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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUKE AND COTl'AGE GARDENER. 



[ October 21, 1875. 



than last year, the Coloured variety alone numbering twenty- 

 tight pens. Sjjauish are more in quantity than last year, for 

 this seaFon there are twenty pens of chickens entered. In 

 Cochins there is a falling-off, especially in Blacks and Partridges, 

 fur they only number fifteen pens in those two classes against 

 thirty-nine in 1874 ; BufEa and Whites, however, make-up for 

 them with two capital lots as regards entries. Brahmas, Dark 

 and Light, num ber twenty-nine and thirty-four pens rf spectively. 

 Game are well represented, for there are over 120 pens. We 

 always find a crack lot of Game chickens here, and this season's 

 bids well to be no exception. Of Hamburghs there are about 

 ninety pens, the largest class being Golden-pencils with twenty- 

 six entries, and Silver-spangled with twenty entries. In Polands 

 we find a vast improvement, for against ten pens of last season 

 we find twenty-five this, the Blacks having nine out of them. 

 Houdans make the largest class in the Show without the sale 

 classes, for of this one breed there are close on fifty pens entered. 

 While CrtiveB have twenty-one entries against fourteen in 1874. 

 Malays, only seven pens are entered in 187.5 against seventeen 

 in 1874. The Fancy classes muster fairly. We find Americans 

 have twenty-four entries. Silkies eleven, and the Variety class 

 nine. Bantams promise to be good and the competition severe. 

 There are forty pens of Game Bantams — seventeen of Blacks, 

 eight of Sebrights, and fifteen in the Variety class. Waterfowl 

 have good entries, and we hear the Indians (thank you, Mr. 

 Siinsbnry) have the largest class of all the varieties. The Sale 

 classes number close on two hundred pens, and doubtless there 

 will be many a plum to be picked out of that pudding. 



Pigeon-fanciers have responded well to the extra money and 

 cups given, for the entries are splendid in most classes, and 

 many amateurs have sent here who do not send to other shows, 

 which is a compliment to Mr. Salter's management. The pro- 

 portion of entries in all classes is good, the Carriers, Antwerps, 

 and Dragoons being, perhaps, the best. We expect it will be 

 a fine Show, and can confidently recommend visitors who 

 have never been to Oxford to make this the occasion for 

 doing so. 



ALEXA.NDEA. PALACE POULTRY SHOW. 



This Exhibition opened at noon on Tuesday, and closes this 

 evening. The quality of the birds is wonderfully good, and the 

 arrangements extremely satisfactory. We shall content our- 

 Bjlves this week with giving a few general remarks, and nest 

 week shall furnish a full critical report of all the classes. The 

 prize list itself, which we furnish, shows us that many of the 

 good names have at last come to the front, and that the quality 

 consequently is above all previous chicken shows of 1875. 



Dorkings are very good, but with the exception of the Coloured 

 make wretchedly small classes. In Coloured cickerels Mr. 

 Hamilton's bird looks vt-ry well indeed. All the other winners 

 are good, the fifth being a rose-comb, square in body, but 

 crooked in toes. In pullets a large square bird is easily first, 

 but her comb is not promising, though as yet quite unsprung. 

 On the whole here is a good lot of pullets, and winning was 

 not easy. In Silver-Greys the pullets are much the best class, 

 and White pullets again are superior to the cockerels. Cuckoos 

 are good, as nice a lot as we have seen for many a day, and 

 winners seem well placed. 



Cochins are not large classes, the Bufis, however, being much 

 the best in numbers. We are afraid in these classes, as in many 

 others, several hens are doing duty for pullets. It is a most 

 disgraceful proceeding to win in this way, and we do beg Judges 

 will particularly observe signs of this grievance and check it 

 immediately. We will not here individualise suspicions cases, 

 but if we see the birds so winning again we shall know how to 

 proceed. We did not quite like some of the awards in the 

 Cochins, but, perhaps, taking the lot there was not much wrong. 

 The winning Buff pullet is very mottled in colour and high in 

 comb, but else a fine-shaped bird and well fluffed. Cockerels 

 are good, but we liked one or two birds quite as well as the 

 winner. Partridges also good, the first cockerel especially fine. 

 In Whites only the noticed birds in cockerels are superior, but 

 the pullets are a fine lot. Black cockerels capital, the winner 

 one of the best we ever saw. In pullets we liked Mr. Frank's 

 highly-commended bird much the best. The winner is red in 

 neck, and had not a bit of bloom about her, besides being fear- 

 fully hocked ; but we noticed a great deal of hock throughout 

 all the Cochin classes. 



Brahmas make very grand classes. The sale classes here, too, 

 are especially noticeable for a good bird or two. Mr. Lingwood 

 does walk his cockerels in; they are three grand birds, but our 

 choice was for his third. Pullets are a good class, and it was a 

 difficult one to judge. In Light cockerels we preferred the 

 second for symmetry, or the fourth (Dean) for general shape ; 

 but the winner is a good bird. In puUets the winner is well 

 cushioned and perfect in points. 



Spanish are good in numbers. We are glad there are so many 

 chickens about, for we hear there is a large class of them at 

 Oxford. A smart pullet won the cup. Mr. Chilcott's cockerel 

 is a good one, and of greater promise even yet for future shows. 



French brought good birds. The cup cockerel one of the most 

 stylish we ever saw. Pullets were also very good. Cruves 

 muf-tered well, and we thought the winners well placed. 



Samhurghs are magnificent ; Messrs. Fielding, Beldon, and 

 Duckworth send most splendid teams. Winning was not easy, 

 but we should have liked to have altered, perhaps, one or two 

 of the cards; but more of this next week. 



Game come to the front well, and many good chickens make 

 their dchui here. The winning Black Red cockerel is a beauty, 

 and the same exhibitor's Diickwing cockerel a striking bird. 

 We are sorry to learn he is ill, and was unable to be present at 

 the opening day of the autumn season. 



Malai/s make two good classes, and we cannot understand 

 their shortcomings at Oxford, from the numbers and quality 

 here present. 



Polish are three wonderful classes. The cup goes to White- 

 crested Blacks against the other colours. The pullet is the best 

 we ever saw ; she is nothing but a picture, but the cockerel 

 wants more time. In Golden the third pullet struck us as being 

 the best in markings, and in Silvers we admired greatly the 

 lacings on the second cockerel's wings, but it is a splendid class. 

 Leghorns form pretty classes, the cup going to a very smart 

 brown pullet in perfect bloom. The winning birds appear to be 

 all cood. 



Silkies are the best lot we ever saw together. We were 

 pleased to see perfection at last in all points — colour, feather- 

 ings, crest, and claws. 



The Variety class is charming ; fine Cuckoo Cochins first, 

 unique and very elegant White Polands second, and Sultans 

 third and fourth. The Selling classes are very large, and the 

 bargains seem to be numerous. We cannot go through them, 

 however, this week. 



Bantams mostly make good classes. We are delighted to 

 find the Game so good, for we had feared they were rather 

 going-off. Blacks also make a nice class, and in Sebrights the 

 winning pens are perfect gems. In the Variety class White 

 Eoapcombs are first and second, and White-booted third. 



Waterfowl come well to the front, Aylesburys and Rouens 

 being extremely good. The Blacks are good in numbers, but we 

 must defer further comments till next week, as when we reached 

 them the light was gone, but the first-prize winners looked 

 large; if they are good in colour we shall rejoice to think size 

 and colour may at last go together. Variety Ducks are very 

 beautiful, and were very difficult to judge, we should say. 



Geese and Turkeys are splendid. We never wish to see a 

 better pair of White Geese than the winners were. Turkeys 

 were divided as to sexes, which seems a most proper plan, and 

 to answer here as far as the entries are concerned. 



One word before closing this week to congratulate very much 

 the Treasurer and Secretaries on their Show, which is, we sup- 

 pose, the largest maiden poultry show ever held, and seems a 

 success in every possible way. 



Dorkings (rolonrefi) —Cockerel.— \ and Cap. Rev. H. F. Hamilton. Chard. 

 2, MiBs J. Milward. Newt'm St Loe, Bri&tnl. S. Viscount Tnrnoor, Shillinglee 

 Park. Petworth. 4, R. W. Beachey, Fluder, Kintiskerswetl. 5, W. Badger, 

 Litllo Ne-8, Baschurch. he, J. Clark, Rev, H. F. Hamilton, F. Parlet, J. White, 

 W. H, Crewe. Henv Lingwood. c, Mrs B. B. Sapwell. 



D0RKIVG3 (Coloureil).— Pu/i^t.— 1, F. Parlett. 2, Viacount Taraonr. 8, T. C. 

 Burnell, Micheldever. 4, .1. Walker. 5. T C. Burnell vhc, Henry Lingwood. 

 he, 3, C&rr, Mrs. Wolloeombe. Rev. E. Gartrum, P. OgUvie, R. W. Beachey, J. 

 Gee c. W W Rutledge, H. Brown, G. Pounder. 



\i ^EKiNOa (Silver-Grey).— Cockfrei —I, Hon. Mrs. M. Howard. 2 and 8, T. C. 

 Burnell. e, W. Roe, Jan., W. W. Rutledg?. 



DoRKiNQi (Silver-Urey).— Puiiei.— 1, Cup, and 2. T. C. Burnell. 8, Hon. Mrs. 

 M. Howard. „ _ 



Dorkings (Blue or Cuckoo).— L J. H. Putnej. 2, J. Isord. 3. Rev. F. Tearle. 

 he. T. C. Burnell. Countess of Dartmouth. 



DoRKiNOs (While).— Cocfccrfl.—l and Cup, W. Badger. 2, T. C. BumeU. 3 

 Mrs M. A Hflvne 



DoEKiNOs (While).— Pu(!c( —1 and 2, Mrs. M. A. Hayne. 8, 0. E. Cresawell. 

 he. T. C Burnell. 



DORKINGS (Any varioty).—Cocfc<'rer— 1. J. Walker. S.H.Brown. 8. J. Gee. 



4, T. C. Burnell. he. Viscount Tumour, H. Mill, .T. Moser. c. Miss J. Milward. 



Dorkings (Any variety).— Pu/ie(«.—l and 4, T. C. Bomell. 2, F. Parlett. 



9. H. Brown, he, Viacount Tumour, c. Miss Pasley (2), Miss de Coorcey 



Cochins (Buff).- CofJvprfl.- 1 and 2, H. Lingwood. 3 and 4, Mrs. Acton 

 Tindal he, W. J. Frank, W. E. Smith, T. J. AJUaon, P. OgUvie. e, H. Tomlin- 

 son, G. Dowker. „ . , , 



CocHi- (Buff).— Pul!e(— Cup and I, G H. Proctor. 2 and S.Mrs A. Tindal 

 4 W A. Burnell. he, H. J. Gunnelt. W. P. Ryland, W. A. Burnell, J. Gee, A, 

 Darl)y. Mrs. Allsopp, H. Lingwood. Rev. G. F. Hodaon. c, A. J. E. SwindaU. 

 W. J. Frank. E. Skellon, Col. Hassard. C B. 



Cociiivs (Partridge).— Coctcrc/.— Cup and I.Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, Miss Morti- 

 mer 3. Mrs. 3. Hcndrie. 



Cochins (Partridge).- Puilcf.— 1. Mri. J. Hendrie. 2, R. P. Percival. 8, Mrs. 

 A. TindaL vhe,¥ Bennett he, A. Tindal. R. P. Percival, T. M Derry, T. 1. 

 Saltmarsh, J K Fowler, c. Mra. Radcljffe. 



Cochins (White) —Cock.rt-(—r^up and 1. G. NichoUs. 2, S. R. Harris. 3, 

 A. F Faulkner, he. J Turner. tL Tomlinson. c, R S. S. Woodgate. 



Cochins (White).— P'i(/c/ —1 and 8, Mrs. A. Tmdal. 8. J. Bloodwortb. vhc, 

 R H. S Woodgate, J. K. Fowler, he, E. T.Pickmere, J.Turner, R. A. Boissier 

 c, 3. Turner. ^^ 



CncniNB (Blaok).—Cort-crel.— Onp and LA. Darby. 2, W.J. Frank. 8, W. 

 Bfldger c, T. Aapden. 



C THINS (Blackl.—Pul(e(.—l,T.Aspden 2, R. B. Wood. 3, J. Turner, lie, 

 W J. Frank, T. Aspdi^n. e, Mias B- Manael 



Cochins (.\ny variety).- Cocfcercl.— I and 3, C Sidgwick. 2, Mrs. A. Tindal, 

 4. P Ogilvie. c, H. Tomlineon. T. M Derry. J K Fowler. 



Cochins (Any variety).— Puiie(3.—1, R. P. P»rcival, 2, C. Sidgwick. 8, W. A. 

 Burnell. 4, Mra. Allaonp. he, Mrs. A. Tindal, J. Turner, W. P. Ryland. c, 

 n .1. Gunnell. J. Turner, W. P. Ryland. 



BRiHUAa (Dark).— Cockerel.- Cup, 1, 2. and 3, H. Lingwood. 4. F. Bennett. 

 6, W. K. Gamer. 6, Kev. G. Watson. 7, Dr. J. Holmes. 8, Bridgwater and 



