November 18, 1875. ] 



JOUENAL OP HOETICULTUBE AND COTTAGE QABDENER. 



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booted fair. Second-prize binla {Mr. Woodgate's) well bIiowd. 

 TheSe6)-j(77t/s.—Fii8t ami secoud very good; thirdlarge. Ttiere 

 was ratlier a falling-off in tliese pretty peta. 



AVe hiave speut so much time, and given so mucli space to the 

 Dorkings, Cochins, Brahmas, French, Bantams and Pigeons, 

 that we mnst defer the remarks on the remaining breeds till 

 next week, when we promise them the same justice aa we feel 

 the criticised classes of this week enjoy. 



HOW I EXPECTED TO SEE. 



Tom Hood the elder and wittier wrote something like this — 

 " No niyht, no ilfly, 

 Ko t'other side of the waj". 

 No auu, no moim, no stars." 



and a great many other no's, ending with No-vember; bat he 

 said nothing about no dry land. Had he lived to this Novem- 

 ber he would, though— that he would. Water everywhere : no 

 trains from Oxford to Didcot — stopped by water ; engines run- 

 ning through water, " hissing hot, sir, hissing hot," like Falstaff 

 when thrown from the " Merry Wives' " buck-basket into the 

 Thames at Datchet Mead. Dark, too, so dark — rain, darkness, 

 misery. I'll go, however, through water, almost through tire, to 

 the Crystal Palace Show. See it ? that'a another thing quite. I 

 may see it, peep at the birds with gas jets in front of the pens, 

 perhaps with itinerant link boys. Happy thought that, make 

 a present of it to the Committee. Call on my way and get a 

 magnifying glass — another happy thought. I will try and see 

 the Show, for what the best run of the season ia to the hunting 

 man such ia the great Crystnl Palace Show to the poultry 

 and Pigeon fancier — a thing to talk of, enjoy, and reflect on. 

 But I do not expect to see it to advantage. 



HOW I DID SEE. 



Floods abated, rain gone, sun out, the old palace of glass shin- 

 ing diamond-like. Birds, my birds — that is, the Pigeons, cooing 

 as if at home, joyful in the day's joyfulneas; all is bright and 

 pleasant. I see the Show to perfection. 



I regret to have to grumble, but the good Judges are a little 

 behind with the " carda." The rowa of chairs — uncomfortable 

 barriers — prevented one getting to the Pigeons. Noon, then one 

 o'clock comes, then two, still the barriers. But never mind, 

 Pigeon friends, some " frae the far north," sit with me on the 

 chairs, and though we chafe a little, we talk and enjoy ourselves. 

 At length, at long last, we are in ; chaira moved, we scamper in. 

 The "cards " are now only up in some classes, not all. 



Now for the birds. The numbers are so great, the preaaure for 

 space is also so great, that I must speak of the birds generally 

 rather than particularly — instead of writing a pamphlet on the 

 Show, notice only the chief features and the special attractions. 



The Pouters. — These juat kept up their old place, but cer- 

 tainly there was no advance. The Blue-pieds showed the un- 

 certainty of Pigeon-fare, for Capt. Hill's grand old bird, No. 2584, 

 had only a " commended," and a splendid cook, '25S5, was not 

 noticed. A bird of fine colour (Fulton) won. Among the Blacks 

 no doubt the first prize was ahead of his class. Second had a 

 nasty blue tinge ; third good. Reds and Yellows poorish in 

 colour; though in Whites the first was long and large, yet 

 a very fine bird. No. 2610 (Watkins), was, rather curiously, 

 unnoticed. He has a crop indeed, and ia a very fine Pouter. 

 As to the other Pouters Mr. Fulton's first-and-cup Blue hen was 

 a fine well-judged bird, and second (Gresham) very good. The 

 White hen (2670) first — now Fulton's, late Heath's — was admir- 

 able. A Chequer hen I could not admire won, a beautiful 

 graceful Dun being second. Among the Pigmies Whites won 

 all; the second were two cocks which should not have been. 

 The class good — all noticed. 



Carriers. — These birds are very fine and the classes heavy. 

 Certainly these have gone on, Blues particularly. None were 

 mere bits of things. The young birds promise well, and had 

 four prizes in cock and hen i31ack5. 



The Dragoons are now wonderfully popular. Blues excel- 

 lent. Reds showed a bird, first-prize cock, ct wonderful colour, 

 rich and sound. No one could paaa him, and few but looked 

 again. At a distance the bird ahone up conspicuously from his 

 brilliant plumage. The Tellows were lovely, and the perpen- 

 dicular light falling on them showed off their soft sweet colour. 

 The Whites formed a fine class. Grizzles are well enough now 

 and then. 



Almond Tumhlers. — Here was the advance, and all praise to 

 Mr. Esquilant for causing it. The colour is now fine, and arti- 

 ficial head and beak go for less. It ia now the whole bird instead 

 of one part of him. Mr. Ford's bird, first prize, is a gem, and 

 Mr. Merck's first hen the same ; both grand in ground colour 

 and feather. Well-broken Almonds are Almonds now and no 

 mistake. The second-prize young hen (Hallam) is a choice little 

 bird of exquisite shape, in that and size better than the first. 

 The excellency of the Almonds ia the feature of this Show. 



The Short-faced Bahh show what one persevering man may 

 do. That man is, of course, Mr. Woodhouse of Lynn. His first 

 Blue is very superior, and Mrs. W.'s second Ked worth a long 



walk to look at. The Any other variety of Short-faces brought 

 together some fine feathered birds, chiefly Red and Yellow 



iJnris.— The old birds are short in numbers; the young birds 

 promising, and deserved their four prizes. 



Jacobins. — Here was another advance. The first Red (J. 

 Thomson) had a perfect rose. The Y'ellow firat-and-cup (Fulton) 

 ia indeed good— colour, hood, chain, carriage. The Blacks and 

 Whites, the latter getting more numerous, are very attractive. 

 Firat-and-cup a Black, grand colour ; second a neat White. The 

 present fault seems to me to be the hoods not coming forward 

 enough. jFa«f(iiZs very fine, fourteen noticed in Whites. Nuns 

 and Trumpeters, the last are the beat. 



I think all, save the very prejudiced, must have owned that 

 English Owls ought to be preserved. They are noble birds, 

 and their beauties distinct from the pretty foreigners. I was 

 pleased to see such a large class. First and second grand. The 

 Foreign Owls few, but choice ; the winners all White. 



The Turhits again good. Mr. Dew first and second in Blue 

 Silvers, and he did not have more than his due. The cup Red 

 (Fulton) such a solid colour, a rara avis, and good Yellows 

 followed. I want to see more Blacks. 



The ilfa!7;)(f's.— First good Black, third a very good Red. The 

 Bunts in few hands, but up to the mark. The Flying Tumbler 

 class showed some neat birds, and not too short-faced. The Any 

 variety hardly equal to former years. Meahj Frillbacks moat 

 noticeable. 



The four-pair-bird prizes must have a word. The cup went 

 to Mr. Fulton. He showed such Jacobins for hood and chain, 

 but, tell it not in Dundee, they were low-cut and clean-thighed. 

 The row of large cages is a grand feature, and I wish I could 

 give more printing space in praiae of their conteuta, but it can- 

 not be had. The Pigeon show \vas, save two pens, as large as 

 last year. The poultry fell off in numbers, but not the Pigeons. 

 — Wiltshire Rector. 



Mr. M. Martin waa awarded an extra second prize for his ex- 

 cellent collection of birds in the class for four pairs collections of 

 Pigeons, Class 193, No. 3721a. 



Mr. Vander Meersch was unfortunate in not having some ex- 

 cellent birds penned in time for judging. 



Food of every kind is supplied by Mr. Pratt of Lupus Street. 

 The Pigeon department is under the sole management of Mr.F. 

 Crook. The awards are aa follows : — 



DoRKlsoa (Colourei3),—Coi!)t.-1, J. Walker. 2. Mrs. Eadclytfe. S,J. Copple 

 ;ic. Mrs. B. B. Sapwell. J. Clark. 



DoKKiNGs (Coloured).— Hen.— 1 and Cup, F. Parlett. 2. .1. White. S.Henry 

 Linswood. 1. Kev. E. Bartrum. he, Kev. E. Bartrum, Mrs. T. W. L. Hind, 

 W. H. Denison, K. W. Beachey, A. Darby, J. Carr. 



Dorkings {Volonre6).—Cockerel.-1 and Cnp, K. W. Beachey. 2 and 3, T. C. 

 Rurnell. 4. Rev. H. F. Hamilton. 5. E. Rice. i??iC, W. Harvey, /ic, Visconnt 

 Taraour, C. Widdas Mrp. Wollocombe. P. Offilvie. J. Clark, H. H. Youup. Mrs. 

 Griggs, W. Ba fger, R. W. Beachey, E. Marshallsay. c. Mrs. Griggs, H. Verey, 

 H. 'i'nst, A. Hewes. „ „ „ 



Dorkings (Colonred).— Pii(!e(.— 1 and Cnp, T. Briden. 2 and 3, T. C. Bumell. 



4. E. Rice. 5. T. & H. Heath, he. Viscount Tumour, Mrs. B. B. Sapwell, Mrs. 

 T. "W. L. Hind. Butterworth & Howarlh, Henry Lingwood, T. Raines, H. Trist, 

 R. W. Beachey. J. Lo^vndes, F. Parlett. c, J. Walker. G. Ellis. 



0OSKINGS Idilver-IJrevj.-Cock.-l an! Cup, W. W. RnttUdgo. 2, O. E. Cresa- 

 well. 3, L. Wren. he. Rev. T. E. Calo. .,. „ , 



DoRKiNoa (Silver-Grey).—J3fn.— lands, O. E. Cresswell. 3, Miss Pasley. he, 

 .T. WalKer, F. Cheesman, Rev. T. E. Cato, O. E. Cresswell. c, T. Moore, Misa 



DoTkinos (Silver-Greyl.-Cocfctrei.- ],T. C. Bnrnell. 2, Miss Pasley. 3, G. 



Dorkings' (Silver-Grey).—PuUe(.—l and Cup. F. Cheesman. 2. Major W. 

 Plnmmcr. 3, T. C. Burnell. he, T. Moure, Rev. T. E. Cato, T. C. Burnell. 



DoHKiNos (Blue or Cuckoo).— Coc&.—l, J. Isard. 2 and he, Countess of 

 Dartmouth. 3. J. H. Putney. „ „ . « „ tt 



Dorkings (Blue or Cuckoo).— Hfn.—l and Cup, J. H. Putney, 2, H. Young. 



'd'orkisgs (White).— Cocfc.—l and 3, O. E. Cresswell. 2 and c, Mrs. M. A. 

 Hayne. lie, J Rubinson. Rev. F. Tearle, Mrs. M. A. aayne. 



Dorkings (White).— //fn.—l, Cup, and 2, O. E. Cresswell. 3, J. Robinson. 

 he. W. Morfltt, L. G. W. Stratford, A. Darby, Rev. F. Tearle, T. C. Burnell, Mrs. 



Dorkings (Any variety).—!, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2 and 3, F. Caws. 4, R. W. 

 Eeachev. he. Viscount Tumour, W. Roe, jun., W. H. Denisou, T. Moore, 

 L. G. W. Siratford, T. C. Burnell, W. Harvey, c, W. R. Middlecott, T. 

 Charrington. , .„ .. „ « 



Cochins (Cinnamon or BnfI).-Cock.— 1. W. A Burnell. 2, J. Walker. 3, Henry 

 Lingwood. he, R. P. Percival, J. Blooilworth. W. A. Tavlor. . 



Cochins (Cinnamon .ir Buffl.-Hcii.-l and Cup. C. H. Proctor. 2, R. P. Percival. 



5, W. White, he. Mrs. J..Hendrie, Lady Givjdyr, W. A. Taylor, c, Henry 

 Lingwood, W- A. Taylor. ^ , , ,, ..«..,, 



Cochins ICinnarnon or Bufl). — Cockerel.— 1. Cup, and 4. Mrs. A. Tindal. 



2, Henry Lingwood. 3. W. A. Taylor, he. T. J. H«rri80n, Heery Lingwood, 

 P. Ogilvie, W. A. Taylor, H. Tomlinson, W. A. Bumell, J. Everett, c, W. E. 



Oocniss (Cinnamon or Bnm.-PMet.-l. Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, W. A. Bumell. 

 5 A Darby 4 G. H. Proctor. lie, Mrs. A. Tindal, Mrs. AUsopp, G. H. Proctor, 

 Henrv Lingwood. c. J. Benton. W. A. Biimell. „ ^ „ ^ „ ,, „. ^ , 



Cochins (Partridge).-CoiS.-l, W. A. Taylor. 2, E. TuSman. 3, Mrs. Tindal. 

 he, T. Stretch, E. Tudman, Lady Gwydyr, W. H. Crabtree, J. G. Pearson, 

 W A Tuvlor 



Cochins (Partridge) — H.-n.-l, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2 and 3. R. P. Percival. he.T. 

 Stretch. J. H. .Toms, W. A Tnylor. E. Tudman. „. ,, „,„ , 



Cochins (Partridge).-(;'o<;fc<Tf(.-l and Cup. Mrs. A. Tin<Ul. 2.J.H. Jones. 



3, F. Bennett, he, Mrs. W. Steven, Mrs. J Hendrie. c, T. stretch, E. Tudman, 



Cochins (Partridgel.-Piitift.— 1, H. Tomlinson. 2. Mrs. A. Tinda'. 3, J. H. 

 Jones, vhe. T. J. saltmarsh. he, J. H. Jones, R. P. Percival, E. Tudman, Mrs. 

 A. Tindal, Lady Gwydvr. c, G. Lamb, ,1. K. Fowler. „ o r> 



Cochins (Whitel.-Coclt.-l, H. Tomlinson. 2, T. H. Waterman. 3, R. P. 

 Percival. vhe. Capt. G. F. Talbot. )ic, J. Bloodworth. J. H. NicoUs. 



COCHINS (White).-Hc7l.-1 and Cup, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, W. A. BumeU. S, 

 Capt. G. F. Talboi. i-hc.Mra. A, Tindal. ftc, Mrs. J. T. Holmes, Capt. G. F. 



