey Dorkings were mostly iu very ind'iflerent feather, 

 and though the prize birds were excellent, the less we say of the 

 remainder the better. Spanish'; though deep in moult were 

 very good, although it appeaiis to us not good policy to exhibit 

 valuable stock whilst under Buch heavy change of plumage, as it 

 retards the moult considerably. The whole of tho Cochins, as 

 usual at the Leicester shows, were unquestionably good, a grand 

 pen of Mr. Tomlinson'a Buffs coming well to the fore in adults, 

 and Mr. Charles Sedgwick of Keighley returned the compliment 

 under severe competition in the Bufi chicken class. In White 

 Cochins Mr. Tomlinson managed to secure both prizes with a 

 couple of admirable pens in the adult class, and was also first 

 for White chickens. Partridge Cochins took first in the Any 

 other variety Cochin class, and unusually good Blacks had the 

 second place ; and again, iu the chicken class the colours stood 

 in the same order. The Light Brahmas were beyond question 

 preferable to the Dark-feathered class, and some of the youngsters 

 of this breed forcibly reminded us of the most palmy days of the 

 late Mrs. Williamson, who enjoyed a world-wide reptxtation for 

 her strain of Light Brahmas. Good Game fowls, but mostly 

 moulting, was the order of the day ; but in the Variety class a 

 pen of Black Red pullets, and another of Brown Reda, were 

 shown in the most unexceptionable feather. Hamburghs were 

 few and praiseworthy, and we should do wrongly by omitting 

 favourable mention of a pen of White Bantams, both good and 

 very small. Geese, Ducks, and Turkeys were grand classes, and 

 though the Pigeon classes were not large, the quality of most of 

 them was equal to the best of shows. The Babbits were about 

 the best collection yet seen at Leicester. 



DORKING3.-1, J. Ward. Bardon Hill. Ashby-de-la-Zonch- 2, W. H. Crabtree, 

 Levpnahulme. c. S. W. Hallam, Whitwick, Leicester; Miss M. Murray, Thul- 

 stone, Derby. Chickens.— 1, Miss M. Murray. 2, W. H, Crewe, Etwall, lierby. 



Spanish.— 1, S. W. Hallam. 2, J. Gunn, Coalville. Leicester, c, M. Brown, 

 Ab-K^ttleby. 



Cochins —Cinnatnonatid Bm#.—1,H. Tomlinson, Birmingham. 2.T. Rogers, 

 Crouch End, London. Cliickcti^i. — 1, C. SidRwick, Keighley. 2, W. H. Crewe, 

 c, H. Tomlineon. 



Cochins. — Wliite.—l, W. Whitwonh, jun.. Longaight, Manchester. 2, H. 

 Tom inson. Chickens.— l. H. Tomlineon. 2, W. Whitworth. jun. 



Cochins.— .-Ift;/ o(/itT i'((r[(7i/ —1, J. (Junn, Coalvil e. Leicester. 2, W. Whit- 

 worth, jun. c. T. Kogers. C/iicfcens.— I. C. Sidgwick. 2, W. Whitworth, jun. 



Beahmib.— 1, W. H. Crabtree. 2, J. Gunn. C!ucken». — >, W. J. Ford. 



HuDiberstone. 2, J. T. Hincks, Hnmberstone, Leicester, he. Rev. R. L. Storv, 

 Derby ; Dr. J. Holmes, Whitecotes, Chesterfield ; W. H. Crabtree. c, H. 

 Draycott, Leicester 



Game — 1. S. W Hallam, Whitwick, Leicester. 2, E. Winwuod. Worcester. 

 Cock —I ana 2, W. T. Everard, Aehby de-la-Zouch. Chickenit.—l and 2, T. B. 

 Lowe, Leicester, he, A C. Barclay, Leic.Hter ; W T. Everard. 



Hambubohs.— 6'o/rff n or Sileei-niiaiigled.—i, S. W. H .Ham. 2, J. Ward. 



Bantams —Giime.—\, J. Mayo, Gloucester. 2. W. Gritlin, Leicester. Clean- 

 legged, any oilier variety —I, H. l>raycott. 2, Withheld, 



KELLINO Class.— L'oc/c or Cockeret.—i, T. Rogers (Buff Cochin). 2, J. E. 

 Pilgrim, Hinckley (Houdan). c, .T. H. Watkins; J. T. Hincks; M. Brown. 

 Hem or PulletH.—l, H. Yardley, Birminuham (Partridge Cochins). 2, A. C. 

 Barclay (Brown Ited Game), vlic. W. S. Black, laeltun Mowbray, he, H. Dray- 

 cott; M. Foxwcll, Hinckley; M. Brown, c, T. bheppard, Humberstoue, 

 Leicester. 



Ddcks. — Ayleehiiry — 1. Mrs. Deacon, Oundle. vhe, T. Sear, .^vlesburv. he, 

 W. H. Crewe; W. Snell, Earrowden, .Stamford; H. E. Emberlin, Oadby. 

 Leicester. iJow^'H. -1, W. Whitworth, ]uu he, R.& H. Gi'l, Holwell, Melton 

 Mowbray ; W. T. Everard. Any otlier variety.— 1, H. Yardley (Carolinas). 



Turkeys.— 1, W. Wykea, Wolvey, Hinckley, he, W. H Johnson, Braunstone, 

 Leicester (2). 



Geese.— 1, W. Snell, Barrowden, Stamford, he, W. H. Crewe. 



PIGEONS. 



Caeriebs.-I, H. Yardley. 2, W. Nottage, Northampton, he, C. Bream, jun , 

 Leicester. 



PouTEEe.— 1, H. Pratt, Hampton-in-.\rden, Birmingham. 2, W. Noltage. he, 

 H. Yardley. 



Fantails.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, J. F. Loversi'lge, Newark, he, J. 'Walker, 

 H. K. Emberlin. 



TuHBiTS. — 1, H. Y'ardley. 2, U. Jacob, Humberatone, Leicester. 



Magpies.- 1. A. H. Wayne, Humberstone, Leicester, 2, H. Jacob, he, H. T, 

 Hincks, Humberstone, Leicester. 



Any other Variety —1, U. Yardley (N'ew variety). 2, H Draycott (Red 

 Swallows). 2 extra and c, J. H. Inchley, Mountsorrel (Fire Pigeons and Yellow 

 Fairies), vlic, H. Yardley (Black Barbs); W. Gamble, Thorpe Satchville, 

 Melton Mowbray (Black Trumpeterb) he, J. H. Ineh)ey (Frillbicks) : C. 

 Bream, jun., Leicester (Red Mottled Tumblers); W. Nuttage (Bine Hoi semen). 



Selling Class —1, C. Norman. Westeifield, Ipswich (black Barbs). 2, H, 

 Yardley (Red Barbe). he, R. 4 H. Gill; W. Mattock, Smeeton, Kibworth, 

 Leicester. 



RABBITS. 



Lop-eared.— 1, Mrs. H Pickworth, iloulton Marsh. Spalding. 2, T. S. 

 Barrows, Leicenter. he, W. Green, Nonnanton-le Heath 



ANY OTHER Variety.— I, .1. Spencer, Hose, Melton Mowbray (Grey Pata- 

 goniau). 2 and ti/tc, H. T- Hincks (Whits Angora and SUver-Grey). /ic, J. E. 

 Pilgrim, Hinckley 'Gro,7 Patagonian); G. Crossley, Leicester (Himalayan! ; J, 

 H. Incblev ( Hare Rabbit) ; Mrs. H. Pickworth, Moulton Marsh, Spalding (Grey 

 Dutch). 



Judge. — Mr. Edward Hewitt, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. 



PBNNISTONE SHOW OF POULTRY, &c. 



The twenty-second annual Show was held at Pennistone on 

 the 26th of August. There were forty classes for poultry. 

 Pigeons, and Rabbits, with 223 entries. Tomer's pens were 

 used, the day very fine, and the number of visitors very great. 

 Poultry were divided into old and young classes, the quality in 

 many being only moderate, while in others it was very good 

 indeed. In the large varieties this remark applying most par- 

 ticularly to Cochins in both classes, the first in Buff chickens 

 an especially grand pair. 



Brahmas were only moderate, but the Hamburghs were pretty 

 good throughout, tho old Gold-spangled and Pencils in the first- 

 prize pens being two of the champion pens of the season; the 

 Silver-pencil chickens also a most noteworthy pen. The first 

 iu old Red Game were very good and in moderate feather, and 

 lleFsrs. Mason's Duckwings most perfect iu colour; the first in 

 chickens of this variety uncommonly good. As may be seen 

 from tho names of the winners the Piles were very good and 

 well placed. In both old and young birds the first in both classes 

 were full of style. In old Game Bantams there were but few 

 good pens; the winners were Black Beds. In the Variety class 

 Blacks were first and Gold-laced second, capital Silver Sebrighls 

 being highly commended. Ducks were very first rate in every 

 section, the Variety class being particularly interesting. 



Pigeons but one clas.i, and that for the best three pairs, the 

 first going to Carriers, Pouters, and Archangels, and second to 

 Carriers, Pouters, and Trumpeters. 



Babbits were poor, except the Himalayan shown by Mr. Hallas. 



DoRKiNOS.-l, J. Walker, Rochdale. 2. W. Harvey, Sheffield. ChiA-ens—1, 

 J. W^alker. 2, Burch & Boulter, Sheffield, he, H. Digby, Acres Lindley, 

 IJudderefield. 



SPANISH — Black.— 1, Burch & Boulter. 2, W. Harvey. Chickeyis.—l, Batch 

 and Boulter. 2, H. Wilkinson, Earby, Leeds. 



Cochin-China.— 1. C. Sidgwick. Keighley. 2. J. North, Fartown, Huddera- 

 field. C/ii'A:cits—l, C. Sidgwick. 2, C. C'arr, Wilsdcn, Bingley. /ic, J. Denton, 

 Pitsmoor, Sheffield. 



Bbahmas.-I, W. Harvey. 2, Moore & Cartwright, Hollowgate, Holmdrth. 

 )ic. J. North. CInekem. — 1, J. Heeley, Hepworth. 2, H. Digby. he, W. 

 McMellon, Glossop; H. Digby; W. Harvev. 



HoODANS —1, O. W Hlbbert, Godley. Chickens.— I and 2, G. W. Hibbert. 



Pheasants —Goi(?f».—l. T. Dean, Keighley. 2. Moore & Cartwright he, 

 Broa-ihead A Bouth, Holmlinh. Chickens.— 1, S. Arnold, Hudderstie.d. 2, 

 Broa head & Booth. )ic, Moore it Cartwright ; Burch & Boulter; W. Bentley, 

 Bird Riliug. Holmflrth. 



Phi-asasis.— Silwr.-l, W. McMellon. 2. BroadheaJ & Booth. Holronrth. 

 Chiekins.-\, W. McMellon. 2. Broadhead & Booth itc, Moore & Cartwright. 



Hamburghs.— GoMfU-lJenci//e(i.—l, W. Driver, Keighley. 2. J. A. Brook, 

 Holmlirth. )ic. H. Digby. Ciuckcns.—l. W. Bentley. 2, W. Driver. 



HkyiBURaiiB.Silver-liencHled.-Chickens, — I, H. Smith, Keighley. 2, H. 

 Digby. 



(jiLME.—Btnck-hreasted and otlier Reds.—I, A. S. Sugleu. Swinley, Cleck- 

 heatou. 2, C Travis. Thnrgoland lie, J Denton. Cliickem.—l and he, B. 

 Burton, Thurgoland Bauk. 2, T. Johnson, Eeclesfield. 



Game.— Ditcfctciiiffs and otlier Greys and Blues.— \, H. C. & W. J. Mason, 

 Birstal, Leeds 2, W. Marsh, Nook. Chickens.— 1, B. Burton. 2, T. Johnson, 

 Ecclestie'd. he, H. Burtim ; T. Johnson. 



Game.— ir/i ifcs and I'iles.-i, H. C. & W. J. Mason. 2, R. Walker, Oomersal. 

 L -eds. he. IL C. & W. J Mason ; Jloore & Cartwright ; R Walker. Chickem 

 —'. and 2, R. Walker, he, U. C. & W. J. Mason. 



