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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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that necessitated taking every separate bird in hand to form 

 even an opinion of their colour when judging, and prevented 

 the exquisite feathering of the " starling-breasted " cocks being 

 seen at all by visitors. This arose entirely from the light from 

 the roof (the only one) falling directly on the tops of the pens, 

 but another season we are assured this mistake will be carefully 

 avoided. The Dnckwings were very perfect in feather, and the 

 Red 3?iles were shown in no less fine condition, la pnrhimjs 

 all colours competed together, first-rate Dark Greys being in the 

 highest position, but very closely pressed by one of the best 

 pair of White Dorking chickens we have seen of this season. 

 Mr. Sidgwick had possession of the whole class for Partridge 

 Cochin cockerels, his two entries being the only ones. They 

 were, as they always are, hard to beat, even had the competition 

 been by the score. Mrs. Allsopp was the winner with a grand 

 pair of Buff Cochin chickens, which were in admirable show 

 trim. In Dark Brahmas Mr. Ansdell, and in Lights Mr. 

 Dean, quite upheld their notoriety in their respective classes to 

 the entire exclusion c f all opponents. The Spanish were re- 

 markably good, and very fine well-grown chickens throughout. 

 The Hajnhurghs were fine classes of every variety, and by far 

 superior to former Oswestry shows. In Game Bantams the 

 first-prize Black Reds and the second Red Piles were perfection 

 both as to size, health, and colour. Rouen Ducks and also 

 Aylesbury Ducks were so far beyond those previously shown as 

 to quality that they became the most admired of any of the 

 Waterfowls, though remarkably fineEmbden and Toulouse Geese 

 formed large and \:'ell-competing classes. Among the fancy 

 Waterfozcls a fine pen of Autumnalis Whistling Ducks and a 

 pen of very choice White Decoy Ducks were the successful 

 ones. As to the latter they were remarkably perfect as to form 

 of head and shortness of beak, but, as is always of late years, 

 far too large in body to compare with those of some thirty years 

 back, when "Decoy Ducks" were oftentimes seen but little 

 larger than Teal. Wet weather was a drawback throughout the 

 day. 



GA^dE.— Black-breasted Eed.—ChicJ:ens.~l, E. Winwood, Worcester. 2. J. 

 WainwriphT. Guile field, Welshpool he, E. Smith, Morda. Oewestry. Brown- 

 breasted lied.- Chickens. — 1 and he, T. Burgeas, Burleydam, Whitchurch. 2, J. 

 Cocli, Worcester. 



Game —Dnckning Greys and White or Piles.~Cliickens.-\, G. Rogers, Wood- 

 hill, Oswestry. 2. E. Winwood. he, W. C Phillips, Worcester. 



Dorkings.— CJiicfcens.—l, E. phaw, Plas Wilmot. Oswestry. 2. E. Williams, 

 Henllys, Berriew, MuntRomery. c. Mrs. Somerville, Chirk, Ruabon. 



CocHiN-CuiNA.— Broa-H or Partridge. — Cliiekens. — 1 and 2, C. Sidgivick. 

 White or Buff.- Chickens— \, Mrs. Allsopp, Worcester, 2 and lie:, C. Sidgwick. 

 c, .A. Darby, Little Ne-e, .^hrewsbary. 



Spanish.— C/i(c'A'OTis. — 1, E. Jackson, Finchfield, WolverhamptOD. 2, H. 

 Wilkinson. Karby, Leeds he, Mrs. Allsopp. c, A. Darby. 



Brahma Puutra.— Dark— Chickens.— 1 and 2, T. F. Ansdell. Cowley Mount, 

 St. Helen's, tic. Bridy:,-water & Yoxall, Wednesbnry; J. Eimmer. Penybryn. 

 St. Asaph. Light— Chickens.— \ and 2. T. A Dean, Marden. he, Mrs. H. 

 Ffoulkes, Moiitgiimery. c, R A. Poissier, Penshurst. 



IlAMBUBOiifi.— Si/r. rof Gold-pencillcd-Chickcns.-liS. Robinson, Garstang. 

 2. W. Clayton, Keighley. he, 'I. <i. Jones Llansaintffraid : B, Myers, Salford, 

 Manchester ; H. Pickles. Earby, Leeds. Silver or Gold-S2)angled.— Cliiekens — 

 1, Ashton & Booth. Broadbottom, Motlram, Manchester. 2. T. Blakeman, 

 Tettenhall, Wolyerhampton ; J. Robinson, Garstang. he, J. Carr, Swansea ; 

 H. Pickles; W. Long. Bromley ComraoD. 



Any other Variety.- t'/ncfc?ns.— 1, Pev. J. G. B. KniL'ht, Ripley (Creve- 

 •^o^urs) 2. C. Sidgwick, Keighley (Hlack Hamburghs) he, A. Daibv; T. A. 

 Dean ; E. Williams (Creve-i. teurs): J. T. Watsoo, harby, Leeds; H. Pickles : 

 J. Robinson, c. Miss A. Brook. Salop (Jlalay). 



iiovDktiB,— Chickens — 1. G. W. Hibbett. 2, R. A. Eoissier, Penshurst. 



Game Bantams.— r/itcfcfpis —1, B. Y. Ardagh, Worcester, lie, T. Dyson, 

 Halifax; D. C. Winefield, Worcester, c, A. Darby. 



Bantams.- C/iicfr^n^ — 1, W. H.Robinson, Long Lee, Kcighley. 2 and c, R. 

 H. -Vshton, Mottrani, Manchester. 



PouLTB.— 1. Mrs. S. Jones, Lea Cross. Salop. 2, G. RoUn=on, Ardleen, 

 Llanymynech. he, Key. N. J. Ridley, Newbury ; P. O. Gill. Trewern. Oswestry. 



G03LISG3.—1, T. Mills. Seacombe, Birkenhead. 2, J. Blackwell, Pressgwyn, 

 Chirk, he, Mrs. S. Jones ; T. Mills ; E. Shaw. 



DccKLINr.s.— .-ti/ifsfc 'ry — 1, Mrs. H. J. Bailey, Rosedale, Tenbnry. 2, E. 

 Shaw. Rouen.— i, E. Shaw. 2, T. Mills, he, Mrs. T. L. LongueviUe, Penylan, 

 Oswestry. 



Ducks.- ^try oilier iuiriely.—\, H. Yardley. Birmingham. 2, Mrs. H. J. 

 Bailey, he, E. Trueiove, Allscotf, Wellington. Salop : E. Shaw. 



Selling Class.— 1, Mrs. H. Foutkes, Montgomery (Light Brahmas), 2, E. 

 Smith (Black-breasted Game), he, H. Yardley: J. Rimmier, Penybryn. St. 

 Asaph (Dark Brahmas): J. Wainwrigbt, Gnilslield, Welshpool (Black Reds); 

 E. fchaw (Ducks); Mrs. H. J. Bailey (White Aylesbury Ducklings) c, Mrs. T. 

 Longuevillc, Llanforda, Oswestry (Rouen Ducklings). 

 LOCAL CLASSES. 



TuRKEys.— 1 and 2, P. O. Gill, he, G. R'ibinson. c, Mrs. T. LongueviUe. 



Geese.— 1. E. Shaw. 2, E. Everall. Ruyton Park. 



Ducks.— 1, E. Shaw. 2, Mrs T. LongueviUe. 



Any Breed —J, A Darliy. 2. Miss A. Brooke, Salop (Malays). ?iC, E.Smith 

 (Black-breasted flamel: E.Shaw. 



Gx:sE.— Black-breasted -Cliiekens —1, E Smith. 2, G. Rogers, Woodhill. 



Game — P«((t(« —1. E Smith. 2 and c, Rev. P. G. Bentley, West Felton. he, 

 P. A. Beck, Guitslield, Welshpool ; C. Wedge, Trefouen, Oswestry ; G. Rogers, 

 Woodhill, Oswestry; E. Pugh, Welshpool. 



GaME.-i'«Hc(.-l, F.. Smith. 2. G. Cottle, West Felton, Salop, he, Q. Cottle, 

 Salop ; E. ^haw. e, C. Wedge ; J. Wainwrigbt. 



Game.— Coclt.— 1, D. H. Owen, Oswestry. 2, E. Smith. 



Mr. E. Hewitt of Birmingham officiated. 



CHADDEKTON SHOW OF POULTRY, &c. 



This was held on the 2.5th inst. at Moeton Park. The show of 

 poultry and Pigeons was not large, comprising 155 pens in all. 

 In many of the classes the specimens were of high quality, all 

 being birds of this year. 



The Cochins and Brahmas yuere very pood, particularly Mr. 

 Sidgwick's Partridge and Mr. Ansdell's Dark Brahmas, the 



latter taking the cup for the best pen in the Show. The Ham- 

 burgh classes all contained some first-class birds. Ducks a,ni 

 Geese were very good classes. 



The Pigeon classes were mostly well filled, and some choice 

 bin's were amongst them. The Owls, Dragoons, and Antwerps 

 were all large classes, and very good. 



GAME.-Chickens —1, 0. W. Brierloy, Middlcton. 2, T. Hall, Failsworth. 

 he, W. Ormerod, Walsden. 



:^PANi6H — C/iicfcf ns.— 1, H. Wilkinson, Earby. 



Cochin-chinas.— C")iiCke?uj.—l and he, C. Sidgwick, Keighley. 2, C. Holt, 

 Rochdale. 



Br.hmas.- C/tJc/i:en5.— Cup and 2. T. F. -\nsdell, Cowley Mount, he, T. Pyo, 

 Lancaster. 



Doi.KiNGS.-C/ticfecns.-l. J. Walker. Rochdale. 2, J. Stott, Rochdale. /tc,J. 

 Walker; E. Bamford. .Middleton. 



UjiiiBCRaus.— Golden:''iiantjted.~Cliickens.—l, T. Pcholes. Hollinwood. 2. N. 

 Marti. X. Denton, Manchester, he, T. Scholes. Silver-spangled.— Chickens,— 

 l.J. Lancashire, Chadderton. 2, 11. Pickles, Earby, Leeds. )iC, M. Lancashire, 

 Cliad'ierton. 



Uahui RGBS. — Golden-pencilled. — Chickens.— l. G. J. Duckworth, Church, 

 Acc'ington. 2. H. Pickles, he, W. Clayton, Keighley; T. Wriiiley, jun., 

 Middlet. n. Silver pencilled.— Chiekem.—l, H. Pickles. 2, H. Digby, Acres, 

 Hudderstield. he. H t-niitb, Keighley. 



Hambo,ghs.— B(acfc.— C'fticfcfus — 1, H. Pickles. 2. J. Simpson, Hollinwood. 

 he. N. Marler; S. Lancashire, Chadderton; J. T. Simpson, Hollinwood; J. 

 Garside, Lauglsnds. Hudderslield. 



ANY OTHER Variety.— 1, J. Fernley, Lowton, Newton-le-Willows. 2, C. 

 Watson. Earbv. Leeds. 



BiNTAMS — Ga/iic- C/iicfct'jts.-l and Z, W. Baskerville, Manchester. Any 

 oilier voriety.—Chickens.—l, J. Walker. 2, R. H. Ashton, Mottram. he, J. 

 Partington, Leigli. 



Chickens.- 1, R. Dawson, Cowleshaw, Oldham. 2, C. Holt, he, H. Digby ; 

 R. Dawson. 



Ddcks.— -^j/iMliUJ-!/.- Iand2, J. Walker, /ic, C. Holt. Boiien.-i, J. Walker. 

 2, 0. Holt, tic, J. F. Fleming, Withington. 



Geese.— 1 and 2. J. Walktr. 



Turkeys.— 1, J. Walker. 



PIGEONS. 



TuMBLEFS.— I and 2, A. & W. H. Silvester, ShefBeld. he, W. H. Tweedale, 

 Fallowfleld. „ ,, 



Carriers- 1 and 2, J. Walker, 'ic, J. Stinley, Blackburn; S. Dronsfleld, 

 Werneth, Oldham. ,„ . 



Owls.— 1. S. Dronsfield. 2. H. Crosby, Sale, Cheshire, he, R. White, Man- 

 chester: y. Dronsfield; F. M. Garside. Bioughton. 



Dragoons.-I.S. Dronsfield. 2. K. White, /ic, J. Stanley ; S, Dronsfield. 



Belgians.— I.0M£7-/uccd —1. G. Hopwood, Rochdale. 2, H. Wrigley, Delph. 

 he. a Dronsfield; C. Hopwood. S/ior(-/acc(i —1, J. Wright, Manchester. 2, R. 

 White, he, J. S. Colher, Rochdale. , „ ^ ^ ,^ 



Any Vasiety.— I, J. Stanley. 2, G. Richardson, Rochdale, he, S. Dronsfield ; 

 A & W. Silvester, ShelBeld. 



Rabbits.- SiMjiis/i.-I, M. Jowett, Jnn , Dunkinfield. 2. R. H. Greenwood, 

 Rochdale. Any variety. ~1 and 2, R. H. Greenwood, he, 3. E. Fletcher, Hej- 

 wood. 



Mr. James Dixon, Bradford, and Mr. James Fielden, Roasen- 

 dale, were the Judges. 



WETHERBY SHOW OP POULTRY, &c. 



This was held on the 2ith inst. The weather was unfortu- 

 nately very wet, and the day a most comfortless one. This, 

 with the severe illness of the energetic Secretary, Mr. Kell, 

 caused many empty pens, which we do not usually find at such 

 exhibitions. 



Geese were the first on the list, a grand pen of White goslinga 

 taking first position. Ducks next these, and the ducklings being 

 very good ; Rouens being fiist in old birds and Aylesburya 

 second. In Cochins out of seven entries only one put in appear- 

 ance, and these were Buffs; but in chickens Buffs were first 

 and Whites second. ,S^a)i(s7i. good, but in the moult. Dorkings 

 moderate in both classes. The Polish, which were Golden,^ of 

 fair quality. Hamburghs werehat moderate, with the exception 

 of Gold- spangles, which were very good. In pairs of chickens 

 of any distinct breed the first were capital Light Brahmas, and 

 second Gold-pencil chickens. The Bantams in most classes 

 being of fair quality, the first-prize Black Ked chickens very 

 good. 



For Pigeons there was but one class, but the prizes were 

 awarded in duplicate; the first and extra first going to Ice and 

 Dragoons, second and extra second to Almonds and Carriers, 

 and the thirds to Trumpeters and Jacobins. 



For Babbits there was one class, the first going to a pair of 

 Angoras, one of which was very good iu every respect; the 

 second a pair of Fawn Lops, and third to Belgian Hares. 



Gf.ebe.-1, O. A. Young, Driffield, he, J. Simpson. m^.B^n 



Ducks.— 1, O. A. Young. 2, — Maude, fee, J. Musgrave. c, J. Whitfield. 

 Diieklings.—l. J. S. Musgrave. 2, 0. A. Ycnng. 



Turkeys.— l.J Simpson. 



Guinea Fowls.-], O. A. Young. .... .-,. , ■, -nr ^ . 



Cochins —1. Lowlcy & England. Boroughbridge. Cnickens.—J, W. banton, 

 Driffield. 2, A. Young, c, Lowley & England. „,. - , ^, .,■,,„. 



SpANisH.-B(acit.-l and 2, T. P. Carver, he, J. Robshaw, Whixley. Chickens. 



"voiKifot-I; J. R.bshaw. 2. C. Triffltt. Chickem.-l. T. P. Carver. *<;, 



°'g*am^e°-i!'j. Robshaw. 2, O. A. Young. Chickens.-l, O. A. Young. 2. J. 



Poland's.— 1 and 2, T. P. Carver. Chickens.-i, O. A. Young. , , „ 



Phf.s.ntj --Golden -I O A.Young. 2, T. P. Carver. Chiekens.-l and 2, 



T.P Carver. S,lJer.-l,J. Robshaw. 2, O. A. Young. Chickens.-l, J. 



'''tSKxTpRAT.-I. J. Robshaw. 2, Williams & Sons. Sharrow. Chitkem.- 



'■BARNDooroR Cbossbked.-I, O A. Young. 2, J. Robshaw. Chickens.- 



'' J;-Y ■o'iHlB''vARiETY.-l, T. P. Carvcr. 2. Wells 4 Sherwin. Cliickeni.-l, 2, 

 and fee T. P. Carver. Dh<;, T. Goodwill, Newbridge. , „ . „ 



■BimmB-Silver or oildrlaced.-l, T. P. Carver. Black.-l. 0. A. Yoobb- 



