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The task of awarding the prizes was divided amongst eight 

 Judges. Mr. Ainscougli judged the Game and Bantam classes ; 

 Mr. Ardron, the Blue Wyandottes ; Mr, Goode, the other 

 Wyandotte classes ; Dr. Jackson, Langnhans, Plymouth Rocks, 

 Minorcas, Leghorns and Anconas ; Mr. Laml^ert, the Dorkings, 

 Sussex, British Rhode Island Reds, Brahmas, Cochins, Malines, 

 Campines and French ; Mr. Wilkinson the Orpingtons ; Mr. 

 Turrell the Yokohama and Yokohama Bantam classes ; and 

 Mr. Kingwell the Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. 



The Old English Game were a very nice collection as 

 regards the old birds, and the outstanding exhibits of merit 

 were Mr. Marsden's Spangled cock shown as hard as nails and 

 Mr. Heath's Black-red cock, a bird remarkable for his sound 

 black and beautiful top colour. The young birds were not 

 numerous and were mostly too long in back. Indian Game 

 made two very good classes, nearly every specimen being of 

 the true type, the winning pullet shown by Messrs. Heys being 

 especially good in marking and of the low set type. Modern 

 Game provided two nicely filled classes for this time of the 

 year, but some of these were shown rather rough in feathers. 

 The winning Black-red cock was a real gem, standing well on 

 his legs and being a very bright coloured bird. Mr. Taylor's 

 winning hen was a great shaped one, shown in fine fettle. The 

 Old English Game Banta^ns were not big classes but contained 

 the best birds in the country, Mr. Dawson showing two very 

 fine hens. The winner was a lovely shaped good coloured 

 wheaten. Modern Game Bantam.s were a very good lot, the 

 cock class being headed by Mr. Smith Lambert's Palace Cup 

 cockerel (Black-red), a bird reinarkable for his beautiful colour, 

 being very small and neat as well. In hens, Mr. Brennand 

 was first with a fine made one of good average colour. 

 Sebright Bantams were not very numerous, but the winners 

 shown by Miss Preston and Mr. Fish were good specimens of 

 their breed. 



The Any other Variety Bantams were big classes, and 

 contained many real good birds, Mr. Smith Lambert winning 

 in the cock class with a most perfect white Pekin. Mr. 

 Entwisle's winning Polish hen is without doubt the best of 

 her breed. 



Mr. Ardron reports that the Blue Wyandottes were very 

 disappointing in numbers, but the quality was good, particularly 

 the winning cock, shown by Mrs. Holdsworth. 



The other classes of Wyandottes taken throughout, Mr. 

 Goode reports, were better in quality than in previous years. 

 The Laced varieties, however, though good in quality, were low 

 in numbers, partly accounted for by the difficulty that amateurs 

 find ii^ regard to the double mating required to produce typical 



